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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
`FORT MYERS DIVISION
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`HERBERT E. TOWNSEND, an individual,
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`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`BROOKS SPORTS, INC., a Washington
`corporation,
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`Defendant.
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`Case No. 2:17-cv-00062-UA-MRM
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`CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE
`STATEMENT OF DEFENDANT BROOKS SPORTS, INC.
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`Defendant Brooks Sports, Inc. (“Defendant”), by and through its undersigned counsel,
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`hereby files this Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement pursuant to
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`Rule 7.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Interested Persons Order for Civil Cases
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`(Dkt. No. 5), and states as follows:
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`1.
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`The name of each person, attorney, association of persons, firm, law firm,
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`partnership, and corporation that has or may have an interest in the outcome of this action —
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`including subsidiaries, conglomerates, affiliates, parent corporations, publicly-traded
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`companies that own 10% or more of a party’s stock, and all other identifiable legal entities
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`related to any party in the case:
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`a. Defendant, Brooks Sports, Inc.
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`b. Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., parent corporation of Defendant
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`2.
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`The name of every other entity whose publicly-traded stock, equity, or debt may
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`be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceedings:
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`None.
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`3.
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`The name of every other entity which is likely to be an active participant in the
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`proceedings, including the debtor and members of the creditors’ committee (or twenty largest
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`unsecured creditors) in bankruptcy cases:
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`None.
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`4.
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`The name of each victim (individual or corporate) of civil and criminal conduct
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`alleged to be wrongful, including every person who may be entitled to restitution:
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`None.
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`I hereby certify that, except as disclosed above, I am unaware of any actual or potential
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`conflict of interest involving the district judge and magistrate judge assigned to this case, and
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`will immediately notify the Court in writing on learning of any such conflict. I further certify
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`that I have inserted “None” if there is no actual or potential conflict of interest.
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`Dated: April 4, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`BUSH ROSS, P.A.
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` By: /s/ Bryan D. Hull
`Bryan D. Hull, Esquire
`Florida Bar No.: 20969
`bhull@bushross.com
`1801 N. Highland Avenue
`Tampa, FL 33602
`Phone (813) 224-9255
`Facsimile (813) 223-9620
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`and
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` FENWICK & WEST LLP
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`Darren Donnelly (pro hac vice pending)
`801 California Street
`Mountain View, CA 94041
`Tel:
`(650) 988-8500
`Fax:
`(650) 938-5200
`Email: ddonnelly@fenwick.com
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`Amy E. Hayden (pro hac vice pending)
`555 California Street, 12th Floor
`San Francisco, CA 94104
`Tel:
`(415) 875-2300
`Fax:
`(415) 281-1350
`Email: ahayden@fenwick.com
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`Jonathan T. McMichael (pro hac vice pending)
`1191 Second Avenue, 10th Floor
`Seattle, WA 98101
`Tel:
`(206) 389-4510
`Fax:
`(206) 389-4511
`Email: jmcmichael@fenwick.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant Brooks Sports, Inc.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I HEREBY CERTIFY that on April 4, 2017, all counsel of record who consented to
`electronic service are being served with a copy of this document via the Court’s CM/ECF
`system. I further certify that I mailed the foregoing document and the notice of electronic filing
`by first-class mail to any non-CM/ECF participants.
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`/s/ Bryan D. Hull
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