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LisaBorodkin<lisa@lisaborodkin.com> Tue,Nov27,2012at12:40PM To:david@gingraslaw.com Cc:"LisaJ.Borodkin"<lborodkin@zuberlaw.com>,raymond@asiaecon.org,llaneras.mobrez@yahoo.com,Iliana <iliana@asiaecon.org>,"FunkhouserIII,DavidE."<david.funkhouser@quarles.com> Bcc:"JeffreyJ.Zuber"<jzuber@zuberlaw.com> DearDavid, ThankyouformeetingandconferringlastnightandthismorningonmyproposedmotionforaProtectiveOrder andMotiontoQuashmyNonpartyDeposition. Asaformalnote,Iamnotproseinthiscasethroughmylawfirm,althoughIusetheiraddress.Thus,Ms.Lopez isnotauthorizedtoacceptserviceforme,andIconsiderservicetohavebeenaccomplishedyesterday, November26,2012,throughactualphysicalreceiptofthesubpoenaandwitnessfee. Wesincerelyandthoroughlyattemptedtoresolveourdifferences,andconcludedthattheneedforamotionfora protectiveordercouldnotbeavoidedwithrespecttoyournonpartydepositionsubpoenaofme. IstatedthatIwouldobjecttoeachoneofthedocumentrequests,forthesamereasonasinmyNovember6, 2012correspondence,aswellasongroundsofattorneyclientprivilege,commoninterestprivilegeandthe attorneyworkproductdoctrine,Inaddition,IwillbasemymotionthegroundsoftheCaliforniareporter'sShield LawembodiedinArticle1,section2(b)oftheCaliforniaConstitutionandCaliforniaEvidenceCodeSection1070, aswellasthereporter'sprivilegeundertheFirstAmendmentoftheUnitedStatesConstitution. AsyouandEdMagedsonknow,Iamablogger,webtelevisiontechnologyreporter,andanewmediajournalist.I havebeenamemberoftheLosAngelesPressClubandIteachnewmediajournalismonaregularbasisat UniversityofSouthernCalifornia'sAnnenbergInstitutetocandidatesforMaster'sdegreesinjournalism. Totheextentyouseekcommunicationsbetweenmeandsourcesforthecaseorsourcesformyjournalistic efforts,Iwillinvokebothattorneyworkproductandthereporter'sshield.Youarefreetoseektheinformation fromothersources. Wealsoconferredonyourproposedsubjectsfororalexamination.Istatedthatyourproposeddeposition subjectsareirrelevantandintendedtobeafishingexpeditionfornewinformationtosetasidetheCourt's November8,2012Orderdismissingmefromthecase. YouidentifiedthreepossiblesubjectsofrelevancetoyourclaimsagainstMr.MobrezandMs.Llaneras. First,youwantedtoexaminemeontheirprobablecauseforcontinuingtheCaliforniaAction.Istatedthatall suchinformationisalreadyinthepublicrecord,belongstothemundertheirattorneyclientprivilege,oris protectedfromdiscoveryundertheattorneyworkproductdoctrine. Second,youwantedtoexaminemeonmythinkingoneachandeveryallegationintheFirstAmendedComplaint intheCaliforniaAction.Iactuallydidnotsignorfilethatpleading,butIstatedthattheselegalconclusions pertainingtothefilingofthatpublicrecordhavealreadybeendecideduponbytheCourtinitsNovember8,2012 Orderdeterminingthattheclaimswerenotsounreasonablethatnoreasonableattorneywouldhavecontinued them. Third,youwantedtoexaminemeregardingmycommunicationswithwitnessJanSmithandothers.Istatedthat youarefreetoobtainthatinformationfromMs.Smith.However,myinvestigationwasdoneasafactgathering process,andtheproductsareeitherinthepublicrecordasdeclarations,orarecoveredbytheattorneywork productdoctrine.
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Pleaseletmeknowifanyoftheaboveisinconsistentwithourdiscussions. Regards, LisaBorodkin

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