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'NWa s ~Dflic :e of `rin;son. & Eillk9 ns L .je . P . :anc[ serre; ats, counsel for DeleindEm.i:L 4. IL aver to the matters Set forth ki6m. .eiri' based upon personal knowledge an d '4orrnation ,.

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On Artuaor 12, 2007, Ih ;f.-tidlamts .wibPaeriaed do!h)) Kan.op`s deposition for Air. aXpl-es:11 ;V requested dute of Sunday, January 21, 2007 . (}n Frida;Y,, Ja1naiar}+ 19, MO 11 iys 19,f6re; Mr . Kmop's ; scheduled de;ositicon, hivwew,,m-Jgincl aft-r 1De1Fendftrit>''cPunsc .I had already Vra.vel:ed to Atlanta to ?ri attend r . K:onv;p's clep~ ;yi~~a~rr-·~''ltd»# :i1~'piflva :n~~t:A4t ;, Inc. ("Ple-intiff) filed aa moltion to q,umh his d .-position ori various ;rou r:dls, Including tbat Plaintiff Fad never ,Etgres;cl to a d.e;pos,ii;ic>n Dirt a Snrida;y . "hat urne da;Y> arid despite f'l11lrrti :lY"s; failure tO timely oitilfy Defemdwits of its imblilivy to attend Mr,

F:c>nop' ., deposition, D-,f'e,n&nt,§ agreed to postpo:ne his deposition until ai later date .

6 , Whev I cani,arlod Mr . KarEap on ffie e ;veniing of Januairy 19, 201T7 to infbirm
him o f t he postpamesnnuit of hi:s dc.FQsi t i'on,, 'fVfr. Konop inf'cxrrwkl me t hat t he only diky he was ami lablc ; during the month of February mras Fe ;bnaEiry F ., 2.007, 7'riemfore, on JwxuaV 22,, 2007 (tlhe d+3)+ 1Vlr, 1Konop's originally svbp7emwd date cf ;la.nu,azy 2 .1 ; ;t?,;, ;Qefeadwits' aoixnsel sent a lever to .. . y ,

Plaintiff's counsel informAn ; P1z i ntiiff's counsel o f their intent o wzrirnrrice M r. K ortcp's depasati an on FeNruary :3, 2007 .'. Attached hereto ws 3E,diibit A is u 'true and correct copy D1r,3 J i u miary 22, 2007 letter orn F'foydlWaD:er tc> ;N[iolmel Edelrran ii,0onning ; Plaiintifl's counsel of' the eesislne,dlu le;d date :for Mr . IG:Onap''s dlepo; ;#l:iori .
8. 1 'laiinti fl'> counsel (lid n ot: r-aspond iio I1e fendla ntS' l e'tter regarding thie resehieduloi depositions until after close of busin ess on Tuesday, January :3A, >0017---Aglh t : days after DESfmicla.nts' counsel sent the letter re sc:hodu l tng the

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de,pm Rims . At that tirnn,, ]P1LaieitifPs WuMM3 in$ifti ihai ; Mr.' KoI3a ;I',s

deposition hse ~a.in po:ctpm ed .. 9 . Attached hereto its Exhibit B i s a true and (*ma copy of a, January :A 2407 8 letter frum Michael Ed e l. m an to W i t'.lem Srrmurrnetn ;euic ! Joseph Grity insisting
Chat Mr . Kcmop's deposition again bye po ;3f jPO tk C d .

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F'l ai n'tilf 's, i;c>1unsESl stated only that th c,-;( ",are um a'vfii :ka.ble to attend the Ko nolp
ckepo:sntion" and that they are iamvi li inq to move the; ;6} deposition of 3D(b)1 Reach 'Financial also set four February 8, 2007, 1Plaintiffs counsel provided n o other explanation as to) why nonelrs#'`ihP, fire attoraieys from thei r firm who have alypiumul In lfiEests actions i,s available l 0 attend Mr . Kornop's iicrbsiitian on Februa ry 8, 2;047, P la . i n#'ifF's cowmsel also stated that N[r . Konop lies

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:?~nd 11 . As Air, KoiIap hall already ullbrrnod counsel fix, p-0e ;ndai3ts tha1 h+,, Nvtks uIlaVai Ij1tibP any offer day during the month cof Feb;rtiary, upon receipt of Mr. Edel;rraan"s lvftr after in;y return to Austin ft-out a dfeposWon in Boston Date . Arodni . ;eda ;y ni;glit, January 3; 1, 2007, 1 rall~~c ! Mr. Konop the: triar,ni:ng of February l sit 1:o inquire as to his iiP& .llEl~)EI1Y~~ 1W deposition during thc rrimth of

Fc~t>ruvay . Mr. . :Ko:nop again iinlfarmexi me that February Sth is Clic. only day _ 'that Ihs :'.Is a.vaiilable, for dlep:;9don dExt3i3~;the month of Fcbmary . . t :t . iri response W P'1<ti: nl: iff's wunset ' s levw and pursuant -to my discussion with Mr, K:onop, 1: i.-espartded via tetl;er to Michael Bdolma .n on : FiBbru , ary :l, .iCf07 . A true and correct xtPy of that to tter i .. attached hereto as exh ibit L ..

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13, In N115 IC:"~'fEl'r, 19nform :ed Mr . Mo'fmatn -that .lvCr. Konc>p, had' ag,akE ii0brrrked nns : that LID is una,rai,RabEe can E111113' ~of:her'd"tftitx Februauy, theit Ns deqm,,i1 .iorr was imirrfei,ing with Mr. I*Oxicrp's o1hm· itnai:h.rs, and thit Mr, Kmnp lNm annoyed that his tlepQ;si'tion is being repetdtmll ;y re;scheijtalod . He, also wlcd me that Kain'kiffhEvd mlled him on Monday, Saniuary 29 and had told him thai they would let him know that day fleis die;p()sitiori was going to be posiporm:dl: Because Plaintiff had failed o contact him again on Monday, January 29, on Tuesday, January 30 he, had ,rearrange :d his schedule and was only Rvailable an February 8 fbr the entire rrr,-oth of Felarvmy .

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jks di e :S(1(b ;I(G,~ dopais'itiian cof FEf :acla Financial is also curroritlly (,ch1.Wtilixl for February E ., x:007; :De:fe nd mit> had offered n January 2'2axf to postpone the kDkLch F i Mncial cl opOSiU0as its o:~Ee[~ tt> make, P 1 a i nti9 ;f's counsel available for Mr.. Kanop's. deposition . ]7eirehdfFr :p,, offered to Inalk es Reach Financial l available fair deposition as early ,as Monday of'next week .

15 . O n FrWay aftemoc n, February 2, . ;Zoo?', I spoke to Plantiff's local Counsel, Otis C-arroll . NTr. Carroll and 11 spoke about Mr . Kono;i's eirid Reach F'inani :is1'.' ;3 d+apositians, azd he memorialized crux coVs,rsEaiOn in a . letter tha1 ; sunne WN-rnolan . A, true and correct copy cif Mr . Gam)I]'s February 2,, '.21}bT le;Uer'ta, me is attac'h+:El her" as Exhibit l ) ,. 1 6, 1 also spoke to Mr . K:anop one ;v,.t>ruary 2, 2007 to cletEsr;m,ine: whelfter there was any chance he would bi-, available on February 15th ar February 22nd, and hi:: agmin iiforrn,W rn :e Chat he would bi.- unavailable . Mr. Konop informed .~f

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Plaintiff's counse l that hi. was t117F 1v 'BEI abiiz- on any vtber date in Febxuamym 17 . Tben afieir the D1.` business o n Friday, Fe.b rqar y 2nd, Mr . (`,einra l) he ft a vo '.iceimvilii nnE;ss E Sg,e for moo s , t afing. __far t ie 1 :n ·5 t time-that ]'la i n 'ti ff' s '. n-boU SEs cpian seif was in s isting Cud e ither Roneld L,em itsunt or 1.ViEichaell Neiman attend Mr. K:an ola's dejptmition, arid that neither of tbern was avail a We on Felaxvajy Mi . 18, 1 feel aJha1 : DieFe ;ndmits have no chi ce .biut to file th& E',me;rgi ;rECy Mation to Conrpe :f iii order to ensure that Trefrr,da~nls am- able to take ; the clepa:>ition of this important th i nl party witness prior to tlhe close of d ' isc o ver;y on Much 2, 200' 7 . D ieft ndants' oFfe r to te:m hadiEle th e M, (1 7) (1i) dsax)sitictn of F:eeii

Financial rerrairis in orde r to make P' lasinl :ii`F's cAmmsell available: for Mr .

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19.. F'Iain1tiff`ail :l harieo a kavvyer a .tiending the deposition of another third party, C li ff Hfa rc lyvick, in Ettl amtxi on :Frbr unry 7, 2(N)'7 . Thore is no good reason imhy

hi e cannot stay on for tb e F . orioi p depas iti»» 'the rtexlt day i n Al 1EmEta . 20 . Aticlitii :niailly, discovery in Ihe,xt actions has been mrisisWritly delayed by Ylaintrff; which has ]aft Lfeferidanis vvitki ii east 14 de;piositiom> rE ;nn<<}Ang 0 be c ;on,iuried bdone. the close .oi';disruy,ery on Muc'h 2' ., 2007 (which .leaves cti 19 business clays) . If Mr . K .ona33's dLepo! ;>>tion is, again po<.,q)nnied,, !it will be very dif'ficuiit fir The parties to arrive at a . mutually agreeable schedule far
ail t he rernai n 'Lng cl c pbsil:3+>r is i n these a ot icmts . I declare under penalty of per°jlaiy that thi., foregoing i :G true and Gorro ;c;t to ttkc, best of my luiovvledl ;e% and information.

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~°,d~re.nG :~Ji~s esnplxsyres 3s a tr3ittaiit vii~l,~~,t~'c~i t~f t~~xc ~~~ipt~~~riate t:Y~~ia~l t~uleis, ]ndee;d, 1ze:tnMoI :LI; COurts MMund tfM c;oum~ ;~: 6ai~~e`g~~r.~u:d ~no~a~ar~s foL i~.sc~la:lilncRti~~~ oK other IS eSJ pUa lCan ctions axing out of t3A5 type of ·mscozcluct, 'Me, 37ele :ndsmssi md their ,munscl a.Ke not pei-mitocl, under arty arc :un"tamG:e, to irnq+Art iniro, the content rf ;Pimnle3ve ebscuss3ocES bezvirem A,dvuice', .M:e an] its cotiu;otl . Nor ate the Defendants putziiltasdl to abuLhi rich nifamrntian to, aeiv'it Ea, st lbusks foj :1.'vrShu ciimoviny, We are shocked hal : si Illml of" your esLBa~*;~Jxla ~N;e.ge ir.L tMcla tzutM0lr0ltCt, and 'are are Mnaf'tiL1y cmuicfaEiaa ; our svailabk re~nec~~es sisst~c~a .t, :dL thamwith, Ill Ey"ht -of t1du 1 :Tii8G>I1 dLt7Ci ; and 3o'Pim die 17sImC[C1t7.s dqmsifioms oE.OvfmGllvie VMp[c+get ;s that are . s~pptcMelsia& irec gi minimum need your .Eum'a coitumitrzient l[~zt the TWe [11aa1118 'WiI 14Ot Ci1;g''ISE in 'lk conduct as the fixtum . ] :rlga,~ge; in any LIcthOr Tus631ftinj; DIE istry current rteullrmrialiatilycon3minwritingldwttheD'-#ejulants(a)Ivillnot+ or former Advstricelvie ramp'ic7~ee:s re4tisg to any p[f'V1Ie g+xl i]r c:Q nfi cliaEt il i Rf[>i Crtaa7 1 l Of A&wac ;eNlc, ~ Fa) will pant utffim in Hs case, in any way, shape, or f'o ;rxt~ amy info:trrurtion learned from dismssimnfi with Mr. KDnql> r M1 ' . AI1gj ]SmRI ., cm- any ofl'2t .t alit~esses coni,evang the content f' a,nT owmrnUnicaiiosrs or nimtungs bet en Achrwac :elv[e . m d iii or coqrc t9 1t B C I)t1f tB iJ, andi (;c;F w31 rent sc*clud.ng any remaining c~ep,~F~itik>rts isl thAl case, Mi), informatim rnn the content iFINriyileln :d cliiicusainns between any A.dvath .ct]W e empkvym and cums6L In addition, as we art : rtil evaluating 6r, ,apjPropzya .w remedy f6r the ;DeFersd+irtts' pawt nature tn:issoziduct, :Et is impeam6ra: for us ;CoI5My trl3de rstal2El ilr; of the d lsiciasians shat the Defim .dants engaged in with thei ;¢ ~~i'CU~sse~s . To d& .rid, p3~ea~,e farararri to in and all no~tes, xn, .xniit~.~i~i3a. pr Dibm dcxutrien,ts wiYdcli . iii9e:uv ; or t;u.r~un~~rize tl~ecxnte~t oiE nc~ it~te~views b .e~re~:r~ die, Dcfpacia,ntsand Mr. Kcmop, ]vit . ANOW, ine,pp other current or fEi)rmEae,Advaerxe1Vle . employee 1U ; this i9 a snattra: of great uigempy'to Aiimnot-M ; plesa :6`~~Ya~~+e die c:occffimwAan:g Imcl »Eoxmkatiou requ'--stesd'l lnq later than We cannot mieizute die, irripoxtmn< :e of xeoeivi»& yiDur firm's c;osziFde;t~~ d~'is+1~;~u~s+s oll this issue bry'Tlussda ;t .

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Dear Mr. F3clektnan ; I refer' 1[a your ]q-.ttc7 of Jatiusri 3,D,, ' 2C07. In t'hiis Iioter., :[ w-n dealing onlywith your iwxusubam of indsmmdam zmd the Konop derosiitiion on February 8 . Yolk ucc,:ttiation of vd,=ndoa :is implo,pmand unfwwidfedu 1 :F you ha,re, any s4;nablfflacm of l.e,O,finzcy -to, yowr moca~s*tiIgn, you need "to, : us the specific, f'ams, give irru:ne+J3.ately. T"h.e favts must include thet :>peei .fi.a discussion which you contend `vass bild %itia Iv1:r, .KoEaop, the spix ;3:6c, dfsoussior.LmhEC3t you (cormd was held with Mr. A.ntprizan:[, whic;h~ ispec~ific aneetixip you cxmtmd wort cliscussed, mid what, 'Pi-lvilESg ;ed iaFeorm,a'ffm was allegedly disr,:lo13eod .
[it iss our ;standami p7aac ;ti.ce ta rna&v it clear to tvi,ime ;sses Aiho may have privileged infarrnatiraru that we do not smk privileged in.fUrnnatiou and do not want 'Ef :182r1 to . diB(31~a :m any griAel;end infiormaEioii to ~u ;, . j71rthior, m ypu knmv, iP=;P'aplh 14 of the Protective CorJmwas ex, pes;:l,y cU°aftsd to prrateel: the parties qaiinslttmlverteni ci .Klnsum of' privileged nlonnaiicrii . 'f7ifxetor( ;, even if'Frnivitepki information had bem E3isala3exld to tys, which is rbal, tlhES mse;, I've wouki not toe: e;n.fitled to assert mraivcr armj wrouldl not be entitled tomAke may use of such informWon .,

:iinim-we received no privileged nfo,rnnation from any fmmitsr mlvana-ZAa employee, have mp Such imi:ortn al:i or1,wh :'ich vve, can use in this a;.FUsc,, and 1ve bve ; no ;rich iniPanna+don which amibl,: used in de;positioris in this cafe .

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l: spoke to ;MIT. K:cmlop this Marrli, ni; ab~ ai)t :his cieposMon Wlkh is s dh,Au I 1 (kE fi x' F esbnja x ;y 8 . He told rn e theit: you led called h?i n1 on Monday m orru ng, January 29 and had: told: him that you worul d ail,08e him later that morning i :F his deposition ms going to be r'esc1edluled G) Wn 0thu-1' iiati-- S ince he bad no t heami fibin ;yOu om Monday or on '!Nae sby, it . wus his ma rustu di n g; that '.his dPp Dfilltll7ll would go forward on February $th as s(A te3ulled , therefore organized his personal end business aibin; :so that he would be available on He S February E for hi s d.qp osili cm, and is no t a?rs4i?l ab'{e m i 'thel other days. which ;mu. di .sctIss, A ., wifli 'lira He also told me that he was wwxpyod that his ilePa.s4tiIdIn which lied . been sohexliflexl fo:r ;aimidfay, ,1ainuEuy- 21, 2007 alt ]its ree~ue,st, id been postponed att the lust minute and had to'be moY.iedu:led . He says that lie- iss an ;indqacmidcnt third party md is riot willing to too pushed ~~+ou~n~i b;y an;sn~r~e~. '!Ck~e : ciepositio~~ i~ : iintE:rfering vritt~ ]hi.s other n~f~t~ter~~ s~xidl lzf : ava~ats tc3 ge~ : it lbchind him.

MY. X:on op tl ure4;o r , insists on p ing ah~mul , with B G ,dgjom'iti ou on 1F4*, rum y S , 20'7 m 1x ;hediale,3. So you will gave uo miake somm >nEa available, from your gcopto participate in th at deposition on ffi at d,a,r. Sinae die; ] [iaAw ick dej)oOl on is prnt; ee,i 9 ing at tlw~ same venue on February 7, the sum person ; aho ulel lK ; able to -fty over for The Kon op dle p,xcii;iim. The dti !zc ovan y delays in this case have forced ups i rrto, i 3 siltua tiEon where a inmnl m ;r of del x *ition , s n o ei i Ec~ l xs 1; ak iDii 'b i,fo 3ee tfa~e O1Eas+,' o, f ,fail li is Ixi N'aq~lZ~1 x 1viE W ;II :Z .. Sa vvc ali havo to m adjust our schedules tco m ake sure that the discovery ~ cFn tie ; cxin iplel.ed in ti me .

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