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`Case 5:18-md-02834-BLF Document 671-9 Filed 05/07/21 Page 2 of 7
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`From:
`To:
`Cc:
`Subject:
`Date:
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`Ronald Richards
`Todd Gregorian
`Jeffrey Gersh; Morani Stelmach; Michael Sherman; Viviana Boero Hedrick
`RE: PERSONALWEB TECHONLOGIES INC.
`Monday, May 3, 2021 7:05:51 PM
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`[EXTERNAL EMAIL] This email is from an external sender, and not from Stubbs Alderton & Markiles.
`Do not click on links or attachments unless you are sure of the sender.
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`Mr. Gregorian,
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` I
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` am not retained for the main case. you have not done anything yet that has required my appearance.
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`To the extent you want to file a joint report, Mr. Gersh will need my assistance on the post judgment issues.
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`When can you have the call? How about 1130am tomorrow?
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`From: Todd Gregorian <TGregorian@fenwick.com>
`Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 7:03 PM
`To: Ronald Richards <ron@ronaldrichards.com>
`Cc: Jeffrey Gersh <jgersh@stubbsalderton.com>; Morani Stelmach <morani@ronaldrichards.com>; Michael Sherman
`<masherman@stubbsalderton.com>; Viviana Boero Hedrick <vhedrick@stubbsalderton.com>
`Subject: RE: PERSONALWEB TECHONLOGIES INC.
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`Mr. Richards,
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` I
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` am happy to have a call with any counsel of record for PersonalWeb who plan to appear at the Case Management Conference. Let’s
`set a time once you have filed your appearance.
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`Best,
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`Todd Gregorian
`Fenwick | Partner | 415-875-2402 | tgregorian@fenwick.com
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`From: Ronald Richards <ron@ronaldrichards.com>
`Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 6:38 PM
`To: Todd Gregorian <TGregorian@fenwick.com>
`Cc: Jeffrey Gersh <jgersh@stubbsalderton.com>; Morani Stelmach <morani@ronaldrichards.com>; Michael Sherman
`<masherman@stubbsalderton.com>; Viviana Boero Hedrick <vhedrick@stubbsalderton.com>
`Subject: RE: PERSONALWEB TECHONLOGIES INC.
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`** EXTERNAL EMAIL **
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`Mr. Gregorian,
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`Its been hours since I wrote you. are you now refusing to have the joint call for the status report?
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` I
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` just want to document this correctly.
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`From: Todd Gregorian <TGregorian@fenwick.com>
`Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 1:14 PM
`To: Ronald Richards <ron@ronaldrichards.com>
`Cc: Jeffrey Gersh <jgersh@stubbsalderton.com>; Morani Stelmach <morani@ronaldrichards.com>; Michael Sherman
`<masherman@stubbsalderton.com>; Viviana Boero Hedrick <vhedrick@stubbsalderton.com>
`Subject: RE: PERSONALWEB TECHONLOGIES INC.
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`Yes, there is a deadline to file an updated CMC statement in advance of the conference. If an attorney plans to appear for PersonalWeb
`at that conference, we would work with that person on a joint submission.
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`Best,
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`From: Ronald Richards <ron@ronaldrichards.com>
`Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 12:53 PM
`To: Todd Gregorian <TGregorian@fenwick.com>
`Cc: Jeffrey Gersh <jgersh@stubbsalderton.com>; Morani Stelmach <morani@ronaldrichards.com>; Michael Sherman
`<masherman@stubbsalderton.com>; Viviana Boero Hedrick <vhedrick@stubbsalderton.com>
`Subject: Re: PERSONALWEB TECHONLOGIES INC.
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`** EXTERNAL EMAIL **
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`Mr. Gregorian I don’t understand why you’re worried about who’s going to be appearing. Am I missing something?
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`Sincerely,
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`Ronald Richards, Esq.
`Law Offices of Ronald Richards & Associates, A.P.C.
`310-556-1001 Office
`310-277-3325 Fax
`www.ronaldrichards.com
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`Mailing Address:
`P.O. Box 11480
`Beverly Hills, CA 90213
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` **A multi jurisdictional practice with bar admissions on the East and West Coast**
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`On May 3, 2021, at 12:39 PM, Todd Gregorian <TGregorian@fenwick.com> wrote:
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`C
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`ounsel,
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`Thank you for this forward—I believe Mr. Richards already cc’ed me on the original. Given your positions outlined below
`—that Stubbs Alderton doesn’t represent PersonalWeb for post-judgment issues and that Mr. Richards does not intend to
`appear in the case unless there is motion practice—I assume that no one intends to appear for PersonalWeb at the May 13
`CMC? If that is incorrect, please let me know who will be appearing.
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`Todd Gregorian
`Fenwick | Partner | 415-875-2402 | tgregorian@fenwick.com
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`From: Jeffrey Gersh <jgersh@stubbsalderton.com>
`Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2021 9:54 PM
`To: Ronald Richards <ron@ronaldrichards.com>
`Cc: Todd Gregorian <TGregorian@fenwick.com>; Morani Stelmach <morani@ronaldrichards.com>; Michael Sherman
`<masherman@stubbsalderton.com>; Viviana Boero Hedrick <vhedrick@stubbsalderton.com>; Lamken, Jeffrey
`<jlamken@mololamken.com>
`Subject: Re: PERSONALWEB TECHONLOGIES INC.
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`** EXTERNAL EMAIL **
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`J. Gersh
`Stubbs Alderton &
`Markiles LLP
`15260 Ventura Blvd.
`20th Floor
`Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
`818.444.9222 (O)
`310.780.9898 (C)
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`On Apr 27, 2021, at 2:18 PM, Ronald Richards <ron@ronaldrichards.com> wrote:
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`EXTERNAL EMAIL] This email is from an external sender, and not from Stubbs Alderton & Markiles.
`Do not click on links or attachments unless you are sure of the sender.
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`Mr. Gersh,
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`You are not authorized to do anything post judgment. The case is on appeal. There is no jurisdiction with this
`Court pending the appeal except for collateral post judgment matters per Code.
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`If Mr. Gregorian, who I do not know personally but feels free to call me by my first name and the wrong one
`at that, does not serve my office, please forward any documents.
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`Your office is only engaged for the appeal. Please confirm receipt and acknowledgment of the above.
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`Sincerely,
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`Ronald Richards, Esq.
`Law Offices of Ronald Richards & Associates, A.P.C.
`310-556-1001 Office
`310-277-3325 Fax
`www.ronaldrichards.com
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`Mailing Address:
`P.O. Box 11480
`Beverly Hills, CA 90213
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`Case 5:18-md-02834-BLF Document 671-9 Filed 05/07/21 Page 5 of 7
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`attorney. This message and any files or text attached to it are intended only for the recipients
`named above, and contain information that may be confidential or privileged. If you are not an
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`From: Jeffrey Gersh <jgersh@stubbsalderton.com>
`Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 2:16 PM
`To: Todd Gregorian <TGregorian@fenwick.com>; Ronald Richards <ron@ronaldrichards.com>; Morani
`Stelmach <morani@ronaldrichards.com>
`Cc: Michael Sherman <masherman@stubbsalderton.com>; Viviana Boero Hedrick
`<vhedrick@stubbsalderton.com>; Lamken, Jeffrey <jlamken@mololamken.com>
`Subject: RE: PERSONALWEB TECHONLOGIES INC.
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`Todd
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`As I told you before and I will tell you again, we are not counsel for Personal Web in
`any of the post judgment collection proceedings, only the appeals. Nothing has
`changed. We have never agreed to accept service for the client, verbally or otherwise.
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`JG
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`Jeffrey F. Gersh
`Partner, Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
`818.444.9222 (voice/text/fax) | jgersh@stubbsalderton.com
`www.stubbsalderton.com | Attorney Bio
`15260 Ventura Blvd., 20th FL, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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`the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this
`document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
`communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message.
`From: Todd Gregorian <TGregorian@fenwick.com>
`Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 2:03 PM
`To: Ronald Richards <ron@ronaldrichards.com>; Morani Stelmach <morani@ronaldrichards.com>
`Cc: Michael Sherman <masherman@stubbsalderton.com>; Jeffrey Gersh <jgersh@stubbsalderton.com>;
`Viviana Boero Hedrick <vhedrick@stubbsalderton.com>; Lamken, Jeffrey <jlamken@mololamken.com>
`Subject: RE: PERSONALWEB TECHONLOGIES INC.
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`[EXTERNAL EMAIL] This email is from an external sender, and not from Stubbs Alderton & Markiles.
`Do not click on links or attachments unless you are sure of the sender.
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`Ron,
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`Please let me know when you are retained. Until then we will continue to deal with PersonalWeb’s counsel
`of record (the Stubbs Alderton attorneys cc’ed), who have not withdrawn from the case. The Court has
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`ordered that PersonalWeb produce its bank and financial account information by May 7 and its remaining
`financial records within 30 days.
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`
`Todd Gregorian
`Fenwick | Partner | 415-875-2402 | tgregorian@fenwick.com
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`
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`From: Ronald Richards <ron@ronaldrichards.com>
`Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 3:39 PM
`To: Todd Gregorian <TGregorian@fenwick.com>
`Cc: Morani Stelmach <morani@ronaldrichards.com>
`Subject: PERSONALWEB TECHONLOGIES INC.
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`** EXTERNAL EMAIL **
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`Dear Mr. Gregorian,
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`Our firm is going to be retained in the next day or two to handle any post judgment matters you bring. This is
`not my only file but we will respond as quickly as possible to any demands upon legal service.
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`As you know, post judgment matters are handled by the magistrate and we are not going to appear in the
`underlying case except for post judgment motions if for some reason we need to involve the Court.
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`Hopefully that won’t be necessary.
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`Presently the case is on appeal and the divestiture rule applies.
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`There is no rush to do anything pending the outcome of that appeal.
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`Once we are retained, I am happy to have a call with you to discuss this matter.
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`Sincerely,
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`Ronald Richards, Esq.
`Law Offices of Ronald Richards & Associates, A.P.C.
`310-556-1001 Office
`310-277-3325 Fax
`www.ronaldrichards.com
`
`Mailing Address:
`P.O. Box 11480
`Beverly Hills, CA 90213
` ®
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`<image001.jpg>
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` **A multi jurisdictional practice with bar admissions on the East and West Coast**
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`attorney. This message and any files or text attached to it are intended only for the recipients
`named above, and contain information that may be confidential or privileged. If you are not an
`intended recipient, you must not read, copy, use or disclose this communication. Please also
`notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete all copies of it from your system.
`Thank you.
`________________________________
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`THINK GREEN. PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE YOU PRINT THIS MESSAGE.
`THANK YOU.
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`THANK YOU.
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