1010095355 Merkel Declaration of Roberts re Opposition to Motion to Strike First Amended Cross Complaint

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JUSTIN H. SANDERS (SBN 211488) [email protected] REGINALD ROBERTS, JR. (SBN 216249) [email protected] SANDERS ROBERTS LLP 355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2450 Los Angeles, California 90071 Telephone: 213-943-1314 Facsimile: 213-234-4581 Attorneys for Defendant (sued herein as DOE 2) CATHERINE MINI MERKEL

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

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JAION LARON CLARK, a Minor, by and ) Case No.: BC451511 through his Guardian ad Litem, SHARNELL ) THOMPSON, ) Judge: Hon. Mary H. Strobel ) ) DECLARATION OF REGINALD Plaintiffs, ) ROBERTS, JR. IN SUPPORT OF ) DEFENDANT CATHERINE MINI vs. ) MERKEL’S OPPOSITION TO TOP CAT PRODUCTIONS, INC.; LT ) DEFENDANT VENUE MANAGEMENT ACQUISITION CORP.; THE DERBY CLUB ) SYSTEM’S MOTION TO STRIKE aka THE DERBY; RINGLEADERZ ) PORTIONS OF HER FIRST AMENDED ENTERTAINMENT; TONY GOWER; ) CROSS-COMPLAINT DANA LEONARDI, and DOES 1 to 200, ) Inclusive, ) Date: July 25, 2012 ) Time: 1: 30 PM Defendants. ) Dept.: 32 CATHERINE MINI MERKEL, ) December 16, 2010 ) Complaint filed: Trial Date: None Set Ms. Merkel, ) ) vs. ) [Served Concurrently with Opposition To ) Defendant Venue Management System’s VENUE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AKA ) Motion To Strike Portions Of Her First VENUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC., ) Amended Cross-Complaint] a California Corporation; TOP CAT ) PRODUCTIONS, INC. a California ) Corporation, also doing business as THE ) DERBY CLUB aka THE DERBY; DANA ) LEONARDI, an individual; and ROES 1-50, ) inclusive, ) ) Cross-Defendants. ) ) AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS. ) )

28 - 1DECL. OF R. ROBERTS, JR. IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT MERKEL’S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT VENUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM’S MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF HER FIRST AMENDED CROSS-COMPLAINT

DECLARATION OF REGINALD ROBERTS, JR.

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I, Reginald Roberts, Jr. , declare on the basis of personal knowledge as follows:

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I am an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the State of California and a

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Partner in the law firm Sanders Roberts LLP, attorneys of record for Defendant CATHERINE

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MINI MERKEL (“Ms. Merkel”) in the above-captioned case.

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On July 12, 2012, beginning at approximately 8:00 AM, I began conducting legal

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research and my preliminary drafting of Ms. Merkel’s Opposition to Defendant Venue

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Management Systems, Inc.’s (“VMS”) Opposition to VMS’s Motion to Strike Merkel’s First

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Amended Cross-Complaint (“Opposition”). Unknown to me, at approximately 11:12 A.M., my

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assistant Sandy Bell, accessed the draft Opposition on our firm system to modify the caption. 3.

I continued drafting Merkel’s Opposition and conducting legal research on

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Westlaw over the course of the day ending at about 2:41 PM. Attached as Exhibit 1 is a true and

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correct copy of the Westlaw Research Trail from July 12, 2012.

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Upon my request, my secretary, Sandy Bell, sent an email to all counsel

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explaining that our office would be filing and serving Merkel’s Opposition to VMS’s Demurrer

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to her First Amended Cross-Complaint and Opposition to VMS’s Motion to Strike her First

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Amended Cross-Complaint on July 12, 2012. Ms. Bell asked whether each party would consent

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to electronic service of said pleadings. Attached as Exhibit 2 is a true and correct copy of said

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Email sent July 12, 2012 at 10:46 AM.

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At approximately 2:45 pm, I finished the draft Opposition to VMS’s Motion to

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Strike Merkel’s First Amended Cross-Complaint, and instructed my secretary, Sandy Bell, to

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format and finalize it for filing. Upon her printing it and giving it to me, I realized that the

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document contained essentially none of the changes I made to the document over the course of

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the day. I immediately began a search of our system for the document containing my legal

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arguments. Ms. Bell also participated in the search of our system in order to determine what

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happened to the Opposition that I prepared.

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After conducting research with our document management system, Dropbox, I

was able to retrieve a complete version history for the Opposition to Motion to Strike First - 2DECL. OF R. ROBERTS, JR. IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT MERKEL’S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT VENUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM’S MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF HER FIRST AMENDED CROSS-COMPLAINT

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Sandy Bell <[email protected]>

Jaion Laron Clark v. Top Cat Prod., etc., et al.; L.A.S.C. Case No. BC451511 Sandy Bell <[email protected]> Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 10:46 AM To: Dana Leonardi , "Frank C. Luckenbacher, Esq." , "Henry Gonzales, Esq." , "Kevin McCluskey, Esq." , "Leticia Larios (Secty to Mark D. Baute, Esq.)" , "Lisa Shyer, Esq." , "Mark D. Baute, Esq." <[email protected]>, "Mark R. Stapke, Esq." <[email protected]>, "Raymond J. Muro, Esq." , "Stanley R. Escalante, Esq." <[email protected]>, "Wayne McClean, Esq." <[email protected]> Cc: "Reginald Roberts, Jr." [SENT ON BEHALF OF REGINALD ROBERTS, JR., ESQ.] Good morning all! Happy Thursday! Our office will be filing and serving today (on behalf of Defendant Catherine Mini Merkel): 1. Defendant Catherine Mini Merkel’ s Opposition To Venue Management Systems, Inc.’Demurrer To

Unverified First Amended Cross-Complaint Of Catherine Mini Merkel; and 2. Defendant Catherine Mini Merkel’s Opposition To Defendant Venue Management System’s Motion To Strike Portions Of Her First Amended Cross-Complaint Would each of you please advise as to whether it is okay to serve said pleadings to you via Electronic Service. Otherwise, we will serve said pleadings via U.S. Mail. Your prompt attention to this matter would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! For further questions or comments, please contact Mr. Roberts directly at [email protected] or (213) 943-1314 x5023.

-Sandy Bell Assistant to Justin H. Sanders, J. Stanley Sanders and Reginald Roberts, Jr. SANDERS ROBERTS LLP 355 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 2450 Los Angeles, California 90071 p 213 943 1314 | f 213 234 4581 www.SandersRoberts.com

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7/13/2012 11:10 AM

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Gmail - Clark v. Top Cat Productions; Case No. BC451511

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Sandy Bell <[email protected]>

Clark v. Top Cat Productions; Case No. BC451511 1 message Sandy Bell <[email protected]> Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 3:55 PM To: Dana Leonardi , "Frank C. Luckenbacher, Esq." , "Henry Gonzales, Esq." , "Kevin McCluskey, Esq." , "Leticia Larios (Secty to Mark D. Baute, Esq.)" , "Lisa Shyer, Esq." , "Mark D. Baute, Esq." <[email protected]>, "Mark R. Stapke, Esq." <[email protected]>, "Raymond J. Muro, Esq." , "Stanley R. Escalante, Esq." <[email protected]>, "Wayne McClean, Esq." <[email protected]> Cc: "Reginald Roberts, Jr." [SENT ON BEHALF OF REGINALD ROBERTS, JR., ESQ.] Please see attached service copy of: Defendant Catherine Mini Merkel’ s Opposition To Venue Management Systems, Inc.’ s Demurrer To Unverified First Amended Cross-Complaint Of Catherine Mini Merkel; Memorandum Of Points And Authorities. *Note: If any of you would like to receive a paper copy via U.S. Mail, please advise accordingly.* ***We have prepared an Opposition to the Motion to Strike but we are having technical difficulties retrieving the contents of that Opposition from our system. We will file and serve the document if and when we are able to recover it.

For further questions or comments, please contact Mr. Roberts directly at [email protected] or (213) 943-1314 x5023.

-Sandy Bell Assistant to Justin H. Sanders, J. Stanley Sanders and Reginald Roberts, Jr. SANDERS ROBERTS LLP 355 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 2450 Los Angeles, California 90071 p 213 943 1314 | f 213 234 4581 www.SandersRoberts.com

NOTICE: CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION - This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review, distribution or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive for the recipient), please contact the sender by reply email and delete all copies of this message.

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SERVICE LIST

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Jaion Laron Clark v. Top Cat Prod., etc., et al.; L.A.S.C. Case No. BC451511

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VIA EMAIL:

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Frank C. Luckenbacher, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff, Jaion Laron Clark LAW OFFICES OF FRANK C. LUCKENBACHER 22048 Sherman Way, Suite 304 Canoga Park, CA 91303-3011 Tel: (818) 932-9000 | Fax: (818) 226-0022

Email: [email protected] Wayne McClean, Esq. LAW OFFICES OF WAYNE MCCLEAN 24025 Park Sorrento, Suite 220 Calabasas, CA 91302-4006 Tel: (818) 225-7007 | Fax: (818) 225-7557 Email: [email protected]

Co-Counsel for Plaintiff Jaion Laron Clark, a minor by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Sharnell Thompson

Lisa Shyer, Esq. Wisotskey, Procter & Shyer 300 Esplanade Drive, Ste 1500 Oxnard, CA 93036 Tel: (805) 278-0920 | Fax: (805) 278-0289 Email: [email protected]

Co-Counsel for Defendant LT Acquisition Corp., dba Louise’s Trattoria

Attorneys for Defendant Venue Management Systems, Inc.

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Raymond J. Muro, Esq. NELSON GRIFFIN, LLP 800 W. 6th St., Suite 788 Los Angeles, CA 90017

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Email: [email protected]

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Tel:

(213) 833-0155 | Fax: (213) 833-0160

Stanley R. Escalante, Esq. P.K. SCHRIEFFER, LLP 100 North Barranca Ave, Suite 1100 West Covina, California 91791 Tel: (626) 373-2444 | Fax: (626) 974-8403 Email: [email protected]

Cumis Counsel for Venue Management Systems, Inc.

Mark R. Stapke, Esq. Michelman & Robinson, LLP 15760 Ventura Blvd., 5th Floor Encino, California 91436 Tel: (818) 783-5530 | Fax: (818) 783-5507 Email: [email protected]

Attorneys for Defendant Top Cat Productions, Inc.

Mark D. Baute, Esq. SAUTE CROCHETIERE & MALONEY 777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 4900 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Tel: (213) 630-5000 | Fax: (213)683-1225 Email: [email protected]

Attorneys for Defendant Tony Gower

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Jaion Laron Clark v. Top Cat Prod., etc., et al.; L.A.S.C. Case No. BC451511 Dana Leonardi 15059 Ridgeview Court Chino Rills, CA 91700 Email: [email protected] Tel: (909) 455-2990 Kevin McCluskey, Esq. WATERS, McCLUSKEY & BOEHL 200 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 300 El Segundo, CA 90245 Email: [email protected] Phone: 310-396-3411 | Fax: 310-450-0925

Defendant In Pro Per

Attorneys for Defendant/Cross-Defendant, Adler Realty Investments, Inc.

VIA U.S. MAIL: Christina Y. Morovati, Esq. BRAGG & KULUVA 444 S. Flower Street, Suite 600 Los Angeles, California 90071 Tel: (213) 612-5335 | Fax: (213) 612-5712

Attorneys for Defendant/Cross-Defendant, Adler Realty Investments, Inc.

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