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This Agreenen! consisrs of rhe Deal TetEs, Schedule I - ',sranderd TelEs and Conditlons,' lnduceroent LeEter and Exhiblr "A" (Net proceeds - Th€aErical) attached herero (coll€cttvely rhc',Agrc.Eenc Docure$ts").
A. IAEILES: NIKRICII PRODUCTIONS, INC., a Cellforni. corporation (F.d€ral I.D.* 95-3996615) ( "l,etldci') and t NIVERSAL PICTURES, a dtvision of Universel City Studios, Inc. ("Uni,vcrsal.).
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THIS CONTRACT
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8. BIIEB: I.IILLIA}{ RICRERT (SS 4254-62-4229\ a ciclzen of chc Uniled Stetes with a principal place of rcsidence in Irs Angeles, California
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c. PICTURE: 'THE PRESIDENT ELoPEs,' ('Picrule,) (*00253). D. D&lE: As of February 4, 1991.
DEAL TER.I{S
THIS IS THE UNIVERSAL/WILDWOOD CONTRACT WITH WILLIAM RICHERT
'WRITER' AS OF FEB 4, 1991
CoNI-ME!qLES: universal's oblitetlons h€reund€! are subject to the sarisfacrion of all of rhe follorin8:
a. Signature and delivery of Ehe AtleeDenr Docu&enrs co Universal;
b. Full coEpliance by l,Jrirer sirh the IRCA requireo€nls of Paragraph 8.17. of the Scanderd TerDs and Condi.cionsi snd
D€letElD6!1on by a Univclsa1 cxecutivc ttrat a,succ€$ful sleatlv€ E€ellng hes occurred.
L0A.],I0UT/DIRECT Ei'lPLo$tENT: Univ€rsal atrees to borro!, and Lender atlees !o lend, the nriring servj.ces of LlriEe!, in connecclon sirh rh€ Pictur€.
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Underlwins Propertvi The eelerial upon which Llrirer,s servtces arei !o be based is various screenplays (including on. !,rrirrln by llri!er) oened by-.Universa1.
Prior Asreenent: Unlversal and L€ndcr heve €nler€d en agreeDent &red as of\DeceEbe! 23, I986 in connection ,i!h Llriter,s sefiices to ba rendcrdq ln connecrlon lJith Eh€ Plcrur. (h€reafler "Previous Arrc.Denl\ a u^Au*
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In another astounding discovery, I found out that the contract with Universal, which included a spin o" such as THE WEST WING, was never seen by anybody at the WGA.
Not that the WGA arbiters would have acknowledged such a contract, as they covered up all evidence.