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Donald H. Nichols, MN State Bar No. 78918* [email protected] Paul J. Lukas, MN State Bar No. 22084X* [email protected] Matthew H. Morgan, MN State Bar No. 304657* [email protected] NICHOLS KASTER & ANDERSON, PLLP 4600 IDS Center 80 S. 8th Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: 612-256-3200 Facsimile: 612-215-6870 * admitted pro hac vice Matthew C. Helland, CA State Bar No. 250451 [email protected] NICHOLS KASTER & ANDERSON, LLP One Embarcadero Center, Ste. 720 San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: 415-277-7235 Facsimile: 415-277-7238 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Frank Foster, Phillip Wamock, individually, on behalf of all others similarly situated, and on behalf of the general public, Plaintiffs, vs. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Defendant. Case No.: C3:07-CV-4928 SI

DECLARATION OF MATTHEW H. MORGAN IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1404(A).

I, Matthew H. Morgan, hereby declare: 1. I am an associate at the law firm of Nichols Kaster & Anderson, PLLP, one of the

attorneys for the Plaintiffs herein, and an attorney in good standing with the State Bar of Minnesota. I am admitted pro hac vice for this case. I make this declaration based on my knowledge and information concerning this case and in support of Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Transfer Venue pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(A). 2. At the present time, there are sixteen Plaintiffs who have filed consents to join

DECLARATION OF MATTHEW H. MORGAN IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' MEMORANDUM

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this lawsuit in this manner ­ 4 in California, 1 in Arizona, 1 in Arkansas, 1 in Georgia, 2 in Missouri, 1 in Mississippi, 1 in Nevada, and 5 in Texas. 3. Frank Foster, the first Plaintiff to commence the above entitled action, lives and

works for Defendant in the Northern District of California. 4. Attached as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of a page from Allied

Insurance's website which states that it maintains regional offices in Sacramento, Camarillo and Law Mesa, California. 5. Attached as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of selected pages of Defendant's

Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Amend the Complaint in Lynch v. United Services Automobile Ass'n, 1:07-cv-562-CM-KNF (S.D.N.Y.), Dkt. 79, pp. 7-10. 6. Attached as Exhibit C is a true and correct copy of United States District Court

Judicial Caseload Profile for the Southern District of Ohio and the Northern District of California.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct.

Dated: November 16, 2007

s/Matthew H. Morgan Matthew H. Morgan

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