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James P. Walsh, CSB. No. 184620 Gwen Fanger, CSB No. 191161 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, California 94111-3611 Telephone: (415) 276-6500 Facsimile: (415) 276-6599 [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants and Claimant. BARRY COHEN, CHRIS COHEN (aka CHRISTENE COHEN), the F/V POINT LOMA and Claimant, F/V POINT LOMA Fishing Company, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION DEL MAR SEAFOODS, INC., Plaintiff, v. BARRY COHEN, CHRIS COHEN (aka CHRISTENE COHEN), in personam and, F/V POINT LOMA, Official Number 515298, a 1968 steel-hulled, 126-gross ton, 70.8 foot long fishing vessel, her engines, tackle, furniture apparel, etc., in rem, and Does 1-10, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

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No. C-07-2952-WHA DEFENDANTS PRETRIAL DISCLOSURES PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 26(a)(3) Trial Date: May 14, 2008 Time: 7:30 a.m. Place: Courtroom 9, 19th Floor

Defendants Barry Cohen, Chris Cohen, and counterclaimant F/V Point Loma, Inc. ( Defendants ) submit the following disclosures pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(3): I. IDENTIFICATION OF WITNESSES Defendants may call the following witnesses at trial: 1. Barry A. Cohen, Party - Defendant 2. Christene Cohen, Party - Defendant (by designation of deposition) 3. Captain David Allan Kobak, PO Box 314, Bodega Bay, CA 94293 (Tel: 1
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707.592.3931) 4. Joe Roggio, 331 Ford St., Watsonville, CA 95076 (Tel: 831.763.3003) 5. Joe Cappuccio, 331 Ford St., Watsonville, CA 95076 (Tel: 831.763.3003) 6. Michael Cohen (by designation of deposition), Olde Port Fisheries, Pier 3, Port San Luis Pier, Avila Beach, CA 93424 (Tel: 805.595.9456) 7. Leonard Cohen (by designation of deposition), Old Port Inn Restaurant, Pier 3, Port San Luis Pier, Avila Beach, CA 93424 (Tel: 805.595.2515) 8. David Cantrell (by designation of deposition), 1108 E Grand Ave, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 (Tel: 805.481.2280) DESIGNATION OF DEPOSITION TESTIMONY Defendants may designate the depositions of the following witnesses who are unavailable to appear at trial: 1. Testimony of Chris Cohen, Del Mar Seafoods v. Cohen, January 11, 2008 2. Testimony of David Cantrell, Del Mar Seafoods v. Cohen, December 27, 2007 3. Testimony of Michael Cohen, Del Mar Seafoods v. Cohen, January 8, 2008 4. Testimony of Leonard Cohen, Del Mar Seafoods v. Cohen, January 10, 2008 5. Testimony of Joe Cappuccio, Del Mar Seafoods v. Cohen, December 14, 2007 (to extent he is unavailable to testify at trial) 6. Testimony of Joe Roggio, Del Mar Seafoods v. Cohen, December 13, 2007 (to extent he is unavailable to testify at trial) III. EXHIBITS TO BE PRESENTED Defendants expect to offer the following exhibits at trial: 1. Del Mar Seafoods, Inc. Schedule of Payments, DMSI 0001 2. General Index or Abstract of Title, DMSI 0057-0062 3. Bill of Sale, DMSI 0063-64 4. Promissory Note, DMSI 0098-100 5. First Preferred Mortgage, DMSI 0101-0110 2
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6. Del Mar Seafoods, Inc. Schedule of Payments, DMSI 0111/ Exhibit 21 to deposition of J. Roggio, December 13, 2007 7. Certificate of Documentation, COHEN 00001 8. 2007 Federal Pacific Coast Groundfish Permit, COHEN 00002 9. NOAA letter, dated 7/3/07, COHEN 00003 10. Checks to Del Mar, COHEN 00004-8 11. Del Mar Seafoods, Inc. Schedule of Payments, COHEN 00009/Exhibit 20 to Deposition of J. Roggio, December 13, 2007. 12. Certificate of Revivor, COHEN 00010 13. Assignment of Joint Venture Interest, COHEN 00014-15 14. Settlement Sheets, COHEN 000020, 22, 25, 28, 33, 36, 39, 41, 43, 47, 51, and 55 15. Receipts for income and expenses for trips prior to arrest, 13/31/06-6/4/07, COHEN 00016-00055 16. Email, COHEN 00056-57 17. Trips by the Month, COHEN 00676-677 18. Calculation of net income by trip, pre and post arrest, COHEN 00678-718 19. Certificates of Insurance, 2003-2008, COHEN 751-758, 760-763 20. Log Trawl Book, 1/06-9/26/07, COHEN 764-835 21. Log Trawl sheets, 10/8/07-12/12/07, COHEN 836-842 22. Receipts for income and expenses for trip after arrest, 8/31/07-12/13/07, COHEN 843902 23. Travel Expenses to San Francisco, 8/07-1/08, COHEN 903-917 24. Payments to captain and crew during arrest, COHEN 918; 920-926 25. Travel Expenses to San Francisco, 4/08, COHEN 935 (attached as Exhibit 1 to these Pretrial Disclosures) 26. Plaintiff s Verified Admiralty and Maritime Complaint, C07-2952 WHA (June 7, 2007) 3
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27. Warrant for the Arrest of the Vessel, C07-2952 WHA (June 7, 2007) 28. Order on Plaintiff Del Mar Seafoods, Inc. s Ex Parte Application for Arrest of Vessel, C07-2952 WHA (June 7, 2007) 29. Order Granting Motion to Vacate Order of Arrest, C07-2952 (August 16, 2007) 30. Plaintiff s Responses to Defendants Requests for Admissions, Set One 31. Plaintiff s Responses to Defendants First Set of Interrogatories 32. Declaration of Joe Roggio in Support of Plaintiff s Motion for Summary Judgment or Alternatively, Partial Summary Judgment 33. Declaration of Joe Roggio in Support of Plaintiff s Opposition to Motion to Vacate Order of Arrest 34. Declaration of Joe Cappuccio in Support of Plaintiff s Opposition to Motion to Vacate Order of Arrest 35. Schedule of Payments, Exhibit 27 to deposition of J. Roggio, taken December 13, 2007 36. Schedule of Payments, Exhibit 28 to deposition of J. Roggio, taken December 13, 2007 The above list does not include evidence to be offered solely for the purpose of impeachment. DATED this 18th day of April, 2008. Respectfully submitted,

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/s/ Gwen Fanger James P. Walsh Gwen Fanger DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP Attorneys for Defendants, BARRY COHEN, CHRIS COHEN, F/V POINT LOMA and the F/V POINT LOMA FISHING COMPANY, INC.

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