1 BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER, WOLPERT, NESSIM,

DROOKS, LINCENBERG & RHOW, P.C.

2 John V. Berlinski (SBN 208537)
jberlinski@birdmarella.com
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Julia B. Cherlow (SBN 290538)
4 jcherlow@birdmarella.com
Kimberly A. Meyer (SBN 307655)
5 kmeyer@birdmarella.com
Brandon R. Teachout (SBN 321672)
6 bteachout@birdmarella.com
7 1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor
Los Angeles, California 90067-2561
8 Telephone: (310) 201-2100
Facsimile: (310) 201-2110
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WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ
10 Jonathan M. Moses (admitted pro hac vice)
Adam L. Goodman (admitted pro hac vice)
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Remy Grosbard (admitted pro hac vice)
12 Jessica L. Allen (admitted pro hac vice)
51 West 52nd Street
13 New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (212) 403-1000
14 Facsimile: (212) 403-2000
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Cross-Defendants William B. Pitt and
16 Mondo Bongo, LLC and Cross-Defendant Warren Grant

17 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CENTRAL DISTRICT
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19 WILLIAM B. PITT, an individual, and Case No. 22STCV06081

MONDO BONGO, LLC, a California limited
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liability company, PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF
21 WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION TO
Plaintiffs, COMPEL DISCOVERY FROM SPI
22 GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
v.
23 Assigned for All Purposes to Hon. Lia Martin,
ANGELINA JOLIE, et al.,
Dept. 16
24 Defendants.
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26 AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS. Action Filed: February 17, 2022

Trial Date: Not yet assigned
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PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF
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 1 TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD:

2 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT upon Defendant SPI Group Holding Limited’s service

3 of Supplemental Responses and Objections and further correspondence between the parties,

4 Plaintiffs William B. Pitt and Mondo Bongo, LLC (“Plaintiffs”) hereby withdraw, without

5 prejudice, their Motion to Compel Production of Documents in Response to Plaintiffs’ First Set of

6 Requests for Production to Defendant SPI Group Holding Limited Re: Personal Jurisdiction,

7 scheduled under Reservation Number 332119053070 and noticed for hearing at 9:00 a.m. on

8 September 21, 2023 in Department 16. Plaintiffs have cancelled the hearing reservation.

9 Plaintiffs reserve their right to seek the same or similar relief from the Court at a later time

10 to the extent necessary.

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DATED: September 11, 2023 BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER, WOLPERT, NESSIM,
12 DROOKS, LINCENBERG & RHOW, P.C.
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By: /s/ John V. Berlinski
15 John V. Berlinski
16 WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ
17 Jonathan M. Moses (admitted pro hac vice)
Adam L. Goodman (admitted pro hac vice)
18 Remy Grosbard (admitted pro hac vice)
Jessica L. Allen (admitted pro hac vice)
19 51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
20 Telephone: (212) 403-1000
21 Facsimile: (212) 403-2000

22 Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Cross-Defendants

William B. Pitt and Mondo Bongo, LLC and
23 Cross-Defendant Warren Grant
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2 William B. Pitt and Mondo Bongo, LLC v. Angelina Jolie, et al.

Case No. 22STCV06081
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
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At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action. I am
6 employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. My business address is 1875 Century

7 Park East, 23rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067-2561.

8 On September 11, 2023, I served the following document(s) described as PLAINTIFFS’

NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY FROM SPI
9 GROUP HOLDING LIMITED on the interested parties in this action as follows:

10 SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST

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BY E-MAIL OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION: I caused the document(s) to be
12 sent from e-mail address pyates@birdmarella.com to the persons at the e-mail addresses listed in
the Service List. I did not receive, within a reasonable time after the transmission, any electronic
13 message or other indication that the transmission was unsuccessful.

14 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
15 foregoing is true and correct.

16 Executed on September 11, 2023, at Los Angeles, California.

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18 /s/ Paula S. Yates

Paula S. Yates
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2 William B. Pitt and Mondo Bongo, LLC v. Angelina Jolie, et al.

Case No. 22STCV06081
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Paul D. Murphy Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-
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Daniel N. Csillag Complainant Angelina Jolie
6 MURPHY ROSEN LLP
100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1300
7 Santa Monica, CA 90401
Email: pmurphy@murphyrosen.com
8 Email: dcsillag@murphyrosen.com

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Keith R. Hummel (admitted pro hac vice) Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-
10 Justin C. Clarke (admitted pro hac vice) Complainant Nouvel, LLC and Defendant
Jonathan D. Mooney (admitted pro hac vice) Tenute del Mondo B.V., and appearing
11 CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP specially to challenge jurisdiction and
Worldwide Plaza service on behalf of SPI Group Holding,
12 825 Eighth Avenue Ltd., Yuri Shelfer and Alexey Oliynik
New York, NY 10019
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Email: khummel@cravath.com
14 Email: jcclarke@cravath.com
Email: jmooney@cravath.com
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Joe Tuffaha
16 Prashanth Chennakesavan
LTL ATTORNEYS LLP
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300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 1400
18 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Email: joe.tuffaha@ltlattorneys.com
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BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER, WOLPERT, NESSIM,
2 DROOKS, LICENBERG & RHOW, P.C.
1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor
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Los Angeles, CA 90067
4 Email: mdrooks@birdmarella.com
Attorneys appearing specially to
challenge jurisdiction on behalf of Cross-
Defendants Marc-Olivier Perrin, SAS
Miraval Provence, and SAS Familles
Perrin

5 S. Gale Dick (admitted pro hac vice)

Randall W. Bryer (admitted pro hac vice)
6 Phoebe H. King (admitted pro hac vice)

7 COHEN & GRESSER LLP

800 Third Avenue
8 New York, NY 10022
Email: sgdick@cohengresser.com
9 Email: rbryer@cohengresser.com
Email: pking@cohengresser.com
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