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Peter D. Baird (001978) [email protected] Robert H. McKirgan (011636) [email protected] Richard A. Halloran (013858) [email protected] Kimberly A. Demarchi (020428) [email protected] Lewis and Roca LLP 40 North Central Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4429 Facsimile (602) 734-3746 Telephone (602) 262-5311 Attorneys for POST Integrations, Inc., et al. George C. Chen (019704) [email protected] Bryan Cave LLP Two North Central Avenue, Suite 2200 Phoenix, AZ 85004-4406 Tel: (602) 364-7367 Fax: (602) 364-7070 Attorneys for Lexcel, Inc. and Lexcel Solutions, Inc.

William McKinnon [email protected] 800 East Ocean Boulevard, Unit 501 Long Beach, California 90802-5449 Nicholas J. DiCarlo (016457) [email protected] DiCarlo Caserta & Phelps PLLC 6750 East Camelback Road, Suite 100-A Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 Attorneys for Plaintiff MTSI and Third Party Defendant Gene Clothier

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA Merchant Transaction Systems, Inc., ) ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) ) Nelcela, Inc., et al., ) Defendants. ) ) And Related Counterclaims, Cross-Claims, ) ) and Third-Party Claims. ) )

No. CIV 02-1954-PHX-MHM JOINT PARTIES' SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO THE NELCELA PARTIES' MOTION FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW (Assigned to the Honorable Mary H. Murguia)

The Nelcela Parties' Reply to their Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law

20 accuses the Joint Parties of acting unethically by failing to cite the Apple v. Microsoft 21 case1 to the Court in our 2006 summary judgment papers. (E.g., Dckt. 524 at p.1 & 6). 22 As a point of fact, not only did the Joint Parties have no duty to make summary judgment 23 arguments for Nelcela, but Nelcela's accusation is erroneous: The Joint Parties cited the 24 Apple case in both our Motion for Summary Judgment re Ownership of Software (see 25 Dckt. 333 at p.10, lns. 11-13) and our Reply in Support of Motion for Summary 26 Judgment re Ownership of Software (see Dckt. 358 at p.8, lns. 8-9). 27
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Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 35 F.3d 1435 (9th Cir. 1994).
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RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED June 12, 2007. BRYAN CAVE LLP By s/ George C. Chen George C. Chen Attorneys for Lexcel, Inc. and Lexcel Solutions, Inc. DICARLO CASERTA & PHELPS PLLC Nicholas J. DiCarlo and LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM McKINNON By s/ William McKinnon William McKinnon Attorneys for Merchant Transaction Systems, Inc., Gene Clothier, and Tone Clothier CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on June 12, 2007, I electronically transmitted the attached document to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants: Merrick B. Firestone, Esq. [email protected] Veronica L. Manolio, Esq. [email protected] RONAN & FIRESTONE, PLC 9300 East Raintree Drive, Suite 120 Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 Attorneys for Defendants Nelcela Incorporated, Alec & Diane Dollarhide, and Len & Helga Terry Campagna Diana Clauser LEWIS AND ROCA LLP By s/ Richard A. Halloran Peter D. Baird Robert H. McKirgan Richard A. Halloran Kimberly A. Demarchi Attorneys for POST Integrations, Inc., Ebocom, Inc., Mary L. Gerdts, and Douglas McKinney

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