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TROIANI/KIVITZ, L.L.P.
DOLORES M. TROIANI, ESQUIRE
BEBE H. KIVITZ, ESQUIRE
(610) 688-8400
FAX (610) 688-8426
December 5, 2005
Office of the Clerk of Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. Courthouse
601 Market Street, Room 2609
Philadelphia, PA 19106
RE:
DMT:m
Enclosure
cc:
Patrick J. O'Connor, Esquire (via hand-delivery)
Andrew D. Schau, Esquire (first class mail)
Andrea Constand (first class mail)
Mark Rupp, Esquire (first class mail)
: CIVIL ACTION
. : NUMBER 05-1099
ORDER
And Now this_ day of December 2005, Plaintiff's Motion to Compel The National
Enquirer's Compliance With Subpoena for Documents is GRANTED and it is hereby
ORDERED that The National Enquirer shall produce documents pursuant to the subpoena
served upon it on November 6, 2005 within 5 days of entry of this Order.
J.
v.
WILLIAM H. COSBY, JR.,
Defendant
: CIVIL ACTION
: NUMBER 05-1099
: FILED UNDER SEAL
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Do lore, . Troiani, E
I.D. No. 21283
Bebe H. Kivitz, Esquire
I.D. No. 30253
38 North Waterloo Road
Devon, Pennsylvania 19333
(610) 688.8400
: CIVIL ACTION
: NUMBER 05-1099
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs Amended Complaint, filed on August 24, 2005, includes a claim of defamation
against Defendant, which relates to various publications made by Defendant or his
representatives in the days following Plaintiffs disclosure of the defendant's sexual misconduct.
Among the publications was a February 21, 2005, "Exclusive Interview" given to The National
Enquirer ("Enquirer") by the Defendant, attached hereto as Exhibit A. Defendant has testified
that he agreed to speak to the National Enquirer so it would "kill" a similar story about Beth
Ferrier, another accuser, and publish his story instead. The intent, of course, was to prevent the
Ferrier story from being made public, thereby, undermining the credibility of plaintiffs own
story. Defendant has failed to produce the written agreement.
On or about October 31, 2005, Plaintiff served a subpoena duces tecum on the Enquirer
by serving it- at the direction of the Enquirer's counsel, Marc Rupp - upon the newspaper's
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registered agent, CT Corporation in New York City. The subpoena requested the Enquirer to
produce all documents related to the agreement between Bill Cosby and The National Enquirer,
its interview of him and Beth Ferrier, concerning the February 21, 2005 interview as well as
documents related to any polygraph testing. See Subpoena, Exhibit B. At his request, Plaintiff
simultaneously provided a courtesy copy of the subpoena to Mr. Rupp. See Letter, Kivitz to
Rupp, 10/26/05, Exhibit C. On November 1, 2005, CT Corporation wrote to Ms. Kivitz
returning the subpoena and informing her that the New York City office of CT Corporation was
not the registered agent of the Enquirer. See Letter, CT Corp. to Kivitz, 11/01/05, Exhibit D. On
the same date, in a letter to Ms. Kivitz, Mr. Rupp denied having represented that CT
Corporation, New York was the Enquirer's registered agent and denied being authorized to
accept service. Mr. Rupp recommended serving CT Corporation in Florida. See Letter, Rupp to
Kivitz, 11/01105, Exhibit D. Rather than waste additional time, on November 7, 2005, Plaintiff
effected personal service - through a process server - by giving a copy of the subpoena to the
Enquirer's receptionist, at the company's New York City office's front desk. 1 See Affidavit of
Service, 1118/05 and Subpoena duces tecum, Exhibit E. On November 9, 2005, plaintiffs
counsel again provided another courtesy copy of the subpoena to Mr. Rupp. See Letter, Kivitz to
Rupp, 11109/05, Exhibit F. By letter of the same date, Mr. Rupp confirmed that Plaintiff had
served his client's receptionist although he denied that Plaintiff had made good service. See
Letter, Rupp to Kivitz, 11109/05, Exhibit F. In the interim, Mr. Rupp raised objections to the
subpoenas and Plaintiffs counsel offered to discuss the scope of the subpoena with the
Enquirer's lawyer. See Letters, Rupp to Kivitz, 11110/05, 11111105, Letter, Kivitz to Rupp,
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The Enquirer's counsel insists that the subpoena was served on him but this is plainly incorrect. The subpoena
names the "Enquirer" and the process server was instructed to serve the Enquirer, not any specific individual. See
subpoena attached here to as Exhibit E.
11/15/05, Exhibit G. Finally, in a letter to Plaintiffs counsel written on November 16, 2005,
the Enquirer's counsel raised several objections to the subpoena, repeated his insistence that the
Enquirer was not properly served because lawyers cannot l;Je served, and offered to produce
some documents if Plaintiff would agree to a confidentiality order. See Letter, Rupp to Kivitz,
11/16/05, Exhibit H. That compromise is unacceptable to Plaintiff and she, therefore, filed this
motion.
ARGUMENT
A. The Enquirer should be compelled to respond to Plaintiff's Subpoena because it
has waived its right to object to Service.
The overriding consideration under Rule 45 is "notice." The rule's objective should be to
ensure fair notice to the person summoned and an opportunity to challenge the subpoena,
without unnecessarily imposing on the party seeking the discovery an unnecessarily cumbersome
or expensive service requirement. See Hall v. Sullivan, 229 F.R.D. 501, 505 (D. Md. 2005)
(citing Moore's Federal Practice, 4if 45.03(4)(b)(i)). While the Enquirer protests the manner of
service, it does not deny that it received the subpoena in multiple copies. More to the point, it
has admittedly reviewed the subpoena, raised objections, offered a compromise response, and
has reserved its right to seek protection should the parties not agree. On November 16, 2005,
the Enquirer's counsel wrote to counsel for Plaintiff:
Notwithstanding the subpoena's jurisdictional, procedural, and
substantive deficiencies, and in order to spare the parties additional
expense, my client may be willing to produce one specific segment
of responsive documents if you agree to an acceptable protective
order governing the confidentiality of these documents. If you are
open to such a compromise, I would ask that you contact me at
your earliest convenience so that we can work towards a stipulated
protective order.
See Exhibit G, Letter, Rupp to Kivitz, 11/16/05. Under these circumstances, the Enquirer
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clearly received notice of the subpoena and its continued insistence upon raising the issue of the
validity of service is a red herring. Focusing on the details of service once the Enquirer has
offered a response to the subpoena simply elevates form over substance. The federal rules are
clear. F.R.C.P. 1 states that the rules are to be "construed and administered to secure the just,
speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action." This simple rule serves as a reminder
that in interpreting the rules, a court should not place form over substance. Hall v. Sullivan, 229
F.R.D. 501, 504 (D. Md. 2005). The Enquirer has received the subpoena, contemplated and
analyzed the request and offered a compromise - albeit, unacceptable. Accordingly, the Court
should reject the Enquirer's objections to the manner of service and compel it to respond to
Plaintiffs subpoena.
4(h)(l) and 4(e)(1 ). Hence, if service is valid under the rules of one qualifying state, the
Enquirer should be compelled to produce documents pursuant to the subpoena. See, e.g.,
Webster Industries, Inc. v. Northwood Doors, Inc., 244 F.Supp.2d 998, 1005-1006 (N.D. Iowa
2003) (if service is valid under rules of one qualifying state, court need not consider law of the
other qualifying state, nor make any "choice oflaw" decision). In this case, the law of both
states are similar. Service of the subpoena was effected in New York State. New York courts
have been clear that service of a subpoena upon a corporate receptionist is adequate service and
fulfills the underlying policy of "fair notice". The court in Mitsubishi Intern. Corp. v. Keystone
Camera Corp., 1990 WL 16090 (S.D.N.Y. 1990), applying F.R.C.P. 4 to service of a summons,
held that service upon the corporation's receptionist was adequate:
New York allows service based on delivery of the summons and
complaint "to an officer, director, managing or general agent, or
cashier or assistant cashier or to any other agent authorized by
appointment or by faw to receive service." N.Y.Civ.Prac.L. & R.
311. It is not unusual for a corporation's employees to accept
service of process on behalf of the corporation's officers. See M
Prusman, Ltd. v. Ariel Maritime Group, 719 F.Supp. 214, 220
(S.D.N.Y.1989). When this occurs, service may be valid, even if
the employee were expressly unauthorized by the corporation to
accept service, because a "process server cannot be expected to
know the corporation's internal practices." Fashion Page, Ltd. v.
Zurich Ins. Co., 50 N.Y.2d 265, 271, 406 N.E.2d 747, 751, 428
N.Y.S.2d 890, 893-94 (1980). The New York Court of Appeals has
commented: "if service is made in a manner which, objectively
viewed, is calculated to give the corporation fair notice, the service
should be sustained." Fashion Page, Ltd. v. Zurich Ins. Co., 50
N.Y.2d 265, 272, 406 N.E.2d 747, 751, 428 N.Y.S.2d 890, 893
(1980); see M Prusman, Ltd. v. Ariel Maritime Group, 719
F.Supp. 214, 218 (S.D.N.Y.1989); Breene v. Guardsmark, Inc.,
680 F.Supp. 88, 90-91 (S.D.N.Y.1987); Dai Nippon Printing Co.,
Ltd. v. Melrose Publishing Co., 113 F.R.D. 540, 544
(S.D.N.Y.1986); Kuhlikv. Atlantic Corp., Inc., 112 F.R.D. 146,
148-49 (S.D.N.Y.1986). New York courts will find service valid
where "the process server has gone to [the corporation's] offices,
made proper inquiry of the defendant's own employees, and
delivered the summons according to their directions." Fashion
Page, 50 N.Y.2d at 272, 406 N.E.2d at 751, 428 N.Y.S.2d at 89394.
Id. at 2. See also Pappas v. Robinson, 214 B.R. 84 (D. Conn. 1997) (under Connecticut law
service upon receptionist "constitutes service on a person in charge of the office of a
corporation").
Under Pennsylvania law, service by mail of a subpoena is permissible and, therefore,
personal service is more than adequate so long as the person in charge is served. See, e.g.,
Hopkinson v. Hopkinson, 323 Pa. Super. 404, 470 A.2d 981 (1984) (holding that service on a
receptionist in the defendant's offices who represented to the process server that she was the
person in charge was proper), overruled on other grounds, Sander v. Sander, 378 Pa. Super. 474,
549 A.2d 155 (1988).
Here, the receptionist refused to accept service only when an unnamed Enquirer
employee, "Mark", was called refused to come out of a back office to the receptionist area. See
Return of Service, Exhibit D. The process server, therefore, left the subpoena with the
receptionist. It is well established that avoidance of service will not invalidate effective service
of process. 'Service cannot be negated by refusing to accept papers, and whether the refusal is by
the defendant or a representative is immaterial." Aida Lopez v. Nelson Torres, 1993 WL
1156031 (Phila. C.C.P. 1993). New York law is similar. See, e.g., Gammon v. Advanced
Fertility Services, P.C., 189 A.D.2d 561, 561, 592 N.Y.S.2d 23, 23 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept. 1993)
(With respect to the corporate defendant, proper service was made where a receptionist
represented that she was authorized to accept service and defendants had made a studious effort
to avoid service). Accordingly, the Enquirer's receptionist was the appropriate person to be
served and, therefore, it should be compelled to respond to the subpoena.
See Subpoena, Exhibit E. In its letter to counsel for Plaintiff of November 16, 2005, the
Enquirer posed five objections to the subpoena based upon over breadth, relevance,
confidentiality, privilege, and First Amendment violations. See Letter, Rupp to Kivitz, 11/16/05,
Exhibit H. These objections should be overruled for the following reasons:
2. Over broad. vague and ambiguous objection. There is nothing overbroad or vague
about the document request. To the contrary, it is limited to documents and agreements related
to the Enquirer's interviews of Bill Cosby and Beth Ferrier. It is clear and concise in its demand
for all the documentation related to those interviews.
3. Relevance. The Enquirer is not even a party to the litigation, so it is questionable
whether it even has standing to raise a relevance objection. Notwithstanding, all the requested
documents relate to issues of liability, defamation and credibility, all of which are at issue in this
case.
4. The request requires disclosure of confidential and proprietary information. The
simple disclosure of confidential and proprietary information is not a basis for protecting the
documents at issue. In fact, it is well settled that broad allegations of harm, unsubstantiated by
specific examples will not suffice as a basis for protecting confidential information from
discovery. See, e.g., Glenmede Trust Co. v. Thompson, 56 F.3d 476, 483 (3rd Cir. 1995).
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Nevertheless, Plaintiff has informed the Enquirer that even though she will not agree to a
protective order, she would be willing to negotiate limitations on the scope of the discoverable
materials.
5. Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product. Communications between the
Defendant, Ms. Ferrier and the Enquirer are certainly not privileged under Attorney-Client
privilege and it is questionable that the requested documents related to anticipated litigation
naming the Enquirer. Nevertheless, to the extent that Enquirer claims that the Plaintiffs
subpoena requests privileged information then the Enquirer should produce a privilege log to
permit the Court and the Plaintiff to assess its claims.
6. First Amendment Objections. The Enquirer's knee jerk invocation of First
Amendment rights and the Pennsylvania's media shield law, 42 Pa. C.S.A. 5942, is inapposite
here where the source of information is not confidential but is well known. Defendant has
already testified to a meeting he had with one of his attorneys and the Enquirer, and he has
testified to a written agreement - a contract - concerning his agreement with the newspaper.
Plaintiff is not seeking the identity of confidential sources; rather she is seeking documents
concerning interviews and agreements with both Beth Ferrier and Defendant, both of which are
already in the public domain. See, e.g., Philadelphia Daily News, Beth Ferrier Story, June 23,
2005; 3/21105 "Exclusive Interview" both attached hereto as Exhibit I.
For these reasons, the court should reject the Enquirer's objections and compel it to
produce documents pursuant to the subpoena.
Plaintiff respectfully requests that this Honorable Court shorten the time for response and
Order the immediate release of the documents in that failure to do so will result in irreparable
harm to Plaintiff. Under Pennsylvania law the statute of limitations for a cause of action for
defamation is one year. The National Enquirer article appeared on February 21, 2005.
Consequently, if Plaintiff is to join the paper as an additional defendant she must do so no later
than one year from that date. Without the requested information, Plaintiff will be severely
prejudiced in her ability to draft a complaint.
CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff Andrea Constand respectfully requests the Court to
enter an Order Compelling the Enquirer to produce documents pursuant to the subpoena served
upon it.
Respectfully submitted,
EXHIBIT A
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exclusive int:emewwith
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the first time since he was
cleared of the beadline-making sexual molestation chaiges
brought bya Canadian \VOman.
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EXHIBIT B
UNITED
STATES DISTRICTCQURT'.~.
EAS':f.ERN
DISTR1CTOF
PENNSYLVANIA'.
Andrea Constand
SUBPOENA IN A CIVI'L.CA.SE
v.
William H. Cosby, Jr.
Case Number: 1
O5-CV- l 09 9
TO:
Pl.ACE OF TESTIMONY
O YOU ARE COMMANDED to appear at the place. date, and rill}C specified below to testify at the taking of a dcpositio11
in the above ca5e.
~ YOU ARE COMMANDED to produce and pennit inspection and copying ofthe following docUlllcnts or objects at the
place, date, and tiffie specified below (list documents or objects}:
(SEE ATTACHED)
Pl.ACE
215 South Broad St.-10th
DA!JO.ANDTIME1o:OOAM
Troiani'/Kivitz
Philadel hia PA 19107
Tuesday 11/15/2005
0 YOU ARE COMMANDED to 'permit inspection of the following premises at the date and time specified below.
AJJ.y organization not a party to this Sl1it that is subpoenaed for the taking of a deposition sball dcsignitc one or more officers,
or managmg agcn~~ or other persons who consent to testify on i~ behalf, and may set forth, for cacb person designated, tbe
. mancrs on which the person will testify. Federal Ru)cs of.Civil Procedun; 3Cl(b)(6).
dircctD~,
ISSUJNG OF'flCER "S SIGNA'J'URE AND TilL"E (INDICATE IF ATI'OR.N'Y FOR P.l.AU\'TlFF OR. DEFEN.DANT)
DA1E
Bebe H. Kivitz, Esquire 215 South Broad St. Phila. PA 19107 (215-772-0251
If :iction i~ pending in district other thM dittict oCisi:uancc, state; district under ca.~ number.
EXHIBIT C
TROIANI/KIVITZ, L.L.P.
DOLORES M. TROIANI, ESQUIRE
DEVON, PA 19333
(610) 688-8400
FAX(610)688-8426
Re:
Cihd)fl,11 t/~~
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Bebe H. Kivitz
BHK:m
Enclosure
EXHIBIT D
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CT CORPORATION
Bebo H Kivitz,
Esquire 215 South Broad St.,
Philadelphia., PA 19107
Re: Andrea Constand. Pltf. vs. William H. Cosby, Jr., Dft. To: The National Enquirer.
Case No. OS CV-1099
Dear Sir/Madam:
After checking our records and the records o( the State of NY. it has been det.i,-rmined that CT Corporation
System is not the registered agent for an entity by the name of"Thc National Enquirer.
Roopmattec Jairam
Process Specialist
Log# 51.0666145
l 11 Ei9h1~ Avenu.,
New York. NY I 00 I I
fol. 212 89.4 0940
fox 212 590 91BO
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November l. 2005
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For the record. I indicated that I was not authorized to accept service ofthe
subpoena, and. that you would have to serve the subpoena on my chen.t 's registered
agent for service of process. I informed you. that you would have to double check ~ith
the Florida Secretary of State, but that I believed my client's registered agent was a CT
Corp location in Flo1ida.
M1IW
SHAPE EH ESPAAoi.
Because yollr subpoena was apparently not. served on. my client's registered agent,
the subpoei1a is deficient and my client will not respond to it. Of course. my client
reserves the right to pose appropriate objections to the subpoena if a1ld '\'.i'l1cu it is
properly served
ONE PARK AVENIJt JAO FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10016 lCL 212-743-6513 FAX SS-521-2852
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EXHIBIT E
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Petitioners,
AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
against -
: ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORI<)
Stanley Patterson, being duly sworn, says that deponent, is not a party to
this proceeding and is over 18 years of age..
On November 7, 2005 at 4:20 p.m. deponent served a copy of the
SUBPOENA IN A CIV1I.. CASE with a check for $79.80 on The National Enquirer in
the following manner:
Substitute5emce: by gaining admittance to 1 Park Ave 3rd Pl. NY, NY and delivering
to and leaving a copy thereof tor The National Enqttirer, personally on the reception
desk with ..Jane Doe" (receptionist) a person of suitable age and discretion, who was
un.WJUing to accept service after calling a Mark 'Doe'', a person who works for the
Enquirer who refused to come out to accept subpoena.
The recipient's description is: Black female, black hair, approximately 20-25 YJS. old, s2-
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Issued by the
Pennsylvania
Eastern
DISTRICT OP
Andrea Constand
Cas~Numb~'
v.
TO:
OS-CV-10~9
O YOU ARE COMM:A.NDED to appe2r in the United Stat,e;s Distr.ict court at the pbct; ~.and time specified below
testify in the above case:.
PLACE OF TES'IIMONY
YOU~ CO.MM"ANDED t.o appear~ thcpfoce, da.te. and ~e specified below to tcstifyarthe tWng of :a deposition
in the above case.
~u.cr oFPE'OSllTON
8
bAIE.,., TIME
YOU .ARE COM.AN.DED to produce and peroiit inspe.ctfo11 and copying oflhc foTiow.ing documents or objects ai1lie
place. date, :and time spoci.ficd below (list documents or abjects): see At ta.ched
'I
Associat~s
PL.AC'
Phi.l"adelpbia, PA
D.h'.IEANDTIME 1 O:OQA.M
19107
Thursday 11/17/05
y-ou .ARE co~m ro pemlit inspoctio~ of die foll<?wingpremiscs at the mt.e and~.specifiodbclow.
~.
JltJJ.Y orgmiz;itfou nOt 2. party to th.is suit that: is sub~e.d fiJr 1he 'llllOnt. ofa. deposi:tiOD shall &si&n:ite one or JtiOte Gfficc:is.
<iiree10n. or .!12amgin.g agents, or oth.a pe:x:som w.fio pcnsezu m lE&tify on its ~ I.ad may~~ fare:icb JlISOn dcsigo2fbd. 1hr.
:i=tte:& <'An w.bich tbe-pec.o.n will ttstify. f ~cm Rules ofCiv.il .Proc.edun; 30(b)(6).
. .I.\Al'E
N~ernbe-r
2, 2005
Bebe H. Kivitz,Esq.
38 N. Waterloo. Road
D~Yon.
PA 19333
(610)680-e400
F'.03
1-'Aut.
above.
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EXH.IBIT F
PAGE
14/23
TROIANI/KIVITZ, L.L.P.
---------------ATIORNEYSATLJ\W--------------DOLORES M. TROIANI, ESQUIRE
BEBE H. J<MTZ, ESQUIRE
November 9. 2005
Via F~csimile and First Cius Mail
Re:
BHK:m
Enclosure
cc:
Andrea Constand
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MEDIA, INC.
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On M.onday, your process server simply dropped off the: above-rcfcrC11ccd subpoena
an.d an s.ppi:arancc check at my client's front desk.in New Yor.k City. This js not valid
scrvjce, and therefore my client will not be responding to your eubpof:tla The
Sincctdy~
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Additionally, your threat to re:covor attorn.eys fees is an idle aod ill.appropriate on.e
which will. be pointed out to the court sh.ould you decide to compel. If an.yt:bing,
Federal Rule 45(c)(t) places a. duty upon you aod your diem to avoid placing undue
b\lrden. aod expense 011 my client., and provides for t:mction$ for your failure to ad.here
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this duty.
My client is cer;tain. tO face undue burden and expense opposing a motion to carnpcl
a. subpoena tbat still bas not been se.rved properly. which is wildly overbtoad, and seeks
records that ara clearly protected by applicabl c ceporter' s privileges and the First
Amendment As such, our opposition to your threatened motion will includo a reque$t
for sanctions and fees purs.1J.ant to Ru.le 45(c)(l ).
Of course. my client reserves its right l>urst\ant t:<> Federal Rule 45(c)(2){B) to pose
pertinent objections prior to th~ da.te sc:t for production in your deficient subpoen.a
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respect to y<>!.:r ~ubpoena. Howcv~r, I trust that you will adh.ere to the Federal Rules
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Tht~tc fore, I wouJ d ask that you please kiudly inform me if you wiil adhere to your
_apparent pm;ition that: service has been effectuatc-.d so that l can advise my client, and
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12/08/05 Page 35 of 42
mitigate her damages, through the use of these documents, we believe that further undue delay
will prejudice her. We are amenable to refraining from seeking judicial intervention based on
your confirmation that you will send all formal objections to me by telecopy no later than the
close of business November 17, 2005. We remain agreeable to attempting to resolve this issue,
should you wish to discuss it further before that time.
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Florida. lnstead, I was merely pointing out that the subpona. b.ad not been properly
served in New York City. Indeed, I h.aver~catedJy infonned you by telephone and
letter tha.t roy cUent has not authorized me to accept service of the subpoena.
Nevertheless, you directed your process scrv~ to attempt some sort of substitute sexvice
oftho subpoena on. JTJ.e on bcilal(of my client. This .is not valid service,, and. therefoTe
the court lacks jurisdiction over my client S.ee UK. LaSalle. Inc. v. La.wles~ 421
Pa.Super. 496. 501, 61S A.2d 447, 450 (J.992) ("'as all courts aclq\owledge, where a
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!awyer has been. served with process but docs not have express authority 1.o accept the
same on behalf ofhjs client, the cou.rt lacks jurisdiction to aot against the person of the
client").
Norwith~tanding the subpoena's jurisdictional, procedunu, and substantive
deficiencies, and. in order to spare the parties addjtjona.J. expense, my client maybt
willing to produce one specific segment of respons:ive docume11ts ff you agree to an
acceptable protective order gove:mi.og the confiden.tiality of th~sc documents. If you a.r~
open to such a compromise, I would ask that you contact me at you( earliest
convonic.oce so that we can work towards a. stipulated protective order.
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EXHIBIT I
Another Cosby
accusersp~~out
Jane Doe No.5: 'I felt 'very threatened by him'
By NICOLE WEISENSEE EGAN
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name.
Beth Fecier:
And she wants everyone to hear.her story about Bill Cosby.
Dem-er:
"He said 'Here's your favorite coffee,
something i lilade, to relax you.'" said Ferrier; 46, whoat thetimeworlred asa model
In a telephone inteMiew from her Denvec home. Ferrier told how she drank the
coffee and s00n began to feel woozy. The
no...xt thing she knew, severa~ hours had
passed, and she had no memory of what
happened.
"I woke up and 1 was in the back of my
car all alone,n she said. -My clothes were a
mess. My bra was undone, My top was un-
tucked.And fmsittingtheregoing. 'Oh my
God. Where am I?' What's going on? I was
sooutofit.ltwasjustawful"
.
SecUricyguards approached her car, sayID" Cosby bad told them to get her home, It was during her modeling days that
s.;;s:iid.
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Beth Fenier,now 46, met Bill Cosby.
Mei- gathering her senses, sbe said she
decided to confront Cosby at his hotel nymity, althoufih her actual name was not
"You. just bad tQo much to drink. she mentiOped. Jane Doe No. 5 - Ferrier said he told her:
has nevei-; reque$d anonymity. although
Ferrier has pasSed a lie-detectot" ~ her.namehasn'theenmadepubli~
aboutherclaims.
U.S.. District Judge &iuardo. R.obreno
She is one of 12 anonymous "Jane noe did not issue a ruling.
Her story was never published Inst.ead;
witnesses in former Temple University
Ferrier said she told no one about the thepaperpublishedafront-pagemternew
women's basketball executive.Andrea Con- night in Denver for years. Then in Febru- with Cosbv in which be said he wouldn't
stand's civil lawsuit accusing Cosby of ary,shereadintheNational.Enquinrabout giveintopooplewho'lileretryingtoexploit
drugging and groping bee. A 13th woman, Constancfs alle@tion that Cosby drogged him becauseofhis c:elebrify..
CaliforniaattorneyTamaraGreen,has~ andgroped'herathisMontg-OmeryCotmty
Stuart Zakim, an Enquirer spokesman.
readyallowedConstandtow;eher~m mansioninJanuary2004.
wouldnotsaywhyFerrier'sinterviewwas
thelawsuit.
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"Beth was exceptional to work
j with," Vannoy said through his asJ sistant this week.
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In May 1982,just as her first big
! ad campaign was about to launch
and not long afrer she married
her college sweetheart, Ferrier
was nearly killed in a car wreck.
By the time she emerged from
the hospital, her career had taken
off. And she'd lost 40 pounds,
thanks to severe facial injuries
that caused her to lose most of
her teeth.
After a couple ofyears of working for Vannoy, she signed with
Denver's top modeling agent, Jo
Farrell. She began splitting her
time between Chicago and New
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on, December 8, 2005, the undersigned were served in the following
manner, a true and correct copy of: Plaintiff's Motion To Compel Compliance with
MANNER
Hand-Delivered
Hand-Delivered
Hand-Delivered
Date: 12/8/05