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Christopher E. Schumb SBN 116828 LAW OFFICES OF CHRISTOPHER SCHUMB 10 Almaden Blvd. Suite 1250 San Jose, California 95113 Telephone: (408)271-3245 Facsimile: (408)289-1509 Attorney for Defendant BOULEVARDS NEW MEDIA, INC.
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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DEFENDANT BOULEVARDS NEW MEDIA INC.'S MOTION TO QUASH, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE MODIFY PLAINTIFF'S SUBPOENAS DUCES ) TECTUM TO ANIERICAN LEASING, ) INC.; DIABLO CAPITAL; AND ) BRIDGE BANK, N.A. ) Date: Time: Courtroom: 5 Judge: Hon. Patricia V. Trumbull
TO PLAINTIFF JOHNATHAN BRANT FINLEY AND HIS ATTORNEY OF
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September _, 2008, at _
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there after as counsel may be heard by the above titled court, located 280 South First Street, San Jose, California, 95113, in the courtroom of the Hon. Patricia V. Trumbull, Defendant Boulevards 24 New Media, Inc. does move the Court to quash, or in the alternative, modify Plaintiff's subpoenas 25 issued to American Leasing; Diablo Capital; and Bridge Bank:, N.A. This motion is brought on the 26 grounds that Plaintiff has not complied with the requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil 27 28 Procedure in providing notice to the parties of this action, seeking relevant information, and
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avoiding undue burden to the deponents. This motion is based on this Notice of Motion and Motion, the Memorandum of Points and Authorities filed herewith, the declarations of Christopher E. Schumb, Boulevards New Media, Inc., and Bradley A. Bening, the pleadings and papers on file herein, and upon such other matters as may be presented to the Court at the time of the hearing.
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INTRODUCTION
Defendant Boulevards New Media, Incorporated ("BNM") requests an order quashing or modifying Plaintiff Brant Finley's ("Finley") deposition subpoenas to third parties American
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Leasing, LP; Diablo Capital; and Bridge Bank, N.A., on the grounds that the subpoenas, as served 10 seek information that is of a sensitive commercial nature, cause undue burden, seek wholly 11 irrelevant information that does not relate to any claims in this action based on the operative
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Complaint and were not drawn in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ("FRCP") Rule 13 45.
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II. FACTS
15 This matter arises out the seller's remorse and greed. Plaintiff is currently alleging that he 16 was induced by fraud to enter into a joint venture with Defendants over four years ago. The joint 17 venture of the parties was the creation of an internet company whose website is dedicated to 18 providing movie show times to visitors for virtually every city in the Untied States. In the tradition
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of Silicon Valley, Finley was the ambitious creator of the website, www.mrmovietimes.com. and 20 Defendant BNM was the established company willing to reach out and provide insight, experience
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and financing to bring a stuggling idea into profitable reality. After three successful years Finley 22 filed this action in October 2007, seeking rescission of the Contribution Agreement that he entered 23 into with BNM to form Mr. Movie Times, Inc. ("MMT"), in June 2004 alleging that he was induced 24 into the venture through the fraudulent promises of BNM and its CEO Dan Pulcrano ("Pulcrano").
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1 The subpoenas are identical in their requests with the exception of references to certain Unifonn Commercial Code filings and a request unique to the Bridge Bank subpoena. As a result, BNM files this one motion to quash all three in the interest ofjudicial economy.
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www.mrmovietimes.com and BNM contributed capital in the sum of $50,000 and agreed to use its 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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expertise and experience in internet based businesses, search engine optimization, as well as its finance and executive teams to develop the new company. (Declaration ofBoulevards New Media, Inc. In Support ofDefendant's Motion to Quash Subpoenas (hereinafter "BNM Dec!.") ~2.) In return Finley took 150,000 shares ofMMT and BNM took 600,000. 2 (BNM Dec!. ~3.) Both parties also contributed additional domain names that related to various cities around the United States. (BNM Dec!.
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At the very outset of this litigation attorneys for Mr. Pulcrano immediately presented Finley with the opportunity to retain an independent auditor to review the accounting and financial records ofMMT to assuage his paranoia that BNM had somehow been stealing funds from MMT. (Declaration ofBradley A. Bening In Support ofDefendant's Motion to Quash Subpoenas ("Bening Dec!.") ~2.) To date, Finley has refused this offer. (Bening Dec!.~3.) With regard to more formal forms of party discovery, the parties have agreed on deposition dates for both Finley and Pulcrano to occur in September and October respectively. (Bening Dec!.
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Shortly before the issuance of the document requests to BNM and Pulcrano, Finley's counsel also issued three subpoenas to various entities that have financial relationships with BNM American Leasing, LP; Diablo Capital; and Bridge Bank, N.A. (Schumb Dec!.
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each one contains at least seven requests, and only one of the requests contained in each set is directly related documents that pertain to MMT. (Id.) The remainder are directed at the financial condition ofBNM and its "affiliates, subsidiaries or related entities." (Schumb Dec!.
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There were a total of 1,000,000 shares ofMMT stock issued. The remaining 250,000 shares have at all time remained in the treasury, and have been available for acquisition by Finley subject to a vesting agreement, which has fully vested.
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counsel or BNM's counsel. (Bening Dec!. ,-r6; Schumb Dec!. ,-r5.)
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A. Plaintiff's Counsel Failed to Comply With FRCP 45(b)(1).
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The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure require the party issuing a subpoena for the production of documents, electronic data or other tangible items to first provide notice to the parties of the litigation. "[I]f the subpoena commands the production of documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things or the inspection of premises before trial, then before it served, a notice must be served on each party. (F.R.C.P.45(b)(l).) The Advisory Committee Notes from 2007 further explain this requirement was included to reflect that courts had generally been interpreting the notice require of previous iterations of Rule 45 to require "notice to the parties before the subpoena is served on the person commanded to produce or permit inspection." (FRCP Rule 45 2007 Advisory Committee Notes.) Not only was BNM not provided notice prior to the service of the subpoena, its notice appeared two weeks following service. (Schumb Dec!. ,-r4.) This failure to comply with procedure has not only prevented the parties from meaningfully having an opportunity to discuss the subpoenas prior to their service, but it has also severely prejudiced BNM's attempts to quash them prior to the date upon which the respondents must comply. In Butler v. Biocore Medical Technologies, Inc. (348 F.3d (10th Cir. 2003)1163.) the court found that providing notice ten days following the service of the subpoena was a violation of FRCP 45(b)( 1) and that the "purpose behind the notice requirement is to provide opposing counsel an opportunity to object to the subpoena. A contrary interpretation of Rule 45(b)(1), [] 'would allow a party to mail notice one day prior to the date of compliance, effectively prohibiting counsel from responding. '" (Id. at 1173, citations omitted.) This situation is precisely what BNM is currently faced with. It must scurry to attempt to quash the subpoenas, and do so prior to production. (King v. Fidelity Nat 'I Bank of Baton Rouge (5th Cir. 1983) 712 F.2d 188,191, stating that the filing of a motion does not postpone production under the subpoena.)
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B. Finley's Subpoenas Subject BNM and the Deponents to Undue Burden.
A party or attorney responsible for issuing and serving a subpoena must take reasonable steps to avoid imposing undue burden or expense on a person subject to the subpoena. (FRCP Rule 45(c)(1).) On timely motion, the issuing court must quash or modify a subpoena that: (iv) subjects person to undue burden. (FRCP Rule 45(c)(3)(A)(iv).) In determining what constitutes an "undue burden" the court is governed by the standards of FRCP Rule 26(b). (Gonzales v. Google, Inc. (N.D. Cal. 2006) 234 F.R.D. 674, 679; explaining the relationship between FRCP Rules 45, 34, and 26.) Rule 26(b)(2)(C)(ii) provides that the court must limit the frequency or extent of discovery otherwise allowed by these rules or by local rule if it determines that: (i) the discovery sought is unreasonably cumulative or duplicative, or can be obtained from some other source that is more convenient, less burdensome or less expensive. (FRCP Rule 26(b)(2)(C)(i).) If the sought after documents are not relevant, nor calculated to lead to admissible evidence, then any burden whatsoever imposed would be by definition "undue." (Gonzales v. Google, Inc. (supra.) 234 F.R.D. 674,680; citing Compaq Computer Corp. v. Packard Bell Elec., Inc. 163 F.R.D. 329,335-336.) Furthermore, "an evaluation of undue burden requires the court to weight the burden to the subpoenaed party against the value of the information to the serving party, and, in particular, requires the court to consider: ... such factors as relevance, the need of the party for the documents, the breadth of the document request, the time period covered by it, the particularity with which the documents are described and the burden imposed." (Moon v. SCP Pool Corp. (C.D. Cal. 2005) 232 F.R.D. 633, 637; citing Travelers Indem. Co. v. Metropolitan Life Insur. Co. 228 F.R.D. 111, 113; and United States v. IBM 83 F.R.D. 97, 104.) 1. The Subpoenas Are Not Limited To Relevant Evidence. Finley's complaint seeks damages for alleged fraud and securities violations. The basis for these claims, as set forth in his complaint are that MMT has failed to conduct board meetings, elect a third director, secure a tax identification number, and did not establish bank accounts. (Plaintiff's
Petition and Jury Demand p.4.) Additionally, the complaint alleges that MMT's advertising
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establish the joint venture and has damaged him. Based on these allegations, the only banking or finance information that would be relevant to this action are those from the BNM account where the MMT funds were deposited. The subpoenas as issued; however, seek the following information: 1) Any and all agreements between you and Boulevards New Media, Inc. 2) Any and all financing statements in your possession, custody or control which refer or relate to Boulevards New Media, Inc., as the debtor. 3) Any and all correspondence (including but not limited to electronic correspondence) between you and Boulevards New Media, Inc. concerning any loans, advances, investments, or capital contributions by you to Boulevards New Media, Inc. or its subsidiaries, affiliates or related entries. 4) Any and all documents which identify any property of Boulevards New Media, Inc. pledged, loaned or that serves as collateral to secure any loans, funding lines of credits, investments, capital or other funds provided you our your affiliates, subsidiaries or related entities. 5) Any and all documents which relate to any financing statements filed by you with Boulevards New Media, Inc. as the debtor including but not limited to financing statement number [varies per subpoena]. 6) Any and all financial or accounting statements of Boulevards New Media, Inc. in your possession, custody or control. 7) Any and all documents in your possession, custody or control that reference "MMT" or "Mrmovietimes.com." 8) Any and all documents which refer or relate to Boulevards New Media Inc.'s "inventory, equipment, accounts, chattel paper, instruments (including but not limited to all promissory notes), certificates of title, documents of title, deposit accounts, investment property, money, general intangibles (including but not limited to all software and all payment intangibles), and fixtures."
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There is no limitation on the dates of information sought. How would records of Boulevards "affiliates, subsidiaries or related entities" that pre-date the formation of the joint venture in June 2004 be relevant? They would not, and Finley's own party discovery admits as much. The discovery requests sent to the parties limits the "relevant time" of this matter to January 1, 2003 to the present. (Schumb Dec!. ,-[2; Bening Decl,-[5.) The subpoenas, however, are unlimited by any such restraint. This creates an unquestionable certainty that records which, by plaintiffs own admission have no relevance to this proceeding will be produced. This will result in non-party deponents wasting resources to produce inconsequential records responsive to improperly drawn subpoenas. As a result, sensitive commercial information of defendant will be disseminated to an adversary for review without any legal foundation. In Moon v. SCP Pool Corp., supra, the court found that a subpoena issued to a third party that sought records dating back 10 years was burdensome. (Moon v. SCP Pool Corp. (Supra) 232 F.R.D. 633, 637, 638.) Finley'S request have no horizon, and reach back as far the deponents can possibly find in their files, despite there being no conceivable theory in which discoverable information could exist in such time frame. Therefore, the subpoenas are "overbroad on their face and exceed the bounds of fair discovery." (Id.) 3. Finley' Subpoenas Do Not Identify The Documents Sought With Particularity. Moreover, Finley'S complaint does not allege that any "affiliates, subsidiaries or related entities" have access to the account where Finley contends MMT's funds were deposited. Nor does it allege that BNM wrongfully invested MMT funds in other "affiliates, subsidiaries or related entities." In fact, the complaint does not even allude to such entities. Notwithstanding this issue, Finley's subpoena makes no attempt to define what an "affiliate" or "related entity" is. To wit, is an affiliate a vendor? A customer? A vendor's customer? Given that both companies, BNM and MMT, are internet companies that sell advertising to other companies, are those companies affiliates or related entities? What is the reach of related? Is it contractual? Is it an ownership interest? More troubling is the use of the term "your affiliates, subsidiaries, or related entities" in request number 4 in each subpoena. This would require each deponent to divulge information abou its business relationships that have absolutely no bearing on this suit. Also, the same issues arise at
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what Finley intends the definition of "affiliate" and! or "related entity" to mean. The ambiguity provides him with the ability to continue demanding more, and more until he determines that his hunger for documents has been satiated. The only allegation of the complaint is that the funds were comingled with non-MMT assets, yet in request 6 to the Bridge Bank subpoena, Finley is seeking records that pertain to multiple accounts, property, money, inventory, fixtures, and so on. At its heart Finley's complaint pleads classic fraud in the inducement. Neither his complaint, nor the answer filed by BNM, state any facts that theories that put any of this, or the information of any of the other requests into play. Therefore, Finley cannot show that these subpoenas are drafted with the necessary particularity. 4. The Subpoenas Are Hopelessly Overbroad. As set forth above, the categories of information sought by the subpoenas far exceed the scope of the complaint and!or answers on file in this matter. The requests have no end with regard to time, no limit with regard to the number of companies, accounts, persons, or other any other cognizable parameters that permit a logical response tailored to the issues at bar. 5. Finley Cannot Show A Need For These Documents From The Deponents. Each of the requests are related directly contact between the deponents and BNM, therefore, all or nearly all ofthe documents would conceivably be in the possession ofBNM, which is a party to this action. In fact, Finley has served BNM with document requests that would reach the relevant information that he is attempting to seek in these requests, however do to his own counsel's scheduling of events, those responses are not due until after the deponents would have to produce under the subpoenas. (Schumb Dec!.
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attempted to obtain documents sought in a subpoena from the opposing party first, requiring a non party to produce them is undue burden. (Moon v. SCP Pool Camp. (Supra) 232 F.R.D. 633, 683.) As a result, Finley would not have the grounds to make a showing that the subpoenas should be issued until BNM has responded to the requests for production.
C. Finley's Subpoenas Seek Commercial Information And Should Be Quashed.
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research, development, or commercial information. (FRCP Rule 45(c)(3)(B)(i).) All of the categories, save number 7 (8 on the Bridge Bank subpoena) seek commercial information involving BNM, and deponents. Additionally, requests 3 and 4, unquestionably seek commercial information that would involve non-parties who are "affiliates", "subsidiaries" or "related entities" to either BNM or the deponents, who have no relevance to this case. (See, Moon v. SCP Pool Camp. 232 F.R.D. 633, 638.)
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BNM respectfully requests that this court quash, or in that alternative, appropriately modify the improper subpoenas that have been issued by Plaintiff in this matter. DATED: August 27,2008 LAW OFFICE OF CHRISTOPHER E. SCHUMB
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Christopher E. Schumb SBN 116828 LAW OFFICES OF CHRISTOPHER SCHUMB 10 Almaden Blvd. Suite 1250 San Jose, California 95113 Telephone: (408)271-3245 Facsimile: (408)289-1509
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Attorney for Defendant BOULEVARDS NEW MEDIA, INC.
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) No. C 08-00248 PVT ) DECLARATION OF CHRISTOPHER E. SCHUMB IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT BOULEVARDS NEW MEDIA'S MOTION TO QUASH SUBPOENAS
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I, Christopher E. Schumb, declare:
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I am duly licensed to practice before the courts of the State of Califomia, and I
represent defendant Boulevards New Media, Inc. ("BNM") in the above-entitled action. If called to testify, I could and would testify competently to the matters contained herein.
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On August 8, 2008, my office received Plaintiffs First Request for Production
to BNM, which were served by facsimile and certified mail. (A true and correct copy of
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these requests is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.) 3. On August 19, 2008, my office received copies of the subpoenas served by
Mr. Rodriguez on American Leasing; Diablo Capital; and Bridge Bank, N.A., from Quest
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Discovery Services. (True and correct copies of the subpoenas and the post marked envelope are attached hereto as Exhibit 2.) 4.
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The subpoenas that were received by my office on August 19,2008, were
issued by Plaintiffs attorney, Miguel Rodriguez on August 5, 2008.
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At no time prior to the receipt of these subpoenas was I provided with notice
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meet and confer letter to Mr. Rodriguez. (A true and correct copy of this letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.) 7. Mr. Rodriguez did not respond to this meet and confer until August 27,2008.
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TAYLOR DUNHAM
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August 8, 2008 VIA FACSIMILE & CERTIFIED MAIL, RRR Christopher E. Schumb The Law Offices of Christopher E. Schumb 10 Almaden Blvd., Suite 1250 San Jose, CA 95113 VIA FACSIMILE & CERTIFIED MAIL, RRR Bradley A. Bening George Washington Dowell Willoughby, Stuart & Bening, Inc. 50 W. San Fernando Street, Suite 400 San Jose, CA 95113
Re:
Cause No. C 08-00248-PVT; Johnathan Brant Finley v. Dan Pulcrano and Boulevards New Media, Inc.; In the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division.
Dear Counsel: Enclosed please find the following documents in the above referenced matter: 1. Plaintiff Finley'S First Request for Production [Nos. 1-23] to Defendant Dan Pulcrano; and 2. Plaintiff Finley's First Request for Production [Nos. 1-29] to Defendant Boulevards New Media, Inc. Thank you. Sincerely,
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION
JOHNATHAN BRANT FINLEY Plaintiff,
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PLAINTIFF FINLEY'S FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION [NOS. 1-29] TO DEFENDANT BOULEVARDS NEW MEDIA, INC. TO: Defendant Boulevards New Media, Inc., by and through its attorney of record Christopher E. Schumb, The Law Offices of Christopher E. Schumb, 10 Almaden Blvd., Suite 1250, San Jose, CA 95113. Pursuant to Rule 34 (a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff Jonhathan Brant Finley hereby propounds this First Set of Requests for Production [Nos.1-29] to Defendant Boulevards New Media, Inc. Defendant is required to respond to each request for production contained herein and to serve those responses on Plaintiff within thirty days of service of these requests, by serving those responses on Plaintiff's attorney of record, Miguel S. Rodriguez, Taylor, Dunham & Burgess, L.L.P., 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 1050, Austin, Texas 78701. Defendant is required to produce for inspection and copying at the offices of Taylor, Dunham & Burgess, L.L.P. or some other mutually acceptable location, all of the requested documents. Defendant is also required to supplement its responses to the requests for production under the circumstances specified in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Respectfully submitted,
TAYLOR, DUNHAM & BURGESS, L.L.P.
301 Congress Avenue. Suite 1050
Austin, Texas 78701
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(512) 473-2257 Telephone (512) 478-4409 Facsjmile By: ,----'---.-----.-
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Donald R. Taylor Tx State Bar No. 1968800 Miguel S. Rodriguez Tx State Bar No. 24007938 Jennifer A. Tatum Tx State Bar No. 24046950
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served on all parties by delivering a true and correct copy by facsimile and certified mail, return receipt requested on this the 8th day of August, 2008 as follows:
Christopher E. Schumb The Law Offices of Christopher E. Schumb 10 Almaden Blvd., Suite 1250 San Jose, CA 95113
George Washington Dowell Bradley A. Bening Willoughby, Stuart & Bening, Inc. 50 W. San Fernando Street, Suite 400 San Jose, CA 95113
Miguel S. Rodriguez
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INSTRUCTIONS
Each request for production shall be set forth immediately prior to the answer thereto. Your written response shall state that inspection will be pennitted as requested except only to the extent that you make objections in writing to particular items, or categories of items, stating specific reasons why such discovery should not be allowed. You are to produce all responsive documents for inspection as they are kept in the usual course of business, or you shall organize and label them to correspond with the categories in the request. You are to produce all responsive documents that are in your possession, custody, or control. You are to produce the original and all non-identical copies of the document, e.g., copies with marginal notes, comments, etc., and you are not to dispose of the documents until the inspection or copying hereunder has been completed.
ELECTRONICIMAGNETIC DATA
Pursuant to Fed. R. Crv. P. 34, Plaintiff specifically requests any electronic or magnetic data be produced in its original fonnat. Any request for production or interrogatories shall be construed to include a request for electronic documents/infonnation.
DEFINITIONS FOR REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall apply to these requests for production: 1. (a) "Identify" or "identity" means: In the case of a natural person, the person's full name, last known residential address, employer or business affiliation, occupation or business position and last known business address. In the case of a business entity, its full name, legal status, principal place of business, full name of its chief executive officer, address of the principal place of business, and telephone number. In the case of a communication in the form of a document, the identity of the person preparing or authoring it. the sender. its title or description of its subject matter, the identity of the addresses, including carbon copy holders, its date of preparation and distribution or publication. a location of each non-identical copy,
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the identity of the present custodian of the document, the identity of the person or persons who can identify the document, and substance of the writing of the document. In lieu of supplying the foregoing information you may attach a copy of each such document with your answer to these interrogatories. (d) In the case of a communication in the fonn of an oral statement, the identity ofthe person making the statement, the place and date where and when the statement was made, the names of all persons present when the statement was made, and the substance, or, if possible, verbatim recitation of the statement. In the case of a communication in the form of a meeting or conference, the identity of each person present in person, by telephone, or other means, the date and place of the meeting or conference, the identity of each document prepared for, distributed or exchanged at, or made during or following such meeting or conference, and the substance, or, if possible, verbatim recitation of the communication. In the case of an act or omission, a description of the act or omission, the date and place when and where it occurred, the identity of the person or persons acting or failing to act, the identity of persons who have knowledge of the act or omission, the date of the act or omission first became known to you and the circumstances and manner in which you first obtained such knowledge.
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2. "Statement" includes any oral or written communication, in whatever form, made by a person, or in which the person has manifested their agreement with, or adoption of, the statement. 3. "Any" includes any and all of the item, of whatever description, whether it includes one or more of the requested data. 4. "Finley" and/or "Plaintiff' shall mean Johnathan Brant Finely and his employees, agents, attorneys, or other representative of any of them and all other persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of him. S. "Pulcrano" and/or "Defendant Pulcrano" shall mean Dan Pulcrano and his employees, agents, attorneys, or other representative of any of them and all other persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of him. 6. "You," "your" and "Boulevards" shall mean Boulevards New Media, Inc. and its present or former officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, or other representative of any of them and all other persons acting or purporting to act on behalf of them. 7. "MrMovieTimes, Inc." shall mean MrMovieTimes, Inc., as well as all other persons acting or purport.ing to act on behalf of MrMovieTimes, Inc., including its attorneys or other representatives.
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8. The tenn "document" includes, by way of illustration only and not by way of limitation, the following, whether printed or reproduced by any process, or written or produced by hand, and whether or not claimed to be privileged or otherwise excludable from discovery, namely: computer tapes, discs, drums, memory cores, or other computer media; computer printouts or other computer output; notes; writings; drawings; graphs; data; lists; itineraries; correspondence; communications of any nature; telegrams; memoranda; notebooks of any character; charts; summaries of records of personal conversations; calendars; diaries or excerpts therefrom; logs; routing slips or memoranda; reports; publications; photographs; minutes or records of meetings; transcripts of oral testimony or statements; reports or summaries of interviews; written statements; affidavits; reports or summaries of investigations; agreements or contracts, including all modifications or revisions thereof; reports or summaries of negotiations; court papers; brochures; pamphlets; press releases; drafts of, revisions of drafts of, or translations of any document; tape recordings; dictation recordings or belts; circuit diagrams; data compilations; designs; log books; part specifications; data books; data sheets; schematics; and all tangible items. Any document with marks on any sheet or side thereof, including by way of illustration only and not by way of limitation, initials, stamped indicia, any comment or notation of any character and not a part of the original text, or any reproduction thereof, is to be considered a separate document for purposes of this request. "Document" also includes any copy of an original document, if the original is unavailable. 9. "Communication" shall mean any document, oral statement, conversation, meeting, or conference, fonnal or infonnal, at any time or place, and under any circumstances whatsoever, whereby information of any nature was stated, written, recorded or in any manner transmitted or transferred. 10. constituting. 11. "Concerning" shall mean relating to, referring to, describing, evidencing or
"Relevant Time Period" shall mean from January 1, 2003 until the present.
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REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO.1: Any and all agreements between you and Defendant Pulcrano. RESPONSE:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO.2:
Any and all agreements between you and Domain Capital, LLC. RESPONSE:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO.3:
Any and all agreements between you and American Leasing, LP. RESPONSE:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO.4:
Any and all agreements between you and Bridge Bank, N.A. RESPONSE:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO.5:
Any and all agreements between you and Diablo Capital. RESPONSE:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO.6:
Any and all financing statements in your possession, custody or control which refer or relate to you as the debtor. RESPONSE:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO.7:
Any and all correspondence (including but not limited to electronic correspondence) between you and Domain Capital, LLC concerning any loans, advances, investments, or capital contributions by Domain Capital, LLC to you or your subsidiaries, affiliates or related entities. RESPONSE:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO.8:
Any and all correspondence (including but not limited to electronic correspondence) between you and American Leasing, LP concerning any loans, advances, investments, or capital contributions by American Leasing, LP to you or your subsidiaries. affiliates or related entities. RESPONSE:
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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO.9: Any and all correspondence (including but not limited to electronic correspondence) between you and Bridge Bank, N.A. concerning any loans, advances, investments, or capital contributions by Bridge Bank, N.A. to you or your subsidiaries, affiliates or related entities. RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 10: Any and all correspondence (including but not limited to electronic correspondence) between you and Diablo Capital concerning any loans, advances, investments, or capital contributions by Diablo Capital to you or your subsidiaries, affiliates or related entities. RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 11: Any and all correspondence (including but not limited to electronic correspondence) between you and Pulcrano concerning Mr. Movie Times and/or Finley during the Relevant Time Period. RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 12: Any and all correspondence (including but not limited to electronic correspondence) between you and Finely concerning Mr. Movie Times and/or Pulcrano during the Relevant Time Period. RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 13: Any and all correspondence (including but not limited to electronic correspondence) between you and any auditors, accountants, financial advisors, tax consultants or other professional (other than legal counsel) concerning any loans, advances, investments, or capital contributions by Diablo Capital, American Leasing, LP, Bridge Bank, N.A. and/or Domain Capital, LLC to you or your subsidiaries, affiliates or related entities. RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 14: Any and all documents which identify any property of Boulevards pledged, loaned or that serves as collateral to secure any loans, funding, lines of credits, investments, capital or other funds provided by Diablo Capital, American Leasing, LP, Bridge Bank, N.A. and/or Domain Capital, LLC or their affiliates, subsidiaries or related entities. RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 15: Any and all documents which relate to any financing statements filed with Boulevards New
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Media, Inc. as the debtor including but not limited to financing statement number 057029440970, number 067067124588, number 077126559375, and number 077138456142.
RESPONSE:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 16:
Any and all documents which relate to your interest in the internet domain name and related registrations of the URL www.detroit.com; www.indianapolis.com; www.oakland.com;. www.raleigh.com; and www.bethesda.com. RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 17:
Any and all financial or accounting statements of Boulevards New Media, Inc.
RESPONSE:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 18:
Any and all documents in your possession, custody or control that reference "MMT" or "Mrmovietimes.com" during the Relevant Time Period. RESPONSE:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 19:
Any and all documents of any security interest held by any person or entity in the stock of Mr. Movie Times during the Relevant Time Period. RESPONSE:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 20:
Any and all minutes of meetings of the Boulevard's board of directors related to (directly or indirectly) Finely during the Relevant Time Period. RESPONSE:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 21:
Any and all documents tendered to a lender or bank reflecting the finances of Mr. Movie Times. RESPONSE:
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 22:
Any and all documents tendered to any tax preparer, auditor, accountant, bank and/or investor reflecting Boulevard's ownership ofMr. Movie Times stock and/or reflecting the finances of Mr. Movie Times. RESPONSE:
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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 23: Any and all documents related to the indemnification ofPulcrano in this lawsuit. RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 24: Any and all billing records, fee statements, invoices or other documents related to any legal expenses paid by or through Mr. Movie Times or paid as the result of any indemnification of Pulcrano in this lawsuit. RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 25: Any documents which identify any businesses, corporations, entities, partnerships, sole enterprises, unincorporated entities or limited liability companies for which Boulevards New Media, Inc. has any ownership of or any interest in. RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 26: Any documents which identify any businesses, corporations, entItIes, partnerships, sole enterprises, unincorporated entities or limited liability companies for which MrMovieTimes, Inc. has any ownership of or any interest in. RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 27: Any and all bank statements and banking agreements for all accounts where MMT funds were held in deposit during the Relevant Time Period. RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 28: Any and all documents of any security interest held by any person or entity in accounts where Mr. Movie Times funds were held in deposit during the Relevant Time Period. RESPONSE: REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 29: Any and all legal opinions relating to the approval or recommendation of indemnification by you ofPulcrano in this lawsuit. RESPONSE:
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EXHIBIT
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QualiI.y · Uniformity · ExceUenu· Service· Teamwork
QUEST DISCOVERY SERVICES
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ATTN: CHRISTOPHER E. SCHUMB, ESQ. CHRISTOPHER E. SCHUMB ATTORNEY AT LAW 10 ALMADEN BLVD. SUITE 1250 SAN JOSE, CA 95113-2233
http://www.questds.com/
Records Request Form
In Reply Refer to: Our File Number:
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09/04108
JONATHAN BRANT FINLEY VS. DAN PLJLCRANO AND BOULEVARDS NEW MEDIA, INC Case No: C0800248PVT Records of: PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTtON OF RECORDS
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Quest DIscovery Services at the request of: TAYLOR, DUNHAM & BURGESS LLP ATORNEYS AT LAW is obtaining records as listed on subpoena. Please mark the appropriate spaces below for those Items which you desire and return by the deposition date and time. Please mark "none" if you do not wish to receive af!X SUbpoenaed items for anyone deponent. Do not return thiS tOIm unless you ar? placi~g anomer nd/or waiving tIme. a
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Any and all a8reemeDts between you and Boulevards New Media, "Inc.
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Any and all correspondence (including but not limited to electronic cotJ'CSPO~ce) 'between you and Boulevards' New . Medi~ Inc. concerning any loans, advances, 'iDve9tments, or' capital oontributi~ by you to Boulevuds New Media, Inc. or its mbsidiaries, aftUistes or related entities.
Any_ and all documents-which identify any property of _Boulevards New Media, Inc. pledged, loaned or 1hat serves 88 collateral to secun: any IOBDB, fundin& lines of credits, investmeuts, capital or other 'fonda provided by YOU-oM your affiii~ -subsidiaries or
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(PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL - Federal Rule 5(a»
I am employed In the county of SANTA CLARA, my business address is 981 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE, CA 95131, I am over the age of eighteen (18), and am not a party to the within action(s). I am readily familiar with the busIness practice for collection and processing of correspondence for mailing with the United States Postal Service, and ,\hat the correspondence described below will be deposited with the United States Postal Service today in the ordinary course of business. I am aware that on motion of party served, service is presumed invalid jf postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing affidavit. 1served the within copy: SUBPOENA IN A CIVIL CASE, on the below listed entities [n said actions by placing said documents in a sealed envelope with postage fully prepaid and addressed as follows:
CHRISTOPHER E. SCHUMB AITORNEY AT LAW 10 ALMADEN BLVD. SUITE 1250 SAN JOSE, CA 95113·2233 ATTN: CHRISTOPHER E. SCHUMB, ESQ.
WILLOUGHBY, STUART & BENING AITORNEYS AT LAW 50 W. SAN FERNANDO STREET SUITE 400 SAN JOSE, CA 95113 ATTN~ BRADLEY A. BENING, ESQ.
and that they were deposited on 08107108 for deposit in the United States Postal Service and that the envelope was sealed and placed for collection and mailing that date at Quest Discovery Services, 981 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE, CA 95'31, following ordinary business practices. DATED: 08/07/08 AT SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
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Jonathan Brant Finley
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Dan Pulc:rano and Boulevards New Media, Inc.
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O!se Number: 1 C 08-00248 PVT
Diablo Capital c/o Lany Carre
763 Puk Hill Rd.,. Danville, CA 94526
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YOU ARBCOMMANDEDtn produce and pmnitingpe~ Hnd copying ofthe following, documents or objects at the . plaa=. date, and time specJfie(n)~low (list d.ocmnents or objects):
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EXHIBIT A
Diablo Capital
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Aity and.all agreements between you and Boulevards New Media, Inc.
Any aod all financing statements in your possession, custody or control which refer or . relate to Boulevards New Media, Inc. as the debtor.
and all 'correspondence .(Ulcluding but not limited to electronic correspondence) be:twocn you 'and Boulevards New Medi~ Inc. concerning any Joans, advances, investments, or capital. oontri.l:1utions by you to Boulevards New Media, ~c. or its
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Any
Sllbsidiaries, affiliates or related entities.
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'Any and all documents which identify any property of Boulevards New Media, Inc. pledged, .1ollIled or that serVes as collateral to seeure any lOanBt funding, lines of ccedits, investments, capital or oth~ funds provided by you or your affiliates, subsidiaries or
related ,mtities.
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any financing statements filed by you with 'BOUleVards New' M~ Inc. ·IS the debtor including but not limited to iinancing '"statcmaltnumber067067124S88. .', .
Any and all ~. which
relate to
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possession, custody Or control.
Any and an finandal or accounting statements of Boulevards New Medi~ Inc. in your
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UNITED STATES DISTRlCT COURT
Northern District of California
Ionalhan Brant Finley
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.- Dan Pulciano aDd Boulevards New;Media.Inc.
TO:
SUBPOE~A
IN A CIVIL q8E
Case NUmber. 1 C 08-00248 PVT
Bridge B~ N.A. clo Daniel Myers S5 Almaden BotWward, Smi Jose, CA 95113 _ :0 YOU ARE COMMANDED to appear in the United Sta1es District court at the place, date. and time specified bo1ow
10 testifY-in the llIbove case.
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YOt! AltBCOMMANDw:» topro~-and penpitinspcctian and cOpying ofthe foUowiDg ~ts O1'objecta IItthe place. -dR. and _ specified below (list dOC'llIliePts or objects); . -
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55 Almaden Blvd., San I~ CA 95113 YOU ARE COMMANDED to permit inspection oftbe foJ:lowing premiJcs at
me da~ and time ipecific::d below.
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Any orpai..umi aot ,pRtJ to IJUa .il Qat iuab'OUDaed fOf die taking of. dcpocidao mall dcligUte ODe or man OffiCOR, cou.acat to ustif¥ oa trella1( ReI may lOt fonb:. fOJ: e.eh pmcm dd~ cbc m~ 011 whiob. tile pa'tUD.-wi!1 ioaiit1. FNcral B.aIo ofCivit Progccl~ ~O(b)(6).
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'Miguel S. Rodriguez, TayJor~ Dunham and Burgess. LLP,301 Congress Avenue, SUite JOSO~ ~ Texas 78701. TcL:PJ!one: (51f) 47l-2257
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EXHIBIT A
BRIDGE BANK., NA
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Any and all agreements between you and Boulevards New Media, Inc. Any and all financin.g statcD;lents in your possession, custody or control which refer or relate to Boulevards New Me~ me. ~ the debtor.
3.
Any and all correspondence (including but not limited to electronic conespondence)
between you and Boulevards New Media, Inc. conceming any Io8llS:t advancea.
investDl.ems,. or capital contributions by· you.·to Boul~ Media; Inc. mum
subsidiaries, affiliates or related entities.
Any and all documents which identify any property of Boulevards New Media, Inc.
pledgecL loaned or 1hat serves as collateral to secure any )ol1l1S, fundin& lines of crWits,
investments, capital or other funds provided by you or your affiliates. subsidiaries or
related entities.
Any and all documents which.'relate to my financing statementB filed by you with
Boulevards N~ Media, Ino. as the debtor including but not limited to financing
statement Dmnber 057029440970.
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Any and all doewnmts which refer or relate to Boulevards New Media, Inc:s "inventory. equjpment" accounts. cl:tattel paper, inBtzumcnts (iIwluding but not limited to all promissoIy notes), certificates of title; documents of title, deposit accounts, investmel1t property, money, genaal iowllbles (including but not limited to all software and all payment intangibles), and fixturcs.~
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Any and all financial or 8CCOWting statements of Boulcvards New Medi~ Inc. in your
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Any and all docmnents in your possession, custody or control that reference "MM19J' or "Mtmovietimes.c:om.»
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