Southern California Institute of Law v. TCS Education System et al
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RESPONSE filed by Plaintiff Southern California Institute of Lawto Motion Hearing, Link Motions to Minutes,, 24 Plaintiff's response to OSC re Dismissal (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Declaration, # 4 Affidavit)(Shohet, George)
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George A. Shohet SBN 112697
LAW OFFICES OF GEORGE A. SHOHET,
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
245 Main Street, Suite 310
Venice, CA 90291-5216
Tel.: (310) 452-3176
Fax: (310) 452-2270
Gretchen M. Nelson SBN 112566
KREINDLER & KREINDLER LLP
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4100
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel.: (213) 622-6469
Fax: (213) 622-6019
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Southern California Institute of Law
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
INSTITUTE OF LAW, a California
corporation,
Plaintiff,
vs.
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TCS EDUCATION SYSTEM, an
Illinois corporation; DAVID J.
FIGULI, an individual; and GLOBAL
EQUITIES, LTD. d/b/a HIGHER
EDUCATION GROUP, a Colorado
limited liability company,
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CASE NO.: CV10-8026 PSG (AJWx)
[Assigned to Hon. Philip S. Gutierrez]
DECLARATION OF GEORGE A.
SHOHET IN SUPPORT OF
PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO ORDER
TO SHOW CAUSE REGARDING
DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO FED. R.
CIV. P. 4(m)
Action Filed: Oct. 25, 2010
Hearing Date: None Set
Ctrm: 880
Defendants.
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DECLARATION OF GEORGE A. SHOHET IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE REGARDING DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 4(m)
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I, George A. Shohet, declare:
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I am an attorney licensed to practice in the courts of California and a
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member of the Bar of this Court. I make this declaration in support of Plaintiff's
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Response to Order to Show Cause Regarding Dismissal Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P.
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4(m). I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth herein and, if called as a
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witness, could and would testify competently about them.
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On October 25, 2010, plaintiff filed this action. On October 26, 2010, I
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sent a courtesy copy of the Complaint for Injunctive Relief and Damages
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("Complaint") with a cover letter by e-mail to David J. Figuli ("Figuli") requesting
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that he acknowledge service of process for himself and defendant Global Equities,
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Ltd. I did this as a professional courtesy to Figuli, who is a practicing attorney in
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Colorado. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1is a true and correct copy of the Colorado
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Attorney Information record for Figuli which I downloaded from the Colorado
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Supreme Court's web site on April 17, 2011. The web site address is
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www.coloradosupremecourt.com. The e-mail address I used to write to Figuli was
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the same address he regularly used when corresponding with the plaintiff in 2009
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and 2010, namely dfiguli@figuligroup.net. I also simultaneously sent the same e-
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mail to Figuli at dfiguli@higheredgroup.com which I found on certain of the
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correspondence he had e-mailed to the plaintiff. I did not receive a response to my
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e-mails.
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The plaintiff inadvertently named Global Equities, Ltd. as a defendant.
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It is the predecessor of Global Equities, LLC. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true
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and correct copy of the "Combined Statement of Conversion and Articles of
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Organization," filed on March 25, 2008 with the Colorado Secretary of State.
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Exhibit 2 and the other records obtained from the Colorado Secretary of State's web
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site that I refer to herein were downloaded by me on April 17, 2011. I began
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searching the Colorado Secretary of State's web site in October 2010 before the
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DECLARATION OF GEORGE A. SHOHET IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE REGARDING DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 4(m)
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Complaint was filed. The information on the web site about the defendants has not
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changed from the first time I began searching. It is readily available on the web site
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by logging on to the opening page, www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/main.htm,
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and searching the appropriate files. In spite of the minor error in nomenclature, the
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Complaint correctly identified the Global Equities entity as a limited liability
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company and its current trade name Higher Education Group. See Exhibits 3 and 4.
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Defendant Global Equities, LLC will be referred to herein as "Global."
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In an effort to effect service of process on Figuli and Global, I
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conducted online research through the web sites for the Colorado Supreme Court
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and Colorado Secretary of State. In addition, I reviewed correspondence between
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Figuli, defendant TCS Education System ("TCS") and the plaintiff. I also searched
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telephone records using the telephone number Figuli listed on the e-mails he sent to
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the plaintiff. This telephone number matched the one identified for Figuli on the
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Colorado Supreme Court's web site, namely 720-810-2495. Based on my research, I
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found the address for Figuli and Global at 8697 S. Blue Creek Road, Evergreen,
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Colorado, 80439 (the “Blue Creek Road address”). The Blue Creek Road address is
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the one identified on the Colorado Supreme Court's web site for Figuli and the
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address for Global on the Colorado Secretary of State's web site. See Exhibits 1 and
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3. Figuli is also listed as Global's agent for service of process at the Blue Creek
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Road address. See Exhibit 3. I also performed various online searches using LEXIS
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and PACER. Attached hereto as Exhibit 5 is a true and correct copy of the
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Declaration of David J. Figuli, filed on March 7, 2008 in National Career College,
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Inc., et al. v. Margaret Spellings, etc. Civ. Case No. 07-00075 HG-LEK (D. Haw.).
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In his declaration, Figuli states under oath that the Blue Creek Road address is his
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"residence." Exhibit 5, ¶ 1. The Blue Creek Road address is also shown on certain
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of the e-mail correspondence he sent to the plaintiff.
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DECLARATION OF GEORGE A. SHOHET IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE REGARDING DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 4(m)
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Through my online research and review of plaintiff's correspondence
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with Figuli, I identified additional addresses for Figuli, Global and his law firm,
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Figuli Law Group. Figuli and Global maintain a United States Post Office Box in
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Conifer, Colorado. I confirmed this with the Postmaster for the Conifer Post Office.
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See Declaration of Pamela Vaughn Regarding Service of Process on Defendants
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David J. Figuli and Global Equities, LLC d/b/a Higher Education Group ("Vaughn
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Decl."), filed concurrently herewith, ¶¶ 1 and 2. The Figuli Law Group maintains a
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web site at http://figulilawgroup.com. The web site does not contain a physical
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address for the firm, only an e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers. Figuli is
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identified on the web site as a "Partner" in the firm. The information contained on
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the Figuli Law Group web site is readily accessible and has not changed since I first
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accessed it in October 2010. With additional online research, I located a physical
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address of the Figuli Law Group at 29713 Troutdale Scenic Drive, #C-2, Evergreen,
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Colorado, 80439 ("Troutdale address").
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Evergreen and Conifer are both unincorporated towns located in
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Jefferson County, Colorado. Jefferson County Demographics, Cities and
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Unincorporated Area, available at www.co.jefferson.co.us. I contacted the Jefferson
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County Colorado Sheriff’s Department which has a civil process division. Copies of
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the Summons issued in this case, Complaint, and other Court papers ("Service
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Papers") were prepared and delivered by my office to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s
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Department in early November 2010. I was contacted by Sherriff's Deputy Stuart
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Sorensen who identified himself as a civil process server. Deputy Sorensen
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explained to me that in 2009 he had unsuccessfully attempted service of process on
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Figuli at the Blue Creek Road address. I asked Deputy Sorensen to try to serve
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Figuli at the Troutdale address as well as the Blue Creek Road address. As set forth
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in Deputy Sorensen’s declaration filed concurrently herewith, Deputy Sorensen’s
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multiple attempts to personally serve Mr. Figuli and Global were unsuccessful. See
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DECLARATION OF GEORGE A. SHOHET IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE REGARDING DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 4(m)
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Declaration of Stuart Sorenson Regarding Attempted Service of Process on
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Defendants David J. Figuli and Global Equities, LLC d/b/a Higher Education Group
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("Sorenson Decl."), ¶¶3-11. The Troutdale address was no longer being used by the
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Figuli Law Group and Deputy Sorenson encountered no one at the Blue Creek Road
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address after making eight attempts on different dates and at various times of the day
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over a period in excess of one month. Id.
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In November 2010, plaintiff and defendant TCS agreed to explore the
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possibility of settlement. The initial meeting was to commence at 1 p.m. on
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December 1, 2010 in Los Angeles. Figuli, and TCS executives Michael Horowitz,
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CEO, Jeffrey Keith, CFO, and Jennifer DeMay, Vice-President and Legal Affairs
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Director, were to attend. Approximately four hours before the meeting began, I
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received an e-mail from Ms. DeMay stating that Figuli would not attend unless
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plaintiff's counsel agreed that they would not serve him with process. Ms. DeMay
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apologized for the sudden change in plans and asked if plaintiff would agree to
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refrain from serving Figuli. She also asked if Figuli could participate by telephone.
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Although I responded that we would refrain from serving Figuli at the meeting,
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Figuli decided not to attend in person. He participated in the meeting by telephone.
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True and correct copies of the e-mails Ms. DeMay and I exchanged regarding
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Figuli's unwillingness to be served are attached hereto as Exhibit 6.
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Efforts to serve Figuli and Global by substituted service commenced in
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February 2011 after the parties settlement discussions ended on or about January 28,
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2011. Although Deputy Sorenson continued to make attempts at personally serving
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these defendants in December 2010 after the parties began to discuss settlement,
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plaintiff did not aggressively pursue substituted means for serving the defendants to
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conserve resources and avoid distraction. Multiple drafts of a written memorandum
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of terms were exchanged by the parties during December 2010 and January 2011.
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DECLARATION OF GEORGE A. SHOHET IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE REGARDING DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 4(m)
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However, once it became apparent that a settlement was not feasible, the plaintiff
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promptly sought to sub serve Figuli and Global.
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On February 10, 2011, I prepared two envelopes which contained
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copies of the Service Papers for service on Figuli and Global. The envelopes were
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prepared in such a manner as to conceal that they were coming from plaintiff's
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counsel and instead appeared to be business correspondence addressed to Figuli and
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the Figuli Law Group. In addition, the envelopes were mailed from Boulder,
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Colorado rather than Los Angles, California. On certain correspondence I reviewed,
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the mailing address of the Figuli Law Group was sometimes identified as the
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Conifer post office box. One envelope was sent by certified mail to defendants' post
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office box in Conifer. The other envelope was sent by certified mail to the Blue
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Creek Road address. Attached hereto as Exhibit 7 are true and correct copies of the
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certified mail receipts for the two envelopes showing mailing on February 10, 2010.
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The certified mail receipt that was sent to the Conifer post office box bears receipt
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number 7010 3090 0003 7114 5492 ("Envelope 1"). The envelope which was
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mailed to the Blue Creek Road address bears certified mail receipt number 7010
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3090 0003 7114 5508 ("Envelope 2").
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 8 are true and correct copies of records
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obtained from the United States Post Office’s Web site showing that notices for
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Envelope 2 were left at the Blue Creek Road address on February 11 and 17, 2011.
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Envelope 2 was unclaimed and returned to the post office in Boulder on March 8,
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2011. Exhibit 8. Attached hereto as Exhibit 9 are true and correct copies of records
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obtained from the United States Post Office’s Web site showing that notice for
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Envelope 1 was left at the Conifer post office on February 11, 2011 and picked up
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from the post office on February 15, 2011by one Hilarie Anderson. At my office's
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request Conifer Postmaster Pamela Vaughn verified that the post office box belongs
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to Figuli and Global and that the physical address listed by these defendants is the
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DECLARATION OF GEORGE A. SHOHET IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE REGARDING DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 4(m)
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Blue Creek Road address. See Exhibit 10 which is a true and correct copy of the
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"Request for Change of Address or Boxholder Information Needed for Service of
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Legal Process", dated March 17, 2011; Vaughn Decl., ¶2. Ms. Vaughn also
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confirmed that Ms. Anderson signed for Envelope 1 and picked it up from the
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Conifer post office. Vaughn Decl., ¶3.
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Records obtained from the Colorado Secretary of State show that Ms.
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Anderson filed an Annual Report on behalf of Global on June 18, 2010. A true and
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correct copy of the Annual Report which I downloaded from the Secretary of State's
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Web site is attached hereto as Exhibit 11. This is the most recent Annual Report for
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Global. The Blue Creek Road address is shown to be the address of Global, Figuli,
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as its agent for service of process, and Ms. Anderson. Exhibit 11, pp. 1-2. In the
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Annual Report, Ms. Anderson attests to the following:
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"Causing this document to be delivered to the secretary of state for filing shall
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constitute the affirmation or acknowledgment of each individual causing such
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delivery, under penalties of perjury, that the document is the individual's act
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and deed, or that the individual in good faith believes that the document is the
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act and deed of the person on whose behalf the individual is causing the
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document to be delivered for filing, taken in conformity with the requirements
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of part 3 of article 90 of title 7, C.R.S., the constituent documents, and the
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organic statutes, and that the individual in good faith believes the facts stated
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in the document are true and the document complies with the requirements of
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that Part, the constituent documents, and the organic statutes. [T]his perjury
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notice applies to each individual who causes the document to be delivered to
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the secretary of state, whether or not such individual is named in the document
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as one who caused it to be delivered." Exhibit 11, p. 2.
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Rather than immediately send additional envelopes with the Service
Papers to the defendants, plaintiff's counsel waited a few weeks. This was done in
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DECLARATION OF GEORGE A. SHOHET IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE REGARDING DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 4(m)
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an effort to determine if, after the passage of some time, Ms. Anderson would again
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collect the envelopes on defendants' behalf. On March 28, 2011, plaintiff sent by
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certified mail envelopes containing the Service Papers to defendants' Conifer post
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office box and the Blue Creek Road address. The envelopes were addressed to
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Figuli and Global. This time the envelopes were conspicuously marked with large
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labels stating that they contained the Service Papers for this case. Exhibit 12
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contains the certified mail receipts bearing numbers 7010 3090 0003 7115 9222
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("Envelope 3" to the Conifer post office box) and 7010 3090 0003 7115 9239
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("Envelope 4" to the Blue Creek Road address). Post Office records confirm that
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Envelope 3 was picked up by Ms. Anderson from the Conifer post office on April 6,
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2011. True and correct copies of these records are attached hereto as Exhibit 13.
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Post Office records confirm that Envelope 4 was delivered to Ms. Anderson in
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Evergreen, Colorado on April 7, 2011. True and correct copies of these records are
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attached hereto as Exhibit 14.
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Through the efforts of its counsel and a civil process server, plaintiff
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sought to serve defendants Figuli and Global through various means over a span of
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approximately five and a half months. By his words and actions, Figuli has sought
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to evade service. As Deputy Sorenson's declaration demonstrates, the only physical
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address available for Figuli and Global is the Blue Creek Road address which is
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inaccessible. Sorenson Decl., ¶ 5. After numerous attempts at personally serving
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these defendants, the plaintiff used a form of substituted service authorized by
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California law. This substituted service took additional time to complete. As of
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April 7, 2011, Ms. Anderson, defendants' agent, accepted three envelopes containing
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the Service Papers on three separate occasions at two different addresses regularly
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used by the defendants. Envelopes 1 and 3 addressed to defendants at their Conifer
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post office box were delivered to Ms. Anderson on February 15 and April 6, 2011,
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respectively. On April 7, 2011, Ms. Anderson accepted delivery of Envelope 4
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DECLARATION OF GEORGE A. SHOHET IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE REGARDING DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 4(m)
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addressed to defendants at the Blue Creek Road address. Given the fact that Ms.
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Anderson has acted in an official capacity in filing papers for Global with the
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Colorado Secretary of State's office, picks up and signs for mail on behalf of the
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defendants and lists her own address as the Blue Creek Road address, plaintiff
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contends that it has completed substituted service on the defendants.
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To the knowledge of the plaintiff and its counsel, the relatively short
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delay in accomplishing service has not prejudiced any party in this case. Figuli has
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actual knowledge of this case and the claims the plaintiff makes against him. He is
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an experienced attorney, actively participated in the parties' settlement discussions
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and is well aware of the facts giving rise to this action having been at the center of
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the negotiations for the acquisition of the plaintiff by TCS. A copy of this
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declaration and the other papers filed in response to the Court's Order to Show Cause
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are being mailed to Figuli and Global at their Conifer post office box and Blue
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Creek Road address by certified mail.
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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
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America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed April 18, 2011 at Los
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Angeles, California.
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DECLARATION OF GEORGE A. SHOHET IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE REGARDING DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 4(m)
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3 messages
Jennifer DeMay
To: georgeshohet@gmail. com
Wed, Dec 1,2010 at 8:54 AM
George,
ln a follow up conversation with Mr. Figuli he expressed concern about attending the meeting today if that
meant you would formally serve him. He indicated he will attend only if you agree not to do so. This is not
what my original understanding was and I apologize for changing course so abruptly.
I appreciate this is a challenging position and hope you can understand that I cannot compel him to consent
to service or to agree to participate in the legal action.
One option is to have Mr. Figuli participate by phone. I think it is valuable to have him involved since he
handles the M& A work for TCS and if this proceeds to a final resolution he will need to be directly involved.
lf you cannot consent to that I understand and we can proceed with Mr. Keith, Dr. Horowitz and myself
today and address the other issues as they arise.
Jen
George Shohet
Wed, Dec 1,2010 at 9:51 AM
To: Jennifer DeMay
Jen,
That's fine. We won't serve Mr. Figuli today. Please understand that
does not mean we won't seek to have him served through substituted
service or other legal means on another occasion if the case proceeds.
I appreciate your continuing efforts.
Regards,
George
George A. Shohet, Esq.
Law Offices of George A. Shohet
245 Main Street, Suite 310
Venice, CA90291-5216
Tel.: (310) 452-3176
Fax. (310) 452-2270
E-mail: georgeshohet@gmail. com
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George,
I understand and have indicated to Mr. Figuli that you were already proceeding with substituted service and
that this courtesy today is just that to allow the conversation to begin. My thanks for your accommodation
and I look forward to meeting you this afternoon.
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