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1 LTL ATTORNEYS LLP

Joe H. Tuffaha (Bar No. 253723)


2 joe.tuffaha@ltlattorneys.com
Prashanth Chennakesavan (Bar No. 284022)
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prashanth.chennakesavan@ltlattorneys.com
4 300 S. Grand Avenue, Ste. 3950
Electronically Received 07/25/2023 03:26 PM

Los Angeles, CA 90071


5 Telephone: (213) 612-8900

6 Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-Complainant


Nouvel, LLC, and appearing specially to challenge
7 service and jurisdiction on behalf of Defendants
SPI Group Holding Ltd., Tenute del Mondo B.V.,
8 Yuri Shefler, and Alexey Oliynik

9 (Additional counsel listed on the next page)

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
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WILLIAM B. PITT, an individual, and CASE NO. 22STCV06081
13 MONDO BONGO, LLC, a California limited
Hon. Lia Martin, Dept. 16
liability company,
14 JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
Plaintiffs, ORDER RE RESPONSE DEADLINES
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AND BRIEFING SCHEDULES IN
v. CONNECTION WITH DEMURRERS
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ANGELINA JOLIE, et al., AND MOTIONS TO QUASH WITH
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Defendants. AMENDED COMPLAINT AND NOUVEL,
18 LLC’S FIRST AMENDED CROSS-
COMPLAINT
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Action Filed: February 17, 2022
20 Trial Date: Not yet set
and RELATED CROSS ACTIONS.
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JOINT STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE RESPONSE DEADLINES AND BRIEFING SCHEDULES
1 KENDALL BRILL & KELLY LLP
Laura W. Brill (Bar No. 195889)
2 lbrill@kbkfirm.com
10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1725
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Los Angeles, CA 90067
4 Telephone: (310) 556-2700
Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Cross-Defendants William B. Pitt and
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Mondo Bongo, LLC, Cross-Defendant Warren Grant, and appearing specially to
6 challenge jurisdiction on behalf of Cross-Defendants Roland Venturini and Gary Bradbury

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BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER, WOLPERT,
8 NESSIM, DROOKS, LINCENBERG & RHOW, P.C.
Mark T. Drooks (Bar No. 123561)
9 mdrooks@birdmarella.com

10 1875 Century Park East, Suite 2300


Los Angeles, CA 90067
11 Telephone: (212) 957-7600

12 Attorneys appearing specially to challenge jurisdiction on behalf of


Cross-Defendants Marc-Olivier Perrin, SAS Miraval Provence, and SAS Familles Perrin
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JOINT STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE RESPONSE DEADLINES AND BRIEFING SCHEDULES
1 Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants WILLIAM B. PITT and MONDO BONGO, LLC

2 (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), Defendant/Cross-Complainant NOUVEL, LLC (“Nouvel”),

3 Defendants SPI GROUP HOLDING LIMITED (“SPI Holding”), TENUTE DEL MONDO B.V.

4 (“Tenute”), YURI SHEFLER, and ALEXEY OLIYNIK (collectively, “Defendants”), and Cross-

5 Defendants MARC-OLIVIER PERRIN, SAS MIRAVAL PROVENCE (“Miraval Provence”),

6 SAS FAMILLES PERRIN (“Familles Perrin”), ROLAND VENTURINI, GARY BRADBURY,

7 and WARREN GRANT (together with Pitt and Mondo Bongo, LLC, “Cross-Defendants”), by and

8 through their attorneys of record, hereby respectfully submit the following Stipulation and

9 Proposed Order for the Court’s consideration:

10 WHEREAS, Defendants SPI Holding, Tenute, Shefler, Oliynik, and Cross-Defendants

11 Perrin, Miraval Provence, Familles Perrin, Venturini, and Bradbury, have specially appeared to

12 challenge jurisdiction and/or service and do not make a general appearance in connection with this

13 stipulation;

14 WHEREAS, this Stipulation and Proposed Order is being filed pursuant to California Code

15 of Civil Procedure § 418.10(d), and all parties have agreed that it shall not constitute consent to

16 this Court’s jurisdiction over any party who has not yet made a general appearance or a waiver of

17 the right to move to quash service;

18 WHEREAS, to streamline motions and conserve party and judicial resources, and in light

19 of hearing dates that have been reserved, the parties have conferred regarding amendments to the

20 briefing schedules in connection with the above-listed Defendants’ responses to Plaintiffs’ Second

21 Amended Complaint and the above-listed Cross-Defendants’ responses to Nouvel’s First

22 Amended Cross-Complaint;

23 WHEREAS, the parties’ proposed briefing schedule will ensure that any reply is filed at

24 least five court days before the scheduled hearing date, as required by California Code of Civil

25 Procedure § 1005(b); and

26 WHEREAS, in light of the number of claims and complexity of issues raised in the

27 pleadings, including issues of foreign law, the stipulating parties believe a modest extension of the

28 page limits provided by California Rule of Court 3.113(d) would facilitate the Court’s resolution

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JOINT STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE RESPONSE DEADLINES AND BRIEFING SCHEDULES
1 of the demurrers and motions at issue;

2 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED between the

3 undersigned parties, by and through their counsel of record, that, with the Court’s approval:

4 1. Defendants Nouvel, SPI Holding, Tenute, Shefler and Oliynik shall file a demurrer,

5 motion to quash service, or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs’ Second Amended

6 Complaint by August 28, 2023.

7 2. Plaintiffs shall oppose any such demurrers or motions to quash service filed by

8 Defendants Nouvel, SPI Holding, Tenute, Shefler and Oliynik by October 13,

9 2023.

10 3. Defendants Nouvel, SPI Holding, Tenute, Shefler and Oliynik shall file a reply in

11 support of any demurrers or motions to quash service by November 17, 2023.

12 4. Cross-Defendants Pitt, Mondo Bongo, Perrin, Familles Perrin, Miraval Provence,

13 Venturini, Bradbury and Grant shall file a demurrer, motion to quash service, or

14 otherwise respond to Nouvel’s First Amended Cross-Complaint by September 20,

15 2023.

16 5. Nouvel shall oppose any such demurrers or motions to quash service filed by

17 Cross-Defendants Pitt, Mondo Bongo, Perrin, Familles Perrin, Miraval Provence,

18 Venturini, Bradbury and Grant by November 3, 2023.

19 6. Cross-Defendant Venturini shall file a reply in support of any demurrer or motion

20 to quash service by November 20, 2023.

21 7. Cross-Defendants Pitt, Mondo Bongo, Perrin, Familles Perrin, Miraval Provence,

22 Bradbury, and Grant shall file a reply in support of any demurrers or motions to

23 quash service by December 7, 2023.

24 8. Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 418.10, the filing of a motion to

25 quash by any party shall stay the deadline for that party to file an answer or any

26 other motion responsive to Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint or Nouvel’s

27 First Amended Cross-Complaint, including any demurrer or motion to strike

28 pursuant to any other section of the California Code of Civil Procedure until the

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JOINT STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE RESPONSE DEADLINES AND BRIEFING SCHEDULES
1 later of the deadline set forth in this Stipulation and Order or the

2 deadline established in California Code of Civil Procedure § 418.10.

3 9. The parties may file opening, responding, and reply memoranda that exceed the

4 limits set forth in California Rule of Court 3.1113(d) as follows: opening and

5 responding memoranda may not exceed 18 pages; reply memoranda may not

6 exceed 12 pages.

8 Dated: July 25, 2023 KENDALL BRILL & KELLY LLP

9 Laura W. Brill

10 WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ


Jonathan M. Moses (admitted pro hac vice)
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Adam L. Goodman (admitted pro hac vice)
12 Remy Grosbard (admitted pro hac vice)
51 West 52nd Street
13 New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (212) 403-1000
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15 By: /s/ Laura W. Brill


Laura W. Brill
16 Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Cross-Defendants
17 William B. Pitt and Mondo Bongo, LLC,
Cross-Defendant Warren Grant, and
18 appearing specially to challenge jurisdiction
on behalf of Cross-Defendants Roland
19 Venturini and Gary Bradbury
20 Dated: July 25, 2023 BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER, WOLPERT,
21 NESSIM, DROOKS, LINCENBERG &
RHOW, P.C.
22 Mark T. Drooks (Bar No. 123561)
mdrooks@birdmarella.com
23 1875 Century Park East, Suite 2300
Los Angeles, CA 90067
24 Telephone: (212) 957-7600
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COHEN & GRESSER LLP
26 S. Gale Dick (admitted pro hac vice)
Phoebe H. King (admitted pro hac vice)
27 Randall W. Bryer (admitted pro hac vice)
800 Third Avenue
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New York, NY 10022

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JOINT STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE RESPONSE DEADLINES AND BRIEFING SCHEDULES
1 Telephone: (212) 957-7600

2 By: /s/ Mark T. Drooks


Mark T. Drooks
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Attorneys appearing specially to challenge
4 jurisdiction on behalf of Cross-Defendants
Marc-Olivier Perrin, SAS Miraval Provence,
5 and SAS Familles Perrin
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7 Dated: July 25, 2023 LTL ATTORNEYS LLP


Joe H. Tuffaha
8 Prashanth Chennakesavan

9 CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP


Keith R. Hummel (admitted pro hac vice)
10 Justin C. Clarke (admitted pro hac vice)
11 Jonathan D. Mooney (admitted pro hac vice)
825 Eighth Avenue
12 New York, NY 10019-7475
Telephone: (212) 474-1000
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By: /s/ Prashanth Chennakesavan
14 Prashanth Chennakesavan
15 Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-
Complainant Nouvel, LLC, and appearing
16 specially to challenge service and jurisdiction
on behalf of Defendants SPI Group Holding
17 Ltd., Tenute del Mondo B.V., Yuri Shefler,
and Alexey Oliynik
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JOINT STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE RESPONSE DEADLINES AND BRIEFING SCHEDULES
1 [PROPOSED] ORDER

2 GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the Court hereby approves the foregoing stipulation and

3 ORDERS that:

4 1. Defendants Nouvel, SPI Holding, Tenute, Shefler and Oliynik shall file a demurrer,

5 motion to quash service, or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs’ Second Amended

6 Complaint by August 28, 2023.

7 2. Plaintiffs shall oppose any such demurrers or motions to quash service filed by

8 Defendants Nouvel, SPI Holding, Tenute, Shefler and Oliynik by October 13,

9 2023.

10 3. Defendants Nouvel, SPI Holding, Tenute, Shefler and Oliynik shall file a reply in

11 support of any demurrers or motions to quash service by November 17, 2023.

12 4. Cross-Defendants Pitt, Mondo Bongo, Perrin, Familles Perrin, Miraval Provence,

13 Venturini, Bradbury and Grant shall file a demurrer, motion to quash service, or

14 otherwise respond to Nouvel’s First Amended Cross-Complaint by September 20,

15 2023.

16 5. Nouvel shall oppose any such demurrers or motions to quash service by Cross-

17 Defendants Pitt, Mondo Bongo, Perrin, Familles Perrin, Miraval Provence,

18 Venturini, Bradbury and Grant by November 3, 2023.

19 6. Cross-Defendant Venturini shall file a reply in support of any demurrer or motion

20 to quash service by November 20, 2023.

21 7. Cross-Defendants Pitt, Mondo Bongo, Perrin, Familles Perrin, Miraval Provence,

22 Bradbury and Grant shall file a reply in support of any demurrers or motions to

23 quash service by December 7, 2023.

24 8. Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 418.10, the filing of a motion to

25 quash by any party shall stay the deadline for that party to file an answer or any

26 other motion responsive to Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint or Nouvel’s

27 First Amended Cross-Complaint, including any demurrer or motion to strike

28 pursuant to any other section of the California Code of Civil Procedure until the

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JOINT STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE RESPONSE DEADLINES AND BRIEFING SCHEDULES
1 later of the deadline set forth in this Stipulation and Order or the

2 deadline established in California Code of Civil Procedure § 418.10.

3 9. The parties may file opening, responding, and reply memoranda that exceed the

4 limits set forth in California Rule of Court 3.1113(d) as follows: opening and

5 responding memoranda may not exceed 18 pages; reply memoranda may not

6 exceed 12 pages.

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11 Dated: ________________________ _________________________________________


THE HONORABLE LIA MARTIN
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JOINT STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE RESPONSE DEADLINES AND BRIEFING SCHEDULES
1 PROOF OF SERVICE

2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES)
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I am employed in the County of Los Angeles State of California. I am over the age of 18,
4 and not a party to the within action. My business address is 300 South Grand Ave., Suite 3950, Los
Angeles, CA 90071.
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On July 25, 2023, I served the foregoing document(s) described as:
6 JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE RESPONSE DEADLINES AND
BRIEFING SCHEDULES IN CONNECTION WITH DEMURRERS AND MOTIONS TO
7 QUASH WITH RESPECT TO PLAINTIFFS’ SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT AND
NOUVEL, LLC’S FIRST AMENDED CROSS-COMPLAINT on the interested parties in this
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action.
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Laura W. Brill Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Cross-Defendants
10 Katelyn A. Kuwata William B. Pitt and
Daniel Barlava Mondo Bongo, LLC
11 KENDALL BRILL & KELLY LLP

12 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1725


Los Angeles, CA 90067
13 Telephone: (310) 556-2700
Facsimile: (310) 556-2705
14 Email: lbrill@kbkfirm.com
Email: kkuwata@kbkfirm.com
15 dbarlava@kbkfirm.com
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William Savitt Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Cross-Defendants
17 Jonathan M. Moses William B. Pitt and
Sarah K. Eddy Mondo Bongo, LLC
18 Adam L. Goodman
Jessica L. Allen
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Remy Grosbard
20 WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ
51 West 52nd Street
21 New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (212) 403-1000
22 Facsimile: (212) 403-2000
Email: WDSavitt@wlrk.com
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Email: JMMoses@wlrk.com
24 Email: SKEddy@wlrk.com
Email: ALGoodman@wlrk.com
25 Email: JLAllen@wlrk.com
Email: RKGrosbard@wlrk.com
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27 Paul D. Murphy Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-


Daniel N. Csillag Complainant
28 MURPHY ROSEN LLP Angelina Jolie

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JOINT STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE RESPONSE DEADLINES AND BRIEFING SCHEDULES
1 100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1300
Santa Monica, CA 90401
2 Tel.: (310) 899-3300
Fax: (310) 399-7201
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Email: pmurphy@murphyrosen.com
4 Email: dcsillag@murphyrosen.com
Mark T. Drooks Appearing specially to challenge jurisdiction
5 BIRD, MARELLA, BOXER, WOLPERT, on behalf of Cross-Defendants
NESSIM, DROOKS, LINCENBERG & Marc-Olivier Perrin, SAS Miraval Provence,
6 RHOW, P.C. and Familles Perrin.
7 1875 Century Park East, Suite 2300
Los Angeles, CA 90067
8 Email: mdrooks@birdmarella.com

9 S. Gale Dick
Phoebe H. King
10 Randall W. Bryer
11 COHEN & GRESSER
800 Third Ave.
12 New York, NY 10022
Email: sgdick@cohengresser.com
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15 [X ] BY ELECTRONIC SERVICE I caused the above-document(s) to be served via the Los


Angeles Superior Court’s electronic service provider One Legal.
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Executed on July 25, 2023, at Los Angeles, California.
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[X] (State) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
18 above is true and correct.

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Lynette W. Suksnguan
21 Print Name Signature

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