Punkin, I really think all you need to say is that your L has not looked at the papers yet, you will not make a decision about them until he does, and that when that happens, one of you will get back to him. Why poke him with all the rest if you don't have to?
M 65 H 64 T 39 & M 36 @ S 12/08 Two Ds
Do you know that the harder thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the same thing? Nothing that has meaning is easy. ~ The Weather Man