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VANDERHEIDER LAW OFFICE <br />October 22, 2007 <br />Tina Allard <br />City Clerk <br />City of Elk River ®~'T <br />13065 Orono Parkway +~ ¢ <br />Elk River, MN 55330 ?~~1 <br />Re: Notice of Revocation of Tobacco License <br />Steve's Smoke Shop, Inc. <br />Dear Ms. Allard: <br />I am in receipt of pour letter dated October 1G, 2007, regarding the above-referenced matter. <br />My client, Sabry Wazwaz is the owner of Steve's Smoke Shop, Inc. He received pour letter <br />on Octoberl9, 2007. He has already responded to your letter in written form-and sent that <br />to you. His letter was written and sent without an attorney having seen it. <br />I represent Mr. Wazwaz in a criminal matter before the United States District Court in <br />Minneapolis. This is the matter to which you refer in your letter. I would be very interested <br />to know the source of the information for pour letter, as it is inaccurate. To date, Mr. <br />Wazwaz has not been convicted of the crime to which you. refer. He is not scheduled for <br />sentencing next month or at any time, to date. I invite you to contact the District Court <br />Clerk's office to verify this information. That telephone number is 612-6645200. <br />Because there is no conviction of any "federal, state or local law, ordinance provision, ox <br />other regulation relating to tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco-related devices", (Elk <br />River City Code of Ordinances X26-63(2)), Mr. Wazwaz continues to be eligible to hold the <br />tobacco license issued by your City. The City has no basis to revoke the license. Unless you <br />can point to some other basis for the revocation, there is no need for Mr. Wazwaz to appear <br />before your City Council However, if the City takes the position that it has a basis for <br />revoking the tobacco license, we request notification of the basis, request a hearing and that <br />I be notified of the scheduled hearing. <br />If you have any questions or if you need further information, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />ancy R erheider <br />NRV <br />Cc: Sabry Wazwaz <br />P.O. BOX 600066. ~ ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA ~ 55106 <br />TELEPHONE: 651/340-6142 ~ FAX: 651/340-6143 <br />R At4 TT T.TAV DAi IIRA/:.l !'/1 A!/'ACT T.T R'T <br />