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COUNSEL IS
1 NOT GOTNG TO BE PRESENT AT THE TII,IE THAT

2
THEY'RE I,IEETING AI{D
CONFERRING OVER THESE ISSUES, T DOI{,7

UNDERSTAND WIY S.A.G- I{EEDS TO BE
THERE.
4 CoURT:
THE HELL, S.A.G. IS pROVIDrr,lG
THE
5 ACCOUNTAIITS I.'ITH
THE INFORI,IATION AIID YOUR CONSULTANTS ARE

6 OI{LY SEEKING TO CLARIFY THE
INFORIIATION THAT'S BEEN

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PROVIDED BY S,A.G.'S ACCOUNTII.IG FIR . I JUST, I
YOU KIIOW,
8
ASSUI.IE THAT EVERYBODY WTLL BE THERE INJGOOD FAITII,
I ASKING
REASONABLE
OUESTIONS, GETTIiIG REASOIIABLE RESPONSES ANO

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II{FORI.IATION. AND THERE'S IT
NO REASON FOR TO BE HIDDEN

11 FROI' EIIHER SIDE,

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THE IDEA IS TRANSPARENCY AIID NOT A

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UNILATERAL,
YOU KNOW, II{VESTIGATIOiI TO SEE WHAT DARTS YOU

14 CAN THROW AT S. A, O.

15 ttR. JoHNSoN: CA WE JUST UNDERSTANO
THAT THE
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I'IANDATE OF THE COURT TO INVOLVE ALL THE PARTIES IS TO
BE
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FORTHCO}II}IG AND
NOT PREVENT OUR CONSULTANTS. TO HAVE A FULL

't8 DISCLOSURE?

19 THE COURT: IF THERE.S LESS THAN A
REAsoNAsLE AND
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FULL
DISCLOSURE, AS APPROPRIATE UNDER THE TER}IS
OF
21 A6REE}IEIIT, I'}I YOU'LL
SURE BE BACK TII COURT, AND THAT'S

22 WHAT THE CoURT,S FOR, T0 pR0BLEr,tS;
SoLVE THE BUT, !!&.
IF
23 KNOW, YOU GO IN AND YOIJ,RE STONED.}JALLED,
YOU COI,IE BACK
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TO
COURI.

25 It{
YOU CAII BE STONE-WALLED THE PRESENCE
OF
26 THE S,A.G. REPRESEiIITATIVES JusT As
EA$Y As You cAN BE

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STONE.WALLED 8Y YOURSELF, I THINK IT
OU6HT TO BE OPEN, I
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DON'T --
SEE ANY REASON THERE'S A LEVEL OF IIISTRUST
HERE

KENYNT^ D. DARDEN, CSR
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