Bedrock Computer Technologies, LLC v. Softlayer Technologies, Inc. et al

Filing 621

NOTICE by Bedrock Computer Technologies, LLC re #579 Proposed Pretrial Order, (Attachments: #1 Exhibit E, #2 Exhibit F, #3 Exhibit M)(Cawley, Douglas)

Bedrock Computer Technologies, LLC v. Softlayer Technologies, Inc. et al

Doc. 621 Att. 1

Exhibit E

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER DIVISION

BEDROCK COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Plaintiff, v. SOFTLAYER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., CITIWARE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC, GOOGLE INC., YAHOO! INC., MYSPACE INC., AMAZON.COM INC., PAYPAL INC., MATCH.COM, INC., AOL INC., AND CME GROUP INC., Defendants.

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CASE NO. 6:09-cv-269-LED Jury Trial Demanded

PLAINTIFF BEDROCK COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES LLC'S OBJECTIONS TO DEFENDANTS' DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS

Plaintiff Bedrock Computer Technologies LLC ("Bedrock"), pursuant to the Court's Docket Control Order and Orders amending Docket Control Order entered in this case, provides this list of objections to Defendants SoftLayer Technologies, Inc., Yahoo! Inc., MySpace Inc., Amazon.Com Inc., and AOL Inc.'s (collectively "Defendants") depositions designations. Bedrock expressly reserves the right to supplement, augment, or otherwise modify the exchanged designations based on circumstances as they may evolve prior to the commencement of trial. Bedrock's objections to Defendants' deposition designations are made in reliance on the Defendants' trial witness lists and the labeling of those witnesses as will call. At this time, Bedrock objects to Defendants' deposition designations testimony as follows:

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Yahoo! 30(b)(6) Deposition of Quentin Laurent Barnes January 7, 2011
From (page:line) 5:6 5:20 6:5 8:18 9:6 13:2 18:5 18:14 82:3 82:17 82:23 112:8 161:4 185:3 203:13 206:23 212:3 To (page:line) 5:8 5:21 6:19 9:1 9:12 13:4 18:9 18:21 82:15 82:21 83:3 113:16 161:21 185:18 206:21 207:22 212:18 Objections

801, 802

801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802

Yahoo! 30(b)(6) Deposition of Michael Fletcher Christian January 11, 2011
From (page:line) 5:13 8:10 25:24 27:2 27:23 32:9 32:22 34:17 35:17 38:10 39:23 40:13 40:16 42:18 48:16 49:5 49:20 To (page:line) 5:15 8:14 26:11 27:11 28:7 32:13 33:4 35:1 36:6 38:19 40:5 40:14 40:20 42:25 48:24 49:14 50:7 Objections

26:2, 4-11 ­ 801

801 801 801 35:22, 36:5 ­ 801 38:15-19 ­ 801 801 801 801 801 801 801 49:24 ­ 801

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Yahoo! 30(b)(6) Deposition of Michael Fletcher Christian January 11, 2011
From (page:line) 50:12 50:23 51:7 52:1 52:19 53:10 53:25 54:23 60:9 61:15 63:4 63:20 66:2 66:23 77:13 78:19 80:2 80:8 82:16 82:24 87:2 88:2 91:23 93:7 93:20 94:6 104:14 111:23 113:1 113:25 122:12 126:21 127:4 127:25 128:15 129:5 To (page:line) 50:17 51:1 51:10 52:12 52:21 53:14 54:4 55:2 60:23 62:20 63:13 64:2 66:4 67:9 78:4 78:24 80:6 80:23 82:22 83:9 87:6 88:9 91:25 93:11 93:23 94:8 104:24 112:4 113:12 114:7 123:22 127:2 127:13 128:5 128:19 129:11 Objections 50:14 ­ 801

801 801 801 54:25 ­ 801 801 801 63:22 ­ 801 801 801 801 801 801 80:13-23 ­ 801 801 801 801 801 801 801 801 104:14-18, 21 ­ 801 801, F, NR 801, 602, CS, F 801, F, CQ, L 801, L 801, L, INC 801, INC 801, INC 801, INC 801, L, F

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Deposition of Joseph D'Avanzo - December 7, 2010
From (page:line) 7:17 8:5 8:25 10:22 14:2 14:15 14:23 36:2 36:12 37:18 38:23 39:17 40:1 40:10 42:5 42:15 46:19 49:22 52:21 53:15 53:22 54:10 76:6 76:17 77:17 78:23 78:25 76:6 80:13 80:19 81:5 83:6 83:18 84:12 85:5 86:8 86:17 87:6 88:2 88:15 89:19 95:22 100:10 To (page:line) 7:17 8:11 9:5 12:2 14:7 14:17 14:25 36:5 37:9 37:22 39:12 39:24 40:6 40:18 42:8 42:21 48:11 49:25 53:13 53:20 53:22 55:1 76:12 77:15 78:21 78:23 78:25 76:12 80:16 80:21 81:24 83:16 84:10 84:24 86:6 86:15 86:17 87:22 88:8 88:18 90:10 95:24 100:20 Objections INC 8:5 ­ INC

INC 403, Legal Issue MIL, 403, Legal Issue 403, Legal Issue

53:9-13 ­ L, AR L, AR L, AR INC L 77:17, 78:1-4 ­ L

L, AR L, AR 83:10-16 ­ A 83:18 ­ AR; 83:19-21 ­ AR

100:15-20 ­ AR, 403

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Deposition of Joseph D'Avanzo - December 7, 2010
From (page:line) 100:22 107:8 111:19 112:16 113:14 113:18 135:3 To (page:line) 101:3 107:19 111:23 112:23 113:16 113:18 136:2 Objections AR, 403 F, 403, 801 AR, L

Deposition of David Garrod - December 15, 2010
From (page:line) 6:16 7:11 7:18 9:18 11:6 12:16 14:14 19:23 69:20 73:1 119:1 135:13 203:25 241:15 241:19 316:11 317:6 336:20 To (page:line) 6:17 7:15 7:21 9:22 12:9 12:20 14:18 20:11 71:5 73:24 119:18 136:5 204:5 241:17 242:11 316:19 317:9 338:25 Objections

402, 403 701

Deposition of David Garrod - December 16, 2010
From (page:line) 371:10 372:18 376:4 379:19 431:21 433:11 455:23 524:14 534:16 To (page:line) 371:19 374:1 376:18 380:2 432:18 433:22 456:13 524:24 535:6 Objections IQ, IA, MIL D, 403, 402 MIL D, 402, 403, BER 403, 402, CS IE, MIL D MIL D, 403, 402 MIL D, 402, 403 MIL D, 402, 403 403, MC MIL D

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Deposition of David Garrod - December 16, 2010
From (page:line) 535:8 540:3 544:1 545:14 548:25 552:6 554:10 556:18 571:16 572:24 574:4 575:11 577:8 579:14 To (page:line) 535:10 540:5 545:12 545:15 549:8 552:16 555:16 556:23 572:12 573:11 574:11 575:25 577:15 579:25 Objections MIL D 403, MIL D 403, MIL D MIL D, 403 MIL D, 403 MIL D

Amazon 30(b)(6) Deposition of Stefan Leigland January 6, 2011
From (page:line) 6:6 8:9 15:17 29:21 30:4 30:21 31:23 33:1 35:14 36:22 37:3 37:4 37:9 37:12 37:21 38:2 38:16 38:22 38:23 39:18 39:24 40:9 To (page:line) 6:8 8:14 15:20 29:24 30:12 31:11 32:12 33:18 36:3 36:24 37:3 37:5 37:10 37:20 38:2 38:15 38:20 38:22 39:4 39:23 40:8 40:25 Objections 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802

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Amazon 30(b)(6) Deposition of Stefan Leigland January 6, 2011
From (page:line) 41:19 41:23 42:13 42:21 44:13 44:25 45:21 48:1 49:1 49:12 50:3 51:15 51:19 52:8 52:17 55:4 62:1 62:19 63:11 64:2 65:5 67:5 71:13 72:4 73:14 74:13 74:21 76:10 78:21 80:10 81:12 82:2 To (page:line) 41:22 42:9 42:20 43:7 44:24 45:4 46:8 48:25 49:10 49:21 50:8 51:17 52:6 52:16 53:2 55:10 62:18 62:24 64:2 64:13 65:14 67:8 72:3 72:9 74:3 74:20 74:25 76:24 79:20 80:24 82:2 82:5 Objections 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802

SoftLayer 30(b)(6) Deposition of Jacob Linscott January 4, 2011
From (page:line) 6:24 8:16 26:18 To (page:line) 7:1 9:5 27:10 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 Objections

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SoftLayer 30(b)(6) Deposition of Jacob Linscott January 4, 2011
From (page:line) 27:11 29:9 30:2 31:2 32:1 34:9 36:10 36:15 37:12 39:12 42:13 42:21 48:24 50:4 50:9 55:24 59:7 64:20 66:3 66:18 67:7 67:24 68:18 68:23 To (page:line) 27:20 29:15 31:1 31:5 32:11 34:13 36:14 37:3 37:18 39:21 42:20 43:6 49:2 50:8 50:22 56:11 59:18 64:23 66:13 67:3 67:9 68:3 68:21 69:1 Objections 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802

Deposition of Mikhail Lotvin - June 4, 2010
From (page:line) 7:25 8:7 47:14 50:15 77:15 94:8 126:1 127:12 142:1 157:12 157:19 157:25 172:19 To (page:line) 8:2 8:18 47:18 50:24 77:21 94:16 126:18 127:24 142:10 157:15 157:20 158:5 172:25 Objections

A/C A/C 157:25-158:1 - A/C 172:19 ­ INC

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Deposition of Mikhail Lotvin - June 4, 2010
From (page:line) 174:7 230:9 230:13 To (page:line) 174:13 230:11 230:19 Objections

INC

Deposition of Mikhail Lotvin - December 28, 2010
From (page:line) 6:5 75:23 92:24 96:20 97:7 98:18 100:12 104:4 105:13 106:5 109:12 109:16 117:3 120:4 132:10 134:1 134:10 140:17 141:18 185:5 185:22 205:23 206:2 To (page:line) 7:2 76:9 93:3 96:25 97:18 99:3 100:19 104:15 105:23 106:7 109:14 109:17 117:21 120:22 132:20 134:5 134:12 141:3 141:19 185:20 185:23 205:25 206:4 402, 403 Objections

MIL E, 402, 403, LC MIL E, 402, 403, LC MIL E, 402, 403 MIL E

117:3-17 - MIL E, 402, 403 117:18-21 - 402, 403 MIL E, 402, 403; 120:7-8 402, 403

MIL E, 402, 403 MIL E, 402, 403

Deposition of Daniel McDonald - January 10, 2011
From (page:line) 7:21 9:2 10:7 10:20 21:20 27:5 To (page:line) 8:1 9:21 10:9 11:9 22:12 27:24 Objections

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Deposition of Daniel McDonald - January 10, 2011
From (page:line) 29:21 30:15 32:5 35:13 33:20 34:13 34:22 34:24 35:13 35:23 36:24 38:1 38:6 38:24 39:11 42:11 42:14 42:19 42:23 43:9 44:5 44:15 46:20 47:19 52:9 53:8 53:14 54:1 54:14 56:8 61:1 61:14 62:2 63:23 64:13 64:21 66:10 66:15 68:1 68:9 69:4 69:8 101:3 To (page:line) 29:23 30:24 32:11 35:15 34:11 34:13 34:22 35:1 35:15 36:21 37:5 38:1 38:20 39:2 39:22 42:12 42:14 42:19 43:5 43:24 44:9 45:3 47:14 48:3 52:14 53:11 53:20 54:10 56:5 56:14 61:7 61:24 62:13 64:11 64:19 64:22 66:12 66:15 68:7 68:24 69:5 69:12 102:6 Objections 602 32:5, 11 ­ INC

INC 36:19-21 ­ 602, INC 36:24, 37:1-2 ­ 602, INC INC 39:1-2 ­ INC L, CS 42:14 ­ L, CS INC 43:23-24 ­ INC

54:14-18 ­ 602, F

L, IE L, IE

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Deposition of Shawn Ostermann - January 6, 2011
From (page:line) 6:12 6:22 7:13 9:11 9:18 19:16 20:1 21:7 23:1 23:13 24:16 29:21 30:12 31:4 31:9 33:2 34:20 35:6 37:1 37:9 37:13 38:7 38:23 40:3 42:11 44:12 44:21 46:13 47:9 48:11 48:18 49:15 50:1 50:20 55:17 56:11 58:7 59:18 59:24 63:11 64:1 To (page:line) 6:14 7:6 8:11 9:12 10:12 19:18 20:20 21:11 23:12 23:24 25:4 30:11 31:3 31:4 33:1 34:18 34:24 36:9 37:9 37:10 37:20 38:22 39:18 40:17 43:6 44:17 45:18 46:17 47:12 48:12 49:1 49:20 50:7 51:4 56:10 56:25 58:25 59:19 60:5 63:22 64:16 Objections

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Deposition of Shawn Ostermann - January 6, 2011
From (page:line) 64:18 64:25 65:21 66:6 67:11 68:25 69:3 72:17 72:25 110:4 110:7 111:8 111:16 112:4 112:12 To (page:line) 64:19 65:13 66:5 67:4 67:25 69:2 70:1 72:17 73:18 110:5 110:23 111:10 111:18 112:10 112:12 Objections

E, LC, 403 E, LC, 403 E, LC, 403 E, LC, 403

Yahoo! 30(b)(6) Deposition of Dmitry Pugachevich December 17, 2010
From (page:line) 6:20 7:6 7:21 11:14 14:4 18:18 21:4 32:21 35:19 38:9 41:24 42:23 46:7 47:18 98:20 99:24 100:10 102:21 103:9 To (page:line) 6:22 7:9 8:10 12:4 14:13 18:22 21:21 34:5 37:25 39:22 42:8 43:1 47:3 47:23 99:19 100:3 100:21 102:25 103:14 Objections

14:8-13 - 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802

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Deposition of Rick Reed - January 5, 2011
From (page:line) 5:6 20:6 23:18 24:13 25:11 25:16 26:16 27:10 27:23 28:4 28:22 29:3 31:19 46:16 54:2 54:15 87:16 87:22 87:24 93:12 93:19 101:18 107:14 108:1 113:13 113:16 122:12 122:116 144:23 145:1 145:5 To (page:line) 5:16 20:12 23:21 25:1 25:14 25:18 27:3 27:14 27:25 28:10 28:25 30:7 32:21 46:23 54:13 56:4 87:20 87:22 89:10 93:17 93:25 101:24 107:24 108:9 113:14 114:1 122:14 123:12 144:24 145:2 145:9 Objections 801 24:18 ­ 801

26:21 ­ 801

28:6 ­ 801 28:25 ­ 801 30:4-7 ­ 801 31:21, 32:7 ­ 801 46:18 ­ 801 801 801 801 801 801 801 801 801 801 801 801

801, 602 801, 602 801, 602

Deposition of Jeffrey Schiller - January 7, 2011
From (page:line) 8:13 12:20 13:7 14:4 14:13 14:25 15:9 To (page:line) 8:20 12:22 13:15 14:6 14:15 15:2 15:10 Objections

13:12-15 ­ INC INC

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Deposition of Jeffrey Schiller - January 7, 2011
From (page:line) 15:13 18:8 22:11 22:24 23:21 23:24 27:22 29:11 31:2 31:18 33:18 34:13 34:21 37:5 37:8 37:20 38:25 43:23 44:16 45:11 45:22 To (page:line) 15:20 21:13 22:20 23:13 23:21 24:10 27:25 29:25 31:15 31:19 34:3 34:16 34:24 37:6 37:18 37:21 39:19 44:7 45:5 45:20 46:1 Objections 21:1-13 ­ INC

Deposition of Christopher Van Wyk - January 4, 2011
From (page:line) 6:14 8:2 10:17 14:5 14:11 26:7 26:12 27:24 28:5 28:14 32:21 36:19 37:15 37:20 39:4 39:16 39:25 To (page:line) 6:14 9:3 11:3 14:7 14:25 26:8 27:23 27:25 28:13 29:17 33:7 37:12 37:19 38:3 39:14 39:16 41:7 Objections INC

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Deposition of Christopher Van Wyk - January 4, 2011
From (page:line) 41:17 41:24 43:5 43:18 43:22 44:1 47:22 48:5 48:10 50:2 52: 7 52:13 53:16 53:22 55:13 66:4 66:19 66:23 68:23 69:23 70:2 70:14 71:25 72:6 74:8 102:23 103:12 103:18 103:23 104:4 To (page:line) 41:21 42:11 43:16 43:20 43:24 44:1 48:1 48:8 48:18 52:1 52: 11 52:14 53:17 54:12 55:15 66:17 66:22 68:1 69:21 69:25 70:12 70:16 72:4 72:6 74:17 103:10 103:12 103:21 104:2 104:4 Objections

602 52:13 ­ 602; 52:14 ­ INC

69:17-21 ­ CS, 701, E CS, 701, E 70:2 ­ 701, CS, E

Yahoo! 30(b)(6) Deposition of Luke Yeh - December 16, 2010
From (page:line) 6:3 6:10 12:6 13:21 18:14 27:23 31:19 31:25
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To (page:line) 6:4 6:15 12:20 14:7 19:4 28:16 31:23 32:2

Objections

801, 802 28:8-16 - 801, 802 801, 802 801, 802

Yahoo! 30(b)(6) Deposition of Luke Yeh - December 16, 2010
From (page:line) 32:10 32:20 74:10 To (page:line) 32:17 32:23 74:18 Objections 801, 802 801, 802

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OBJECTION KEY TO DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS Code 106 Objection This testimony is objectionable because it is incomplete and the introduction of the remaining portions ought, in fairness, to be considered contemporaneously with it (see F.R.E. 106). This testimony is objectionable because it is not relevant (see F.R.E. 402). Misleading. Confusion of issues. This testimony is objectionable because its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice. Compromise and offer to compromise (FRE 408). This testimony is objectionable because it constitutes testimony on a matter as to which the witness lacks personal knowledge (see F.R.E. 602). This testimony is objectionable because it is opinion testimony by a lay witness that is not reasonably based on perception and helpful to a clear understanding of the witness' testimony or the determination of a fact in dispute (see F.R.E. 701). Hearsay. This testimony is objectionable because it is a statement made by one other than the declarant while testifying at trial, offered into evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted and not subject to any hearsay exception (see F.R.E. 801 and 802). This testimony is objectionable because it concerns a document for which authentication is lacking (see F.R.E. 901). Attorney Client Privilege and/or Work Product Immunity Asked and Answered This testimony is objectionable because it assumes a fact not in evidence. Argumentative (see FRCP 611(a)). Bolstering. This testimony in objectionable because it is improper to bolster the credibility of a witness before credibility is attacked (see FRCP 608(a)). Not best evidence (FRE 1002) Compound Question Calls for Speculation

402 403 408 602 701

801

A A/C AA AF AR B BER CQ CS

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E

This testimony is objectionable because it constitutes attempted expert testimony from a person who was not designated as an expert and who did not submit an expert report (see FRCP 26). This testimony is objectionable because it lacks foundation. This testimony is objectionable because it constitutes harrassment or it is unduly embarrassing to the witness (see F.R.E. 611(f)). This testimony is objectionable because it is an incomplete answer. This testimony is objectionable because it has characterized a person or conduct with unwarranted suggestive, argumentative, or impertinent language (see FRCP 103(c); 404-405). Improper opinion testimony by expert witness (FRE 702) Incomplete question/answer. This testimony is objectionable because it is an incomplete question. Mischaracterizes witness's testimony Nonresponsive Outside the scope of Rule 30(b)(6) topics. Vague. Waste of time/Cumulative evidence (FRE 403) Leading the Witness (F.R.E. 611(c)).

F H IA IC

IE INC IQ MC NR OS V WC L

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Dated: March 18, 2011.

Respectfully submitted, McKOOL SMITH, P.C. _/s/ Douglas A. Cawley ________ Douglas A. Cawley, Lead Attorney Texas Bar No. 04035500 [e-mail] Theodore Stevenson, III Texas Bar No. 19196650 [e-mail] Rosemary T. Snider Texas Bar No. 18796500 [e-mail] Scott W. Hejny Texas State Bar No. 24038952 [e-mail] Jason D. Cassady Texas Bar No. 24045625 [e-mail] J. Austin Curry Texas Bar No. 24059636 [e-mail] Phillip M. Aurentz Texas State Bar No. 24059404 [e-mail] Daniel R. Pearson Texas State Bar No. 24070398 [e-mail] McKOOL SMITH, P.C. 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500 Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 214-978-4044 Sam F. Baxter Texas Bar No. 01938000 McKOOL SMITH, P.C. [e-mail] 104 E. Houston Street, Suite 300 P.O. Box 0 Marshall, Texas 75670 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

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Robert M. Parker Texas Bar No. 15498000 Robert Christopher Bunt Texas Bar No. 00787165 PARKER, BUNT & AINSWORTH, P.C. 100 E. Ferguson, Suite 1114 Tyler, Texas 75702 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 903-533-9687 E-mail: [e-mail] E-mail: [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF BEDROCK COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES LLC CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned certifies that, on March 18, 2010, the foregoing document was filed electronically in compliance with Local Rule CV-5(a). As such, this notice was served on all counsel who have consented to electronic service. Local Rule CV-5(a)(3)(A).

/s/ Jason D. Cassady Jason D. Cassady

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