JTH Tax, Inc. v. Van - 4

JTH Tax, Inc. v. Van Doc. 4 Case 2:07-cv-00154-RAJ-FBS Document 4 Filed 03/28/2007 Page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA NORFOLK DIVISION JTH TAX, INC. d/b/a LIBERTY TAX SERVICE, Plaintiff, v. Civil ivil No. ^''09 NIEN VAN, Defendant. Declaration of Kimbcrlv Jollcy Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, i, Kimberly Jolley, having personal knowledge of the facts herein state under oath as follows: 1. I am an investigator at Gulf Investigations located in Rockporl, Texas. 2. On or about March 8, 2007,1 was retained by JTH Tax, Inc. d/b/a Liberty Tax Service ("Liberty") to investigate "American Tax Service" and the defendant, Nien Van ("Van"). 3. On this date I posed as a potential tax filing customer and proceeded to 405 N. Church Street, Rockport, Texas. 4. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 are fair and accurate depictions of this office. The pictures show signagc including a sign that read "Liberty Only Parking." 5. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 are fair and accurate depictions of the inside of the office which displayed two large Lady Liberty cutouts and a stack of brochures for Liberty Business Solutions with the phone number (361) 230-0226 and the address 405 N. Church Street, Rockport, Texas. Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:07-cv-00154-RAJ-FBS Document 4 Filed 03/28/2007 Page 2 of 11 6. Shortly after entering the office, an employee approached and asked if I I asked this employee who owned the business at which we required assistance. were located. The employee stated that Nien Van was the owner of the company and provided a brochure and business card with "Nien Van" handwritten on the top line of the business card as well as the handwritten phone number 215-9622 which the employee informed me was the cell phone number for Ms. Van. The business card also listed a telephone number (361) 758-9265 which according to Liberty's website, www.libertytax.com is the legitimate phone number for the Liberty office in Aransas Pass, Texas. Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is a true and correct copy of this brochure and business card. 7. I requested to have Nien Van prepare my taxes and was told that an I was further informed that ail tax returns were appointment was necessary. processed through I1SBC. 8. 1 also questioned the employee as to how long the company had been The employee responded that they had been located at this located at this location. office for three years. 9. According to the 2006/2007 local telephone directories for the Rockport, Texas area, a Liberty Tax Service, Rockport office is listed along with the telephone number (361) 230-0226. Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true and correct copy of these telephone directory listings. 1 declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on this tf^day of March 2007. 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