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Mark A. Wasser CA SB #060160 LAW OFFICES OF MARK A. WASSER 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1100 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 444-6400 Fax: 16) 444-6405

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Date: April 28, 2008 (Date Cleared by CRD) Time: 9:30 a.m. Place: U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, Bakersfield Courtroom 8 Date Action Filed: January 6, 2007 Trial Date: December 3,2008

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-1DECLARATION OF MARK A. WASSER RE INABILITY TO PREPARE JOINT STATEMENT RE MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING FURTHER INTERROGATORIES BY PLAINITFF

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I, Mark A. Wasser, declare as follows:

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I am counsel of record for the Defendants and am familiar with this case. The this Declaration are true and correct of my own personal knowledge and I can

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int{~rro'gatoril~s

After several unsuccessful attempts to resolve the issue, I sent

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of Gilbert Martinez in Bakersfield at approximately 11 :00 a.m. on April 16, Mr. Lee agreed that

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Plaintiff would not serve any more interrogatories on the Defendants in return for Defendants'

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commitment to respond to Plaintiff s second set of interrogatories. The parties further agreed

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that Defendants' responses to Plaintiffs second set of interrogatories would be due on or before

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May 8, 2008 and that Defendants would take their motion for a protective order off calendar. I

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agreed to confirm the agreement in writing as soon as I returned to my office.

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In reliance on Mr. Lee's agreement and intending to take Defendants' motion for

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a protective order off calendar, I did not prepare a joint statement of discovery dispute pursuant

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to Local

37-251 and, today, sent Mr. Lee a letter corltmmulg the agreement and that

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execution of a stipulation he acknowledges is only a draft and subject to change is inappropriate.

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Defendants relied on the agreement and had already commenced work to respond to the second

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set of interrogatories.

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Mr. Lee's conduct, some of which has not yet been brought to this Court's

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attention, is inconsistent with the professional standards expected of a lawyer admitted to

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practice before this Court. Defendants have no choice but leave their motion for a protective

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order on calendar and request this Court's protection from Plaintiffs discovery tactics.

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Defendants request that they be reimbursed their reasonable attorneys fees for

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motion. Defendants will supply this Court with evidence of the time and expense involved in

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preparing for

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Absent a showing that Plamtltt instructed or directed Mr.

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Filed 04/23/2008 MARK A. WASSER

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1100 Sacramento, California 95814 Office: 916-444-6400 Fax: 916-444-6405 [email protected]

Very Truly Yours,

Mark A. Wasser

cc: Karen Barnes

Admitted

to

Practice in California and Nevada

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MARK A. WASSER 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1100 Sacramento, California 95814 Fax: 916-444-6405 Office: 916-444-6400 [email protected]

Thank you.

Very Truly Yours,

Mark A. Wasser

cc: Karen Barnes (via facsimile)

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Mark Wasser From:

Eugene D. Lee [[email protected]]

Sent:

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 1:05 PM

To:

[email protected]

Subje~ct:

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Eugene D. Lee SB# 236812 LAW OFFICES OF EUGENE LEE 555West Fifth Street, Suite 3100 Los Angeles, CA 90013 Phone: (213) 992-3299 (213) 596-0487 E-mail: [email protected]

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Plaintiff, vs.

COUNTY OF KERN, et aI., Defendants.

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STIPULATION TO AUTHENTICATE DOCUMENTS, DEEM AS BUSINESS RECORDS & TO LIMIT INTERROGATORIES; & ORDER THEREON Complaint Filed: January 5, 2007 Trial Date: December 3, 2008

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and among the parties hereto through their respective

counsel, that any and all documents in the Categories specified below which are produced by plaintiff and/or by each of the defendants, or any of them, in the Initial Disclosures, supplementa

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STIPULATION & ORDER THEREON

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disclosures, or pursuant to discovery requests or procedures in this action shall be deemed

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authentic under Federal Rule of Evidence 901. that any and

IS HEREBY

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documents in the Categories CleJtenClaJlts, or

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suplpleme:ntal

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Internal memoranda to, from and/or carbon-copied to any Witness or Witnesses.

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Policies, regulations and statutes, and excerpts thereof, including but not limited to Kern

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County Civil Service Commission Rules, Kern County Employee Handbook, KMC

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Bylaws, KMC Organization and Functions Manual, KMC Faculty Practice Board

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Compensation Policy, KMC Medical Staff Rules & Regulations, KMC Corrective Action

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and Termination Review Process, KMC Faculty Practice Plan Bylaws, University

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Multispecialty Physicians of Kern Bylaws, etc.

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Personnel files and/or credential files of any Witness.

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Executed employment and/or independent contractor agreements by, between or among any Witness.

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Mark A. Wasser Attorney for Defendants, County of Kern, et al.

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STIPULATION & ORDER THEREON

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ORDER

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The parties having stipulated as hereinabove set forth and good cause appearing therefor;

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STIPULATION & ORDER THEREON

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Mark Wasser From:

Eugene D. Lee [[email protected]]

Sent:

Monday, April 21,20088:49 PM

To:

[email protected]

SUbject:

Stipulation Auth-Biz Recs-Rogs_080423

Attachments: Stipulation - Auth-Biz Recs-Rogs_080423.doc

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