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`Case 2:21-cv-00072-JRG-RSP Document 30-1 Filed 04/27/21 Page 2 of 6 PageID #: 463
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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LLC
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`T-MOBILE USA, INC., and T-MOBILE
`US, INC.
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`AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LLC
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`LYFT, INC.
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`AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LLC
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`UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., d/b/a UBER
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`AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LLC
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`WHATSAPP, INC.
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`CASE NO. 2:21-cv-00072-JRG
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`CASE NO. 2:21-cv-00024-JRG
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`CASE NO. 2:21-cv-00026-JRG
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`CASE NO. 2:21-cv-00029-JRG
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`DECLARATION OF MAX LOOSEN IN SUPPORT OF LYFT, INC.’S MOTION TO
`DISMISS FOR IMPROPER VENUE
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`I, Max Loosen, hereby declare as follows:
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`I am a Regional Director at Lyft, Inc. ((cid:179)Lyft(cid:180)). I have been working for Lyft since
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`November 19, 2018.
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`I am over the age of eighteen. I make this declaration based upon my personal
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`knowledge and, if called upon to testify before the Court, I could and would testify competently
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`to the truth of the matters set forth herein.
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`3.
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`I am knowledgeable about various aspects of Lyft(cid:182)s business, including the
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`operation of aspects of the Lyft driver app and the Lyft rider app, driver and vehicle requirements
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`to use the Lyft driver app, and Lyft(cid:182)s Express Drive program. Unless otherwise stated herein, this
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`declaration is based upon my personal knowledge, the records at Lyft, and/or information reported
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`to me by other individuals in the organization with personal knowledge of such facts.
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`Lyft is currently and was, at all times on and after January 29, 2021, incorporated
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`in Delaware.
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`Express Drive is a program which connects drivers with rental cars provided and
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`managed by Express Drive partners, such as The Hertz Corporation ((cid:179)Hert(cid:93)(cid:180)).
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`Hertz operated a vehicle rental location inside of a Pep Boys located at 928 West
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`Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, Texas 75023 from December 18, 2017 to August 15, 2019. This
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`location participated in the Express Drive program. As of August 15, 2019, this location ceased
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`to be an Express Drive site.
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`7.
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`Lyft does not lease, and has never leased, space at 928 West Spring Creek Parkway,
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`Plano, Texas 75023 from Pep Boys or any other entity. Lyft did not compensate Pep Boys or any
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`other entity for the use of space at 928 West Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, Texas 75023.
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`8.
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`No Express Drive locations exist or existed in the following Texas counties on or
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`after January 29, 2021:
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`(cid:120) Hardin
`(cid:120) Jasper
`(cid:120) Jefferson
`(cid:120) Liberty
`(cid:120) Newton
`(cid:120) Orange
`(cid:120) Angelina
`(cid:120) Houston
`(cid:120) Lamar
`(cid:120) Nacogdoches
`(cid:120) Polk
`(cid:120) Sabine
`(cid:120) San Augustine
`(cid:120) Shelby
`(cid:120) Trinity
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`(cid:120) Tyler
`(cid:120) Camp
`(cid:120) Cass
`(cid:120) Harrison
`(cid:120) Marion
`(cid:120) Morris
`(cid:120) Upshur
`(cid:120) Collin
`(cid:120) Cooke
`(cid:120) Delta
`(cid:120) Denton
`(cid:120) Fannin
`(cid:120) Grayson
`(cid:120) Hopkins
`(cid:120) Lamar
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`(cid:120) Bowie
`(cid:120) Franklin
`(cid:120) Red River
`(cid:120) Titus
`(cid:120) Anderson
`(cid:120) Cherokee
`(cid:120) Gregg
`(cid:120) Henderson
`(cid:120) Panola
`(cid:120) Rains
`(cid:120) Rusk
`(cid:120) Smith
`(cid:120) Van Zandt
`(cid:120) Wood
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`9.
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`Lyft did not maintain a rider pickup location physically marked with Lyft branding
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`and visible through the Lyft rider app or Lyft driver app at 928 West Spring Creek Parkway, Plano,
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`Texas 75023 on or after January 29, 2021.
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`10.
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`Users of Lyft(cid:182)s app designate where they would like to be picked up for a ride.
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`Pickup locations may be street corners, restaurants, homes, or other locations which are not owned,
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`leased or otherwise controlled by Lyft.
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`11.
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`Using the Lyft rider app, a rider can request a ride from a first point to a second
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`point. The first point and second point do not need to be within the same city, the same county, or
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`the same judicial district.
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`At a rider(cid:182)s request, a driver using the Lyft driver app can transport riders across
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`geographic boundaries such as county lines or city limits. Drivers using the Lyft driver app may
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`cross geographic boundaries to accept or complete rides through the Lyft driver app without first
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`seeking approval or otherwise gaining permission from Lyft to cross the geographic boundaries.
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`13.
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`To be approved to accept rides via the Lyft driver app, a driver must supply his or
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`her own vehicle (e.g. owned, rented, or leased).
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`14.
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`A driver using the Lyft driver app may provide rides via the Lyft driver app on his
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`or her own schedule.
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`Lyft requires vehicles used to provide rides via the Lyft driver app to meet certain
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`eligibility requirements.
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`Drivers using the Lyft driver app decide when and whether to accept rides at
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`particular locations or times.
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`Lyft does not require vehicles providing rides via the Lyft driver app to stay within
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`the counties listed in paragraph 8 of this declaration.
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`A driver using the Lyft driver app may accept a ride to and from locations in Plano,
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`Texas, and shortly afterwards, choose to accept a ride to and from locations in Dallas, Texas.
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`Lyft makes the Lyft driver app available in certain geographic areas. Lyft does not
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`guarantee, however, that drivers using the Lyft driver app will be available to provide rides in any
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`particular location.
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`Lyft does not operate any servers in Texas that communicate with the Lyft rider
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`app or Lyft driver app.
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`I certify under penalty of perjury that the forgoing is true and correct.
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`Executed on this 26th day of April, 2021 at Dallas, Texas.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By:
`Max Loosen
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