Free Motion to Amend/Correct - District Court of California - California

Case 3:07-cv-02226-DMS-AJB

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Chad Austin. Esq. SBN235457 3 1 2 9 d i a tre e t In S Sa nD i e g oC A 9 21 0 3 -6 0 1 4 . T e l e p h o n(6:1 9 ) 9 7 -8 8 8 8 e 2 (619) Facsimile: 295-1401 Attorney Plaintifl, for JAMESM. KINDER,anindividual

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CascNo. 07 CV 2226I)MS (A.rB) Judge: Hon. [)anaM. Sabraw M a g .J u d g c : I l o n . A n t h o n y . l I l a t t a g l i a . DECLARATION OF CHAD AUSTIN I N S U P P O R TO F P L A I N T I F F ' S MOTION TO FILE FIRST AMENDEI) COMPLA|NT 'l)ate: : l'irrc 25. .tanuary 2008 l:30p.m. Couftroom: l0

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I, CHAD AUSTIN, declare lbllows: as l. I am an attorney law duly licensed at and admitted practicebelbreall courtsolto

the Stateof California, United States the District Court,Southern l)istrict of Califbrniaandthe Ninth Circuit Court of Appealsand havebeenattorney recordfbr Plaintiff in this mattersince of

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its inception. If calledas a witness, could and would competently testityto all factswithin my I personal knowledge exceptwherestated informalionand belief. on ilt l C A S E O . 0 7C V 2 2 2 6 M S( A J B ) N D

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| am fully tamiliarwith all of the factsand circumstances surrounding this

case. This declaration submittedin supportof Plaintiff s Motion to File First Arnended is Complaint. The matters stated this declaration true.of my own personal in are knowledge.

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I havepersonally listened the tapcrecordings cachand cvcry call (7 in total) to of

madeby Defendant Plaintiff s numberassigned a pagingservicc619-999-()()()(). to to

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One of the 7 callsmadeto Plaintifl's numberassigned a pagingservicc. to which

was madeon December 9,2003 at 10:19a.m..waswhatclearly appcarcd bc a prcrecordcd to telemarketing which stated call that it was madeon bchall'o1"'l Iarrah'sItincon Casino." 'l'hal

casinois locatedin Valley Center, San DiegoCounly.Calilbrnia. My invcstigalion rcvcaled has that the Harrah'sRinconCasinois ownedby the Rinconbando1-Mission Indiansand operaled by one or more of several Harrah'sentities. includingbut not necessarily limitcd to tIARItAtl'S ENTERTAINMENT.Inc.(a Delaware corporation). HARRAII'S OPIIRA1'ING COMPANY. ( I n c .( a D c l a w a r e o r p o r a t i o nI) , R R A I I ' S M A R K I : I ' I N GS I I R V I C I TC O R I ' O I { A ' I l O N a c IA S Nevada corporation) IIARRAII'S LICENSECOMPANY, LLC (a Nevada and linritedliability company).

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My investigation public title documents revealed has that I IARRAII'S of

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Casino."1'wo(2) of thc LAUGHLIN, Inc.(aNevada owns"llarrah'sLaughlin corporation) of unlawful prerecorded telemarketing callscomplained in this actionwere callspromotingthe Harrah's Laughlin Casinoin Laughlin,Nevada. 7 ) D C A S E O .0 7C V 2 2 2 6 M S( A J B ) N

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My investigation public title documents revealed of has that HARRAH'S

OPERATING COMPANY,lnc. owns "Harrah'sLas VegasCasino." 1'wo (2) of the unlawful prerecorded telemarketing callscomplained in this actionwere callspromotingthe Harrah's of Las VegasCasinoin Las Vegas, Nevada.

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My investigation public title documents revealed of has that IiBR I{EALI'Y

COMPANY, Inc. (a Nevadacorporation) owns "Harrah'sCouncilBlufTsCasino." One ( l) of , the unlawful prerecorded telemarkcting callscomplaincd in this actionwas a call promoting of the llarrah's CouncilBluffs Casinoin CouncilBluffs. Iow,a.

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One(l) of the unlawfulprerecorded telemarketing complained in this calls of

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actionwas a call promotingthe Harrah'sMetropolisCasinoin Metropolis,Illinois. I do nol yet knowwhich Harrah's entityor entities own Ilarrah'sMetropolis Clasino. I believc but thatowner to be HBR REAI-TY COMPANY. Inc..the sameentitywho owns Flarrah's Council Blufls

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I visitedeachof the websites the Harrah'sCasinos for (Harrah'sLaughlinCasino,

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Council Bluffs Casino).Eachof thosewebsites listsat the bottomof the pagc"(c)2007 }larrah's 'I'herefbre. LicenseCompany, LLC. All rightsreserved." I am infbrmcdand bclicvc that Harrah'sLicense Company, LLC is or may bc a nccessary partyto this action.

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I declare underpenaltyof perjuryunderthe lawsof the Stateof (lalifbrniaand the lawsol' the United States that the foregoing true and correctand that this dcclaration is was cxccuted by me on December 28.2007 in SanDicso. Califbrnia.

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DA'I'BD: December 2007 28. By: /s/ ChadAustin
C I I A D A U S ' l ' l N .l : s q . . t t o r n c y b r A l Plaintiff. JAMtIS M. KINDER Emai : chadaustinlg)cox. I net

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