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ATTORNEV COPV. MESSENGER

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DECLARATION OF JOSE SALAZAR

I, JOSE SALAZAR hereby deoloo-e a~ fullows.
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1. Tam an employee ofnDS LEGAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS, and

MANAGER.. COURT SERVICES. As such" I have personallQlowledge of
the fa.cts set fOl th herein, which I know to be true and correct and, if called
a.s a witness, leould and would competently testify 'vith respect thereto.
Thi!) declanl~liun is submilled allhe requ.esl Juseph Ze::mik.
2. A request fClr c.ertification of certain court flie documents in Samaan v
Zemik (SC08'j400) was first delivered by DDS Legal Support Systems to
Debbie Witts, Court Manager, Civil Unlimited., Los Angeles Superior Court,
West District, on Feb l~ 2008.
3. Almosl every l>lher day afler thaI,. DDS L~gal Supporl SysleIrul altempled La
retrieve the dc,cu.mcnts requested for the certification and/or the certificates
themselves frOIll Ms Witts herself, or from other court employees at the
Clerk's Officf;, Los Angeles Superior Collrt:, West District, Santa Monica.
4. As ofthis datI:, no documents and no certificates were ever obtained from
th~ courL Nmmally such c~rli£i.caLes are ubLained I.h~ very same day or
within a few day~. In 7 ycaT~ that Thave worked a."1 employec of DDS TIcgal
Support Systt:rns, 111ave never ellCoUlltered a case where DUS Legal
Support Systmns asked for such certificates on behalf of a litigant or a
counse4 and certificates were delayed this long andIor denied
I make this declaration UD.der ptml:llly ofperjury under to lhe laws of the Slate of
California. Signed here) in Los Angeles, California, February 13,2008.

Q~ge
JOSE SALAZAR
MANAGER, COURT SERVICES I

DDS LEGAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS