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@RUGDNAIL:
Jarrad L. Wood (SBN 310688)
Email: jwood@reedsmith.com
REED SMITH LLP
Suite 2900
355 South Grand Avenue,
4
Los Angeles, CA 900 71- 151
213 457 800 0
Telephone: +1
Facsimile: +1 213 457
8080
Brian J. Willett (pro hac vic
e)
bwille t@r eedsmi th.com
Email:
REED SMITH LLP j ¢
I
\DOOVQUI-b 599 Lexington Avenue
Deputy
22nd Floor Ja‘smine
Segura.
New York, NY 10022 EV
Telephone: +1 212 521
5400
+1 212 521 5450
Facsimile:
FAXED
Attorneysfor Defendant,
SDC Nutrition, Inc.
10
ATE OF CALIFORNIA
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE ST
Delaware
11
of
ARDINO
State
the
12
FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN BERN
LLP
N0. CIV SB 2114881
in
13
formed
FENCHEM, INC.,
SMITH
14 DECLARATION OF JARRAN AD L. WOOD
pannership
Plaintiff,
IN SUPPORT OF DE FE ND T SDC
REED
15 NUTRITION INC.’S MO TI ON TO
liability
V. COMPEL FU RT HE R PR OD UC TION OF
16 DOCUMENTS AND RE QUEST FOR
INC.; and DOES F’S
SANCTIONS FOR PLAINTIFTH THIS
1
SDC NUTRITION,
limited
A
17 through 25, inclusive, WI
REFUSAL TO COMPLY 3 ORDER
Defendants.
COURT’S AUGUST 31, 202
18
Filed: May 20, 2021
Complaint
19 FAC Filed: May 18, 2023
20 Date: November 30, 2023
Time: 8:30 a.m.
21 Dept. : S32
h Defendant SDC
22 [Filed concurrently wit
Nutrition Motion t0
’s Com pel; Separate
port ofM otion t0 Compel;
23 Statement ofin Sup
[Proposed] Order]
24
25
26
27
28
’S MOTION TO COMPEL
DECLARATION OF JARRAD L.
WOOD IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT
R SANCTIONS
PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
AND REQUEST FO
Wood, declare:
Jarrad L. lifornia, an
I,
the State of Ca
ce ns ed to pr actice law in
law duly li
1. I am an attorney at (“SDC”) in the
ion, Inc.
Defe ant SDC Nutrit
nd
and counsel for
attorney With
Reed Smith LLP, aration, and if
h in this decl
e facts set fort
have personal
knowledge of th
d matter. I
above-captione stify theret
o.
d competently te
s, I could and woul m,
y as a witnes ntiff Fenche
called t0 testif Plai
ort of SDC’
s Motion to Compel
at io n in su pp
I submit
this Declar
t for
2.
on Of Docume
nts and Reques
se s Pr od uc ti
Further Respon
hem”) to Provide
\DOOQONUI-h
Inc. (“Fenc gust 3 1 2023
Order.
is Court’s Au
,
wi th th
Plaintiff’s Re
fusal t0 Comply for
Sanctions for t of Requests
Fe nc he m wi th its Second Se
, SDC sewed
On January 17, 2023 S DOCUMENTS
COMMUNICATION
3. and
“All
among other things,
requesting, C’s purchase
Productions, spect to SD
10
fu lfi ll me nt process with re
the receipt, co
nfirmation, or to
RELATED TO uctions is attached here
11 quests for Prod
C’s Second Set of Re
ofDelaware
of SD
State 12 orders.” A true and correct copy
the
LLP
as Exhibit A. inter alia,
this Court,
in
13
SDC t0 seek an order from
formed
Fenchem forced
Ultimately, ts for Producti
on,
SMITH
4.
14
SDC’s Second Set of Reques
partnership
onsive documents t0
uction of resp Response s is
compelling prod
REED
15
C’s Motion to Compel Further
copy of SD
A true and correct
liability
15—55.
16 Request Nos.
limited
B. SDC to
A to as Exhibit ing
attached here compel, direct
17
granted SDC’s motion to
2023, the Coufi
On August 3 1, true A and correct
ber 20, 2023.
5.
18
~5 5 no la ter than Septem
for Producti
on Nos. 15
t0 Requests
19 respond hereto as Exhi
bit C.
Or de r is attached
gust 3 1, 20 23
the Court’ Au
s
response t0
SDC’s
20 copy of supplemental
rv ed its (tardy)
Fenc he m se
tober 4, 2023,
On Oc 2023
6.
nchem’s October 4,
21
correct copy of Fe
15—55. A true and
oduction, Nos.
22 Requests for Pr
ched hereto as
Exhibit D.
onses are atta mental
23 supple
me nt al re sp
” Zhang verified
Fenchem’s supple
“A lv in
Qianzi
Plaintiff s ge
neral manager, scovery
7. supplemental di
24
nc he m’ s veri fication of its
ect copy of
Fe
true and corr
A
di scov er y response.
25
hereto as Exhi
bit E.
on se is attached Knowledgeable
hem’s Person Most
26 re sp
ti on 0f Fe nc
the deposi
8. SDC then scheduled counsel for Fe
nchem
27 co unsel fo r SDC asked
,
October 19, 2023
r 20, 2023. On
(“PMK”) for Octobe MPEL
28
FENDANT’S MOTI
1
ON TO CO
DE
JARRAD L. WOOD IN SUPPORT OF
T FOR SANCTION
S
DECLARATION OF TION OF DOCUMENTS AND REQUES
PRODUC
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@RUGDNAIL: Jarrad L. Wood (SBN 310688) Email: jwood@reedsmith.com REED SMITH LLP Suite 2900 355 South Grand Avenue, 4 Los Angeles, CA 900 71- 151 213 457 800 0 Telephone: +1 Facsimile: +1 213 457 8080 Brian J. Willett (pro hac vic e) bwille t@r eedsmi th.com Email: REED SMITH LLP j ¢ I \DOOVQUI-b 599 Lexington Avenue Deputy 22nd Floor Ja‘smine Segura. New York, NY 10022 EV Telephone: +1 212 521 5400 +1 212 521 5450 Facsimile: FAXED Attorneysfor Defendant, SDC Nutrition, Inc. 10 ATE OF CALIFORNIA SUPERIOR COURT OF THE ST Delaware 11 of ARDINO State the 12 FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN BERN LLP N0. CIV SB 2114881 in 13 formed FENCHEM, INC., SMITH 14 DECLARATION OF JARRAN AD L. WOOD pannership Plaintiff, IN SUPPORT OF DE FE ND T SDC REED 15 NUTRITION INC.’S MO TI ON TO liability V. COMPEL FU RT HE R PR OD UC TION OF 16 DOCUMENTS AND RE QUEST FOR INC.; and DOES F’S SANCTIONS FOR PLAINTIFTH THIS 1 SDC NUTRITION, limited A 17 through 25, inclusive, WI REFUSAL TO COMPLY 3 ORDER Defendants. COURT’S AUGUST 31, 202 18 Filed: May 20, 2021 Complaint 19 FAC Filed: May 18, 2023 20 Date: November 30, 2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. 21 Dept. : S32 h Defendant SDC 22 [Filed concurrently wit Nutrition Motion t0 ’s Com pel; Separate port ofM otion t0 Compel; 23 Statement ofin Sup [Proposed] Order] 24 25 26 27 28 ’S MOTION TO COMPEL DECLARATION OF JARRAD L. WOOD IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT R SANCTIONS PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND REQUEST FO Wood, declare: Jarrad L. lifornia, an I, the State of Ca ce ns ed to pr actice law in law duly li 1. I am an attorney at (“SDC”) in the ion, Inc. Defe ant SDC Nutrit nd and counsel for attorney With Reed Smith LLP, aration, and if h in this decl e facts set fort have personal knowledge of th d matter. I above-captione stify theret o. d competently te s, I could and woul m, y as a witnes ntiff Fenche called t0 testif Plai ort of SDC’ s Motion to Compel at io n in su pp I submit this Declar t for 2. on Of Docume nts and Reques se s Pr od uc ti Further Respon hem”) to Provide \DOOQONUI-h Inc. (“Fenc gust 3 1 2023 Order. is Court’s Au , wi th th Plaintiff’s Re fusal t0 Comply for Sanctions for t of Requests Fe nc he m wi th its Second Se , SDC sewed On January 17, 2023 S DOCUMENTS COMMUNICATION 3. and “All among other things, requesting, C’s purchase Productions, spect to SD 10 fu lfi ll me nt process with re the receipt, co nfirmation, or to RELATED TO uctions is attached here 11 quests for Prod C’s Second Set of Re ofDelaware of SD State 12 orders.” A true and correct copy the LLP as Exhibit A. inter alia, this Court, in 13 SDC t0 seek an order from formed Fenchem forced Ultimately, ts for Producti on, SMITH 4. 14 SDC’s Second Set of Reques partnership onsive documents t0 uction of resp Response s is compelling prod REED 15 C’s Motion to Compel Further copy of SD A true and correct liability 15—55. 16 Request Nos. limited B. SDC to A to as Exhibit ing attached here compel, direct 17 granted SDC’s motion to 2023, the Coufi On August 3 1, true A and correct ber 20, 2023. 5. 18 ~5 5 no la ter than Septem for Producti on Nos. 15 t0 Requests 19 respond hereto as Exhi bit C. Or de r is attached gust 3 1, 20 23 the Court’ Au s response t0 SDC’s 20 copy of supplemental rv ed its (tardy) Fenc he m se tober 4, 2023, On Oc 2023 6. nchem’s October 4, 21 correct copy of Fe 15—55. A true and oduction, Nos. 22 Requests for Pr ched hereto as Exhibit D. onses are atta mental 23 supple me nt al re sp ” Zhang verified Fenchem’s supple “A lv in Qianzi Plaintiff s ge neral manager, scovery 7. supplemental di 24 nc he m’ s veri fication of its ect copy of Fe true and corr A di scov er y response. 25 hereto as Exhi bit E. on se is attached Knowledgeable hem’s Person Most 26 re sp ti on 0f Fe nc the deposi 8. SDC then scheduled counsel for Fe nchem 27 co unsel fo r SDC asked , October 19, 2023 r 20, 2023. On (“PMK”) for Octobe MPEL 28 FENDANT’S MOTI 1 ON TO CO DE JARRAD L. WOOD IN SUPPORT OF T FOR SANCTION S DECLARATION OF TION OF DOCUMENTS AND REQUES PRODUC