ue Gordon & 6 26 21 28 | amp =m 4, KARINEH KHACHATOURIAN (SBN 202634) | JEFFREY M. RATINOFF (SBN 197241) GORDON & REES LLP | | Embarcadero Center West 275 Battery Steet, Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: (415) 986-5900 Facsimile: (415) 986-8054 Attomeys For Plaintiff EAGLE BROADBAND, INC. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA. COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA | Judge: Hon, William J. Elfving Complaint filed: October 5, 2005 RAGLE BROADBAND. INC ) CASE NO. 1-05-CV-050179 ) Plaintiff. ) PLAINTIFF EAGLE BROADBAND ] ) _INC.’S SUPPLEMENTAL OPPOSITION | vs } TO THE SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE } FILED BY DEFENDANT DOE 2 A/K/A DOES 1 through 25, inclusive, } “TEAM_3339° A/K/A DAVID MOWERS, ] ) Defendants. | }) Date: August 1, 2006 \; ) Time: 9:00 am. ) Dept: 2 ) ) ) ) ) ) PLAINTIFF EAGLE BROADBAND'S SUPPLFME SPLCIAL, MOTION TO STRIKE: FILED BY DOE8 itt UL TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND. A G. LEGAL ARGUMENT... A. CONCLUS PLAINTIFF EAGLE BROADBAND'S SUPPLEMENTAL OPPOSITION V0 TIE ‘The Court Grants Eagle Leave To Obtain Discovery From Defendants And To File A Supplemental Opposition To Their Anti SLAPP Motion... Eagle Diligently Seeks Discovery From DOE DOE 2's Failure To Appear for Deposition, Serve Discovery Responses, And Produce Responsive Documents Forces Eagle To Seok Ex Parte Relief From This Court vn Eagle Obtains Evidence That DOE 2's Failure To Respond To Eagle's Discovery And lis Motions To Compel Was Knowing and Wilf. cnnene . ‘The Court Provides DOE 2 With One Last Chance To Respond To Eagle’s Notice Of Deposition And Discovery Requests. ‘The Court Compels DOE 2 To Respond To Eagle's Discovery And Imposes Sanctions On DOE 2 For Hlis Discovery Misconduct. DOE 2 Fails To Comply With The June 23 Discovery Order. The Court Should Deny DOE 2’s Motion To Strike Due To His Discovery Misconduct That tas Completely Frustrated Eagle's Ability To Oppose It DOE 2's Attempt To Evade Eagle's Discovery And Ignore The Court's Orders Raises The Strong Presumption That DOF 2 Acted With Malice When Posting The Alleged Defamatory Statements... Further Proceedings On DOE 2's Motion to Strike Would Be Futile. DOE 2’: Fees. Misconduct Warrants An Award Of Eagle's Attomey's (ON, SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE FILED BY DOE2sue enter West Gordon & Eembarco 28 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES American Humane Ass'n v. Los Angeles Times Communications 92 Cal. App. 4th 1095 (2001)... DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. v. Superior Court 78 Cal. App. 4th 562 (2000) sen Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights v. Garamendi 132 Cal. App. 4th 1375 (2005) sn . || Lewis ». Constitution Life Co. of America 96 Cal. App. 2d 191, 195 (1950) Lumpkin v. Friedman 131 Cal. App. 3d 450, 456 (1982) MG. x. Time Warner, Inc 89 Cal. App. 4th 623 (2001) | Morin v. Rosenthal 122 Cal. App. 4th 673 (2004)... Nagel v. Twin Laboratories, Inc 106 Cal. App. 4th 39 (2003) Shapiro v, Equitable Life Assur. Soc., 76 Cal. App .24 75 (1946) Slauson Partnership v. Ochoa 112 Cal. App. 4th 1005 (2003)... Talbert v. Ostergaard 129 Cal. App .24 222 (1954) STATUTES Code of Civil Procedure section 425.1 7(a) || Code of Civil Procedure section 128.5(a), Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16... Evidence Code section 413...... PLAINTIFF EAGLE BROADBAND’ SUPPLEMENTAL OPPOSITION TO TE SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE FILED BY DOE 2