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RANDALLA.MILLER (BarNo. 116036)


AUSTA W AKILY
(Bar No. 257424)
MILLERLLP
515 South Flower Street, Suite 2150
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2201
Telephone: 800.720.2126
Facsimile: 888.749.5812
Attorneys for KNAPP, PETERSEN & CLARKE,
STEPHEN RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN M. HARRIS
and ANDRE JARDINI

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

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STEPHEN M. GAGGERO; an individual;


PACIFIC COAST MANAGEMENT, INC., a
Corporation; GINGERBREAD COURT LP, a'
Limited Partnership; 511 OFW, LP a Limited
Partnership; MALIBU BROAD BEACH LP, a
Limited Partnership; MARINA GLENCOE
LP, a Limited Partnership; BLU HOUSE LLC,
a Limited Liability Company; BOARDWALK
SUNSET LLC, a Limited Liability Company;
TRUSTEE of GIGANIN TRUST, JOSEPH
PRASKE;
TRUSTEE
of ARENZANO
TRUST, JOSEPH PRASKE; and TRUSTEE of
AQUASANTE FOUNDATION, JOSEPH
PRASKE,

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Plaintiffs and Judgment Debtors,

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CASE NO.:

BC286925

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO


COMPEL POST .JUDGMENT REQUEST
PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS (SET
TWO); MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND
AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF MOTION;
DECLARATION OF AVSTA W AKILY
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[SEPARATE STATEMENT FILED
CONCURRENTLY WITH THIS MOTION]

Date:
Time:.
Dept.:

July 20, 2012


1:30 P.M.

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KNAPP, PETERSEN & CLARKE, STEPHEN


RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN M. HARRIS and
ANDRE JARDINI,
Defendants and Judgment Creditors.

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NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

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Please take notice that on July 20, 2012 at 1:30 a.m. at 111 North Hill Street, Los

Angeles, California 90012 or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, Defendants and

Judgment Creditors Knapp, Petersen and Clarke, Stephen Ray Garcia, Stephen Harris, and Andre

Jardini (KPC) will move this Court to compel Judgment Debtor, Stephen Gaggero to produce

documents in response to KPC's Request for Production of Documents (Set Two). This motion is

made pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Sections 2023.010 and 2031.010, et seq. on the

following grounds:

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TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

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KPC is entitled to the documents requested in Request for Production of

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Documents (Set Two). Each request is designed to elicit information that will assist KPC in

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enforcing their judgment. Mr. Gaggero has failed to provide a proper basis for withholding the

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documents and has failed to substantial his claims of privilege or objections.

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Mr. Gaggero, aided by his attorney, David Chatfield, has abused the discovery

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process by making, without substantial justification, unmeritorious objection and evasive

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responses to discovery. Mr. Gaggero and Mr. Chatfield's objections were solely to delay and

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obstruct KPC's post-judgment discovery. KPC therefore requests sanctions in the amount of

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$5,000 and an award of attorney fees in bringing this motion in the amount of $10,840 jointly

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against Mr. Gaggero and Mr. Chatfield.

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This motion is based upon this notice of motion and motion, the attached memorandum of

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points and authorities, the accompanying Declaration of Austa Wakily, and, all pleadings and

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papers on file in this action, and such additional facts and argument as may be presented at or

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before the time of the hearing.

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Dated: May 31, 2012

MILLERLLP

BY:~fMaW~

AUSTA W AKILY, ESQ.


Attorneys for Defendants, KNAPP, PETERSEN &
CLARKE, STEPHEN RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN M.
HARRIS and ANDRE JARDINI

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INTRODUCTION

Judgment Debtor, Stephen Gaggero, a wealthy real estate developer, implemented a

complex estate plan in 1997, as part of an asset protection scheme to cheat his creditors. The

estate plan involved transferring all of his personal wealth to multiple corporations and

partnerships that were in turn owned by one of his trusts and/or foundation. Immediately after

implementing the estate plan, Mr. Gaggero's estate planning attorney, and trustee of his trusts,

Joseph Praske, appointed him as the "asset manager" of the trusts and foundation. As the asset

manager Mr. Gaggero retained complete control of all his property, including decisions relating to

refinancing, tax, insurance, buying, selling, improving, and designing some ultimate disposition.

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Additionally, Mr. Gaggero continues to reap the fmancial benefit from the assets in the estate plan

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through his personal tax returns. Despite, Mr. Gaggero's substantial wealth, he has refused to pay

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one penny towards the judgment.

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Mr. Gaggero's present conduct is entirely consistent with his well-documented abuse of
the litigation and discovery process. The trial court in the underlying lawsuit found that:

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"The evidence clearly and unequivocally supports the conclusion that although there was
no legal justification whatsoever for refusing to pay the judgment in full, Mr. Gaggero
never had any intention to payoff that obligation 100 cents on the dollar. Rather, his
absolutely single-minded focus was on delay as a tactic to force the VNBC judgment
creditors to accept a deeply discounted payoff. Every strategy devised or advocated by Mr.
Gaggero with respect to the VNBC judgrnentcreejitors w~s designed tQ make ilso difficult
and so expensive to continue the fight that they would capitulate .... (fn: In fact, it appears
this same strategy worked with respect to other judgment creditors"
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Using the same estate plan as a shield, Mr. Gaggero obstinately refuses to respond to post-

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judgment discovery asserting claims of irrelevance, privilege, and invasion of privacy rights on

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behalf of his corporations, trusts, and partnerships. Mr. Gaggefo has refused to produce documents

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relating to the implementation of his estate plan arguing the transfers are irrelevant to KPC's

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enforcement efforts. In fact, according to Mr. Gaggero, KPC is only entitled to information about

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his finances after the entry of judgment and in some instances only -to his current assets.Mr.

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Gaggero maintains that after giving away $35,000,000 worth of assets as part of the estate plan he

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MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO COMPEL POST
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is now destitute. KPC has made substantial efforts in attempting to resolve the present discovery

dispute without the Court's intervention, including substantially limiting and clarifying the

requested documents. Mr. Gaggero simply refuses to cooperate.

Remarkably, while claiming that is he is destitute in response to KPC's post-judgment

discovery, Mr. Gaggero, in his personal capacity, is presently litigating a third legal malpractice

lawsuit against KPC. In this pending lawsuit Mr. Gaggero claims that he lost the ability to

purchase three ocean front properties in Santa Monica exceeding $2,000,000.00. 1

respectfully requests that this Court compel Mr. Gaggero to produce documents requested in the

Requests for Production of Documents (Set Two). Additionally, KPC seeks an award of attorney

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fees and costs they incurred in bringing this motion in the amount of $10,840.00. Finally, KPC

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requests sanctions against Mr. Gaggero's attorney in the amount of $5,000 for his collusion in Mr.

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Gaggero's efforts to defraud his judgment creditors and to commit a fraud on the courts .

KPC,

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PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

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A. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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KPC filed the present Request for Production of Documents (Set Two) on January 31,

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2012 seeking 38 categories of documents pertaining to Mr. Gaggero's estate plan, business,

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entities, and general fmances. See Declaration of Austa Wakily (Decl. AW

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Gaggero's responses were due on March 6,2012 . (ld. at ~ 3). On March 1,2012, Mr. Gaggero's

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attorney, David Chatfield, requested a 30 day extension to respond citing to Mr. Gaggero's travel

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schedule and other lawsuits as a basis for the request. (Id at

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professional courtesy Mr. Gaggero's deadline to respond was extended to March 20, 2012. (ld).

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Mr. Gaggero served responses to KPC's Request for Production of Documents (Set Two) on

3, Exh. B). Mr.

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1 KPC, pursuant to California Evidence Code Sections 452(d) and (h), respectfully requests that
this Court take judicial notice of the records and pleading filed in the present case, including the
Motion to Amend the Judgment to Add AdditioilalJudgrri~mt Debtors, and Mr. Gaggero's pending
lawsuits in Gaggero v Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et aI, Los Angeles County Superior Court (Case
ND. BC286924) and Bunge v. 511 OF. W L.P., et aI, Los Angeles County Superior Court, (Case
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March 20, 2012. (Id., at

5, Exh. D ). The responses included general boilerplate objections

stating in part "[r]equests for documents relating to assets transferred, sold or liquidated over a

decade are clearly irrelevant to his judgment enforcement and will not be produced by plaintiff'

among numerous other boilerplate and frivolous responses. (Id). Mr. Gaggero did not produce a

privilege log or any documents. (Id). KPC, through counsel, responded to Mr. Gaggero's

responses on April 2, 2012. (Id. ~ 6, Exh. E). After delays by Mr. Chatfield, the parties met and

conferred on April 19, 2012.

supplemental responses removing all boilerplate andlor or inapplicable objections, (2) provide a

"privilege log" for documents withheld pursuant to a claim of privilege, and (3) produce all

(Id. ~~ 7-9, Exh. F). Mr. Chatfield agreed to (1) provide

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documents that are responsive to the requests that are not privileged. (Id.

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deadline to provide supplemental responses was April 30, 2012. (Id). Mr. Chatfield did not

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produce any documents or a privilege log, serving only supplemental responses with baseless

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objections. (Id.

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produce a privilege log or documents as he agreed during the meet and confer. (Id.

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KPC on May 11, 2012 afforded Mr. Gaggero another opportunity to resolve the discovery
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disputes informally. (Id.

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page letter stating the relevance of each documents requested, clarifying the scope of each request,

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and providing case law and authority supporting each request. (Id). After two extensions Mr.

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Gaggero was required to produce responsive documents and a privilege log no later than May 24,

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2012.

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Mr. Chatfield notified KPC that a motion for protective order was filed relating to the requests.

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from using evidence obtained in the present post-judgment collection efforts in their defense of the

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pending legal lllaipractice lawsuit asserted against thc:In by Mr .. Gaggero. (lcl). In sum, Mr.

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Gaggero is seeking the Court's aid to allow him to testify about his vast wealth in pursuing a

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lawsuit while asserting that he is penniless in response to post-judgment discovery. (Id). KPC after

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further delay tactics was forced to bring this motion. (Id.

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14-15, Exh. K). Mr. Gaggero again refused. Rather, on May 24,2012 at 9:59 p.m.,

16, Exh. L). The proposed protective order sought, among other things, to preclude KPC

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B. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Mr. Gaggero created an estate plan in or about 1997. (Id.

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estate plan Mr. Gaggero transferred approximately $35,000,000 into various entities, including

limited partnerships and limited liability companies. (Id). At the time of the transfer Mr. Gaggero

was sole the owner of all the entities into which he transferred his assets. (Id). He subsequently

transferred his ownership interests in the entities into one of two trusts or a foundation. (Id). Mr.

Gaggero continued to retain control over all assets that he transferred as an "asset manager" for the

properties and the trusts and foundation.

testimony during the Gaggero v. Yura trial, Mr. Gaggero's transfer of his assets into his various

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entities and subsequently into one of his trusts was nothing more than an attempt to shield his

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assets from creditors. (Id). Mr. Gaggero is the equitable owner of all assets that are a part of his

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estate plan and KPC as the judgment creditors are entitled to all documents relating to his estate .

(Id). Based on Mr. Gaggero's and Mr. Praske's

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KPC, on April 10, 2012 filed a Motion to Amend the Judgment to add Mr. Gaggero's

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trusts, foundation, and business entities as his alter egos. The Motion was granted on May 29,

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2012. (Id). The amended judgment precludes Mr. Gaggero's further baseless objections on

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grounds of irrelevance and privacy, Mr. Gaggero's continued refusal to produce documents will be

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clearly in bad faith and warrants sanctions.

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DISCUSSION

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A. LEGAL STANDARD

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Post-judgment discovery is accorded the widest scope for inquiry concerning property and

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business affairs of the debtor; the object of the proceedings being to compel the judgment debtor

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to give information concerning his property. "Public policy does not support a judgment debtor's

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attempt to be fess than candid about his assets and- ability to pay the- judgment especially when a

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defmite legislative policy has established a procedure for aiding judgment creditors' collection of

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their judgments." Youngv. Keele (1987) 188 Cal.App.3d 1090, 1093.

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Here, the critical timeframe in ascertaining Mr. Gaggero's assets is approximately 15 years

ago when he implemented the estate plan. (Id.

the scope of discovery to assets in his personal name after the entry of judgment and in some cases

to his current assets. (rd.

Superior Court (1986) 186 Cal.App.3d 1006, 1114 Gudgment debtor required to answer questions

relating to the transfer of any assets within the last 10 years). KPC is entitled to documents

relating to Mr. Gaggero's estate plan implemented over 15 years ago.

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employment asserting a myriad of boilerplate and improper objections. (DecL A W

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Case law is clear that KPC is entitled to information relating to Mr. Gaggero'sbusiness affairs.

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Troy, supra 186 Cal.App.3d at 1114 citing Martin-Trigona v. Gouletas (7th Cir. 1980) 634 F.2d

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354, 360 Gudgment debtor is obligated to answer questions relating to partners, co-shareholders,

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co-officers and co-directors, and the contents of a will could reveal the existence and location of

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assets owned by the judgment debtor). Additionally, documents relating to a judgment debtor's

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employment records for the preceding five years are relevant and proper inquiry for post-judgment

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discovery. Id. Mr. Gaggero's continued objections and refusal to provide these documents on

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grounds of Constitutional right to privacy, third party privacy, or irrelevance are clearly be in bad

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B. KPC'S REQUESTS SEEK DOCUMENTS THAT WILL AID IN THE


ENFORCEMENT OF THEIR JUDGMENT

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Estate Plan: Requests 1-6, 15 seek documents relating to the Arenzano Trust, Giganin
Trust, and Aqua Sante Foundation and all entities or assets within the estate plan. Mr. Gaggero
testified that he implemented an estate plan 15 years ago which is comprised of the two trusts,
foundation, and multiple business entities. Mr. Gaggero is the trustor of these trusts and the
manager of the trusts,foundation, and assets within the estate plan. (Decl. A W ~13, Exh. J).
Trusts and Foundations Generally: Requests 7-10 seek documents relating to all trusts

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"estate plan." An example is the Terra Mar trust associated with Mr. Gaggero which has been

identified in the Bunge v. 511 G.F. W L.P., et aI, (2008) Los Angeles County Superior Court,(Case

No. SCI00361). (Decl. AW ~ 13, Exh. J).

General Finances: Requests 11-13, 25, 37 seek documents relating to Mr. Gaggero's

ability to live a lavish lifestyle, including vacationing overseas, living on a 1,500 acre ranch, and

spending hundreds of thousands of dollars pursuing lawsuits, while claiming he is destitute. These

requests seek information concerning Mr. Gaggero' s sources of income, financial benefits, right or

access to payments of any kind. (Id.

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Assets: Requests 14, 20, 28, 30, and 36 seeks documents designed to elicit information

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about Mr. Gaggero's current assets, millions of dollars he transferred to third parties, and

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information about his ownership interest in the Canada Larga ranch. These documents will aid

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KPC in identifying the present legal title of the properties as well as ascertaining the consideration

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Mr. Gaggero received as part of the transfer which can be used to satisfy the judgment. (Id.

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judgment creditors in enforcing their judgment against Mr. Gaggero. KPC is clearly entitled to all

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documents relating to Mr. Gaggero's involvement in post-judgment discovery. (Id.

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Business Entities: Requests 18, 33-34 seek documents relating to any entity, broadly

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defined as a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, general

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partnership, trusts, foundation, or other partnership or association in which Mr. Gaggero is an

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officer or member in his personal capacity. The requests also seek information relating to any

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partr1ership in which Pacific Coast Management or Avalon Corporation is the general partner. (Id.

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Mr. Gaggero in response to requests, 1-5, 7-10, 15, asserts that responsive documents are

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pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure Section 2031.230, must "affirm that a diligent search and

a reasonable inquiry has been made in an effort to comply with that demand." (Decl. A W

9,13, Exh. E, G, J). To the extent Mr. Gaggero claims that he is unable to comply, he must state

"whether the inability to comply is because the particular item or category has never existed, has

been destroyed, has been lost, misplaced or stolen, or has never been, or is no longer, in the

possession, custody or control of the responding party. (ld). The statement shall set forth the name

and address of any natural person or organization known or believed by that party to have

possession, custody or control of that item or category of item." (Id). Second, Mr. Gaggero must at

a minimum request the documents relating to his estate plan from his estate planning attorney,

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Joseph Praske, who has an ethical obligation comply with his client's request. Mr. Gaggero did

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not comply with the requests despite the noticed provided by KPC in the meet and confer

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correspondence to Mr. Chatfield. (Id). Finally, Mr. Praske in Bunge v. 511 OF. W L.P has filed a .

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motion for protective order relating to Mr. Gaggero's trust documents. Mr. Gaggero is actively

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involved in that lawsuit as it relates to his business entities. Clearly Mr. Gaggero is fully aware

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whether Mr. Praske has possession of the trust documents, but is intentionally refusing to comply

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D. MR. GAGGERO IS REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY WITH PARTICULARITY


DOCUMENTS WITHHELD PURSUANT TO ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING
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California Code of Civil Procedure 2031.240(b )(1) requires Mr. Gaggero to identify with

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particularity documents withheld pursuant to any objection, including but not limited to claims of

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privilege. Hernandez v. Superior Court (2003) 112 Cal. App. 4th 285, 291. Mr. Gaggero is

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required to set forth clearly the extent of, and the specific ground for, the objection. If an objection

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is based on a clilim of privilege, the particular privilege invoked shall be stated. ffanobjection is

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based on a claim that the infonnation sought is protected work product under Chapter 4

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(commencing with Section 2018.010), that claim shall be expressly asserted." Code Civ. Proc.

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203I.240(b)(1), (2). Importantly, objections made to requests for production of documents that do

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not exists or are not in the attorney's or party's possession violate an attorney's ethical duty under

the Business and Professions Code to act truthfully and constitute bad faith. Bihun v. AT&T Info.

Sys. (1993) 13 Cal. App. 4th 976,991 n 5.

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production." Hernandez, supra 112 Cal. App. 4th 285 at 292 citing Korea Data Systems Co. v.

Superior Court (1997) 51 Cal. App. 4th 1513, 1516-1517. The information in a privilege log or

accompanying any other claim of privilege must be sufficiently specific to permit the trial court to

determine whether each withheld document is or is not privileged.

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Mr. Gaggero, as the party who is seeking to assert this privilege has "[t]he burden of

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showing the need for such protection." San Diego Professional Assn. v. Superior Court (1962) 58

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Cal. 2d 194, 204. Mr. Gaggero must provide a specific factual description for each document

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withheld sufficient to substantiate a claim of privilege in connection with a request for document

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production. Hernandez, supra 112 Cal. App. 4th 285 at 292 citing Korea Data Systems Co. v.

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Superior Court (1997) 51 Cal. App. 4th 1513,1516-1517. Mr. Gaggero has not established that

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any of the documents he is seeking to withhold is subject to any privilege, thus, KPC respectfully

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requests that this Court compel Mr. Gaggero to produce all documents without further objection.

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The attorney-client privilege authorizes a client to refuse to disclose, and to prevent others

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from disclosing, information communicated in confidence to the attorney and legal advice

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received in return. Evid. Code, 954. The privilege does not apply where the "services of the

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lawyer were sought or obtained to enable or aid anyone to commit or plan to commit a crime or a

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fraud." Evid. Code, 956. To invoke crime/fraud exception to attorney-client privilege, the

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enable or to aid anyone to commit or plan to commit crime or fraud. State Farm Fire & Casualty

Co. v. Superior Court (1997) 54 Cal.App.4th 625. Here, Mr. Gaggero, while he was a judgment

debtor, retained Mr. Praske to implement an asset protection scheme to conceal his assets from

creditors. (Decl. AW ~ 20, Exh. N). Mr. Praske continues his work relating to the estate plan as the

trustee of the trusts or foundation and in his capacity as an officer of the various business entities.

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judgment creditors. (Id.

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implementation of the estate plan and Mr. Gaggero's authority to command resources within the

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estate to purchase property in excess of 1 million dollars. (Id). Mr. Gaggero's cannot assert the

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attorney-client privilege selectively to defraud his judgment creditors. Finally, Mr. Praske's

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knowledge of the fraud is irrelevant for the crime-fraud exception to the attorney client privilege

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to apply; instead, the application of it turns on Mr. Gaggero's intent. Freedom Trust v. Chubb

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Group of Ins. Companies (1999) 38 F.Supp.2d 1170. There is no doubt that Mr. Gaggero was and

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F. THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO PRIVACY DOES NOT PERMIT A


JUDGMENT DEBTOR TO DEFRAUD CREDITORS

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It is well settled that the right of privacy is not absolute and it may be abridged to
accommodate a compelling public interest. Moskowitz v. Superior Court, 137 Cal.App.3d 313,
316 (1982) (emphasis added). One such interest is uncovering the truth in legal proceedings by
allowing broad discovery. Id. When the right of privacy and the public interest conflict, the court

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must balance the inten.~stsfor a fair resolution of the lawsuit. Here, Mr. Gaggero seeks toassertthe .
constitutional right to privacy for each response, without any description as to. what documents he

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is withholding pursuant to the privacy, and for the sole purpose to defraud his creditors. The

constitutional right to privacy does not support this proposition.

G. KPC'S MOTION TO AMEND THE JUDGMENT OBVIATES MR.


GAGGERO'S REFUSAL TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS ON GROUNDS OF
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Debtors came on for hearing before Judge Robert L. Hess. Judge Hess granted the motion adding
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Pacific Coast Management, 511 OFW LP, Gingerbread Court LP, Malibu Broad Beach LP,

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Marina Glencoe LP, Blu House LLC, Boardwalk Sunset LLC, and Joseph Praske, trustee, of the
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Giganin Trust, Arenzano Family Trust, and Aquasante Foundation as judgment debtors. Mr.

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Gaggero, therefore, can no longer assert the privacy rights of the trusts, foundation, and entities in
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support of his refusal to comply with post-judgment discovery. (Id.

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RANDALL A. MILLER,
AUSTA WAKILY,ESQ.
Attorneys for Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, Stephen Ray
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DECLARATION OF AUSTA W AKILY IN SUPPORT OF MOTION


TO COMPEL POST JUDGMENT REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS

I, Austa Wakily, declare:


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I am an attorney licensed to practice law by the State Bar of California. I am an

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associate at the law firm Miller LLP and the attorney of record for the defendants and judgment
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creditors, Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, Stephen Ray Garcia, Stephen Harris, and Andre Jardini
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(collectively referred to as "KPC") in this action. I first became involved in the handling of the

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post-judgment enforcement efforts in this action in mid-November 2012. I am also the attorney of
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record in another lawsuit involving judgment debtor Stephen Gaggero against KPC for purported

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legal malpractice. Since that time I have become familiar with the pleadings, records and files in
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this action including the appeal and the amended judgment, including numerous transcripts and

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various lawsuits in which Stephen Gaggero has been a party.

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$1,327,697,994.50 and amended on December 28, 2010 to include attorney fees and costs after

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Mr. Gaggero unsuccessfully appealed the underlying judgment. KPC' s judgment as of December

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28,2012 totaled $1,841,535.80. Attached as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the amended

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judgment.

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I personally drafted 38 Requests for Pl:oduction of Documents (Set Two) pursuant

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to Code of Civil Procedure 708.030. Attached as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the

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requests served on January 31, 2012. The requests were specifically drafted to obtain information

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to aid in the collection of the judgment including information relating to Mr. Gaggero's estate

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plan, entities and assets within the estate plan, and third parties who have knowledge, possession,

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or control of Gaggero's assets. Mr. Gaggero's respons_es were due on March6, 2012 ..

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Mr. Gaggero's counsel of record, David Chatfield, on March 1,2012 sent a letter to

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our. office requesting a.30 day extension due in part to Gaggero's travel schedule and other

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litigation. As a professional courtesy Mr. Chatfield, on March 2, 2012 was granted a two week

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extension. Mr. Gaggero's deadline to respond was extended to March 20, 2012. Attached as

Exhibit C are copies of the letters relating to the extension.

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documents were produced with the responses. A copy of the responses is attached as Exhibit D
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After receiving and reviewing the responses I sent a letter dated April 2, 2012 to

Mr. Chatfield proposing to meet and confer on April 6, 2012 in an attempt to avoid having to

bring a motion to compel. Attached as Exhibit E is a copy of my letter to Mr. Chatfield.

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Mr. Chatfield responded by email on April 3, 2012 stating that he was not available

to meet and confer on April 9, 2012 but was available any time after 10:00 on April 12, 2012.

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Based on Mr. Chatfield's response I proposed to meet and confer on April 12,2012 at 3:00 pm.

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Mr. Chatfield responded by email on April 6, 2012 agreeing to meet and confer on April 12, 2012

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and extending our deadline to file a motion to compel to May 11,2012. Attached as Exhibit F is

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a copy of the email.

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I received a call from Mr. Chatfield's secretary on April 11, 2012 stating that Mr.

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Chatfield could not make the scheduled meet and confer on April 12, 2012 due to an urgent

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matter. Mr. Chatfield's secretary further informed me that he would be available to reschedule

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the meet and confer to April 19,2012 at 3:00 p.m. and that we would also receive a one week

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extension to file a motion to compel to May 18, 2012.

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confirming my conversation with his secretary. The email is included as part of Exhibit F.

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I sent an email to Mr. Chatfield

On April 19, 2012 I called Mr. Chatfield to discuss the responses to the request for

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production of documents. Mr. Chatfield agreed to (1) provide supplemental responses removing

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all boilerplate and/or or inapplicable objections, (2) provide a "privilege log" for documents

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withheld pursuant to a claim of privilege, and (3) produce all documents that are responsive to the

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requests that are not privileged. The deadline to provide supplemental responses was April 30,

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2012. A copy of my email to Mr. Chatfield confirming our discussions is attached as Exhibit G.

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Mr. Gaggero, through is counsel, served supplemental responses on April 30, 2012.

Mr. Gaggero again did not produce any documents. Attached as Exhibit H is a true and correct

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copy of Mr. Gaggero's supplemental responses to the request for production of documents (set

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After reviewing the supplemental responses served on May 2, 2012 it became

readily apparent that Mr. Gaggero had no intention of producing the requested documents. My

agreement with Mr. Chatfield to allow him to supplement his responses to April 30, 2012

required him to comply with the three conditions to which he agreed.

supplemental responses did not include a privilege log or any document production. Additionally,

while the supplemental responses have removed the "General Objections" each objection

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I sent Mr. Chatfield an email on May 2,2012 inquiring whether he would produce

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a privilege log. Mr. Chatfield did not respond. Attached as Exhibit I is a copy of this email

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communication.

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I sent Mr. Chatfield a twenty one page meet and confer letter on May 11, 2012

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addressing the deficiencies in the supplemental responses, limiting the scope of certain request,

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and clarifying the requests. Attached as Exhibit J is a copy of the meet and confer letter sent on

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In the letter I provide Mr. Gaggero to respond to the Meet and Confer no later than

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May 15,2012. Mr. Chatfield emailed me on May 14,2012 requesting a two week extension of

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our respective -deadlines due to a deadline to file an opposition

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on May 14,2012 agreeing to provide him a one week extension to May 22, 2012. Attached as

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Exhibit K is a copy of the email correspondence.

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In a reIated motion. I responded

On May 21,2012, Mr. Chatfield's assistant, Dawn Masters called me to request an

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additional two day extension for Mr. Chatfield to respond to the meet and confer letter dated May

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11~2012.(agreedto provide Mr. Chatfield until May 24, 2012 to respond conditioned on a two

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day extension for filing the motion to compel to May 31, 2012. Attached with Exhibit K is a copy

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of my email to Mr. Chatfield and Ms. Masters confmning my telephone conversation with Ms.

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Mr. Chatfieldemailed me on May 24,2012 at 9:59 p.m. to state that he has filed a

motion for protective order. Attached as Exhibit L is a copy of Mr. Chatfield's email to me and

the proposed protective order. After reviewing the protective order I believe that Mr. Gaggero's

purpose in seeking the order is to prohibit KPC from using evidence obtained from post-judgment

discovery against him in his pending legal malpractice lawsuit against KPC. (Exh. L,

Protective Order). I previously explained to Mr. Chatfield in response to a protective order in the

debtor examination proceeding that we will not agree to any protective order that will allow Mr.

Gaggero to commit perjury in prosecuting a lawsuit against KPC while also precluding them

from enforcing their judgment. This is documented in my email attached with Exhibit L.

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I responded to Mr. Chatfield's email on May 25, 2012 to clarify his misstatements

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that were confirmed in my emails. I also informed him that we would proceed with filing a

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motion to compel based on his client's failure to cooperate with post-judgment discovery.

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Attached as Exhibit M is a copy of my email to Mr. Chatfield.

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Mr. Chatfield responded requesting further meet and confers on the discovery and

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requesting that I do not file a motion to compel. In response I emailed Mr. Chatfield to confirm

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that he produced with his May 24, 2012 supplemental responses the privilege log he stated he

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would produce on April 30, 2012. Mr. Chatfield confirmed that he has not produced a privilege

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log and intends to comply. I explained in a response that his client's deadline to respond was May

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24~ 2012 requiring actual -compliance and not another assertion of an intent to comply. Attached -

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Request for Production of Documents (Set Two). The documents are considerably insufficient in

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responding to KPC's requests.

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On May 29, -2012 KPC'sMotion to Amend the Judgment to Add AdditionaI"

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Judgment Debtors came on for hearing before Judge Robert L. Hess. Judge Hess granted the

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motion adding Pacific Coast Management, 511 OFW LP, Gingerbread Court LP, Malibu Broad

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Beach LP, Marina Glencoe LP, Blu House LLC, Boardwalk Sunset LLC, and Joseph Praske,

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trustee, of the Giganin Trust, Arenzano Family Trust, and Aquasante Foundation as judgment

debtors. Attached as Exhibit N is a true and correct copy of the Motion to Amend the Judgment

and signed order.

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Amend the Judgment that he will file a notice of appeaL Based on Mr. Chatfield's statements

and Mr. Gaggero's numerous appeals I believe that he will appeal the Court's ruling and continue

refusing to cooperate with post-judgment discovery on that basis.

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Mr. Chatfield notified me immediately after the Court granted KPC's Motion to

Based on Mr. Chatfield's and Mr. Gaggero's tactics in abusing the discovery

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process I believe that any request for further meet and confers is solely as a delay tactic and will

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not result in the production of any documents. As a result, it has been necessary to bring this

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motion.

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I personally drafted and reviewed each request in the Request for Production of

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Documents (Set Two). Each of the requests is likely to lead to information that will aid KPC in

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In order to bring this, I expended no less 20 hours preparing the motion and

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Additionally, I spent 20 hours

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accompanying separate statement, declaration, and exhibits.

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reviewing Mr. Gaggero's responses and supplemental responses to the request for production of

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document, preparing the meet and correspondences to Mr. Chatfield, and meeting and conferring

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with Mr. Chatfield. I expect to spend additIonal five (5) hours preparing -any reply briefs and

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attending the hearing on this matter.

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My hourly rate is $240. I seek an award of attorney's fees for $10,800 for 45 hours

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of work at $240 per hour, plus the $40.00 filing fee for a total of $1 0,840.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the

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foregoing

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Angeles, California.

true and correct and that this declaration was executed

on May g /,2012 at Los

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Exhibit "A"

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RANDALL A. :MILLER (State Bar No .. 116036)


LORI S. BLITSTIEN (State Bar No. 149004)
. VIKRAM SOHAL (State Bar No. 240251)
l\fiLLER LLP
515 South Flower Street, Suite 2150
Los Angeles, California 90071
Telephone: 213.493.6400
Facsimile: 888.749.5812

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Attorneys for Defendants


KNAPP, PETERSEN & CLARKE,
STEPHEN RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN M.
HARRIS and ANDRE JARDINI

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - UNLIMITED CIVIL JURISDICTION
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STEPHEN M. GAGGERO, an individual,


Plaintiff,

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(P.D:QP~~l AMENDED JUDGMENT IN


FAVOR OF DEFENDANTS

v.

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KNAPP, PETERSEN & CLARKE,


STEPHEN RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN M.
HARRIS and ANDRE JARDINI,

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Defendants.

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CASE NO. BC 286925

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The California Court of Appeal having affirmed this Court's findings that Plaintiff

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STEPHEN M. GAGGERO ("Plaintiff") failed to

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his cla.irD.s, and a judgment having been-enteted in favor of Defendants KNAPP, PETERSEN & .

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CLARKE, STEPHEN RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN M. HARRIS and ANDRE JARDINI

C81TY

his burden of proof with respect to any of '

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Complaint and awarding Defendants $1,202,994.50 inattorneys' fees and $124,702.90 in costs,

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Los ANGELES

[pROPOSED] ANIENDED JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANTS

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plus post-judgment interest at the legal rate, and this Court having now heard and ruled upon

Defendants' Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs on Appeal in favor of Defendants and against

Plaintiff,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED THAT:

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Plaintiff shall take nothing by way of his Second Amended Complaint and

judgment shall be entered as to all causes of action of the Second Amended Complaint in favor of

Defendants KNAPP, PETERSEN & CLARKE, STEVEN RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN HARRIS

and ANDRE JARDINI and against Plaintiff STEPHEN M. GAGGERO;

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Defendants shall be awarded attorneys' fees in the sum of$1,395,718.40 (which

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figure includes the award of $192,723.90 in attomeys' fees on appeal) and costs in the sum of

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$125,224.90 (which figure includes the award of $522.00 in costs on appeal), plus post-judgment

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interest at the legal rate; and

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judgment as of November 18, 2010 at the rate of $3.54.24 per day for 905 days.

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Defendants shall be awarded $320,591.78 in interest accrued on the previous

Dated:

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_PROOF OF SERVICE

I am a resident of the State of California, over the age of eighteen years, and not a
party to the within action. My business address is MILLER LLP, 515 South Flower Street, Suite
2150, Los Angeles, California 90071. On December 13,2010) served the within documents:

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NOTICE OF LODGING OF [PROPOSEDl.AMENDED JUDGMENT

by transmitting via facsimile the document(s) listed above to the fax number(s) set
forth below on this date before 5:00 p.m.

by placing the document(s) listed above in a sealed envelope with postage


thereon fully prepaid, in the United States mail at Los Angeles, California
addressed as set forth below.

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bv causing to be nersonallv served to the nerson(s) at the address(es) set forth


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By causing such document to be transmitted by electronic mail to the office of the


addressees'.

by causing such document(s) to be sent overnight via Federal Express; I enclosed


such document(s) in an envelope/package provided by Federal Express addressed
to the person(s) at the address (es) set forth below and I placed the
envelope/package for collection at a drop box provided by Federal Express.

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Gary L. Bostwick, Esq.


Jean-Paul Jassy, Esq.
Bostwick & J assy LLP
12400 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90025
I am readily familiar with the fum's practice of collection and processing correspondence
for inailfug.Under that practice ifwoUJ.d De deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on that sariJ.e
day with postage thereon fully prepaid in the ordinary course of business. I am aware that on
motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage
meter date is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing in affidavit.
David Blake Chatfield
Westlake Law Group
2625 Townsgate Road, Suite 330
Westlake Village, CA 91361

_I declare under penalty of p.erjury under the laws of the State of California that the above
is true and correct.

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Executed 011 December 13, 2010,at Los Angeles, California.

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Randall A. Miller (BarNo. 116036)


Scott Newman
(Bar No. 238788)
Austa Wakily
(Bar No. 257424)

MILLERLLP
515 South Flower Street, Suite 2150
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2201
Telephone: 800.720.2126
Facsimile: 888.749-5812
Attorneys for KNAPP, PETERSEN & CLARKE,
STEPHEN RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN M. HARRIS
and ANDRE JARDINI

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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

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STEPHEN M. GAGGERO,

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CASE NO.:

Plaintiff,

BC286925

[Assigned for all purposes to Judge Honorable


Judge Robert L. Hess, Department 24]

v.

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KNAPP, PETERSEN & CLARKE,


STEPHEN RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN M.
HARRIS and ANDRE JARDINI,

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Defendants.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF


DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF STEPHEN
M.GAGGERO
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PROCEDURE 708.030]

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PROPOUNDING PARTY:

DEFENDANT, KNAPP, PETERSEN & CLARKE

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RESPONDING PARTY:

PLANTIFF STEPf.fEN M. GAGGERO

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SET NUMBER:

TWO

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Defendant Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure

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sectiQUS 70S.030(a)and 2031.010, et seq., requests that plaintiff, Stephen Gaggero, provide a

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written response under oath and produce all documents resJ?~nsive to the fol!0wing~e9.ttests for

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Production of Documents within thirty (30) days of service, to the -law offices of Miller LLP,

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located at 515 South Flower St., Suite 2150, Los Angeles, California 90071.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUlv.1EN:rS TO PLAINTIFF STEPHEN M. GAGGERO

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"YOU" and "YOUR" means Responding Party and his agents, employee,

employer, attorney, accountant, investigator, or anyone else acting on Responding Party's behalf.

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"COMMUNICATIONS" should be construed ill the broadest possible sense and

includes, but is not limited to, any transmittal and/or receipt of information, whether such was by

chance, prearranged, formaJ. or informal, and specifically includes conversations, telegrams, audio

or media visual letters .or memoranda, formal statements, press releases, and newspaper and

magazine articles.

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"DOCUMENT" means any writings or recordings as defined by California

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Evidence Code section 250, including recorded or graphic material of any kind, whether prepared

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by YOU or another PERSON that is in YOUR possession, custody, or control. The term includes

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agreements; .contracts; letters; telegrams; inter-office COIV.IMUNICATIONS; memoranda; reports;

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records; instructions; specifications; notes; notebooks; scrapbooks; diaries; plans; drawings;

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sketches; blueprints; diagrams; photographs; photocopies; charts; graphs; descriptions; drafts,

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whether they resulted in a final DOCUMENT; minutes of meetings, conferences, and telephone or

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other conversations or COMMUNICATIONS; invoices; purchase orders; bills of lading;

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recordings; published or unpublished speeches or articles; publications; transcripts of telephone

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conversations; phone mail; electronic-mail; ledgers; financial statements; microfilm; microfiche;

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tape or disc recordIDgs; and computer print-outs. The term "DOCUJv.lENT" also includes

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electronically stored data from which information can be obtained either directly or by translation

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through detection devices or readers; any such DOCUMENT is to be produced in a reasonably

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legible and usable form. The term "DOCUMENT"includes all drafts of a DOCUMENT and all

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copies that differ in any respect from the original, including an)T no!a.tion, un4erlinirlg, marking,_ or _

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information not on the original. The term- also includes infonnationstored in, or accessible

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throug1J., computer or

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back-up systems), together with instructions and all other materials necessary to use or illterpret

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS TO PLAINTIFF STEPHEN M. GAGGERO

limited liability partnership, general partnership, trusts, foundation, .or other partnership or

association.
ESTATE PLAN includes but is not limited to the preparation of any plan of

administration and disposition of YOUR property, owned by YOU at any time in any capacity,

before or after death including will, trust, gifts, or power of attorney, or any other method of estate

planning. ESTATE PLAN also refers to the "Estate Plan" YOU testified about during the

GAGGERO V. YURA trial. ESTATE PLAN further refers to the transfer of any assets owned by

you at any time to any PERSON or ENTITY.

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"GAGGERO V. YURA" refers to the Los Angeles Superior Court case, Gaggero v.

Yura, etal, Case No. BC239810.


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PERSON" or "PERSONS" means any natural PERSON, firm, association,

organization, partnership, business, trust, corporation, and private or public ENTITY.


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"938 PROPERTY" refers to real property located at 938 Palisades Beach Road,

Santa Monica, California.

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"PROPERTIES" refer collectively to the real properties located at 938 Palisades

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" Road, Santa Monica, California; 940 Palisades Beach Road, Santa Monica, California; and
Beach

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944 Palisades Beach Road, Santa Monica, California.

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"RELATE," "RELATING," "REFER," or "REFERRING" means containing,

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constituting, considering, comprising, concerning, discussing, regarding, describing, reflecting,

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studying, commenting or reporting on, mentioning, analyzing, or referring, alluding, or pertaining

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to, in whole or in part.

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request for information.

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INSTRUCTIONS

furnish all information and items within YOUR possession, custody or control, including

information in the possession, custody or control of YOUR employees, agents, attorney, or

investigators, and all persons acting in YOUR behalf.

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produced some or all responsive DOC1JJ\.1ENTS, or that sonie or all of the responsive

DOCUMENTS were produced by the DEFENDANTS or are in DEFENDANTS' possession,

custody, or control, include in YOUR response the Bates stamp number or otherwise identify with

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particularity all DOCUMENTS that YOU contend relieve YOU ofllie obligation to respond to the

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requests.

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If any requested DOC1JJ\.1ENT was, but no longer is in YOUR possession or

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subject to YOUR control, or has been misplaced, destroyed, discarded, or otherwise disposed of,

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please state so, and for each DOCUMENT provide: (a) Its date; (b) The identity of all

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PERSON(S) who prepared or participated in preparing the DOCUMENT; (c) The identity of all

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PERSON(S) who received the DOCUMENT; (d) The number of pages of the DOCUMENT; (e)

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The subject matter of the DOCUMENT; (f) If misplaced, the last time or place it was in YOUR

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possession and a description of the efforts made to locate the DOCUMENT; (g) If disposed of,

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the date and reason for disposal, the manner of disposition, the identity of PERSON(S) who

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privilege asserted and: (a) The type of the DOCUMENT, e.g., a letter, memorandum, etc.; (b) The

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title of the DOCUMENT, if any; (c) The date the DOCUMENT was prepared; Cd.) Theidentity of

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its author(s); (e) The identity of all PERSON(S), who prepared or participated inpteparing the

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(f) _Th.~ id~ntity ofthe:PERSQN(S}to whomit was addressed andfol"to whom the- . -

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copies were directed to be transmitted; (g) The identity of the PERSON(S) to whom the

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DOCUMENT or a copy was transmitted,

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the DOCillv1ENT and the identity of the PERSON(S) who presently have custody of it anc1!orwho

have in the past had custody of the DOCUMENT; (i) A sufficient description of the DOCUMENT

to identify it in its subject matter without revealing information for which a privilege is claimed;

G) All other facts that support YOUR claim for privilege.

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trust instrument to direct or restrain the trustee in relation to the administration of the trust. The

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a diligent search of all records in YOUR possession or available to YOU or YOUR

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representatives. If YOU cannot comply in full with these Requests then YOU must comply to the

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to the Arenzano Trust.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO.2.


All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to the Giganin Trust.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO.3.


All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to the Aquasante Foundation.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO.4.


All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any trust or foundation that is part of YOUR ESTATE

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PLAN.

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to YOUR ESTATE PLAN.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO.6.


All DOCUMENTS RELATING to any CO:MMIJNICATION REFERENCING YOUR
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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO.7.

All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any trust in which YOU are the trustor regardless of

YOUR present income or financial interest.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO.8.

All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any trust in which YOU are a TRUST PROTECTOR,

regardless of YOUR present income or financial interest.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO.9.

All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any trust in which YOU are a beneficiary, regardless of

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YOUR present income or financial interest.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 10.

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regardless of YOUR present income or financial interest.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 11.

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All DOC1Th1ENTS that RELATE to bills, fees, invoices, or charges paid on YOUR behalf by

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any PERSON or ENTITY including, but not limited to, Pacific Coast Management and Avalon

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Corporation since 2001.

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All DOC1Th1ENTS that RELATE to travel expenses paid by YOU or any PERSON or

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ENTITY on your behalf since 2001.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 13.

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to litigation expenses paid by YOU or any PERSON or

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ENTITY on your behalf since 2001.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 14.


All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to the transfer of any asset owned at any time by YOU in

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All DOCUJv.[ENTS that RELATE to the transfer of any asset owned at any time by YOU as

part of YOUR ESTATE PLANNING.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 16.

All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any post judgment discovery in any matter to which YOU

responded.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 17.

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any judgment debtor exam of YOU since 2001.
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 18.
All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any ENTITY of which YOU are an officer or member.
REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 19.
All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any property at which YOU have resided since January

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to real property located at 3501 Canada Larga, Ventura

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California, 9300l.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 21.

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any tax DOCUMENTS filed by YOU or on YOUR

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behalf.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 2i-

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any taxes paid on YOUR behalf, including but not limited

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to, in YOUR capacity as the equitable owner of any ENTITY.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 23.


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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any money given to YOU for any purpose since 2010.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 25.


All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any income earned by YOUR since 2010

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 26.


All banks statements for any personal or business account in which YOU have legal or

equitable interest.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 27.

All savings accounts in institutions that represent accounts in which YOU have an equitable

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interest.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 28.

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All deeds, leases, mortgages, or any other DOCUMENT evidencing any interest or ownership,

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including equitable interest or ownership, by YOU in real property at any time since 1997.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 29.

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ownership, by YOU in any asset at any time since 1997.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 30.

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All stock certificates or other DOCUMENTS evidencing ownership of stocks and bonds held

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by YOU in any capacity.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 31.

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All DOCUMENTS RELATING to Pacific Coast Management Corporation.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 32.

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All DOCUMENTS RELATING to Avalon Corporation.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 33.


All DOCUMENTSlillLATING tOatlY ENTITY ill. which Pacific Cost Management

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 34.

All DOCUMENTS RELATING to any ENTITY in which Avalon Corporation is a general

partner.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 35.

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All DOCUMENTS RELATING to any lawsuit in which YOU are involved as a representative

for any PERSON or ENTITY.

REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 36.

All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to insurance policies that insure loss to any property, real or

personal, which YOU own, including equitable ownership, individually or jointly with any other

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PERSON.

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REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 37.

All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any debt incurred by YOU since 2005 .

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to payment of any debt incurred by YOU.

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Dated: January 31,2012

MILLERLLP

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RANDALL A. MILDrR'~Q .
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AUSTA W AKI:LY, ESQ.
Attorneys for Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, Stephen Ray
Garcia,. Stephen M. Harris, and Andre Jardini

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I am a resident of the State of California, over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to
the within action. My business address is Miller LLP, 515 South Flower Street, Suite 2150, Los
Ange~es, CA 90071.,.2201. On January 31. 2012, I served the within documents:

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by placing the document(s) listed above in a sealed envelope with postage thereon
fully prepaid, in the United States mail at Los Angeles~ California addressed as set
forth below.

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by causing to be personally served to the person(s) at the addressees) set forth below
on this date before 5:00 p.m.

by causing such document to be transmitted by electronic mail to the office of the


addressees as set forth below on this date before 5:00 p.m.

by causing such document(s) to be sent overnight via Federal Express; I enclosed


such document(s) in an envelope/package provided by Federal Express addressed to
the person(s) at the address (es) set forth below and I placed the envelope/package
for collection at a drop box provided by Federal Express.

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by transmitting via facsimile the document(s) listed above to the faxnumber(s) set
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SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST


I am readily familiar with the firm's practice of collection and processing correspondence
for mailing. Under that practice it would be deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on that same
day with postage thereon fully prepaid in the ordinary course of business. I am aware that on
motion of the party served, service is'presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter
date is more than one day after date of deposit for ma.ili:hgin affidavit:
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the above is
true and correct.

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SERVICE LIST

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David Blake Chatfield, Esq.


WESTLAKE LAW GROUP
2625 Townsgate Road, Suite 330
Westlake Village, CA 91361

Attorneys for Plaintiff, STEPHEN M.


GAGGERO

Stephen M. Gaggero
3501 Canada Larga
Ventura, CA 93001

Plaintiff

Ph. (805) 267-1220


Fax: (805) 267-1211
Email:

Ph.
Fax:
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LAW GROUP

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Scott Newman

MillerLLP
515 South Flower Street, Suite 2150
Los Angeles, CA 90071~2201

Via Facsimile & U.S. Mail


Re:

Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et al.


No. BC286925

Dear Mr. Nevvman:


lam writing this letter to request a 30 day extension to respond to the Request for Production of
Documents to Plaintiff Stephen M. Gaggero currently due on March 6, 2012 in the above
referenced case. As you are aware, when these Requests were served, Mr. Gaggero was in trial
and, in addition, Mr. Gaggero has been out of state for the past two weeks and will only be in
tOWTI for one day next week, not returning until March 23 . 2012. In addition., what little time.Mr.
Gaggero had between the trial and his trip was spent going over approximately 1OO~OOO
documents to find documents responsive to your production demands in the case of Gaggero v.
Knapp, Petersen & Clarke relating to their bandling of the Yura case.
I have had absolutely no time to work with Mr. Gaggero on his responses to your extensive
document Requests in thls case and will be unable to do so until afler his return. on March 23,
2012. Therefore, werequest that you provide us with a 30 -day extension so that! may have a
reasonable opportunity to work with Mr. Gaggero to provide meaningful responses to your
Requests and allow for a diligent search for responsive documents. Mr. Gaggero's unavailability
is well known to your firm as it has been disclosed by Mr. Gaggero's counsel~ Blecher and
Collins, in the other Knapp, Petersen & Clark case in relation to discovery served in that matter.
Kindly provide us "vith your agreement to the requested extension by tomorrow, March 2, 2012.
Thank you for your anticipated courtesy and cooperation in this matter.

DBCIk't

MILLER

LOS ANGELES

CITY NATIONAL PLAZA


515 South Flower Street
Suite 2150
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2201
213.493.6400

I LLP

Reply To:
scott@mlllerllp.com

TEL: 800.720.2126 I FAX: 888.749.5812


www.rnillerllp.com

arch 2, 2012

VIA MAIL AND FASCIMILE


David Blake Chatfield
Westlake Law Group
2625 Townsgate Road, Suite 330
Westlake Village, California 91361
Facsimile: (805) 267-1220
RE:

Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et aI, Los Angeles Superior Court
(BC286925)

Mr. Chatfield,
This is in response to your l~tter dated March 1, 2012.requesting a 30 day extension to
respond to the post-judgment request for production of documents propounded to Stephen M.
Gaggero. Notwithstanding:Mr. Gaggero's vacation schedule, you have had sufficient time to
respond to the documents. We wi1i, however, grant you a 2 week extension to respond as a
matter of professionril courtesy. The deadline to both provide responses and produce all
responsive documents is now March 20, 2012.
.

Scott Newman
:MILLER I LLP

Exhibit "D"

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WESTLAKE LAW GROUP


David Blake Chatfield (State Bar No. 88991)
2625 Townsgate Road, Suite 330
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Telephone: (805) 267-1220
Facsimile: (805) 267-1211

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Stephen M. Gaggero
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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an individual; DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, )

CASE NO.: BC286925

PLAINTIFF STEPHEN M. GAGGERO'S


RESPONSES TO DEFENDANT KNAPP,
PETERSEN & CLARK'S REQUEST FOR
PRODUCtION OF DoCUMENTS
[PURSUANT TO CODE OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE 708.030]

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PLAINTIFF STEPBBN M. GAGGERO
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PlaintiffStephenM. Gaggero (''Plaintiff') hereby responds and objects to Defendant

Knapp, Petersen & Clarke's (''Defendant'') Request for Production ofDocUlP.ents. The response

contains both general and specific objections, which are incorporated .into each individual

response.

PRELThfiNARYSTATEMENT

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Nothing in this response shall be construed as waiving any rights or objections that might

otherwise be available to Plaintiff, Plaintiff makes this response subject to and without waiver of:

(1) the right to make additional objections or seek protective orders in the event additional

review of files results in further information;

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(2) the right to obj ect to other discovery directed to the subject matter of the Requests; and

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(3) the right to revlse, correct, supplement, or clarify the response.

GENERAL OBJECTIONS

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Plaintiff objects generally to the Requests, and to each individual Request, on the

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grounds that they are. overly broad and unduly burdensome and harassing in that they are clearly

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not li:r.i:rited to

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this matter. Requests for documents relating to assets transferred, sold or liquidated over a decade

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ago are clearly irrelevant to this judgment enforcement and will not be produced by plaintiff.

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docUment~ necessary to

aid in the enforcement of the judgment for fees and costs in

Plaintiff objects generally to the Requests, and to each individual Request, to the

extent that they call for information protected from discovery or disclosure by any privilege or

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doctrine, including, without limitation, the attorney-client privilege, the attorney work product

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doctrine, and anyprivilege or doctrine that protects infoITnation from discovery or disClosure

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because it otherwise reflects the impressions, conclusions, opinions, legal research, litigation plans

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or theories

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does notwaiveanypriyilege or protection that is or maybe applicable to such information.

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of Plaintiffs attorneys. By providing certain information requested herein, Plaintiff


Plaintiffobjects gel?-erally to the Requests, and to each individual Request; to the

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Plaintiff objects generally to the Requests, and to each individual Request, to the

extent tha{theypmport to impose upon Plaintiff obligations beyond those imposed under the Code

of Civil Procedure or Court Rules.

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Plaintiff objects generally to the Requests, and to each individual Request, to the

extent that they request information that is in the possession, custody or control of :Defendants.

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Plaintiff objects generally to the Requests, and to each individual Reqll:est, to the

extent that they seek information that is not in the custody or control of Plaintiff. Plaintiff further

objects generally to the Requests to the extent that they seek information that is publicly available,

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or to which Plaintiff has aCcess equal to as Plaintiff, or which Plaintiff Or Plaintiffs counsel could

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obtain with equal effort.

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Plaintiff objects generally to the Requests, and to each individual request, to the

extent that they seek disclosure of information that is confidential and/or proprietary.

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Plaintiff objects generally to the Requests, and to each Request, because they are

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vague, ambiguous, unintelligible, undated, unsigned, and overly broad, in that they contain

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and objections will not be subject to misinterpretation. When the

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time. When the request uses the word "since" plaintiff understands the word to have the meaning

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set forth in Webster's dictionary "after a time in the past.;'

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Plaintiff objects to the definition of the terms "you" and "your" set forth in

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a.gents,

eri::llJloyee~-ern:ployet,

attorney,

accountant, investigator, or anyone else acting onPla:ifitiff's

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claims or defenses of the parties. Plaintiffwill respond to the requests o:iJly on behalf ofbimsel

Because the definition includes Plaintiffs attorneys, Plaintiff also objects to the extent that the

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requests seek information protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege; the attorney
work product doctrine, and any other applicable privileges.

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seeks information outside the relevant time period.

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Plaintiff objects to the definition of the definition of ESTATB PLAN set forth in

Defendant's Definitions in that it includes but is not limited to the preparation of any plan of

administration and disposition of Plaintiff property, owned by Plaintiff at any time in any

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capacity, before or after death including will, trust, gifts, or power of atton;iey, ot any other method

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of estate planning and further refers to the transfer ofany assets owned by Phrintiff.at any time to

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any PERSON or ENTITY collectively on the ground that such an eXpansive group of definitions

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imposes a burden greater than what is required by the California Ru1es of Civil Procedure ahd

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makes the requests overly broad, unduly burdensome, and/or not otherwIse reasonably calculated

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to lead to the discovery of evidence relevant to the inquiry into Plaintiffs Current assets, which is

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Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as

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though fully set forth herein. Plairitiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad,

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unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it .

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seeks.documents that are neither relevant !lor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

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adillissible eVidencem this action: Plaintifffuttherobjectsto this request orii:he grounds that it

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Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.2:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to the Giganin Trust.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.2:


Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as

though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad,

unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

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seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

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admissible evidence in tbis action. Plaintiff further objects to thi$ request on the grounds that it

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calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected fromdisc1osure by plaintiff's

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and.third parties' Constitutionally protected rights of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this

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request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attotney-

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Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.3:


All_~.O~~~S tha~;RELATE to theAquasante Foundation.
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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.3:


Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as

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though :fully set forth herein_ Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad,

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unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

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seeks. documents that are neitherreleV'ant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

25achriissible evidence irithls action. Plaintifffurther objects to tJ:lls request on the grounds that it 26 - -Galls for the productionc-ofirrelevantdocUID.nts tb.at~are.pIOtected~fr.OrrHlis.Closur~by pla.:irl.ti:Ef' s _'.

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privilege and/or the attomeywork-product doctrine.


Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

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as follows: Plailltiffhas no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.4:


All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any trust or foundation that is part of YODR ESTATE

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PLAN.

RESPONSE TO DOCUl.\ffiNT REQUEST NO.4:


Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as

though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad,

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undulyburdensome and harassing. 'Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

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seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of .

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admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

13

calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from .disclosure by plaintiff's

14

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request

15

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

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privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.

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as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

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DOClJMENT REQUEST NO.5:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to YOUR ESTATE PLAN.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.5:


Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as
though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff obj ects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad,

24 .un9-uly burdensome and harassirlg. Plaintiff :furtIJ.er objects to this request on the grounds that it

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seeks documents that are neither-relevant riorreasonably calculated tb leadto the discovery of

... -26 ,admissible evidence m-tbisaGtiQn._PlaintifIfurthercobj e.ctsjQ, tbiSIe'lu.~st()lJ.J:l:le_gr,plIDq1hatjt ...


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Constitutionally: J2I.o:te_cj:~d.Jight oprivacy. Plaintiff further obi ects to this re uest

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on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

privilege and!or the attorney work-product doctrine.

Subject to and without waivrng the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.6:

All DOCillv1ENTS RELATING to any COM1v.[uNICATION REFERENCING YOUR

ESTATE PLAN.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQDEST NO.6:

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Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as
though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad

11 in time and scope and as such are unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further obj ects that
12

the req1l:-est on the grounds is vague and ambiguous such that plaintiff cannot fOrin a meaningful

13

response. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are

14

neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in this

15

action. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request On the grounds that it calls for the prodUction of

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irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's and third parties'

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that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege and!or
the attorney work-product doctrine .

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All DOCillv1ENTS that RELATE to any trust in which YOU are the trustor regardless of

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YOUR present income or financial illterest.

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.7:

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Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as
tliough fully set forth herein. Plamtlff 0bj ecls fotliis request on the grounds that it is overly broad,

.. 26 unduly burdensome. and harassing,~PlaintifffurtheLQbjec.tstQ_tbis;re_q.u.estQn the gr~:n.U1.dsJ:b.at it.


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calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protect~dfrom disclOSUre by plaintiff's

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to tbis request

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

privilege and/or the attomey work-product doctrine.


Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

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as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in bis possession or control.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.8:


All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any trust in wbich YOU are a TRUST :PROTECTOR.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.8:

Plaintiff incorporates by reference 'each and 'every General Objection set forth above as

10
11

though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds .that it is overly broad,

12 unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it
13

seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

14

admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

15

calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiffs

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and third parties'. Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request

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privilege and/or the attor;neywork-product doctrine.

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as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.9:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any trust in wbich YoU are a beneficiary; regardless

23

of regardless of YOUR present income or financial interest.

24

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.9:

25

- Plaintiffiricorponites by reference each and every General Objection set forth above. as

.--26 .,thQugh fully set forth. herein. ..Plainti:ff.obje_cts.tQ~tbkr.e_que8t.onthe_gcolJ.l:l,ds that. it is,.()vpr]y "b;tIt~g., ,
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admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff' s

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attomey-client

5 .privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.


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Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds
as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

8 DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 10:


9

All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any trust in which YOU are in class ofbeneficiaries,

10

regardless of YOUR present income ot financial interest.

11

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO .. 10:

12

Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Obj ection set forth above as

13

though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the groUnds that it is overly broad,

14

unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further objects to tbis request on the grounds that it

15

seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

16

admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

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and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request

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on t11~ .W?~ds t~~t _its.ee~ _ ~ocuments that are protected fro:rn disclosure by the attorney-client

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privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.


-Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

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as follows: Plaintiffhas no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 11:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to bills,

f~es;

irlvoices, or charges paid on YOUR behalf

hy any PERSON-or ENTITY ili.bluding, but notl.itnited to, PacmcCoast Managementand A'Valon
(Jmporation smce 2001.
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1 though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad

as to time and scope as to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further objects to this

request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated

to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this

request on the grounds that it calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected

6 from disclosure by plaintilf s and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff
7

further objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from

disclosure by the attorney-client privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctr:iile.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 12:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to travel expenses paid byYOU or anY-PERSON or

11

ENTITY on your behalf since 2001.

12

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 12:

13

Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as

14

though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad

15

as to time and scope as to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further objects to this

16

request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated

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request on the grounds that it cG\-lls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected

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fro~ cl?-sc~?.sut~_bYI'.~~~ffs ~~ ~~~~~S'C?l1S~!U~?~~ll)T}')rot~c~edright of privacy. Plaitltir:, .

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further objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents' that are protected from

21

disclosure by the attorney-client privilege and/or the attotneywork-product doctrine.

22

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 13:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to litigation expenses paid by YOU or any PERSON or

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ENTITY onyour behalf since 2001.

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQtJESTNO. 13:

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-Plaintiffineorporates byreferenG_eacaaIld eyery Gene:tal Qb.jecJiQ:r:l.-setJ9rthaboye .~p. ...

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request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated

to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this

request on the grounds that it calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected

4 from disclosure by plaintiff's and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff
5 further objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from
6

disclosure by the attorney-client privilege andlor the attorney work-product doctrine.

7 DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 14:


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All DO~NTS that RELATE to the transfer of any asset owned at any time by YOU in

9 any capacity.
10
11

RE~PONSE

TO DOCUMENT'REQUESTNO. 14: .

Plaintiff incorporates byrefetence each and every General Objection set forth above as

12

though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad

13

as to time and scope so as to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further obj ects to this

14

request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are neither relevant not reasonably calculated

15

to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in tbis action. Plaintiff further objects to tbis

16

request on the grounds that it calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected

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further objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 15:


All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to the transfer of any asset owned at any time by YOU as

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part of YOUR ESTATE PLANNlNG.

23

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 15:

24

.. ... l?laintiff incorpora!es byreference each and every General Obj ection set forth above as

25thougli fully set Iorfuherem: Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds thatit is overlybroad

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request on the grounds that it calls for the production of :irrelevant documents that are protected

from disclosure by plaintiffs and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff

further objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protect~d from

disclosure by the attorney-client privilege and!or the attorney work-product doctrine.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 16:

All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any post judgment discoveryin.anymatterto which YOU

responded.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 16:

Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as

10

though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff obj ects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad

11

as to time and scope as to be unduly..burdensome and harassing. Piaintifffurther.objects to this

12

request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated

13

to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this

14

request on the grounds that it calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected

15

from disclosure by plaintiffs and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff

16

further objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks docuinents that are protected from

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 17:

19 ..__ . . ._A.1:~ DO~~N!~ i?:at RE~!?-!E.:~o:.aIl~J~dgment d~b~~r~xam.ofYOU since


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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO .. 17:


Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as

22

though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff obj ects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad

23

as to time and scope as to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further objects to this

24

request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are neitherrelevant nor reasonably calculated

25

to lead to the discovery of admissible-evidence ill this action. Plain.tifffurtherobjects totbis

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request on the grounds thatitca1ls.for.tb.eproduGtion.ofirrelevantdocum..ents.1h~ta:reprotec;t~cd

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 18:

All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any ENTITY of which YOU are an officer or member.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. J8:

Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Obj ection set forth above as

6 .though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff obj ects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad
7

as to time and scope and therefore undulyburdensQIile and harassing. Plaintifffurther objects to

this request on the grounds that it seeks dOCu:r:i1ents that are neither relevant nor reasonably

calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to

10

this reauest on the QIounds that it calls for the production of-irrelevant documents that are

11

protected from disclosure by plaintiff's and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of

12

privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks docu:r:i1ents that are

13

protected from disclosure by the attorney-clientprivilege and/or the attorney work-product

14

doctrine.

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Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds
as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request.

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 19:


Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as

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though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad,

23

unduly burdensome and harassing_ Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

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seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead JO the discovery of

25

admissible evidence in this action.. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the gtotinds that it

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Subject to andwithout waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiffresponds

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as follows: Plaintiff does not own any real property.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 20:

All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to real property located at 3501 Canada Larga, Ventura

California, 93001.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 20:

8
9

Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as
though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad,

10

unduly burdensome and harassing'. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

11

seeks doCUDients that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

12

admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff :futther objects to this request on the grounds that it

13

calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from. disclosure by plaintiff's

14 and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request
15

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attomey-:c1ient

16

prjvilege andlor the attorney work-product doctrine.

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as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request.

20

All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any tax DOCUMENTs filed by YOU Or on YOUR

21

behalf.

22

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 21:

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unduly burdensome- arid harassing... Plaintiff further objects to 'iliis request on the grounds that it

26 -seeks, Q.ocuments lliat are neitherrelev..ant.nor_Ieasonably ccalculated to~ lead.t~Lth~LdisQ.QYt2.ryQ.f _

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and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further 0bj ects to this request

on the grounds that it seeks documents that ate protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 22:

All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any taxes paid on YOUR behalf, including but not limited

to, in YOUR capacity as the equitable owner of any ENTITY.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 22:

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Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Obj ection set forth above as
though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad,

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unduly burdensome arid harassing. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

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seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

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admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

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calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's

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and third parties' Constitutionally protected righ~ of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request

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on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosuteby the attorney-client

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privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.

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as follows: Plaintiff is not the owner of any Entity. and therefore, has n~ responsive documents in

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DOCUlVJ:ENT REQUEST NO. 23:


All DOCUMENTS that RELAtE to any income tax returns including, but not limited to, W

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21s, 10991s, K-l 's, whether prepared for federal, state, or municipal that RELATE to YOU since

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January 1, 2005.

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 23:

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Plairitiff incorporates by reference eacb and every General Obj ection set forth above as

. --26 -thQugh fullyset.forthherein.-BlaintiffobjeGt.s- tG.this.IequestQn.the~gr.ounds_that iUs. o:verly broad,...

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admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it

calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff s

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintifffurther objects to this request

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 24:


All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any money given to YOU for any purpose since 2010.

8 RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 24:


Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as

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though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is vague and

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ambiguous, overly broad, unduly burdensome' and harassing. Plaintiff further obj ects to this

12 request on the grounds that it seeks doctlments that are neither relevant not reasonably calculated
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to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this

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request on the grounds that it calls for the production of irrelevant docUinents that are protected

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from cUsc10sure by plaintiffs and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff

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:furt1iet objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks docUIhehts that are protected from

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 25:

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that RELATE to any income earned by YOUR since 2010.
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Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as

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though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad,

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unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

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seekf] dOCuments that are neither relevan! nor rea.sonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

25 admissible evidence in tills action. -Plaintiff further objects to this Tequest on thegrblifids that it
2(5- "Galls-for the preduG-tion -of.m.elevant dQQ]:U:ll.e:I1ts=that~are ;PJ:QteclEldJi:9ll1. cliclQsl.l!~JJYJ~)JaitJ,tiif, __"
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privilege and/or the attomeywork-product doctrine.

Subject to~d without waiving the forego:ing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

as follows: Plaintiff will produce any documents responsive to this :in his possession and control if

the propounding party agrees to limit the document request to the relevant time period.

5 DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 26:


All banks statements for any personal or business account in which YOU have legal or

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equitable interest.

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Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Obj ection set forth above as

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though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad,

11

unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it

12

seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

13

admissible evidence :in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

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calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected fr6m disclosure by plaintiff s

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and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request

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on the grounds that it seeks documents that ate protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

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Plaintiff...has no documents __responsive
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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 27:


All savings accounts in institutions that represent accounts in which YOU have an

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equitable interest.

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 27:

24Plaintiffirlcorporates 1:>yreferenceeach and every General Objectionset forth above as

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though fully set f()rth herem. Plaintiff objects to this request 011 thegrolifids that it is oveilybroad;

-26 undulycgurdllSOme and harassing:." Rlaintiff furtb.~r,ol>j~GtsjQthis,Iequest on the .g(Quud~Lthati1..

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calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.


Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and furritations, Plaintiffresponds

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as follows: Plaintiffhas no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 28:

All deeds, leases, mortgages, ot any other DOCUMENT evidencing any interest or

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ownership, including equitable interest or ownerShip, by YOU in real property at any time since
1997.
RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 28:

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Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as

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though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad

14

as to scope and time that it is unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff :further objects to this

15

request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated

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to lead to the discovery of acLrnissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this

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from disclosure by plaintiff's and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff
further objects to this request on.the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from
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disclosure by the attomey-client privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.


Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

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as follows: Plaintiffhas no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 29:

2 4 A 1 l DOCUMENTS evidencing?D-yinten~st or o:vvn:ership, includiJJ.g eguitable interest or

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oWnership, by YOU in any asset at any time since 1997.

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unduly burdensome and harassing in both time and scope. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to

the discovery of admi_ssible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the

grounds that it calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure

by plaintiff's and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further Objects

to this request on the grounds that it seeks dOCIiments that are protected from disclosure by the

attorney-,-client priVilege andlor the attorney work-product doctrine_

8 DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 30:


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All stock certificates or other DOCU1v.ffiNTS evidencing ownership of stocks and bonds

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held by YOU in any capacity.

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 30:

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Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as

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though fully set forth herem. Plamtiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad,

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unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

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seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

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admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

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and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 31:

__ All DOGUMENTS REr.,ATING to Pacific Coast Management Corporation.

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMEN1' REQlJES"TNO;31:

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as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or conn-ol.

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admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

calls for the production of :irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff s

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff :further obj ects to this

request ou the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-

client privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.

Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 32:

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.All DOCUMENTS RELATING to Avalon Corporation.


RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 32: .

:Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as

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though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff obj ects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad,

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unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

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seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

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admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the groU1J,.ds that it

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and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request

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privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.


Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections arid limitations, Plaintiffrespo:iJ.ds

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as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request:in. his possession or control.

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 33:

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All DOC~NT~ RELATING toany E~TITY in which Pacific Cost Management

Corporation is a generalpart:rler..

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unduly burdensome and harassing_ Plaintiff further objects to tbis request on the grounds that it

seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to tbis request on the grounds that it

calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.


Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

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as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in bis possession or control.
DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 34:

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All DOCUMENTS RELATING to any ENTITY in which Avalon Corporation is a general

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partner.

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 34:

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Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Obj ection set fo$ above as

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though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad.

16

Plaintiff further objects to tbis request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are neither

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Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it calls for the production ofirtelevant

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documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's and third parties' Constitutionally

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protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this ~equest on the grounds that it seeks

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documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege and!or the attorney

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work-product doctrine.

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. Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and litnitations, Plaintiff responds

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~sfollows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in bis possession or control.

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DOCtJJ.V[ENTREQUEST NO.. 35:

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 35:

Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth. above as

though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff obj ects to this requ.est on the grounds that it is overly broad,

burdensome and oppressive. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks

documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible

evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grottnds that it calls for the

production ofitrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiffs and third

parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the

grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege

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and!or th~ attorney work-product doctrine.

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 36:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to insurance policies that insure loss to anyptoperty, real or

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personal, which YOU own, including equitable ownership, individually or jointly "With any other

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PERSON.

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 36:.

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Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as

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unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it

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calls for the production ofitrelevant documents that are protected from disclosme by plaintiffs

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and 1:hird parties' ConstitutibnallYprotected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this

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request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated

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to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to tbis

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request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attomey-

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clientprivilegeap.d!or_theattoIlleywork-prodllct d()ctJ:ine.

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Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as

though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that by its failure to

limit the scope of the request it is overlybroad, unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further

objects to this request on the grounds that it calls for the -production of irrelevant documents that

ate protected from disclosure by plaintiffs and third parties' Cbnstitution~llyprotected right of

privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this-request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are

neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in this

action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are

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protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege and/or the attorney work-product

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doctrine.

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Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

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as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 38:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to payment of any debt incurred by YOu.


RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 38:

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though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that by failing to limit

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Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it calls for the production of irrelevant

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documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's and third parties' Constitutionally

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protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it seeks

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documents that ate neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible

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evidence in tbisacti0ll' _P1a.in!iff further objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks

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Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke (BC286925)
4.2.12 Meet and Confer Re RFD (Set Two).pdf

Mr. Chatfield,
The attached document addresses your responses to defendant KPC's Request for Production of Documents (Set Two). I
propose we meet and confer this Friday at 11 am. Please let me know if that time does not work for you.
Sincerely,
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April. 2,2012
VIA U.S MAIL & EMAIL
David Blake Chatfield
Westlake Law Group
2625 Townsgate Road, Suite 330
Westlake Village, California 91361
davidblakec(cUhotmail.com

Re:

Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et al


Los Angeles Superior Court (BC286925)

Mr. Chatfield:
I write to address your responses to Defendants Request for Production of Documents (Set Two).
I propose that we meet and confer on Friday April 6, 2012 at 11:00 am to allow sufficient time
for filing a motion to compeL Alternatively, please amend your responses no later than
Thursday AprilS, 2012 to remove all boilerplate objections and address the improper responses.
I appreciate your cooperation in resolving these matters expeditiously.
GENERAL RESPONSES

1. Improper Boilerplate Objections


Boilerplate, blanket objections are prohibited under the discovery statute. Such objections
provide -no~explanation as to how the objection- is proper or how-it-appliesin the context used.
See, Korea Data Systems Co. Ltd. v. Superior Court (1997) 51 Cal. App. 4th 1513, 1516-1517.
Plaintiff has included eleven (11) paragraphs of boilerplate objections which are incorporated
into every response. The boilerplate objections make it impossible for defendants to determine
which documents have been withheld, if any, and the extent to which a particular objection
applies to a Request.
2. Privilege Log
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California Code of Civil Procedure Section ~031.240(b)(1) requires Mr. Gaggero to


identify with particularity documents withheld pursuant to any objection, including but not
limited to claims of privilege. Hernandez v. Superior Court (2003) 112 Cal. App. 4th 285, 29l.

--Mf:Uaggerois~ requrrea--foseCfoItn -dearly- llie-exreri.lof,-ana-the-specific -grounQTor,~llie- objection. If an objection is based on a claim of privilege, the particular privilege invoked shall
be stated. If an objection is based on a claim that the information sought is protected work
+--_ _ _ _producL1mdeLChapt~cmnrnencin~ILRediQn 2018 01 O~Lclajm shalLbtLexpre=ss~]Y1--_ _ __
asserted." Code Civ. Proc. 2031.240(b)(1), (2).

April 2, 2012
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Plaintiff must provide the following for each document withheld pursuant to any claim of
privilege:
1) Identity of each document;
2) The author(s) of the document;
3) Recipients;
4) Date of preparation; and
5) The specific privilege(s) asserted.
The purpose of a "privilege log" is to provide a specific factual description of documents
in aid of substantiating a claim of privilege in connection with a request for document
production." Hernandez, supra 112 Cal. App. 4th 285 at 292 citing Korea Data Systems Co.
supra 51 Cal. App. 4th at 1516-1517. The information in a privilege log or accompanying any
other claim of privilege must be sufficiently specific to permit the trial court to determine
whether each withheld document is or is not privileged. Kaiser Found. Hosp. v. Superior Court
(1998) 66 Cal. App. 4th 1217, 1228.

Attorney-Client Privilege: The party claiming the attorney-client privilege "has the
burden of establishing the preliminary facts necessary to support its exercise, i.e., a
communication made in the course of an attorney-client relationship." Costco Wholesale Corp.
v. Superior Court, (2009) 47 Cal. 4th 725, 733 (citations omitted). The attorney-client product
privilege does not apply to independent facts, such as disclosure of names of witnesses, existence
of photos, meetings, persons in attendance and subject matter of the meetings and other
evidence. Smith v. Superior Court (1961) 189 Cal.App.2d 5, 11; State Farm Fire & Casualty
Co. v. Superior Court (1997) 54 Cal. App. 4th 625, 639. The privilege also does not apply to
documents prepared by a party simply because the documents were presented to the attorney.
Wellpoint Health Networks, Inc. v. Superior Court (1997) 59 Cal.App.4th 110, 119. To the
extent Mr. Gaggero is withholding documents pursuant to the attorney-client privilege he must
provide a privilege log.
Work Product Privilege: Plaintiff also is required to provide a privilege log for all
documents withheld through the work-product privilege. Mr. Gaggero fails to state the specific
grounds for the objectioiuls required by Code of CivilProcedilleSection 2031.240(b)(2): "The
burden of showing need for such protection is upon the party claiming such need." San Diego
Professional Assn. v. Superior Court (1962) 58 Cal. 2d 194, 204.
Confidential and/or Proprietary- Right to Privacy: Mr. Gaggero also asserts,
generally, objections pursuant to the right to privacy for himself and on behalf of unidentified
third persons. Plaintiff is required to state which documents, if any, he is withholding on the
grounds that the documents are protected under a right to privacy.
Please provide a privilege log for each document withheld pursuant to any privilege no later
than April 6, 2012.

April 2, 2012
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3. All Documents Relating to Mr. Gaggero's Estate Plan
Mr. Gaggero states in his general objections that he refuses to provide any documents
relating to relating to his estate plan by asserting that "[r]equests for documents relating to assets
transferred, sold or liquidated over a decade are clearly irrelevant to his judgment enforcement
and will not be produced by plaintiff." We completely disagree with this objection.

We are, as you know, aware that Mr. Gaggero created an estate plan in or about 1997. As
part of the estate plan Mr. Gaggero transferred approximately $30,000,000 from his personal
portfolio into various entities, including limited partnerships and limited liability companies. At
the time of the transfer Mr. Gaggero was sole the owner of all the entities into which he
transferred his assets. He subsequently transferred his ownership interests in the entities. into one
of his self-settled trusts. Mr. Gaggero continues to retain control over all assets that he
transferred as an "asset manager" for the properties. Further, he has appointed his estate
planning attorney, Joseph Praske, as the trustee for his trusts. Mr. Praske refers to Mr. Gaggero is
the "decision maker" with respect to ail assets in the "estate pian." Further stiil, both Mr.
Gaggero and Mr. Praske refer to the estate plan as comprising Gaggero's estate. These
documents are relevant to not only the creation of the estate plan, but information as to whether
Mr. Gaggero retained any control over the assets in the estate, including his current access the
resources in the estate.
Based on Mr. Gaggero's and Mr. Praske's testimony during the Gaggero v. Yura trial,
Mr. Gaggero's transfer of his assets into his various entities and subsequently into one of his
trusts is nothing more than an attempt to shield his assets from creditors. Mr. Gaggero is the
equitable owner of all assets that are a part of his estate plan and KPC as the judgment creditors
are entitled to all documents relating to his estate.
4. "YOU" and "YOUR"
Mr. Gaggero improperly attempts to limit the scope of the judgment creditors request by
re-defIning the term "YOU" and "YOUR." The term "YOU" and "YOUR" is defmed as
''Responding Party arid his agents~ employee, eriipl()yer,att6riley, accoililtfult; investigator; ot
anyone else acting on Responding Party's behalf."

As discussed under number 3 above, Mr. Gaggero as part of his estate plan transferred all
of his assets and money tovarious corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships,
general pminerships, and other business entities. Mr. Gaggero now operates his business and
personal matters through these entities. For example, Mr. Gaggero's legal fees in several cases
were paid by PacifIc Coast Management and Avalon Corporation. He also acts as the
.. - "representative" on behalf of the various-business entities, such as 511 O.F.W.LF,- Malibu
Broadbeach, LP, and Marina Glencoe,LP, to name a few.
. Einally,thedefmitionQ( "YQ:U" _and. "YQlJR"in~lQdedmfu~Regllest f'Q1:PrQdjlctio1J.9:f
Documents (Set Two) is no more expansive than the defInition approved by the judicial counsel
in Form Interrogatories. Mr. Gaggero's assertion that the defInition of "YOU" and "YOUR"
"imposes a burden greater than what is required by the California Rules of Civil Procedure" is
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April 2, 2012
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5. "ESTATE PLAN"
ESTATE PLAN includes but is not limited to the preparation of any plan of
administration and disposition of YOUR property, ovvned by YOU at any time in any capacity,
before or after death including will, trust, gifts, or power of attorney, or any other method of
estate planning. ESTATE PLAN also refers to the "Estate Plan" YOU testified about during the
GAGGERO V. YURA triaL ESTATE PLAN further refers to the transfer of any assets ovvned
by you at any time to any PERSON or ENTITY.
Mr. Gaggero objects to this defInition as "over broad, unduly burdensome, and not
otherwise reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence relevant to the .inquiry into
Plaintiffs current assets, which is the sole subject of this discovery." Judgment creditors,
KPC, have not limited the scope of this discovery to Mr. Gaggero's current assets. KPC is
entitled to all information that will aid in the enforcement of its judgment against Mr. Gaggero
and that includes all information and documents related to Mr. Gaggero's estate plan, regardless
of the date of creation. KPC is entitled to all documents requested.

6. Publicly Available Documents


Plaintiff objects to documents to the extent that they are publicly available or to which
Defendant has equal access as to Plaintiff. Defendants are entitled to request documents, albeit
public, that are in Plaintiffs possession, custody, or controL To the extent plaintiff is refusing to
provide documents pursuant to this objection, he must identify the documents to which he refers.
Plaintiffs objection on this ground requires defendants to guess which documents have been
produced, thus, is inappropriate. KPC need not guess what publicly available documents are
responsive to each request.
7. Vague, Ambiguous, and Overbroad
Mr. Gaggeto includes among the general objections that each Request is vague,
ambiguous, intelligible, undated, unsigned, and overly broad. The objections of "vague,
.ambiguous, ullintelligible'; is a technical objeCtion ana cai:uiofbe a basis for- refusing to produce
documents. Standon Co., Inc. v. Superior Court (1990) 225 CaL App. 3d 898, 901.

Vague and ambiguous: Such objections are valid only if the question is totally
unintelligible. Where the question is somewhat ambiguous, but the nature of the information
sought is apparent, the proper solution is to provide an appropriate response. Deyo v. Kilbourne
(1978) 84 Cal. App. 3d 771, 783.

. Unduly Burdensome: Plaintiff has' asserted this nuisance objection without any facts
quantifying why the production would be undulyburdensome; The scope of discovery is broad
and the judgment creditors, as discussed below, are entitled to all the documents sought in the
. . .. Request for ProductionofDocuments,SetIwo).

Overly Broad; This is not a valid objGtion to any ofoth rqusts. As diSGussd below, the
judgment creditors are entitled to discovery of any matter, not privileged, that is likely to aid in
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8. Relevance
Post-judgment discovery is accorded the widest scope for inquiry concerning property
and business affairs of the debtor; the object of the proceedings being to compel the judgment
debtor to give information concerning his property. "Public policy does not support a judgment
debtor's attempt to be less than candid about his assets and ability to pay the judgment especially
when a defInite legislative policy has established a procedure for aiding judgment creditors
collection of their judgments." Young v. Keele (1987) 188 CaLApp.3d 1090, 1093.
KPC, as the judgment creditors, therefore, are entitled to conduct the full panoply of
discovery in obtaining information related to Mr. Gaggero's assets, i.e., his estate plan.
Mr. Gaggero also objects generally to the Requests to the extent they seek information
"outside the relevant time period." All documents requested are relevant to the enforcement of
judgment against Mr. Gaggero including documents relating to the transfer of his assets 'and the
creation of his estate plan.

SPECIFIC REQUESTS
Requests 6, 11, 12-17,21,23,24,29, and 35 includes only boilerplate objection without further
indication as to whether the documents exist or will be produced. Mr. Gaggero must produce all
documents responsive to these requests or provide a privilege log substantiating the privileges
asserted no later than April 9, 2012.
Requests 1-10,14-15 seeks documents related to Mr. Gaggero's estate plan, including Arenzano
Trust, Giganin Trust, and Aqua Sante Foundation that Mr. Gaggero's estate planning attorney,
Joseph Praske, identifIed as part of Mr. Gaggero's estate. The trustor of each trust is Mr.
Gaggero and the trustee is Mr. Praske. Requests 1-3 are limited specifIcally to the three trusts
and are not limited in time. The remaining requests 4-10 seek documents relating to all trusts,
entities, or foundations that relate to the estate plan, but which have not otherwise been identifIed
iriRequests: Requests14 aridl) also seek documents relating -tOilietrallster ot Mr~-(}aggero's
assets as part of his estate plan- as he testified in Yura. All documents relating to the estate plan
will lead to information of his continued ownership interests or the value he received as part of
his transfer.
Requests 11-13,24,37-38 seek documents relating to the payment of various expenses on Mr.
Gaggero's behalf. As a result of Mr. Gaggero' s estate plan he claims to have retained nothing in
his personal name. He claims he does not have a checking account yet he lives on a 1,500 acre
- ranch. --Mr; -Gaggeropresumablyhas some -living~expenses, -inc1udinghis constant out of state traveling. As stated above, Mr; Gaggero' s litigation expenses were paid for by PacifIc Coast
Management and Avalon Corporation. These entities also paid for Mr. Gaggero' s personal bills,
such asutility._and Jris_ dog' s~v.eterinary~ bills,basecLoll-his_testimouyinthe_underlying case on _
August 2, and 7, 2007. KPC is entitled to obtain all documents relating to any'income Mr.
Gaggero receives from any entity, paid in any form, inGluding through the payment of his
expenses.

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Requests 16-17 seeks documents relating to attempts of other judgment creditors in enforcing
their judgment against Mr. Gaggero. We are aware that Mr. Gaggero is and has been a judgment
debtor for other cases. Some of the other judgments have been paid offby Mr. Gaggero or one of
the entities in his estate or his trustee. Clearly these requests relate to Mr. Gaggero's finances and
are relevant to our clients attempt to collect on a $2,000,000 judgment.
Request 18- This request seeks all documents related to the various entities Mr. Gaggero or his
attorney established in which he continues to act as an officer or member. There is no basis to
. withhold these documents.
Requests 19-20 Mr. Gaggero's primary residence is a 1,500 acre ranch located at 3501 Canada
Larga, Ventura. The property is owned by the Giganin Trust, which is part of Mr. Gaggero's
estate. All documents related to these requests are relevant to enforcement of KPCs $2,000,000
judgment against Mr. Gaggero.
Requests 21-23 Mr. Gaggero's tax documents are an independent method of confIrming his
income, including those derived from assets within his estate. Because Mr. Gaggero has refused
to disclose information relating to his assets we are left with no option but to seek tax documents
to clearly ascertain his financial information.
Request 25 seeks all documents related to Mr. Gaggero's income since 2010. Mr. Gaggero
stated that he will produce responsive documents if we agree to limit the request to the relevant
time period. We will not agree to limit the requests. Mr. Gaggero's income earned in the last 2
years is likely to lead to information to aid in the enforcement of a judgment. Further, there is no
explanation in the responses as to why request should be limited.
Requests 26 and 27 seeks all documents relating to accounts with a fmancial institutions,
including bank statements for personal or business accounts in which Mr. Gaggero has a legal
or equitable interest. Mr. Gaggero testified in Yura that he provides money to Pacific Coast
Management and then uses its checking account. Mr. Gaggero has an equitable interest in
accounts include Pacific Coast Management. Mr. Gaggero is required to produce all documents
relating to bank statements for personal arid business accounts in whicli neisan -equitable oWner, .
i.e., where he has authority to issue checks to pay his expenses or expenses associated with his
assets.
Requests 28-30 requests all documents evidencing Mr. Gaggero's ownership interest, at any
time, in any asset, including property, stocks and bonds, held by him in any capacity. These
requests seek to obtain information on all assets owned by Mr. Gaggero since 1997 to determine
what he transferred as part of his estate planning and determine the value he received for each
- transfer. - - ...... --- ~ Requests 31-34 seeks all documents related to Pacific Coast Management and Avalon
Corporation. .Mr. Gaggero,. personally _or through his_attorney,set up both thes_eCOIporationsand
as such should have access to all documents. These corporations are part of his estate plan and
are relevant to KPC's enforcement of judgment..

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Request 35 seeks all documents relating to Mr. Gaggero's relationship to other entities. Mr.
Gaggero has been involved in numerous lawsuits naming the corporations, limited partnerships,
and limited liability companies in which he transferred his assets as a party. Mr. Gaggero's
involvement has been in his personal capacity or as a "representative" on behalf of an entity.
Documents responsive to this request will provide information relating to Mr. Gaggero' s
continued equitable ownership of all assets in his estate, via the business entities, and on that
basis is clearly relevant.
Request 36 seeks insurance policies that include Mr. Gaggero as an insured for any real or
personal property. These documents are relevant to establishing Mr. Gaggero's ownership or
equitable ownership of his assets.

Please contact me immediately to meet and confer on the deficiencies addressed in


Plaintiffs responses above. I propose that we meet and confer on Friday April 6 2012 at 11:00
am. Alternatively, please amend your responses no later than Thursday April 5, 2012. If we do
not hear from you by Friday we will be forced to file a motion to compel to protect our clients'
interest.

Sincerely,

Austa Wakily
MILLER! LLP

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david chatfield
Friday, April 06, 2012 12:37 PM
Austa Wakily
Re: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke (BC286925)

I agree.
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 6, 2012, at 12:32 PM, "Austa Wakily" <austa@millerllp.com>wrote:
I have not receive a response to the below email. Please let me know if you agree to the meet and
confer date and motion to compel deadline.

Thanks}
Austa
From: Austa Wakily [mailto:austa@millerllp.com]

Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 5:46 PM


To: 'david chatfield'
Subject: RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke (8C286925)

Mr. Chatfield,
How about April 12 at 3:00 pm? I appreciate your offer to extend the deadline to file a motion to
compel, which we will need in order to attempt an informal resolution of the discovery requests. Our
current deadline to file is May 4, 2012. We would like a one week extension to May 11, 2012. Please
let me know if the time for the meet and confer is acceptable and whether you will agree to a one week
extension to file the motion to compel.

Austa
From: david chatfield [mailto:davidblakec@hotmail.com]

Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 2:58PM


To: austa@millerllp.com
Subject: RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke (8C286925)
Dear_M$. Wakily, _
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I was out of the office yesterday and have not yet had an opportunity to review your meet and confer
letter. I do note your proposal for a meet and confer this Friday, but that date does not work for
--- me. Acttlally,-I-amnotavaiiable-tintil-next"Fhtlrsday-the-1-2.th-a nd-I-am-clear-anytime-that-day-after
10:00 a.m. If the 12h does not work, M am available on the 16th or 17. If, you think that you may need
an extension of your deadline to file a motion tocompel j let me know. I will await your confirmation of
the meet and confer date.
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responsible for delivering this electronic message to the intended recipient, you are notified that any
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this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail or by telephone (805) 2.67-12.2.0,
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otherwise. Thank you. David Blake Chatfield, Esq. 2.62.5 Townsgate Road Suite 330 Westlake Village, CA
91361 phone: (805) 2.67-12.2.0 fax: (805) 2.67-12.11 email: DavidBlakeC@yahoo.com

From: austa@millerllp.com
Date: Mon, 2. Apr 2.012. 17:18:14 -0700
Subject: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke (BC2.8692.5)
To: davidblakec@hotmail.com
CC: scott@millerllp.com
Mr. Chatfield,
The attached document addresses your responses to defendant KPC's Request for Production of
Documents (Set Two). I propose we meet and confer this Friday at 11 am. Please let me know if that
time does not work for you.
Sincerely,
Austa Wakily
Miller I LLP
D: 213.493.6432
F: 888.749.5812
austa@milierllp.com
www.millerlip.com

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515 South Flower Street
Suite 2150
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Austa Wakily
david chatfield
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 2:53 PM
austa@millerllp.com
RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke (BC286925)

From:

Sent:
To:

Subject:

Dear Austa,
Thank you for granting my extension request. I intend to meet and confer with you in good faith and hopefully resolve
the issues without the necessity of court intervention.
David
This e-mail is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18U.S.C.2510-2521andislegallyprivileged.This
information is confidential information and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the
reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this electronic
message to the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication
is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail or by
te!ephone (805) 267-1220, and destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading them or saving
them to disk or otherwise. Thank you. David Blake Chatfield, Esq. 2625 Townsgate Road Suite 330 Westlake Village, CA
91361 phone: (805) 267-1220 fax: (805) 267-1211 email: DavidBlakeC@yahoo.com

From: austa@millerllp.com
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:13:01 -0700
Subject: RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke (BC286925)
To: davidblakec@hotmail.com

Mr. Chatfield,
I just received a phone call from your assistant. She informed me that you would not be able to make our scheduled
meet and confer cal! tomorrow due to an urgent matter. She informed me that you would like to reschedule to April 19
at 3:00. I agreed to the new date on the condition that we also receive a one week extension to fHe a motion to
compel. She stated that you would agree to those terms. Our meet and confer is set for April 19, 2012 at 3:00 and the
deadline to file a motion to compel is May 18, 2012.
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Please note that we will not agree to any further extensions to meet and confer and, if necessary, will file our motion to
compel on April 20, 2012. Additionally, I have agreed to the extension to allow you sufficient time to review our
responses and expect a good faith effort on your part to reply and produce documents that have been improperly
withheld. If you have no intention of producing the documents please let me know now so that we proceed accordingly.
Sincerely,
Austa

From: david chatfield [mailto:davidblakec@hotmaiLcomj

Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 12:37 PM


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Subject: Re: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke (BC286925)

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On Apr 6, 2012, at 12:32 PM, "Austa Wakily" <austa@millerllp.com> wrote:

I have not receive a response to the below email. Please let me know if you agree to the meet and
confer date and motion to compel deadline.
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Thanks,
Austa
From: Austa Wakily [mailto:austa@millerllp.com]

Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 5:46 PM


To: 'david chatfield'
Subject: RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke (BC286925)

Mr. Chatfield,
How about April 12 at 3:00 pm? I appreciate your offer to extend the deadline to file a motion to
compel, which we will need in order to attempt an informal resolution of the discovery requests. Our
current deadline to file is May 4, 2012. We would like a one week extension to May 11, 2012. Please
let me know if the time for the meet and confer is acceptable and whether you will agree to a one week
extension to file the motion to compel.
Thanks,
Austa
From: david chatfield [mailto:davidblakec@hotmail.com]

Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 2:58 PM


To: austa@millerllp.com
Subject: RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke (BC286925)
Dear Ms. Wakily,
I was out of the office yesterday and have not yet had an opportunity to review your meet and confer
letter. I do note your proposal for a meet and confer this Friday, but that date does not work for
me. Actually, I am not available until next Thursday the 12th and I am clear anytime that day after
10: 00 a ;in~ If the 12haoesnot Wbrk;fV1amaVaila5Ie.onthe 16tfl-of 17~If; yoU ttiiliRtnat you mayheea
an extension of your deadline to file a motion to compel, let me know. I will await your confirmation of
the meet and confer date.
David Chatfield

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. responsible for .delivering .th is_electron icmessageto.tbeintendedxeci pient,_youare. notified.tbatanY'
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this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail or by telephone (805) 267-1220,
and destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading them or saving them to disk or
_. otherwise. '"Fhank-you.Davicl-BlakeGhatfielcl,Esq.2625TowFlsgate-Roacl-Suite338-WestlakeVillage,GA
91361 phone: (805) 267-1220 fax: (805) 267-1211 email: DavidBlakeC@yahoo.com

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Subject: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke (8C286925)
To: davidblakec@hotmail.com
CC: scott@millerllp.com

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Mr. Chatfield,
The attached document addresses your responses to defendant KPC's Request for Production of
Documents (Set Two). I propose we meet and confer this Friday at 11 am. Please let me know if that
time does not work for you.
Sincerely,
Austa Wakily
Miller I LLP
D: 213.493.6432
F: 888.749.5812
austa@millerllp.com
www.millerllp.com

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515 South Flower Street
Suite 2150
Los Angeles, CA 90071

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Austa Wakily
From:
Sent:

To:
Subject:

Austa Wakily
Thursday, April 19, 2012 4:33 PM
davidblakec@hotmail.com
Meet and Confer re Request for Production of Documents (Set Two)

Dear Mr. Chatfield,


This email will confirm our meet and confer regarding the defendant's Request for Production of Documents (Set
Two). Per our agreement you will (1) provide supplemental responses removing all boilerplate and/or or inapplicable
objections, (2) provide a "privilege log" for documents withheld pursuant to a claim of privilege, and (3) produce all
documents that are responsive to the requests that are not privileged. The agreed deadline to provide the above is April
30,2012.
During our call you informed me that the anticipated response relating to the trusts is that Mr. Gaggero does not have
possession, custody, or control of the documents because those documents are in ~v1r. Praske's possession. As!
explained Mr. Gaggero at a minimum must request those documents from Mr. Praske. Mr. Gaggero cannot place
documents within his control to another party and refuse to disclose them on that basis. Mr. Gaggero retained Mr.
Praske as an estate planning attorney to implement his estate plan. Mr. Gaggero is the trustor of the trusts and
continues to exert full control and influence over Mr. Praske relating to not only the trusts but all assets in the
trust. Mr. Gaggero can request from Mr. Praske, his attorney, all documents relating to the implementation of his
estate plan including the trust documents. Mr. Praske as his attorney has an ethical obligation to comply with that
request.
Finally, you informed me that you intend to limit the dates for the documents, however, you will specify the dates in the
supplemental responses. This will allow me to review and determine whether we disagree on the proposed
limits. Please note that we will not agree to limit the relevant time frame to post entry of judgment, particularly with
respect to documents relating to the estate plan. As you know, Mr. Gaggero's estate plan was implemented in or about
1997 and since then he has conducted all business and personal matters through the trusts or entities owned by the
trusts. Limiting the timeframe of post-judgment discovery will preclude defendants from obtaining key information
relating to Mr. Gaggero's true financial status.
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We look forward to receiving the supplemental responses no later than April 30, 2012. We will reply to your
supplemental responses and meet and confer, as necessary.
Thanks,
Austa Wakily

Miller I LLP
0: 213.493.6432
F: 888.749.5812
uausta@millerllp.com -www.millerllo.com

515 South Flower Street


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Los Angeles, CA 90071

Exhibit "II"

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WESTLAKE LAW GROUP


David Blake Chatfield (State Bar No. 88991)
2625 Townsgate Road, Suite 330
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Telephone: (805) 267-1220
Facsimile: (805) 267-1211

Attorneys for Plaintiff


Stephen M. Gaggero

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

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STEPHEN M. GAGGERO, an individual,


Plaintiff,

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KNAPP, PETERSEN AND CLARKE, a


California corporation; STEVEN RAY
GARCIA, an individual; STEPBEN M
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HARRIS, an individual; ANDRE JARDIN!, )
an individual; DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, )
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Defendants_

CASE NO.~ BC286925

PLAINTIFF STEPHEN M. GAGGERO'S


SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO
DEFENDANT KNAPP, PETERSEN &
C~SREQUESTFORPRODUCTION

OF DOCUMENTS
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[pURSUANT TO CODE OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE 708.030]

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PROPOUNDING PARTY:

DEFENDANT KNAPP, PETERSEN & CLARKE

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RESPONDING PARTY:

PLAINTIFF STEPHEN M GAGGERO

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SET NUMBER:

ONE

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Plaintiff Stephen M. Gaggero (''Plaintiff'') hereby responds and objects to Defendant


Knapp, Petersen & Clarke's ("Defendant") Request for Production ofDocuments.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

Nothing in this supplemental response shall be construed as waiving any rights or

objections that might otherwise be available to Plaintiff, Plaintiff makes this response subject to

and without waiver of:

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(1) the right to make additional objections or seek protective orders in the event additional
review of files results in further information;

(2) the right to object to other discovery directed to the subject matter of the Requests; and

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(3) the right to revise, correct;, supplement, or clarify the response.

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SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO DOCUMENT REQUESTS

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.1:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to the Arenzano Trust.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.1:

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Plaintiff obj ects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad, unduly burdensome

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and harassing and unlimited as to scope and time. Because plaintiff does not control the trust, and

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is not entitled to any distribution from the trust, pla:intifffurther objects to this request on the

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discovery of admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the

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grounds that it calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure

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by plaintiff's and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects

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to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the .

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communications between plaintiff and hls counsel, the trust cindtheir colifise1; and the beneficiaries

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The trust is irrevocable and Plaintifthas no control or financial interest in it. The trust was set up

over 14 years ago, well prior to defendant's judgment. Trust documents are believed by plaintiff to

be in the possession and control of the attorney and Trustee, Joseph 1. Praske, however, the

requested documents are irrelevant to the propounding parties' judgment collection efforts and are

otherwise subj ect to the privileges and privacy rights set forth above.

6 DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.2:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to the Giganin Trust.


RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.2: '
Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad, unduly burdensome

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and harassing and unlimited as to scope and time. Because plaintiff does not control the trust, and

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is not entitled to any distribution from the trust, plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the

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grounds that it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the

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discovery of admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the

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grounds that it calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure

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by plaintiff's and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further obj ects

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to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the

17 ,attorney-client privilege and/orthe attorney work-product doctrine. Those documents include


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communications between plaintiff and his counsel, the trust and their counsel, and the beneficiaries

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and their counsel.

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Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

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as follows: Plaintiff has no trust documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

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The trust is irrevocable and Plaintiff has no control or interest in it. The trust was set up over 13

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years ago, well prior to defendant's judgment. Trust documents are believed by plaintiff to be in

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documents are irrelevant to the propounding parties' juagment collection efforts and are otherwise

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.3:


Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad, unduly burdensome

3 - and harassing and unlimited as to scope and time. Because plaintiff does not control the trust, and
4

is not entitled to any distribution from the trust, plaintiff further objects to this request on the

grounds that it seeks documents that are-neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the

discovery of admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the

grounds that it calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure

by plaintiff's and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects

to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the

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attorney-client privilege andlorthe attorney work-product doctrine. Those documents include

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communications between plaintiff and his counsel, the trust and their counsel, and the beneficiaries

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and their counsel.

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Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

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as follows: Plaintiff has no trust documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

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The trust is irrevocable and Plaintiff has no control lor interest in it. The trust was set up over 14

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years ago, well prior to defendant's judgment. Trust documents are believed by plaintiff to be in

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the possession and control of the attorney and Trustee, Joseph J. Praske, however, the requested

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documents are irrelevant to the propounding parties' judgment collection efforts and are otherwise

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su~j e~~ to _~e l?~y.il~~~s .an~ p~vacy' right~ ~et fb~_~o.,:~...

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.4:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any trust orfounda1ion that is part of YOUR ESTA1E

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PLA-~.

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.4:

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that ifincludes but is not limited t6the preparation afmy plan 6fadrtiiniStratloiiaJid disposition of
d!l:-aintifEs-,pr-epeFty:.;:eW:tled,-by:P-lain13:E:-at~y-::1imemaay:apaci1y~,bef0Ee=-0LafteEdeath-inell.i.rung .

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on the ground that such an expansive group of definitions imposes a burden greater than what is

required by the California Rules of CiviLProcedure' and makes the requests overly broad, unduly

burdensome, oppressive, harassing andlor not otherwise reasonably calculated to lead to the

discovery of evidence relevant to the inquiry into Plain1:i.:ff s current assets, which is the sole

subj ect of this discovery.


Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it is not limited to any relevant

scope and time period. Plaintifffurther objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks

documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible

evidence in this action. Plaintifffurther objects to this request on the grounds that it calls for the

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production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's and third

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parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the

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grounds that it seeks documents that are prote'cted from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege

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andlorthe attorney work-product doctrine.

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Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

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as follows: Plaintiff has no trust documents responsive to this request in his possession or controL

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Trust documents are believed to be in the possession and control of the attorney and Trustee,

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Joseph J. Praske, however, the requested documents are irrelevant to the propounding parties'

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judgment collection efforts and are otherwise subj ect to the privileges and privacy rights set forth

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above.

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.5:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to YOUR ESTATE PLAN.


RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.5:

Plaintiff obj ects to the definition of ESTATE PLAN set forth in Defendant's Definitions in

.. .2!Lthat it includes.butis not limited to the .prepaJ'atiQILQfany'plalLQfJ1Qmilli.s1I"atioll. aIlcl di~pm;i1:i9Il.QL .


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Plaintiff s property, owned by Plamtiffafariy time ill any capacitY, before or after deatliinc1uiliIig
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1 required by the California Ru1es of Civil Procedure and makes the requests overly broad, undu1y
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burdensome, oppressive, harassing andlor not otherwise reasonably calculated to lead to the

discovery of evidence relevant to the inquiry into Plaintiff s current assets, which is the sole

subj ect of this discovery.


Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it is not limited to any relevant

scope and time period. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks

documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calcu1ated to lead to the discovery of admissible

evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it calls for the

production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's and third

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parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintifffurther objects to this request on the

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grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege

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andlor the attorney work-product doctrine.

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Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

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as follows: Plaintiffs estate plan was set up over 14 years ago. Plaintiffhas no documents

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responsive to this request in his possession or control that are within any reasonable time period of

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the judgment. Plaintiffs estate plan is irrevocable and was established over 14 years ago. Estate

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Plan documents, as plaintiff interprets the definition, are believed to be in the possession and

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control of attorney Joseph J. Praske, however, the requested documents are irrelevant to the

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propounding parties' judgment collection efforts and are otherwise subject to attorney client
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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.6:

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and the other privileges and privacy rights set forth above.

All DOCUMENTS RELATING to any COMMUNICATION REFERENCING YOUR

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ESTATE PLAN.

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.6: ___________ _

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plaintiff obj ects to the dennitiolJ.otESTATE PLAN set torth in Defendant' sDefinitlbns in

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,....or: power of attorney, or any other metbocLo

1 the transfer of any assets owned by Plaintiff at any time to any PERSON or ENTITY collectively
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on the ground that such an expansive group of definitions imposes a burden greater than what is

required by the California Rules of Civil Procedure and makes the requests overly broad, unduly

burdensome, oppressive, harassing and/or not otherwise reasonably calculated to lead to the

discovery of evidence relevant to the inquiry into Plaintiff's current assets, which is the sole

subject of this discovery.

Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it is not limited to any relevant

scope and time period. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks

documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible

10

evidence in this action. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it calls for the

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production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's and third

12

parties' Constitutionally protected right ofprivacy. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the

13

grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege

14

and/or the attorney work-product doctrine. The documents requested relate to and include

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comml,lnications between plaintiff and his counsel over 14 years ago.

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.7:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any trust in which YOU are the trustor regardless of

18. YOUR present income or financial interest.


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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.7:

Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad, unduly burdensome

21

and harassing and unlimited to scope and time. Because plaintiff, does not control any trust and is

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not entitled to any distribution from any trust, plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the

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grounds that it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the

24 _di~Qovery Q:f a.dJTJj ssible~vidence iJ:ltllisJtQti.Qn.__Plam.1:iffftui:h~I" Qbj e_g~to i:bi~Ie<ll1~! gJ1J1J.<:l..

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grounds that it calls for the production of irrelevant aocume:nfstliat areprbteci:edfiomrusc1osure


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communications between plaintiff and his counsel, the trust and their counsel, and the beneficiaries

and their counsel.

Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

as follows: Plaintiff has no trust documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

Trust documents are believed by plaintiff to be in the possession and control of the attorney and

Trustee, Joseph J. Praske, however, the requested documents are irrelevant to the propounding

parties' judgment collection efforts and are otherwise subject to the privileges and privacy rights

set forth above.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.8:

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All DOCUMENTS that RHIA1E to any trust in which YOU are a lRUST PROTECTOR.
RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.8:

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Plaintiffobjects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad, unduly burdensome

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and harassing and unlimited to scope and time. Because plaintiff does not control any trust and is

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not entitled to any distribution from any trust, plaintiff further objects to this request on the

15

grounds that it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the

16

discovery of admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the

17

grounds that it calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure

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by plaintiff's and third parties' Constitutionally protected right ofprivacy. Plaintiff further objects

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attorney-client privilege andlor the attorney work-product doctrine. Those documents include

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communications between plaintiff and his counsel, the trust and their counsel, and the beneficiaries

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and their counsel.

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Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds
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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.9:


All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any trust in which YOU are a beneficiary, regardless

of YOUR present income or financial interest.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.9:

Plaintiff obj ects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad, unduly burdensome

and harassing and unlimited to scope and time. Because plaintiff does not control any trust and is

not entitled to my distribution from any trust, plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the

grounds that it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the

discovery of admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the

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grounds that it calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure

11

by plaintiffs and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects

12

to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the

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attorney-client privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine. Those documents include

14

communications between plaintiff and his counsel, the trust and their counsel, and the beneficiaries

15

and their counseL

16

Subject to and without waiving the foregoing obj ectionsand limitations, Plaintiff responds

17

as follows: Plaintiff has no trust documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

18

Trust documents are believed by plaintiff to be in the possession and control of the attorney and

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parties' judgment collection efforts and are otherwise subject to the privileges and privacy rights

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set forth above..

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 10:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any trust in which YOU are in class ofbeneficiaries,

RESPONSE TO DOCUM:ENT REQUEST NO. 10:

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grounds that it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the

discovery of admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the

grounds that it calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure

by plaintiff's and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further obj ects

to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the

attorney-client privilege andlorthe attorney work-product doctrine. Those documents include

communications between plaintiff and his counsel, the trust and their counsel, and the beneficiaries

and their counsel.

Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

10

as follows: Plaintiff has no trust documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

11

Trust documents are believed by plaintiff to be in the possession and control of the attorney and

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Trustee, Joseph J. Praske but that said documents are irrelevant to the propounding parties'

13

judgment collection efforts and are otherwise subj ect to the privileges and privacy rights set forth

14

above.

15

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 11:

16

All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to bills, fees, invoices, or charges paid on YOUR behalf

17

by any PERSON or ENTITY including, but not limited to, Pacific Coast Management and Avalon

18

Corporation since 200 L

20

Plaintiff obj ects to this request on the grounds that the term "on YOUR behalf' is overly

21 \broad and compound. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad
22

as to time and scope as to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further obj ects to this

23

request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated

24

to leadto then diSC9'Lerynof aClIlli ssibl~ ~YidYllc~igj:l:Ij~Jl.nctioIl__ ~PIMIltiff :furtl!e~Qbj~ftl)1:Q1:bil)u_nn __ ._n

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request on the grourids that it calls for the prodlictionofirreIevanf doci.irilents that are protected

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Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

as follows: The specified time period is overlybroad and unrelated to any reasonable attempt to

collect this judgment. If the propounding party agrees to limit this request to a relevant and

reasonable time period, Plaintiffwill produce documents reasonably responsive to this request in

plaintiff's possession and control that are not privileged. As to fees paid by plaintiff that are not

privileged, those documents have already been produced in discovery in this action and the

Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen and Clarke action currently pending before the Los Angeles Superior

Court in which the propounding parties' legal firm is the firm that prepared these discovery

requests.

10

DOCUMENT REQUEST .NO. 12:

All DOCUMENTS thatRELA1E to travel expenses paid by YOU or any PERSON or

11

12

ENTITY on your behalf since 2001.

13

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 12:

Plaintiff obj ects to this request on the grounds that the term "on YOUR behalf' is overly

14
15

broad and compound. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad

16

as to time and scope as to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further obj ects to this

17

request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated

18

to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this

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from disclosure by plaintiff s and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff

21

further objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from

22

disclosure by the attorney-client privilege andJorthe attorney work-product doctrine.

23

Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

24 . a~ :fQUQws~The time_p~riQ4is ovel"lyhroa.d andJ.lIlJela.t~(Lto.agy I~ag)!lJLhleatteIIlI>t 10_CQll~~ti:1li.s._

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 13:

All DOCLThffiNTS that RELATE to litigation expenses paid by YOU or any PERSON or

ENTITY on your behalf since 2001.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 13:


Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that the term '~on YOUR behalf' is overly

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broad and compound. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad

as to time and scope as to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further objects to this

request on the grounds tliat it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated

to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in this action. Plaintifffurtherobjects to this

10

request on the grounds that it calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected

11

from disclosure by plaintiff's and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff

12

further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from

13

disclosure by the attorney-client privilege andlor the attorney work-product doctrine.

14

Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

15

as follows: The specified time period is overlybroad and unrelated to any reasonable attempt to

16

collect this judgment. Should the propounding party agree to limit this Request to a relevant and

17

reasonable time perio~ Plaintiffwill produce documents reasonably responsive to this request in

18

plaintiffs possession and control that are not privileged. As to fees paid by plaintiff that are not

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Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen and Clarke action currently-pending before the Los Angeles Superior

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Court in which the propounding parties' legal :firm is the firm that prepared these discovery

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requests.

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 14:

24hllDQ~:o:MEmS_1hatREL.ATBto:the transfer of any: asset Qwued_atanyj:im_Etb_y YOU in __

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any capacity.

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it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds thatit

calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.

Subject to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

as follows: Plaintiff is not aware of any assets he has transferred since the entry of judgment in

this matter.

10

DOCUMENT REOUEST NO. 15:

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All DOCillv:1ENTS that RELATE to the transfer of any asset owned at any time by YOU as

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part of YOUR ESTATE PLANNING.

13

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 15:

14

Plaintiff objects to the definition of the definition of ESTATE PLAN set forth in

15' Defendant's Definitions in that it includes but is not limited. to the preparation of any plan of

16

administration and disposition of Plaintiff's property, owned by Plaintiff at any time in any

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capacity, before or after death including will, trust, gifts, or power of attorney, or any other method

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of estate planning and further refers to the transfer of any assets owned by Plaintiff at any time to

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imposes a burden greater than what is required by the California Rules of Civil Procedure and

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makes the requests overly broad, unduly burdensome, oppressive, harassing and!or not otherwise

22

reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of yvidence relevant to the inquiry into Plaintiff s

23

current assets, which is the sole subject of this discovery.

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25

scope and

tlme period.Plruntifffurther obj ects to this request on the grounds that it seeks

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grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege

andlor the attorney work-product doctrine.


Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plain1iEf responds

as follows: Plaintiffs estate plan was set up .over 14 years ago. Plaintiffhas no documents

responsive to this request in his possession or control that are within any reasonable time period of

the judgment Plaintiffs estate plan is irrevocable and was established over 14 years ago. Estate

Plan documents, as plaintiff interprets the Request, are believed to be in the possession and control

of attorney Joseph J. Praske, however, the requested documents are irrelevant to the propounding

10

parties' judgment collection efforts and are otherwise subject to attorney client privileges and the

11

other privileges and privacy rights set forth above_

12

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 16:

All DOCUMENTS that RELAID to any post judgment discovery in any' matter to which

13
14

YOU responded.

15

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 16:

16

Plaintiff obj ects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as

17

to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that

18 it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of
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calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's

21

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request

22

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 17:

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All DOCillvlENTS that RELATE to any judgment debtor exam of YOU since 2001.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 17:

Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds thatit is overly broad as to time and scope as

to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that

it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

admissibl~

calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request

evidence in this action. Plaintifffurtherobjects to this request on the grounds that it

10

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

11

privilege andlor the attorney work-product doctrine.

12

Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

13

as follows: Plaintiffhas no documents after entry of judgment in this case that are responsive to

14

this request except for the discovery done in this case, which documents are already in possession

15

of the requesting party. In addition, the requesting party is in already possession of all judgment

16

debtors exams taken of plaintiff since 2001.

17 DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 18:


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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any ENTITY of which YOU are an officer or
member.

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 18:

21

Plaintiff obj ects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as

22

to be unduly :burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that

23

it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

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calls for the production ofirrelevanfdocuIiients thaf are protected from disclosUre by phiinliff's .

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Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiffresponds

as follows: Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff

responds as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 19:

All DOCUMENTS that RELA'IE to any property at which YOU have resided since

January 201l.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 19:

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Plaintiff incorporates by reference each and every General Objection set forth above as
though fully set forth herein. Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad,

10

unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it

11

seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

12

admissible evidence in this action.. Plain1ifffurther objects to this request on the grounds that it

13

calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's

14

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request

15

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

16

privilege and!or the attorney work-product doctrine.

17

Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

18

as follows: Plaintiff does not have any documents responsive to this request that are relevant to the

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 20:
All DOCUMENTS that RELA'IE to real property located at 3501 Canada Larga, Ventura

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California, 93001.

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 20:

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1 that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff s and third parties' Constitutionally protected right

of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are

protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege andlor the attorney work-product

doctrine.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 21:

All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any tax DOCUMENTS filed by YOU or on YOUR

behalf

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 21:

Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as

10

to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that

11

it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead tothe discovery of

12

admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

13

calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff s
and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff:further objects to this request

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on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

15

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 22:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any taxes paid on YOUR behalf, including but not

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 22:

Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that the term "on YOUR behalf' is overly

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disclosure by the attorney-client privilege andlorthe attorney work-product doctrine.


Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

as follows: Plaintiff is not the owner of any Entity, equitable or otherwise.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 23:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELA1E to any income tax returns including, but not limited to,

W2's, 1099's, K -1' s, whether prepared for federal, state, or municipal that RELAIE to YOU since

January 1, 2005.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 23:

Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad, unduly burdensome

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and harassing. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that

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are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in

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this action. Plaintifffurther objects to this request on the grounds that it calls for the production of

13

irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's and third parties'

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Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds

15

that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege andlor

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the attorney work-product doctrine.

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 24:

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All DOCUMENTS thatRELA1E to any money given to YOU for any purpose since 2010 .

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Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is vague and ambiguous, overly broad,

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unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it

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seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

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admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 25:

All DOCUMENTS that RELA'IE to any income earned by YOU since 2010.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 25:

Plaintiff obj ects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as

to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further obj e6ts to this request on the grounds that

it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request

10

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

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privilege andlorthe attorney work-product doctrine.

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Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

13

as follows: Plaintiff will produce any documents responsive to this Request in his possession and

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control if the propounding party agrees to limit the document request to the releyant time period.

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 26:

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All banks statements for any personal or business account in which YOU have legal or

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equitable interest

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 26:

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to be unduly burdensome and harassing_ Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that

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it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

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admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

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calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's

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()n the grounds that it seeks doCuments that are profected from disclosutebytneattomey;.ciient

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account in which he has a legal or equitable interest.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 27:

All savings accounts in institutions that represent accounts in which YOU have an

equitable interest.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 27:

Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are

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neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence in this

action_ Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it calls for the production of

irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's and third parties'

10

Constitutionally protected right of privacy_ Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds

11

that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege and/or

12' the attorney work-prodt.:tct doctrine:


Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

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as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

15

because he does not have a bank ~ccount in ~hich he has an equitable interest_

16

DOCUMENT-REQUEST NO. 28:

All deeds, leases, mortgages, or any other DOCUMENT evidencing any interest or

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ownership, including equitable interest or ownership, by YOU in real property at any time since

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Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as

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to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that

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it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

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Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control which

would evidence any interest or ownership held in real property after entry ofjudgment in this

matter.

DOCUMENT REOUEST NO. 29:

All DOCUMENTS evidencing any interest or ownership, including equitable interest or

ownership, by YOU in any asset at any iime since 1997.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 29:

Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as

10

to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that

11

it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

12

admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

13

calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's

14

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request

15

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

16

privilege and!or the- attorney work-product doctrine.

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Subject to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds
as follows: Plaintiff will respond to this request should the requesting party limit the request to the

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 30:

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All stock certificates or other DOCUMENTS evidencing ownership of stocks and bonds
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held by YOU in any capacity.

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 30:

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to be Unduly burdensome and harassing: Plaintifffurt:herohjectsto this requesfon tn.e gr6undsiliat

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and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

privilege andforthe attorney work-product doctrine.

Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control.

DOCUMENT REQlJEST NO. 31:

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.All DOCUMENTS RELATING to Pacific Coast Management Corporation.


RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQlJEST NO. 31:

Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds thadt is overly broad as to time and scope as

10

to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that

11

it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

12

admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

13

calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff's

14

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request

15

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

16

privilege and!or the attorney work-product doctrine.

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Subject to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds
as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control and

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of any individuals who may have responsive documents.

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DOCUMENT REQlJEST NO. 32:

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.All DOCUMENTS RELATING to Avalon Corporation.


RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQlJEST NO. 32:

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and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.

Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control and is

unaware of anyone who would be in possession of such documents.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 33:

All DOCUMENTS RELATING to any ENTITY in which Pacific Coast Management


Corporation is a general partner.

10 - RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REOUEST NO. 33:


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Plaintiff obj eels to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as

12 - to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that
13

it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

14

admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that it

15

calls for the production.of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff> s

16

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request

17

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

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privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.

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as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control and is

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Unaware of anyone who would be in possession of such documents.

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DOCUMENT REOUEST NO. 34:

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All DOCUMENTS RELATING to any ENTITY in which Avalon Corporation is a general

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admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it

calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff s

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.

Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control and is

unaware of anyone who would be in possession of such documents.

DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 35:

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All DOCUMENTS RELATING to any lawsuit in which YOU are involved as a

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representative for any PERSON or ENTITY.

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RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 35:

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Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as

14

to be unduly burdensome and harassiog. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that

15

it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

16

admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds 'that it

17

calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff s

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and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request

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privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.


Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections and limitations, Plaintiffresponds

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DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 36:

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it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it

calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plaintiff:" s

and third parties' Constitutionally protected right of privacy. Plaintiff further objects to this request

on the grounds that it seeks documents th~t are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.

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Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds
as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control

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because he has no legal or equitable oWnership interest in property.

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DOCUMENT REO-UEST NO. 37:

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All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any deb~ incurred by YOU since 2005.
RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 37:

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Plaintiff obj ects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as

15

to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further objects to this request on the grounds that

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it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of

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admissible evidence in this action. Plaintiff further obj ects to this request on the grounds that it

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on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

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privilege andlorthe attorney work-product doctrine.

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Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ections and limitations, Plaintiff responds
as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control

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calls for the production of irrelevant documents that are protected from disclosure by plainti:ff s

and third parties? Constitutionally protected right of privacy _Plaintiff further obj ects to this request

on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

privilege and/or the attorney work-product doctrine.

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Subj ect to and without waiving the foregoing obj ecti.ons and limitations, Plaintiff responds
as follows: Plaintiff has no documents responsive to this request in his possession or control

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relating to any debt incurred after the judgment in this case became final.,

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Dated: Apri130, 2012

WESlLAKE LAW GROUP

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PROOF OF SERVICE

2 I am a resident of the State of California, over the age of eighteen years, and nota party to the
.., within action_ My business address is 2625 Townsgate Road, Suite 330, Westlake Village,
-' California 91361.
4

On April 30, 2012, I served the foregoing document(s) described as: PLAINTIFF
STEPHEN M. GAGGERO'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESPo.NSES TO DEFENDANT KNAPP,
5 PETERSEN & CLARK'S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
6 [pURSUANT TO CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 708_030]

7 _X "- BYMAIL I placed the above document(s) in a sealed envelope with postage thereon :fully
prepaid, in the United States mail at Westlake Village, California, addressed as set forth below. I
8 am readily familiar with the finn's practice for collection and processing of documents for :m.ail.i1ig.
9 Under that practice it would be deposited with U.S. Postal Service on that same day with postage
thereon fully prepaid in the ordinary course of business. lam aware that on motion of the party
10 served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than
one day after date of deposit for mailing in affidavit.

11

_ _ BY FEDERAL EXPRESS I placed the above document(s) in a sealed envelope and placed
it for deposit with Federal Express, prepaid for next day delivery, addressed as set forth below.

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Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et al (BC286925)

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( received your supplemental responses. Pursuant to our meet and confer you were to remove all boilerplate objection,
produce documents, and provide a privilege log. No documents have been produced. The responses include objections
based on privilege, among other improper blanket objections. I also do not see a privilege log, which you agreed to
provide no later than April 30, 2012. Please advise whether you have produced a privilege log.
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Miller I LLP
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May 10,2012
VIA U.S MAIL & EMAIL
David Blake Chatfield
Westlake Law Group
2625 Townsgate Road, Suite 330
Westlake Village, California 91361

Re:

Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et al


Los Angeles Superior Court (BC286925)

Mr. Chatfield:
I write to address your supplemental responses to Defendants Request for Production of
Documents (Set Two) dated April 30, 2012. After reviewing your objections we have agreed to
certain limitation. A substantial number of deficiencies remain, notably, the fact that your client
has not produced any documents or a privilege log. Nevertheless, we will provide you one more
opportunity to produce all responsive documents, subject to the below limitations no later than
May 15,2012.
Pursuant to our agreement we will file a motion to compel no later than May 18, 2012. We will
extend your deadline to produce documents by_one week to May 22, 2012 if you agreeJo allow_
us to have until May 29, 2012 to file the motion to compeL In light of your failure to produce
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documents and a privilege log by April 30, 2012, which was a condition of the April 30
extension, and given your client's history of refusing to comply with discovery requests,
documented in his over forty lawsuits, we cannot agree to any extension beyond May 22,2012
absent a good faith effort by your client to comply with the discovery requests. The present
discovery requests were served on January 31, 2012 giving Mr. Gaggero sufficient time to

comply.

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The following briefly summarizes facts relevanfto KP-C'sRequestfor Proaliction ofTIocuments


(Set Two) followed by general deficiencies in Mr. Gaggero's supplemental responses. Finally,
we address specific responses that KPC seeks to compel the production of documents.

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May 10,2012
Page 2
STEPHEN GAGGERO'S ESTATE PLAN

Mr. GaggeroI, fifteen (15) years ago, transferred all of his personal assets, worth $35,000,000,
as part of an "estate plan." His estate is comprised of two trusts, one foundation, multiple
partnerships, and multiple corporations. The two trusts are the Giganin Trust and the Arenzano
Trust. The foundation is the Aqua Sante Foundation. The Giganin Trust is a qualified personal
residence trust with the ownership of Mr. Gaggero's primary residence, a 1,500 acre ranch in
Ventura, California. The Aquasante Foundation is believed to be an off-shore foundation that
either owns or manages Mr. Gaggero's trusts and entities. The Arenzano Trust is an off-shore
trust organized under the laws of Anguilla. Typically, with these off-shore trusts, the trustor
purports to give away the legal ownership interests to the trust yet continues to enjoy their full
use and benefit. Additionally, as is the case here, the trustor retains substantial control over the
administration of the trusts and trust property. Mr. Gaggero has testified under penalty of
perjury that he is the "asset manager of the two trusts and foundations and all assets within the
estate plan.'; As part of this Mr. Gaggero stated that he is responsible for "refinancing, dealing
with tax issues, insurance issues, making decisions to ... buy or sell the asset, to improve the
asset, overseeing any improvement to the asset, financing, designing some ultimate disposition
of the asset."
Implementing the estate plan involved two steps. First, Mr. Gaggero transferred his assets into a
limited liability company or limited partnership in which he had full ownership either through
shares or membership interests. Second, he transferred his ownership interest in these entities to
one of his trusts or foundation. By 1999 he had absolutely nothing in his personal name.
Immediately after the implementation of the estate plan, Joseph Praske, the estate planning
attorney and trustee of the trusts, appointed Gaggero as the "asset manager" of all assets "within
the estate plan. Although Mr. Gaggero transferred legal title to various entities owned"by trusts
and a foundation- his accountant, James Walter testified under penalty of perjury that the gains
and losses for the assets in the estate plan ultimately flow through Mr. Gaggero's tax returns.
According to Mr. Gaggero's testimony, every asset prior to the completion of his estate plan was
owned 100% by him either by virtue of his membership interest in the company, shares in the

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Mr. Gaggero attempts to circumvent KPC's discovery requests by asserting that the trusts are
"irrevocable" Qr that he is not "entitled" to any distribution is baseless. There is no doubt that
Mr. Gaggero is the true owner of the trust property and has financial interests in the assets within
the estate plan as all gains on the properties flow through his tax returns.
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lignt -of meaD6Ve,-YOl:.n)mf 1lnclerstand- our client' s hesita:ti:61Yifracceptiffgthaf Mr.- Gaggero

--~---gave-away-assets-werth-$-3-S,000,000,manages-it-fer-the-tbirEl-party-fer-neminal-ineern.e,anEl.- is

now personally destitute.

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references to Stephen Gaggero or Jv.f.r. Gaggero in tbis letter refers to Stephen Gaggero (including any variation
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Page 3
RELEVANCE OF DOCUMENTS REQUESTED

Post-judgment discovery is accorded the widest scope for inquiry concerning property and
business affairs of the debtor; the object of the proceedings being to compel the judgment debtor
to give infonnation concerning his property. "Public policy does not support a judgment debtor's
attempt to be less than candid about his assets and ability to pay the judgment especially when a
defInite legislative policy has established a procedure for aiding judgment creditors' collection of
their judgments." Young v. Keele (1987) 188 CaLApp.3d 1090, 1093.
The critical timeframe in ascertaining Mr. Gaggero's assets is approximately 15 years ago when
he implemented the estate plan. Mr. Gaggero seeks to curtail the scope of discovery to assets in
his personal name after the entry of judgment and in some cases to his current assets. This is
plainly wrong and contrary to case law. Troy v. Superior Court (1986) 186 Cal.App.3d 1006,
1114 Gudgment debtor required to answer questions relating to the transfer of any assets within
the last 10 years). Here, Mr. Gaggero's estate plan was implemented over 15 years ago, thus,
where relevant the requests properly seek documents dating back to the implementation of the
estate plan.
KPC is also entitled to information relating to his business affairs. Troy, supra 186 Cal.App.3d at
1114 citing Martin-Trigona v. Gouletas (7th Cir. 1980) 634 F.2d 354, 360 Gudgment debtor is
obligated to answer questions relating to partners, co-shareholders, co-offIcers and co-directors,
and the contents of a will could reveal the existence and location of assets owned by the
judgment debtor). Additionally, documents relating to a judgment debtor's employment records
for the preceding five years are relevant and proper inquiry for post-judgment discovery. fd.
Continued objections and refusal to provide these documents on grounds of Constitutional right
to privacy, third party privacy, or irrelevance will clearly be in bad faith.
KPC's requests seek documents concerning the following categories, discussed in more detail
below.

.. . ~state-Plan:iequestsl :"6,15 seeks docuiiierits-refatirigto llieAIemano

Tritst~ Gigariin

Trust,
and Aqua Sante Foundation and all entities or assets within the estate plan. Mr. Gaggero
established the estate plan 15 years ago and is the trustor of these trusts and within a class of
benefIciaries. Documents requested in this category seek infQnuatiQU about Mr. Gaggero's
assets that are in the possession and/or control of a third party.

Trusts and Foundations Generally: requests 7-10 seek documents relating to all trusts or

. foundations that Mr:Gaggero mayhaveassets,-but Willen Mt.Gaggeto ma)nlsseftare notparU>f


- _ . --~the-'.'estat-plan.''-An-e*ample-is-the-1'effa-Mar-trust-ass0eiated-with-Mr~Gagger0o-.- - -

General Finances: requests 11-13,25, 37 seeks documents relating to Mr. Gaggero's ability to
.live a lavish Jifestyle, including vac.ationingoyerseas, living on.al,500 acre ranch, and spending
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seekinfotrnationconceming Mr.. Gaggero' s sources 6f income, fiiianciallJenefIts,nght Qraccess


to payments of any kind.

May 10,2012
Page 4

Assets: requests 14,20,28,30, and 36 seeks documents designed to elicit infonnation about Mr.
Gaggero's current assets, millions of dollars he transferred to third parties, and information about
his ownership interest in the Canada Larga ranch. These documents,will aid KPC in identifying
the present legal title of the properties as well as ascertaining the consideration Mr. Gaggero
received as part of the transfer which can be used to satisfy the judgment.
Post-Judgment Discovery: request 16 seeks documents relating to attempts of other judgment
creditors in enforcing their judgment against Mr. Gaggero. We are aware previous judgments
against Mr. Gaggero have been satisfied. KPC is clearly entitled to all documents relating to Mr.
Gaggero's involvement in post-judgment discovery.
Business Entities: requests 18,33-34 seeks documents relating to any entity, broadly defmed as
a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, general partnership, trusts,
foundation, or other partnership or association in which Mr. Gaggero is an officer or member in
his personal capacity. The requests also seek information relating to any partnership in which
Pacific Coast Management or Avalon Corporation is the general partner.

DUTY TO CONDUCT REASONABLE SEARCH


Although I addressed this during our meet and confer on April 19, 2012, and confrrmed in my
email on the same date, I will repeat it in this letter based on Mr. Gaggero's supplemental
responses. "Mr. Gaggero at a minimum must request those documents from Mr. Praske. Mr.
Gaggero cannot place documents within his control to another party and refuse to disclose them
on that basis. Mr. Gaggero retained Mr. Praske as an estate planning attorney to implement his
estate plan. Mr. Gaggero is the trustor of the trusts and continues to exert full control and
influence over Mr. Praske relating to not only the trusts but all assets in the trust. Mr. Gaggero
can request from Mr. Praske, his attorney, all documents relating to the implementation of his
estate plan including the trust documents. Mr. Praske as his attorney has an ethical obligation to
comply with that request."
Mr. Gaggero for requests, 1-5, 7-10, 15, asserts that responsive documents are "believed to be"
-orcontr6l: Firsf,MI. -Gagge:fo~ pmslianf [6-the Code-6fCivil
Procedure Section 2031.230, must "affirm that a diligent search and a reasonable inquiIy has
been made in an effort to comply with that demand." To the extent Mr. Gaggero claims that he is
unable to comply, he must state "whether the inability to comply is because the partiCUlar item or
category has never existed, has been destroyed, has been lost, misplaced or stolen, or has never
been, or is no longer, in the possession, custody or control of the responding party. The statement
shall set forth the name and address of any natural person or organization known or believed by
.. thaflfarty to -have- possession;-eustoay or- control of th:atitem or-categ-ory-ufitem: 11- Second,-we-
-in.-Mr~Praske'spossessioii

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his trust documents. Clearly he is fully aware whether Mr. Praske has possession of the trust
documents, but is intentionally refusing to comply with his obligation.

May 10,2012
Page 5
PRIVILEGE LOG

California Code of Civil Procedure 2031.240(b)(1) requires Mr. Gaggero to identify with
particularity documents withheld pursuant to any objection, including but not limited to claims
of privilege. Hernandez v. Superior Court (2003) 112 Cal. App. 4th 285, 291. Mr. Gaggero is
required to set forth clearly the extent of, and the specific ground for, the objection. If an
objection is based on a claim of privilege, the particular privilege invoked shall be stated. If an
objection is based on a claim that the information sought is protected work product under
Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 2018.010), that claim shall be expressly asserted." Code
Civ. Proc. 2031.240(b)(1), (2).
The purpose of a "privilege log" is to provide a specific factual description of documents in aid
of substantiating a claim of privilege in connection with a request for document production."
Hernandez, supra 112 Cal. App. 4th 285 at 292 citing Korea Data Systems Co. v. Superior Court
(1997) 51 Cal. App. 4th 1513, 1516-1517. The information in a privilege log or accompanying
any other claim of privilege must be sufficientiy specific to permit the triai court to determine
whether each withheld document is or is not privileged. Kaiser Found. Hosp. v. Superior Court
(1998) 66 Cal. App. 4th 1217, 1228. Gaggero has not established that any of the documents he is
seeking to withhold is subject to any privilege.
During our meet and confer you stated you would produce a privilege log, which you have failed
to provide. Please note that objections made to requests for production of documents that do not
exists or are not in the attorney's or party's possession violate an attorney's ethical duty under
the Business and Professions Code to act truthfully and constitute bad faith. Bihun v. AT&T Info.
Sys. (1993) 13 Cal. App. 4th 976, 991 n 5.

Attorney-Client Privilege: The party claiming the attorney-client privilege "has the burden of
establishing the preliminary facts necessary to support its exercise, i.e., a communication made
in the course of an attorney-client relationship." Costco Wholesale COlp. v. Superior Court,
(2009) 47 Cal. 4th 725, 733 (citations omitted). KPC's Request for Production of Documents
(Set Two) seeks information relating in part to Mr. Gaggero's estate plan. Mr. Gaggero retained
an estafejJ1anningattomey;1bsephPhiske,m -6r aoourr99Tt6-fuiplemeiit Ills esfate-plaii. Uponthe completion the estate plan Mr. Praske continued to provideservices to Mr. Gaggero in his
capacity as a trustee and officer of the various entities in which Mr. Gaggero transferred his
assets. Mr. Gaggero has the initial burden of providing facts that demonstrate the communication
subject to the attorney client privilege objection was made during the course of an attorney-client
relationship and not in Mr. Praske' s capacity as a trustee or officer of an entity.
- . Additionally~-Mr. -Gaggero -cannot withhold-documents under the guise-of-the-attorney-client ---~---pI'ivilege-that-in&lude-independent-fa&ts,su&h-as-Elis&10sUfe-0f-names-0f-witnesses~existenGe-0f

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documents, its authors and recipients, and the subject matter. See Smith v. Superior Court
(1961) 189 Cal.App.2d 5, 11; State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Superior Court (1997) 54 Cal.
App. 4th 625, 639._ The privilege also does noLapply tQdQclmlentsprepared Qyapartys@ply
--- because-the-documents.. were-presented-to-the.-attorne-y..- -Wellpoint--Health-Netwo1'-ksrJnc.-v~ --- -- ----SuperforCourt (1997)59 Cal.AppAth 110,119..

May 10,2012
Page 6
-Work Product Privilege: The attorney "work product doctrine" protects the mental processes of
the attorney. The privilege does not protect notes made by attorney while attorney was acting as
business agent for a client. Watt Industries, Inc. v. Superior Court of City and County of San
Francisco (1981) 115 CaLApp.3d 802. Similarly, a report which is not the product of an attorney
or his agents or employees is not an attorney work product, and an attorney cannot, by
retroactive adoption, convert the independent work of another, already performed, into his own.
Bank of the Orient v. Superior Court City and County of San Francisco ( 1977) 67 CaLApp.3d
588. Information regarding events provable at trial or identity and location of physical evidence
cannot be brought within "work product privilege" simply by transmitting it to attorney." Mack
v. Superior Court In and For Sacramento County (1968) 259 Cal.App.2d 7.

Mr. Gaggero, as the party who is seeking to assert this privilege has "[t]he burden of showing the
need for such protection." San Diego Professional Assn. v. Superior Court (1962) 58 Cal. 2d
194, 204. Mr. Gaggero must provide a specific factual description for each document withheld
sufficient to substantiate a claim of privilege in connection with a request for document
production. Hernandez, supra 112 CaL App. 4th 285 at 292 citing Korea Data Systems Co. v.
Superior Court (1997) 51 CaL App. 4th 1513, 1516-1517.
Mr. Gaggero has asserted the attorney client and attorney-work product privilege for every
response without identifying which documents, if any, is subject to a particular privilege.
Additionally, for each response, in addition to the attorney-client and attorney work-product
privilege, Mr. Gaggero asserts numerous other objections. Such objections, as previously
explained, are improper as it provides no explanation as to how the objection is proper or how it
applies in the context used. See, Korea Data Systems Co. Ltd v. Sup. Ct. (Amazing Technologies
Corp.) (1997) 51 Cal. App. 4th 1513, 1516-1517. Mr. Gaggero is required to provide a privilege
log for every response.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO PRIVACY

Constitutional Right to Privacy: Mr. Gaggero asserts in response to each request an objection
based on his and third parties' Constitutional right to privacy. Because Mr. Gaggero failed to
-identirydocuments- ptirsuiinl -t<f anydaiID - oCpnvilegeas requrredby Civir -Code Sections
2031.240(b)(1) and (2) it is entirely unclear to what extent or what documents Mr. Gaggero
purports are private. Presumably, these documents relate to Mr. Gaggero's assets, estate plan,
and other finances. As stated above, these documents are directly relevant to KPC's enforcement
of their judgment in this case. It is well settled that the right of privacy is not absolute and may
be abridged to accommodate a compelling public interest. Moskowitz v. Superior Court, 137
CaLApp.3d 313,316 (1982) (citations omitted). One such interest is uncovering the truth in legal
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Mr. Gaggero and Mr. Praske testified in considerable detail about the estate plan and its structure
in Gaggero v. Yura. The testimony included information about the amount of money Mr.
Gaggexo_transferred. into the esta.1e; the tax. consequences _of the _estate_ plan for Mr. Gaggero,.Mi",

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implementation of the estate,ahd the million dollar properties purchased by the entities Within
the estate plan from 2000-2005.

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Page 7
Although Mr. Gaggero was candid about his estate plan in the Gaggero v. Yura trial he has taken
every opportunity to impede KPC's efforts to obtain information relating to that estate plan. He
has provided frivolous objections and no documents in response to any ofKPC's post-judgment
request for production of documents. You are aware that KPC filed a motion to compel
responses to post-judgment special interrogatories. Rather than provide further responses, Mr.
Gaggero appealed the trial court's ruling. Mr. Gaggero even refused to answer the simple
question of his current address claiming he had a Constitutional right to privacy.
In fact, it is precisely because of Mr. Gaggero's refusal to provide information about the estate
plan through post-judgment special interrogatories that KPC has been forced to expend time and
resources in requesting documents dating back to the implementation of his estate plan, assets,
and asset transfers. There is no doubt Mr. Gaggero continues to have full access and control over
the assets and money transferred into the estate, yet he has refused to satisfy his legal obligation
toKPC.

Mr. Gaggero has not and cannot set forth a compelling reason to assert the Constitutional right to
privacy on his and third parties behalf in this enforcement proceeding. Mr. Gaggero cannot
selectively assert the Constitutional right to privacy relating to his estate plan when it is to his
benefit.
Finally, because each response includes multiple objections it is entirely unclear whether any
documents have in fact been withheld on this ground. Mr. Gaggero must identify documents
withheld pursuant to the Constitutional right to privacy and identify whether he is asserting it on
his behalf or on behalf of a third party.

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Page 8
SPECIFIC RESPONSES
The following addresses objections asserted for each request other than relevance, attorney-client
privilege, work-product privilege, and/or Constitutional right to privacy which has been
discussed above.
ESTATE PLAN
Request No.1: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to the Arenzano Trust.

Mr. Gaggero refuses to produce documents on the grounds that (1) that the request is unlimited
as to scope and time, overly broad, unduly burdensome and harassing, and (2) the trust is an
irrevocable trust created 14 years ago, Gaggero does not "control" the trust, and is not "entitled"
to any distributions.
As discussed above, Mr. Gaggero's objection that the trust is irrevocable, created 14 years ago,
and that he does not "control" it or is "entitled" to any distributions is baseless and an improper
ground to refuse to comply with this request. Mr. Gaggero, after completion of the estate plan
and transfer of all legal title retained substantial control over the assets. While he now purports to
have no "control" and it not "entitled" to distributions he clearly has full control and authority
over the entity or individual that does have control of the trust. In any event, KPC is entitled to
all documents relating to the Arenzano Trust to aid in the enforcement of their judgment.
Additionally, to the extent that the request is expansive- it is directly because of Mr. Gaggero'sdecision to implement an estate plan designed to cheat his creditors. We will not limit the time
period for responsive documents; however, we will limit the scope of this request to the
following categories of documents relating to the Arenzano Trust since its inception:
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Arenzano Trust documents or any document establishing the Arenzano Trust;

Documents that are incorporated by reference or referred to in the Arenzano Trust


documents, but which do not constitute the Arenzano Trust documents;

Amendments, revisions, or modifications to the Arenzano Trust;

Arenzano Trust Property, including all documents relating to the disposition, acquisition,
fmancing, sale, transfer, or exchange;

Management of the Arenzano Trust;

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the implementation of the Arenzano Trust;

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Letter of Wishes, Memorandum of Wishes, or any other document that provides


guidance, directions, or instructions to any Trustee, Trust Protector, entity, individual, or
foundation that has any control, ownership, management, or authority over the
administration ofthe Arenzano Trust and/or Arenzano Trust Property;

Registration of the Trust documents with a registrar, company, department of foreign


ministries, or Anguilla's Commercial Online Registration Network system (ACORN);

Stephen Gaggero.

Request No.2: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to the Giganin Trust.


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We are aware, as you know, that Mr. Gaggero transferred his ownership interest in his 3,500 acre
ranch to the Giganin trust and is the beneficiary of the trust. KPC is entitled to all documents
relating to the Giganin Trust to determine Mr. Gaggero's interests in the property. Mr.
Gaggero's remaining objections are without merit.
We will not agree to limit the time period for responsive documents, however, we will, agree to
limit the scope of this request to the following categories of documents relating to the Giganin
Trust since its inception:

Giganin Trust documents and any document implementing the Giganin Trust;

Documents that are incorporated by reference or referred to in the Giganin Trust


documents; but which do not constitute the Giganin Trustdocuments;

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Trust Advisor, Trust Protector, or any person, entity, or foundation with any rights or
authority over the administration ofthe Giganin Trust or Giganin Trust Property;

Document that provides guidance, directions, or instructions to any Trustee, Trust


Protector, entity, individual, or foundation that has any control over the administration of
the Giganin Trust and/or Giganin Trust Property;

Stephen Gaggero.

Request No.3: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to the Aquasante Foundation.


Mr. Gaggero refuses to produce documents on the grounds that (1) that the request is unlimited
as to scope and time, overly broad, unduly burdensome and harassing, (2) the trust is an
irrevocable trust created 14 years ago, Mr. Gaggero does not "control" it, and is not "entitled" to
any distributions.
Mr. Gaggero identified the Aquasante Foundation as the foundation that is part of his estate plan.
KPC is entitled to documents that will reveal information about the foundation, jurisdiction of
the foundation, and Mr. Gaggero's interest, rights, and assets in the foundation, whether direct or
indirect via his entities and trusts.
We will not agree to limit the time period for responsive documents, however, we will, agree to
limit the scope of this request to the following categories of documents relating to the Aquasante
Foundation:

Declaration of Establishment or any other document relating to the establishment of the


Aquasante Foundation;

Founder, Guardian, Beneficiary, Secretary, and Registered Agent;

-F olinaation-CoiliiCiI-anClIor Managefnetit BoClyincludihg individuals; -ehtities,trtIsts~ -ot other foundations;

Supervisory Board;

Foundation Charter and! or by-laws;

- Foundation properlY, -assets,-arid -endoWinent,iricltidirig,Dufiloflfuiited to, ownership-of -~---~--~~~entities-andfor-trusts;

Provisions for management and administration of the foundation not included in the
Declaration of Establishment;

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Amendments, modification, changes, and revisions to the Declaration ofEstablisbment;

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Duration, termination, or dissolution of the Aqua Sante Foundation;

Certificate of Registration;

Stephen Gaggero.

Request No.4: All DOCUMENTS thatRELATE to any trust or foundation that is part of YOUR
ESTATE PLAN

Mr. Gaggero refuses to produce documents because (1) definition of "Estate Plan" is overly
broad and imposes a greater burden than required by California Rules of Civil Procedure, (2)
KPC is only entitled to request information about Gaggero's current assets, and (3) the request is
not limited to scope and time.
The notion that KPC is limited to information about Mr. Gaggero's current assets is erroneous
and contrary to well-settled authority relating to a judgment debtors scope of inquiry. KPC is
entitled to any document that will aid in their enforcement efforts including trust documents
dating 20 years ago, if necessary. Mr. Gaggero cannot withhold any documents on this basis for
any of KPC's requests. While the request appears broad this is due to Mr. Gaggero's conduct in
establishing a complex scheme involving numerous entities, trusts, and foundations. Mr.
Gaggero cannot now use this as a defense to responding to relevant post- judgment discovery
requests.
We will, however, agree to limit to this request to the following categories of documents,
regardless of his present income interest, relating to the Estate Plan:

1. Trusts in which Mr. Gaggero is or was the trustor, trust protector, trust advisor, at any
time since January 1, 1997;
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2. Trusts in which Mr. Gaggero is or was the trust manager or asset manager for the
trust including in his capacity as a consultant for an entity at any time since January 1,
1997;
3. Trusts in which Mr. Gaggero has transferred any assets at any tinie since January 1,
1997 and in which he has at any time had authority relating to the disposition,
acquisition, fmancing, sale, transfer,
exchange
or other rights in the trust property;
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any ownership interest;


5. Foundations that are associated -with the Arenzano

Trust~

6. Foundations, in which Mr. Gaggero is a founder, nominee founder, guardian, at any


t~e since January 1, 1997;

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7. Foundations in which Mr. Gaggero is a manager of the Foundation or an asset


manager for the Foundation property, including in his capacity as a consultant for an
entity, at any time January 1, 1997;
8. Foundations in which Mr. Gaggero has transferred any asset since January 1, 1997
and in which he has authority relating to the disposition, sale, exchange, transfer, or
other rights in the foundation property;
9. Trusts or Foundations that at any time since January 1, 1997 had any ownership
interests in any of the following: Pacific Coast Management, Co., 511 OFW LP,
Gingerbread Court LP, Malibu Broad Beach LP, Marina Glencoe LP, Blu House
LLC, Boardwalk Sunset LLC, Avalon Corporation, Avalon Farms, LLC., Blanchard
Construction Co., Inc., Avalon Development Corp., Avalon Sunset Corp., Sulphur
Mountain Land & Livestock, LLC., Classic Excalibur Holdings, LLP., Canada Larga
Land and Lifestock Co., LLC, and any other limited liability companies, limited
partnerships, and corporations that Mr. Gaggero and Mr. Praske referred to in their
testimony in Gaggero v. Yura.
For the items above relating to the production of Foundation documents KPC seeks the
Declaration of Establishment, Foundation Charter and/or by-laws, and documents referencing
Mr. Gaggero. For the items above relating to the production of Trust documents KPC seeks the
Trust documents, letter of wishes, memorandum of wishes, and any documents referencing Mr.
Gaggero.

Request No.5: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to YOUR ESTATE PLAN.

Mr. Gaggero refuses to produce documents because (1) definition of "Estate Plan" is overly
broad and imposes greater burden than required by California Rules of Civil Procedure (2) KPC
is only entitled to request information about Gaggero's current assets, and (3) the request is not
.. - . limited to scope and time. We will agree to limit this request to the following categories of documents that relate to the
estate plan:
1. All documents filed with any state relating to Blanchard Construction Co. Inc., d/b/a!

Avalon Development Corp.;


2. All documents filed with any state relating to Avalon Sunset Corp. d/b/a! Avalon Farms;
3. All documents filed with any state relating to Pacific Coast Management, Inc.;

4. All doclifiiehts filed with any state relating to Clipper Development Corp.;

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5. All documents fIled with any state relating to any limited liability company in which Mr.
Gaggero, at any time since January 1, 1997, had over 75% of the membership or
ownership interests;
6. All documents fIled with any state relating to any limited partnership since in which Mr.
Gaggero, at any time since January 1, 1997, had over 75% of the membership or
ownership interests;
7. All documents fIled with any state relating to any limited liability partnership in which
Mr. Gaggero, at any time since January 1, 1997, had over 75% of the membership or
ownership interests;
8. All documents fIled with any state relating to any corporation, limited liability company,
limited partnership, and limited liability partnership in which Mr. Gaggero, at any time
since January 1, 1997, was the sole shareholder or had all membership or ownership
interests at any time;
9. All documents fIled with any state relating to any corporation, limited liability company,
limited partnership, and limited liability partnership formed as part of the estate plan
designed by Mr. Praske;
10. All documents fIled with any state relating to any limited liability company, limited
partnership, and limited liability partnership in which PacifIc Coast Management was at
any time since January 1, 1997 the general partner, limited partner, or the managing
member.

Request No.6: All DOCUMENTS RELATING to any COMMUNICATION REFERENCING


YOUR ESTATE PLAN.

Mr. Gaggero refuses to produce documents because (1) defInition of "Estate Plan" is overly
.. - - bioadandiiriposes greaferbtirdenfuarirequrredbyCaIifornia RUlesofCiviTProcedille,T2) KPCis only entitled to request information about Gaggero's current assets and, (3) the request is not
limited to scope and time.
We will agree to limit this request to communications between Mr. Gaggero and any party
relating to the following categories:

- 1. All-co:fi:i1fiumcatiollsrela:tmg to the sale, purcnase, -transfer,-or excnange- of Mr~ Gaggerc-' s


interests-in-any-entity;
2. All communications relating to any changes, revisions, or amendments to the estate plan
. docum.~nts; .
3. All communications relating to adding a trust, foUhdation, entity, or management fund to
the estate plan.

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The request includes any communications to Joseph Praske in his capacity as the trustee, trust
protector, or as a manager, general partner, limited partner, or officer of any entity. The request
is further limited to all communications since January 1,2009.

Request No. 15: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to the transfer of any asset owned at any time
by YOU as part of YOUR ESTATE PLANNING.
Gaggero refuses to produce documents because (1) defInition of "Estate Plan" is overly broad
and imposes greater burden than required by California Rules of Civil Procedure, (2) KPC is
only entitled to request information about Gaggero's cun'ent assets and, (3) the request is not
limited to scope and time.
We will agree to limit this request to categories of documents relating to the following:

1. Document fIled with any county relating to assets owned by Mr. Gaggero in his personal
capacity at any time from 1990-2005;
2. Documents fIled with any county or state reflecting the transfer of property owned
personally by Mr. Gaggero to any third party, including an entity, trust, or foundation at
any time from 19902005;
We will not agree to any further time limitations as this request seeks information relating to the
assets, estimated at $30,000,000 by Mr. Gaggero, prior to the completion of the estate plan.
Additionally, this request seeks documents prior to 1997 based on Mr. Gaggero's testimony that
he started his estate planning prior to meeting Mr .Praske.

TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS GENERALLY


Request No.7: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any trust in which YOU are the trustor
re1~~ardTes-s--ofYOUR

pr-eseiifmcome 6r-fJiiancia1-iiiteie-st~-

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Gaggero refuses to produce documents on the grounds that (1) that the request is unlimited as to
scope and time, overly broad, unduly burdensome and harassing, (2) Gaggero does not "control"
the trust and is not "entitled" to any distributions.

The request is limited to any trust in which Mr. Gaggero is the trustor- the request is clearly
-limited whether he is presently a trustor. Mr. Gaggero'suse-ofoff;..-snotetrustsand foundations
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-an\:l.-entlte\:l.~~~~-irrelevant and an invalid basis to withhold documents. Additionally, this request is directed at
trusts that are not part of Mr. Gaggero's estate plan. We will agree to limit the defInition of YOU
in this Jeql.lest to :Mr. GaggerQ.inhis perSQll.al capacity.

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Request No.8: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any trust in which YOU are a TRUST
PROTECTOR, regardless of YOUR present income or fInancial interest.
Gaggero refuses to produce documents on the grounds that (1) that the request is unlimited as to
scope and time, overly broad, unduly burdensome and harassing, and (2) Gaggero does not
"control" the trust and is not "entitled" to any distributions.
The request is limited to any trust in which Mr. Gaggero is the trust protector- the request is
clearly limited whether he is presently a trust protector. Again, Mr. Gaggero's use of off-shore
trusts and foundations as part of an asset protection plan makes his objections relating to
"control" and "entitled" irrelevant and an invalid basis to withhold documents. Additionally, this
request is directed at trusts that are not part of Mr. Gaggero' s estate plan. We will agree to limit
the defInition of YOU in this request to Mr. Gaggero in his personal capacity.

Request No.9: All DOCUIvIENTS that RELATE to any trust in which YOU are a benefIciary,
regardless of YOUR present income or fmancial interest.
Gaggero refuses to produce documents on the grounds that (1) that the request is unlimited as to
scope and time, overly broad, unduly burdensome and harassing (2) Gaggero does not Gaggero
does not "control" the trust and is not "entitled" to any distributions.
The request is limited to any trust in which Mr. Gaggero is a benefIciary - the request is clearly
limited whether he is presently a benefIciary. Again, Mr. Gaggero's use of off-shore trusts and
foundations as part of an asset protection plan makes his objections relating to "control" and
"entitled" irrelevant and an invalid basis to withhold documents. Additionally, this request is
directed at trusts that are not part of Mr. Gaggero's estate plan. Finally, we will agree to limit the
defmition of YOU to include Mr. Gaggero in his personal capacity.

Request No. 10: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any trust in which YOU are in class of
beliefICiaries~fegar(ness6fYOUR present mcor:rie-6f-filiancia:t ihteresC Gaggero refuses to produce documents on the grounds that (1) that the request is unlimited as to
scope and time, overly broad, unduly burdensome and harassing (2) Gaggero does not "control"
the trust and is not "entitled" to any distributions.
The request is limited to any trust in which Mr. Gaggero is in class of benefIciaries - the request
presentlyin-c1ass-ofbeneficiaries: Agairr, Mr. 6'aggero's use of -

is-clearlyl~ted whetherhe-is

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to "control" and "entitled" irrelevant and an invalid basis to withhold documents. Additionally,
this request is directed at trusts that are not part of Mr. Gaggero's estate plan. We will agree to
limit th~_de:finition o:(YOLJ in.this_requ~stt().Mr.. Qa..ggeroin.bi$ personalc~pacity,

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GENERAL FINANCES
Request No. 11: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to bills, fees, invoices, or charges paid on
YOUR behalf by any PERSON or ENTITY including, but not limited to, Pacific Coast
Management and Avalon Corporation since 2001.
Gaggero refuses to produce documents on the grounds that (1) that term "YOUR behalf' is
overly broad and compound and (2) that it is unlimited as to scope and time.
For the purpose of this request "YOUR behalf' is limited to bills, fees, invoices, or charges paid
for the benefit of Mr. Gaggero, in his personal capacity and not in his capacity as an employee or
consultant. This request seeks documents relating to the payment of Mr. Gaggero's daily living
expenses, such as food, clothes, rent, toiletries, utilities, vet bills, dog bills, entertainment
expenses, and any other living expense by third parties. According to Mr. Gaggero, his vet bills
and utility bills are paid for by Pacific Coast Management and/or Avalon Corporation. Vet bills
are cleariy not an expense he incurred in his capacity as an empioyee or consultant. We win
agree to limit the requests to bills, fees, invoices, charges paid on Mr. Gaggero' s behalf since
January 1,2009.
Request No. 12: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to travel expenses paid by YOU or any
PERSON or ENTITY on your behalf since 2001.
Gaggero refuses to produce documents on the grounds that (1) that term "YOUR behalf' is
overly broad and compound and (2) that it is unlimited as to scope and time.
For the purpose of this request "YOUR behalf' refers to travel expenses paid for the benefit of
Mr. Gaggero in this personal capacity, and not in his capacity as an employee or consultant.
Travel expenses include Mr. Gaggero's car payments, plane tickets, expenses paid while
traveling out of state or out of the country, food expenses paid while traveling out of the state or
out of the country, and any other expenses related to traveling. We are aware from our history
with Mr. Gaggero that he is often out of the country for "vacation" which is clearly unrelated to
-biswofK~ Trusreques1 seeKs-documenfsre1atiriglo- t1le paymenf of those-expenses by any person, ..
entity, or by Mr. Gaggero. We will agree to limit the requests to expenses paid since January 1,
2009.
Request No. 13: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to litigation expenses paid by YOU or any
PERSON or ENTITY on your behalf since 2001 .
... Gaggerorefusesto-pToduce-documentson the grounds that (1) thanerm "YOUR-behalf' is
- - - -~0verly-breaa-ana-G0mp0UIla-ana-t2-)-tb.at-it-is-un1imitea-as-t0-SG0pe-ana-time.
For the purpose of this request "YOUR behalf' refers litigation expenses paid for the benefit of
Mr. _Gagg~rQ,in his personal capacity. Litiga,tiQn e~penses include attorney fe~s, filing costs, and

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.-~ other-expeIlses--associated--with~fi.ling-a-Jawsuit.~We will-agree-to~ljmjt-this-request-tQ-.Qnly~

documeiitsreflecting the identity of the persOn or entity, including Mr. Gaggero, and the
amounts paid for expenses incurred by Mr. Gaggero. For example, all documents related to the

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payment of attorney fees in Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et al in the Los Angeles
Superior Case No BC286924 and Bunge v. 511 OF. W L.P., et al in Los Angeles Superior Court
Case No. SCI00361 are responsive to this document. Documents reflecting the identity of the
person or entity making payments for Mr. Gaggero's personal litigation expenses are not
privileged. KPC is entitled to information relating to third parties who provide fmancial support
to Mr. Gaggero. Additionally, KPC is entitled to all information relating to Mr. Gaggero's ability
to pursue costly litigation while claiming to have no money. We will agree to limit the requests
to expenses paid since October 1,2008.

Request No. 24: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any money given to YOU for any purpose
since 2010.
Gaggero refuses to produce documents on the grounds that the request is (1) vague and
ambiguous, overly broad, unduly burdensome and harassing.
YOU in this request refers to Mr. Gaggero, in his personal capacity. These documents are clearly
relevant in identifying third parties that have possession, custody, or control of Mr. Gaggero's
assets or money. There is no basis for refusing to produce documents responsive to this request.

Request No. 25: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any income earned by YOU since 2010.

Mr. Gaggero refuses to produce documents on the grounds that the request is (1) overly broad as
to time as to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Mr. Gaggero responds that he that he will
produce documents limited to a "relevant time period"
YOU is defmed in this request as Mr. Gaggero in his personal capacity. Mr. Gaggero's income
in the last two years is directly relevant to KPC's enforcement of their judgment. See Troy, supra
186 CaLApp.3d at 1114 (employment records for preceding five years are relevant for enforcing
judgment). These objections are - made in bad faith and wholly without meritless.
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Request No. 37: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any debt incurred by YOU since 2005.

Mr. Gaggero refuses to produce documents on the grounds that the request is (1) overly broad as
to time as to be unduly burdensome and harassing. Mr. Gaggero's response limits the request to
responsive documents after judgment became final.
~----'--~We-wil1~limit~this~request~t0-d0euments-relating~t0-any--application-ofered:it,loan,or-funds-by-~-~-~

Mr. Gaggero in his personal capacity. This request includes documents that include Mr. Gaggero
as a borrower and/orjoint borrower. This request will aid KPC in obtaining information relating
to Mr. Gaggero' sstatementstoany lendeIIelating tohls.llcomeandassets. _Additionally,
~-Ig?G'-s~n~qu(i}st -dating--t0--200;5~is~:f>I0:f>er.--'I'h(i}:F(i}-is-110--basis~t0-witbh01d-d0Gllments~0n~this

frivolous -ground.KPC is entitled to documents responsive to this requestwiiliout furl1ier


limitations.

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ASSETS
Request No. 14: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to the transfer of any asset owned at any time
by YOU in any capacity.
Gaggero refuses to produce documents on the grounds that the request is unlimited as to scope
and time, overly broad, unduly burdensome and harassing.
We will agree to limit the scope of this request to the transfer of Mr. Gaggero' s interest in
personal property (cars, boats, equipment for any business owned by him, etc.) at any time since
January 1, 1997 to any corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, and/or limited
liability partnership by Mr. Gaggero, in personal capacity, since 1997.

Request No. 20: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to real property located at 3501 Canada
Larga, Ventura California, 93001.
Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as to be
unduly burdensome and harassing.
We will agree to limit this request to documents relating to the following categories of document
relating to 3501 Canada Larga, Ventura, California 93001 (property):
1. Legal title of the Property by Mr. Gaggero, in his personal capacity;

2. Legal title of the Property by a corporation in which Mr. Gaggero, in his personal
capacity, owned more than 75% of the shares;
3. The transfer of any interest by Mr. Gaggero, by direct title to the Property or as the
majority shareholder of a corporation with title to the property, to any third party;

5. The transfer of the Property involving any of the following entities: Blanchard
Corporation, Clipper Development, Avalon Sunset, Sulphur Mountain Land and
Livestock, LLC, Canada Larga Land and Livestock, LLC, and Pacific Coast
Management.

6: Qualifiea. Personal Residence Trust documents


7. Rents or income generated from the Property.

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Request No. 28: All deeds, leases, mortgages, or any other DOCUMENT evidencing any interest
or ownership, including equitable interest or ownership, by YOU in real property at any time
since 1997.
Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as to be
unduly burdensome and harassing. Mr. Gaggero responds that he no documents responsive to
this request in his possession or control which would evidence any interest or ownership held in
real property after entry ofjudgment in this matter.

Mr. Gaggero's response again improperly limits the scope of the request. This request seeks
documents that will provide information relating to Mr. Gaggero's ownership interests in assets,
notwithstanding, that legal title is held by an entity, trust, or foundation. Documents responsive
to this request include Mr. Gaggero's ownership interests in any asset via his ownership or
control of any trust, foundation, or entity. As stated above, KPC is entitled to information since
1997 when Mr. Gaggero fraudulently transferred $30,000,000 worth of assets.

Request No. 30: All stock certificates or other DOCUMENTS evidencing o.wnership of stocks
and bonds held by YOU in any capacity.
Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as to be
unduly burdensome and harassing.
This is an improper basis to. refuse to comply with disco.very requests. This request seeks
documents relating to Mr. Gaggero's o.wnership of stock celiificates and bonds held by Mr.
Gaggero in his personal capacity or through his ownership or control of an entity, foundatio.n, or
trust that holds legal title to the stock certificates and bends. We will agree to. limit this request to
documents since January 1, 2009.

Request No. 36: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to insurance policies that insure loss to any
propeiij,feal-o.r perso.nal,-wliicn YOU oWri,iriCludiiig eqmfa1Jleownership;individual1Y ()f -jointly with any other PERSON.
Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as to be
unduly burdensome and harassing. Mr. Gaggero respo.nds that he has no. documents responsive
to this request in his possession or control because he has no legal or equitable ownership

interest in property
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'Fhis--request-seeks--deeuments-naming-Mr-;--Gaggere-as--an-msured--relating-te-any-real-preperty-.- - - - - - As a result of the myriad of lawsuits filed by Mr. Gaggero we are aware that he is named
personally as an insured for real property located at 3501 Canada Larga Road, Ventura,
. California._This re.quests.eeksdocuments_J:.elating to.. the Canada Larga.property and any other
- --property-iuwbiGh-:M.--Gaggeroisidentifid-personaUy-as-an-insUfd.--Wg..wil1-agr-tolirnitthisrequest to documents since January 1, 2009.

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POST-JUDGMENT DISCOVERY

Request No. 16: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any post judgment discovery in any matter
to which YOU responded.
Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as to be
unduly burdensome and harassing. Mr. Gaggero responds that he no documents after entry of
judgment in this case that are responsive to this request except for the discovery done in this
case.
There is no basis for Mr. Gaggero to withhold documents by limiting the scope to the entry of
judgment. The request is directly relevant to KPC's enforcement efforts. Additionally the
request seeks documents that relate to any post-judgment discovery. We will agree to exclude
from this request any communications relating to Mr. Gaggero's responses with his attorneys,
however, KPC is entitled to the post-judgment discovery propounded to Mr. Gaggero, Mr.
Gaggero's responses, and any documents produced in response to any post-judgment discovery.
There is no need to limit the scope of time as it will be naturally limited to post-judgment
discovery involving Mr. Gaggero. Of course, we will exclude from this request post-judgment
discovery served in the present collection efforts.

BUSINESS ENTITIES

Request No. 18: All DOCUMENTS that RELATE to any ENTITY of which YOU are an officer
or member.
Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as to be
unduly burdensome and harassing.
This request seeks documents relating to any entity, which is broadly defined in the Request for
-. Production of Documents (Set -'Two), andincludescorporation,lirnited liability company,limited
liability partnership, general partnership, trusts, foundation, or other partnership or association,
of which Mr. Gaggero is an officer or member. The request is clearly limited to the present, thus,
all documents responsive to this request as of January 31, 2012, when it was initially served must
be produced. We will agree to limit the request to Mr. Gaggero in liis personal capacity. As with
all the requests, to the extent that you are withholding any documents pursuant to a claim of
privilege you must provide a privilege log substantiating the assertion of the specific privilege.

Request No. 33: All DOCUMENTS RELATING to any ENTITY in which Pacific Cost
Management Corporation is a general partner.
. Plaintiff oOjectst(y tills request on-the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as to -be
--~- unaUIY-biira:ensomeanal:i.arassiiig-.~. Gaggero~respona:s-thatlienocro~c1iTI1entsresponsrveiO
this request in ills possession or control and is unaware of anyone who would be in possession of
such documents

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...

Mr. Gaggero's assertion that he does not have documents responsive to this request is subject to
his objections pursuant to attorney-client privilege, attorney work-product privilege, and
Constitutional Right to Privacy, among others. If Mr. Gaggero is withholding any documents
responsive to this request he needs to provide a privilege log sufficient to support the claim of
privilege. Alternatively, if Mr. Gaggero is not withholding any documents responsive to this
request the assertion of privilege are improper.

Request No. 34: All DOCUMENTS RELATING to any ENTITY in which Avalon Corporation
is a general partner.
Plaintiff objects to this request on the grounds that it is overly broad as to time and scope as to be
unduly burdensome and harassing. Mr. Gaggero responds that he no documents responsive to
this request in his possession or control and is unaware of anyone who would be in possession of
such documents
C
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Mr. Gaggero's assertion that he does not have documents responsive to this request is subject to
his objections pursuant to attorney-client privilege, attorney work-product privilege, and
Constitutional Right to Privacy, among others. If Mr. Gaggero is withholding anY'documents
responsive to this request he needs to provide a privilege log sufficient to. support the claim of
privilege. Alternatively, if Mr. Gaggero is not withholding any documents responsive to this
.request the assertion of privilege 'are "improper.

During our meet and confer you stated that you would produce documents no later than April 30,
2012, remove boilerplate objections, produce at least some responsive documents, and provide a
privilege log. After a review of the responses it appears that your statements during the meet and
confer were not in good faith and that you had no inte)1tion of resolving any discovery disputes
without court intervention. Further, as you know, we are well aware of Mr. Gaggero's delay
.tactics and abuse of the litigation and discovery process. Nevertheless, we provide you with this
limited opportunity to comply with' KPC's request for production of documents, subject to the
above limitations, no later than May 15, 2012. Again, because you have reneged on your
-asslmmces that you -W:ouId produce atieast some documents aiidaprIvlIege log by-April' 30, ..
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to comply with the request. Recall, these request were served on January 31, 2012. Four months
later and we have received no docllinents. Mr. GaggeJQ has had ample time to comply with these
requests. Please feel free to call me if you have any question or concerns related to this letter.
Sincerely,

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. MILLER I' LLP

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Monday, May 21, 2012 4:16 PM
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'dawn.m.masters@gmail.com'
Request for Production of Documents (Set Two)

Dear Mr. Chatfield,


I just spoke with Ms. Masters regarding the Request for Production of Documents (Set Two) and the protective order
requested in the debtor examination. First, Ms. Masters stated that you were seeking a 2 day extension to respond to
the Request for Production of Documents. She indicated that you would produce documents, however, that was not
clear. Nevertheless, I agreed to the 2 day extension conditioned on a similar extension for our motion to compel. The
deadline to respond to Request for Production of Documents (Set Two) as revised in my meet and confer dated May 10,
2012 will be extended from May 22, 2012 to May 24, 2012. Our new deadline to file a motion to compel is May 31,
2012. There has been substantia! de!ays in producing responsive documents so this wi!! be our !ast extension.
Ms. Masters also inquired whether we would be willing to reconsider our position to the protective order in the debtor
exam. While we remain willing to address Mr. Gaggero's right to privacy we cannot agree to the protective order as you
have filed. First, the debtor examination proceedings are public and there is no compelling interest to justify excluding
the public in this case. Second, the protective order seeks to preclude KPC from using the debtor examination in any
other proceeding, including in defending against the present malpractice case. We cannot agree to those unreasonable
restrictions. At this time we plan to oppose the motion, however, we are willing to discuss a protective order agreeable
to both parties:
Sincerely,
Austa Wakily

Austa Wakily

-MillerTLLP ~
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Austa Wakily
david chatfield
MondaYr May 14r 2012 1:56 PM
austa@millerllp.com
RE: Gaggero v. KnaPPr Petersen & Clarker et al (BC286925)
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reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this electronic
message to the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication
is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail or by
telephone (805) 267-1220, and destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading them or saving
them to disk or otherwise. Thank you. David Blake Chatfield, Esq. 2625 Townsgate Road Suite 330 Westlake Village, CA
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From: austa@millerllp.com
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 13:49:55 -0700
Subject: RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et al (BC286925)
To: davidblakec@hotmail.com
Dear Mr. Chatfield,
During our previous meet and confer you stated that you would produce some documents and a privilege log by April
3D, 2012. We have received neither of those. We are not interested in pushing the deadlines solely to delay the
discovery. As I state in my letter- we will provide you with a one week extension and upon the showing of some good
faith effort by your client to comply with post-judgment discovery we can discuss further extensions. Please confirm
whether you would like the one week extension at this time.
Sincerely,
Austa
From: david chatfield [mailto:davidblakec@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 1:45 PM
To: austa@millerllp.com
Subject: RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et al (BC286925)
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As you are aware, we have an opposition due tomorrow so I will not be able to address your letter dated May 10, 2012,
which came in today in our mail. Due to other pending matters with deadlines, I would like to push back our respective
deadlines on this by two weeks. Please let me know if you agree. Thank you.
-David- Ehatfield - .
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is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail or by
telephone (805) 267-1220, and destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading them or saving
them to disk or otherwise. Thank you. David Blake Chatfield, Esq. 2625 Townsgate Road Suite 330 Westlake Village, CA
91361 phone: (805) 267-1220 fax: (805) 267-1211 email: DavidBlakeC@yahoo.com

From: austa@millerllp.com
Date: Mon, 14 May 201213:18:08 -0700
Subject: RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et al (BC286925)
To: davidblakec@hotmail,com
Dear Mr. Chatfield,
I want to follow up on my letter to you dated May 10, 2012. Please let me know if you plan to provide responses by
tomorrow or if you would like to push back our respective deadlines out one week pursuant to my email below.
Alternatively, we are prepared to file a motion to compel production of documents by May 18, 2012.
Sincerely,
Austa Wakily

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Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 10:35 AM

To: davidblakec@hotmail.com

Subject: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et al (BC286925)


Importance: High
Dear Mr. Chatfield,
The attached letter addresses the continued deficiencies in Mr. Gaggero's responses to our request for production of
documents (set two). The letter states that we will provide you until May 15, 2012 to produce documents, however, we
are willing to allow you an additional week to May 22, 2012 if you will agree to extend our deadline to file a motion to
compel to May 29,2012. If however, you do not intend to provide any documents, please let us know so that we can
proceed with filing a motion to compel.
Sincerely,
Austa
Austa Wakily
Miller I LLP

D: 213.493.6432
F: 888.749.5812
austa@milierlip.com
www.millerIiD.com

515 South Flower Street


Suite 2150
Los Angeles, CA 90071

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Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke

Dear Ms. Wakily,


Below is the cover letter for the documents that were mailed to you today.
David Chatfield

May 24,2012

Austa VIakily
MillerLLP
515 South Flower Street, Suite 2150
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2201

Re: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke


BC286925

Dear Ms. Wakily,


This letter is in short response to your letter of May 10,2012, that was not received by me until May 14,2012
and, because of that, I was unable to provide you with a substantive response by the May 15,2012 to the
deadline. A more lengthy response will follow under separate cover to address in more detail the assertions
made in your May 10, 2012 letter. Attached to this letter are some documents responsive to your Requests for
--Production,-we are -still gathering documents-that will-beprodueedin-the nearfuture;-In-addition, we intend to - - _. -..
produce additional documents after the court enters a protective order in this matter. We have filed a motion for
protective order because you have not agreed to stipulate to a protective order relating to the discovery in this
matter. If you are willing to stipulate to the Court's entry of the proposed protective order we have filed with the
Court let me know.
At this time we are in the process of completing the second supplemental response to KPC's Second Set of
Production responses that have been modifiedandlor limited-by your May 10, 2012 letter" including our ~--",s=ta=tement of comQIiance and additional comQIiance conditioned u:gonntry of the :grotective order. I ex:gect to
have the second supplemental responses completed by tomorrow at which time I will be sending it to our client
for review, comments and/or verification. As soon as I receive back a returned verification to the responses I
will send them to you.
Very truly yours,

David Blake Chatfield


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This e-mail is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.c. 2510-2521 and is legally
privileged. This information is confidential information and is intended only for the use of the individual or
entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent
responsible for delivering this electronic message to the intended recipient, you are notified that any
dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
transmission in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail or by telephone (805) 267-1220, and destroy
the original transmission and its attachments without reading them or saving them to disk or otherwise. Thank
you. David Blake Chatfield, Esq. 2625 Townsgate Road Suite 330 Westlake Village, CA 91361 phone: (805)
267-1220 fax: (805) 267-1211 email: DavidBlakeC@vahoo.com

David Bla1ce C4atiield, State Bar No. '88.991


, WESTLAKE LAW 'GROUP

2 ,2625 TownsgateRoad, Suite330 ,


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Attorneys for Plaintiff

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALlFORt'l1.4

FORTru;'COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

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IT IS HEREBY 'ORDERED THAT:

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Any documents to beproduc.ed hyplaintiffStephen 'M. 'Gaggero that contain

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5 legend im'a conspicuolls manner on 'each doofurieIit so~ciasslfied.

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All Confidential Material wi1lbeentitled to protectionfi'om ,disclosure under

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:gMateriaLshali he:subjecttb iilirfg'undexthe following procedure: Tfthe document to be filed with

10 the coUrt pertams< to ,a .dtsCf/\l-m""y motIon ,or ,discovery proceedmg, it shall he filed In.asealed
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GonfidentiaIMaterial.thatplaintiffhas produc.ed, the subpoenaed party shall promptly give written

notice to :plaintiffprior to compliance with the sul1poenasoas to allow the plaintiff and any

affected third parties timetoseekprotection bythe.court.

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this Order, UponfinaI tenninationofthis actioll,all Confidential Material. and .all.copiesthe);eof

shall be delivered to' plaintiffs counseL This includes CO!rlidential Material .filed with tbecourt;

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p~1')se,ofenfofCemeJ,1t :ofthetermsand,pt:ovislons ofthis;Order withre~pectto:thls .proceeding;
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PROOF OF SERVICE

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. t am.a residentofthe.State ofCalifomia~ .6vertheage~of eighteel1:years,and not:apartyto
the within .action..My business address IS is 2625 TownsgateRoaq, Suite 33Q;Westhike Vi11age~
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that same. day with.postage tliereonfully ptp.aidm t11eordfuary'conrse' Of -business. I, am
aware that on motion ofthe party seri'eq,.service :is:presumed invalid ifpostaT cancellation
date otpostage:meter date ismorethan>()ne.dayafterdate~of deposit:formai1i:qgm:affidavit.

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llumher(s) ~set. forth b.elowol.1 this date before :5:00 p.m'~f!nd ~eceived~()nfm:nea.
tra:i:lsmissi6nreports ;indicatin,g'tlrat:fhe. dOPument(~)'wetejsubc-essfully 'fr~srhitted,

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David Blake.ChatfieJd,StateBarNo. 88991

WESTLAKE LAW GROUP

2 "~625 Tovmsgate Roac1",Suite330


Westlake Village, California 9:1361
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STEPHENM; GAGGERO

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NOTICE IS.HEREBY GIVEEtTHAT ;onJ1;ily.20; 2012, ,at 1:30 P.m. cor as :soon thereafter

3 .as :coWlseImay be heard,,:i1:l D~partn:ient lAofthe;above"flrititledcq:ufj:. locatedjitJll 'North Hill


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order of protection, pursuant to Code,ofCiYil ~F.r:ocedur.e "Section 2031.060, -to restriot-the u~ceo:f '

6 ,plaintiff'sconfiderttialinfornlation soughUo be.pr.oduced by defendants"

The . Motion for ,Protecth'e Order will be based on the grounds 'that the

;8defendallts/juqgment creditors ,have 'propo:unded,post judgment ,c1iScQYe.ry in the form dfdocumelit

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STATEMENT OF RELEVANT FACTS


This was an:action fodegaLrnalp:ractice. In December 2002:plalntiffStephenM. Gaggero

4 filed two suits against Knapp~ .P,etersen & Clarke, Steven Ray

Garci~

Stephen M. Hru:ris, 'and

Andre Iardini (collectively, "KPC,,), the lawyers he had .retained to represent ,him, In the first

'action,a c.omt tria:Icommenced in July 2007. In .February 2008 the court entered judgment in .

favor of KPC~and in May 20Q8the judgment waS amended ioaward ;KPCSl;327,697;5 in

8 .attomey fees and costs. Tn .May 2010,. the Court of Appeal affinned the judgment. In December
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2010 the trial court awarded :KPC their fees and costsonappeal,andamep:dea the judgment to

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refleot a to.tal fee;andcostawa.rdof$1,;520~94330; plus interest.. The :secondactiollbetween

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GaggeroandKPC is pendinginLos Angeles :Supeno.r:Coult

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KPChasprqpounded;a delTIand 'for productlqnofdoc;uments 'tq Gaggeto, which seeks

13 . ,dbctimel1tsrelating1lotorilytothecpn:fictetltialfiti.anci~IaffairsoCiaggel;oindividual1yhttt:also
14 .the>confideritialfIDancial ;affaitso'i'numerous :sep;1tatethiidpartie.s,By tfri$l11oiio1J;;Gf:tggerp'seeks
'15 ,a 'protective order' to restrict . the' use of.theconfidential.fuformatibIl thatKPChas dentanded be
16 . produced. Thereqliested relief is 'warranted ~because Gaggeto and
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me third :PartlesaIl,have a

17collsfitutiollal 'right ,ofprivaqy,in 'llieirrespective :financ'ialaffairs, .andaQsetit:aPJ'Qte9llve order


18 '. thatti.ghtofprivacywi11;beviotated,andtheconfidentiatinfonnationmaybelln,properlYl1sed.

-1'9- -;H~- ---~GOOD~CA:USE-'EXIST:S'FOWT.HE-fSSU:A'NeE-(:JF-PRO'fEeTIE:(j-RDER


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Jnanypost judgment discoveryprocee.ding"a judgmentcreditOI m~y demand the

21ptodnction,andinspectiOIi of documents. and the procedures of the >Civil JDisco:vel'yCodetlJe


22,}pplicable to the ,enforcement of suchdemand,s; (G.C;P.

70 8,03 D(c);j Code 'of CiviL Procedure

23 . cgec:/;iunl,031;06G'providesthat-the,party to whom "a,deman.dfor~prod:UGtionofdocutnents is .


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protective order requested here.

- - . ~6 ~. - - .... :It ls--UllQisput-eutllatGag.ger:oc:nasc.;~ollstitutioIlal--rigl.ltc:.Qf-PlivaG-y-'-in--hls-finan~ialcaffai1.:s. ~.

Art.

T,' 1; Moscowiiz v. Sup;Ct; (1982)

137 Cal.App.3d

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.(CaLConSt.;o

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undisputed that business entities also have such priva~yrights. (lI & M Associates v; City olEI

313, 315.) It is also

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1 .Centro (1980) 109 CaLApp.3d 399,4.09.) This. constitutional right ofprivacy ,includes theri,ght to
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, be free Hom unnecessary disclosure of financial information. (Richards

v.

Sup.Ct. (1978) 86

.3 Ca1.:App.3d 26S. 272-73.) The right to privac;y IS also guaranteed 'by the Unified States
4

Gonstitution. :(Grinvold v. Connecticut (1965) 3'81 U.S 479" 484; Palay y. Sup.Ct; (1993) 18

5 '. Cal.AppAfu919, :931J


6.

In recognition of the well settled constitutionalrlght of priva;cy 'inone'.sfinancral'affairs,

7 'theaiscovery.stawt~s :h:ave,nu.rnerou$ safeguards,to'in$metha,t litigants ahd third parties will ,get

advance notice of potentially intrusive discovery and \v:jU have anopportumty to protect their

priyacyinterest, For ,example) Code of Ciyll Procedure section '1985.3 mandates that all

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individuals be ,notified, wneneverfinancial; medical>ernployment,or other confidential

11 . information.!s sOllght This noj:ice: a110ws 'the affected person tb obtain a'voluntaJ:Y a,greemeIitas to

12 the scope Qt-useoftb;eiI,lf.ormation, prseek:an apptopriatec()urt;remea:y~(tC'P'$; 1985.3(b)"

13 : (C), {ej,al'idfgn It.iswelt settled'that tlie cbrtfideIitialftnanciaLaffiirs of:thlrdpersonsare;entitled


14 to priva;~y~, and, th~t this maylitniidiscovewpyonepari;y- 'from,theofhet; {J7a'1~y B.,ank olNe-valla
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v., Bup,Ct,(1})75} 15 Cal;3d652,6S8t )


C()deofCivllBrocedure.section.203L060thUs provid.esthaforders pfprotection relating

17' ito .a;. demand ,orprqducnon o;fdocu:n:t:@ts mayjncludethe fqlIowiIlgteml~:"[t]l1a;t all or ;SOille ,0:[
]58 . the, iterns.orcafegones ofItems

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'''[t]naltIierilispectf()l:r~

in ihe ;dem.and).1eed ,tl,Cithe ,produced or' made 'av.ailaole.atal~~'

'cop}ling;lesnng,' or-samp1ing--5e-mad~f:(ii11y'onspecmed terms-:an:d

20 .condiuQllsta:J:lc1"[!)h(ita trade secret ,or otherc0nfidenti~ rese'=lrch,develQpment, or 'co11:l,IJ.1eri)ial


21 'infointationnotl~e;01so1osed,ofbecdisqlosed:pnlyt{rsp,ecin~ql?e~so:tI!roron~y;inaspecifieaw2,Y:'"

22

{C;C~P,>. 2Q3-1.060 (b).) A protective orderisappropnate When sought to prevent or restrict

23- - 'uisCiosure- -ofsensitiye'infonnafroIT such -as privarefiI:ranciat docUl:l1ents. (1n 'fe' Provitlittrt"Ctedi,
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Card Cases (2002)96 CalAppAth.292, 29K....99~ :th. $,)

.Arightofpnvacyin one~s financial.affairse:rists even where the information is relevant to


't1ie-1itigation~ feity-ofiliriie.l=Br-Pfi(f''''Si4-1t;YO#n~{970):Z- C-a,l3d'Z59;~z6B~ Harris v:~upfet; -~

(1992) 3 Cal.AppAth 661,664-,65; Fortunato v. Sup.Cr; (Ingrassia) (2003) 114 CaLAppAth 475,

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480-81.)10: such Cc:tSes, the collrt must carefully balance the right of privacy against the need fot
MOTlONFOR.POST JUDGMENTEl'i'FORCEl'vIEN'J,'PROTECTIVE ORDER

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disClosure. (Britt v. Sup.Ct. (1978)20 Cal.3d 844, ,i85:5~5:6J"Evenwhen ,an intrusion on therigl:lt

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of privacy .isdeeIIled n~cessary _tinder fhe.Circtunstancesdfa parlipulat

'should be the rriiniInuinmtiusion nec.essary to ,achieve its objecfive. H {Rlanned Parenthood

Goliie:n 'Gate v; Sup/Ci. (100'0)-83 .Qal.ApP)fth347, 3~8-59 [citations oIIlitte4J.) Restricting ;the:

cas~,

any ;sllch intrusion

:5 . disclosUre of even relevant 'financlaLinformatibn to only cbUrisel'is proper to prevent a privacy


6violaiion 'ormisuse ,ofthe inforrnation~particularly whereasheretherecord.:shows (:a.:gre~t-deaJ, ,of

7 ,.animus';'bemeen the p'arties~ (OT, Inc, v.sqp.Ct. (12:8.4) lS1 Cai.App.3tl 748,75:5-56.)
E'ven:in :cases inv61vlngpnniti:v:e damage Ciaims, the p~y 'whose nnancial.information is

9 .sqllghti$ en his Dlo'tion "presUlTIptiyelyentitled'toa,;pr.otecti:ve:o:rder J1i.a:tiliein.fortrlationne,ed.be

10 '. .revealed:oruyto c01llisel forthe ,discovering party or'tocouhsel~s: repiesentatlv:e.:andthat once so


re"'ealed.'the informatiqnmaybe-used:onty forthe'purposes:tof the lawsuit'? (Ricnarii8'1';Sup~Ct'j

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12:$ifPra., :86Cal.:i\pp:3,dat 272-;).

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disoovery se_ekii\g$riaUCiB:tiht()rirlatioi1pl~~es ,asevetehurden :ort:the


"";' :In:addition;thetejis,usual1y thepo:teIltiaLthafunfowai'a;disc1osure of:
the information o1>tainedrnay ;insoIIlew~yor ;other'reacl :adv;ersely against 'the
dis.d.losingpar:t\yclorteasons fota.l1Y,U1lrc:Ja:t~d'tothe.lawsuit. '1'4ep0ssibilitiesrun:all
the way :fromgr,ea,t:t' ,t~J(pOslire :io' t:he~p.ot$o ;geljtle:sdliqitatjoIJS ;ofs{j!I1ech@1taple
organiZatiohS.to the PQssi1:}ilit;Y of rdi:$age ,to: th:edisGipset m :fhecomj;)eutive
bus'iness>ar.eila.," (la.,at271.) .
,

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'rhc:nght 'Qf,pri:v:a~Y'bQ:P:tii1llesafter'en:try ,ofjuq:grnent."Despitefll,1:: brgad syqpe'ofillquitY

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'peri:hitted a1 :ajudgriient debtor exartlinatioIi; the judgrnent,ct,ebtotis jertt1tled to assert :the same

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'~Resp'oi1Se:to

l'es.ponder;

_ .. -- - .-r9~ 'pnYl1~ge-s'tliaffl.~tii31:wifu:essmayassertas:abastsforrefuslng-to IIDswer~questionKoTre~pondto


.20 '.requests for :inforb;laiionpt+t.ie him."I{Jiqoser v. Sup.<Ct. {200Q) 84 Oal.:i~.ppAth 997;,~004~.) ThlJs;
21 ."~basedon:art -appropriate; cshowmg,a judgment debtol' lllay 1:efuse.to respond eto: iequestsfor

:Z2 'Privileged. 'it;ifonnation:" (ld;:atl003, [citations 0niitbid].~'


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.infoinIa:tion 'of Gagger6~ plus' detailed fma,iiclC:iiart9. ttades,e.Cret imorti1ationdf .numerous :thiid

25 J)&rties jnc1lldmg trusts,partnerships, andcorporationsm which :Gagg.ero has no interest or

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{iaggeto-~asCasserted-'1'>rlvacy:~p.je:cti6ns -eJ;J;h-~llal:f-e:n1iwself+and: the~e-iliirEi-:,paEties~

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'G~ggero has offered 10 produce documents ,pursuaht to 'a l1r~tective order that will protect his

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privac ,rigJits~ and limit the ,use of th~c(mfidential ihformation. KPChas refused to stipulate to
MQTIONfOR.p.oST,TPDGMENT ENFORCEMENT.PROTECTIVE ORDER

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any :order ofprotection.

'In this case, Gaggero h~s<l1ever w'.liVt::d his right to privaqY'in his'private flnanciaLaffairs.

3 This'nghtwiIscnotwaived'by the filing of the coinplaint, byfue entry ofjudginent,o:r'byserViceoi'


4.the,deman,d for production 'of documents. There, is :a long history of personaJanimO$itybetween

.5 tliepartiesln:t1iis,action, thes'econdmalpractic,eactiOri iscurren:tly pendillg hetWeentheparfies,


,6 ,and thepoteritialof misllse,ofGaggero'1s cconfidential information is great 'On the other :hand,a

7 protective b:rdero:p,th~ term.$, ~pU;ghtwilll+ot iI:t1,p~de I(PC's l~gifimateffQI:ts eto 'co'l1ect 'oli 'the
8 'judgrilent, .orprejudice::r(FC 1ft

'ahy ,way::

Abserita protective order,however~

Gaggero's

<Jon,stitutional nght,toprivacy 'will beviohlted,. Under these :circumstances, the ,fssua:nceofan

:;J

10, ordet,'ofprotecfiollls"clear1y;manda,ted.

ill.

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:CONCLUSION
Bas~,d

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QIXfb:e foregoing, 'pJainfiffs~1\4o:ti()11for ;Protective Qrder 'Sl1oulQ.p'e

gr3!].~e,d.,

'Tms;

1:3 court should 'erltefan,bfderof,'F'ifStectibil &Q pre:serve JhepriyaYJ:i:~tsof praintlff'fuida.ffectdl


14 "1:liP:d,Parlies. ~dl@itirrg di$serrill1a:tJ,ondfthe,conndential Infofmatlon,providedmresponseto:tl,1e
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doc1Iii1e:ritpt:bdltctl0lidem~d
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:cQtillsel:foI l(fi.o~d '$ut;h :otherp:t:s9ns Who
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MOTION F0RPOSTJUDGMENTENFORCE:MENT PROTECTIVE ORDER

ar:e directly
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DECLARATION OF DAVID BLAKE CHATFIELD

2 I, David 'BlakeChatfleld" declare. as follows:


1.

I ani IDlattotneydUly licensed topracfice before the .Courts ,of Callfomia,and

4 before this Court. I

'anH)lle~ofthe

'5 . .above-'entitled ation. I


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attorneys ofrecord for'Stephen,'M, :Gaggero, the;plaintiffinthe

have personal 'knowledge .of 'the Jacts .set forih in this Declarationan~ if

called as;awitness~could and woUld testify competentlytherelo.

Thi~ Declaratio:p, i~

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'During; the 'post juqgrherttdiscQveryin thismattet) KPCs,erVed'plaintiffWith

$1;ihl,11itted ins1:l,ppotj::qf-plaintiffs':NIption:fpr Protective Order:.

9 'docllment ,Prodt!,ciion ,demands that sought confidential '.financialinforrnationof plaintiff and


1.0 ':nUi:i1etdus.t1rird parties. Attached;heteto ,as J3xhibitA isatru ,and ~Co:rrect ',copy' ofKPC\s demand

1:1 forprQduction:.ofdocuments.

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13 ;' well as theaffededthlrd 'patttes; Attached neretoasExhibit B :ar:e tiUe and correct :copies 'of
14 'plain'tiffs:sllPplemenlaLresponses t(}KPC~sptoa:lictiondem.linds;

fs

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meet ;andcbmer'andcometoan ~gjeemeIit ,on :a :sti.pu:lated l{lrotectiveQrdet .for po:st jud.grnent

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disc,ov~J:Y.

-- ~:l9 "profecnve-ordef:llia:rw6ul1lmali1taiinn:ecconfldentlaiiy 'OI't1re-uQcumeftts'prodncetl.lspecrfically- .


2:0 'tequ:estedthatWeld1y $tipulate to the entry 'Of a protective:oider;to.preservec the:'privac:,Y rig4ts:of
21 :plaintiff and. the: affected 'thirdpart'ies and to liniit :di~selJlmatiQn ofihecnndential .inIbrttla:tlon
22 'provided inre$ponse i:o,KPe~s dociifuelit production demands to 'ontyco:tirisel for 'KPCandsuch

23 'otJiet];5ers:6ns'who :ate-:direct1yinvolv~d in tlrecoUectioRof thejudgment.


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.Ms. WakityrefUseatoagree; tp aIlY oJ :i:b:~above proposecIterfns, or to the entry,of

25 an orc1erofpr:otec.tion on.anyierms whatsoever,thusnecessitatihgthls motion;,


27 ' f{);regoing is true and correct.

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:MOTION FOR'POST ;rtJDGMBNT ENFORCEMENT PROTECTIVE ORDER

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'MOTION FORPOST JUDGMENT ENFORCEMENT PR01'ECTIV:E ORDER

DECLARATION OF 'DAWN MASTERS

2 I, DawnMasters;,deClare.as.follows:
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1. Iamthe'asslstant .to .J\.fr.Chatfield,an. ,attotney duly licensed to practice before the

conrtsofCalifomia, and :before this Court and one of the attorneys.of 'record for StephenM.

Gaggero,. theplaintiffin theabove.. entitled action. I have personal knowledge ofthefactsset forth

in this. Declaration anti, ifcal1edas.a Witness, could and wouldtestifycompetent1.Y thereto.

This Decllrrationis. su.bmittedin SlWPottofplaintiffsMotionfor Protective Order.

3. On May 22, 2012, 1 ~poke'WithA1ista Wakily.counsel forKPC~in anatfemptto.meet

9andconfet:andcome to an agreement on"a:stipulated protecfiveordet forpostjudgment discovery.


1 0 4 . Tasked Ms.Wakilyif she was willing to reconsider her .ear1ierposition that KPC
11 . wouidnoLstiptilate :to.a':protective order.

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5.MB. 'Wakilystaj(;;d'lhaishewasnotinclin,edtochangeher;p0slllonaildthafKPC 'would

13 . Tecbnsiderits,pr~YiotiSrefu~~tostip1.ilatetoplafutiff's'pr()poseaprotectiveordet.
14 .

l:deelare 11!lder'pemUtyofpeljury tinder the laws of the State cifGalifotniathat the

15, foregQ~g;istrueanacorrec~~

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ExecntetLon Mat23,20tl~in Westla1ce>ViUage,Ca:lifo'illia.

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1 WESTLAKEL:A:W GROUP
. David Blake Chatfield ~tate BarNo. 88991)
2' 2625 Townsgate,Roaa,Suite330
Westlake Village, 'CA '.9'1361
3" Teiephone:(8Q5;) :267":1220
4 Facsimile: (805) 267-1211

Attorneys forP4intiff
5 . StephenM.Gaggero
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SupERIORCOIJRT OF1?HESTA-TEQF QALIFORNIA


FOR 'J;?HE~OUNTY'UF,LOSANG:ELES

"1:0' ST;EPBEN MGAGGERQ,anindividual.>

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'pLAIN'I1F:F S'I'EPHENM.GAGGERO'S
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Califorhia\corporano:q; $TEVEN:RA.Y
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l4 .G'~G~;anJn~i~~ual;STEJ.>JIENM... ) LPURSUANTTGCODEOF CJ:YIL
:HARRIS:animdiV1dual~'ANDR:EJARDINI ) PR:OCEDl)RE> VOKQ3QJ '.
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IPlainfiffStephenMGaggero ("Plaintiff')herebYl'esponasandobjects to Defendant
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I,Knapp, Petersen & ,Clarke? s ("Defendant") Requestfor,}>roduction ofDocuments.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

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Nothing in this supplemental response shall be constmed as waiving. any rights or

objections that might otherwise be-available to :Plaintiff, Plaintiff makes this. response subjecuo

6 and without waiver of:


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(u ;the Tjghtto:m,ake' additional obj~ctionsot seek protective orders -iniheeVentaddinOIlal

8 ! review offiles.resultsin furtherinfonnatio!l,~


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(2) the right to 'obj ecttoother.discoverydirected to thestibjectmatieroftheR.equests; and

(3}therighttorevise, correct, sllPplemen~or clarifythe.response.

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S11PPLEMENTALRESPONSESTO DOeIJ:MENTREQUES'I'S

13;nOCl:IMENT'REQUESl'.NO.l:
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All DOCUMENTSthatiffiLAlE tofueArenzano Trust.

1:S .RESPONSETO:DOCUMEN'fREQIJESTNO. t:
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l~lciinfiffol:!jects totbisrequest:on<thegrounds th:atitisoverlybroad,iundtllyburdei.isome

17 'andhatassln.g.andllhlimited 'as to.SGOpe and tifue..Bec@se.p4Untiffd6es:n:otconftolthe tn:tst~and

i.8 'jis not entided to any distribufionfrom thetrust,. plaintiff'further;Objectsto this Tequest on the
19:9rollIi~th(ltit.seeksdocumentsthatare.neitherrelevarttnorreasona.blY'~a1cu1atedtoleati to:the

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-djioov~ry:pfadnnsslbie .eVidenC;IhtffisadfiQn,-PlamtifffurtherobjeCts:t{)~thi~Tequeson

tlle

'21 ; grot$dsthafit callsrot'iliepmdu,cti()Il '9firrelevantdocumentsthatare protected.from dis~losure

.22 ~byplmilfifP;s .and fllirdpafties' Constitufiona1ly'il?toteoted:righi:orp:ri'V~c)tP~amtiff further obj'ects .

23 to this request. onthegrQUJidsthatltseeks doc~eIlts 'tnatareptotected frolllrlisclosurepythe


--Z4attomey.:;clientcprlvilegeanOJor-tl;re~ttorney~work-produci~doctrine,TlTcrse document~rmc1ude'

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25 .communications between p1aintiff a;o.dbisuoUIise1,.fhe trnstan4theirc6unseI~and thebenefidaries


2qand. their.cotmseL

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28 ',asfollows:j;'laintlffhas no trUst documents responsIve to tis request.inhis possession or control.


1

The trust:is irrevocahleandPlaintiffhasno control :or fmancial interest in it. Tbe'trust 'Was ,:Set up

over 14 years ,ago, well priortodefendant'.sjudgment. Trustdocumentsarebe1ieved. by :plaintiifto

,3b,einthepDssessionandcontroloffueattomey,and Trustee, Joseph J. Ptaske,howeve("'the


4

requested documents areirrelevantto thepropounding:parties" judgment collection :effdrts and are

5 'otherwisestibject to,theprivilegesandpri:vacy'ri,ghts set forthabovec

6J)OCUMENTREQIlEST NO.2:
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All DQCtJ:lMENTS thatlffiLATEto'theGigarun Trust.

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. '2:::

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Plaintiff;objects to this request onthegroimds,thafit is overlybxoad, unduly-burdensome

Iand harassing and unlimited asio scope.:and :time. Because plaintiff does ,noLcontrol theirustandl

11 isnot.entitledtoanydistributionfromthei.:rust, .plaintifffi.JIth~rol:>jectstothis,request onille


J'2gtoundsthatitBeks,documents thatare.neitherre1eva.ntnor 'reason'cl:bly calqu:lated tol~d to the
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disco:very ofadmissible evidence in fhisactioIi. Plaintifffurtherobj ects,tothis,requestonthe

14.grolinclstl1afit,calls'for;the.pr:oductiofl"ofitre1evant,documents that are.protecied,ftom disclosure.

'IS ; 'byplruniiff'sElndthlrdparties' :Colls1itutionaIlyprotectedrigb:tofpriyacy.Pchrintiftfu.rther Qbj~cts


16 ' tothis,reque$!on;tilegrouIJ,dsfhat.itseeks doqrimentsthatare~pJ:9tectedfrorn disclosure by ~flle
'17attome.y~{;lienl.prl:vilege.andJo:rth;e,a:ttorne.Mw:()r1c-:.PToduct'doctrine,Those,dQcurn:eIlts~1,lclude

l:8'communicanonshetweenplaintiffaIiCl.:hiscounsel, t1J:etrust;,.and.'theircottriSel, ,andtlIe'i:>eneficiaries.


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andtheircourrseL

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SubJectto,andwithoutwaiving the foregoing objections andliniitatioll.s,Plaintiffresponds

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asfqUpws: Phrintiffhasnotrustdocurnentscresponsivetotbisreql,lestinhls possession.or control.

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The trustisirrevocabteand'Plaintiffhris noconfro!orirfteresfinit TlJ.Ertru:sfwassett:l:p. overT3

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years ago, weU priorto ,defendant"sjud.gthent. -trusfoocumentsarebeli.evedby plainti:EPtobein

24

~tlieJj.ossesSlonan<lcofirr61

of'tlre .attarney--and-Trustee, JosephJ. Praske,;ho:weyer) 1:h~requested

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dgcum:enJSare irrelevant tq the p!-"{}po!1IlciiIlgparties' judgm(:!:!l,tp{Jl1ectiot! effort? ll!ldare otherwise .

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subj ectto the privileges andpri'Vacy rights set forth above.

28 .

All DOCUMENTS thatRELATEto the Aquasante Foundation.

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1 JnSPONSEl'O DOCUlVIENTREQUESTNO.3:
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2Plaintiffobj.ects to this 'request on the;groundsthatit is.overly'broad, .unduly burdensome

3andharassing:and unlimited asto scope and time. Bcauseplaintiffdoes notcontroLthetrust, and


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is.not entitled'to ,any distribution from the trust, plaintifffurlher objects to tbisTeqnestonthe

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grounds !hatR seeks documents tllatareneither l"elevant;nor-reasonably calcu1ated:to lead to the

6discoveryof.admissible. evidenceintbisacnotLPlaintifffurther{jbJecrs to tbisrequest'On the

1 grounds. that itcallSfor the production ofitrelevantdocuments that are protected fromdisc1osure
8by pbuntiff'sand th.ird:parties'Constitutionally protectedrlghfof privacy.Plaintifffurfuer objects

9 I to this tequeston the;grounds tba.tit seeks 40cuments that 'are ;protectedfromdisdlosureby the
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attotney-clientpriVilegeand!orthe attorney work"product:'doclrine; Those: documents include

tlcommunications~betWeenplaintiffandhis;counse1. the trust andtheiicounsehandthe benefictaries .

r;g 'and their counseL


;13

;Stipjecftoand witholftw,aiving.tneforegoing :objections .'and)iniitanons; ,Pl~ntiff.,responds

14asfollows:Plaintiffhas'llotruStdoCU!I1ents.::responsi:veto:fl:iis:1.'equestInlns;possessiQnorcontroi.
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The'trusHs llIevocable:and,Plaintiffhas flQ confr6Lorin,terest:init The'1::riJ.st'was set,:up'overJ4

16 .. years 'ago, wellpnortgdefendartt':s juqgmenLTnfst'dQcUmen'tsiate helieved by ,plaintiffto be in

17 't1ie~pbssession:and.contrCll offl1e~att{}rney,and Tiustee,):oseph l Praske, 1iowever~ the requested


1:8 :d{)cumentsareiFrelevant:to.the'prQPoundi~gparfies' judgfuent:conectionefforls:and are otherwise

19 ,sllbjectto the :piivilegesand'pliv.acyiighfsset'Iorlh:ab.ove.

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AllDOCtJ:tv.tEN'[S fuat;:RELATBto:anytrust ,orfoundati6nthatis part ofYOURBSTAmE .,

21
1Z:2.PLAN'.

23 'RESPONSETODOCUl\4ENTREQuEST-N0~4!'
24 .-Plaintlf:fobj ectsto'fhed.enmtion-cofE-S'I'A1'E.pL~set forth in Defendanf's Definitions in '
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thatitincIudesblltls'notlimited tothepreparation.of:anyplan ofadniinistrauQnand disposition of

26Plaintiff's property,:ownedby Plaintiff at any time in arty capacity, before or afier death including
_ 21~- -:~Ii,hnsr;@fts,--OLpow~-ofcattOl;.~~,m::atL3Lothermet1ili.dnf.estate~~~er1:efers.t~-:- .

28 . the transrerorany assets .QWlledbyPlatliiiffat-anYfiIne:io.anyP:ERSONorEN'TI'J:'Yc6I1eciivelY

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on the ground that such an expansive group of definitionsimposesabllrdengreaterthan what is

required by theCalifomia: RuJesofCitdlProcedureandmakes the requests overly broad, .unduly

3 burdensoID.e>QPpressive,harassi~gand1orJl;ototherWise:reasonabl;y calcUlated 'to1ead to the


4

discovery of evidence relevant to theinqUiry lntoPlaint:iff s current assets, wmchis the sole

subject.of thls discovery~

Plaintifffurther objects to tbi:s request on the grounds thatitis notlimitedto,a:ny relevant

scopeandtimeperiod_Plaintifffurth:er ,objects to 'fhisrequest on the grounds thatit seeks

documents thatateneither. reley~ nor teasonablycal.culated to lead toiliediscoveryofadmissible

evidence. in this action. Plairttiff'fur!:herobj'ects-tcythistequeston the grounds that it calls fortne

LOproduction ofirrelevant documentsthat:areprotectedfromdisclosme:byplaintiff's ancHhirdI

11

'Ipames' Constitutionallyprotectedri,ght,ofprivacy. Plairlfiff.further.objects to this requestqn the

12 !grounds.thatit.seeks. documenfsthatare:protected,.from.di~closurepytheattorney..;c1ie11t.priv'il~ge
13 I and/or the .attorneywork~productdQctcine~

Stibjectto'a,ndvJithQutwaivingtneforegoing,objecti.ons and Iimitatibns, Plaintiff,resj:)onds

:14 .
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las foI1~WS:Plaintiffhas~o'trust d~ents.~sPo~ive t~.this.request in:hiSd,ossessiml ;of'control

16 Trust:d0cuments;are'be11evedtobelnthepossesslOnanilcontrolofthe att0.Qleyand T~te~,


17. JosephJ.,Pmske,howevet:, the:reque$fedd()cum:ents~irrel~vanttothepropOl.mdingpa:rties"

18 judgmentcollectioneff'orts'and.areo:tb.erWisesribJect to theprivl1egesandprivacyrlJ$lrtssetforth
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All DOCUNIENTS thatl{ELATEto YOURESTATEPLAN;

22 . 'RESPONSE TODOCUMENT-.REQUESTNO~.5;

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:J?Iaintiffcibjectstothedefiriition !}fESTATEPLANset forlhfuDefendanfs Definifionsin .

"24tna:ritincllIdes:but!s'notlimitecllo ~t1:reprep}1tation'ofIDlY-plan: oradministratlonandmspositioll of .

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J?laintiff's:property" owned by Pl~~ntiff atanY ntne 'in any ,c<w.aci:ty,pefQreor ~eI d~a,tJ;t illchfwng

,26 'will, trust, gifts, otpower ofattomey, or any othermethod of estate planning and ~er:retersto
~-~!);C7 -- ::1he=tFansreFofcany-assets'-oW1ledbyJ?laintiffat,any-timetoatly.;PIffi.ON-Qr~TY~Gollecliely~ ~ -

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28 ' on the ground that .such:anexpansivegroupofdefinitions imposes a bUrden greater than whatls

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required by fue Calif~a Rul~ ofCivilJ>rocedm:e ~ malres tberequeslS JNerly1nuarl,unduly

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:2 I burdensome,. oppreSSIve" harassmg and/ornQtotherMse:reasonahly calculated to lead to the


3!disCOVeryOfevidenceTelevanttOtheinquiryjn:J:oPlaintiff' g, cu,rrent' assets1 which is the sole
4 1 subject ofthis discovery.
5

Plaintifffurther objects to tms.requeston the grounds that it:isnotlimitedt0aIly.relevant

6 scope and tim:e'period. Plaintiff further objects-to this:requestonthe:groundsthat it seeks


7 !do.cuments that are neitherreleva:ntnorreasomiblycalcrilatedtoJead to the discovery ofa.dmissible

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8 'evidence in this. action.. Plaintiff.furiherobjectsto this request on the grounds that it calls for the
9 ,production ofirrelevantdocuments:iliat,areprotectedfromdisclosur:e.byplainiiff'sandthlrd
10parties'ConsiitulionalIy pr:otecteq right ofprlvacy. PlaiIl'tiff:fiufher objectsto tl::iis request:On the
11

grounds thatit seeks documentstbat are protected from disclosure by 'thea.ttomeY"'9I1etlt privilege

12 .andJot'theattorneywoik..:ptodp,ct:doytrl.ne.
13

Subj.ect<to.andwithQut'waivin~~th:~:for~gbillg.obJections . andJimitation~~.l?laintiffresponas .'

14 'a.s:follows:Plainiiffsestateplmwassetupovet 'l4years,'ago", ;Plaintiffhasno,docnm.ents.

15 !(;8.ponsive to this requestinliispossession .or control :fhat,'arewithinanY teasonabletimeperlod<if' ,


16 thejtl<bamentPlainti:ffsestate"planlsirr~'Vocable:ano,wa,s established.over14 y'earsago. Estat:

17 .'Plati.docurnents.. ;a.splaintIff InteIJ>tets'fuedefi1lit;ioJ:l~.:arebeHeyed10 hem:th~:PQsses'sidn 'and


l:g : .con;troiof attorney Josepb.:J. RraSke,howev,er?theTequeSted.iioeumentS ardrrelevantto the

19' >propoundingparn.es~ judgruentbollection effortsandare 'otherwise subject toattorneydient

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AlIDOCTIMEN'I'S RELAT1NGtoanyCQ~CATIO~RBFERENl;~a-YQTIR
ESTATE:PL:AN~

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Plainiiff6bj ects to the definition ;ofESTATE:PLANset forth in DefendfWY's D.efuiitions'in

26 Ithat itincludesbutis ntitJimited to the pr~paration of any plan of adrrrlnistratioIi:and disposition of


_.2.7_.I1ru.ntifes-p~~pertY~.o.Wlled:b.::pJai~tiffll.LaD#1ime~pa~..:bef{}~~,or.afte);rleath.incl~di~g~-':: 28 '\in, trust glfts~orpowerdfattomey,oranyotbermethod o:restate:planning and further refers to

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1 the i:ransferofanyassets owned byPlaintiffat anytime to any PERSON. orENTITYcollectively


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on the ground that :such :anexpansivegroup cofdefiniiious imposes a hurdengreaterth~ what is

required1:>ythe,Califomia Rules ofCivilProcedure and;makes' the requests 'ovedy'broad,undUly

4 ',burdensome,oppressive> harassing,andiornototherwisereasonablycruculated'to lead to the


discovery of evidence relevant to thejnquiiyjnto,Plaintiff'scurrent~ssets:~ which is the sole

6 subject of this discovery.

Plaintifffurtber,objectsto this1."eqlJestonth,egroundsthatitis potlirnitedto any relevant

:8 ' scope and time ,period. Plaintiff further dbjectsto tbisrequestortthegf{}tindsthafitsee1ci


,documents that .are;neitherrelevantnor teasomibly calculated toleadtothe iliscovery .of adn:tissible

10 .'eVidenceinthis action.P1aintiff,furtherobjecl~to,this,request,onthe;grounds thaHt ,calls fotthe

:1 1. production ofirrelev.anfdocuments thatarel)rotected from disclosurebyplaintifr sand.'.third


'12parfie$'Con?fi1u1iomillYJ?rotectedrightof priv:;r;cy.Plalntifffurther .objeCtstot1ii~ requestonihe

13 ~ <groundsthatit seeks documeIitsthaf:ate~protected.ftoJ.i1.:disC1(j$UF~:by:fheattomeJ.;client.priYilege


14 ,andlorthe;attorn~work:~productdoctrine.'I'he'doeurnents'fequeSted,rl~tedoandinclude

15communicationshetweetlplairitiff.andms,c()J.U;lselcover 14year;r~o.
16 :DoCUMENT.REQlJEST NO. '7:

AHDQCtJ]Y.{ENTS thatIffiLA:T.Eto'imyuuSi: in.wllic);'YOU:atefhe't:r1l~tottegatdless:of

17 ;

18 . Y01.1Rpresentincomeor,flnanc1aJ:lriterest
19 .' .RESFONSETO;])OCUMENTREQUESTNO. 7::

2DPlrunfiff obj ectsto this requestoD; the 'grounds that it is .pverlr broad, undulyhurden$ome
21 . ,ruidharassin.g and Urili1;nited to scope ,and time~Beca1:J:Seplainfiftdoesnotcontrofahy'i;nlstand is
22 :nofenti:ileii to.;lllly distrlbution.f'1;omanY'tffist, ;plalntiff:f'uB;h~ro1;:ijects tcrthls tequestol1 the .

23 . '&r0Uridsfhat ifseeks documents fuatarenei1;her t~levaiir nor reasonably :ci;ilculated to lead:to the

'24 I,cliscoveryor'admi$sible 'evldencejn'thls~cfiofi.P11lln1ifffitrth~bbJ.ectsto thls.requestontlle'


25 ,.lgrounds
that it calls 'for the pmdlJ.9fi@ofirrelevantdQC1.11;A~!l,tstha,ta:reprotectea from disclosure
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26 :byplaintiff'sandthitdparties' Constlfutionallyprotectedrightof privacy. Plaintifffurther objects


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~tcTilii'Screq:uest-onthe~gr-0:an:Gsthat~it'Seeks-dBeumeatsc1ihat;are~prote.Gted.fffim~disG1BStIrebY'the

'28 ' attomey--clientpri...iilegeandlor the attorney work-'product doctrine. Those docLl,1"I].en'ts include

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lcommunicationshetween plaintiff-and bis counse1".the trust and theirccnmsel, and the beneficiaries
2and:tb.eircounseL
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Suijjf;1yt to ;andWithout waivingtbe foregoingobjectionsandJimitations,.Plaintiffresponds

as follows: Phlintiffhas no~trust :documentsrespo,nsive to thlsrequestin.1:Us,possessionor contr.ol.

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TmstdocumeI1tsare:believed by plairififftobein the possession and control of tbeattorney .and

6 Trustee, Joseph J. Praske.>however,the.::requested documents are. irrelevanttothepropounding

7. parties' judgmerttcollectionefforts and are ofherwise;'subjectto fhe,privilegesand privacy rights


8 . setforthabove,

9 DOCUMENTREOIJESTNO.8:

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AllDOCUMENrStbatRELATEtb:anytmst:ln which YOU are aTRUSTPROTECTOR..,

11 RESPONSE TO DOCUMENTREQUES'fNO.,8:
12 ..Plaillti:ffdbject!:rto this.reque~~;ont1:regr:O:uhdsthatit;is;overlybroad,u,ndtil:y: bmdensome
13'and.haraSsingandunlimitedtosc.Qpeiandtime.Becauseplaintiffdoesnot;corttrol any l:rusfa:q.dis
14:not eJititledto,anydistrlbutronfrOD1.artyJ:ru.sf:,;PhiinfifffUtfherGbJects to,ffiisrequest.oI1 the

15 .;grounds that'i1'seeks;documentsiliat areneimerteievant:110rre(l'SoDaJjlyci1culated. to. leadto,tlie

16 'discQvery-,ofadpri,ssibleeVidence1lltliisaction" .J?lmntiff:furtherobjects~othisr(;tluest'()nthe
11 .groilildsthafit,cal1:sdoftbeprocIuG1!Qfi ofhTelevant doeurnents th1it are~pr;otectedfrori1disc1osure
1'8 .byplaiI1tiff's''aIld thitd J?arties'C6I1stiiitti:orta11y,protected,nghtofprivacy.~ Plruntif'f'further6pjects
;1:9 . to this request Qnthegr.ounds that it'seeksdocuments tb.atareptotected.from aiscle}sure by 'the
20attorney-y1ientpn~ege

andior:ilieattomeywork,,:productdoctrine. 'Those doquments include

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communications between plaintiffanci'hi:s.counse1" thetlUst ami thelf.couns(;l,and,:the:benefiCiaries

22

and ,their counsel


Suojectto and Withoutwaivingihef~regQm2iobjecfionsand:1irmtat1ons,Plairitif.ftes!londs

23

24' .asfollows:Piaintiffnasl10 dn~ct;n:rfents-TesponsIve1o~thtSi:equestinhtspossessioti 'Or-control. TruSt .

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25 , .dQCllI11ents are"believedbypla:igtifftobein the possession .and contr,olofthe attonieyandTrt1.stee, .

26 .Joseph J. Praske~ nowever, therequesteddocumeIits-areirreleyant to ilie'propopnding pames'


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1 DOClJMENTREQUEST NO.9:
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All DOCillv1ENTSthatRELATE to any trust in which YOU are abeneficiaty"regardiess


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3 ofYODR present.mcomeotnnanciaimterest.
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RESPONSE TO DOCU"MENTREQUESTNO. 9:

Plaintiff obj ects to this request on the groundsthatitis.ovetly broacl" 'unQuly burdensome

6andhanissingand unIimitett:toscope and fune.Becauseplaintiff does notcontr()Iany trust and is


not~entitledto

any distribution from any trust,plairrtifffurther obJects to this request on the

'8 !groundsthat itseekso.ocuments that are .neitherrelevalltnor reasomibly calcUlatedtoleadto the


9 ,discovery ofadmissibl~~evidencein this. action, 'Plaintiff:f'uQ:her.obj ectsto this request on:fhe

1O'gtounds thatit ca11sforthe'ptoduction,'Ofirtelevant docmnents that are protected from ,disclosure


11:by plaintiffsandtJ:m-dparties"ConsututionallY:jJtotectedri:ght ofprivacy. Plaintifffhrtherobjects
12 toiliisrequest on the groUrids that it$eeks docrtmentstha.t,arep:rofeCted.fromdisclosurel,Jy the

13 fJ.ttortley-c1ientprivil~g;}.ancllortl1eattorneywotk~prod;uctdoctri!:l~. Those documents include


14,cQmm.~icafioru,;betWeen:plaii1tiffandhis;counsel~thetnIst,andilieir.couns.etat:ldfh~hel1~~ici4rles,

15an(Ltheir:counseL
1 6 S u b jectio and without waivin,gt1ie'fot~gofugobJectionsandlimitatiohs~Plainti:ffresponds
17 .' a.sfol1ows:Plaintifflias not1ust>docunrents responsiv:ejoi:his request\l1:his ;possessipn or control.,

1:8 Trost documents are :bE;llievedb:vplaintiff~obe.ii1 the.possession andconi:ror 'ofthe attorney and
19. Trustee, JosephlPrask~; however7thetequested documentS/Ife:irrelevanttothe'Pfopounding
parties~ judgrnentcol1ection.efforts and areotherWisesubjectto thepriyileges'and :privacy nghts

20

21 $etforthabove.
22'DOCUMENTREQUEST.NO.10;

23

All DOCUlMENTS,thatRELATEto any trusfillwID.ch YOUareindass,6fbene:ficiaries>.

24 regafd1essof'dtJ:RpJ:(;~seni mcomeornmmcia.11nterest .
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26Plainti:ff oQj ects to thisrequeston,thegroundsthatit'isoverlybroacluuduIy burdensome

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.I grounds that it seeks documents;thatare neither relevantnorreasonablycalculated to lead to the


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21 discovery of.adniissibleevidenceinfhisacfion, Plaintiff further ol?jectstotliis ,request :on'the

'3j,grounds thatitca11s for:thepraduct1.onofirrelevant documentsthatareprotecte:dfroII1disclosure


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41byplaintitrsandthlrd parties' Consfitutionallyprotectedrightofpriacy.Plaintifffurtherol?jects

51 tothis request on the groundsthatit'se,eks ,documents :that are protected from disclosure by the
61,attomey-clientPljvilege,andlortheattorneywork:'7productdoctrine.ThosedocumentsJnclude

1 II comnnmicationsbetween plainfiff and his CounseL the trust and their OOIlllSel, and the D"",",ciarles .
8 'land thcirrcounseL

Subjectto, andwithoutwaivingthefon:;going ,objections ,and

Iimitations~PlaintiffTe~PQnds

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10 'as follows: Plaintiffhas :notrustdocuments,responsive tothisrequ~stinhispossessi011or ,c:ontrdL


11 Trust documents are believecfl>yplaintifftobeinthe:possessionan,dcontrolofthe attomeya,nd

12 Tmstee, Joseph):. PraSke~hutthatsair;l documents arejrreIev:Mttb<the,propotrndlngpar:tles"


13 \judgmentcoliedion efforts and are,6therWisesubject'tothe'priviIeges,andprivacy':rightssetforth
14abpve~

lS:DOCUMENTREQUESTNO.ll:
,A1lDOCIJMENTS'fuatREIA$tobiIls,feeE1. inyoice~.'~'charge~tl'aidon ~OtJRbeha1f

16

1.7 j'byariy2PERSQMor'ENTITY<inclumng, hut notJitnited to, :l?acific CoastManagementand,Avalbn ;


18 'C6rponition 'slnc,'2QO.1,

19 I'RESPONSETODOCUMENTREQUESTNO.l1:
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,Plaintiff opJects totbisrequestontlie groundsthatthetenn<~oll YOlJRbehalf' is overly

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bmadand,colllPound.PlaintifffurthernbJectstothisrequestonthe:groundsthatitisovedybroad

22 'as to imeand~yope as tOheu,nou1y bu:rC(ensome'anu:hfu'assing, :p1ainfitf:!iiffiiet',Qojecrs :toiliis

23' ,request on thegrou.ndsfuatit;seeks documents 'that .areneithern:ilevanfnor :reasonablyca}'culated

-24 ! -to1ea{n(ftne:-discIT\Tery:ofadmtsslliIe~evidehce llI"tbis;actlol1. -cplrufitltr'fi.m:her objects-:tcn:llls

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25 request on the grounds that it calls for the production ofirrelevant documents that are protected
26 from disC10sureby plaintiff'.sand third parties' Constitutionally p:rotectedrightofprivacy.'Plaintiff
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Subjectto ,and without waiving the foregoiIlgobj eclions and limitations, Plaintiff responds

2;[aSf6UowS: The specified time penodis overlybroad and unre1ated toanYTe$onableattemptto


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I colle.ctthls judgment. Ifthe propounding party agrees to limit this request toa relevantilnd
reasonable time period, Plaintiffwillproduce documents.reasonably'responsive to this. r~quest in

5plain1;iffspossessiQn .andcontrol that are not privileged. As to fees paid]:)yplaintiffthat ate'not


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privileged, those documents haveah:eadybeen producedin dlscvery iritbisactionandthe

Gaggerov. Knapp~ Petersen ,and Clarke action currentlypendingbeforetheLos Angeles Superior

Court in which the propoundingparties'legi:llfirmisfhe firm that prepared these discovery

9 requests.
DOCUMENT REOlJESTNO.12:

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AlLDOCUrYmNrS thatRELATEtotraveleXpensespaid'by YOU OL1lD.Y PERSONol"

12 "ENTITYonyourbihalf sinc~2001.

l$RESPONSKTO nOCUMENTREQIJESTNO.12!
Plain~ffobjectstotbistequestonthegrQ'j.ll1ds,thm;the term,i'oll YOIJJ,t behalf" isov~r1

14

15 'b:toad~and compound~Plaintifffurtherobjects'tothlsteql;testonfhegr:otinds thatiti-lsover1yhroa.d


16, as to 1:ime.ahd:scope as to'beundulyhil:f:densome:and.harass1ilg~ 'Plainti:lf:fuJ:lhep objects totbis
req~eston fhe.grounds that it seeks

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d()C1;!IIlen'tS that!are,neitherrel~v~t1ior teason~lyca1cu1ated

18, to lead to the discovery .ofadmissibleeYiclence'ih thisactiQn.PlaintiffTurtherobj ec;tstb this.

19 request on theground$thatitca11s:f'ottheproduct1on'9firrelevl:li1t docu:rnents that;a:reptotected


20 from disc1osurebyplaintiff's andtJ:iird parties} ConstitutlOIla11yprotectedrightofprivacy.Plaintiff:
21

further objects to this requestonthegrotinds thatitseeksdocumentsfuatare ptotected:ftom

22

.disclosure b,ytheattomey-,c1ientprivi1egeand!or.theatt6meywork~'Product'doctrine.

23

SubJect to.and without waiving the foregoingobjectioIls,andlimitations; Plaintiffresponds

24 '. asfollows: Theiime period

is overlybroad and unrelatdLToanyreaiOnable attempuocollecN:1ns

judgment. Should thepropoundlngparty~gr.eetolimitthis.Requesfto a'relevantand reasonable

25

.26 time period Plaintiff 'Win produce documents reasonably responsive to thisreguesHn plaintiffs

-27 I-possession and c-ontrottha.'t-are nut1Jri\illtfged~

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,All DOCUMENTS tllat RELA'TEtolitigatton expenses paid by YODoranyPERSONor


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31ENTlTYon your'behalfsince 2001.

11

jRESPONSE TO DOCUMENT.REQlJESTNO.13.;

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6

Plaintiff objects.1:o'thisrequeston.fhegrounds that theterm "on YOURbehalP iso'ler1.y

broadandcompOlind.. Plaintifffurthero1?jects to this request :on;:the grounds that it isovetly broad

II

7as to.timeandscope'as to'beundulyburdensome and harassing. Plaintifffurther d!?jects:totbis


E request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are neither relevant nor reasonably Clilculat~d

9 to lead to the. discovery of:admissible evidence: in this action.. Plainlliffjmher. o1:>jects'to tbis'
.1'0 .request on the grounds tbat it icallsfof the production .of1'lT:elevant documentsthatareproteeted

from disclosure,byplaintifrsandthird:parties' Constitutiona1~yprotected'right afprivacy~ Plaintiff'

11

12, ~furtberabjects ta, tffis.request,onthegroundsthat;it seeksdacumentsthat:areprotectedirom


I"

13Iilisclosure,'bytheattam.ey,lie:ritprivil~geandJarthe.attam~ywork~productdoCtrine~.

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Su1?jedtt():and Without waiyirlgtlleforegoing o1?je~oIis'aridlimitatioIis.Plain1iffresP\?nds

t5'asfollows: The~J?ecifiedtim~ period isovetly:bJ;Qad.a.11dunrelatedfo>~ r:aso.l1(lbl~a1t~mlytto

t~icollectt1llsjudg;rrleti(Sliould,:thepr()poundii1gparw .agr:eetol1nilttbis Requestto al'elevant'and


17'reasollaJ)letlme penod:Plainflffwill produce,documehtsrea.sonablyresp,pnsiVe,to thiS: request in.

tS plaintiff\spossessiqnandc9nn:ol that are ,not priVilege<t .:Asto:rees~paid ~yplaiIltifft11at~enot


19 'piivil~ged, those docwnentshave.:already he..enproducedir:t discoyery in this:action(Lll(].the

20 Gagge.ro y.Kna,pp,Petetsenan4 'Clarkeaction:currently'pendingbebn~ theLQ~ .Angeles Superior


21 . Court in~which the propounding parties' legalfmn is tUefutntbatprepar;edthsedlsCQvety
22.

Tequests~

23

;nOClJl\i:1ENTREQUESTNO. 14:

2425

~ AJIDOC~S~iliafRELATE to1:he-tfansfeFof'ariy,asserownea-afanyfuiH~by YOU in

any c apaci1:y .

26 ,RESPONSE TO DOcu:MENTREQUEST NO. 14:


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'-~-PlaiIl~ffcobjects-fo:@srequest-(mthei?;tbtirids-11iafit1sover1y"brbaa:asto-:time-andcscopea&:'

to be unduly burdensome.andharassil1g. Plaintifffurtherobjects to thisrequest.on'fue grounas that

1 it seeks documents that are .neitherrelevant norreasonablyca1crilated toJead to the discovetyof

2 admissible evidence in this action. l?laintiff1Urther objectsto this request:onthegrounds that1.t


3

calls .for the production .of irrelevant documents'thatareprotectedfromdisc1osuretrypla.in1:iffs

4. and thirdpames' Constitutionallyprotecte.d Iightofpri\Ulcy.Plainlifffurthenjbj.ects to thisrequest '.

S .on ihegrounds .that it seeks' documents thatare'p:r:otectedTro.rndisclosurebythe attorn~...;c1ient


6

privilege andlorthe attorney work~producLdoctrine.

Subjectto:and withoutwaivingtheforegoingobjectrons.andIin1itations,Plainfiffresponds

8asfoUows: Plaintiff1snotawareofany .assets.hehastransferredsincetheeniry ofjudgtnentin


9

this .matter.

10 DOOUMENTREQUESTNO.15:

.All DOCUMENTS thatRELATEtothetranSferof:anyassetownedat.any~time byYOUas

11

12 .t>artofYOUR.ESTATEP.LANNING;
13 'RESPONSE.TO])OCUl\1ENTREQlJES'I'NO.15:

Plairi1;iffobjectsto the definition ofthe dtrriitibh.dfBSTATEPLANsetforthin

'14

15 'DefendanfsDeflniti6ns.in fuafifincliIdes]:mt.ls1ibt limited to the' preparation of anY plan of

16

.adrriinistrationand:di&positionofPlain1iff'sproperly?,ownedby;Pl8intiff~tanytimeinany

17 .capaCity; .beforeer:afi:erdeath:inc1udiIlg-w.i1I"trust,:gms, orppwer'of,~t1:0rIl~~bt EP:yothennethod '.

18 . ,ofestate:planningandfuItherrefers'tothe,transfer of anY assets.ownedf>y Plaintiff at any tiIlleto:


T9 :any 'PE.RS()NQf ENTITY collectivelyont'he:grou:ndthat.suchanex.panSlvegraup qfdefiriitions
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20 imposes aburden-,greaterthanWhat isrequired.by ,the~CaliforniaRulesofCivil Procedure and.

2:], ,mak;es the .requests .ovetlyhroad, undlilyburdensome~oppressive~ haras~.ng ,atld7ornotofuerwise


22'reasonably ca:1ctilated:t61eaa to tlie ffiscovery ,dreVidence:re1tWantt6tlie:mquiJjriritoPlaiilnff'.s
2.3

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current assets, which ~s the sole subject of:tbis'discovery.


- -, -Plaili:tifffUMer obJects to tbls .re:J.Uestun"the:grounu~thatit-'isnot~~imittfd-to-anyr:elevant: '

25

scop~and tin:teperiod.Plaintiff ii;utherobjegts to this reque~ 9hfue>gro:tJ11qsthatitseeks

26

documents that are neither relevatltnorreasonablycmculated to lead to the discovery ofadmissible

28

production

or irrelevant documents that:are protected from disclosurehy plaintiff's and'th1rd


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parties, Constitutionally protected right ofprivaCfY . Plaintiff further obj ects to:this request on the

'2 Igroundsthatit,seeks .documents:thata:J;'e:protectedfrom .rlisd1osureby the: attomey-cli ent,privilege

311andJor the attotney wotk-PIoduct doctrine.


i

Subjectto :andwitholltwalvingthe foregoll1gn1:)jections andlimitation{;,Plain1:iffre:sponds

5 as foILows: :Plaintiffsestate'plan was,set u,p over 14 years:ag(LPlaintiffhas no doc.uments


,6

responsive to this requestin his ,possession 'orcontrol'thatatewithin any reasonable time period of

7 the judgment. Plaintiffs estate planis irtevocable and was established over 14 years ,ago. Estate
8

Plan documents,asplainfiff interpretstheRequest>are:believed tohe in the possessionandcontr'ol .

90fattomey Joseph J.Praske"hQwever1 iherequested,documentsareirre1evanttotheJ)T()pounrung

:10

parties' judgmentcol1ectioneffortsandare,othe!Wise 'stibjecttoattomey client;privilegesand,the

11 QilierprlvilegesandptiVacy

rlgb1sset~above.

12, DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. '16,:


,A1,lDOd~SfhatIffiLA1?B.:l{),'any;postjlld~ntdiscov:ery,W'anY'DIattertowru:eh

13:

14 YOIJtt;:sponded.

lSRESPONSE.TDDOClIMENTREQlJESTNOc 16;

15 'Plailltiftobjectstothisrequest ol1)fue~grbundsthatitis6verlybro~,aSto!titne,and. scope/as


17 :to,he'unduly burdensomE;,~dhar(lss~g~ ,Plaintiff'fuitheroojectstotliis request on ,the:ground$~at'

18 ' itseeksdocun:lIqnp> that;ar~l1either:reJ.evantnor:reasonablyca1ctila~ed to leadJ:o:the,di,scQveryof

19

admissible evidence inthis.,action.PlaillufffurtherQbj ects to:tlii:s request on the grounds 'that it


calIs for the produCtion dfirrelevant 'documents that are protected from disc1osure'byplairitiff's

.2D

21 "and thirdparties'ConStitutiomdlyprotected right.ofpnvacy, Plainiifffurther 'objectstothis.request '.


:22

,omihe,grounds that it seeksdocuments'that~ate,protected from :disclosure:1?y the attorney-clIent

23

privilege' and/orilie attorney work~prodnctdoctrine.


SubJect to and Without watvfngfueforegoing 6bjectlonSand1imltcii100s~Plaintiff :r~s:pondS

24
25

laS;f()llOWS~ Plaintiffhas no documents after entry ofj\ldgment intbiscasefhatareresponsivet.o

26

Ithis request exceptforthe discovery done in this case, which documents are :already in possession

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-:otlrerequestlI1g.paItY~

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1 I,DOClJ.lVlENT
REQUEST
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NO~ 17::

AIl DOCUJY.IENTS thafRELATE to ,anyjudgment debtor ,exaIDofYOU since2001.

3 ,RESPONSETODOCUMENTREQUESl'NO.17:

Plaintiff objectstothisrequeston:thegrounds thatitis overly broad as to time and scope as

5 ,to 'be unduly burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further objects tofhisrequest on the grounds that
6

itseeks documents that are ,neither relevant nor :reasonablycalculated to leadto the discovery of

7adIriissibleeVidenceiniliis action.PlaiD:tiff;further obj~ to this request on ,thegtounds thadt


8

calls for the production of irrelevant documetrts'tnatare protected fromdisc1osure 'by plaintiff's

9and:thirdparties' Constitutionally protected rightofpnvaqy. 'Plainfifffur:ilier ribjectsto this request


lO:on,ilie groundsihat it seeks documents that 'are protected from disclosure"hytheattorney..,client

11 ' .prlv.i.legeandJor the attorney work-product.docmmt


Subjecttoand Without waiv~'thefuregoii1g obJections and Iimita:tion~. Plaintiffresponds :

12

13 :as follows: Elainfiff:nasn6:documentsifter:enttyofjud.gmentin,thls.casefhat :areresp0uShmto


14 .

;thi~requesfexcept:for,fhedisc()verydoneiIithi$ case~ whichdocmnents,areaireadyinpossession

15 ' ':otthel"equesfingpart,Y~Inaddition.,. the tequestillgpart.yisinairea4possession df aIljudgm:ellt


16 . debtors exams'ta,kenofplaiI),tiff sinee,'z(JOL

1'J:DOCUMENTREQUESTNO.. 18:
1 8 A . l 1 DOCUMENTS"thatRELA'IEtoanyENTITY,ofwhich YOU are:an officer or

19 member,
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21

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RESPONSE TO DOC1JMENTREQUESTNO.18:
Plaintiff obj ects to fills requeston the,ground$ thatitjsQveIiy'broacl 'as'toiimean-d scope:as

22 " toheundulyburdens6me>and,harasslng,

Plaintiff::furtherxllJjects toihls requesto.tt:tne,grounds that"

23 .it seeks documents tbat,areneitherreievantnor reasonabiycalcu1atedtoleadtptheruscoveryof

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26

and thirdparties~ Constitunonally protected rightofpnvacy. Plaintiff further objects to thisTequest

"27" ~on-the'woumfsi:liati:tse'ekS-ducuiiientS-th:ataf~otected:'fromilisclosure~byt1ie:attorney:c1ient

28privilegeandlor the attorney work-product doctrine.

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Subjecttoand withoutwaivingth~ foregoingobjec1ionsand limitations~Pla.intiff responds

.2 as follows: Subject wand withollt'WalVingilieforegoingobj ectionsand limitanons, Plaintiff


3

responds as follows:Plaintiffhascno dbcumentsJ::esponsivetothis;request.

4 .DOCUlVIENT REQlJEST'NO. 19:

All DOCt.JJ\1ENTSthatRELATE to,anyptopertyat which YOU have resided since

5
6

January2011.

7 ,'RESPONSE TO DOCU:MENTllEQIJESTNO.19:
8Plaintiff'incorporatesby:referen~'each;,md every GeIl.~a1 Objection set forth above as

to

though fi.iI.lyset forth herein., Plaintiff'O'bj eats to this request on ihe,gt'ounas,thatitls 'overly broad, :
'undulyburdensbmeandharassing;Plaintifffurth:erobjects.tb thisrequestonthe.groundsthatit
"

11 ' :seeks documentS taatare neither relevatit'norreasonably :calculatedtolead to ;the, discovery of


12 " )admissibleevidence infhls action. Plainfiff:fj:uther objects to<tIris request on'thegrouJldsthaNt

13

'lca.lls for theproductipnnfi:p:elevant dQcutn,entsiliatate:prqtecteg fitJQ:,l disClo~ureby plaintiff's

14 ,landJ:hirdparties' 'ConstitUfipn~lY'Pro~earightbfpriv~cy.PIaintifffurtb:ert)l:ijects'tmtb.isTequest .
15 on the'grounds thatitseeks doeumentsthataie protected from,disclosurebyilie.attomey-"client

16

;p:riVil~geJ:l,nd/oFthe :attDmey w9fk~preductdoc:trine.

'11

SUbJect't9an.c1 withoutwaiVing:the'foregoin,g;;ol:)j-ectiQIls'andJjm.itanol1s,J?Iairitiffxesppnds. '

18

as follows:Plaintiff':dQes nothave'atlY documentsxes;ponsiveto:thi:s'I'equestthat ate 'rei evantto the ..

19

l?ropo-undingparties~ collectiQnefIortsiI;riliis matter.

20

DOCmfENTREQUESTNO.20;

21 '
22

AIIJ)OCUMENTS'fuatlffiLA'IEtoroo.l property locatedat35QICanadaLarga, Ventura


California, 9300L

23 ,:RESPONSE TO DOcrrMENTREQUESTNO.2l}:
. . 2 4 - - ~PIaintiffcibjectstotfiisrequeSt on the grotindsthafit is,bvetlybro~ag iofu:rie anc[ scope~ .

25

toheundulybur4eJl~omeandharassing. Pla,intifffurth~r_objects tQtbigrequestonthe.grQUlldS that

.26 it seeks documents thatareneitherrelevantllorreasonably calculate4to lead to the disc every of


~zFI

ai:I.rirlsSibltrevi-4encei:rrtnis-actfuit~11rlntifis1iOfih:ebwner~ofsaid reat-propen.y::- Plaintiff--

28

furthetcobjects to this 'request on the grounds that it calls for the production of irrelevant documents'

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1

1 that-are protected from disclosure by plaintiff sand third parties' ConstitUtionally protected right
2 ' ofprivacy.Plaintiff:furthet objects tothisrequesfonthegroundstthatitseeks documents that are
3

protected fromd1sclosure by the attorney..c1ientprivile&eandJor theattomey wor'k..;product

doptrine.

..5 DOCTIMENTREQUEST NO.21:


AlI DOCUNffiNTS thatRELAJEto<anytaxDOCUMENTS filed by YOU arnn YOUR

7 behalf.
8
9

IRESPON~E.TO~O~NTREQIJEST NO. 21:.

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PlamtiffobJectStotbis:requeston the groundsthatltlsovedy broad as to time and scope as

10 to be unduly hurdensOlD.eandharasSing~. Plaintiff further obJects.:to this request on th:egrounds1hat


11 it seeks documents that are neitherrelev?l1tnorreasonably calcu1atedtolea~ totheiliscQvery of

12 ... adtnissibleevip,enceinthi$action.Plaintifffurllier.obj-ectstofhi$:r:equeston the groundsthant


13

callsforthe produCtion,orirrelevant documel1,tsthatareprotectedfromdisclosUrehy'plaintlffs

14 ,and fhird pat4ies" Constitutionally protected.iight ofprivacy.. oF1aintiff further objectsto:thisreqp.est


15 'On :thegrounds that it seeks documentsihafare'pn>t.ectedfn)In disclosure by th~attomey-c1ie:rit
16 privilege and/or1:he,attomey worJc..;RrQduct,'doc1:J:::iIle~

'17' ])OCUMENTREQI1ESTNO~.22:

18

AlIDOctJl\..:1:ENTS that RELATE to 'anY 'faxes'paid:on y't)DRbehalt: including but not

.19 limited to, in 1(OURcapaCity.asiheequitabIeowner of any ENTITY.

20 ,RESPONSE TO DOCIJl\lIENT REQUEST NO. ,22:


21
22

'Plaintiff objects to ibis request on the grounds 'iliaf the term "on YO'O:R behalf' is overly

broad and compound. Plail1,tifffilrther o'biects tothisrequesron :thegroundsthat,it is. ovetlybroad

23 ,asio iimeand scopeasto be undulyburdensomeandharassing.Plaintifffurtller objectsto this

24' requesf onfue grourids that it seeks documents t!urt,are-neiiher relevant nor reasonablycalculai:ed '

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25

to lea-d to thediscovety ofadmissiblee'vidence intbis action.Plain.tifffurther objects to this

26 request on the grounds that it calls fortheproductionof irrelevant documents thatareprotecteo.

f.

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21'- -fromdtsulnsure1Jy-pbrlni:ifP-s1llId~T(lpartres"' 'Corrsti;tuttoqafly protected~right-ofpri:vacy:PJaillfr:f.f,: ..


28

further objects to this request on the grounds that it seeks documents that are protected from

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disc10sureby iheattomey-'C1ientpriyjlege~?Ildiorthe:attomeywot1c-'product ~doctrine.

Subj ecHo. and wiilioutwaivingthe foregoing objections :and limitations, .Plaintiffresponds

3 !'as follows: PhuntiffisnottheownerorCll'+yEntity)eqriitableor "Otherwise.

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4 DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 23:


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.5
'6

AllDOCUMENTSthatRELATE'to.any income tax retumsinc1udiI!g,butnotlimited.to,

1'

IW2 s, 1099 s, K-T's,'whetherpreparedforfederal state> or:municipal thatlffiLATEtoYO'Osince .


1

7 January 1, 2005.

8 ':RESPONSE TOD()CUM]}NTREQlIESTNO.2~
Plaintiff oblectstothis .request 'onthe,gtounds tbatit is overly broad, undUly burdensome

IDandharassing.Plaintifffurther Qbj ectstothisrequestOl1 thegtounds that it seeks documents that


'11'$IeneitherrelevantnofreasonablYcaIcu1atedto leadtothe'discoveJ;YOfadmissibleeyidence 1;11
12 this action. Plainfiffurther 6bjectsto:thlstequeston the groun(fS thatit calls fot fue 'production of

13 ;rrrelevantcdacumetitsthatare:protected.fkom disclosmebypJaint1ifs'andtllltd'parlies'
.14 'Co~stitufiona11y protected rightufpIiva.cy..RlaiD:'f:iffifurthero~iects to thl:s,request onthe:;g:rounds
15 !.that,itseeks. documentsthat.are:protectedfromdisclOSilre,bYthe;'a.tto:rney~1ientpiivilegeand!or

16 the attorney wOfls:""product.dotrt:rine,.


17 .:DOCUME:NTREQUESTNO.24:

I ...

SthatREL~TE.

AI."1DOCUMENT
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. ".' .y.m.on.ey:gtvento YO-Cf:forany
J:Q t:RESPONSKTODOCIJl\1ENT REQUEST NO. 24:

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21

p~l;I>osesi!lce2{no. ;

Plaintiffobjectsto tbisrequeston thegtoundsthatitisvagueand ambiguous, .overlybroac;l,

unduly burdensomeandharaI?sing. Plaintifffu,rthergbj:ectsto this reque~tpn thegro:urtd.sthatit

22 '. seeksdocumems that 'areneifuerreleva:nt+1orreasonabIycalculated tolead.tothe disgovery of

.23adnlissibleevidence inthis:aciiQn.P1a,intiff.furtherdbjectstothl~<rt:questol::l;"thegrounis that it

. 2:4- , .caUslortneproduclionofmelevaD.t.doci,u:ilen,tS-'tllat;a:reprptectedfrom.rusclosurenyplainiiirs
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25~andthird.parties' -Consntu:t;ionallY prqtected,.right of privacy.Plainiifffurther o~ject.s to this request

26 .onthegrounds tIlatit seeks docum~nts fhat'llfe ptotectedftomdi$clo~e:by'the;attorney-cIient


'2T-prlvitege:arrdfOrtheattarneywor~w-pdllCtdoctJine:

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11 DOCUMENT REQlJESTNO. 25:


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2jAlIDOCMNT8thatRELA.'11ito allY incomeeamed.byY0Usince 2010.


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3jRESPONSE
TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.:Z5:
,

41

Plaintiffobj ects to this request on 1:hegroundsthatitIsoverly 'broad as to time and scopea,s

.,

51 to he unduly blirdensomeandhara,ssing, PlairitifffUrthet objects toibis request .onfhegrounds that.


1

6 .it seeks documents that are neither relevantnoTreasonablycructilated toleadto thediscoveIY of


adniissibleevidencein thisaction.Plaintiff:furtherobjeetsto this request on the grounds thatit

~.I.callsr~r thel'~oducfiOn <Ofinel<Wantdooum~th!it~P~ ~!lisCltis~~ypl~'


9

I and third parties' ,Constttuuonallyprotectedrrght of pnvacy.Plamttfffu,rther obJects to this request

10onthegrOimds that itseeks dOCunientsthatiireprotected>fromdlsc!osurebythe attomey..dient


II, .priViiege.andiorfueattomeyWtitk-product doctrine.
12 "

Subjecttoand'Withont'w;:iiving,i:he;foregbing'objections and1jmitatio:n$:>Plaintiffre~pollds

13!':as follow$,: Plaintiffwillproduc.eany documellts

res:poMivei:othlsR.eqlle~t1n hispossessiol1:and

14 J<controlifthe'propour:i.dingpartyagrees tQlimltthe. dQCtirtIenfrequest!to the'televanttiIneperiod.

ts
16'

1'1

.lJ)OClJ1\IIENT REQtJESTNO.26:

AIlbariksBiatementsforanypersonalotbusmessaccount .IDwliich OtJ:.'havelegalor


"equitaPl~ interest;

18RESPONSETO])OCUMEN'l'REQUESTNO~ '26:

19 PlaintiffubJeotstotJii:srequest on thegtounds:tb.afItisoverly'broadasto,:tlme.and. scope.as


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20 ; ~iobe~un:dulY]iUideiisome-anQ1iarassirig~PlamtifrfuLtlier-::-obJectSto.:trus:ii;quesioiifuegrounds that - ~ ~1

it seeks documents that,areneither,relev;antnorTeasonablycrucrllated tolead to thecq1scoveryof

22 . 'aamiSSlhle:evidenc~,in~this:aotiorr, Plain.1ifffUrtherubjects:totllisreqneston'ihe-grounds-thaHt

23 " calls for theproduc1ion:oflrrelevantdocumentstJ:ratarecpr:..otectedftom disclosure :byplainfiWs


I

'24and~tbir&parties>Constitutionally;protected right.,.ofpr1v,acy.Phiintmfurtherubjectsto:thlsteguest

I
I

25

onfhe grounds thant seeks docun;tents that.are prpteqecLfrom .disc1osureby theattotney..:cI1ent

26

privil ege and/or theaftomey wotk-proouct doctrine,

ZL - ~~--s~bj~(ito~41:b.otlfwaivfug.~fu.~foregoingobje.ctionsandljmjtation~.J?1aintifUe&Pond~ _"_

18 . -as rol1ows:Plarntlff.hasno:documerifsresp011siviio thisrequesfbec&rse-he does not haveabaIlk


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Iaccount in which hehas.aIegalorequitablejnterest.

2 DOCUMENTREQUESTNO.27:

A11sayiItgsacGountsinjnstitutipnsiliat represent :accounts in which YOU have an

4. equitable interest
5

RESPONSE TO DOCUMENTREQIJEST NO.:Z'7!

.Plaintiff furtb:erohj eets to this request on the grounds thatit seeks documents tha:tare

7 neither relevant nor reasonably calculated to lead tothe,discoveryofa4missibleevidencein fhls


:8

action. Plaintifffurtherobjectsto this request ,on the, grounds tha.t1t cansforthe production of

irrelevant .documents that are protected from disclosure ,by plaintiff's and'thirdparties'

10 'Constitutionally proteetedrlghtofprivaC)T,Plainti:ffurther.ol:>jectstothisrequestonthe-grounds

11 thatit seeks documents that are pr.otected itomdisdosurebythe attomey-,cIientpnvilegeand1or


12 the,;attorneywork~productdoctr1ne.

Subjecttoca~dyYithoutwaiVingthe foregoingobjectibns'andjiniitafions~Pla!p:tiffrespon!s

13. 1

14 .\ asfblJows: Plaintrffhasllo docum-ems

reJ)po1fS~vetQthis requeStinmspossessio.niorcontrol.

15 !beca,usehe .does l1otnave:,abank,accourt:i::irJwhl6hhe'hasanequitable::interest


16

DOCUMEN1\RE2UES~NO.28:

.Mldeeds
.orany.other DOG~,.evidenclng,anyinteres1>.or
j leases~mortgages)
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18owrrership" includi:iig:eCiwtableinterest 'o.rownership7by 'YOlJiuTealproperty.a;taJ.1.y"timesmce

19 ,1997.
20 .RESPONSE TO DOCU1\fENT:REQUEST NO. 28:
21

Plaintiff objects tothisrequeston'the groundsfhatit is oyerlybroad.ascto time and scope as

22

tOibeundUly burden~0IIleandp.arassi~g. Plaidfurther:objects tcrthisrequest'on thegroundsthm

23

itseeksdocumentsthat are neitherrelevantnor reasonab!ycalcu1ated to lead tothe:d1scQveryof

24

adillisSlhleevtdence in tIlls

action. :Plmnnff::further.objectsto-:t;mirequest Olfilie gioundsihat it

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calls ror the production;ofirrelevantdocumentsthat areprotected.frommsclosurebyplaintiff1:s

26

andthirdparties'ConstitutionaUy protected right of privacy. Plaintifffurther:objects to this request

. - 2it - oJDll:~gro@a:s llfatirsee1csdocuments:-fua.hrr~rot~cted-from'ffis:c-loSri:re-by11i:eiltro~y-'clrenL -

28

privilege andlorthe attorney work-produG!: doctrine.

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1

'Subject to and Withoutwaivingtheforegoing objectionsand.limitations, Plaintilfresponds

as 'follows:Plaintiffhasnodocuments'responsive 10 ihis:requestinhis ;possession or control which

I'would evidence any interest orown:~rshipheldinTeal prQpert.Y after entry ofJudgmentin this

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matter.

5 .DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 29:


6

,All DOCIIMENTSeviden,cingany interestorownershi,p;inc1ud,l:qg equitable interest or

7ownershlp, by YOU in any asset ,at .anytime since 1997,

,g,RESPONSE'IO DOCUMENT .REQUEST NO.:29:


9

Plaintiff 'obj ects to this request qn,the groundsthatitis overly broad as i:o time,and.scope as

10

to be 'undUly burdensome and harassing. Plainti:fffurtherobj ects:to ibis request on the groUnds that

Ii

itseeks -documents 'that are neitherrelevantnor reasonablycalc'lila:tedtolead tothe discovery-of

T2adrrrlssibleevidence in this action. ,Plaintifffurtherobjects1e this request on theground.s.thettit

13 .' caUs~fqrtheprotiucfion ofirrelevantdoq~ents thatareprotecteiLfromdisc1oS1l:(eby plaintif'Ps


14 . and third.,parnes' GonstitutionallYJlrptectedlig4t()f'priv:acy~ Plaintlfffurl11erobjectstothlstequeSt .

15 . bIithe grounds thatits~eksdq~e:ntsthat:areptoteGted fromdisclosm;ehxthe'attOmey,,-c1ien,t


16 piivilegeandlorthe;attorn,ey'work-i>Todlictdocmne.

Subjectto-?nd cWithout waiving the 'foreg6irigobj~ctionsatidIiniitati6ns~,J?1a.1J:rtin.re~ponds

17

18 .

:as:fdllows:PlaintiffwiltrespondtofuisJe9.uest$houldtb:erequesti~g;party.li:mitthe:requestto the

1$1 . .present ownership oiany non,,;exempt assetand defines fhetermasset.


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20 .DotUMENT,REQUESTNO~ 30:

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All stockcertificafusorother DOCtTh:1ENTSeVid.encing ownership of stocks and bonds

22 .held

oJ YOUinany capaeity.

23 ' '-RESPONSE TOfiOClJ:MENrREQlJEST NO. 'SO:


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25

- .- "PIrunfiff objects tomisrequesfon thegrounasthatitisbverl)fbfdad aslo funeand~scope as

to he undwyburdensome~ndharassing: .PlaintifEfurther objects totms, request on the grounds that.

26 it seeks documents that ate neither relevantnorreasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of
- -'27- --a:dmisSiQle~evidenc&i:tJ:'thls--ac1ion.-Plaintiff-furthet~obj-eCtS-to"tbis-:tequest-c()n-th~grounds--thatit--

28 . calls for the production ofirtelevantdocumentsthat areprotectedftpm disclosure by-plaintifPs

land third parties' .Constitutionallyprotemed right. ofprivacy.. Plaintiff furtheroojectsto this request
on the .grounds'thatif seeks documents that are .protected fromdisclosru;e by the ,attomey-dient

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privilege and/or the attorney 'Work:product doctrine.


Sribjectto.and Without waiving the foregoing objections candJimitations,Plaintiifresponds

5asfollows:Plaintiffhasno docum'ellts responsive to fhis requestinliis possessionor,controI.

6 .DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.:31:

All DOCUMENTS RELATINGtoPaCific'CoastManagement'Corporatiqn.

'1

'8 "RESPONSE TO DOCUM:ENTREQUESTNO.31:


Pbiintiff objects ;totrus,request ontlie grounds thatitis ovetltbroad as to timeaird .scope as

.9

If) '. to be unduly 'burdensome and.harassing.Plaintifffurtherobjecfsto this request on the grounds that
1,1 1itseeksdocumentsthatare>lleither relevantnorreasomiblycaiculatedtqlead to the

discov~of

12~dl!lissible eyidence infhi$ ,ac1ion..,P1ru.ntinftmilier.objectsto this requestonthe:ground'Sthat:1t

:11: .1"allS~rthep~ductioncb(~e1evant doeum~-am~"p~~'discl~bY)lla~liftil


"ra;nd:third:parti:eS' :Const1tutlonaIJ,yprotectedngnto'fpnvacy ..Plamtifffurt1ierooJects tothlsrequest.

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on the grounds thatit:see1cs:docunrentsthat 'are protected from disclosurebythe:?,ttdpxey-cUent

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prlvil.ege:an<1!ortheati:Qrneywork-ilrbduyt:cloctI1ne,

1'1' .:

Sl.lbject,tocand :witho1itwalvingthef9regoin~.:o1)jectionsandlimitatio~Pl~intiff~spohas

18: 1,~~f01l0WS: plain~ffhaslio documents res:onsh~etPthis;req~e~~ms:possession~r,contr~lan~

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~_I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---.' of an,y:individualswhomay'haveresponsive documents,
21 ' DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 32:

22
23.

AllJ)OCU1\1ENTS :REL:ATI~~~GtoAva).on C01;f)()fatioh.


.RESPONSETO D'OCUM:E:NT'REOIJEST NO.:32:

24-Plailitiffdbjectsto'fhis::re:qu~stollthe grounds-fha-titis 'overly'broad'a:s to ti:mec~dsC{5peas .

25

tooe lln;dtdy Pllrdensomeand harassjlJ,g,. Plaintifffi.u1:her{)oject;s to this request pntllegrounds that'

26 itseeksdoburnents that ate neither: relevant Iiorreasonablycalculated to lead to thediscdvexy of

;;'7-- aElmi-ssible~evldellGe-mti&:aGti0a-~1~nti:ffJlartb(;}r~QbjGts:'tQ::~hisl:quest-f)B-th~gF0m1dB:that,it-

28c811s for the production ofirrelevant 'documents'thatareprotected fromdlsclosure byplaintiif $

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and thlrdparties'Constitutiona11y protected right of privacy. Plainnfffurtherobjects to this requestl

2 ) on the grounds that it seeks documents that:areprotectedfrom

disclosure'bytheattomey~Client

3 privilege andlorthe attorneywork;.product,doctrine.

Subjecttoand without waiving the foregoing objections andJimitations", Plaintiif responds

5ag fOllows: Plaintiffhasno documents responsive totbis request in his possession orcontrdIand is

6 l.mawareofanyone who wouIdbe:inpossessionofsuch documents.

7 .DOCUMENT REOIIESTNO~:33:

All DOCIJ1SiIE:NTSRELATINGtoanyENll'I'Yiti wJjichPacificCoastManagement

9 Corporanonis a general partner.


10 RESPONSE TO DOCUMENTREOUESTNO~33:
J1

.Plaintiff obj ects tothlsrequeston tb.e grounds fuat.itls ov:er~ybroad ,'as lonme andscqpe as

12 . tobe undulyburdensomeandh~ssing~Plaintiff further.o~jects tQthis teqlleston the,groundsthat

13 . itse.eksdocumentsthat.areneiilier;rele'VIDltnor.reasonablycBlculated to leadto.the.d1SQQverydf
14 l~&nissibleevidenceinthls' action.Plairififf:f'tirtherobjects to thls requestonthe ,gfoundsfhat it
15 IcaUsfortb.eproch,1ction'ofirr:eleva:ntdocm:nents.thatateprotected ,from

disclosur~'by plaintiff':s

16'1 arid thirdparli~s~ConstitutionaUyprotected iightofpiiva~y.J?laintiff further;.objectsto'tl;iisrquest .


1710n.~e.groundsthat it;seeksdocumentsthat:are,p~otectOOfrom discIosureby the,attorney-client

181 pnvllegeandlor theattomey work,:prodllctdoctnne.

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SubjeCtto.and'Withoutwaivingthe\fon:~g6ing'obje,cti6ns:andJimitations,PlruntifftesporidS

26

Plaintiff obj ects to this request on the grounds that itjg'overly btoadas to time and scope as

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to-be-unduly-burdensomecandharassmg-i' :PJaintifffurther.-(ibjec~to-tbis-~equest-QIl.-fhe:grotmd$i:hat. -''- - ~ ~--

28-it se~ks documents that are neither relevant norreaSonabiy chlcU1ated to lead to the discovery of

.)

1 .aclmissibleeVidence in thlsaction. Plaitttiff furtherobjectstothls request on the grounds that;it


2

calls for the,production of irrelevant documents 1:b:atare protected from disc10sureby plaintifFs

3 . andthirdparties'Constitutlomillyprotected .nghtofprivacy.J>laintifffurther obj.eCts to this -request


4 . on the grounds that it.:seeks documentsthatareprotectedfromdisclosurebyfheattorney""client
5

privilege andlortheattomeywork.product doctrine.

Subjecttb and 'Withoutwaivingtheforego~g objections and limitations, Plaintiff responds

'7

as 16iiows: Plaintiffhas no documents .responsive to this request in hisPQssessionor conn-oLand 15

:8 .unaware of anyone who wouldbeinpossessionofsuch .documents.


.DOCUMENT REQUESTNO* 35:

10

All DOClINffiNTS RELATINHtoany lawsrut;ll1whlchYOUaremvo}vedasa

11 representatlvefor any PERSON .0rENTITY.


t2. ,RESPONSE TO DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 35:.
13 ..Plainuffobjects to thls'.requeston'i;he'gI:-Orindsthatitisoyeily broad;astoiitneaudscopeas .'

14' tobeundulYburdensome'andhat:asSing. Pla:1ntifffurthei oPJects'toofmsj;,eque,ston the grounds that

15

',ih~eks "documfrrltsthatare.nei:th~rrelevantnbr'reasomi.blyca1cillated,to.1eadtothe,discoye~ of

'1:6' "admissible: eyidencejnthis action.:P1Rintifffurther't)bJects to:thi.srequesf:o~fuegrounds"thafjt

17 . (~a:ils .forthe'productionofir:televant.docuni~lltsthatiU::e.proteqted rrdllldisclosure:qyplaintiff.s


18 ' ,and;third.parlie~Co:ristitl.l1io!:nll~y ptotectedright ofpn'vacy.BlainIiffnutherobj.ects to this requ~st'

19

o:p:',fuegrounds that itseek$.documentsthat;areproteCtedfrotn;disclosurebyi:he:attbmey~c1ieI;lt

20 .ppvi1ege.'and/ortheattorneywork:-:-product (loctrine"

21..'

Sribj ect to and without waivingtheforegoing objectionsandlimitation~. ::elaintiffrespOlids

22iisfcil1ows:

There~enpne~

23 .DOClJMENT REQUEST NO. 36:


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"AlIDOCUl\ifENTS that RELATEto'lnsutan'CepoIicies~iliatinsuteluss'tb~ IDiypfopettY~rea1


PI personal,

wmcg. YOP own, incl1iiling equitahleowtiers~"jm:l~yidua11yorJbillt1y wi:illany other '

26 PERSON_

28

Plaintiff obJects to this request on fue grouri.4s that itis overly 'broad as to time and scope as .

1 tobeunduly .burdensome and harassing. Plaintiff further pbjects to trus request onihegrounds that
Z it seeks documents that are neitherrelevantnarreasonablycalcu1ated to lead to the discovery of
:5

admissibleeVidencedn this action. Plaintifffurtherobjectstothisrequest on the grounds thatit

,calls for the production of irre1evantdocuments :that;are.pT.otectedfromdisclosurebyplain1i.fBs

.5 . and third ;parties' Constitutional1yprotectedrightof:piiva~y. Plain.mfurther objects to :this request


6

on the .groundsthatitseeks"documents tbat.are prdtectedfrom . disclasureby .theattorney-cHent

7privilegeandlorthe .attorneywork..,productdoc:trine.
8

Subjectto .and W;ithoutwaiving ihe'fofegoingobjeciions and liniitations"Plaintiffresponds

gasfollows: :elaintiffhasnodocuments,r~ponsiyetothis.requestin his .possession otcontrol


10 ;because he hasnolegat or equitable ownership intetestmproperty~
11

12

DOCUMENT'REQUEST'NO.37:

All,DOCUMENTSthatRELATEto:any:debtlhcurred:by OUSince200S~

.13RESPONSETODOCUMENTREQUEST'NO~37:

14 'Elaintiffol:iJe~ to'f1:frsreque$f.ontn~groundsthatitisqvti~y'broadasto:tim~ ;and.scope;fis;


15 fo;ljeimduly burdensome,and,harassing~Plaintif.t:further'o1iJeqtst6'th1g'tequest"Ohthe grounds that:

t6

itseeks,documents:thafareneither.relevant:norreasonably,'caIeulated.to]ead~to't1iedlscov:er;Y;pf

17 'admissible 'evidence hUms/action. Plaintifffurtller'objects to:iliistequestonthe grotmds.th~lit

18calls'fot'the production:ofirrelevantdocument!)thatare'protectedftom disClosure'by'pl'ain:tiff?s,


19 and .third parties" Constitutionally 'l'r'otecteullghfofpnvacy. Plaintifffucther object&'tb.1:hisrequest
-'2;O'ou'tIie-grotillils-:-thaHtseekSiiocumentstha:farepwteCtedfrotft,.disaosurebyiji~'(ittorneFcfient

'21~pnvi1egeandlcirthe attorney work.,;ptoductdoctdIie.

'22 .:

Subjecftoand without waiving the oforegoing obJections and limitatioIis,Pla1jj:tiffe~pol1ds, ~

23- . as follows: 'Plaintiff has. nodOCl1ments'te~otisivet{)this;requestin his possession or'.CoIitrol

-24, - Telatin.gto ~anydebt1ncurred aftetthe judgment'infhi's'case'-rrecameiinal25

DOCUMENT REOUESTNO.38:

26A,llDOCUMENTS thafRELATEtopaymentofanydebfinc:urred by YOU.

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Plaintiff o'bjectstothls requesionfue;groUI1dsthatltis~overfybroadas to time,andscop.eas

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PROOF OF SERVICE

,2,1 Tam.:aresident ofthe'State ofCalifomia,overiheageof.eighteenyears, :andnota party to the


l't'..w.ithinaction,' M.'. ' ybusinessaddressis 2625 TownsgateRoad, Suite 330,WestlakeViUage,

.31 California 9136L

On AprlL31), 2012, [ serVed the foregomKdocument(s) described as: ,l'Ll\INTIll'F


'. .I! STEPHE.N M.GAGGERO'S. S. up
. ' LElVIE.
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. SES TO
. ,. 'DEFENDA:NT KNAPP,
5 ,FETERSEN & 'CLARK'SREQUESl'FOR,PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
I [pURSUANT TO CODROFCIVIL PROCEDURE708.030]
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p.

7(1 _X _ .BY MAIL I placed the above,document(s)in a sealed envelope withpostagemereonfully .


:8 ,prepaid) in the United StatesmaiLat Westlake Village, Californ1a.,addressedassetforth:below. I
law readily familiar with thenrm'spractice'f,orcollecnon:and processing.ofdocuments fonnailing, .
'9 IUndertha..t;practice}t J'0uldbe~deposited:wi~p"~.Postal SerVice :onthatsame~&y'With:postage' .
thereon full?! .p~pa1d lnthe<?rdm~ course:ofbusme~s~ I am awarethatonmoti:ono.ftheparty
10 Isenred,servlce lspresume4tnvahd!~po~t:a1cance!lafion date pr postage meter date;lsmore than
one,day ~fter date .of deposIt fonnrulmgm affiilaVlt.

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BYFEDERAL.ExPRESSTplacedthe(:\bovedocument(s}in.a;sealed et1velope:and placed .
'12 itfordepositwitllFederalEJqJress,ptepaidJQrin.extdaytlelivry) address,edas'set~brthbelow,

13

I-.. .~ . BYFACSIMILE Itran~ittedth~;aboedoClinient(s)by .facsimiletranSnrission.to,thefax:

'.' 'I nutnber~s)~et~o.rth..}:).elow.ol1thisrl,atl? b~fOre$!p()pan. " 'and Ie.ce.J.v.~d.. confirmed'transmlSSlon

'14 I .reports'lUdlcatlllgthatthedocument(~)wenesuccessful1Ttransrnrtted.

15

I . .BY PERSQNALDELIVERYTplaced.:the,abovedgcumenf(s)in:asealed ;envelope and


'catlsedthem tobepersqn,a11.yd~live:r~4 byh~d,toihepers~n('S)'set forfhhe10w:

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1.6 'Randall A. lVfiI1er


'Mi1iet,LLP '.'
17 515 'South FlowetS:tree1; 'Suite:#2flSD
18 Los Angeles, CA 90071

I
I delareunder'pen,~lty df;;peDUW underthe laws of the State of California thadhe above is
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PROOF'OF SERVICE

I .arua residentofthe SfatepfCalifo!niC\, overlhe age ,of eighteen years,andnotapartyto


theWithinactiCln. Jv.(ybusinessaddress;is is 2625 TOWnsgate Road, Suite 330~ Westlake Village,
3Califomia 91361.
4 '

, On May 23., ,2~12" I served the foregoing docilniel1t(&} descrihedas: PLAI:NTIFF~S


'NOTICE OF MOTION A,NDMOTIQN FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER;:DECLARATION OF

:5

'DAVID BLAKE :CHATFIELD

:6

-X- BY ~ I placed'the above do~umeJ,1t(s) in .a"seruedenyelqpe'wiiliposta,geiliereo.n :fully

prepaid" in' the Unitei1 States mail ,atW~stlake Villqg/::, Ca:1iforriia:, addressed'as.sel forth
below. I ani tead~ly i<gniliar with thE: ,fithi's pra,dice Jorcollc:ctionandprocesSingof
documents for,rruuli:q:g~ 'Under tliatpractic.61twoUldbe :deposited with:U:S.Postal ServiceOll
thatsame.day with postage thereon fully 'Prepaid, in. the ordinary .course ofbusitless~, l.fl;m
aware that on m()tion of'the'part,y :served, service:ispresnmedip.valid'ifpo$t;Ucancellation
date br:pos~g~,metetdat~ js,:rnbrethan,one3d~y l3,fter$tefof depbsitfor.mai~g:in'affidaVit.

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BY FACSIMILE Ittilnsniitted the 'above dbeJiment(s) by facsimile transmission to the:,fax


Il111nbet(~J .set ,forth. helbw on tliis date 'before 5:f:OD' P,Iii.~ and received confirmed
transmissIon rep,orts~1ndica:iii1gthat the dOcU1tlen~(WWere 'sirccessfu'llytransrnittedr

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BY FEDERAL.:EX:PRESS l.p1aceiitbeabovedocument(s):in :asealeii:envelQpeand,p1a:ged.


it fordepositwiiliEederalExpress, prepaid for next day delivery, :addressedas ,set ;forth
below"

...

:BYP]j~ONAt

DEI.;]N,JfrR Jplacedth e 'apoyedOCU1nynftm :~ &ea4ed.eltvelQP~' and.


caused them to pe'persOilal1y~ueliy:eted ,by'hana'tQth~pe:rS()il(s}$etforth be1ow..

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16 Randall A. Miller
",Ans~a -W@:ily ,
t7MillerLLP
51KSo;uili EloW:erStreet.,~Suite:$i50
18 " LosAilgeles, CA'90071
Facsimile: ~888~749",5'812
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Idet:iare.undcrpel1alfy ofperjulyuudedheJawofrl1.e ;'State,Qfqalifornia"iha;t:the 'abQYels.


1:rt:teand. correct
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Ex:~cuted on MayZ5, 2012, .at 'Westlake Village, California.

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MOTIOJ>tFOR POST JUDO'MENT ENFORCEME:t'j'f PROTECTIVE ORDER
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1 'pavid Blake Chatfield, State Bar No. 8899.1


, WEsnAl{ELAw 'GROUP
2 "2625 T6wnsgateRbad, Suite.330
, 'Westlake Village, Galifomia 91361
3 T:elephoue:80S.,;267-1220
FacsiInile:
'805-267-1211
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Attorneys IofPlaintiff
STEPBBNM; GAGGERO

SUPERI0RCOURTOFTHE STATE OF CALIFORl~IA.

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FORTH}l:COUN:TY OF LOS ANGELES

'CASEI'NCl.,': BC2869l5
:Filed:
DeceIrlbet12~ 2002

9 "STEPHEN M,GAGGERO.

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,[PROPOSED]ORD.EROFPROTECTION'

t3 1t\NIJJUj J~ll'1l;'mld:DDES 1 thro~gh50~

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D:efehdatits.

JJ>ate: XulY'AO,:ZOf2

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[PROPQSED]OlU)EROFPROTECTION

1 :IT IS HEREBY ORDEREDTHAT:

1.

Any ,documents' to be ,produced by plaintiffStephen M.Gaggero fhatcontain or

3cCqmpri$ec,onTI.d~l1tiaJ

;financial inforrp:atiop (':{:}on:fidenfial Miiterial

H
)

shall be :,gQV;er:J;ledb ,this

40rder~and;sha1i he identifietlbyaffixinga:'fConfiderttial InfOlJl1iition$ubjecrtoProtectiveOtder"

S. JegendfixLaconspicu(nis mamreroIl'eachdocilmeIitso.dassified.
All ;Confidential Material will be entitled to protection from disclosure under

7 . {)alifonria law.
3.

Any .pther .pi:!:pers :nledWifh 'the

QPtuj:

that contain or quote ,r;my C91lfidential

9 'Matenalsha11be ,:suojebt.to.fiTing ui:J.der :the following .procedure: If the tloc,umertt to be Jlle,d With :
.lothe court pertains toaiiisc0verj motion .ot ,disc0vettprace:eding, it shall be filed ina .sealed
1.1 . .envel~pe;on which'Shal1 he affixed a :copyofthe ;ca,pfiol1page .ofthe ;docurrieIit phis .the ;words
""ooWUl~mIAL' -

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'EILED, UNDER SEAL, SUBJECT TO GONFIDENTJ:A:LITY:ORDER'"

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theJuo,ge assrgnedtotIUs action, :mafked'~ltIJ)GE'$00P' ancl9l?:ntai;l.1i:qgthte sfate.mep.tol1,tlie


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notice to plaintiff prior to compliance with the subpo.ei1a ,so as to allow the plaintiff and any

:3 ,affected third pames time to seekprote.ction by the court.

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'Final tenninationofthis action;, inpluding exhaustion of ,appellate remedies and

'5 judgmelit elifo~cemel;Jl,~hallnot terminl;tte,the Jimita'tionsol1,useanddisc!osute imposed under

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prepaid, in the Uriited .States mai1:at Westlake Village, California; addiess.edasset forth
below. I am readily familiar with thefirni's practice lor 'collecfroll andpro.cesiingof
doc:tin1elits. formaili~g. Under thatpractice it wQuld":he"depositedwithU.s.PostalServiceon
that ,same day' with pc/stage thereon fu11ypt~paid in 'theordinarycbtjrse .ofhusiness, lam
aware that on motion,of'the partyseIYed~ service ispreslifned ittalidifpostal cancellation
date 'or post~ge:meter dale is'morethan:one :day after date ofdepositior mai1i:qg:m'aflidavit.

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From:

Sent:
To:

Subject:

Austa Wakily
Friday, May 25, 2012 9:30 AM
'david chatfield'
RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke

Mr. Chatfield,
Pursuant to our agreement, documented in my emails to you and your response, we agreed to extend your deadline to
respond to the meet and confer to May 22, 2012 and then another extension to May 24, 2012. You are well aware that
the deadline was no longer May 15, 2012 and have had considerable time to reply given that the requests were served
on January 31, 2012 and your assurance that you would provide documents and a privilege log by April 30, 2012.
With respect to the protective order- we would have appreciated the professional courtesy of an informal attempt to
reach an agreement without the necessity of filing a protective order. I briefly reviewed the protective order in which
you state that you attempted to meet and confer regarding a protective order on the request for production of
documents on May 1, 2010. In support of your motion you include false statements about the our May 1, 2012
telephone conversation. You called me on May 1, 2012 for two reasons both relating to the debtor examination of Mr.
Gaggero set on May 9, 2012. First, you stated that neither you or Mr. Gaggero was available for the debtor exam
scheduled on May 9, 2012. Second, you requested a protective order with respect to the debtor examination. You did
not provide any explanation justifying either request and on that basis I disagreed. You filed that protective order 3 days
later to obstruct our efforts to take the debtor examination of Mr. Gaggero. At no time did you discuss a protective
order for the Request for Production of Documents (Set Two).
Your assistant Dawn Masters called me to request that I reconsider my position relating to the protective order for the
debtor examination. My email to you and Ms. Masters on May 21, 2012 at 4:16 pm documents our conversation and
addresses the protective order for the debtor examination.
Nevertheless, we will file the motion to compel in light of your client's continued refusal to cooperate in post-judgment
discovery. We can resolve all issues relating to the protective order before the Court. Finally, we will supplement our

motion for post-judgment enforcement costs to reflect the additional costs incurred as a result of Mr. Gaggero's tactics.
Sincerely,
Austa

From: david chatfield [mailto:davidblakec@hotmail.com]


Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:58 PM
To: austa@millerllp.com
Subject: Gaggerov; Knapp,Petersen-& Clarke

Dear Ms. Wakily,


Below is the cover letter for the documents that were mailed to you today.
David Chatfield

r-----------------------------------~~,2D~12~------------------------------------

)
Austa Wakily
MillerLLP
515 South Flower Street, Suite 2150
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2201

Re: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke


BC286925

Dear Ms. Wakily,


This letter is in short response to your letter of May 10,2012, thatwas not received by me until May 14,2012
and, because of that, I was unable to provide you with a substantive response by the May 15,2012 to the
deadline. A more lengthy response will follow under separate cover to address in more detail the assertions
made in your May 10, 2012 letter. Attached to this letter are some documents responsive to your Requests for
Production, we are still gathering documents that will be produced in the near future. In addition, we intend to
produce additional documents after the court enters a protective order in this matter. We have filed a motion for
protective order because you have not agreed to stipulate to a protective order relating to the discovery in this
matter. If you are willing to stipulate to the Court's entry of the proposed protective order we have filed with the
Court let me know.
At this time we are in the process of completing the second supplemental response to KPC's Second Set of
Production responses that have been modified andlor limited by your May 10, 2012 letter, including our
statement of compliance and additional compliance conditioned upon entry of the protective order. I expect to
have the second supplemental responses completed by tomorrow at which time I will be sending it to our client
for review, comments andlor verification. As soon as I receive back a returned verification to the responses I
will send them to you.
Very truly yours,

David Blake Chatfield

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responsible for delivering this electronic message to the intended recipient, you are notified that any
dissemination, disttibuti6h6T copying bfthis COiiii:fiunicatitmis strictly prbbibitea.. Ifyouftave rec~eivea. this

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the original transmission and its attachments without reading them or saving them to disk or otherwise. Thank
you. David Blake Chatfield, Esq. 2625 Townsgate Road Suite 330 Westlake Village, CA 91361 phone: (805)
~262-:122nfax:~(8n5)267~121Lemail: DaYidBlakeC@yaho.n..com

)
Austa Wakily
From:

Sent:
To:

Subject:

Austa Wakily
Friday, May 25, 2012 5:49 PM
'david chatfield'
RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke

Mr. Chatfield,
Your deadline to produce the documents and privilege log was April 30, 2012 and extended based on the narrowed
scope of requests to May 24, 2012 (yesterday). There is simply no basis to rely on your further assurances that you "will
comply" or are in the "process" of complying rather than actual compliance. We have expended substantial time and
energy in our efforts to obtain the documents we requested on January 31, 2012. Finally, we fully intend to recoup all
costs that have been incurred as a result of your client's abuse of the meet and confer process.
Sincerely,
Austa Wakily

From: david chatfield [mailto:davidblakec@hotmail.com]

Sent: Friday, May 25,20125:37 PM


To: austa@millerllp.com

Subject: RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke


Dear Ms. Wakily,
I'm sure that you must do what you have been instructed to do. Your threatened motion to compel appears to be
unwarranted, premature, and punitive. As stated previously, our second supplemental responses that we are preparing to
send out to you will state whether any documents are being withheld under a claim of privilege and will identify any such
documents as required by c.c.P. 2031.240. We again ask that you reconsider your threatened actions. If there are issues
that still need to be resolved, after you receive the second supplemental set of responses and document production in
progress, then we do so informally utilizing the required meet and confer process.
David Chatfield

This e-mail is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18U.S.C.2510-2521andislegallyprivileged.This


information is confidential information and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the
reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this electronic
message to the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this-communication
is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail or by
telephone (805) 267~1220, and destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading them or saving
them to disk or otherwise. Thank you. David Blake Chatfield, Esq. 2625 Townsgate Road Suite 330 Westlake Village, CA
91361 phone: (80S} 267~1220 fax:-(805) 267=12U-email: DavidBlakeC@yahoo;com

From: austa@millerllp.com
Datei- FFi, 25May-2012--1-7~Q4~3-1-07QO
Sl;]l3jeet: RE:Gaggerev. -KRapPi Petersen&-GlarKe
To: davidblakec@hotmair:coITl
r-----I-VI-F-.-I...Ha-1'-H~-lGw-t:@..SP~-reI-y-r~-pe~~~-fd-I:l.a-ve~d

will proceed with a motion to compel as we cannot allow further bad faith delay tactics.
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From: david chatfield [mailto:davidblakec@hotmail.com]

Sent: Friday, May 25,20124:50 PM


To: austa@millerllp.com
Subject: RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke
Dear Ms. Wakily,
Please re-read yesterday's email to you which explains that "At this time we are in the process of completing the second
supplemental response to KPC's Second Set of Production responses that have been modified and/or limited by your May
10, 2012 letter, including our statement of compliance and additional compliance conditioned upon entry of the protective
order. I expect to have the second supplemental responses completed by tomorrow at which time I will be sending it to
our client for review, comments and/or verification. As soon as I receive back a returned verification to the responses I
will send them to you." As stated previously, In our second supplemental responses where previously asserted, as
required by c.c.P. 2031.240 we will either remove our privilege objections, or state the objection and identify the
documents that are being withheld.
David Chatfield

This e-mail is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18U.S.C.2510-2521andislegallyprivileged.This


information is confidential information and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the
reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this electronic
message to the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication
is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail or by
telephone (805) 267-1220, and destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading them or saving
them to disk or otherwise. Thank you. David Blake Chatfield, Esq. 2625 Townsgate Road Suite 330 Westlake Village, CA
91361 phone: (805) 267-1220 fax: (805) 267-1211 email: DavidBlakeC@yahoo.com

From: austa@millerllp.com
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 16:37:26 -0700
Subject: RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke
To: davidblakec@hotmail.com

Your response below is not clear. Have you produced a "privilege log" identifying each document that you have withheld
pursuant to any objection or privilege as you were required and as you agreed to produce by April 30, 2012?

From: david chatfield [mailto:davidblakec@hotmail.com]


Sent: Friday, May 25,20124:33 PM
To: austa@millerllp.com
Subject: RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke
Dear Ms. Wakily,

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information is confidential information and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the
reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this electronic
message to the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication
-ls-stfictlypronibifect-Ifyouhaveteceiveo-this-tYansmis-Sion-in-ermr~-plea-se-m::ltify-rrs-imme-diatelvbv-replv-e-;:mail-or-by

feiepnone T8U5) Z67-12.20, a-na-aesffoytne ofigm-anfansmlssiOn ana-its attacnments WitllOITLreaamg-tnelTl or _saVing _ --- them to disk or otherwise. -"fhank you; David-Blake Ehatfield,-Esq; z6z.5-Townsgate-Road-Stlite 330 WestlakeViliageiEA
91361 phone: (805) 267-1220 fax: (805) 267-1211 email: DavidBlakeC@yahoo.com

From: austa@millerlip.com
Date: Fri, 25 May 201210:01:00 -0700
Subject: RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke
To: davidblakec@hotmail.com
Mr. Chatfield,
Please advise whether you have produced the privilege log due you stated you would produce on April 30, 2012 with
your responses mailed yesterday. If you have we will reconsider, however, we under no obligation to entertain your
clients abuse of the meet and confer process as a means of improperly delaying post-judgment discovery.
Austa Wakily

From: david chatfield [mailto:davidblakec@hotmail.com]

Sent: Friday, May 25,20129:54 AM


To: austa@millerllp.com

Subject: RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke


Dear Ms. Wakily,
VVith our current document production, the pendency of our motion for protective order, and our acknowledgment that
we are preparing to serve you with a second supplemental response to KPC's Requests for Production of Documents Set 2
(which, along with your May 10, 2012 letter moots the previous responses), your threatened motion to compel appears to
be unwarranted, premature, and punitive. We ask that you reconsider your threatened actions and if there are issues
that need to be resolved, after you receive the second supplemental set of responses, after the motion for protective
order is heard, and after the ultimate document production, that we do so informally utilizing the required meet and
confer process.
David Chatfield
This e-mail is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is legally privileged. This
information is confidential information and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the
reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this electronic
message to the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication
is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail or by
telephone (805) 267-1220, and destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading them or saving
them to disk or otherwise. Thank you. David Blake Chatfield, Esq. 2625 Townsgate Road Suite 330 Westlake Village, CA
91361 phone: (805) 267-1220 fax: (805) 267-1211 email: DavidBlakeC@yahoo.com

From: austa@millerllp.com
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 09:30:27 -0700
Subject: RE: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke
To: davidblakec@hotmail.com
Mr. Chatfield,
.... Pursuant to our agreement, documented in my emails to..you and your response, we.agreedto extend your deadline to
respond to the meet and confer to May 22, 2012 and then another extension to May 24, 2012. You are well aware that
the deadline was no longer May 15, 2012 and have had considerable time to reply given that the requests were served
on January 31, 2012 and your assurance that you would provide documents and a privilege log by April 30, 2012.

Witnrespecttotne prbtectTve oFder::wewould-nave appfeciate(lthepFbfessionalcoufte~yofaninfb-ntjdICfttempltd


niacn-an agreemenfwltfiouftne necessitY-oTfHTng pr()tectlve- ()raer: rbrlefiy-revlewedtheprotectfveor([erTfj-whlc:f)
you state that you attempted 1:omee1: arid confer regarding aproYective order on tnerequest fbI' production of
documents on May 1, 20:1.0. In ~YRRQrt of your rnotign Y()LI inc:h.lt:le fc!l.~e ~tqtemen~ ClPQut tht= our MClY 1, 2()12
telephone conversation. You called me on May 1, 2012 for two reasons both relating to the debtor examination of Mr.
Gaggero set on May 9, 2012. First, you stated that neither you or Mr. Gaggero was available for the debtor exam

scheduled on May 9,2012. Second, you' requested a protective order with respect 10 the debtor examination. You did
not provide any explanation justifying either request and on that basis I disagreed. You filed that protective order 3 days
later to obstruct our efforts to take the debtor examination of Mr. Gaggero. At no time did you discuss a protective
order for the Request for Production of Documents (Set Two).
Your assistant Dawn Masters called me to request that I reconsider my position relating to the protective order for the
debtor examination. My email to you and Ms. Masters on May 21, 2012 at 4:16 pm documents our conversation and
addresses the protective order for the debtor examination.
Nevertheless, we will file the motion to compel in light of your client's continued refusal to cooperate in post-judgment
discovery. We can resolve all issues relating to the protective order before the Court. Finally, we will supplement our
motion for post-judgment enforcement costs to reflect the additional c:osts incurred as a result of Mr. Gaggero's tactics.
Sincerely,
Austa
From: david chatfield [mailto:davidblakec@hotmail.com]
~!iay 24, 2012 9:58 PM
To: austa@millerllp.com
Subject: Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke

Sent: Thursday,

Dear Ms. Wakily,


Below is the cover letter for the documents that were mailed to you today.
David Chatfield

May 24,2012

Austa Wakily
Miller LLP
515 South Flower Street, Suite 2150
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2201

Re: Gaggero v. Knapg Petersen & Clarke


BC286925

Dear Ms. Wakily,


This letter is in short response to your letter of May 10, 2012, that was not received by me until May 14, 2012 and,
_beCClus~of that,) \fllCiS LJn~bleto provic:ieyollwitb a?L1bs1a_ntivere~poDse ,by_ th~_May)5L 2012, to thedeadlil}e._A more _
lengthy response will follow under separate cover to address in more detail the assertions made in your May 10, 2012
1~--letter:-Attached-to1:his-letterare-some-documents-responsive1:o--yourR:equests-for-~roduction-;-weare-still-gathering----

documents that will be produced in the near future. In addition, we intend to produce additional documents after the
court enters a protective order in this matter. We have filed a motion for protective order because you have not agreed to
stipulate to a protective order relating to the discovery in this matter. If you are willing to stipulate to the Court's entry of
._ _-tn.~P~E~-~_~~h~Cl!e~lY~ora~r w.~ lia'le fi~~~~ttlJ:.b.e~ ColE!.1~II~:e-krl0~~~--=-=-=::-~-_____~-=-_='-~-_=:---~-~~~'~=:=~='-==:~~'._

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responses that hav~~een mo~!fied 91"1c1LClr}imi!eclbyy()(Jf_MCiY 19! 2012IettE!r'. indlJ_din~our statemellt of_ co lT1plIance and
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responses completed by tomorrow at wrfich time I will be sending it to our client for review, comments and/or
verification. As soon as I receive back a returned verification to the responses I will send them to you.
Very truly yours,

David Blake Chatfield

This e-mail is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is legally privileged. This
information is confidential information and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the
reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this electronic
message to the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication
is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail or by
telephone (805) 267-1220, and destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading them or saving
them to disk or otherwise. Thank you. David Blake Chatfield, Esq. 2625 Townsgate Road Suite 330 Westlake Village, CA
91361 phone: (805) 267-1220 fax: (805) 267-1211 email: DavidBlakeC@yahoo.com

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Having considered Defendants and Judgment Creditors Knapp, Petersen and Clarke,
Stephen Ray Garcia, Stephen Harris, and Andre Jardini (KPC) motion to amend the judgment to
add judgment debtors pursuant to the Code Civil Procedure Section 187, and the papers and
pleadings submitted in support oLand_in oPPQsition, and good caus_e appearing, the _Court hereby
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Praske in his capacity as the trustee the Giganin Trust, Arenzano Family Trust, and Aquasante

Foundation is hereby added as ajudgment debtor.

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CASE NO;:

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KNAPP, PETERSEN & CLARKE,


STEPHEN RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN M.
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DECLARATION OF AUSTA WAKILYIN


SUPPORT OF MOTION TO AMEND
JUDGMENT TO ADD JUDGMENT
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Date:
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May 29, 2012


8:30 a.m.
Department 24
Honorable Judge Robert Hess

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1. I am one of the attorneys for judgment creditors Knapp, Peterson & Clarke, Stephen Ray

Garcia, Stephen Harris, and Andre Jardini (collectively KPC) in the above captioned matter. I

make this Declaration based on my own personal knowledge and would be competent to testify to

them in court.

2. Attached as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the Statement of Decision issued by this

Court in the underlying action, Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et ai, Los Angeles Superior

Court (Case No. BC286925). Attached as Exhibit A-2 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from

the Appellate Court's Decision affirming this Court's ruling in the underlying case. Gaggero v.

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Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et al (2010), California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District,

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Division Eight, (Appeal Case No B207567) (Trial Case No. BC286925).


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California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Five, (Appeal Case No. B203780)

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Transcript on Appeal of Joseph Praske Cross Examination on June 30, 2005. Gaggero v. Yura

(2008), California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Five, (Appeal Case No.

B203780) (Trial Case No. BC239810).

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Transcript on Appeal of Stephen Gaggero's Re-Direct Examination on July 15,2005. Gaggero v.

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15. Attached as Exhibit N is a true and correct copy this Court's transcript for the October 5,

2011 hearing on the KPC's motion to compel further responses to post-judgment special

interrogatories in Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et aI, Los Angeles Superior Court (Case

No. BC286925).

16. Attached as Exhibit 0 are documents obtained from the website of the Secretary of State of

Nevada. The website provides basic information on corporations or other business entities

incorporated in the state. I personally printed true and correct copies of the information for Pacific

Coast Management on April 3, 2012 by visiting http://nvsos.gov/sosentitysearch and entering

"Pacific Coast Management" in the search box

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incorporated in the state. I personally printed true and correct copies of information for 511 OFW,

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LP, Gingerbread Court, LP, Malibu Broadbeach, LP, Marina Glencoe, LP, Blu House, LLC, and

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KPC served post-judgment Special Interrogatories (Set One) on April 25, 2011. I have reviewed

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all correspondence and motions relating to post-judgment Special Interrogatories (Set One) ..

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Responses to the discovery were due on June 1, 2011. KPC granted Gaggero' s counsel; David

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Chatfield a 2 week extension to June 14,2011 and another one week extension to June 21,2011.

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any documents.

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I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on April !..IL.

2012 in Los Angeles CalifoInia.

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AUSTA WAKlL Y
MILLERLLP
515 South Flower Street, Suite 2150
Los Angeles, California 90071-2201
Telephone: 800.720.2126
Facsimile: 888.749-5812
Attorneys for Defendants, KNAPP, PETERSEN &
CLARKE, STEPHEN RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN
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MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND
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TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

Please take notice that on May 29, 2012 at 8:30a.m. at 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles,

California 90012 or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, Defendants and Judgment

Creditors Knapp, Petersen and Clarke, Stephen Ray Garcia, Stephen Harris, and Andre Jardini

(KPC) will move this Court to amend the judgment against Stephen M. q-aggero in the amount of

$1,520,943.30, (now approximately $2,000,000 including post judgment costs and interest) to add

7 Pacific Coast Management, 511 OFWLP, Gingerbread Court LP, Malibu Broad Beach LP,8

Marina Glencoe LP, Biu HouseLLC, Boardwalk Sunset LLC, and Joseph Praske; trustee, of the

Giga.."'1irJ. Trust, Arenzano Family Trust, :md Aquasante Foundation as judgment debtors. This

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Malibu Broad Beach LP, Marina Glencoe LP, Blu House LLC, and Boardwalk Sunset LLC, are

16. Stephen Gaggero' s alter ego and the real parties in interest.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND .............................................................. 3

A. UNDERL YING MALPRACTICE ACTION RESULTING IN JUDGMENT AGAINST


GAGGERO ............................................................................................................................ 3

B. ESTATE PLAN" ...................................................................................................................... 4

C. POST-JUDGMENT DISCOVERY EFFORTS ..................................................................... 6

III. DISCUSSION ............................................................................................................................ 7

A. TIDSCOURTHASAUTHOruTYTOAMENDTHEJUDGMENTTOADD
GAGGERO'S ALTER EGOS AS JUDGMENT DEBTORS ................................................ 7

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Cou..-rts Have IrJ1erent P3..uthorirj to Prevent Frustration, p.~buse, Or Disregard of Their


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2. Alter Ego Claims are Appropriate for Gaggero's Trusts and Business Entities ................. 7

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D. GAGGERO'S LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES AND LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
ARE IDS ALTER EGO AND THE REAL PARTIES IN INTEREST ............................... 11

E. PRESERVING THE SEPARATE EXISTENCE OF THE CORPORATIONS AND


GAGGERO WILL SAN"CTION A FRAUD AND PRODUCE AN UNJUST RESULT .... 13

F. REVERSE CORPORATE PIERCING IS APPOPRIATE TO ADD GAGGERO'S


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Associated Vendors, Inc. v. Oakland Meat Co., Inc. (1962) 210 Cal.App.2d 825,838-840 ............ 8
Fairfieldv. Superior Court/or Los Angeles County (1966) 246 Cal. App. 2d 113, 120 .................. 7
Galdjie v. Darwish (2003) 113 Cal.App.4th 1331, 1343 .................................................................. 8
Greenspan v. LADT LLC (2010) 191 Cal.AppAth486, 517 ...................................................... 8, 13
Mesler v. Bragg Management Co. (1985) 39 Cal.3d 290, 300 ....................................................... 13

l.1isikv. D'Arco (2011) 197 Cal. App. 4th 1065, 1075 ..................................................................... 7

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Postal Instant Press, Inc. v. Kaswa Corp. (2008) 162 Cal.App.4th 1510, 1518 ...................... 14, 15
Taylor v. Newton (1953) 117 Cal.App.2d 752, 758-60 .................................................................. 14

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Judgment Debtor Stephen Gaggero, fIfteen (15) years ago, transferred all of his personal

assets, worth $35,000,000, into corporations, general partnerships, limited partnership, limited

liability companies, and self-settled trusts as part of an "estate plan." Implementing the estate plan

involved two steps. First, Gaggero transferred his assets into a limited liability company or limited

partnership in which he owned completely. Second, he transferred his ownership interest in those

entities to one of his trusts or foundation. Gaggero's primary residence, a 3,500 acre ranch, is also

owned by one of these trusts. By 1999 he had absolutely nothing in his personal name.

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this estate plan to avoid his obligation on a $1,520,943.30 judgment, now over $2,000,000, entered

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against him by this Court. Gaggero has not only boldly touted his estate plan impenetrable, but he

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and his attorneys have steadfastly refused to respond to post-judgment discovery claiming that the

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information relating to his trusts or entities is irrelevant, invades third party privacy rights,

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attorney client privilege, and other frivolous objections. When pushed - he simply claims to have

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further responses - Gaggero disregarded it in its entirety. Gaggero's behavior is entirely consistent
with this Court's observations in the underlying trial. This Court, for exari:lple, found Gaggero,
"was often argumentative or evasive or deliberately obtuse in his answers." Gaggero was wildly
evasive "[w]hen asked about his various trusts, foundations, corporations and other entities

supposedly created as part of his estate

plan~"

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Gaggero's attorney, ChatfIeld. This motion seeks to remedy that tack.


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been met with frivolous responses and antagonism by Gaggero and his attorney, Chatfield. KPC is

further discouraged by the fact that the transfers occurred in 1997- beyond the limitations period

for fraudulent conveyance.

Ironically, the Court may recall, it was Gaggero who insisted on attorney fees provisions

in all his attorney-client retainer agreements (he has hired and fired dozens of lawyers), including

those with defendant, KPC, whom he - according to the Gaggero script - sued for legal

malpractice for every matter they ever represented him. Gaggero' s modus operandi was to use the

attorney fee provision to whipsaw his former counsel into favorable resolutions after he sued

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them, yet when hoisted on his own petard, Gaggero unabashedly asserted that his assets were

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impervious to execution. Such a one-way street cannot stand.

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judgments, orders, and process. Under the plain language of Section 187 and case law interpreting

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Pursuant to Section 187, KPC seeks to add Gaggero' s trusts and foundation as judgment

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debtors through Praske, as the trustee. KPC also seeks to pierce seven business entities controlled

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by Gaggero: one corporation and six limited partnerships and limited liability companies. Pacific

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Coast Management, a Nevada corporation, is in essence Gaggero' s personal bank account, and

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unmistakably his alter ego. The limited partnerships and limited liability companies were created

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by Gaggero solely as a "vehicle" to transfer his ownership interest in properties to his trusts. The

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entities have no business purpose other than to shield Gaggero' s assets, thus, should be

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disregarded and added as judgment debtors as Gaggero's alter ego. Finally, to the extent that

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KPC, therefore, respectfully requests that this Court add Gaggero's alter egos and/or the

real parties in interest: Pacific Coast Management, Inc., 511 OFW, LP, Gingerbread Court, LP,

Malibu BroadBeach, LP, Marina Glencoe, LP, Blu House, LLC, and Boardwalk Sunset, LLC, and

Joseph Praske as trustee of the Giganin Trust, Arenzano Family Trust, and Aquasante Foundation.

This motion also seeks to add any successors to the entities, trusts, or foundation as judgment

debtors.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. UNDERLYING MALPRACTICE ACTION RESULTING IN JUDGMENT


AGAINST GAGGERO

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Gaggero retained the law firm of Knapp, Petersen & Clarke to handle a number of matters,

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including five lawsuits that are the basis of the underlying judgment. The cases included: Gaggero

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v. Venice North Beach Coalition (VNC) which involved a malicious prosecution case filed by

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against a group of homeowners who unsuccessfully opposed one of his real estate developments.

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The suit was dismissed as a result of an anti-SLAPP motion and VNBC was awarded

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approximately $100,000 in attorneys' fees (approximately 150,000 at the time Gaggero retained

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KPC); Gaggero v. Stacey involved a lawsuit filed by Gaggero against the attorney who handled

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the VNBC matter for legal malpractice. KPC obtained a $350,000 judgment for Gaggero; First

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Federal Bank v. Blanchard (First Federal 1) involved a deficiency judgment against Gaggero

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(formerly known as Blanchard); Gaggero v. First Federal Bank (First Federal 2) involved a

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lawsuit filed by Gaggero against First Federal Bank for wrongful foreclosure. Gaggero was

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awarded $200,000 in damages and $750,000 in attorney fees. Slocumb v. Gaggero involved a

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lawsuit against Gaggero for attorneys' fees in the amount of about $150,000 for work done on

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their -handJJ.llg of the -above f1ve-(5) Gases.

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Angeles Superior Court (Case No BC286925). The case wellt to trial in 2007 and this Court ruled

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against Gaggero. (ld., ,-r 2, Exb.. A). The ruling included an award of attorneys' fees in KPC's

favor. Gaggero appealed the decision, which was subsequently affIrmed. (Id., ,-r 2, Exb.. A-2).

KPC fIled an amended judgment on May 2010 including additional attorneys' fees and costs on

appeal. (ld., ,-r 3, Exb.. B). KPC has since been unsuccessful in enforcing the judgment against

Gaggero.

B. ESTATE PLAN

Gaggero, in or about 1997, began the creation of an estate plan to protect his substantial

wealth. (Id., ,-r 4, Exb.. Cat 94:10-15, 95:3-9). Gaggero worked with his estate planning attorney,

Praske, to transfer all assets and property he personally owned, including his 3,500 acre personal

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residence, to various limited liability companies, general partnerships, limited partnerships, and.

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corporations. (ld., ,-r 7, Exb.. F pp. 935-939). Gaggero fIrst transferred all his assets into limited

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liability companies and limited partnerships. (Id., ,-r 4, Exb..

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Gaggero owned prior to the completion of his estate plan was owned 100% by him either by virtue

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of his membership interest in the company, shares in the corporations, or direct title to the

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property. (Id., ,-r 4, Exh. C at 100:10-14). Gaggero transferred approximately $35,000,000 to

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$40,000,000 from his personal portfolio to an entity. (ld., ,-r 4, Exh. C at 104:22-26). Upon

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Gaggero's transfer of his assets to the various entities he would transfer his full ownership

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interests in those companies to one of his trusts. (ld., ,-r 7, Exh. F at 935:23-28, 936:1). At the end

C at 96:9-19). Every asset that

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of the day, all of Gaggero' s property was held by either a limited partnership or a limited liability

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company, which in tum, is owned by one of his trusts. (Id., ,-r 7, Exh. F at 937:1-7). As of2005 the

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value of the assets in the estate has increased substantially. (Id.,,-r 7, Exb.. F at 942:8-10).

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partnerships, and multiple corporations. (Id., ,-r 5, Exb.. D at 309:19-21). The three trusts are the

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Giganin Trust, Arenzano Trust, and Aqua Sante Foundation. (Id., ,-r 7, Exb.. F at 936:25-28). The

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personal residence is owned by another one of Gaggero's trusts, either the Arenzano Trust or

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Aquasante Foundation. (Id., 'i[4, Exh. C at 91:10-15). The Arenzano Trust is an off-shore trust

organized under the laws of Anguilla -known for its strong asset protection laws. (Id., 'i[20, Exh. S

at 69:1-11). The Aqua Sante Foundation is the third trust identified by Praske and Gaggero as

comprising Gaggero's estate. (ld., 'i[7, Exh. F at 936:25-28). All of Gaggero's assets have been

transferred to an entity that is owned by one of these three trusts. (Id., 'i[7, Exh. F at 937:1-7). All

of Gaggero' s personal and business matters are handled through his alter ego entities. In fact, one

of the entities owned by Gaggero's trusts pays his utility bills, food expenses, dog's veterinary

bills, and provides him with a car. (ld., 'i['i[12, l3, 20, Exh. K at 69:22-28; Exh. L at 47:9-10; Exh.

Sat 80:21-25,81:1-4).

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Praske, as the trustee of the trusts, has control over all the entities and assets in the estate

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plan. (Id., 'i[5, Exh. D at 3l3: 12-14). Praske is the trustee ofthe trusts or foundation that owns the

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shares to the corporations. (Id., 'i[5, Exh. D at 3l3:1-8). He is the trustee, managing member, or

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majority membership owner with 100% ownership of all the various entities. (Id., 'i[ 5, Exh. D at

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3l3:1-8). Praske's role, however, is limited to advice. (Id., 'i[10, Exh. I at 4028:11-15).

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Gaggero has retained control over his wealth as the "asset manager" of all the assets. (Id., 'i[

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5, Exh. D at 314:4-7) (emphasis added). In this capacity, Gaggero is in charge of "refinancing,

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dealing with tax issues, insurance issues, making decisions to ... buy or sell the asset, to improve

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the asset, overseeing any improvement to the asset, financing, designing some ultimate disposition

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of the asset." (Id., 'i[4, Exh. Cat 110:12-19). Gaggero makes determination as to the highest and

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best use of all the assets. (Id., 'i[ 4, Exh. C at 115:15-20). He also represented the trust in

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negotiating the purchase of a $1,500,000 ocean front property in Santa Monica. (Id., 'i[4, Exh. Cat

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110:3-9). According to Praske, Gaggero is "the decisionmaker" with respect to all the real estate

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held in the estate plan and he looks to him in making those determinations. (Id., 'i['i[8, 10, Exh. G at

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1002:25-28; Exh. I at 4028:2-19).

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Trust. (Id., 'i[ 7, Exh. F at 936:25-28). He is in a class of beneficiaries in the Arenzano Trust and

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Aqua Sante Foundation. (Id,

in the sense that it is his personal residence. (Id., ~ 7, Exh. F at 937:24-28). Praske is the trustee of

all three trusts. (Id,

comprised part of Gaggero's estate." (Id,

by Gaggero for the sole purpose of "owning real property." (Id,

Praske is the agent for service of process for all entities associated with Gaggero. (Id,

Exh. 0, P). The business addresses of the various entities are also identical. (Id,

P). While there are numerous other entities and trusts that are part of Gaggero's estate, KPC, has

sufficient evidence to support the alter ego liability for the trusts and entities identified in this

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motion. KPC will file additional motions to amend this judgment, as necessary, to pierce

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Gaggero' s asset protection plan.

7, Exh. F pp. 994-995). He is the beneficiary of the Giganin Trust

7, Exh. F at 995:18-19). Praske was retained by "all of the entities that


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Because Gaggero transferred all ownership interest in his assets to various entities, trusts,

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and foundation he refuses to respond to post-judgment discovery asserting that he has "no

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attachable interest." (Id,

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corporations, partnerships, trusts or foundation are irrelevant and violate the privacy rights of third

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parties. (Id,

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KPC, after numerous appeals and stays in the underlying matter, served post-judgment

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Special Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents (Set One) on April 25, 2011.

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Despite a three week extension, Gaggero did not produce any documents in response to the

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Requests. (Id,

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frivolous responses. (Id,

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judgment special interrogatories on August 9, 2011. This Court granted the motion to compel on

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October 5, 2011 ordering Gaggero to provide further responses without objection and awarded

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in. the_ amoW1to:( .$2~ 7QQ,{Jq'J ~_._l~,_E?W.,-.N) ..G~gg~tQ_.

has ignored the court's order in its entirety.

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KPC served Gaggero with Request for Production of Documents (Set Two) on January 31,
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19). KPC granted

2012. (Id.,

Gaggero and extension to March 20, 2012 to accommodate his travel/vacation schedule. (Id.,

19). Gaggero again failed to produce any documents including only boilerplate and improper

objections based on relevance and invasion of privacy. (Id.,

discovery propounded to Gaggero will be similarly futile without amendment of judgment.

19, Exh. R). Further post-judgment

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A. TillS COURT HAS AUTHORITY TO AMEND THE JUDGMENT TO ADD
GAGGERO'S ALTER EGOS AS JUDGMENT DEBTORS

1. Courts Have Inherent Authority to Prevent Frustration, Abuse, Or Disregard


of Their Process

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Every court has the power to compel obedience to its judgments, orders, and process in an

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into effect, even if those means are not specifically pointed out in statutes. Code Civ. Proc. 187;

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Fairfield v. Superior Court fa! Los Angeles County (1966) 246 Cal. App. 2d 113, 120 (emphasis

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added). In order to see that justice is done, great liberality is encouraged in allowing amendments

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brought pursuant to Section 187. Misik v. DArco (2011) 197 Cal. App. 4th 1065, 1075. Section

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187 authorizes a court to amend its judgment to impose liability upon an alter ego who had control

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,of the litigation, and was therefore represented in it. Alexander v. Abbey of the Chimes (1980) 104

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Cal.App.3d 39, 45. Here, Gaggero clearly has full control of the estate plan and continues to

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access all its resources as he sees fit. The trusts and entities in Gaggero' s estate are his alter egos

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and shoull be -alcled- as judgment debtors. Thls judgmfmt has little, if any, effect without an

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amendment to the judgment piercing Gaggero' s estate plan.

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be the assets of the individual for the purpose_ of satisfying a claim. Greenspan v. LADT LLC

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(2010) 191 CaLAppAth 486, 517. Although the doctrine is most often applied to corporations, it

also applies to trusts. Id at 520-521; In re SchwarzkopJ(9th Cir.2010) 626 F.3d 1032, 1037-1040.

Because a trust is not a legal entity, the proper procedure to reach trust property is to sue the

trustee in his or her representative capacity. Galdjie v. Darwish (2003) 113 CaLAppAth 1331,

1343. Additionally, equitable. ownership in a trust is sufficient to meet the ownership requirement

for purposes of alter ego liability. Id at 1339. KPC, therefore, seeks to add Joseph Praske, as

trustee of Gaggero' s trusts.

Alter ego liability exists when two conditions are met: First, there is such a unity of interest

and ownership that the individuality, or separateness, of the individual and corporation has ceased;

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and, Second, adherence to the fiction of the separate existence of the corporation would sanction a

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fraud or promote injustice. Greenspan, supra 191 Cal.AppAth. at 511. Factors suggesting an alter

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ego relationship include, in part: the identical equitable ownership in the two entities; the

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treatment by an individual of the assets of the corporation as his own; the use of the same office

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or business location; the employment of the same employees and/or attorney; the use of a

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corporation as a mere shell, instrumentality or conduit for a single venture or the business of an

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individual or another corporation; the concealment and misrepresentation of the identity of the

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responsible ownership, management and fmancial interest, or concealment of personal business

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activities; the disregard of legal formalities and the failure to maintain arm's length relationships

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among related entities; the diversion of assets from a corporation by or to a stockholder or other

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person or entity, to the detriment of creditors, or the manipulation of assets between entities so as

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to concentrate the assets in one and the liabilities in another and; commingling of funds and other

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assets and failure to segregate funds of the separate entities. See Associated Vendors, Inc. v.

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Oakland Meat Co., Inc. (1962) 210 CaLApp.2d 825, 838-840 (citations omitted). Because no

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Applying the above factors, there is no doubt that the trusts comprising Gaggero' s estate

plan are his alter egos. As stated above, the plan took several months to implement and involved

two key steps. First, Gaggero transferred all his assets to corporations, limited liability companies,

or limited partnerships in which he had 100% ownership interest. (Id.,

Second, Gaggero transferred his ownership interests in the various business entities in one of his

three self-settled trusts. (Jd.,

the day, concealed all his assets in an entity owned by his trusts. By implementing the estate plan

Gaggero is forcing his creditors to penetrate multiple layers of sham entities in order to ultimately

pierce his estate plan. All of his personal and investment matters are handled through the sham

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4, Exh. Cat 100:10-14).

4,7, Exh. C at 100:10-14; Exh. F pp. 936). Gaggero, at the end of

entities that are owned by his trusts.

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Gaggero's various trusts, foundation, and business entities are all part of one estate plan

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(his estate). The trusts and entities in his estate plan constitute a single enterprise and have no

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separate identity. (Id.,

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company, a limited partnership, a general partnership, or a corporation, and then have one of the

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trusts or the foundation subsume... that entity into the estate plan, just like I did the other

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6, Exh. E at 617:8-14). When asked how he would take title to a property,

6, Exh. E at 617:8-14). Gaggero does not distinguish between

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the estate plan. Gaggero, in purchasing a property or asset, looks at "the liquidity of the trust at the

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time" in determining how to acquire the property within his estate. (Jd.,

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Finally, all gains on the properties flow through Gaggero's tax returns via the trusts and all other

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entities. (Id.,

4, Exh. Cat 119:13-23).

10, Exh. I at 4035:4-7).

Gaggero also has retained full control over all assets in the trusts as the asset manager. (Id.,

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resources to purchase this all cash or with a mortgage, and if there happened to be a 1031

exchange opportunity available, I would have exchanged it into one of the entities that were

owned by my trust." (Id,

whole in determining how to acquire additional property.

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Gaggero as the "asset manager" has authority to negotiate on behalf of the trust to purchase
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properties. (Id,

insurance issues, making decisions to buy or sell the asset, to improve the asset, overseeing any

improvement to the asset, fmancing, designing some ultimate disposition of the asset. (Id,

Exh. C at 110:12-19). Gaggero makes all decisions with respect to all the real estate held in the

4, Exh. C at 110:3-9). He is in charge of refmancing, dealing with tax issues,

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estate plan and Praske follows his recommendations. (Id,

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all assets in the estate plan are controlled by Gaggero, as the equitable owner and "asset manager."

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(Id,

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8, Exh. Gat 1002:16-28, 1003:1-3).


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constituting "Gaggero's estate plan" or Gaggero's "personal estate." (Id,

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936:25-28; Exh. H at 3426: 5-8). Gaggero refers all assets within the estate plan as "his assets" or

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"my assets." (Id,

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"Gaggero's personal estate" which has funds well in excess of $1,100,000. (Id,

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Praske also described the Arenzano Trust, Giganin Trust, and Aqua Sante Foundation as the three

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Trusts that are part of "Gaggero's estate." (Id,

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should not be permitted to access the funds and resources in his estate plan, which are clearly

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under his control when it is to his benefit, but hide behind the same estate plan when it is to his

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detriment. The Giganin Trust, Arenzano Trust, and Aqua Sante Foundation, should therefore be

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added as judgment debtors via Praske as the trustee.

7, 9, Exh. F at

6, Exh. E at 617:3-7). Praske also refers to the trusts as belonging to Gaggero.

7, Exh. F pp. 936-937). For example, in a declaration Praske stated that he is the trustee of

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7, 14, Exh. F at 936:24-28; Exh. M). Gaggero

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One of the corporations identified by Gaggero as part of the estate plan is Pacific Coast

Management (PCM). (ld., , 12, Exh. K at 39:17-21). Gaggero uses his alter ego, PCM to write

checks on his behalf so as to avoid retaining any assets in his personal name, including a personal

bank account. (ld, , 13, Exh. L at 47:9-10). Gaggero provides PCM money and PCM writes

check on his behalf. (Id, '13, Exh. L at 47:9-10). "Checks were written by PCM. I paid for it. I

give PCM the money. PCM writes the checks. They write checks for me. They pay my utilities.

They pay my credit card, they pay for my dog's vet bills. I mean PCM manages my life. They

are a management company for me personally." (Id, ,12, Exh. Kat 69:22-28(emphasis added) ..

P.C.M. only manages my estates, entities, and assets" (ld, , 13, Exh. L. at 47:9-10)

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Although PCM pays for all of Gaggero's personal expenses and "manages his life"

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Gaggero could not answer basic questions relating the entity. Gaggero did not know whether PCM

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had Articles of Incorporation, whether there were officers or directors, if he was a director, and

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when it was formed. (Id, , 12, Exh. K pp. 37- 39). PCM's "in house" counsel, Chatfield, similar

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did not know basic information relating to the entities, including the ownership, place of

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incorporation, and the entities that retained him as an in-house counsel. (Id, '2, Exh. A pp. 13-

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14). PCM, clearly was established by Gaggero as part of the estate plan designed to evade

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creditors and has been used as his alter ego. Since PCM is willing to provide Gaggero money and

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resources to pursue countless lawsuits, PCM should not have a problem paying adverse judgments

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that arise from those lawsuits. PCM, therefore, should be added as a judgment debtor.

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Gaggero' s limited liability companies and limited partnerships were created for the sole

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S1lllset,_ LLC, Malibu Broad Beach, LP, I'v1arina Glencoe, LP,- 511 OF~, _..

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Blu House, LLC and Boardwalk Sunset, LLC was created on May 23, 1997. (Id.,

Exh. P). Blu House, LLC's business purpose was ownership of property located at 523 Ocean

Front Walk, Venice, California. (Id.,

Sunset, LLC's business purpose was ownership of property located at 601 Ocean Front Walk,

Venice, California. (Id.,

the owner of properties located at 523 and 601 Ocean Front walk, Venice, California. (Id.,

Exh. C at 96:9-19; Exh. S at 45:4-24). Praske is the agent for service of process for both

companies. (Id.,

Ste., 201. (Id.

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4,20, Exh. C at 104:16-21; Exh. S at 45:4-24). Boardwalk

4, 20, Exh. C at 104:16-21; Exh. S at 47:6-25, 47:1-6). Gaggero was


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17, Exh. P). Both companies have as their address 1473F South Victoria Ave,

17, Exh. P). Blue House, LLC and Boardwalk Sunset, LLC are two of the entities

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created as part of Gaggero's estate plan for the sole purpose of moving his property out creditors

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reach. The entities, thus, should be disregarded and added as judgment debtors. (ld.,

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1998 and have Praske listed as the agent for service of process. (ld.,

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Broadbeach, LP and Marina Glencoe, were established for the purpose the ownership of property

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previously owned personally by Gaggero. (Id.,

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4032; Exh. Sat 53:3-25). Malibu Broadbeach, LP is associated with ownership of a house owned

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by Gaggero in Malibu, on Broadbeach. (ld.,

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Exh. Cat 96:14; Exh. G pp. 1003-1005). Marina Glencoe, LP's business purpose was ownership

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purpose of owning property. (Id., ,-r 20, Exh. S pp. 40-44). 511 OFW, LP had as its business

purpose the ownership of 51 1 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, California. (Id., -U-U 4, 20, Exh. Cat 96:9-

19; Exh. S at40:22-25, 41:1-2). Gingerbread Court, LP had as its business purpose the ownership

of 517 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, California. (Id., ,-r 20, Exh. S at 43:11-17, 44:2-11). Gaggero

owned both 511 and 517 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, California and transferred those assets to

these limited partnerships. (Id., -U-U 4, 20, Exh. C at 96:9-19, 103:2-5; Exh. S pp. 41-44). These

entities are Gaggero' s alter ego and created for the sole purpose of shielding personal assets from

creditors. OFW, LP and Gingerbread Court, LP should be added as judgment debtors as Gaggero's

alter ego.

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such that adherence to the fiction of the separate existence of the corporation would sanction a

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fraud or promote injustice. Greenspan, supra 191 Cal.App.4th. at 511. The test for this

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requirement is that if the acts are treated as those of the corporation alone, it will produce an unjust

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or inequitable result. Mesler v. Bragg Management Co. (1985) 39 Cal.3d 290, 300. In this case

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allowing Gaggero to avoid his obligation through the use of his estate plan, set up to shield his

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personal assets from creditors, will result in an injustice to KPC and other creditors. Gaggero

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created the estate plan 15 years ago foreclosing claims for fraudulent conveyance. Additionally,

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piercing Gaggero' s estate plan is likely to deter his continued disregard of this Court's orders and

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other court orders.

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CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES, AND LIMITED
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1. Pacific Coast Management Corporation

Pacific Coast Management isa Nevada corporation. (Id,

recognizes reverse corporate piercing as an appropriate avenue to impose liability on a judgment

debtor's alter ego. The application of the doctrine is especially appropriate when the judgment

debtor uses an entity to hide assets or secretly conduct business as part of an attempt to avoid his

pre-existing liability. LFC Marketing Group, Inc. v. Loomis (2000) 116 Nev. 896, 903. As

discussed in detail above Pacific Coast Management, as an entity that manages Gaggero' s life, is

clearly subject to alter ego liability. Because it is a Nevada corporation, and Nevada recognizes

reverse corporate piercing, Pacific Coast Management can properly be added as a judgment
debtor.!

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simply as a means of shielding personal assets from creditor is viewed as the alter ego of the

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individual debtor and will be disregarded to prevent injustice. In re Turner, Bkrtcy. (N.D. Cal

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2005) 335 B.R. 140, 146. California also recognizes the application of reverse-piercing to impose

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alter ego liability against a corporation for a judgment incurred by its sole shareholder. Taylor v.

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Newton (1953) 117 CaLApp.2d 752, 758-60; See e.g. Fleet Credit Corp. v. TML Bus Sales, Inc.

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(9th Cir.1995) 65 F.3d 119, 120 ("it is beyond cavil that an inequitable result would follow were

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the Court to permit the judgment debtor to shield himself with corporate form"); But see Postal

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Instant Press, Inc. v. Kaswa Corp. (2008) 162 CaLApp.4th 1510, 1518 (court refused to apply

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reverse piercing where judgment creditors sought to use corporate assets to collect on a former

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apply reverse piercing because (1) the corporate form 'was . not being ririsused; (2) innocent

shareholders of the corporation would be adversely affected by a decision that would require a

corporation to pay for the debts'of an individual shareholder, and (3) the judgment creditors had

sufficient h?gal remedies to pursue without the necessity of reverse piercing. Id. at 1522-1523.

Postal Instant Press does not address the situation, as is here, where an individual uses a

corporation or other entity as an alter ego to shelter personal assets rather than the other way

around. Postal Instant Press is inapposite.

Assuming, however, that Postal Instant Press applies to Gaggero's business entities, KPC

meets the standards to justify its application. Postal Instant Press recognized that there may be

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circumstances in which reverse piercing is acceptable. Id. at 1524. To apply reverse piercing ~C

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must show that innocent creditors would be adequately protected and that there are inadequate

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legal remedies.

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are part of Gaggero's "estate plan" and are merely his alter ego. He established the entities to

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shelter his wealth and continues to have full access and control over his assets. (Id., , 4, Exh. C at

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120:2-6, 121:22-23). Second, because tht;: transfers occurred in 1997 KPC cannot pursue claims

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for fraudulent transfer. Thus, to the extent this case involves the application of reverse corporate

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piercing, it is appropriate and within this Court's authority.

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Date.d: April 10, 2012

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AUSTA WAKILY,ESQ. .
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RANDALL A. MILLER (Bar No. 116036)


SCOTT NEWMAN
(Bar No. 238788)
(Bar No. 257424)
AUSTA W AKILY
MILLERLLP
515 South Flower Street, Suite 2150
Los Angeles, California 90071-2201
Telephone: 800.720.2126
Facsimile: 888.749-5812
Attorneys for Defendants, KNAPP, PETERSEN &
CLARKE, STEPHEN RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN
M. HARRIS andANDREJARDINI

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

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KNAPP, PETERSEN & CLARKE,


STEPHEN RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN M.
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Defendants.

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REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE IN


SUPPORT OF MOTION TO AMEND
JUDGMENT TO ADD JUDGMENT
DEBTORS

May 29,2012
8:30 a.m.
Department 24
Honorable Judge Robert Hess

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Pursuant to California Evidence Code Sections 452(d) and (h), judgment creditors Knapp,

Petersen and Clarke, Stephen Ray Garcia, Stephen Harris, and Andre Jardini (collectively referred

to as "KPC"), respectfully ask this Court to take judicial notice ofthe following records:

1. All pleadings, flIes, trial transcripts, and any other evidence filed with the Court of Appeal

in Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et aI, (2010), California Court of Appeal, Second

Appellate District, Division Eight, (Appeal Case No. B207567).

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Attached as Exhibit A-2 is a true and correct copy of excerpts from the Appellate

Court's Decision affirming this Court's ruling in Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen &

Clarke, et aI, Los Angeles Superior Court (Case No. BC286925).

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2. All pleadings, files, trial transcripts, and any other evidence filed or in connection with the

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underlying action, Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et aI, Los Angeles Superior Court,

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(Case No. BC286925) .

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Superior Court (Case No. BC286925) .

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Attached as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy ofthe Amended Judgment filed in

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the Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et aI, Los Angeles Superior Court

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(Case No. BC286925).

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Attached as Exhibit K is a true and correct copy of excerpts and Reporter's

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Certificate from the Reporter's Daily Transcript taken on August 2, 2007 in the

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Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, et aI, Los Angeles Superior Court (Case
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October 5, 2011 hearing on the KPC's motion to compel further responses to post-

judgment special interrogatories in the present case Gaggero v. Knapp, Petersen &

Clarke, et aI, Los Angeles Superior Court (Case No. BC286925).

Third Party Debtor Exam taken on June 9,2009 and the Reporter's Certificate of

the transcript.

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Yura, Los Angeles Superior Court (Case No. BC239810).

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Attached as Exhibit M is a true and correct copy of the Declarations of Stephen M.

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Gaggero and Joseph Praske in support of a Motion for Reconsideration filed the

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Gaggero v. Yura, Los Angeles Superior Court (Case No. BC239810) .

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from the appeal in Gaggero v. Yura (2008), California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District,

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the appeal of Gaggero v. Yura, et aI, Los Angeles Superior Court (Case No.

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Daily Transcript of Stephen Gaggero's Direct Examination on June 29, 2005 from

the appeal of Gaggero v. Yura, et aI, Los Angeles Superior Court (Case No.

BC239810).

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Daily Transcript of Joseph Praske Direct Examination on June 30, 2005 from the

appeal of Gaggero v. Yura, et aI, Los Angeles Superior Court (Case No.

BC239810).

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http://kepler.sos.ca.govrelatingto 511 OFW, LP, Gingerbread Court, LP, Malibu Broadbeach, LP,

Marina Glencoe, LP, Blu House, LLC, Boardwalk Sunset, LLC, and related entities. Attached as

Exhibit P are documents obtained from the website of the Secretary of State of California.

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Dated: Aprill 0, 2012

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SCOTT NEWMAN
(Bar No, 238788)
AUSTA WAKILY
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MILLERLLP
515 South Flower Street, Suite 2150
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Telephone:800~720:2 126.
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pleadings submitted in support of and in. opposition, and good calise appearing, the Court hereby
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I am a resident of the State of California, over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to
the within action. My business address is Miller LLP, 515 South Flower Street, Suite 2150, Los
Angeles, CA 90071-2201. On May 31, 2012, I served the within documents:
NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO COMPEL POST JUDGMENT REQUEST
PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS (SET TWO); MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND
AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF MOTION; DECLARATION OF AUSTA WAKILY

by transmitting via facsimile the document( s) listed above to the fax number( s) set
forth below on this date before 5:00 p.m.

by placing the document( s) listed above in a sealed envelope with postage thereon
fully prepaid, in the United States mail at Los Angeles, California addressed as set
forth below.

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by causing to be personally served to the person(s) at the addressees) set forth below
on this date before 5:00 p.m.

by causing such document to be transmitted by electronic mail to the office of the


addressees as set forth below on this date before 5:00 p.m .

by causing such document(s) to be sent overnight via Federal Express; I enclosed


such document(s) in an envelope/package provided by Federal Express addressed to
the person(s) at the address (es) set forth below and I placed the envelope/package
for collection at a drop box provided by Federal Express .

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I am readily familiar with the firm's practice of collection and processing correspondence
for mailing. Under that practice it would be deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on that same

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David Blake Chatfield, Esq.


WESTLAKE LAW GROUP
2625 Townsgate Road, Suite 330
Westlake Village, CA 91361

Attorney Judgment Debtor, STEPHEN M.


GAGGERO
Ph. (805) 267-1220
Fax: (805) 267-1211
Email: davidblakec@hotmail.com

David Esquibias, Esq.


Tracy Kitzman, Esq.
Law Offices of David Esquibias
2625 Townsgate Road, Suite 330
Westlake Village, CA 91361

Attorneys/or Judgment Debtors, PACIFIC


COAST MANAGEMENT, 511 OFW LP,
GINGERBREAD COURT LP, MALIBU
BROAD BEACH LP, MARINA GLENCOE
LP,BLUHOUSELLC, BOARDWALK
SUNSET LLC, AND JOSEPH PRASKE AS
THE TRUSTEE OF THE GIGANIN
TRUST, ARENZANO TRUST, AND
AQUASANTE FOUNDATION
Ph. (805) 267-1141
Fax: (805) 267-1140
Email: dae@californiatrustattorney.com
thk@californiatrustattorney.com

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