1 John L. Cooper (State Bar No. 050324)

jcooper@fbm.com

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor

San Francisco, California 94104

Telephone: (415) 954-4400

Facsimile: (415) 954-4480

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11 WAYMO LLC, Case No. 3:17-cv-00939

Plaintiff, AFFIDAVIT OF JOHN L. COOPER

REGARDING APPOINTMENT AS

SPECIAL MASTER

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UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.;

OTTOMMOTTO LLC; OTTO TRUCKING

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18 I, John L. Cooper, am a partner in the law firm of Farella Braun + Martel LLP and make

19 this affidavit ofmy own personal knowledge.

20 I have reviewed 28 USC §455 and I make the following statement regarding the

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requirements ofthat statute. Farella Braun + Martel LLP represents and has represented Google,

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Inc. in various legal matters. This firm also represents one member ofthe Uber Technologies, Inc.

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board of directors and a small number ofindividuals who own shares ofstock in Uber 24

25 Technologies, Inc. regarding personal matters, mostly on tax issues. This representation has been

26 disclosed to the Parties in this action, including Arturo J. Gonzalez, acting on behalf ofUber

27 Technologies, Inc., Ottomotto LLC and Otto Trucking LLC as well as to David Perlson acting on

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behalf ofWaymo, LLC. After this disclosure the Parties agreed that I may be appointed as Special

Farella Braun + Martel m»

235 Montgomery Street, l?”1 Floor

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(415) 954-4400 AFFIDAVIT APPOINTING JOHN L. COOPER SPECIAL 07345\5921230.1

MASTER, Case No. 3:17-cv-00939-WHA

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1 Master in this action.

2 The IRA account my wife, Katherine Cooper and I own holds 150 shares ofAlphabet, Inc.

3 Class A stock and 150 shares of Alphabet, Inc. Class B stock. The family trust investment

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account owned by my wife and me holds 40 shares of Alphabet, Inc. Class A stock and 40 shares

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ofAlphabet, Inc. Class B stock. Alphabet is the parent company of Google, Inc. which is the

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parent company of Waymo, LLC, a party in this action. I make these disclosures out of an

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abundance of caution but do not believe that these financial holdings constitute grounds for 8

9 disqualification under 28 USC §455.

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Farclla Braun + Martel l.1.1'

235 Montgomery Street, Floor

San Francisco, California 94104

(415) 954-4400 AFFIDAVIT APPOINTING JOHN L. COOPER SPECIAL 07345\5921230.1

MASTER, Case No. 3:17-CV-00939-WHA

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A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies

only the identity ofthe individual who signed the document to which

this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or

validity ofthat document.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

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before me, ! , Notary Public,

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basis ofsatisfactory evidence to be the personal whose namefsfis/ttre subscribed lo the within

instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/ihsy executed the same in his/her/their

personally appeared_______

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the entity upon behalf of which the person(-sj-acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws ofthe State ofCalifornia that the

foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

Signature:

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