"The purpose of our meeting with you was to give you time to explain to us the points you wanted us to consider, and to give us the opportunity to talk with you about the facts and issues we were weighing as we moved toward a decision," the elected members write.
According to Friend, the spokesperson for the Docket Committee, the elected members are satisfied now that they have finished their work.
"We've completed our task," Friend says. "I really can't say anything more."
Berkowitz, who has already written a response to the Docket Committee's letter, says he feels no such sense of finality.
He does say, however, that the year has been "informative."
One lesson, which he attributes to his "friend Charlie Nesson," bodes well for those who have derived entertainment from following the Berkowitz case over the Web.
"I have learned that to vindicate one's rights," Berkowitz says, "it can be necessary and fun to make a little mischief."