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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`WACO DIVISION
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`TOUCHSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
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`GOOGLE LLC,
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`Civil Case No. 6:21-cv-569-ADA
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`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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`ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ISSUANCE OF LETTER OF REQUEST FOR
`INTERNATIONAL JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND APPOINTMENT OF
`COMMISSIONERS TO TAKE EVIDENCE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER II, ARTICLE 17
`OF THE HAGUE CONVENTION OF 18 MARCH 1970 ON THE TAKING OF EVIDENCE
`ABROAD IN CIVIL OR COMMERCIAL MATTERS
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`Before the Court is Google’s Motion for Issuance of Letter of Request for International
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`Judicial Assistance and Appointment of Commissioners to Take Evidence Pursuant to Chapter II,
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`Article 17 of the Hague Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil
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`or Commercial Matters. After consideration of said motion, the Court finds that it is well-taken and
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`should be GRANTED.
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`The Court hereby orders the following actions to take place:
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`1) Appointing Greg Lanier, Evan McLean, and Edwin Garcia on behalf of Google and Ryan
`Dykal, Michael Gray, and Sam LaRoque on behalf of Touchstream, as commissioners
`(together, the “Commissioners”),1 pending the approval of the Swiss authorities, to
`conduct the examination of witness Janos Levai in Switzerland pursuant to Chapter II,
`Article 17 of the Hague Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad
`in Civil or Commercial Matters, T.I.A.S. No. 7444, 23 U.S.T. 2555 (“Chapter II of the
`Hague Convention”);
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`2) Appointing Olivier Buff as commissioner (the “Swiss Commissioner”), pending the
`approval of the Swiss authorities, to supervise the examination of witness Janos Levai in
`Switzerland pursuant to Chapter II of the Hague Convention;
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`Case 6:21-cv-00569-ADA Document 96 Filed 10/13/22 Page 2 of 2
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`3) Issuing a Letter of Request for International Judicial Assistance (“Letter of Request”)
`pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1781 and Chapter II of the Hague Convention; and
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`ALAN D ALBRIGHT
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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`4) Directing submission of the Letter of Request for Assistance to the Swiss Federal
`Office of Justice (“FOJ”) via the Cantonal Court of Zurich for the purpose of approving
`the appointment of the Commissioner.
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`SIGNED this ____ day of October, 2022.
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