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1 Michael J. Bonesteel (Bar No. 39526) Steven L. Hoch (Bar No. 59505)
2 Carolyn Trokey (Bar No. 187935) HAIGHT, BROWN & BONESTEEL, L.L.P.
3 1620 26th Street, Suite 4000 North Santa Monica, California 90404-4013
4 Telephone: (310) 449-6000 FacsImile: (310) 829-5117
5 Attorneys for Defendants
6 NORTH AMERICAN ARMS, INC., PHOENIX ARMS, FORJAS TAURUS S.A. (Specially Appearing Only) and
7 TAURUS INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING, INC.
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8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
9 FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
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11 COORDINATION PROCEEDING ) JUDICIAL COUNCIL COORDINATION SPECIAL TITLE (RULE 1550(b) ) PROCEEDING NO. 4095
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l SAN FRANCISCO SUPERIOR COURT 13 FIREARM CASE CASE NO. 303 753
14 INCLUDING ACTIONS: ) LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT ) CASE NO. BC 210894
15 PEOPLE, ETC. v. ARCADIA MACHINE ) & TOOL ) LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT
16 ) CASE NO. BC 214 794 PEOPLE, ETC. v. ARCADIA MACHINE )
17 & TOOL ) SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO ) PLAINTIFFS' INTERROGATORIES, SET
18 PEOPLE, ETC. v. ARCADIA MACHINE ) ONE & TOOL, )
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22 PROPOUNDING PARTY: Plaintiffs, The CITY and COUNTY OF SAN
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24 RESPONDING PARTY: Defendant, FORJAS TAURUS S.A.
25 SET NUMBER: ONE (SUPPLEMENTAL)
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1 HAIGHT, BROWN & SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO BONESTEEL, LLP. XX2 I 0-000000 I INTERROGATORIES Santa Monica 1162915.01
1 TO PLAINTIFFS AND TO THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
2 Based on the understanding of defendant FORJAS TAURUS S.A. of the
3 December 16, 1999 agreement between the parties, FORJAS TAURUS S.A. responds as
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5 GENERALCO~NTS
6 In spite of any instructions or definitions set forth by plaintiffs to the contrary, these
7 Supplemental Responses to Interrogatories are being provided under the requirements of
8 CCP Section 2030.
9 The fact that respondent has answered any interrogatories may not properly be
10 taken as an admission that responding party accepts or admits the existence of any facts set
11 forth or assumed by such interrogatory, or that such response constitutes admissible
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13 The fact that respondent has answered part or all of any discovery propounded is
14 not intended to, and shall not be, construed as a waiver by respondent of all or any part of
15 an objection by respondent to any interrogatory, or any claim or defense.
16 The responses made herein are made in conformance with the common meaning of
17 words and phrases and the usual conventions of grammar as opposed to instructions and
18 definitions of plaintiff. Terms of art, if any, are noted.
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RESPONSES
INTERROGATORY NO. 1:
IDENTIFY ALL of Your Subsidiary, Parent and AFFILIATED ENTITIES:
SUPPLEMENT AL RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO.1:
Subject to all previously served objections incorporated herein and FORJAS
TAURUS S.A.'s understanding of the December 16, 1999 agreement between the parties, 25
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FORJAS TAURUS S.A. states the following: No subsidiary, parents or affiliated entities
are engaged in firearms business.
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1 INTERROGATORY NO.2:
2 IDENTIFY ALL of YOUR directors, officers (and other executives) involved in
3 POLICY DECISIONS regarding the distribution, marketing, advertising and safety
4 features/design of firearms.
5 SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO.2:
6 Subject to all previously served objections incorporated herein and FORJAS
7 TAURUS S.A.'s understanding of the December 16,1999 agreement between the parties,
8 FORJAS TAURUS S.A. states the following: Bob Morrison, CEO of Taurus International
9 Manufacturing, Inc., directs the United States distribution, marketing and advertising for
10 FOljas Taurus S.A. In addition, he is familiar with the safety features ofFOljas Taurus
11 S.A. products and the distribution in the United States.
12 INTERROGATORY NOS. 11. 12. 13 [CONSOLIDATED]:
13 IDENTIFY ALL models and quantity of each Firearm distributed by YOU
14 (including identifying those FIREARMS that were or are sold directly to CONSUMERS,
15 DEALERS and DISTRIBUTORS in the United States).
16 SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NOS. 11, 12,13
17 [CONSOLIDATED]:
18 Subject to all previously served objections incorporated herein, and FORJAS
19 TAURUS S.A.'s understanding of the December 16,1999 agreement between the parties,
20 FORJAS TAURUS S.A. objects on the grounds that sales from 1995 through 1999 outside
21 of California could never be relevant to the claims brought by plaintiffs, nor are any sales
22 made by FORJAS TAURUS S.A. relevant, as the claims brought by plaintiffs are
23 frivolous and without legal justification. Further, that the release of said information is the
24 subject of yet ongoing discussions between the parties relating to confidentiality
25 agreements, the information in question is proprietary and is a trade secret. Without
26 waiving its objections, FORJAS TAURUS S.A. states the following: For 1999-2000,
27 responding party has lines of hunting revolvers (Models 425, 627, 608, Raging Hornet,
28 Models 66, 44 and 454 Calsull), Titanium revolvers (Models 445, 450, 617 and 415), the
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Santa Monica 1162915.01
1 multi-alloy Model 85, sporting and defense revolvers (Models 941, 94, 85, 827, 82,605
2 and 66 generally) and personal defense revolvers (Model 617, 817,445 and 445 generally).
3 Pistols sold by responding party include duty, off duty and personal defense (Model
4 PT 22, 25, PT 911, 938, 957, 940,945,400 and PT 92 and PT 99 [with conversion kits])
5 and personal/home defense pistols (Model Millennium).
6 INTERROGATORY NO. 15:
7 IDENTIFY ALL FIREARM SAFETY FEATURES incorporated into ANY model
8 of FIREARM MANUFACTURED, DISTRIBUTED or sold by or for you.
9 SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 15:
10 Subject to all previously served objections incorporated herein and FORJAS
11 TAURUS S.A.'s understanding of the December 16, 1999 agreement between the parties,
12 FORJAS TAURUS S.A. further objects to the term "Safety Features" as vague and
13 ambiguous. Without waiving its objections, FORJAS TAURUS S.A. would state:
14 D.A.O.; magazine chamber indicator (not a safety); manual safeties; automatic safeties
15 (firing pin block); fire control disconnectors (out of battery); external hammer; trigger
16 guard; locks (not a safety) (TSS, trigger, cable).
17 INTERROGATORY NO. 18:
18 IDENTIFY ALL AGREEMENTS among ANY two or more FIREARM
19 MANUFACTURERS or DISTRIBUTORS, RELATING TO ANY FIREARM SAFETY
20 FEATURE.
21 SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 18:
22 Subject to all previously served objections incorporated herein, and FORJAS
23 TAURUS S.A.'s understanding of the December 16, 1999 agreement between the parties,
24 FORJAS TAURUS S.A. responds: None.
25 INTERROGATORY NO. 49:
26 IDENTIFY ALL of YOUR FIREARMS that have been the subject ofa trace.
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BONESTEEL. L.L.P. XX2 I 0-0000001 SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO
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1 SupPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 49:
2 Subject to all previously served objections incorporated herein, and FORJAS
3 TAURUS S.A.'s understanding of the December 16, 1999 agreement between the parties,
4 FORJAS TAURUS S.A. further objects on the grounds that without authorization by
5 BA TF to produce trace data and authorization from the California Department of Justice,
6 release of such information or data may not only be unauthorized, but it may impair or
7 obstruct ongoing investigations. Accordingly, FORJAS TAURUS S.A. objects to this
8 interrogatory. Once a proper Protective Order is entered by the Court and authorization
9 provided to release trace data, FORJAS TAURUS S.A. will make available for inspection
10 and copying the information available to it.
11 INTERROGATORY NO. 56:
12 IDENTIFY ALL requirements that a PERSON or ENTITY must satisfy in order to
13 purchase a FIREARM from YOU.
14 SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 56:
15 FORJAS TAURUS S.A. does not sell to retailers or consumers. It only sells to
16 FFLs who must comply with, amongst other things, all federal and state laws. These
17 licensed dealers are licensed by the BATF.
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~chael 1. Bonesteel Steven L. Hoch Carolyn Trokey Attorneys for Defendants NORTH AMERICAN ARMS, INC., PHOENIX ARMS, FORJAS TAURUS S.A. (Specially Appearing Only) and TAURUS INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING, INC.
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6 I have read the foregoing SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS'
7 INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE and know its contents.
8 I am an officer ofFOljas Taurus S.A., a party to this action, and am authorized to
9 make this verification for and on its behalf, and I make this verification for that reason. I
10 am informed and believe and on that ground allege that the matters stated in the foregoing
11 document are true.
12 Executed on FebruaryJq ,2000, at Porto Alegre, Brasil
13 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of Brasil that the foregoing is true
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1 PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL
I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. I am over the age 9 of 18 and not a party to the within action. My business address is 1620 26th Street, Suite
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11 On March 6, 2000, I served on interested parties in said action the within:
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' INTERROGATORIES, 12 SET ONE
13 by placing a true copy thereof in sealed envelope(s) addressed as stated on the attached service list.
14 I am readily familiar with this firm's practice of collection and processing
15 correspondence for mailing. Under that practice it would be deposited with the U.S. postal service on that same day in the ordinary course of business. I am aware that on motion of
16 party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date IS more than 1 day after date of deposit for mailing in affidavit.
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I declare under penalty of peIjury under the laws of the State of California that the 19 foregoing is true and correct.
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1 CALIFORNIA FIREARMS LITIGATION SERVICE LIST
2 JUDICIAL COUNCIL COORDINATION PROCEEDING NQ, 4095
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4 Lloyd W. Pellman, L.A. County Counsel 500 West Temple Street, Suite 648
5 Los Angeles, CA 90012
6 Lawrence B. Launder Assistant County Counsel
7 500 West Temple Street, Suite 648 Los Angeles, CA 90012
8 Lawrence Lee Hafetz, Sr.
9 Deputy County Counsel 500 West Temple Street, Suite 648
10 Los Angeles, CA 90012
11 Richard M. Heimann, Esq. Robert 1. Nelson, Esq.
12 Barry R. Himmelstein, Esq. Pierce Gore, Esq.
13 Leiff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, 275 Battery Street, 38th Floor
14 San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
15 Jonathan D. McCue, Esq. Charles McCue, Esq.
16 McCue & McCue, Esq. 600 Broadway, Suite 930
17 San Diego, CA 92101
18 James K. Hahn, City Attorney 200 North Main Street
19 1600 City Hall East Los Angeles, CA 90012
'20 Carmel Sella
21 Special Assistant City Attorney 200 North Main Street
22 1600 City Hall East Los Angeles, CA 90012
23 Don Kass
24 Mark Francis Burton Deputy City Attorneys
25 200 North Main Street 1600 City Hall East
26 Los Angeles, CA 90012
27 David Kairys, Esq. Law Offices of David Kairys
28 1719 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19107
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1 Patrick J. Coughlin, Esq. Michael J. Dowd, Esq.
2 William S. Lerach, Esq. Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach LLP
3 600 West Broadway, Suite 1800 San Diego, CA 92101
4 Dennis A. Henigan, Esq.
5 Brian J. Siebel, Esq. Jonathan E. Lowy, Esq.
6 Center to Prevent Handgun Violence. Legal Action Project
7 1225 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 1100 Washington, D.C., 20005
8 Richard S. Lewis, Esq.
9 JosephM. Sellers, Esq. Art Karen, Esq.
10 Michel1e A. Exline, Esq. Cohen IV1ilstein Hausfeld & Toll
11 1100 New York Avenue, N.W., Ste 500 Washington, D.C. 10005-3964
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1 Thomas F. Casey III San Mateo County Counsel
2 400 County Center Redwood City, CA 94063
3 Brenda B. Carlson, Esq.
4 Deputy County Counsel 400 County Center
5 Redwood City, CA 94063
6 Michael S. Lawson, Esq. East Palo Alto City Attorney
7 Thompson, Lawson LLP 1600 Broadway, Suite 250
8 Oakland, CA 90301
9 Legrand H. Clegg, II, Esq. W.A. M. AI-Haqq, Esq.
10 P.O. Box 5118 205 South Willowbrook Avenue
11 Compton, CA 90220
12 Patrick J. Coughlin, Esq. Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach LLP
13 100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 San Francisco, CA 94111
14 Sayre Weaver, Esq.
15 Richards, Watson & Gershon P.O. Box 1059
16 Brea, CA 92822-0901
17 Samuel L. Jackson, Esq. Gloria Zarco, Esq.
18 Sacramento City Attorney 980 - 9th Street, 10th Floor
19 Sacramento, CA 95814
20 Manuela Albuquerque, Esq. Matthew J. Orebic, Esq.
21 1947 Center Street, 1 st Floor Berkeley, CA 94704
22 Richard E. Winnie, Esq.
23 Kristen J. Thorsness, Esq. Office of Alameda County Counsel
24 1221 Oak Street, Room 463 Oakland, CA 94612-4296
25 Jayne W. Williams, Esq.
26 Randolph W. Hall, Esq. Joyce M. Hicks, Esq.
27 One Frank Ogawa Plaza, 16th Floor Oakland, CA 94612
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1 John Renzulli, Esq. Renzulli & Rutherford
2 300 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017
3 Lawrence 1. Kouns, Esq.
4 Christopher 1. Healey, Esq. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP
5 600 West Broadway, Suite 2600 San Diego, CA 92101
6 James C. Sabalos, Esq.
7 Law Offices of James C. Sabalos 450 Newport Center Drive, Suite 530
8 Newport Beach, CA 92660
9 James P. Dorr, Esq. Ann G. Kimball, Esq.
10 James Vogts, Esq. Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon
11 225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2800 Chicago, IL 60606
12 Robert L. Joyce, Esq.
13 Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker 150 East 42nd Street
14 New York, NY 19917
15 Lawrence S. Greenwald, Esq. Catherine A. Bledsoe, Esq.
16 Cynthia A. Shay, Esq. Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander
17 The Garrett Building 223 East Redwood Street
18 Baltimore, MD 21202-3332
19 Thomas E. Fennell, Esq. James S. Teater, Esq.
20 Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue 2727 No. Harwood Street
21 Dallas, TX 75201
22 Timothy G. Atwood, Esq. 273 Canal Street
23 Shelton, CT 06484
24 Richard Mayberry, Esq. Richard Mayberry & Associates
25 888 16th Street, N.W. Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20006
26 Ralph W. Robinson, Esq.
27 Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP 650 California Street, Suite 1400
28 San Francisco, CA 94108
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1 Nicholas Heidt, Esq. Diane Gorczyca, Esq.
2 Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold One Embarcadero Center, 16th Floor
3 San Francisco, CA 94111-3765
4 Charles L. Coleman, III, Esq. Mark L. Venardi, Esq.
5 Holland & Knight LLP 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 4050
6 San Francisco, CA 94104-4801
7 Douglas E. Kliever, Esq. Cleary, Gottliet, Steen ;& Hamilton
8 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 9th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036
9 William M. Griffin, III, Esq.
10 Friday, Eldredge & Clark 400 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2000
11 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493
12 R. Dewitt Kirwan, Esq. Robert N. Tafoya, Esq.
13 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP 2029 Century Park East, Suite 2600
14 Los Angeles, CA 90067
15 Jeffrey Fillerup, Esq. Luce Forward HamIlton & Scripps, LLP
16 121 Spear Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104
17 Carmen Trutanich, Esq.
18 Timothy Lignoul, Esq. Trutanich-Michel
19 407 North Harbor Boulevard San Pedro, CA 90731
20 Steven A. Silver, Esq.
21 Law Offices of Steve A. Silver 1077 W. Morton A venue, Suite C
22 Porterville, CA 93257
23 Steven Blitch, Esq. Mary C. Oppendahl, Esq.
24 Ginger F. Heyman, Esq. Thomas. J. Yoo, Esq.
25 Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May 700 S. Flower Street, Suite 2200
26 Los Angeles, CA 90017
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1 James Leonard Crew, Esq. Jack Leavitt, Esq.
2 18 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 380 San Ramon, CA 94583-1669
3 Robert M. Anderson, Esq.
4 Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker 1055 West Seventh Street, Suite 2700
5 Los Angeles, CA 90017
6 Brian A. Sun, Esq. O'Neill, Lysaght & Sun
7 100 WilshIre Boulevard, Suite 700 Santa Monica, CA 90401-1142
8 Robert C. Gebhardt, Esq.
9 Craig A. Livingston, Esq. David R. Ongaro, Esq.
10 Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis LLP 601 California Street, Suite 1200
11 San Francisco, CA 97108-2817
12 Anne E. Cohen, Esq. DeBevoise & Plimpton
13 875 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022
14 Ginger F. Heyman, Esq.
15 Crosby, Heaty, Roach & May 700 S. Flower Street, Suite 2200
16 Los Angeles, CA 90017
17 Robert Klonoff, Esq. Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
18 51 Louisiana Avenue, N. W. Washington, D.C. 20001-2113
19 Rex Heeseman, Esq.
20 Lawrence J. Kouns, Esq. Christopher J. Healy, Esq.
21 Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, LLP 777 South Figueroa, Suite 3600
22 Los Angeles, CA 90017
23 Bradley T. Beckman, Esq. Beckman & Associates
24 1601 Market Street, Suite 2330 Philadelphia, P A 19103
25 Timothy A. Bumann, Esq.
26 Budd Lamer Gross Rosenbaum Greenberg & Sade 127 Peachtree Street, N.E.
27 Atlanta, GA 30303
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1 David R. Gross, Esq. Dana S. Mancuso, Esq.
2 Budd Lamer Gross Rosenbaum Greenberg & Sade 150 John F. Kennedy Parkway
3 Short Hills, NJ 07078
4 Michael Zomcik, Esq. Tarics & Carrington, P.C.
5 5005 Riverway, Suite 500 Houston, TX 77056
6 Chair, Judicial Council of California
7 Administrative Office of the Courts Attention: Coordination Attorney
8 455 Golden Gate Avenue
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