Free Response in Opposition to Motion - District Court of California - California

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RICHARD E. MCCARTHY [SBN 106050] [email protected] TANYA M. SCHIERLING [SBN 206984] [email protected] SOLOMON WARD SEIDENWURM & SMITH, LLP 401 B Street, Suite 1200 San Diego, California 92101 Telephone: (619) 231-0303 Facsimile: (619) 231-4755 Attorneys for Petitioner HANSEN BEVERAGE COMPANY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HANSEN BEVERAGE COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Petitioner, v. DSD DISTRIBUTORS, INC., a Wisconsin corporation Respondent. I.

CASE NO. 08-CV-0619 LAB (RBB) HANSEN BEVERAGE COMPANY'S OBJECTION TO REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE and COUNTER-REQUEST IN SUPPORT OF ITS OPPOSITION TO THE MOTION TO DISMISS OR STAY Date: June 9, 2008 Time: 11:15 a.m. Hon. Larry A. Burns

OBJECTION TO REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE The motion to dismiss or stay filed by Respondent DSD Distributors, Inc. ("DSD") asks the Court to take judicial notice of exhibits attached to the Declaration of Leila Nourani ("Nourani Decl."). The exhibits are marked "Exhibit A" through "Exhibit F." DSD's Motion, p.2, n1; Nourani Decl. Petitioner Hansen Beverage Company ("Hansen") objects to the request only as it pertains to Exhibit A to the Nourani Decl., and only because that exhibit is partial and incomplete. The Nourani Decl. describes Exhibit A as "DSD's Notice of Motion and Motion for Partial Vacation of Arbitration Award and supporting Affidavit of Julie Lewis (and relevant exhibits thereto), stamped filed in the Wisconsin Circuit Court on April 4, 2008." Nourani
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Decl., ¶ 2 (emphasis added). The Affidavit of Julie Lewis ("Lewis Affidavit") refers to and describes its own Exhibits A through L. However, the Nourani Decl. attaches only some of those Lewis Affidavit exhibits, omitting Exhibits A and F through L. Hansen therefore objects to the incomplete submission, and requests, as set forth below, that the Court take judicial notice of the complete document. II. HANSEN'S COUNTER-REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE Hansen requests judicial notice of the following documents attached to the Declaration of Tanya M. Schierling In Support of Hansen Beverage Company's Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss or Stay: Exhibit "1" DSD's Notice of Motion and Motion for Partial Vacation of Arbitration

Award and supporting Affidavit of Julie Lewis, including all exhibits thereto, dated April 4, 2008 and filed in the Wisconsin Circuit Court, Rock County, Case No. 07-CV-1120 (the "Wisconsin Court Action"). Exhibit "2" DSD's "Verified Complaint and Request for Declaratory Judgment and

Injunctive Relief" filed July 20, 2007 in the Wisconsin Court Action. Exhibit "3" Action. DATED: May 23, 2008 SOLOMON WARD SEIDENWURM & SMITH, LLP Judge Forbeck's April 30, 2008 letter ruling in the Wisconsin Court

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/s/ Tanya M. Schierling RICHARD E. MCCARTHY TANYA M. SCHIERLING Attorneys for Petitioner Hansen Beverage Company

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I caused the HANSEN BEVERAGE COMPANY'S OBJECTION TO REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE and COUNTER-REQUEST IN SUPPORT OF ITS OPPOSITION TO THE MOTION TO DISMISS OR STAY to be served in the following manner: Electronic Mail Notice List The following are those who are currently on the list to receive e-mail notices for this case. Electronic Mail Notice List Leila Nourani, Esq. Michael B. McCollum, Esq. Foley & Lardner 555 South Flower Street, Suite 3500 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Telephone: (213) 972-4500 Facsimile: (213) 486-0065 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant DSD Distributors, Inc. Julie A. Lewis Nowlan & Mouat, LLP 100 South Main Street P.O. Box 8100 Janesville, WI 53547-8100 Telephone: (608) 755-8100 Facsimile: (608) 755-8110 [email protected] Attorneys for DSD Distributors, Inc.

/s/ Tanya M. Schierling TANYA M. SCHIERLING

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