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`CHRISTOPHER LUNDGREN,
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`Petitioner,
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`v.
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`ALEX BROLA,
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`Respondent,
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`and
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`CREDIT GLORY INC.,
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`Nominal Respondent.
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`C.A. No. 2022-0338-LWW
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`[PROPOSED] PRE-TRIAL ORDER
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`Pursuant to Court of Chancery Rule 16, and subject to the approval of the
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`Court, Respondent Alex Brola (“Brola” or “Respondent”) submits [Proposed] Pre-
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`Trial Order (the “Pre-Trial Order”). Petitioner and Respondent (each a “Party,” and
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`together the “Parties”) may modify the Pre-Trial Order by agreement with approval
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`of the Court.
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`I.
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`STATEMENT OF THE NATURE OF THE ACTION
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`1.
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`This is an action for dissolution of Credit Glory Inc. (“Credit Glory”)
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`under 8 Del. C. § 273. Petitioner seeks dissolution and appointment of a receiver to
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`GRANTED
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`EFiled: May 15 2025 11:41AM EDT
`Transaction ID 76280708
`Case No. 2022-0338-LWW
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`conduct an accounting of Credit Glory’s assets and liability and determine a plan of
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`dissolution and distribution of Credit Glory’s assets. Trial in this action will resolve
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`the issues of (i) whether Petitioner has met his burden to show that he is entitled to
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`dissolution under Section 273; and (ii) whether Petitioner’s claims are barred, in
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`whole or in part, by laches, unclean hands, or bad faith.
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`2.
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`There is also a pending Motion for Contempt and Discovery Sanctions
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`filed by Respondent, which the Court will resolve after trial.
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`II.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS THAT ARE ADMITTED AND REQUIRE
`NO PROOF
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`3.
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`Credit Glory is a web-based service provider that offers to its
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`customers, amongst other services, a monthly subscription to assist with disputing
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`potentially inaccurate items on their credit report.
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`4.
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`On May 23, 2019, Credit Glory was converted to a Delaware
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`corporation pursuant to 8 Del. C. § 265.
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`5.
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` Following the conversion to a Delaware corporation, Wills, Brola, and
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`Lundgren each owned 500 shares of Credit Glory’s outstanding common capital
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`stock.
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`6.
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`In August 2020, Wills sold his 500 shares back to Credit Glory in
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`exchange for certain equity rights under a Phantom Stock Agreement. On August
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`21, 2020, Credit Glory and Wills executed a Redemption Agreement and a
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`Unanimous Written Consent of Board of Directors and Shareholders in Lieu of
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`Special Meeting of Credit Glory to effectuate the redemption of Wills’s 500 shares.
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`7.
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`8.
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`Brola is the current President of Credit Glory.
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`Petitioner communicated through the messaging apps Signal, Discord,
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`and Slack, as well as ordinary phone-based text messaging, in connection with Credit
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`Glory.
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`9.
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`Petitioner was fired from Credit Glory on February 3, 2022.
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`III.
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`STATEMENT OF FACTS AND LAW REMAINING TO BE
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`A. Petitioner’s Statement
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`10.
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`This case is only about dissolution of CREDIT GLORY INC under 8
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`Del. C. § 273, because Petitioner wants out of CREDIT GLORY INC—nothing
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`more. It is not about sex, or retaliation, or hyper technical violations of discovery.
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`11.
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`To obtain dissolution under this statute, a petitioner must satisfy three
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`threshold requirements that are well-pleaded in the Petition: (1) there are only two
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`stockholders; (2) engaged in a joint venture (3) unable to agree about the desirability
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`of continuing the joint venture.
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`12.
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`To prevail, Respondent must demonstrate illegality, actual fraud, or bad
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`faith. In re Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips, 1980 WL 268070, at *4 (Del. Ch. July
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`1, 1980) (“[W]here a voluntary corporate dissolution is sought…it is not to be
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`interfered with by the courts in the absence of illegality or actual fraud…a showing
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`of bad faith”) (emphasis added).
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`13. Respondent failed to make the requisite “showing of bad faith.” On this
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`basis alone, Petitioner is entitled to Dissolution.
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`14.
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`Petitioner further maintains that certain additional points should be
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`treated as uncontested or admitted facts. Respondent does not agree that these points
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`should be treated as uncontested or admitted facts. Nor does Respondent agree with
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`Petitioner’s characterizations of these points, or concede that these points are
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`relevant to the claims and defenses in this action. These points are as follows:
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`15.
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`The Court held:
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`The allegations are, overall, fairly conclusory. But under the plaintiff-
`friendly Rule 12(b)(6) standard and given the nature of the claim in this
`statutory proceeding, I err on the side of concluding that they are
`sufficient at this stage.
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`Tr. 19:20-24.
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`16. Respondent admits there are only two stockholders of CREDIT
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`GLORY INC. See:
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`REQUEST FOR ADMISSION No. 2: Admit that there are only two
`stockholders of CREDIT GLORY INC.
`Response to Request for Admission No. 2: Admitted.
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`17.
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`The Court found there are only two stockholders. Tr., 14:19-22
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`(“Although his interest might carry some attributes of stock, it does not necessarily
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`provide him with an ownership interest in the company.”)
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`18.
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` The Court held:
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`Although his interest might carry some attributes of stock, it does not
`necessarily provide him with an ownership interest in the company.
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`Tr., 14:19-22.
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`19. Respondent admits they are unable to agree about the desirability of
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`continuing.
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`REQUEST FOR ADMISSION No. 15: Admit that the Verified
`Amended Petition for Dissolution filed on August 5, 2022 by Petitioner,
`Lundgren states: Accordingly, Credit Glory should be dissolved in the
`manner set forth in his Proposed Plan for Dissolution, attached hereto
`as Exhibit A. (Pet., at 11)
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`Response to Request for Admission No. 15(7): Admitted.
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`Response to Request for Admission No. 36: Admitted insofar that
`Lundgren has made a verified statement that “Credit Glory should be
`dissolved in the manner set forth in his Proposed Plan for Dissolution”.
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`20. Respondent admits that LUNDGREN and BROLA decided, after
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`negotiation, to buy most shares of Michael Wills for over a million dollars.
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`Respondent further admits LUNDGREN AND BROLA interests were equal to
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`Michael Wills. (BROLA Dep. Tr. 22:5-24; 23:1-24; 24:1-14).
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`21. Respondent admits that BROLA and LUNDGREN equally shared
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`control over the money; equally shared control over who would take out how much
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`money. Sometimes they took out the same and sometimes and sometimes they took
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`out different amounts. (BROLA Dep. Tr. 29:7-7) (“We would just decide together
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`kind of on the fly.”); (BROLA Dep. Tr. 29:22-24) (“took out the same and
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`sometimes” “took out different amounts”).
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`22. Respondent admits that he, BROLA is currently taking 500,000 a year
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`in disbursements. (BROLA Dep. Tr. 54:7).
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`23. Respondent admits he does not recall that Credit Glory, Inc made any
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`distributions to Director, and Secretary, LUNDGREN since the termination date in
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`February of 2022. (BROLA Dep. Tr. 80:6-11).
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`24. Respondent admits that LUNDGREN and BROLA would make joint
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`decisions on taking disbursements. (BROLA Dep. Tr. 71:21-24; -72:1-3).
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`25. Respondent admits that BROLA and LUNDGREN were in joint control
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`with only two Directors.
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`26. Respondent admits that he, BROLA was in sole control of Credit Glory
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`after LUNDGREN termination of employment, termination of access to IT Systems,
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`and termination of Corporate Communications. (BROLA Dep. Tr. 89:8-19).
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`27. Respondent admits that LUNDGREN is a Director, and Secretary of
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`Credit Glory, Inc but Respondent does not consult with LUNDGREN on “major
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`decisions.” (BROLA Dep. Tr. 42:17-23).
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`28. Respondent admits that “After Chris was fired, there were no more
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`board meetings.” (BROLA Dep. Tr. 44:1-2).
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`29. Respondent admits that BROLA and LUNDGREN contributed equally
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`to Credit Glory, Inc.
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`Q. Did Chris put any money into the business?
`A. No.
`Q. Did you put any additional money into the business?
`A. Since we migrated to Delaware, I don’t believe so.
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`14:21-24; 15:1-3
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`30. Respondent admits that Credit Glory, Inc is built around the domain
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`CreditGlory.com. (BROLA Dep. Tr. 54:10-13).
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`31. Respondent admits that the domain CreditGlory.com facilitates revenue
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`generation for Credit Glory, Inc. (BROLA Dep. Tr. 55:1-7).
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`32. Respondent admits that the domain CreditGlory.com is advertised to
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`consumers as representing the “brand” of the Credit Glory, Inc. (BROLA Dep. Tr.
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`55: 8-11).
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`33. Respondent admits to starting CREDIT SAGE, INC after terminating
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`LUNDGREN. (BROLA Dep. Tr. 47:17-20).
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`34. Respondent admits CREDIT GLORY, INC and CREDIT SAGE, INC
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`are in the same credit space but claims they use different marketing. (BROLA Dep.
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`Tr. 46:10-13; 81:15-17).
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`35. Respondent admits CREDIT GLORY, INC and CREDIT SAGE, INC
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`use the same Customer Lists, Software, Trade Secrets, and Back end software.
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`(BROLA Dep. Tr. 51:14-17; 67:6-9).
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`36. Respondent admits to receiving Distributions from both CREDIT
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`GLORY, INC and CREDIT SAGE, INC. (BROLA Dep. Tr. 53:19-24).
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`37. Respondent admits Marko Petkovic is the CEO of CREDIT SAGE,
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`INC, but claims Marko Petkovic is not paid by CREDIT SAGE, INC. 47:12-15.
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`38. Respondent denies knowing Marko Petkovic, CEO of CREDIT SAGE,
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`INC. issued a press release stating he, Marko Petkovic is the CEO of both CREDIT
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`GLORY, INC and CREDIT SAGE, INC. (BROLA Dep. Tr. 47:17-20).
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`39. Respondent admits that CREDIT GLORY INC held no further board
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`meetings after the termination of Petitioner, LUNDGREN. (BROLA Dep. Tr. 45:8-
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`13) (“Q. And after Chris was gone, there were no future board meetings; correct?"
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`A. Correct.”).
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`40.
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`Petitioner admits that Distribution of profits between Petitioner and
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`Respondent were equal, as 50/50 owners, prior to termination of Petitioner.
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`(LUNDGREN Dep. Tr. 73:1-11)
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`41.
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`Petitioner admits that Credit Glory Inc is a joint venture:
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`THE WITNESS: Well, he had the evidence. Perhaps I already
`mentioned this, but we both as 50/50 owners, we receive distributions
`equally. We made decisions jointly on how those distributions were
`allocated at the end of the year if they were -- if there was excess funds
`in the corporate joint bank account. And we’ve had hundreds of
`conversations related to the services of the business itself, Credit Glory,
`the changing of those services and the evolution as they evolved
`significantly from 2019 onward, hundreds of conversations, both on
`voice text, et cetera, Slack, Discord, et cetera.
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`(LUNDGREN Dep. Tr. 77:3-18).
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`42.
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`Petitioner has received no Distributions from CREDIT GLORY, INC
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`as of his termination.
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`B. Respondent’s Statement
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`1. Whether Petitioner has met his burden to show an entitlement to
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`dissolution under 8 Del. C. § 273.
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`2. Whether Petitioner and Respondent were engaged in a joint venture.
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`3. Whether Petitioner and Respondent were unable to agree on whether to
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`discontinue the business or how to dispose of its assets.
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`4. Whether Petitioner was obligated to sell back his shares to the
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`remaining stockholders upon his involuntary termination.
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`5. Whether Petitioner was obligated to offer his shares for sale to the
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`remaining stockholders or the Company upon filing his Petition for Dissolution.
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`6. Whether Petitioner was obligated to offer his shares for sale to the
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`remaining stockholders or the Company upon engaging in sexual harassment.
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`7. Whether the relief Petitioner seeks is barred, in whole or in part, by the
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`doctrine of laches due to Petitioner’s delay in prosecuting this action.
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`8. Whether the relief Petitioner seeks is barred, in whole or in part, by the
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`doctrines of unclean hands and bad faith due to Petitioner’s filing this action in
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`retaliation for Petitioner’s having been fired from Credit Glory.
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`9. Whether the relief Petitioner seeks is barred, in whole or in part, by the
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`doctrine of bad faith because the petition in this action was not filed in good faith
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`with an actual desire for the business to be discontinued.
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`10.
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`In addition to the above, Respondent incorporates by reference the
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`statement of facts and law set forth in Respondent’s Pre-Trial Brief, which will
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`provide a more complete recitation of the issues of fact and law that Respondent
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`contends remain to be litigated.
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`11. Respondent maintains that it should be undisputed that Respondent
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`owns the domain name creditglory.com. Among other things, Mr. Lundgren
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`testified that Brola retains ownership of the domain name. See Lundgren Dep. 58:19-
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`24. However, Petitioner maintains that this fact is still in dispute.
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`12.
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`Petitioner has further indicated that Petitioner believes that the
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`following facts are either irrelevant or disputed. Respondent maintains that these
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`facts are both relevant and undisputed:
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`a. Wills’s current interests in Credit Glory are set forth in the August
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`21, 2020, Phantom Stock Agreement.
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`b. Lundgren is the owner of L1 Consulting, an entity not affiliated with
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`Credit Glory.
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`c. The February 7, 2022, termination letter that Petitioner received
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`states that the Corporation has received several complaints regarding
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`Petitioner’s conduct that give rise to allegations of sexual
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`harassment, and which in any event are alleged to violate applicable
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`law, and that Petitioner’s services with the Corporation must be
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`immediately terminated.
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`d. On April 21, 2022, Brittany Wheeler, who had been a Credit Glory
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`employee working under Petitioner, filed an EEOC Complaint for
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`sex/gender discrimination, sexual harassment, hostile work
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`environment, and constructive discharge.
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`e. On November 21, 2023, the Supreme Court of the State of New
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`York, County of New York entered judgment in favor of Ms.
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`Wheeler on her EEOC Complaint.
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`f. On April 21, 2022, Kristine Serrano, who had been a Credit Glory
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`employee working under Petitioner, filed an EEOC Complaint for
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`sex/gender discrimination, sexual harassment, hostile work
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`environment, and constructive discharge.
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`g. On November 15, 2023, the Supreme Court of the State of New
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`York, County of New York entered judgment in favor of Ms.
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`Wheeler on her EEOC Complaint.
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`h. Upwork is a hiring platform that Petitioner used to hire personnel.
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`IV.
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`STATEMENT OF THE RELIEF SOUGHT BY THE PARTIES
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`A. Petitioner’s Statement
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`13.
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`Petitioner seeks: (i) dissolution of Credit Glory Inc. under 8 Del. C. §
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`273; (ii) transfer of ownership of creditglory.com to Credit Glory; (iii) access to
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`systems and accounts of Credit Glory Inc.; and (iv) distribution of Credit Glory’s
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`assets, including but not limited to, the domain of its website, creditglory.com, its
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`customer subscriptions, its applications, website contents, cash in its business
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`accounts, and its intellectual property, is the best way to preserve such assets.
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`B. Respondent’s Statement
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`14. Respondent seeks an order entering judgment in his favor and denying
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`all relief sought by Petitioner in this action, including without limitation: denying
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`Petitioner’s petition for dissolution, denying Petitioner’s request for the transfer of
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`ownership of creditglory.com to Credit Glory, denying Petitioner’s request for the
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`appointment of a receiver to distribute Credit Glory’s asserts, and awarding such
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`further and other relief to Respondent as may be just and equitable under the
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`circumstances. Respondent also seeks sanctions and fee-shifting as set forth in
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`Respondent’s pending Motion for Contempt and Discovery Sanctions.
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`V. RECORD FOR TRIAL AND WITNESS LISTS
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`15.
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`The record for trial shall consist of (i) the exhibits cited on the Joint
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`Exhibit List, which is discussed further below, and (ii) deposition transcripts, which
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`shall be included on the Joint Exhibit List and delivered to the Court along with the
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`Joint Exhibits.
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`16.
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`The Parties may call the witnesses identified on each Party’s witness
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`list, which are set forth below. No other witness beyond those identified below shall
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`be called or relied upon by either Party.
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`17.
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`Each Party reserves the right (a) not to call one or more of the witnesses
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`on its witness list, (b) to call rebuttal witnesses and witnesses necessary for
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`impeachment or with regard to credibility, and (c) to call any witness listed on the
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`other Party’s witness list.
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`18.
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`If a witness is called by a Party other than the Party controlling the
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`witness, the party controlling the witness will present the witness’s direct testimony
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`first. The Party calling the witness will then cross-examine the witness, with the
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`scope of cross examination not limited to the scope of the direct examination.
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`However, re-direct and re-cross, if any, shall be limited to the scope of the preceding
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`examinations.
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`19. Unless recalled for rebuttal, each witness will only be called once.
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`20.
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`Petitioner’s Witness List is the following:
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`a. Christopher Lundgren
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`b. Alex Brola
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`c. Marko Petkovic1
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`21. Respondent’s Witness List is the following:
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`a. Alex Brola
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`b. Christopher Lundgren
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`c. Berkeley Robinson
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`d. Danna De La Paz
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`e. Bethany Andrews
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`VI. AMENDMENTS TO PLEADINGS
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`22. Neither party contemplates any amendments to the pleadings except to
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`the extent necessary to conform to the evidence adduced at trial.
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`VII.
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`JOINT EXHIBIT LIST
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`23.
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`The Parties’ Joint Exhibit List is set forth in Exhibit A. The presence
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`of a document on the Joint Exhibit List does not waive a Party’s right to argue that
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`any exhibit is inadmissible or may be admitted for a limited purpose only and/or to
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`1 Petitioner’s position is that Petitioner should be permitted to include Mr. Petkovic
`on Petitioner’s witness list and to call Mr. Petkovic in Petitioner’s case in chief.
`Respondent objects to the inclusion of Mr. Petkovic on Petitioner’s witness list and
`objects to Petitioner calling Mr. Petkovic in Petitioner’s case in chief for the reasons
`set forth in Respondent’s Opposition to Petitioner’s Motion for Extension of
`Discovery (D.I. 123). These reasons include that Petitioner has identified Mr.
`Petkovic late and has not provided any adequate justification for the delay. Nor has
`Petitioner provided any colorable explanation of how testimony by Mr. Petkovic
`could be potentially relevant to any claims or defenses in this action.
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`argue as to the weight or significance of any exhibit. The Parties reserve the right to
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`supplement the Joint Exhibit List up to the close of trial.
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`24.
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`The Joint Exhibit List will identify any objections that any Party has to
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`the exhibit. Unless an objection to an exhibit has been noted on the Joint Exhibit
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`List, all exhibits on the Joint Exhibit List shall be deemed admitted into evidence
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`without objection. The inclusion of an exhibit on the Joint Exhibit List is not a
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`waiver of any objection to that exhibit, nor is it an admission as to the weight (if any)
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`that should be given to that exhibit.
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`25.
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`The descriptions of documents on the Joint Exhibit List are
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`informational only and shall not have any evidentiary weight or value, nor constitute
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`an admission by any Party as to the relevance, authenticity, use, or admissibility of
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`the document.
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`26.
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`To the extent an exhibit is not used at trial but is then raised in post-trial
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`briefing or argument, the Parties shall address evidentiary objections to that exhibit
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`in the post-trial briefing or argument.
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`VIII. EVIDENTARY AND OTHER ISSUES
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`27. On May 19, 2025, the Parties shall provide to the Court six flash drives
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`containing electronic copies of the exhibits. Should the Court direct the Parties to
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`provide hard copies of the exhibits, the Parties shall prepare binders containing the
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`pre-marked exhibits listed in the Joint Exhibit List and, on May 20, 2025, provide
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`the Court with three sets of binders: one for the Court, one for the Court’s clerk, and
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`one for the Register in Chancery. Respondent shall be responsible for arranging the
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`printing, marking/labeling, binding, and tabbing of the Joint Exhibits provided to the
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`Court; however, the Parties shall share evenly the costs associated therewith.
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`28.
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`Each Party shall produce for the other Party’s inspection any
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`demonstrative exhibit that the Party intends to use or rely on at trial by May 20, 2025.
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`IX. ESTIMATED TIME FOR TRIAL
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`29.
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`The Court has scheduled this matter for a one-day trial on May 22,
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`2025. Trial shall begin at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. The trial shall be by Zoom, hosted
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`by the Court. Trial time will be evenly divided, with Petitioner having one half and
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`Respondent having the other half.
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`X.
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`PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE
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`30. A telephonic pre-trial conference is scheduled for May 15, 2025, at
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`11:00 a.m. eastern time.
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`XI. AMENDMENT OF THE PRE-TRIAL ORDER
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`31.
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`This Pre-Trial Order may be amended upon application to the Court by
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`any Party for good cause shown or by agreement of the Parties with approval of the
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`Court.
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`IT IS SO ORDERED this ____ day of _________________, 2025.
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`Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will
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`This document constitutes a ruling of the court and should be treated as such.
`Court: DE Court of Chancery Civil Action
`Judge: Lori W. Will
`File & Serve
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`Transaction ID: 76263448
`Current Date: May 15, 2025
`Case Number: 2022-0338-LWW
`Case Name: CONF ORDER - Christopher Lundgren v. Alex Brola et al.
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`Court Authorizer
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`Comments:
`See transcript of the May 15, 2025 pretrial conference.
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`/s/ Judge Lori W. Will
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