Declaration of Douglas M. Brooks in Support of Motion for

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Douglas M. Brooks (pro hac vice)
dmbrooks@brooks-law.net
60 Thoreau Street, No. 219
Concord, MA 01742
Telephone: (781) 424-6737
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Attorney for Objectors
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, WESTERN DIVISION
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DANA BOSTICK, et al.,
Case No. 2:13-CV-02488-BRORZ
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL OF
AMERICA, INC., et al.,
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Defendants.
DECLARATION OF DOUGLAS
M. BROOKS IN SUPPORT OF
MOTION FOR
RECONSIDERATION
Hon. Beverly Reid O’Connell
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DECLARATION OF DOUGLAS M. BROOKS ISO MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION - 1
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I, Douglas M. Brooks, hereby declare as follows:
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I, Douglas M. Brooks, am an attorney duly admitted to practice by the Board
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of Bar Overseers in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and counsel for the
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Objectors Elvia Acosta, Silvia C. Arias, Sabas Avila, Miguel Calderon, Felipe
Colon, Elizabeth Correa, Maria Cutzal, Juana Estala, Jose G. Garcia, Valentina
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Leon, Rossina Martinez, Gilberto Melchor Sanchez, Yader A. Pastran, Susana
Perez, Eric Rodensky, Jose Tafoya, Olivia Torres, Julia Ulloa, Martil Palma
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Vallecillo (collectively referred to herein as “Objectors”). I make this declaration
upon my own personal knowledge, except those matters stated on information and
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belief, and as to those matters, I believe them to be true. If called upon to testify to
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the matter set forth herein, I could and would, testify thereto competently under
oath.
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Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a copy of an email I received from Brent
Wilkes on May 18, 2015.
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Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a copy of an article from the on-line edition
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of the New York Post, dated June 25, 2015, entitled “Video reveals Herblife boss
saw ‘pyramiding’ signs early on.”
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Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a copy of an article from the on-line edition
of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, dated July 10, 2015, entitled “St. Louis Herbalife
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convention draws thousands of dreamers.”
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Attached hereto as Exhibit D is a copy of Plaintiff’s Notice of Amended
Motion and Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement filed in
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Gonzalez v. USF Reddaway, Inc., Case No. 5:10-CV-01514-AHM-OP (C.D.Cal.).
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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
America that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on July 15, 2015.
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s/Douglas M. Brooks
Douglas M. Brooks
60 Thoreau Street, No. 219
Concord, MA 01742
(781) 424-6737
dmbrooks@brooks-law.net
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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The undersigned hereby certifies that I am over the age of eighteen (18)
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and not a party to the within action. I am employed in the law firm of Cohen
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McKeon LLP, 1910 West Sunset Boulevard, Suite 440, Los Angeles, California
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90026.
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On July 15, 2015, I used the Central District of California’s Electronic Case
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Filing System, with the ECF account registered to Michael L. Cohen, to file the
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following document(s):
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DECLARATION OF DOUGLAS M. BROOKS IN SUPPORT OF
MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION
The ECF system is designed to send an e-mail message to all parties in the
case, which constitutes service. The Parties served by e-mail in this case are found
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on the Court’s Electronic Mail Notice List.
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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
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America that the foregoing is true and correct.
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Executed on July 15, 2015, at Los Angeles, California.
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/S/ ROBIN GRIER
Robin Grier
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