KEITH R.

HUMMEL (admitted pro hac vice)

1 khummel@cravath.com
JUSTIN C. CLARKE (admitted pro hac vice)
2
jcclarke@cravath.com
3 JONATHAN MOONEY (admitted pro hac vice)
jmooney@cravath.com
4 CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP
825 Eighth Avenue
5 New York, NY 10019

6 Telephone: (212) 474-1000

Facsimile: (212) 474-3700
7
JOE H. TUFFAHA (State Bar No. 253723)
8 joe.tuffaha@ltlattorneys.com
PRASHANTH CHENNAKESAVAN (State Bar No. 284022)
9 prashanth.chennakesavan@ltlattorneys.com

10 LTL ATTORNEYS LLP

300 S. Grand Avenue
11 Suite 3950
Los Angeles, California 90071-3426
12 Telephone: (213) 612-8900
13 Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-Complainant
Nouvel, LLC, Defendant Tenute del Mondo B.V.
14
and appearing specially to challenge jurisdiction
15 on behalf of Defendants Yuri Shefler, Alexey
Oliynik, and SPI Group Holding Limited
16

17 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

18 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CENTRAL DISTRICT
19 WILLIAM B. PITT, an individual, and Case No. 22STCV06081
MONDO BONGO, LLC, a California
20 limited liability company, REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL
JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER
21 THE HAGUE CONVENTION
Plaintiffs,
22 vs.
Reservation No.: 533041413411
23 ANGELINA JOLIE, an individual, and Date: December 12, 2024
NOUVEL, LLC, a California limited Time: 9:00 a.m.
24 liability company, YURI SHEFLER, an Dept.: 3
individual, ALEXEY OLIYNIK, an
25 individual, SPI GROUP HOLDING
LIMITED, a Cyprus private limited Action Filed: February 17, 2022
26
company, and TENUTE DEL MONDO Trial Date: None set.
27 B.V., a Netherlands private limited
company,
28 Defendants.

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 NOUVEL, LLC, a California limited
1 liability company,
Cross-Complainant,
2
vs.
3
WILLIAM B. PITT, an individual,
4 MONDO BONGO, LLC, a California
limited liability company, MARC-
5 OLIVIER PERRIN, an individual, SAS
MIRAVAL PROVENCE, a French limited
6 liability company, SAS FAMILLES
7 PERRIN, a French limited liability
company, ROLAND VENTURINI, an
8 individual, GARY BRADBURY, an
individual, WARREN GRANT, an
9 individual, and ROES 1-10.
10 Cross-Defendants.
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JOINT MOTION FOR ISSUANCE OF A LETTER OF REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL JUDICIAL
ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THE HAGUE CONVENTION ON THE TAKING OF EVIDENCE ABROAD
 1 REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE

2 UNDER THE HAGUE CONVENTION

3 The undersigned Judge of the United States Superior Court of the State of California,

4 County of Los Angeles, Central District sends greetings to the competent authorities of the French

5 Republic, and respectfully requests international judicial assistance under Article 3 of the Hague

6 Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters

7 (the “Convention”), an international treaty to which France acceded in 1964. The Convention

8 came into force between the United States and France in 1988.

9 The purpose of this request is to obtain information relevant to a lawsuit pending in the

10 United States Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, Central District in

11 which William B. Pitt and Mondo Bongo, LLC (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) have asserted claims

12 against Angelina Jolie, Nouvel, LLC, Yuri Shefler, Alexey Oliynik, SPI Group Holding Limited,

13 and Tenute del Mondo B.V. (collectively, “Defendants”); and Nouvel, LLC (“Nouvel”) has

14 asserted counterclaims against Plaintiffs, Marc-Olivier Perrin, SAS Miraval Provence, SAS

15 Familles Perrin, Roland Venturini, Gary Bradbury, Warren Grant, SAS Petrichor, Vins et

16 Domaines Perrin SC, SAS Miraval Studios, SAS Le Domaine, SAS Distilleries de la Riviera and

17 Roes 1-10 (collectively, “Cross-Defendants”). In its cross-complaint, Nouvel asserted claims

18 against, among others, the French parties Marc-Olivier Perrin, SAS Familles Perrin, and SAS

19 Miraval Provence (collectively, the “Perrin Cross-Defendants”). Nouvel seeks the information

20 requested herein, and the Perrin Cross-Defendants join Nouvel in this motion seeking the issuance

21 of a letter of request and have agreed to produce the requested documents if this request is granted.

22 The requested information is believed to be in the possession of Cross-Defendants Marc-

23 Olivier Perrin, with a residence at 56 Boulevard du Roi Rene, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France;

24 SAS Familles Perrin, a French limited liability company whose registered office is at La Ferrière,

25 Route de Jonquières, 84100 Orange, France; and SAS Miraval Provence, a French limited liability

26 company whose registered office is at La Ferrière, Route de Jonquières, 84100 Orange, France.

27 This Court requests that the French Ministry of Justice, in furtherance of justice, by proper

28 and usual process of your honorable Court, cause the Perrin Cross-Defendants to provide the

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 1 documents listed in Schedule A to this Letter of Request. If any part of this Letter of Request

2 cannot be enforced, it is requested that the remaining enforceable portion be enforced.

3 1. Sender: The Honorable Lia R. Martin

California State Superior Court Judge
4
Superior Court of the State of California,
5 County of Los Angeles, Central District
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
6 111 North Hill Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
7 United States of America
8 2. Central Ministère de la Justice
Authority of the Direction des Affaires Civiles et du Sceau
9 Requested State: Département de l’entraide, du droit international privé et européen
10 (DEDIPE)
13, Place Vendôme 75042 Paris Cedex 01
11 France

12 3. Persons to whom William B. Pitt, Mondo Bongo and Warren Grant’s Legal
the executed request Representative:
13 is to be returned:
John V. Berlinski
14 Bird Marella LLP
1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor
15
Los Angeles, CA 90067
16 United States of America

17 Nouvel, LLC, SPI Group Holding Limited, Tenute del Mondo B.V.,
Yuri Shefler, and Alexey Oliynik’s Legal Representative:
18
Keith R. Hummel
19
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
20 Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
21 New York, NY 10019
United States of America
22
Gary Bradbury and Roland Venturini’s Legal Representative:
23

24 Laura W. Brill
Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP
25 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1725
Los Angeles, CA 90067
26 United States of America
27

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 1

2
Angelina Jolie’s Legal Representative:
3
Paul D. Murphy
4 Murphy Rosen LLP
100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1300
5 Santa Monica, CA 90401
United States of America
6

7 Marc-Olivier Perrin, SAS Miraval Provence, SAS Familles Perrin,

SAS Petrichor, Vins et Domaines Perrin SC, SAS Le Domaine, and
8 SAS Distilleries de la Riviera’s Legal Representative:
9 Mark T. Drooks
10 Bird Marella LLP
1875 Century Park East, Suite 2300
11 Los Angeles, CA 90067
United States of America
12
Miraval Studios’ Legal Representative:
13

14 John V. Berlinski
Julia B. Cherlow
15 Bird Marella LLP
1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor
16 Los Angeles, CA 90067
United States of America
17

18 On Behalf of:

19 Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles,

Central District
20
4. Specification of As soon as practicable.
21 the date by which
the requesting
22 authority requires
receipt of the
23 response to the
Letter of Request:
24 Reason for urgency: The hearing for the Perrin Cross-Defendants Motion to Quash for
25 Lack of Personal Jurisdiction is set for May 3, 2024. The
information is requested to be produced as soon as practicable to
26 avoid delay in the resolution of this issue in the case.

27 IN CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 3 OF THE CONVENTION, THE UNDERSIGNED

APPLICANT HAS THE HONOR TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING REQUEST:
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 1 5 (a). Requesting The Honorable Lia R. Martin
judicial authority: California State Superior Court Judge
2
Superior Court of the State of California,
3 County of Los Angeles, Central District
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
4 111 North Hill Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
5 United States of America
6 5 (b). To the Ministère de la Justice
competent authority Direction des Affaires Civiles et du Sceau
7 of: Département de l’entraide, du droit international privé et européen
(DEDIPE)
8
13, Place Vendôme 75042 Paris Cedex 01
9 France
5 (c). Name of the William B. Pitt et al. v. Angelina Jolie et al., 22STCV06081
10 case and identifying
number:
11
6. Names and
12 addresses of the
parties and their
13 representatives

14 a. William B. Pitt c/o Mondo Bongo, LLC and Mondo Bongo,

Plaintiffs/Cross- LLC
15 Defendants 9100 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1000w
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
16 United States of America
17 Counsel for Plaintiffs/Cross-Defendants William B. Pitt and Mondo
18 Bongo, LLC:

19 John V. Berlinski
Bird, Marella LLP
20 1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
21 United States of America
22 Telephone: (310) 201-2100
Facsimile: (310) 201-2110
23 Email: jberlinski@birdmarella.com
BTeachout@birdmarella.com
24 jcherlow@birdmarella.com
KMeyer@birdmarella.com
25 PYates@birdmarella.com
26 RAttarson@birdmarella.com

27
Jonathan M. Moses
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 1 Adam L. Goodman
Jessica L. Layden
2
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
3 51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
4 Telephone: (212) 403-1000
Facsimile: (212) 403-2000
5 Email: JMMoses@wlrk.com
Email: ALGoodman@wlrk.com
6
Email: JLLayden@wlrk.com
7

8 b. Nouvel, LLC
Defendant/Cross- 500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1600
9 Complainant Sacramento, CA 95814
United States of America
10
Counsel for Defendant and Cross-Complainant Nouvel, LLC:
11

12 Keith R. Hummel
Justin C. Clarke
13 Jonathan Mooney
CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP
14 Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
15
New York, NY 10019
16 United States of America
Telephone: (212) 474-1000
17 Facsimile: (212) 474-3700
Email: khummel@cravath.com
18 jcclarke@cravath.com
jmooney@cravath.com
19

20 Joe Tuffaha
Prashanth Chennakesavan
21 LTL ATTORNEYS LLP
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 1400
22 Los Angeles, CA 90071
United States of America
23
Telephone: (213) 612-8900
24 Facsimile: (213) 612-3773

25 Email: joe.tuffaha@ltlattorneys.com
prashanth.chennakesavan@ltlattorneys.com
26

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 1 c. Defendants SPI Group Holding Limited
Αρχ. Μακαρίου ΙΙΙ & Αγίας Ζώνης, 196,
2
3030, Λεμεσός, Κύπρος
3 Cyprus

4 Tenute del Mondo, B.V.

Keplerstraat 35 1171 CD
5 Badhoevedorp, Netherlands
6
Yuri Shefler
7 c/o Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
825 Eighth Avenue
8 New York, NY 10019
United States of America
9
Alexey Oliynik
10
c/o Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
11 825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
12 United States of America

13
Counsel for Defendants SPI Group Holding Limited, Tenute del
14 Mondo B.V., Yuri Shefler, and Alexey Oliynik:
15
Keith R. Hummel
16 Justin C. Clarke
Jonathan Mooney
17 CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP
Worldwide Plaza
18 825 Eighth Avenue
19 New York, NY 10019
United States of America
20 Telephone: (212) 474-1000
Facsimile: (212) 474-3700
21 Email: khummel@cravath.com
jcclarke@cravath.com
22
jmooney@cravath.com
23
Joe Tuffaha
24 Prashanth Chennakesavan
LTL ATTORNEYS LLP
25 300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90071
26
United States of America
27 Telephone: (213) 612-8900
Facsimile: (213) 612-3773
28
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 1 Email: joe.tuffaha@ltlattorneys.com
prashanth.chennakesavan@ltlattorneys.com
2

3
Angelina Jolie
4 c/o Murphy Rosen, LLP
100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1300
5 Santa Monica, CA 90401
United States of America
6

7 Counsel for Defendant Angelina Jolie:

8 Paul D. Murphy
Daniel N. Csillag
9 Murphy Rosen LLP
10 100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1300
Santa Monica, CA 90401
11 Tel.: (310) 899-3300
Fax: (310) 399-7201
12 Email: pmurphy@murphyrosen.com
dcsillag@murphyrosen.com
13

14 d. Cross- Warren Grant

Defendants 9100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1000W
15
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
16 United States of America

17 Counsel for Cross-Defendant Warren Grant:

18 John V. Berlinski
Bird Marella LLP
19
1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor
20 Los Angeles, CA 90067
United States of America
21 Telephone: (310) 201-2100
Facsimile: (310) 201-2110
22 Email: jberlinski@birdmarella.com
BTeachout@birdmarella.com
23
jcherlow@birdmarella.com
24 KMeyer@birdmarella.com
PYates@birdmarella.com
25 RAttarson@birdmarella.com
26
Jonathan M. Moses
27
Adam L. Goodman
28 Jessica L. Layden
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 1 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
2
New York, NY 10019
3 Telephone: (212) 403-1000
Facsimile: (212) 403-2000
4
Email: JMMoses@wlrk.com
5 Email: ALGoodman@wlrk.com
Email: JLLayden@wlrk.com
6

8 Miraval Studios
Domaine de Miraval,
9 85370, Correns, France
10
Counsel for Cross-Defendant Miraval Studios:
11
John V. Berlinski
12 Julia B. Cherlow
Bird Marella LLP
13 1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor
14 Los Angeles, CA 90067
United States of America
15

16 Roland Venturini
F-83570 Correns,
17 Domaine de Miraval, France
18
Gary Bradbury
19 South View, Roman Road,
Burcott, Hereford, HR1 1JL, UK
20

21

22
Counsel for Cross-Defendants Gary Bradbury and Roland
23 Venturini:

24 Jonathan M. Moses
Adam L. Goodman
25
Jessica L. Layden
26 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
27 New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (212) 403-1000
28
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 1 Facsimile: (212) 403-2000
2
Email: JMMoses@wlrk.com
3 Email: ALGoodman@wlrk.com
Email: JLLayden@wlrk.com
4 Laura W. Brill
Katelyn A. Kuwata
5 Daniel Barlava
Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP
6
10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1725
7 Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: (310) 556-2700
8 Facsimile: (310) 556-2705
Email: lbrill@kbkfirm.com
9 kkuwata@kbkfirm.com
10 dbarlava@kbkfirm.com

11
Marc-Olivier Perrin
12 56 Boulevard du Roi Rene,
13100 Aix-en-Provence,
13 France
14
SAS Miraval Provence
15 La Ferrière, Route de Jonquières,
84100 Orange, France
16
SAS Familles Perrin
17 La Ferrière, Route de Jonquières,
18 84100 Orange, France

19
SAS Petrichor
20 2321 Route de Jonquiéres,
84100 Orange, France
21

22 Vins et Domaines Perrin SC

2321 Route de Jonquiéres,
23 Château du Grand Prébois,
84100 Orange, France
24

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 1
SAS Le Domaine
2
49 Rue Cours Mirabeau,
3 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France

4 SAS Distilleries de la Riviera

2321 Route de Jonquiéres,
5 84100 Orange, France
6
Counsel for Cross-Defendants Marc-Olivier Perrin, SAS Miraval
7 Provence, SAS Familles Perrin, SAS Petrichor, Vins et Domaines
Perrin SC, SAS Le Domaine, and SAS Distilleries de la Riviera:
8
Mark T. Drooks
9 Bird Marella LLP
10 1875 Century Park East, Suite 2300
Los Angeles, CA 90067
11 Email: mdrooks@birdmarella.com

12 S. Gale Dick
Phoebe H. King
13 Randall W. Bryer
14 Cohen & Gresser LLP
800 Third Avenue
15 New York, NY 10022
Email: sgdick@cohengresser.com
16 rbryer@cohengresser.com
pking@CohenGresser.com
17

18
7 (a). Nature of the Plaintiffs Mr. William B. Pitt and Mondo Bongo, LLC have brought
19 Proceedings:
a civil suit against Ms. Angelina Jolie, Nouvel, LLC, and four non-
20 U.S. defendants, Yuri Shefler, Alexey Oliynik, Tenute del Mondo
(a Netherlands-incorporated business entity), and SPI Group
21 Holding Limited (a private limited company incorporated in
Cyprus) under the laws of the United States, asserting claims for
22 breach of implied-in-fact contract; breach of quasi-contract, pleaded
in the alternative; breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair
23
dealing; abuse of rights under Article 6-1 of the Luxembourg Civil
24 Code; tortious interference with contractual relations, pleaded in the
alternative; tortious interference with contractual relations; tortious
25 interference with prospective business relations; and constructive
trust. Nouvel, LLC has filed counterclaims under the laws of the
26 United States against Mr. William B. Pitt, Mondo Bongo, LLC,
Marc-Olivier Perrin, SAS Miraval Provence, SAS Familles Perrin,
27
Roland Venturini, Gary Bradbury, Warren Grant, SAS Petrichor,
28 Vins et Domaines Perrin SC, SAS Miraval Studios, SAS Le
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 1 Domaine, and SAS Distilleries de la Riviera. As against the Perrin
Cross-Defendants, Nouvel has asserted claims for tortious
2
interference with contractual relations; tortious interference with
3 prospective economic advantage; trespass to chattels; abuse of
right; and civil conspiracy to tortiously interfere with prospective
4 economic advantage.
5 7 (b). Summary of This legal dispute began with the filing of a complaint by
the Proceedings and Mr. William B. Pitt and Mondo Bongo, LLC (“Plaintiffs”) in the
6 Facts of the Case: Central District County of Los Angeles Superior Court of the State
of California on February 17, 2022.
7

8 In relevant part, Plaintiffs asserted that Ms. Angelina Jolie, Nouvel,

LLC (“Nouvel”), and Yuri Shefler, Alexey Oliynik, Tenute del
9 Mondo B.V., and SPI Group Holding Limited (the “SPI
Defendants”) breached or interfered with certain contractual rights
10 between Jolie and/or Nouvel on the one hand and Pitt and/or his
limited liability company Mondo Bongo LLC on the other when
11 Jolie sold Nouvel to Tenute del Mondo. Ms. Jolie, Nouvel and
12 Tenute del Mondo B.V. demurred to Plaintiffs’ complaint on the
basis that it fails to state a claim on which relief can be granted, and
13 Yuri Shefler, Alexey Oliynik and SPI Group Holding Limited
moved to quash service of summons for lack of personal
14 jurisdiction. Mr. Shefler and SPI Group Holding Limited’s motions
have been granted and Mr. Oliynik’s motion is still pending.
15

16 Nouvel has brought counterclaims against Plaintiffs and Marc-

Olivier Perrin, SAS Miraval Provence, SAS Familles Perrin, Roland
17 Venturini, Gary Bradbury, Warren Grant, Petrichor, Vins et
Domaines Perrin SC, SAS Miraval Studios, SAS Le Domaine and
18 SAS Distilleries de la Riviera (collectively, “Cross-Defendants”).
Nouvel alleges that Cross-Defendants misappropriated Chateau
19
Miraval funds; imposed a shareholder deadlock that prevented
20 Quimicum (which owns 100% of Chateau Miraval) from effectively
supervising Chateau Miraval; and misappropriated Chateau
21 Miraval’s intellectual property assets. Plaintiffs demurred to
Nouvel’s complaint on the basis that it fails to state a claim on
22 which relief can be granted. On March 18, 2024, Plaintiffs’
demurrer was overruled in part and sustained in part. The
23
remaining Cross-Defendants (Venturini, Bradbury, the Perrin
24 Cross-Defendants, SAS Petrichor, Vins et Domaines Perrin SC,
SAS Miraval Studios, SAS Le Domaine and SAS Distilleries de la
25 Riviera) moved to quash service of summons for lack of personal
jurisdiction.
26
After the Perrin Cross-Defendants specially appeared to challenge
27
personal jurisdiction, Nouvel served them with requests for the
28 production of documents concerning jurisdiction. On the basis of
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 1 French Law No. 68-678 of July 26, 1968, the Perrin Cross-
Defendants stated to Nouvel that they can only produce documents
2
in response to a letter of request under the Convention of 18 March
3 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial
Matters, and that the French agency charged with supervising
4 enforcement of the French Blocking Statute had determined that
Nouvel’s RFPs were subject to the French Blocking Statute. The
5 requests concern the Perrin Cross-Defendants’ trips to California,
their communications with California residents, and the effects of
6
their alleged tortious conduct on Nouvel or Ms. Jolie in the state of
7 California, in each case insofar as they relate to the allegation of
tortious conduct in Nouvel’s First Amended Cross-Complaint. The
8 Perrin Cross-Defendants have agreed to produce documents
responsive to the requests attached hereto as Schedule A through
9 the procedures established by the Hague Convention. The parties
10 dispute whether the Perrin Cross-Defendants are subject to this
Court’s jurisdiction, and Nouvel contends that the requested
11 discovery is fundamendal and important to the litigation.
Accordingly, this Court humbly requests that the Ministère de la
12 Justice of France and appropriate local courts permit the Perrin
Cross-Defendants to provide information and documents in
13 response to the specific requests made in this letter so that
14 jurisdictional discovery may proceed.

15 Further detail regarding Nouvel’s allegations and claims can be

found in Nouvel’s First Amended Cross-Complaint, attached hereto
16 as Schedule B.
17 8(a). Evidence to Be The documents requested by this Letter of Request are attached as
Obtained or Other Schedule A.
18 Judicial Act to Be
Performed:
19

20 8(b). Purpose of the The requested information and documents are sought for the
Evidence or Judicial purpose of adjudication of this case. Any information and
21 Act Sought: documents disclosed during this process will be used in the ongoing
proceedings of these actions. Confidential information produced
22 will be protected from disclosure by the Protective Order entered in
this case (Schedule C).
23

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 1 9. Identity and Marc-Olivier Perrin is a person with a residence at 56 Boulevard du
Address of Person Roi Rene, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France.
2 to Be Examined:

3 SAS Familles Perrin, a French limited liability company whose

registered office is at La Ferrière, Route de Jonquières, 84100
4 Orange, France.
5 SAS Miraval Provence, a French limited liability company whose
registered office is at La Ferrière, Route de Jonquières, 84100
6
Orange, France.
7 10. Statement of the Nouvel seeks documents regarding the Perrin Cross-Defendants’
Subject Matter connections with California as related to Nouvel’s First Amended
8 About Which the
Cross Complaint (Schedule B). Nouvel has the burden to
Person Is to Be demonstrate that the Perrin Cross-Defendants’ minimum contacts
9 Examined:
with California are sufficient to make the maintenance of the action
10 inoffensive to traditional concepts of fair play and substantial
justice. Nouvel must therefore present sufficient evidence to
11 demonstrate that California may properly exercise jurisdiction over
12 the Perrin Cross-Defendants. This discovery is intended to assist
the Court in determining whether the Perrin Cross-Defendants are
13 subject to personal jurisdiction in California.

14 11. Documents or It is requested that, to the full extent allowed under the law, Marc-
Other Property to Olivier Perrin, SAS Familles Perrin, and SAS Miraval Provence be
15 Be Inspected: required to provide the documents described in Schedule A, which
they agreed to do if this request is granted.
16

17 12. Any Marc-Olivier Perrin, SAS Familles Perrin, SAS Miraval Provence
Requirements that and their employees should attest to the accuracy and integrity of
18 the Evidence Be their document production in a manner as provided by local law for
Given on Oath or the formal taking of evidence.
19 Affirmation and
Any Special Form to
20 Be Used:

21
13. Special Methods None.
22 or Procedure to Be
Followed:
23
14. Request for The Requesting Court respectfully requests that it be informed of
24 Notification of Time the place, date, and time for the execution of the Letter of Request.
and Place for It is requested that this information be sent directly to the parties’
25 Execution of the
legal representatives, as listed above, with a copy to the Requesting
Request and
26 Identity and Court.
Address of Any
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 1 Person to Be
Notified
2

3 15. Request for None.

Attendance or
4 Participation of
Judicial Personnel
5 of the Requesting
Authority at the
6 Execution of the
Letter of Request:
7

8 16. Specification of Under the laws of the United States, a witness has a privilege to
Privilege or Duty to refuse to provide evidence if the evidence discloses a confidential
9 Refuse to Give communication between that witness and an attorney for that
Evidence Under the witness that was made for the purpose of obtaining legal advice.
10 Law of the State of
Origin
United States law also recognizes a privilege against criminal self-
11 incrimination.
12
Outside the strict area of privilege, certain limited immunities are
13 available that may place restrictions on the giving of evidence, such
as the limited protection of documents created as the work product
14 of attorneys during or in anticipation of litigation.
15 17. The Fees and Counsel for Nouvel, LLC, SPI Group Holding Limted, Tenute del
Costs Incurred Mondo B.V., Yuri Shefler, and Alexey Oliynik:
16 Which Are
Reimbursable Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
17 Under the Second
Paragraph of Worldwide Plaza
18 Article 14 or Under 825 Eighth Avenue
Article 26 of the New York, NY 10019
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WITNESSED, The Honorable Lia Martin, and the seal thereof, at ________________, this
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2 DEFINITIONS

3 Unless otherwise specified, the relevant time period for these requests is September 1,
4 2016 through September 6, 2022.

5 “Chateau Miraval” shall refer to SA Chateau Miraval, a company established and having
6 its registered office in F-83570 Correns, Domaine de Miraval, France.

7 “Chateau Miraval Estate” or “Estate” shall refer to the 1300-acre country estate in the
8 south of France consisting of a manor house, vineyards, and numerous other buildings that is

9 owned by Chateau Miraval.

10 “Communications” means any act or instance of transferring, transmitting, passing,

11 delivering, or giving information by oral, written, or electronic means, including, but not limited

12 to, by notes, letter, telegram, facsimile, electronic mail, electronic message (including text

13 message), or voicemail.

14 “Document(s)” means the full and broadest scope of documents and things discoverable
15 under California law and includes, without limitation, all writings (as defined in Section 250 of the

16 California Evidence Code) and any written material, whether typed, handwritten, printed or

17 otherwise, and whether in draft or final form, of any kind or nature, or any photograph, photostat,

18 microfilm or other reproduction thereof, including, without limitation, each note, memorandum,

19 letter, telegram, telex, circular, release, article, report, prospectus, memorandum of any telephone

20 or in-person conversation, any financial statement, analysis, drawing, graph, chart, account, book,

21 notebook, draft, summary, diary, transcript, computer data base, computer printout or other

22 computer generated matter, and other data compilations, and any other documents or electronically

23 stored information in any medium from which information can be obtained. Electronic mail,

24 instant messages, text messages, voice mail and any pictures, video, or sound recorded by any

25 means are included within the definition of the terms “Document” or “Documents”. A draft or

26 non-identical copy, including a copy with handwritten notes, is a separate Document within the

27 meaning of the term.

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 1 “Familles Perrin” shall refer to Cross-Defendant SAS Familles Perrin, a French company

2 whose registered office is at La Ferrière, Route de Jonquières, 84100 Orange, France.

3 “Fleur de Miraval” shall refer to SAS Fleur de Miraval, a French company whose

4 registered office is at 26-28 Rue des Lombards 51190 Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, France.

5 “Le Domaine” shall refer to Le Domaine Skincare, a French limited liability company with

6 its registered office at 2321 Route de Jonquières 84100, Orange, France.

7 “Marc-Olivier Perrin” shall refer to Cross-Defendant Marc-Olivier Perrin with a residence

8 at 56 Boulevard du Roi Rene, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France.

9 “Miraval Provence” shall refer to Cross-Defendant SAS Miraval Provence, a joint venture

10 between Chateau Miraval and Familles Perrin headquartered at La Ferrière, Route de Jonquières

11 84100, Orange, France.

12 “Miraval Studios” shall refer to SAS Miraval Studios, a French company whose registered

13 office is at F-83570 Correns, Domaine de Miraval, France.

14 “Mondo Bongo” shall refer to Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant Mondo Bongo, LLC, a

15 limited liability company incorporated under the laws of California, having its registered office at

16 9100 Wilshire Boulevard, STE 1000W, Beverly Hills, California 90212.

17 “Mr. Grant” shall refer to Cross-Defendant Warren Grant.

18 “Mr. Pitt” shall refer to Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant William B. Pitt.

19 “Ms. Bird” shall refer to Terry Bird.

20 “Ms. Jolie” shall refer to Defendant Angelina Jolie.

21 “Nouvel” shall refer to Defendant and Cross-Plaintiff Nouvel, LLC, a limited liability

22 company under the laws of California, established and having its registered office at 500 Capitol

23 Mall, Suite 1600, Sacramento, California, 95814.

24 “Quimicum” shall refer to Quimicum S.à r.l, a limited liability company (société à

25 responsabilité limitée), established and having its registered office at L-5365 Munsbach, 6C, rue

26 Gabriel Lippmann, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

27 “SAS Petrichor” or “Petrichor” shall refer to SAS Petrichor, a French limited liability

28 company that has its registered address at 2321 Route de Jonquières 84100, Orange, France.
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 1 “You” shall refer to each of Marc-Olivier Perrin, SAS Familles Perrin, and SAS Miraval

2 Provence.

3 INSTRUCTIONS

4 A. The term “concerning” is used below as a request that you identify and produce
5 documents that refer to, discuss, summarize, reflect, constitute, contain, embody, pertain to,

6 mention, are constitutive of, comprise, show, comment on, evidence, describe, or in any other

7 manner relates to the referenced subject matter.

8 B. The term “including” means “including, but not limited to” and “including, without
9 limitation”.

10 C. These requests apply to all documents in your possession, custody, or control at the
11 present time or coming into your possession, custody, or control prior to the date of the

12 production.

13 D. If you decline to produce any document or part thereof based on a claim of

14 privilege or any other claim, describe the nature and basis of your claim and the information

15 withheld in a manner sufficient to identify the information withheld and identify the grounds and

16 reasons for withholding the information.

17 E. Any request concerning an entity includes each and all of its present and former
18 employees, agents, or representatives.

19 F. You will produce any responsive documents held in the custodial files of any of
20 your controlled subsidiaries that You become aware of in the course of a reasonable search of your

21 custodial files.

22 REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION

23 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 1:

24 All Documents and Communications discussing any meetings held during visits or trips
25 You or any of Your agents or representatives made to the State of California that relate to the

26 conduct alleged in the First Amended Cross-Complaint to be tortious.

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 1 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 2:

2 All Documents and Communications with Mr. Pitt, Mondo Bongo, Mr. Grant, Ms. Jolie,

3 Nouvel, Ms. Bird, Jon Liebman, Reynald LecanuFayet, or any other known California resident,

4 concerning the conduct alleged in the First-Amended Cross-Complaint to be tortious.

5 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 3:

6 All executed contracts between You, on the one hand, and Mr. Pitt, Mondo Bongo,

7 Mr. Grant, Ms. Jolie, Nouvel or Ms. Bird, on the other hand, concerning Chateau Miraval or

8 Miraval Provence.

9 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 4:

10 All Documents and Communications discussing the effect on Ms. Jolie or Nouvel of the
11 conduct alleged in the First Amended Cross-Complaint to be tortious.

12 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 5:

13 All Documents and Communications with Mr. Pitt, Mondo Bongo, Mr. Grant, Ms. Jolie,
14 Nouvel, Ms. Bird, Jon Liebman, Reynald LecanuFayet, or any other known California resident,

15 concerning Your involvement in, assistance to, or contribution to, any actions to block or prevent

16 Nouvel, Ms. Jolie, or Ms. Bird from supervising, overseeing, governing, obtaining information

17 about, or participating in the affairs of Quimicum, Chateau Miraval, Miraval Provence, or their

18 direct subsidiaries.

19 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 6:

20 All Documents and Communications with Mr. Pitt, Mondo Bongo, Mr. Grant, Ms. Jolie,
21 Nouvel, Ms. Bird, Jon Liebman, Reynald LecanuFayet, or any other known California resident,

22 concerning Your involvement or participation in responding to any request, including any request

23 for information, made by Nouvel, Ms. Jolie, or Ms. Bird, concerning Quimicum, Chateau Miraval,

24 Miraval Provence, or any of their direct subsidiaries.

25 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 7:

26 All Documents and Communications with Mr. Pitt, Mondo Bongo, Mr. Grant, Ms. Jolie,
27 Nouvel, Ms. Bird, Jon Liebman, Reynald LecanuFayet, or any other known California resident,

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 1 relating to Your involvement in, assistance to, or contribution to the payment, or lack thereof, of

2 dividends from Chateau Miraval or Quimicum.

3 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 8:

4 All Documents and Communications discussing the expected or actual effect of

5 renovations, improvements to, or additions to the Chateau Miraval Estate, or to any buildings,

6 constructions, or attachments on or near the Estate, on Ms. Jolie or Nouvel.

7 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 9:

8 All Documents and Communications with Mr. Pitt, Mondo Bongo, Mr. Grant, Ms. Jolie,

9 Nouvel, Ms. Bird, Jon Liebman, Reynald LecanuFayet, or any other known California resident,

10 concerning Your involvement in, assistance to, or contribution to the shareholder deadlock at

11 Quimicum, the appointment of directors of Quimicum, or the appointment of directors of Chateau

12 Miraval; and all Documents and Communications discussing the effect on Ms. Jolie or Nouvel of

13 the shareholder deadlock at Quimicum, the appointment of directors of Quimicum, or the

14 appointment of directors of Chateau Miraval.

15 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 10:

16 All Documents and Communications discussing the expected or actual effect of the
17 shareholder deadlock at Quimicum on Ms. Jolie or Nouvel.

18 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 11:

19 All executed contracts, if any, between You, on the one hand, and any known California
20 resident that relate to the conduct alleged in the First-Amended Cross-Complaint to be tortious.

21 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 12:

22 Documents and Communications with Mr. Pitt, Mondo Bongo, Mr. Grant, Ms. Jolie,
23 Nouvel, Ms. Bird, Jon Liebman, Reynald LecanuFayet, or any other known California resident

24 concerning (1) amendments to the Long Term License Agreement or deviations from performing

25 the obligations in the Long Term License Agreement; (2) Miraval Provence’s rights in or

26 registrations of any intellectual property of Chateau Miraval; (3) the creation or registration of any

27 entity whose legal or trade name contains the word “Miraval” or a similar word; or (4) the use of

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 1 Chateau Miraval’s assets by Fleur de Miraval, Petrichor, Miraval Studios, Le Domaine, or

2 Distilleries de la Rivera.

3 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 13:

4 All Documents and Communications discussing the effect on Ms. Jolie or Nouvel of

5 (1) amendments to the Long Term License Agreement or deviations from the obligations in the

6 Long Term License Agreement; (2) Miraval Provence’s rights in or registrations of any

7 intellectual property of Chateau Miraval; (3) the creation or registration of any entity whose legal

8 or trade name contains the word “Miraval” or a similar word; or (4) the use of Chateau Miraval’s

9 assets by Fleur de Miraval, Petrichor, Miraval Studios, Le Domaine, Distilleries de la Rivera.

10 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 14:

11 All Documents and Communications with Mr. Pitt, Mondo Bongo, Mr. Grant, Ms. Jolie,
12 Nouvel, Ms. Bird, Jon Liebman, Reynald LecanuFayet, or any other known California resident,

13 concerning the conduct alleged in the First-Amended Cross-Complaint to be tortious, including

14 Documents and Communications regarding the registration of a trademark in the United States

15 that is registered by Chateau Miraval or that uses the name “Miraval”.

16 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 15:

17 (1) All executed contracts pursuant to which any payments were made between You, on
18 the one hand, and Mr. Pitt, Mondo Bongo, Mr. Grant, Nouvel, Ms. Jolie, or Ms. Bird; and

19 (2) Documents and Communications, if any, indicating that contractual payments made
20 between You and Mr. Pitt, Mondo Bongo, Mr. Grant, Nouvel, Ms. Jolie, or Ms. Bird were made

21 for a purpose or in an amount other than obligations pursuant to the contracts provided in

22 subsection (1).

23 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 16:

24 All Documents and Communications with Mr. Pitt, Mondo Bongo, Mr. Grant, Ms. Jolie,
25 Nouvel, Ms. Bird, Jon Liebman, Reynald LecanuFayet, or any other known California resident,

26 concerning the reduction of Chateau Miraval’s ownership interest in Miraval Provence from 50%

27 to 49.97%, as evidenced by the reduction in the number of shares in Miraval Provence held by

28 Chateau Miraval from 5,000 to 4,997 in 2021; and all Documents and Communications discussing
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 1 the effect on Ms. Jolie or Nouvel of the reduction of Chateau Miraval’s ownership interest in

2 Miraval Provence from 50% to 49.97%, as evidenced by the reduction in the number of shares in

3 Miraval Provence held by Chateau Miraval from 5,000 to 4,997 in 2021.

4 REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 17:

5 To the extent additional document exist, all Documents and Communications You intend

6 to rely upon in support of Your motion to quash filed on September 20, 2023.

7 Dated: April 16, 2024

8 Respectfully submitted,

9 By: /s/ Joe H. Tuffaha

10 LTL ATTORNEYS LLP

Joe H. Tuffaha
11 joe.tuffaha@ltlattorneys.com
Prashanth Chennakesavan
12 prashanth.chennakesavan@ltlattorneys.com
13 300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3950
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3426
14 Telephone: (213) 612-8900
Facsimile: (213) 612-3773
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CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP
16 Keith R. Hummel (admitted pro hac vice)
17 Justin C. Clarke (admitted pro hac vice)
Jonathan D. Mooney (admitted pro hac
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825 Eighth Avenue
19 New York, NY 10019-7475
Telephone: (212) 474-1000
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21 Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-

Complainant Nouvel, LLC
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and Defendant Tenute del Mondo B.V.
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and appearing specially to challenge
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jurisdiction on behalf of Defendants
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Yuri Shefler, Alexey Oliynik, and SPI
26 Group Holding Limited

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