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N. Jt. Pro Joseph Kravec, (Adrnitted Hac Vice) SPECTER SPECTEREVANS 2 P.C. & MANOGIJE, Building The26' FloorKoppers J arlua5219 Pittsburgh, Permsylv 1t Tel: (4LD6A-800 4 Fa:r: (412> tu2-2309 jnk@Esem. com E-mail: I Michael Braun(167416) D. 6 BRAUNLAW GROIJP, P.C. 12304 MonicaBlvd-,Suite109 Santa 7 L,os Angeles, 90025 CA Tel: (310)442-7755 8 Fax: (3L0)442-7756 E-mail:[email protected] 9 Ira Spiro(67641) 1 0 J.MarkMoore(180473) MOSS BARNBSS, SP]RO LLP 1 1 11377 WestOlym.pic Blvd.,Fifth Floor LosAngeles, 9AA6+rc83 CA 1,2 Tel: (310)235-2468 Fax: (310)235-2456 E-mail:ira(Dsoimmoss.com ;ffiGffioss"cor 14 AttornEts Plaintifs for t5 t6 t7 18 t 9 SCHOII, on behalf of themselvs and all 20 2l
v. othen similarly situated, Plaintitrs. AFT'IDAVIT OF'JOSEPE N. KRAVEC. JR. IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' MOTI'ON FOR JT]RISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY FELTON A. SPEARS,JR. and SIDNEY CASE NO.: 5:0&Cv-00868 (RMw) CLASISACTION
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g Janet LindnerSp ielber (221926) I.A}VOFFICES OFJANET LINDNERSPIELBERG 12400 WilshireBlvd-,Suite400 LosAngeles, C490025 Tet (310) 392-8801 Fax: (310) 278-5938 E-mail [email protected]

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AFFIDAVIT JOSEPH KRAVEC, N aUPPORT PLtllrTlFFS' UOnOI FORJIJFISDICTIOIIIL OF tL JR OF DISCOVERY! (RMW} 6SE NO.: 5:@V{08@

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JOSEPH KRAVEC, JR, of full agB,uponhis affidavit herebycertiies asfollows: N, L, I sm anattorneyat law ofthe Commonwealth ofPeonsylvania, havebeenadmitted and

pro hac vice m +hereferencedaction I 'm a partnerwith the law firm SpecterSpecterEvans &

4 Manogue,P.C., attomeysfor PlaintiB in the above-captioned maiter. As suc\ I bave personal
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I makethis afrtlavit in supportof Plaintiffs Motion for JurisdictionalDiscoveryfiled

in response Defendant AppraisalIIC's (flkla Irrrder's Service, to LSI Inc.) Notice of Motion: Motion

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3. No discoveryhasbee,n takenby eitherparty in this action Plaintifs haveserveda set

1 0 of written docunetrt requestson Deferdantson June 19, 2008, to which Defendants have not yet
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responded. 4. Attachedto the Affdavit of Joseph Kravec,Jr. in Supportof Plaintiffs' Responses N.

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l 3 in Oppositionto Defendants' Motionsto Dsmrissat Exhibit 2 is a true andcorrectcopyofthe appraisal t4 reportprepard for Ms. Scholl'spropertythatis at issuein this action. Page6 ofMs. Scholl'sappraisal l 5 reportidentifiesthe email address the *LENDER"/CLIENf'as "[email protected]" for 16
5. I hada'llfhois" search conducted tls dsmainname"le,ndersservice.com" sa identified Scholl's appraisal report through Network Solutions at the web site

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l 9 "lenderssenrice.com" beregisteredtoLSI, X50N. Redhill Ave., Santa to Ar:a Ca1ifomia92705. The 20 web site title for the domainis listed as'T,SI - A Fidelity NationalFinancialCompany." 2l
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OnMay2,2008, Defendantlender's Services, Inc., n/lslalSlAppraisal Lrc e,Sf)

61edits Notice of Motion andMotion to Dismiss@ocketNo. 48)fDismissal Motion") in this action 7. In supportofits Dimissal Motion, LSI submittedthe Affirlavit ofKathleen M. Rice in

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Support[sic] Motion to [email protected]). Ms. Rice's afFdavit states

25 LSI searched databases any and all appraisal its reportsrelatingto Plaintift FeltonA. Spears, "for Jr. 26 andSidneyScholl andthe propertiesthat areat issue." Ms. Rice's affidavit alsostalesLSI foundrhat
it .lud not prepared appraisal any reporf' for the propediesownedby Mr. Spears Ms. Scholl,and or 28 tlai 'L5I wasnot ableto find auy appraisal reportcompleted ISf' for Ms. Scholl's propeny. Ms. by

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any L Rice doesnot attest whether tle searchshe conductedrevealedif LSI had in its possession or regardingeitherMs. Scholl or Mr. Spears, eitheroftheir properties. 2 appraisals
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LSI's cour:sel relies on Ms. Rice's affidavit statingLSI did not preparean appraisal

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rlat Plaiutiffs' claim agpinstLSI shouldbe report for eithr of Plahtiffs to supporttheir argument dismissedfor lack of subject mattrr jurisdiction puFuant to Rule 12(bxl), contending'T.SI bad no to at absolutely involvemre,nt or connection tle appraisals issuein this suit." DismissalMotion, with p.8. 9, As discovery yet to begin in this Action, andsubjectmatterjurisdiction is disputed has

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in by the partiesand on the face of Plaintiffs' appraisals, order to firther prove tlat Plaintift have subjectmatterjurisdiction over LSI, Plaintiffs will needdiscoveryregardingthe following issues: a Whether and the extent 1o 1'/hlch ISI participated"in any way, with the preparation, completion or review of either IVts. Scholl's or Mr. Spears' appraisals. prepared Ms. Scholl or Mr. WhetherLSI receivedcopiesof the appraisals for Speanprior to ths filing of Plaintiffs' lawsuit

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The reason(s) why ISls email address is identified as the '1-ENDERICLIENT's" addresonMs. Scholl'sappraisal report.
The reason(s) why LSI receiveda copy of Ms. Scholl's apprra:isal it had not if prepared oicompieted an appraisalfrii Us. Scholl or her froperty asMs. Rice contnds. performedby Defendant WhetherLSI routinely receivescopiesof appraisals First American eAppraiselT,and the reason(s)LSI is sent First American aAppraiselT'sappraisals. f. WhetherLSI routinely sends copiesof appraisals 'brrenar*- or 'tompletes" it to DefendantFirst Amedcan 'leppqals'eh, and thti re.ason(s) why if sends to appraisals First AmericaneAppraiselT. Whether WashingtonMutual Bgnk, Fd its parent company,subsidiaries or playedany role in directing Defendants and/orFirst affiliated companies LSI AmericaneAppraiselTto sendappraisal reportsto oneaaother. h. WhetherLSI's receipt or possession Ms. Scholl's appraisalreport had an of affect on Ms. Schollts anoiaisat. WhetloerI,Sf, *"rip;;f appraisats*prepared" or "completed" by Fint AmericaneAprpraiselihasan-d.ffect tlie fopraisalprocess on generally.
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Whether I.SI was part of a conspiracywith WMB ard EA to nrovide false qpratsd repoftsin violarion of $plicible law for WMB loansdndthe extent

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to which this conspiracyconbibutedto or affectedthe appraisalreports for Plaintift. I 0. Plaintiffs believediscoveryregardingthe iszus listed aboveis necessary determine to

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I 3 COUNTYOF ALLEGHENY 4

PROOT'OFSERVICE

2 STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA

I amemolovedin the CountvofAlleehenv. StateofPennsylvania.I am oyer the is address The 26'Floor aeeof 18andhofa Darfvto the within action Mv business 1 5 KoppersBuilding, Pitts6urgtr,Pennsylvania 5219.

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On June25.2008.usins the NorthernDistrict of Califomia'sElectronicCase N. Filing Systern, wiih the ECF ID registered Jossph Klavec,Jr., I filed andserved to described as: the flocdment(s) AF'FIDAVIT OF'JOSEPHN. KRAVEC.JR IN SI]PPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' MOTION F'OR JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY TheECF Svstera desisredto automaticallv is an to ssnerate e-mailmessase all this case,the partiesare servedasfollows: JanetLindner Spielberg,Esquire Ira Spiro, Esquire RobertIra Spiro, Esquire J. Mark Moore, Esquire Michael D. Braun,Esquire Attorneys for Plainffis Robefi J. Pfister,Esquire Martin L. Fineman,Esquire Michael Rummage, Stephen Esquire Esquire SamN. Dawood, Jonathan Lloyd, Esquire M.

Accordfig to *re ECF/PACER 10 partiesin thecase, which constftuteq s.ervice. sys-tern, for

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] service@braunlawgroup. com [email protected] [email protected] steverurnrnage@dwt. com [email protected] jonatbanlloyd@dwt com
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Attorneysfor Defendant WashingtonMutual Inc. LauraJean Fowler,Esquire Attorneysfor DefendanteAppraiselT Margaret AnneKeane, Esquire Kris HueChauMan,Esquire AngelaM. Papalaskaris, Esquire Christopher ClarlqEsquire J.

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Esquire Kevin C. Wallace, Esquire JeffieyD. Rotenberg, Richard l{ans,Esquire F.

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[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

LSI Appraisal,LLC 4 Attorneysfor Defendant On June25,2008,I served document(s) the described as:
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AF'FIDAVTTOF'JOSEPH KRAVEC.JR IN SI]PPORTOT' N. PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY by..placing true copy(ies)thereofenclosed a sealed a in envelope(s) addressed as PatrickJ. Smittr. Es-quip

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Esquire 9 KerryFordCunnineham,
1 0 Thacher Proffir& WoodLLP l 1 NewYork,NewYork 10281

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t2 Attorneysfor eAppralselT l3 Kris H. Man-Esouire DewevandteBoieufLLP t4 OneEmbarcadero Center Suite400 l5 San Fransisco, 941 | -3619 CA | 16 Attorneysfor LSI Appraisal LLC
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I served above the document(s) follows: as BY MAIL. I amfamiliarwith thefirm'spractice collection processins of and co:responde,nce bv mailine.Under uractice wouldbedeDosited U.S.oostaf that it rdth servic6 thatsadrc vdthpostage on dav thereon firllv nreoaid Pittsbursh. at Pennsvlvania -served. in the ordinarvcourse-of businesslI am aware-that motionof ilre oartv bn is invalidifpostal service prezumed cancellation orpostaeemeterdat6 thari date isftiore onedayafterdateof deposit mailingin anaffidavitl for pro who is admitted hacvice tnthis . I am.ernplgyed ttle officq of an attoryey !n acuon wnose at crrecnon servlce rnade. tne was " abovels true andcorrect. gnderpenaltyof peduryunderthe lawsof theUnited States the that I declare

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Executedon June25,2008, at Pittsburgb" Pennsylvania

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