M arch 2008. A lso because o f th e actso fD efendant H anson,m y ab ility to find w ork in the
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in d u s tryinw h ic h I have expertise h a sb e e n c ritic a lly lim ite d . O n 2 1 January 2010 I w a s
d e te rm in e dinfo rm ap a u p e ris b yth is C o u rt. It w o u ld b ee x tre m e lyd iffic u lt, if n o t
im p o s s ib le , fo r m e to in c u r th e c o s tso f tra v e la n d lo d g in gi n a d d itio n to the c o st for a
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d e p o s itio no f D e fe n d a n t H a n s o n , th u s if th e in s ta n t m o tio ni s d e n ie d I m ay not be a b let o
depose this D efendant.
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Info rmin te rro g a to rie s Irequested D efendant H anson provide h is residence address.
D efendantr e f u s e dtop ro v id e h isa d d r e s s a n d m yc o u n s e l d id n o t m ove fo r a no r d e r to
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com pel M r. H anson respondt o this interrogatory.
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In ah e a rin g ofthis Court,D efendant H anson's counsel stated that M r.H anson resided" n e a r
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Seattle". H ansonh a s used Seattle area posto f f i c ea n d letter drop boxesa s h is address.
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In a 3M a rc h 2 0 0 9 le tte r toD e f e n d a n t 's c o u n s e l I r e q u e s t e d D e f e n d a n t H a n s o n 's c u r r e n t
residence addresso r addressfo r th e purposeo f service of an application for an O rdert o
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Show Cause (attacheda s Exhibit 01).I receivedn o responset o this request.
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In an o ff-th e -re c o rd c o n v e rsa tio n d u rin g a b re a k d u rin g m yf i r s td e p o s itio n and in the
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presence of m y counsel D avidP . Foos,I queried Jam esR . D onahue, attorneyo f recordfo r
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D e fe n d a n t B re n t H a n s o n , w h y ,i n lig h t o f th e o b v io u s c o n v e n ie n c e to the in v o lv e d p a rtie s ,
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M r. H anson does n o t travelfro m w herever it is h er e s i d e s toSacram ento fo r h isd e p o s itio n .
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M r. D o n a h u e 's r e s p o n s e w as th a t it w as M r. H a n s o n 's r i g h t to not tra v e l to Sacram ento and
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th a th e in s is te d u p o n e x e rc is in g th a t rig h t.
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O n 13 January 2009, shortlya fte r I substituted counsel tore p re s e n ta tio n in p ro p e r, I w ro te
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D efendant H anson's counsel regardingth e tak ingof M r. H anson's deposition (attacheda s
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E x h ib it 0 2 ).I n th a t le tte rI s u g g e s te d th a t, fo r th e m a tte ro f c o n v e n ie n c e , M r. H a n s o n tr a v e l
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to Sacram ento; th ep a rtie s s tip u la te to tw o consecutive days o fd e p o s itio n ; a n d Ir e q u e s t e d a
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listo f th e days w hich M r. H ansona n d counsel w ouldb e availablei n A prilor M ay of 2009.
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In a 15 J a n u a r y 2 0 0 9 le tte r (a tta c h e d as E x h ib it 03, w ith re le v a n t p a s s a g e s h ig h lig h te d ), M r.
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D onahue's substantive response to m y deposition requests w as thatM r. H anson w ouldn o t
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travelt o Sacram ento.N o dateso f availability w ereo f f e r e d and I receivedn o response to m y
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