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I JESSTCA L. GRANT (SBN 178138)
JAYESH HrNES-SHAH (SBN 2142s6)
2 JONATHAN A. PATCHEN (SBN 237346)
TAYLOR& COMPANY LAW OFFICES, LLP
3 One Ferry Building, Suite 355
San Francisco, Califomia 941 1 1
4 Telephone: (41 5) 7 88-8200
Facsimile: (415) 788-8208
5 E-mail: j g arÍ@tcolaw. com
E-mail : jhinesshah@tcolaw. com
6 E-mail : jpatchen@tcolaw.com
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Attomeys for Defendant SOFTSCAPE, INC.
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o UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
10 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
11 OAKLAND DTVISION
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13 SUCCESSFACTORS, INC,, Case No.: C-08-1376 (CW)
14 Plaintifi DECLARATION OF JESSICA L. GRA¡{T
IN ST]PPORT OF DEFEIIDANT'S
15 ADMINISTRÄTIVE MOTION TO SE.A.L
16 SOFTSCAPE, INC., Date: N/A
Time: N/A
17 Defendant. Dept.: Courtroom 2
18 Honorable Claudia Wilken
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20 I, JESSICA L. GRANT, declare as follows:
21 1 . I am an attomey with the law firm of Taylor & Company Law Offices, LLP,
22 counsel ofrecord for defendant Softscape, lnc. ("Softscape"). I have personal knowledge ofthe
ZJ facts set forth in this declaration, and ifl am called as a witness I would and could testifiz
24 competently to the matters contained herein.
25 2. On April 23,2008 the Honorable Claudia Wilken issued an order regarding
26 evidence preservation, a true and correct copy of which is attached to this declaration as Exhibit A
27 ("Order"). In Paragraph 8 ofthe Order, the Court required that no later thaa April 30, 2008,
28 counsel for Softscape file under seal a decla¡ation attesting to and confirming that the evidence
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TAYLoR & Co.
LAV OFFICF5, LI-P
DECLARATION OF JESSICA L GRANT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT'S ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO
SEAL : CASE NO. C-08-1376 (CW)
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1 preservation directives desc¡ibed inPæagraphT of that Order had been carried out by counsel for
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3 3, In accordance with the express terms of the Order, Softscape hereby lodges with
4 the Clerk ofthis Court a sealed copy ofthe Declaration ofJessica L. Gra¡t attesting to the matters
required by the provisions of Paragraph 7 ofthe Order.
o I declare under penaþ ofperjury under the laws of the United States of America that the
7 foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 30th day of April, 2008, in San Francisco, Califomia.
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/s/ Jessica L. Granl
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JESSICA L. GRANT
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DECLARATION OF JESSICA L, GRANT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT'S ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO
SEAL : CASE NO. C-08-1376 (CW)
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IN THE UNTTED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNTA
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SUCCESSFACTORS, INC. , a Delaware No. C 08-1376 CW
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v,ìrh jn rlìÊ qr.ôñê ôf Fed. R. Cív. P. 26 (b) and 34 (a) that are known
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or reasonabl-y like1y to exj-sL and are related Èo the issues
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presented by the action.
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2. "Identify" is to be interpreLed to mean taking such
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reasonable steps as necessary to evaluate the locations where
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materials reasonabfy anticipated to be subject to discovery in this
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acLion may be stored.
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3. "Locatel is to be ínterpreted to mean taklng such
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described in Paragraph 2, above, actually contain materials
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reasonably anticipated to be subject to discovery in this action'
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4. "Preservation" is Eo be interpreted to mean accomplishing
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their meLadaEa. Preservation means taking reasonable steps to
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theft, or mutation of such material , as weff as negligent or
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2t computer sEorage media such as PDAS, flash memory, CDs, DVDS, Lapes,
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daEabases, spreadsheets, software/ books, ledgers, journafs, orders,
24 inr¡ni ¡cq l-ril lq r¡¡rr¡hcr< .,hê.,Le qtãl-Fmêlî{-- i{-i-ô,-fiôô
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chemícaL process photographs, video, phonographíc, tape or digitaì
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records or transcripts thereof, drafts, jottings and notes, whether
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maintaíned on facilÍties províded by a party or noL. Information
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that serves to identify, focate, or link such materiaL, such as fíIe
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i¡r¡onrnri ¡q fi le folders ìndices â¡ri mêlarìãlâ is also i¡cluded in
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transmissions from a server, that lists who vj-siÈed a server, or
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that Iists a user's activities during such visits. "Metadata" means
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file-specific information showing changes or access or saves to a
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fife, when that activity occurred, and who changed or accessed or
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È.9 7. counsef are directed to inquire of theír respective
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cfients if the business practíces of any party involve the routine
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destruction, recyclíng, relocation, or mutation of such materials
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l8 pendency of Lhís order, either to:
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24 suitabfe for later discoverv if reguested.
25 8. The lead counsel representing each party shafl, within one
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Fed. R. Civ. P. 11, a staLement that the directive in paragraph 7'
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above, has been carried out. In addition, Defendant's cEo Dave
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Watkins shal-], within one week of this order, submit a declaration
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urruçr ncnal e lhâl err¡h e¡J- jnnq have been taken.
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g. Counsef for the parties shaff notify their clients of
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their document preservatíon obligations pursuant to federaL law.
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Counsef shall afso. exercise reasonable efforts to identify and
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request that any non-party who may possess materials reasonably
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antícipated being subject Eo discovery take reasonabfe measures to
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them shall, for t.he period from Decenìber 1-| 200'7 through April 15,
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EZ a. Preserve any historical }ogs or metadata showing
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access to Che Presentation, Softscape intranets, or
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c. preserve logs of dlmamically (or otherwise) assígned
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internal- rP addresses within Softscape'
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d. pïêservê ã true. bit-f ^T-hi
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wíthin softscape's possession, custody, or control ,
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rhâr ê.t'rr had a ¡-onw of the Presentation or that
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transmitted the Presentation.
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Preserve all- e-mail boxes, repositories, archives
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participated in communications about the
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narticinate ìn communícations about the Presentation,
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and in additíon any laptop or desktop computer used
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(or Hurly), and any person using Lhe email address
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addresses 98.216.168.L22, 24.34.56.79, A2.108.171.66,
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