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COX, WOOTTON, GRIFFIN, 1 HANSEN & POULOS LLP Gregory W. Poulos (SBN 131428) 2 Max L. Kelley (SBN 205943) 190 The Embarcadero 3 San Francisco, CA 94105 Telephone No.: 415-438-4600 4 Facsimile No.: 415-438-4601 5 Attorneys for Plaintiff DEL MAR SEAFOODS, INC. 6 James P. Walsh, CSB. No. 184620 7 Gwen Fanger, CSB No. 191161 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 8 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 800 9 San Francisco, California 94111-3611 Telephone: (415) 276-6500 10 Facsimile: (415) 276-6599 [email protected] 11 Attorneys for Defendants and Claimant 12 BARRY COHEN, CHRIS COHEN (aka CHRISTENE COHEN), the F/V POINT LOMA and Claimant, F/V POINT LOMA Fishing Company, Inc. 13 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 14 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 15 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 16 DEL MAR SEAFOODS, INC., ) ) 17 Plaintiff, ) No. C-07-2952-WHA ) 18 v. ) [PROPOSED] JOINT FINAL ) PRETRIAL ORDER 19 BARRY COHEN, CHRIS COHEN (aka ) CHRISTENE COHEN), in personam and, ) 20 F/V POINT LOMA, Official Number ) Final Pretrial Conference 515298, a 1968 steel-hulled, 126-gross ton, ) May 5, 2008; 2:00 p.m. 21 70.8 foot long fishing vessel, her engines, ) tackle, furniture apparel, etc., in rem, and ) Trial Date: May 14, 2008 22 Does 1-10, ) Time: 7:30 a.m. ) Place: Courtroom 9, 19th Floor 23 Defendants. ) 24 Pursuant to Local Rule 16-10(b)(6) and the Court s Guidelines for Trial and Final Pretrial 25 Conference in Civil Bench Trials before the Honorable William Alsup, the parties to the above26 entitled action jointly submit the following Proposed Joint Final Pretrial Order ( Proposed 27 Order ). 28
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CLAIMS AND DEFENSES TO BE DECIDED After the Court s ruling on Plaintiff s Motion for Summary Judgment, the following claims

3 and defenses remain to be decided: 4 1. Plaintiff Del Mar Seafoods, Inc. s ( Del Mar ) claim that Defendants defaulted

5 under their obligations to make payments to Del Mar under a promissory note (the Note ) 6 secured by a preferred ship mortgage (the Mortgage ); 7 8 2. 3. The amount that Defendants owe under the Note and Mortgage; Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant s defenses to Defendants /Counter-Claimants claims

9 for wrongful arrest; 10 4. 5. Plaintiff s claims for attorneys fees and costs; Barry Cohen s, Christene Cohen s, the Vessel, in rem, and Counterclaimant s, the

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12 F/V Point Loma Fishing Company, Inc. (collectively, Defendants ) denial that they defaulted on 13 the note and counterclaims for wrongful arrest, breach of the Note and Mortgage, intentional 14 interference with prospective economic advantage, and negligent interference with prospective 15 economic advantage; and all related defenses pled in Defendants Answer; 16 6. Defendants claims for damages for wrongful or improper arrest, breach of the

17 Note and Mortgage, and intentional and negligent interference with Defendants prospective 18 economic advantage; and 19 20 II. 21 7. Defendants claims for attorneys fees and costs.

RELIEF SOUGHT Plaintiff seeks damages in the amount of approximately $128,750 in principal and $49,208

22 in accrued interest, the amounts claimed due under the Note and Mortgage, custodia legis fees and 23 costs, attorneys fees and costs, and a judicial sale of the Vessel to satisfy any money judgment 24 Plaintiff may obtain. 25 Defendants seek damages to be determined at trial for lost fishing income, including

26 compensation for all fixed costs for the F/V Point Loma (the Vessel ), lost net income, not 27 including any variable costs that did not have to be paid while the Vessel was under arrest, and 28
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1 money paid to compensate the captain and crew during the arrest. Defendants also seek 2 reimbursement for the expenses that they have incurred related to this litigation not to exceed 3 $5,000, attorneys fees and costs, and any other relief that the Court deems appropriate and fair, 4 including prejudgment interest on the damages caused by the wrongful arrest. 5 The parties will submit motions for payment of attorneys fees and costs as appropriate if

6 the Court decides, after ruling on the parties claims and defenses, that a party is entitled to 7 attorneys fees and costs. 8 III. 9 10 STIPULATED FACTS Plaintiff and Defendants stipulate to the following facts: The Parties 1. Plaintiff Del Mar Seafoods, Inc. has been engaged in the fish processing,

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12 marketing, and retail business since 1989. 13 2. Defendants Barry and Christene Cohen are legally married, although currently

14 separated. 15 3. The Vessel is owned by the F/V Point Loma Fishing Company, Inc. ( PLFC ), a

16 California subchapter S corporation. Barry and Christene Cohen each own 50% of the shares in 17 PLFC. Barry Cohen is the President and manager of PLFC. In 2004, the Cohens transferred 18 ownership of the Vessel from themselves to PLFC. The Vessel remains subject to the Mortgage 19 following the transfer of ownership to PLFC. 20 4. The Vessel engages in fishing activities off the coast of Northern California.

21 Specifically, the Vessel engages in the groundfish fisheries located outside the State of California 22 and in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone ( EEZ )(from three to 200 nautical miles) and is 23 licensed to land its catch only in the State of California. The Vessel s home port is Port San Luis, 24 California. 25 5. Del Mar has a valid Preferred Ship Mortgage on the Vessel under 46 U.S.C. §

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The Relationship of the Parties For at least 10 years, Barry Cohen and Del Mar have done business together. Del

3 Mar employed Barry Cohen from 2004 until 2006 at its processing plant in Watsonville, 4 California. 5 7. From 1999 to 2004, Del Mar and Barry Cohen engaged in a joint venture for the

6 purpose of operating a fish processing business from a site Mr. Cohen leased at the Port San Luis 7 Pier in Avila Beach, California (the Avila Beach Joint Venture ). The Avila Beach Joint Venture 8 was based on an oral agreement between Del Mar and Barry Cohen. Del Mar and Barry Cohen 9 each held a 50% interest in the Avila Beach Joint Venture. 10 8. Del Mar and Barry Cohen signed an Assignment of Joint Venture Interest (the

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Assignment ) effective October 22, 2004 related to the Avila Beach Joint Venture. 9. In or around 2001, Del Mar and Barry Cohen began planning for a new joint

13 venture in Mexico (the Mexico Joint Venture ). Barry Cohen and Plaintiff s president, Joe 14 Cappuccio, intended to use the Vessel in connection with the Mexico Joint Venture. Joe 15 Cappuccio intended to purchase a 50% interest in the Vessel and Plaintiff advanced funds to Barry 16 Cohen to upgrade the Vessel. When Plaintiff decided not to purchase a 50% interest in the Vessel, 17 the parties agreed to convert the funds contributed by Plaintiff to upgrade the Vessel, together with 18 other sums, into a loan. 19 20 10. The Note and Mortgage The parties agreement to convert the funds contributed by Plaintiff into a loan was

21 formalized by the Note and Mortgage. 22 11. Defendants Barry and Christene Cohen signed the Note, dated October 31 2003, for

23 $215,000 in favor of Del Mar. The Note is secured by the Mortgage, dated October 31, 2003, on 24 the Vessel that both Barry and Christene Cohen signed. 25 12. The Note and Mortgage are the only signed written agreements between Plaintiff

26 and Defendants regarding money owed by Defendants. There is no signed written amendment to 27 the Note or the Mortgage. 28
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Payments by Defendants Defendants made a payment to Plaintiff in December, 2004 in the amount of

Defendants made a payment to Plaintiff in the amount of $175,000 by check dated

5 November 10, 2005. The terms of the Note and Mortgage did not require Defendants to make 6 such a payment in that amount at that time. In 2007, Defendants made additional payments on the 7 Note in January ($2,000), February ($3,000) and March ($3,000). 8 9 10 15. 16. At the time of the arrest, Defendants had paid a total of $188,000 to Plaintiff. Defendants have admitted they owe a balance on the Note of $27,000. The Arrest of the Vessel 17. Plaintiff filed a verified complaint against Defendants asserting a right to foreclose

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12 on the Mortgage on June 7, 2007 and obtained an ex parte order of arrest of the Vessel the same 13 day. 14 18. The Court vacated the ex parte order of arrest of the Vessel on August 17, 2007

15 finding that Plaintiff lacked probable cause for the arrest. 16 IV. 17 18 TRIABLE ISSUES OF FACT The following factual issues are to be decided at trial: 1. Whether the total amount owed under the Note and Mortgage was greater than

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Were there any subsequent oral modifications or modifications by actual performance of the terms of the Note and Mortgage: i. Did the parties agree to include other obligations under the Note and Mortgage; ii. Did the parties modify or otherwise agree to modify the timing of the monthly payments in exchange for Defendants making a payment in the amount of $175,000; and iii. Did the parties agree to modify the payment of interest in exchange

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for Defendants making a payment in the amount of $175,000. Did Plaintiff assign its rights to debts related to the Avila Beach Joint Venture to Barry Cohen under the Assignment. Whether Defendants were in default under the terms of the Note and Mortgage at

5 the time of the arrest: 6 7 8 9 10 3. 4. a. b. Were any monthly payments on the Note due at the time of the arrest. Were Defendants in default as a result of their failure to name Del Mar as a loss payee on the insurance policies covering the Vessel. Whether Plaintiff was entitled to foreclose its maritime lien against the Vessel; Were the Defendants in default under the terms of the Mortgage at the time of the arrest; 5. 6. Did Plaintiff arrest the Vessel in bad faith, with malice, or gross negligence; At the time of the arrest, did the Defendants have an economic relationship with a third party; 7. 8. If so, at the time of the arrest did Del Mar know of such relationship; If so, did Del Mar intentionally engage in conduct designed to interfere with or disrupt this relationship; 9. If so, did the arrest actually interfere with or disrupt such economic relationship; and 10. If so, did Del Mar s conduct that was designed to interfere with or disrupt such relationship cause damage to Defendants and if so, how much; and 11. The amount of Defendants financial losses because of the arrest, if any.

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EXHIBIT LIST The parties joint exhibit list is attached as Exhibit A to the Proposed Order. WITNESS LIST Plaintiff s and Defendants witness lists are attached as Exhibits B and C, respectively, to

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 /s/ Max L. Kelley Gregory W. Poulos Max L. Kelley COX, WOOTTON, GRIFFIN, HANSEN & POULOS Attorneys for Plaintiff, DEL MAR SEAFOODS, INC. /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. Respectfully submitted this 28th day of April, 2008.

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Dated: May ____, 2008 WILLIAM ALSUP UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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1 COX, WOOTTON, GRIFFIN, HANSEN & POULOS LLP 2 Gregory W. Poulos (SBN 131428) Max L. Kelley (SBN 205943) 3 190 The Embarcadero San Francisco, CA 94105 4 Telephone No.: 415-438-4600 Facsimile No.: 415-438-4601 5 Attorneys for Plaintiff DEL MAR SEAFOODS, INC. 6 James P. Walsh, CSB. No. 184620 7 Gwen Fanger, CSB No. 191161 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 8 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 800 9 San Francisco, California 94111-3611 Telephone: (415) 276-6500 10 Facsimile: (415) 276-6599 [email protected] 11 Attorneys for Defendants and Claimant BARRY COHEN, CHRIS COHEN (aka CHRISTENE COHEN), 12 the F/V POINT LOMA and Claimant, F/V POINT LOMA Fishing Company, Inc. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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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. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. C-07-2952-WHA JOINT EXHIBIT LIST Trial Date: May 14, 2008 Pretrial Conference: May 5, 2008 Time: 2:00 p.m. Place: Courtroom 9, 19th Floor

Pursuant to the Court s Guidelines for Trial and Final Pretrial Conference in Civil Bench Trials before the Honorable William Alsup, the parties to the above-entitled action jointly submit the following Joint Exhibit List. The parties reserve the right to add any additional exhibits to this list that may be necessary for rebuttal and/or impeachment during the course of trial.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5. 10 4. 2. 3. Exhibit No. 1. Description Color photograph of the F/V POINT LOMA Color photograph of the F/V POINT LOMA F/V POINT LOMA U.S.C.G. Certificate of Documentation U.S. Groundfish Permit Bates Range DMSI 0065 DMSI 0067 COHEN 00001 COHEN 00002 Date Ident. Date Admt. Limitations

F/V POINT LOMA Abstract of DMSI 0057Title 0062 F/V POINT LOMA Bill of Sale DMSI 00630064 Promissory Note First Preferred Mortgage. Cantrell Memorandum Asset balance sheets: 10/31/03, 12/31/03 Fax from D. Smith to J. Roggio: Asset Balance Sheet10/31/03 and Fisherman Advances ledger entries Del Mar Balance Sheet (same as 0002 but w/o writing) Cohen cancelled checks Journal entry log 12/03 Asset Balance Sheet 1/31/04 Asset Balance Sheet 3/31/04 DMSI 00980100 DMSI 01010110 DMSI 02350247 DMSI 00030004 DMSI 0002, 0008-0013

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DMSI 0176 DMSI 01290171 DMSI 0178 DMSI 0179 DMSI 0181

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Exhibit No. 17. 18.

Description Asset Balance Sheet 5/31/04

Bates Range DMSI 0183

Date Ident.

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4 5 6 20. 7 8 9 10 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 23 24 25 26 27 28 33. 32. 21. 19.

Accounts Payable Trial Balance DMSI 0005 10/22/04 General Ledger Detail Report 10/22/04 DMSI 0189

Accounts Payable Aged Invoice DMSI 0190Report 10/21/04 0192 Accounts Payable Trial Balance DMSI 0193 10/22/04 Accounts Payable Trial Balance DMSI 0007 12/31/04 Accounts Receivable Trial Balance 12/31/04 Olde Port Fisheries Inventory records 10/04 DMSI 0006 DMSI 00140018

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12/22/04 Cohen check ($5,000) COHEN 00004 Del Mar deposit slip 6/24/05 Remittance Advice Olde Port Fisheries check no. 1158 11/9/05 Cohen check ($175,000) Olde Port Fisheries Account Inquiry Del Mar credit memo: Olde Port Fisheries (Barry Cohen) Del Mar invoices to Olde Port Fisheries F/V POINT LOMA Account Inquiry DMSI 0270 DMSI 0296 DMSI 0271 COHEN 00005 DMSI 0195 DMSI 0196 DMSI 01970203 DMSI 0194

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Exhibit No. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38.

Description 1/30/07 Cohen check ($2,000) 2/15/07 Cohen check ($3,000) 4/23/07 Cohen check ($3,000) 11/05 Schedule of Payments 4/30/07 Schedule of Payments 6/27/07 Schedule of Payments 1/30/07 Cohen correspondence to Del Mar Insurance policies covering the F/V POINT LOMA U.S. Marshal final invoice Nat. Maritime Svcs. invoice SugarDock LLC invoices Invoices for attorneys fees

Bates Range COHEN 00007 COHEN 00006 COHEN 00008 COHEN 00009 DMSI 0111 DMSI 0001 DMSI 0078 COHEN 752-763 DMSI 0272 DMSI 0079 DMSI 00800084
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Limitations

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12/15/05 Cappuccio Assignment 10/22/04 JV Assignment

DMSI 0273 COHEN 0001400015 DMSI 02740280 DMSI 02810295 DMSI 00540056

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Order Denying Atty. Fees 1/21/07 Cohen Declaration Cohen tax records 1999-2001

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Exhibit No. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55.

Description Cohen tax records 2004-2005 F/V POINT LOMA monthly trip revenue F/V POINT LOMA trip breakdown Del Mar Income Statement summary 1999-2004 Olde Port Fisheries Income Statement 9/30/04 Olde Port Fisheries Balance Sheets 9/30/04 Olde Port Division, Operations spread sheet 2004 Olde Port Fisheries Income Statement 12/31/03 Olde Port Fisheries Balance Sheets 12/31/03 Olde Port Fisheries Income Statement 12/31/02 Olde Port Fisheries Balance Sheets 12/31/02 Olde Port Fisheries Income Statement 12/31/01 Olde Port Fisheries Balance Sheets 12/31/01 Olde Port Fisheries Income Statement 12/31/00 Olde Port Fisheries Balance Sheets 12/31/00 Olde Port Fisheries Income Statement 12/31/99 Olde Port Fisheries Balance Sheets 12/31/99

Bates Range COHEN 927-934 COHEN 00676-00677 COHEN 00683-00684 DMSI 00190020 DMSI 00210023 DMSI 00240025 DMSI 00260027 DMSI 00280030 DMSI 00310032 DMSI 00330036 DMSI 00370038 DMSI 00390041 DMSI 00420043 DMSI 00440046 DMSI 00470048 DMSI 00490051 DMSI 00520053
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Limitations

9 10 56. 57. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 67. 65. 66. 63. 64. 61. 62. 59. 60. 58.

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Exhibit No. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72.

Description Olde Port Fisheries Balance Sheet 7/31/03 Olde Port Fisheries Balance Sheet 6/30/03 Olde Port Fisheries Balance Sheet 8/31/03 Olde Port Fisheries Balance Sheet 9/30/03 Olde Port Fisheries Balance Sheet 11/30/03 Olde Port Fisheries Balance Sheet 4/39/03 Olde Port Fisheries Balance Sheet 6/30/03 Olde Port Fisheries Balance Sheet 7/31/04 Olde Port Fisheries Balance Sheet 8/31/04 Olde Port Fisheries Balance Sheet 9/30/04 Del Mar Journal Entry 10/25/04 Declaration of Barry Cohen in Support of Defendants Motion to Vacate Order of Arrest Declaration of Barry Cohen in Support of Defendants Reply to Plaintiff s Opposition to Motion to Vacate Order of Arrest Declaration of Barry Cohen in Support of Defendants Opposition to Plaintiff s Motion for Reconsideration, etc.

Bates Range DMSI 0172 DMSI 0173 DMSI 0174 DMSI 0175 DMSI 0177 DMSI 0182 DMSI 0184 DMSI 0185 DMSI 0186 DMSI 0187 DMSI 0188

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Exhibit No. 81.

Description Declaration of Barry Cohen in Support of Defendants Motion for a Protective Order Declaration of Christene Cohen in Support of Defendants Motion for a Protective Order RESERVED NOAA letter, dated 7/3/07 Certificate of Revivor, Settlement Sheets

Bates Range

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Limitations

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COHEN 00003 COHEN 00010 COHEN 000020, 22, 25, 28, 33, 36, 39, 41, 43, 47, 51, and 55 COHEN 0001600055 COHEN 00056-57 COHEN 00678-718 COHEN 764-835 COHEN 836-842 COHEN 843-902 COHEN 903-917

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Receipts for income and expenses for trips prior to arrest, 13/31/06-6/4/07 Email Calculation of net income by trip, pre and post arrest, Log Trawl Book, 1/06-9/26/07 Log Trawl sheets, 10/8/0712/12/07 Receipts for income and expenses for trip after arrest, 8/31/07-12/13/07 Travel Expenses to San Francisco, 8/07-1/08

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Exhibit No. 211.

Description Payments to captain and crew during arrest Travel Expenses to San Francisco, 4/08 Plaintiff s Verified Admiralty and Maritime Complaint, C072952 WHA (June 7, 2007) Warrant for the Arrest of the Vessel, C07-2952 WHA (June 7, 2007) Order on Plaintiff Del Mar Seafoods, Inc. s Ex Parte Application for Arrest of Vessel, C07-2952 WHA (June 7, 2007) Order Granting Motion to Vacate Order of Arrest, C072952 (August 16, 2007) Plaintiff s Responses to Defendants Requests for Admissions, Set One Plaintiff s Responses to Defendants First Set of Interrogatories Declaration of Joe Roggio in Support of Plaintiff s Motion for Summary Judgment or Alternatively, Partial Summary Judgment Declaration of Joe Roggio in Support of Plaintiff s Opposition to Motion to Vacate Order of Arrest Declaration of Joe Cappuccio in Support of Plaintiff s Opposition to Motion to Vacate Order of Arrest

Bates Range COHEN 918; 920926 COHEN 935

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Limitations

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Exhibit No. 222.

Description Schedule of Payments, Exhibit 27 to deposition of J. Roggio, taken December 13, 2007 Schedule of Payments, Exhibit 28 to deposition of J. Roggio, taken December 13, 2007 RESERVED

Bates Range

Date Ident.

Date Admt.

Limitations

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Respectfully submitted this 28th day of April, 2008,

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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.

/s/ Max L. Kelley Gregory W. Poulos Max L. Kelley COX, WOOTTON, GRIFFIN, HANSEN & POULOS Attorneys for Plaintiff, DEL MAR SEAFOODS, INC.

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COX, WOOTTON, GRIFFIN, HANSEN & POULOS LLP Gregory W. Poulos (SBN 131428) Max L. Kelley (SBN 205943) 190 The Embarcadero San Francisco, CA 94105 Telephone No.: 415-438-4600 Facsimile No.: 415-438-4601 LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD P. WAGNER Richard P. Wagner (SBN 166792) 700 Oceangate, Suite 700 Long Beach, CA 90802 Telephone: (562) 216-2946 Facsimile: (562) 216-2960 Attorneys for Plaintiff DEL MAR SEAFOODS, INC.

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) 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. ) ) ___________________________________ ) ) ) And Related Counterclaims ___________________________________ ) Case No.: CV 07-02952 WHA JOINT PROPOSED FINAL PRETRIAL ORDER APPENDIX B PLAINTIFF S WITNESS LIST AND SUMMARY OF TESTIMONY

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Joe Roggio Mr. Roggio will testify, in summary, regarding the nature of the Plaintiff s business, its business dealings with Defendants, including the Mexico and Avila Beach joint ventures, the Cohens employment with Del Mar, and circumstances surrounding the formation of the Note and Mortgage to formalize the Cohens debts. Mr. Roggio will also provide testimony explaining the history and events surrounding the history of the Note s principal balance and the accumulation of interest. He will also testify regarding Del Mar s state of mind regarding the Defendants financial situation leading up to and at the time of the arrest, and Del Mar s knowledge, or lack of such knowledge, regarding the Defendants dealings with other commercial fishing businesses.

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David Cantrell Mr. Cantrell will provide testimony regarding the circumstances surrounding Del Mar and Barry Cohen s decision to form a joint venture for commercial fishing in Mexico, the circumstances surrounding the parties decision to not form the joint venture and the amounts and sources of the debt forming the bases for the original balance of the Note for $215,000.

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Joe Cappuccio Mr. Cappucio will provide testimony regarding Defendants business dealings with Del Mar, the circumstances surrounding the formation of the Note and Mortgage, and the additions of debt to the principal balance and the payments made by Defendants. Mr. Cappuccio will also testify regarding Del Mar s state of mind regarding the Defendants financial situation leading up to and at the time of the arrest, and Del Mar s knowledge, or lack of such knowledge, regarding the Defendants dealings with other commercial fishing businesses.

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Christene Cohen Ms. Cohen is expected to testify regarding her employment with the Plaintiff, their relationship through the present time, the Claimant F/V Point Loma Fishing Company, Inc. s yearly profit or loss, and her separation from Barry Cohen.

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Michael Cohen Michael Cohen will testify regarding the circumstances and events surrounding the debts he owed to Del Mar, and Barry Cohen s promise to assume those debts.

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Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen will testify regarding the circumstances and events surrounding the debts he owed to Del Mar, and Barry Cohen s promise to assume those debts.

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Harriet Shields Ms. Shields will provide testimony regarding the accounting of the loans Del Mar made to Barry Cohen.

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Dean Smith Mr. Smith will provide testimony regarding the accounting of the loans Del Mar made to Barry Cohen.

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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 WITNESS LIST Appendix C to Proposed Joint Final Pretrial Order Trial Date: May 14, 2008 Pretrial Conference: May 5, 2008 Time: 2:00 p.m. Place: Courtroom 9, 19th Floor

Pursuant to Court s Guidelines for Trial and Final Pretrial Conference in Civil Bench Trials before the Honorable William Alsup, Defendants Barry Cohen, Chris Cohen, and counterclaimant F/V Point Loma, Inc. submit their list of Witnesses for Trial as follows: 1. Barry A. Cohen: Mr. Cohen will testify as to all subjects related to Plaintiff s claims and defenses and Defendants defenses and counterclaims. 2. Christene Cohen (by deposition): Mrs. Cohen will testify to the relationship of the parties and the formation of the Note and Mortgage.

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3. Captain Dave Kobak: Captain Kobak will testify as to the damages sustained by Defendants as a result of the arrest, including but not limited to the number of missed fishing trips. 4. Joe Roggio: Mr. Roggio will testify as to the formation of Note and Mortgage; any amendments to Note and Mortgage; the Plaintiff s basis for the arrest of the Vessel; and Plaintiff s knowledge of Defendants fishing activities 5. Joe Cappuccio: Mr. Cappuccio will testify as to the formation of Note and Mortgage; any amendments to Note and Mortgage; the basis for arrest of the Vessel and Plaintiff s knowledge Defendants fishing activities 6. Dave Cantrell (by deposition): Mr. Cantrell will testify as to the amount of the Note and the application of payments on the Note. 7. Rebuttal witnesses will testify as needed.

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DATED this 28th day of April, 2008. Respectfully submitted,

/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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