EXHIBIT 16 

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From: Ekwan E. Rhow

To: Weibell, Tony; Katrina Carroll

Cc: Tom R. Freeman; Marc E. Masters; Jonathan Rotter; Marc L. Godino; Kara Wolke; Lionel Glancy; David M. Given;

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Subject: Re: Demand Letter

Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 8:16:24 PM

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Dear Counsel –

We write to provide notice of our emergency motion for a court order compelling your

compliance with Judge Lee’s Case Management Order No. 1. Specifically, we will ask the Court

to enter an order requiring you to immediately (i) meet and confer on the terms and

conditions of the purported settlement; (ii) include us in all ongoing settlement discussions;

and (iii) meet and confer on the other specific items in the CMO. The emergency nature of the

motion is tied to the Trump administration’s executive orders that mandate a sale of the

domestic entities and the destruction of data which, depending on how any sale is structured,

could permanently prevent the Class from (a) securing evidence it requires to establish

Defendants’ liability and/or (b) obtaining monetary relief from Defendants. We have

attempted to resolve our differences in good faith, and welcome you to reconsider, but your

positions have shifted over time and we are no closer to resolution now than at the beginning.

We remain hopeful that you will have a change of heart and thus we will wait until 1:30 pm

PST / 3:30 pm CST tomorrow (August 26) before filing our emergency motion. Please note that

Judge Lee’s rules concerning emergency motions are located at:

https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/PrintContent.aspx?cmpid=695

Sincerely, 

Ekwan 

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Ekwan E. Rhow 

Principal

O: 310.201.2100 

F: 310.201.2110 

E: erhow@birdmarella.com

Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, 

Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow, P.C.

1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90067-2561 

www.BirdMarella.com

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