Asia Economic Institute et al v. Xcentric Ventures LLC et al

Filing 87

EX PARTE APPLICATION to Continue the determination of, or denying, Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment from July 12, 2010 to At the Court's discretion Re: MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Entire Case 40 , EX PARTE APPLICATION to Enforce Order to Compel Continued Deposition of Defendant Edward Magedson, EX PARTE APPLICATION for Sanctions Local Rule 83.7, Local Rule 37-4, and this Court's inherent authority filed by Plaintiffs Asia Economic Institute, Iliana Llaneras, Raymond Mobrez. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 2 Exhibit 2 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 3 Exhibit 3 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 4 Exhibit 4 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 5 Exhibit 5 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 6 Exhibit 6 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 7 Exhibit 7 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 8 Exhibit 8 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 9 Exhibit 9 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 10 Exhibit 10 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 11 Exhibit 11 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 12 Exhibit 12 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 13 Exhibit 13 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 14 Exhibit 14 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 15 Exhibit 15 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 16 Exhibit 16 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 17 Exhibit 17 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 18 Exhibit 18 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 19 Exhibit 19 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 20 Exhibit 20 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 21 Exhibit 21 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 22 Exhibit 22 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 23 Exhibit 23 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 24 Exhibit 24 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 25 Exhibit 25 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 26 Exhibit 26 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 27 Exhibit 27 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 28 Exhibit 28 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 29 Exhibit 29 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 30 Exhibit 30 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 31 Exhibit 31 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 32 Exhibit 32 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 33 Exhibit 33 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 34 Exhibit 34 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 35 Exhibit 35 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 36 Exhibit 36 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin, # 37 Exhibit 37 to Declaration of Lisa J. Borodkin)(Borodkin, Lisa)

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Asia Economic Institute et al v. Xcentric Ventures LLC et al Doc. 87 Att. 21 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 THERE'S BEEN AN ISSUE -- BECAUSE THOSE RECORDINGS ARE IMPORTANT. THE PLAINTIFFS. WE'VE NEVER WANTED TO WITHHOLD ANYTHING FROM WE JUST WANTED TO PROTECT PRIMARILY THE IDENTITY OF THE VENDOR THAT DID THE RECORDINGS SO THAT THAT PARTY ISN'T HARASSED BY SOME PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIKE US. THE COURT: I UNDERSTAND. AND I'M SURE THAT THEY DO RECORDINGS FOR OTHER PEOPLE. ABOUT THAT. I'M NOT SO MUCH WORRIED THEY'RE IT'S SUBJECT TO A PROTECTIVE ORDER. GOING TO GIVE YOU ALL THAT INFORMATION, AND YOU GO WHERE YOU CAN WITH IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. WHAT ELSE DID YOU WANT TO MS. BORODKIN: THE COURT: TALK TO ME ABOUT? ALL RIGHT. SO, GO GET THAT TO THEM BY FRIDAY. TO GET IT BACK TO YOU BY THURSDAY. THEY'RE GOING YOU RESPOND TO THEM. I WANT THE AND MAYBE JUST LET'S BE FACTUAL ABOUT THIS. ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. IT WASN'T ANSWERED. THERE ARE SOME OTHER AREAS THAT YOU DIDN'T ASK IN THAT FIRST DEPOSITION THAT YOU MAY WANT TO GET ANSWERS TO. AND WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS IF THERE ARE ONLY QUESTIONS THAT YOU DID NOT ASK IN THOSE OTHER DEPOSITIONS, AND YOU WANT ANSWERS TO, I MAY GO ALONG WITH MS. SPETH ON THAT ONE AND ALLOW THEM TO JUST PROVIDE IT THROUGH DECLARATION. BUT IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED, MY Dockets.Justia.com 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 CELIA. INCLINATION AT THIS POINT WITHOUT HAVING SEEN THE RECORD AND NOT READING THE DEPOSITION YET, IS IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED, AND THEY OBJECTED BASED ON THE LACK OF A PROTECTIVE ORDER, I'M GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO GET SOME ANSWERS ASSUMING THEY'RE RELEVANT TO THE EXTORTION ISSUE. DIDN'T CIRCLE BACK AROUND AND GET THE ANSWER. AND YOU AND MS. SPETH AND MR. GINGRAS WILL FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY TO RESOLVE THAT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK AND SEE ME. YOU GUYS WORK THIS OUT, YOU WORK IT OUT. BUT IF YOU DON'T WORK IT OUT, I WILL BE GONE THE 4TH OF JULY WEEK. BUT I'LL BE BACK THE WEEK AFTER THAT. OKAY. IF SO, THE WEEK AFTER THAT YOU CAN CALL MY CLERK 8958 IS HER NUMBER. (213) 894-8958. THIS IS CELIA. AND YOU TELL HER WE WEREN'T ABLE TO WORK IT OUT. WE WANT TO FAX THOSE LETTERS TO YOU SO THE JUDGE CAN READ THEM. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET ON THE PHONE WITH THE JUDGE AND WE'RE GOING TO HASH THIS OUT. ALL RIGHT? MS. BORODKIN: THE COURT: ALL RIGHT, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE SETTLEMENT MS. BORODKIN: CONFERENCE ON JULY 14TH. THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. YES. AND ANY OTHER ISSUES WE NEED TO RESOLVE THERE. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES WE'RE GOING TO SETTLE THIS 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 CASE? IS THERE ANY DESIRE TO SETTLE THIS CASE? I MEAN, YOU -- I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'RE TRYING TO POINT OUT TO THE COURT IS THIS IS ALMOST A PUBLIC SERVICE LAWSUIT IN WHICH YOU'RE TRYING TO EXPOSE THE DEFENDANTS FOR CONDUCT THAT YOU THINK IS INAPPROPRIATE. AM I RIGHT? MS. BORODKIN: WE HAVE MADE A DEMAND UNDER THE PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL STATUTE UNDER CALIFORNIA STATE LAW. WE THINK IT'S A MATTER OF EQUITY THAT THEY HAVE A BUSINESS OF PUBLISHING WHAT THEY BELIEVE TO BE EXPOSES. AND WE JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS EXACTLY THAT THEIR BUSINESS IS BASED ON. THE COURT: BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE NO VINDICATION THEY'RE NOT -- IF THERE'S FOR YOU IF YOU SETTLE THIS CASE. ANY SETTLEMENT, ASSUMING THEY WANTED TO SETTLE, AND THEY HAVEN'T SIGNALED TO ME THEY DO, YOU KNOW HOW SETTLEMENTS GO. THE DEFENDANT DOES NOT ADMIT ANY LIABILITY, NO WRONGDOING. WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. WE'RE JUST SETTLING BECAUSE IT'S CHEAPER TO SETTLE THAN GO TO TRIAL. MS. BORODKIN: THESE CASES, YOUR HONOR. THE COURT: OKAY. AND WE ARE ABOUT TO MEET AND CONFER THERE IS PRECEDENT FOR SETTLING MS. BORODKIN: THOROUGHLY UNDER RULE 16 AT OUR PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. THANKS, MS. BORODKIN.

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