Ceglia v. Zuckerberg et al

Filing 476

DECLARATION signed by Alexander H. Southwell re 474 MOTION for Protective Order filed by Facebook, Inc., Mark Elliot Zuckerberg. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G)(Snyder, Orin)

EXHIBIT A

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
PAUL D. CEGLIA,
Civil Action No. : 1:10-cv-00569-RJA
Plaintiff,
v.
MARK ELLIOT ZUCKERBERG, Individually,
and FACEBOOK, INC.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF
DOCUMENTS TO DEFENDANT
ZUCKERBERG

Defendants.

Pursuant to Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and this Court’s orders,
Plaintiff Paul Ceglia propound the following request for production of documents to Defendant
Zuckerberg whom shall respond to these interrogatories separately and fully, in writing and
under oath, with the responses reasonably amended as required by law.
INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS
1. The following apply to all interrogatories
a. The terms “any,” “all,” “each,” and “every” should be understood to be either their most
inclusive or least inclusive sense as necessary to bring within the scope of any
interrogatory, all information otherwise construed to be outside of its scope.
b. The terms “and” and “or” are to be construed disjunctively or conjunctively as necessary
to include all information that might otherwise be considered outside of the scope of
these interrogatories
c. The use of the singular and plural are interchangeable.

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d. If an answer is based on information and belief, specify and identify the source of the
information and the grounds for the belief.
e. You must provide all requested information, not subject to a valid objection, that is
known to, possessed by or available to you,
f. If you are unable to answer any of the interrogatories, you must answer as fully as
possible and explain your inability to answer the remainder.
g. If you object to any interrogatory on the basis of attorney/client or work product
privilege, identify the privilege claimed as well as each statement or communication for
which such privilege is claimed, together with the following information for each such
statement or communication: (a) the date made; (b) the persons present; (c) the subject
matter; and (d) the basis on which the privilege is claimed.
DEFINITIONS
1.

“You” and “Your” refers to Defendant Zuckerberg and any of your agents or
independent contractors.

2.

Facebook Contract or “the contract” or “the contract between the parties” refers to the
two page paper document presented to Defendants’ experts in July 2011 for evaluation
and examination at the offices of Harris Beach in Buffalo, New York.

3.

References to “Facebook” include “thefacebook, Inc.” and vice versa.

4.

“Person” refers to any natural person or any business, legal or governmental entity or
association in any form.

5.

“Plaintiff” refers to Paul D. Ceglia.

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6.

“Defendants” refers to any of the following parties as well as their employees, agents,
independent contractors or affiliated entities: Mark Elliot Zuckerberg and Facebook.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
REQUEST NO. 1
All documents executed by you or any representative or agent for you involving the
purported to transfer any software, programming language, business interests or other intellectual
property into Facebook before, during and after its incorporation in July 2004.
REQUEST NO. 2
All documents reflecting Facebook’s your claimed ownership rights in the software,
programming language and business interests in the business before the incorporation of
Facebook.
REQUEST NO. 3
All agreements executed by you and any other person(s) or entities who claimed
ownership in the business before the incorporation of Facebook in 2004.
REQUEST NO. 4
All documents reflecting your ownership rights in the software, programming language
and business interests in the business after the incorporation of Facebook.
REQUEST NO. 5
All documents supporting your claimed breach of the Facebook Contract with Plaintiff.
REQUEST NO. 6

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All documents executed by you in connection with the incorporation of Facebook in July
2004.

Respectfully submitted,
/s/Dean Boland
Paul A. Argentieri
188 Main Street
Hornell, NY 14843
607-324-3232 phone
607-324-6188
[e-mail]

Dean Boland
1475 Warren Road
Unit 770724
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
216-236-8080 phone
866-455-1267 fax
[e-mail]

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