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CAROL S. P. WALSH
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Tom Clifford, Esq.
Bingham McCutchen
Three Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA 94111
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Rei Visa USA V. First Data? Putatzve Subpoena
Dear Mr. Cliffordi
I am the General Counsel of Visa Europe Services, Inc. ("VESI"), the entity
that your Erm purported to serve with a subpoena in the abovemeferenced
matter on March 29. VESI objects to the putative subpoena as followsi
(1) VESI objects to the Subpoena to the extent that it seeks deposition
testimony protected by the attorney·client privilege, work product doctrine or
any other privilege.
(2) VESI objects to the Subpoena on the ground that with regard to the
deposition topics set out in 1 and 2, VESI has no rules, bylaws, or
membership procedures and no right to use the Visa marks save for the right
granted by Visa International to provide any subcontracted services and to
use the Visa name as part of its corporate name, Visa Europe Services Inc.
VESI further notes that it has no offices or employees in the United States,
and for an employee or officer to appear and give testimony in Wilmington,
Delaware would impose a significant burden on VESI.
(3) VESI objects to the Subpoena as, to the best of its knowledge, First
Data has sought more than the number of depositions allowed by the
discovery Order governing the Visa USAlFirst Data litigation.
(4) VESI objects to the Subpoena on the ground that the United States
District Court for the District of Delaware cannot properly assert jurisdiction
over VESI because it has no offices, employees, or operations in the United
States.
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CAROL S. P. WALSH
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(5) VESI objects to the Subpoena on the ground that it has not signed
agreements with Fair Isaac or HNC Software. I
(6) VESI objects to the Subpoena to the extent that it seeks deposition
testimony that is not relevant to the claims or defences of any party in the
aboveweferenced case. VESI notes that many of the topics listed in the
Subpoena have no relationship whatever to the issues in the litigation
between Visa U.S.A., Inc. (“Visa USA") and First Data Corp. and certain of
its affiliates (collectively, “First Data").
For each of the preceding reasons #2 through #6, and all of them, VESI will
not appear to provide deposition testimony in response to the Subpoena.
Thank you very much.
Yours Sincerely,
Carol Walsh, Esq.
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