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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition For Removal--Other Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PERSHING PACIFIC WEST, LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company Civil No. 10cv1345-L (DHB)

Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING JOINT

MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE

ORDER 

[ECF No. 116]

v.

MARINEMAX, INC., a Delaware

corporation; MTU DETROIT DIESEL,

INC. D/b/a DETROIT DIESEL

CORPORATION, a Delaware

corporation; MTU Friedrichshafen

GmbH, a Foreign corporation;

FERRETTI GROUP, USA, INC., a

Florida corporation and DOES 1 through

30,

Defendants.

On April 10, 2013, Plaintiff and Defendant MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH

(“MTUFN”), filed a joint Motion for Protective Order. (ECF No. 116.) On April 11,

2013, Plaintiff filed an Objection to MTUFN’s submissions regarding the joint motion. 

(ECF No. 117.) Upon reviewing the joint motion, it appears MTUFN is seeking

reconsideration of the Court’s March 11, 2013 Discovery Order. (ECF No. 104.) The

Court has considered the joint motion and supporting exhibits, the proposed Protective

Order, and Plaintiff’s objections thereto. To the extent MTUFN seeks reconsideration

of the Court’s March 11, 2013 Discovery Order, the request is DENIED in part, and

GRANTED in part. To the extent the parties request that a protective order be entered

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in this case regarding documents that have been requested through discovery and that

MTUFN contends contain confidential information, the request is GRANTED. 

I. BACKGROUND

On January 17, 2013, the parties filed a Joint Motion for Determination of

Discovery Dispute, concerning several of Plaintiff’s Requests for Production of

Documents. (ECF No. 104.) On March 11, 2013, the Court entered an order regarding

the discovery dispute (“Discovery Order”). (ECF No. 104.) The Court addressed

MTUFN’s objections to Plaintiff’s discovery requests, including its objection that

German law does not permit the discovery sought. (Id. at 10-17.) The Court concluded

that Plaintiff was entitled to responses to its Requests for Production of Documents, but

determined the scope of certain requests should be limited, and specifically outlined those

limits in the Order. (Id. at 3-10.) The Court also determined that Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure govern and apply to MTUFN. (Id. at 10-17.) The Court ordered MTUFN to

provide supplemental responses to Plaintiff’s discovery requests within thirty days. (Id.

at 17.) 

II. DISCUSSION

The Court recognized that some of Plaintiff’s requests called for information that

was potentially confidential or proprietary. (Id. at 4.) Therefore, the Court informed the

parties they could file a joint motion for a protective order, if they deemed it necessary. 

(Id. at 4-5.) The Court anticipated the parties would meet and confer, and present the

Court with a mutually agreeable stipulated protective order. Unfortunately that is not

what has happened. Instead, it appears MTUFN viewed the Court’s willingness to

entertain a joint motion for protective order as an invitation to further brief the earlier

discovery dispute. MTUFN now asks the Court to (1) further limit the scope of

production; (2) relieve MTUFN of its obligation to produce documents that it deems 

would potentially violate confidentiality agreements it has with other companies and the

German government; (3) relieve MTUFN of its obligation to produce proprietary or trade

secret documents; and (4) extend time for MTUFN to provide its supplemental responses. 

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Plaintiff argues MTUFN’s request is an improper application for reconsideration and is

meant to further delay and resist discovery. Plaintiff requests monetary sanctions for its

costs and contempt fines in the amount of $10,000 per day.

Requests for reconsideration are disfavored and should be granted only in limited

circumstances, such as when the Court “is presented with newly discovered evidence,

committed clear error, or if there is an intervening change in the controlling law.” 

Marlyn Natraceuticals, Inc. v. Mucos Pharma GmbH & Co., 571 F.3d 873, 880 (9th Cir.

2009). Motions for reconsideration are “not designed merely to provide a dissatisfied

litigant with additional opportunity to sway the Court.” Teamsters Local 617 Pension

and Welfare Funds v. Apollo Group, Inc., 282 F.R.D. 216, 232 (D. Ariz. March 30,

2012). Here, MTUFN has not shown any new facts or circumstances, change in law, or

clear error that would justify the Court to modify the March 11, 2013 Discovery Order,

with the exception that the Court finds MTUFN should be granted a limited extension of

time to provide its supplemental responses to Plaintiff. 

First, the Court declines to further limit the scope of production. The Court has 

carefully considered the scope of Plaintiff’s discovery requests, and has already imposed

appropriate limits on the requests. (See ECF No. 104 at 5-7.) No further limitations will

be imposed. MTUFN shall provide responsive documents as outlined in the Discovery

Order. 

Second, the Court declines to relieve MTUFN of its obligation to provide

documents that MTUFN states might violate German law or confidentiality agreements

it has with other companies and/or government agencies. The Court has already

determined that the discovery provisions of the Federal Rules govern and apply to

MTUFN. Further, the Court has reviewed the declarations from MTUFN’s counsel and

finds that they are too speculative in nature to warrant a modification of the Discovery

Order. For example, MTUFN’s counsel states compliance with the Discovery Order

“would possibly violate German law . . .” and “potentially place MTUFN in substantial

monetary jeopardy.” (ECF No. 116-2 at ¶ 2 (emphasis added).). Counsel also states

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“some of the requests potentially seek information that has national security

implications.” (Id. (emphasis added).) But MTUFN provides no specifics, such as which

requests it is referring to. Even assuming some of the requests seek information that is

potentially confidential, that does not necessarily preclude production. See Fed.R.Civ.P.

26(c)(1)(G) (allowing courts to issue protective orders that require confidential

information “not be revealed or be revealed only in a specified way”) (emphasis added). 

As mentioned in the Discovery Order, MTUFN’s privacy concerns can be addressed

through a protective order.

Third, the Court declines to relieve MTUFN from its obligation to produce

documents that contain proprietary or trade secret information. As the Court previously

found, Plaintiff’s document requests seek relevant information, and MTUFN must

produce responsive documents, even if they contain confidential information. (ECF No.

104 at 4-5.) Any sensitive information, including trade secrets, proprietary information,

or other confidential commercial information can be adequately protected through the 

issuance of the Protective Order, which is fully set forth below. Therefore, MTUFN’s

request to be permitted to not produce documents relating to the design, manufacturing,

and/or construction of its products is denied.

Fourth, the Court appreciates that it is a significant undertaking for MTUFN to

comply with the Discovery Order and produce the documents requested. However, the

Court is troubled by the fact that MTUFN’s counsel has “only recently been informed of

the estimate amount of time involved in responding to the current scope of requests.” 

(ECF No. 116-1 at ¶ 3.) The discovery at issue was initially propounded over six months

ago. Moreover, MTUFN previously represented that it was in the process of assembling

and reviewing documents in anticipation of complying with discovery. (See ECF No. 95

at 18, n.3.) However, because it appears MTUFN needs additional time to comply with

German privacy laws, the Court will extend MTUFN’s deadline to comply with the

Discovery Order. MTUFN is ordered to provide supplemental responses no later than

May 31, 2013.

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Finally, the Court has considered Plaintiff’s request for monetary sanctions and

contempt fines, and declines to sanction MTUFN at this time.

III. PROTECTIVE ORDER

Good cause appearing, the Parties’ request that a Protective Order be entered in the

above-entitled matter to maintain the confidential nature of any information so designated

by MTUFN is hereby GRANTED. The Court has reviewed the proposed protective

order provided by the parties, and Plaintiff’s objections thereto. (See ECF No. 117.) For

the reasons set forth above, Plaintiff’s objections are sustained. The Protective Order is

hereby entered as follows:1

In order to facilitate the exchange of information and documents which may be

subject to confidentiality limitations on disclosure due to U.S. federal laws, state laws,

foreign laws and privacy rights, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. In this Order, the words set forth below shall have the following meanings: 

a. “Proceeding” means the above-entitled proceeding (Civil No.

10cv1345-L (DHB)).

b. “Court” means the United States Magistrate Judge David H. Bartick,

or any other judge to which this Proceeding may be assigned, including Court staff

participating in such proceedings.

c. “Confidential” means any information in the possession of a

Designating Party which is entitled to confidential treatment, including, but not limited

to: (1) documents that contain personal information, including names, addresses, account

numbers, social security numbers, dates of birth, or other identifying information or

personal information (including personal financial information) protected from public

disclosure by statute or regulation or otherwise under applicable law; (2) documents

protected by law, including all documents and information that are confidential and

privileged as provided by the laws of the State of California and any other federal or state

laws; (3) confidential business information, including any proprietary document or

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information relating to the business of a party, which constitutes, reflects, or discloses a

trade secret, proprietary data, commercially sensitive information, or other information

which is confidential under applicable law.

d. “Confidential Materials” means any Documents, Testimony or

Information as defined below designated as “Confidential” pursuant to the provisions of

this Protective Order.

e. “Designating Party” means the Party that designates Materials as

“Confidential.”

f. “Disclose” or “Disclosed” or “Disclosure” means to reveal, divulge,

give, or make available Materials, or any part thereof, or any information contained

therein.

g. “Documents” means (I) any “Writing,” “Original,” and “Duplicate”

as those terms are defined by California Evidence Code Sections 250, 255, and 260,

which have been produced in discovery in this Proceeding by any person, and (ii) any

copies, reproductions, or summaries of all or any part of the foregoing.

h. “Information” means the content of Documents or Testimony.

i. “Testimony” means all depositions, declarations or other testimony

taken or used in this Proceeding.

2. The Designating Party shall have the right to designate as “Confidential” any

Documents, Testimony or Information that the Designating Party in good faith believes

to contain information that is entitled to confidential treatment pursuant to the provisions

of this Protective Order.

3. The entry of this Protective Order does not alter, waive, modify, or abridge

any right, privilege or protection otherwise available to any Party with respect to the

discovery of matters, including but not limited to any Party’s right to assert the

attorney-client privilege, the attorney work product doctrine, or other privileges, or any

Party’s right to contest any such assertion.

4. Any Documents, Testimony or Information to be designated as

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“Confidential” must be clearly so designated before the Document, Testimony or

Information is Disclosed or produced. The parties may agree that the case name and

number are to be part of the “Confidential” designation. The “Confidential” designation

should not obscure or interfere with the legibility of the designated Information.

a. For Documents (apart from transcripts of depositions or other pretrial

or trial proceedings), the Designating Party must affix the legend “Confidential” on each

page of any Document containing such designated Confidential Material.

b. For Testimony given in depositions the Designating Party may either:

I. identify on the record, before the close of the deposition, all

“Confidential” Testimony, by specifying all portions of the

Testimony that qualify as “Confidential;” or

ii. designate the entirety of the Testimony at the deposition as

“Confidential” (before the deposition is concluded) with the right to

identify more specific portions of the Testimony as to which

protection is sought within 30 days following receipt of the

deposition transcript. In circumstances where portions of the

deposition Testimony are designated for protection, the transcript

pages containing “Confidential” Information may be separately

bound by the court reporter, who must affix to the top of each page

the legend “Confidential,” as instructed by the Designating Party.

c. For Information produced in some form other than Documents, and

for any other tangible items, including, without limitation, compact discs or DVDs, the

Designating Party must affix in a prominent place on the exterior of the container or

containers in which the Information or item is stored the legend “Confidential.” If only

portions of the Information or item warrant protection, the Designating Party, to the

extent practicable, shall identify the “Confidential” portions.

5. The inadvertent production by any of the undersigned Parties or non-Parties

to the Proceedings of any Document, Testimony or Information during discovery in this

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Proceeding without a “Confidential” designation, shall be without prejudice to any claim

that such item is “Confidential” and such Party shall not be held to have waived any

rights by such inadvertent production. In the event that any Document, Testimony or

Information that is subject to a “Confidential” designation is inadvertently produced

without such designation, the Party that inadvertently produced the document shall give

written notice of such inadvertent production within twenty (20) days of discovery of the

inadvertent production, together with a further copy of the subject Document, Testimony

or Information designated as “Confidential” (the “Inadvertent Production Notice”). Upon

receipt of such Inadvertent Production Notice, the Party that received the inadvertently

produced Document, Testimony or Information shall promptly destroy the inadvertently

produced Document, Testimony or Information and all copies thereof, or, at the expense

of the producing Party, return such together with all copies of such Document, Testimony

or Information to counsel for the producing Party and shall retain only the “Confidential”

designated Materials. Should the receiving Party choose to destroy such inadvertently

produced Document, Testimony or Information, the receiving Party shall notify the

producing Party in writing of such destruction within ten (10) days of receipt of written

notice of the inadvertent production. This provision is not intended to apply to any

inadvertent production of any Information protected by attorney-client or work product

privileges. In the event that this provision conflicts with any applicable law regarding

waiver of confidentiality through the inadvertent production of Documents, Testimony

or Information, such law shall govern.

6. In the event that counsel for a Party receiving Documents, Testimony or

Information in discovery designated as “Confidential” objects to such designation with

respect to any or all of such items, said counsel shall advise counsel for the Designating

Party, in writing, of such objections, the specific Documents, Testimony or Information

to which each objection pertains, and the specific reasons and support for such objections

(the “Designation Objections”). Counsel for the Designating Party shall have thirty (30)

days from receipt of the written Designation Objections to either (a) agree in writing to

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de-designate Documents, Testimony or Information pursuant to any or all of the

Designation Objections and/or (b) file a motion with the Court seeking to uphold any or

all designations on Documents, Testimony or Information addressed by the Designation

Objections (the “Designation Motion”). Pending a resolution of the Designation Motion

by the Court, any and all existing designations on the Documents, Testimony or

Information at issue in such Motion shall remain in place. The Designating Party shall

have the burden on any Designation Motion of establishing the applicability of its

“Confidential” designation. In the event that the Designation Objections are neither

timely agreed to nor timely addressed in the Designation Motion, then such Documents,

Testimony or Information shall be de-designated in accordance with the Designation

Objection applicable to such material.

7. Access to and/or Disclosure of Confidential Materials designated as

“Confidential” shall be permitted only to the following persons:

a. the Court;

b. (1) Attorneys of record in the Proceedings and their affiliated

attorneys, paralegals, clerical and secretarial staff employed by such attorneys who are

actively involved in the Proceedings and are not employees of any Party. (2) In-house

counsel to the undersigned Parties and the paralegal, clerical and secretarial staff

employed by such counsel. Provided, however, that each non-lawyer given access to

Confidential Materials shall be advised that such Materials are being Disclosed pursuant

to, and are subject to, the terms of this Protective Order and that they may not be

Disclosed other than pursuant to its terms;

c. those officers, directors, partners, members, employees and agents of

all nondesignating Parties that counsel for such Parties deems necessary to aid counsel

in the prosecution and defense of this Proceeding; provided, however, that prior to the

Disclosure of Confidential Materials to any such officer, director, partner, member,

employee or agent, counsel for the Party making the Disclosure shall deliver a copy of

this Protective Order to such person, shall explain that such person is bound to follow the

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terms of such Order, and shall secure the signature of such person on a statement in the

form attached hereto as Exhibit A;

d. court reporters in this Proceeding (whether at depositions, hearings,

or any other proceeding);

e. any deposition, trial or hearing witness in the Proceeding who

previously has had access to the Confidential Materials, or who is currently or was

previously an officer, director, partner, member, employee or agent of an entity that has

had access to the Confidential Materials;

f. any deposition or non-trial hearing witness in the Proceeding who

previously did not have access to the Confidential Materials; provided, however, that

each such witness given access to Confidential Materials shall be advised that such

Materials are being Disclosed pursuant to, and are subject to, the terms of this Protective

Order and that they may not be Disclosed other than pursuant to its terms;

g. mock jury participants, provided, however, that prior to the Disclosure

of Confidential Materials to any such mock jury participant, counsel for the Party making

the Disclosure shall deliver a copy of this Protective Order to such person, shall explain

that such person is bound to follow the terms of such Order, and shall secure the signature

of such person on a statement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

h. outside experts or expert consultants consulted by the undersigned

Parties or their counsel in connection with the Proceeding, whether or not retained to

testify at any oral hearing; provided, however, that prior to the Disclosure of Confidential

Materials to any such expert or expert consultant, counsel for the Party making the

Disclosure shall deliver a copy of this Protective Order to such person, shall explain its

terms to such person, and shall secure the signature of such person on a statement in the

form attached hereto as Exhibit A. It shall be the obligation of counsel, upon learning of

any breach or threatened breach of this Protective Order by any such expert or expert

consultant, to promptly notify counsel for the Designating Party of such breach or

threatened breach; and

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i. any other person that the Designating Party agrees to in writing.

8. Confidential Materials shall be used by the persons receiving them only for

the purposes of preparing for, conducting, participating in the conduct of, and/or

prosecuting and/or defending the Proceeding, and not for any business or other purpose

whatsoever.

9. Any Party to the Proceeding (or other person subject to the terms of this

Protective Order) may ask the Court, after appropriate notice to the other Parties to the

Proceeding, to modify or grant relief from any provision of this Protective Order.

10. Entering into, agreeing to, and/or complying with the terms of this Protective

Order shall not:

a. operate as an admission by any person that any particular Document,

Testimony or Information marked “Confidential” contains or reflects trade secrets,

proprietary, confidential or competitively sensitive business, commercial, financial or

personal information; or 

b. prejudice in any way the right of any Party (or any other person

subject to the terms of this Protective Order):

I. to seek a determination by the Court of whether any particular

Confidential Material should be subject to protection as

“Confidential” under the terms of this Protective Order; or

ii. to seek relief from the Court on appropriate notice to all other

Parties to the Proceeding from any provision(s) of this Protective

Order, either generally or as to any particular Document, Material or

Information.

11. Any Information that may be produced by a non-Party witness in discovery

in the Proceeding pursuant to subpoena or otherwise may be designated by such

non-Party as “Confidential” under the terms of this Protective Order, and any such

designation by a non-Party shall have the same force and effect, and create the same

duties and obligations, as if made by one of the undersigned Parties hereto. Any such

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designation shall also function as a consent by such producing Party to the authority of

the Court in the Proceeding to resolve and conclusively determine any motion or other

application made by any person or Party with respect to such designation, or any other

matter otherwise arising under this Protective Order.

12. If any person subject to this Protective Order who has custody of any

Confidential Materials receives a subpoena or other process (“Subpoena”) from any

government or other person or entity demanding production of Confidential Materials,

the recipient of the Subpoena shall promptly give notice of the same by electronic mail

transmission, followed by either express mail or overnight delivery to counsel of record

for the Designating Party, and shall furnish such counsel with a copy of the Subpoena.

Upon receipt of this notice, the Designating Party may, in its sole discretion and at its

own cost, move to quash or limit the Subpoena, otherwise oppose production of the

Confidential Materials, and/or seek to obtain confidential treatment of such Confidential

Materials from the subpoenaing person or entity to the fullest extent available under law.

The recipient of the Subpoena may not produce any Documents, Testimony or

Information pursuant to the Subpoena prior to the date specified for production on the

Subpoena.

13. If, after the entry of this Protective Order, any Confidential Materials

submitted by a Designating Party under the terms of this Protective Order is Disclosed

by a non-Designating Party to any person other than in the manner authorized by this

Protective Order, the non-Designating Party responsible for the Disclosure shall bring all

pertinent facts relating to the Disclosure of such Confidential Materials to the immediate

attention of the Designating Party.

14. This Protective Order is entered without prejudice to the right of any Party

to knowingly waive the applicability of this Protective Order to any Confidential

Materials designated by that Party. If the Designating Party uses Confidential Materials

in a non-Confidential manner, then the Designating Party shall advise that the designation

no longer applies.

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15. No document shall be filed under seal unless counsel secures a court order

allowing the filing of a document under seal. An application to file a document under seal

shall be served on opposing counsel, and on the person or entity that has custody and

control of the document, if different from opposing counsel. If opposing counsel, or the

person or entity who has custody and control of the document, wishes to oppose the

application, he/she must contact the chambers of the judge who will rule on the

application, to notify the judge’s staff that an opposition to the application will be filed.

16. The Parties shall meet and confer regarding the procedures for use of

Confidential Materials at trial and shall move the Court for entry of an appropriate order.

17. Nothing in this Protective Order shall affect the admissibility into evidence

of Confidential Materials, or abridge the rights of any person to seek judicial review or

to pursue other appropriate judicial action with respect to any ruling made by the Court

concerning the issue of the status of Confidential Material.

18. This Protective Order shall continue to be binding after the conclusion of

this Proceeding and all subsequent proceedings arising from this Proceeding, except that

a Party may seek the written permission of the Designating Party or may move the Court

for relief from the provisions of this Protective Order.

19. Upon written request made within thirty (30) days after the settlement or

other termination of the Proceeding, the undersigned Parties shall have thirty (30) days

to either (a) promptly return to counsel for each Designating Party all Confidential

Materials and all copies thereof (except that counsel for each Party may maintain in its

files, in continuing compliance with the terms of this Protective Order, all work product,

and one copy of each pleading filed with the Court [and one copy of each deposition

together with the exhibits marked at the deposition)], (b) agree with counsel for the

Designating Party upon appropriate methods and certification of destruction or other

disposition of such Confidential Materials, or (c) as to any Documents, Testimony or

other Information not addressed by sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), file a motion seeking a

Court order regarding proper preservation of such Materials. To the extent permitted by

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law the Court shall retain continuing jurisdiction to review and rule upon the motion

referred to in sub-paragraph (c) herein. 

20. The Court may modify the terms and conditions of the Order for good cause,

or in the interest of justice, or on its own order at any time in these proceedings.

III. CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons, the Court HEREBY ORDERS Defendant MTUFN to

provide supplemental responses to Plaintiff’s Requests for Production, in accordance with

the terms of the Court’s March 11, 2013 Discovery Order no later than May 31, 2013. 

It is FURTHER ORDERED that the parties’ request for a protective order is GRANTED,

as set forth above.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: April 16, 2013

DAVID H. BARTICK

United States Magistrate Judge

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CERTIFICATION RE CONFIDENTIAL DISCOVERY MATERIALS

I hereby acknowledge that I, ___________________________NAME],

______________________________________________ [POSITION AND

EMPLOYER], am about to receive Confidential Materials supplied in connection with

the Proceeding, (Case No. 3:10cv1345-L(DHB)). I certify that I understand that the

Confidential Materials are provided to me subject to the terms and restrictions of the

Protective Order filed in this Proceeding. I have been given a copy of the Protective

Order; I have read it, and I agree to be bound by its terms. 

I understand that Confidential Materials, as defined in the Protective

Order, including any notes or other records that may be made regarding any such

materials, shall not be Disclosed to anyone except as expressly permitted by the

Protective Order. I will not copy or use, except solely for the purposes of this

Proceeding, any Confidential Materials obtained pursuant to this Protective Order,

except as provided therein or otherwise ordered by the Court in the Proceeding.

I further understand that I am to retain all copies of all Confidential

Materials provided to me in the Proceeding in a secure manner, and that all copies of

such Materials are to remain in my personal custody until termination of my

participation in this Proceeding, whereupon the copies of such Materials will be

returned to counsel who provided me with such Materials.

I declare under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California,

that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this _____ day of ______, 20__, at

_________________.

DATED:__________________

BY: _________________________________

Name:_______________________________

Title: _______________________________

Address:_____________________________

Phone:_______________________________

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