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6 Corlylatrix Cardiovascular, Inc., Robert G. at eny,
David B. Camp, and Beecher Lewis
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9 I ` NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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I EQ z 14 v. - NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF ACTION
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O 15 CORMATRIX CARDIOVASCULAR, (DIVERSITY); CERTIFICATION OF _
INC., a corporation, ROBERT G. INTERESTED PERSONS PURSUANT TO
3 16 MATHENY, anindividual, DAVID B. LOCAL RULE 3-16 _
l CAMP, an individual, and BEECHER _ e
` 17 LEWIS, an individual, ‘ .
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29 TO THE JUDGES AND THE CLERK OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
- _ 2] FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA:
E I 22 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ l441(a), 1446, and 1332,
I 23 Defendants CorMatrix Cardiovascular, Inc., Robert G. Matheny, David B. Camp, and Beecher
. ` 24 Lewis (collectively, "Defendants"), hereby remove the above—captioned action from the Superior
i 25 Court of the State of California, County of Santa Clara, to the United States District Court for the
_ 26. Northern District of California, San Francisco Division. A I Z i
27. I. On or about May 4, 2007, Plaintiff Duke Advantage, LLC, ("Plai`ntiff’) tiled a-
I 28 Complaint for Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraudulent · Inducement, Breach of Contract,
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U CERTIFICATION OF INTERESTED PERSONS PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 3-16
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1 Accounting, and Inspection- against Defendants in the Superior Court of the State of California,
2 County of Santa Clara, Case No. 107 C\/085326 ("Complaint"), entitled Da/te Advantage, LLC,
3 v. CorMatrix Cardiovascular, [nc., et al. (the "State Court Action"). A copy of the Summons and t
4 Complaint as well as all other pleadings received by Defendants are attached hereto as Exhibit A.
5 2. The first date upon which Defendants received a copy of the such Summons and
I U e _6 Complaint was May 10, 2007. This Notice of Removal is thus filed within thirty days of the first g
l 7 date of receipt of a copy of the Surnmons and Complaint by any Defendant and is timely pursuant
I 8 to 28 U.S.C. § l446(b). __ .
9 3. This Court has original jurisdiction over Plaintiffs’ Complaint pursuant to 28
10 U.S.C. § 1332, because this civil action involves citiaens of different states and the matter in
I 11 controversy exceeds the sum of $75,000, exclusive of interests and costs, because, among other
— l2 things, the State Court Action asserts claims which concern and relate to the ownership of and
13 proprietary title to intellectual property, patents and trade secrets whose inherent economic value
14 exceeds millions of dollars. Plaintiffs claim may be removed by Defendants pursuant to the
E 5} S 15 provisions of28 U.S.C. § l44l(a). l
l 16 4. Defendants are informed and believe that Plaintiff is a limited liability company
17 . that is registered under the laws of the State of Delaware. Please see Paragraph 5 of the
i 1 8 Complaint.
j 19 5. Defendants may properly remove the State Court Action to this Court because
_ _ 20 diversity of citizenship exists between Plaintiffs and Defendants and the matter in controversy
21 between them is in excess of $75,000. Accordingly, this Court has original jurisdiction over this
22 action, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
23 6. Venue lies in the United States District Court for the Northern District of
24 California, San Francisco Division, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § l441(a) because the State Court
25 Action was filed and is pending in this district.- _ J _
26 - p 7. Defendants will give notice today of the filing of this Notice of Removal to
27 Plaintiffs and to the Clerk of the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of
28 Santa Clara . The Notice of Removal is concurrently being served on all parties. .
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I WHEREFORE, Defendants pray that the State Court Action be removed from the
2 Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of Santa Clara to this Court.
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Attorneys for Defendants
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‘ l l CERTIFICATION OF INTERESTED ENTITIES OR PERSONS
2 j [PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 3-16)
3 Pursuant to Civil Local Rule_3—l6, the undersigned, counsel of record for CorMatrix
4 Cardiovascular, Inc., Robert G. Matheny, David B. Camp, and Beecher Lewis, on information
l 5 and belief, certifies that there are no additional persons, associations or persons, firms,
_ 6 partnerships, corporations (including parent corporations) or other entities (i) have a financial
I 7 interest in the subject matter in controversy or in a party to the proceeding, or (ii) have a non- `
i 8 financial interest in that subject inatter or in a party that could be substantially affected by the
9 outcome of this proceeding, ‘ .
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