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1 Harvey M. Moore, Bar No. 101128 Angie C Hong, Bar No. 212152 2 The Moore Law Group, A Professional Corporation 3 3710 S. Susan St., Ste 210 P.O. Box 25145 4 Santa Ana, CA 92799-5145 (800) 506-2652 5 Attorneys for Defendant 6 SALLIE MAE, INC.
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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A]\J]'JISA MAYER, an individual, Plaintiff, vs. SALLIE MAE, INC., a corporation, Defendant.

Case No. 08 CV 0853IEG AJB DECLARAnON OF JAMES M. AUSTIN IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT SALLIE MAE, INC'S MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6) [NO ORAL ARGUMENT PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE] Hearing Date: October 14,2008 Time: 10:30 a.m. Courtroom: 1

I, James M. Austin, declare as follows:

I am a Customer Advocate in the Customer Advocate Unit of Sallie Mae, Inc.

24 ("Sallie Mae"). As such, I have personal knowledge of the facts and circumstances set forth below 25 26 Sallie Mae maintained in the ordinary course of business. If called upon as a witness, I could and 27 28 would competently testify thereto. or have gained such knowledge of them from my personal examination of the business records of

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During the period 1997 through 1999, Annisa R. Mayer borrowed a total of

$93,038.00 in student loans. Specifically, Ms. Mayer executed the following promissory notes:

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Ms. Mayer executed a promissory note, dated August 10, 1997, for a loan with

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a principal amount of $12,000.00. Subsequently, on October 7, 1997, a representative from the

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University of California at Los Angles contacted Sallie Mae and requested that the loan amount be
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increased to $13,538.00. 10
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a principal amount of $18,500.00.
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Ms. Mayer executed a promissory note, dated August 10, 1997, for a loan with

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c. Ms. Mayer executed a promissory note, dated July 24, 1998, for a loan with

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a principal amount of $12,000.00. 17
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Ms. Mayer executed a promissory note, dated August 21, 1998, for a loan with

a principal amount of $18,500.00.

Ms. Mayer executed a promissory note, dated October 5, 1999, for a loan with

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Ms. Mayer executed a promissory note, dated October 5, 1999, for a loan with

a principal amount of $18,500.00.

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Sallie Mae began servicing each oLMs. Mayer's loans at the time she submitted


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each loan application for processing. Ms. Mayer's loan applications were processed on September


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29, 1997; October 4, 1997; December 11, 1998; and November 8, 1999.

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4. Ms. Mayer's loans went into default on January 24,2005; January 25,2005, March

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5. Ms. Mayer's loans were not in default at the time Sallie Mae began servicing any

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6. The loans placed for collection with Eltman, Eltman & Cooper were the three

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loans with original principal balances of$12,000 each. Each of these loans were serviced by Sallie

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7. At the time Ms. Mayer executed the three loans that were placed for collection with


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Eltman, Eltman & Cooper, Ms. Mayer either permanently resided in Los Angeles, California, or
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residence addresses while attending school provided by Ms. Mayer on the notes executed on July
resided there while in school. Indeed, the permanent address provided by Ms. Mayer on the note


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copies of the three promissory notes are attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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Furthennore, all the loans obtained by Ms. Mayer, per her instructions, were

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California.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the foregoing is 4 true and correct. . Executed this
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EXHIBIT A
TO DECLARATION OF JAMES M AUSTIN


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TRUE COpy OF THE ORIGINAL

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