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`Case 1:22-cv-00311-WCB Document 479 Filed 04/18/24 Page 4 of 7 PageID #: 27799
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`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the foregoing is
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`Case 1:22-cv-00311-WCB Document 479 Filed 04/18/24 Page 6 of 7 PageID #: 27801
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned counsel hereby certifies that true and correct copies of the foregoing
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`document were caused to be served on April 11, 2024 on the following counsel in the manner
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`David E. Moore
`Bindu A. Palapura
`Andrew M. Moshos
`POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLP
`Hercules Plaza, 6th Floor
`1313 N. Market Street
`Wilmington, DE 19801
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`bpalapura@potteranderson.com
`amoshos@potteranderson.com
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`Matthew R. Reed
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, PC
`650 Page Mill Road
`Palo Alto, CA 94301
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`Lorelei P. Westin
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, PC
`12235 El Camino Real
`San Diego, CA 92130
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`Wendy L. Devine
`Kristina Hanson
`Jessica Ramsey
`Susannah M.L. Gagnon
`Joyce K. Yao
`WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, PC
`One Market Plaza
`Spear Tower, Suite 3300
`San Francisco, CA 94105
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`Attorneys for Plaintiff
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`Case 1:22-cv-00311-WCB Document 479 Filed 04/18/24 Page 7 of 7 PageID #: 27802
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`Jeremy A. Tigan
`Lucinda C. Cucuzella
`MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
`1201 North Market Street
`P.O. Box 1347
`Wilmington, DE 19899
`302-351-9106
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`ccucuzzella@morrisnichols.com
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`Joseph M. Paunovich
`Ryan Landes
`Sandra L. Haberny
`Sarah Cork
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Flr.
`Loos Angeles, CA 90017
`(213) 443-3000
`joepaunovich@quinnemanuel.com
`ryanlandes@quinnemanuel.com
`sandrahaberny@quinnemanuel.com
`sarahcork@quinnemanuel.com
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`Stephen Q. Wood
`Derek Huish
`QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP
`2755 E. Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 430
`Salt Lake City, UT 84121
`(801) 515-7300
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`derekhuish@quinnemanuel.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant Motif Foodworks, Inc.
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`Dated: April 11, 2024
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`/s/ Daniel M. Silver
` Daniel M. Silver (#4758)
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`ME1 48107032v.1
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