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VRF I LLC v. Jeepers. Inc., JAMS Ref. No. 1425006537
Dear Judge Carpinello:
On behalf of Claimants VRF I LLC and Fortress Value Recovery Fund I
LLC (together, "Claimants"), we write to respond to the letter to you from Respondents
Financial Trust Company, Inc. and Jeepers, Inc. (together, "FTC"), dated June 3, 2011,
requesting (a) an opportunity to take Chris Suan's testimony separate from and prior to
the arbitration hearings and (b) an order compelling production of certain spreadsheets in
native format without the redaction of the names of the Fund's other investors.
Claimants oppose the first request because they see no reason for treating Mr. Suan
differently than any other hearing witness; as to the second request, Claimants have no
problem with providing the information at issue in native format, but do continue to
request that the names of other investors be removed.
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PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
The Honorable Anthony J. Carpinello (Ret.)
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I.
Pre-Hearing Testimony from Chris Suan
Claimants oppose FTC's request to take testimony from Chris Suan apart
from and prior to the hearings scheduled in this matter because it would amount to
unjustified special treatment for a single witness.
As you may recall, the parties have already had similar issues with two
other third-party witnesses, Messrs. Gruss and Dubin (although we continue to believe
Mr. Dubin is in fact under FTC's control for purposes of this proceeding). In any event,
the resolution ultimately reached as to both of those witnesses was that because, as a
matter of law, you would have to be present for their testimony, it did not make sense to
have a separate "pre-hearing hearing," and FTC could simply call these individuals as
witnesses during the arbitration hearings. We do not see why Mr. Suan should be treated
any differently.
Further, at this point, taking testimony pm-hearing from only one witness
can serve only to prejudice the other parties. Unlike testimony taken at the hearing,
Mr. Suan's testimony would be uniquely singled out and given undue prominence. We
certainly do not doubt your ability to weigh and consider all of the testimony whenever
received, but there appears to be no reason here to warrant taking Mr. Suan's testimony
out of order or otherwise giving it some prominence it would not otherwise have.
FTC offers no real reason for any of the special treatment it seeks here.
FTC argues that, unlike Mr. Gruss, who has already given testimony in other matters,
Mr. Suan is a "clean slate," and that taking his testimony at the hearing "will consume
time, which will be tight." FTC makes no effort to distinguish Mr. Dubin's testimony,
however, or explain why Mr. Suan's testimony would take up an inordinate amount of
time relative to time spent on other witnesses. Barring a stronger showing of why taking
Mr. Suan's testimony at the hearing would present some substantial burden, we see no
reason for treating him any differently from any other hearing witness, and oppose taking
his testimony at a prior hearing session.
H.
Production of Spreadsheets Without Red action of Investor Names
We oppose FTC's request for an order compelling production of the
spreadsheets unredacted. (We have no objection to producing the spreadsheets in native
format, and, as FTC has already noted, have offered to do so.) Claimants have
obligations under both consumer privacy laws and the subscription agreement executed
by the Fund to attempt to maintain the privacy of their other investors. Accordingly, we
continue to object to the disclosure of those investors' names. Although admittedly the
Zwirn parties may have produced documents indicating the names of the other investors,
Claimants should not be held responsible for the Zwim parties' conduct in this regard.
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PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
The Honorable Anthony J. Carpinello (Ret.)
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We recognize that it is relevant for this matter whether other investors
were treated like FTC — and in particular whether their "lockups" operated on a "by
investment" (or a "by tranche") basis, or whether, as FTC asserts, each investor should be
subject to a single "lockup" applicable to all of its investments. Nonetheless, we believe
such information can be determined from the materials already produced.
Finally, if you are at all inclined to grant this request, Claimants urge that
you make absolutely clear that any production of such information be subject to the
confidentiality agreement the parties have been following for this proceeding.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
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Harry Susman (counsel for Financial Trust Company, Inc. and Jeepers, Inc.)
John Siffert and Daniel Reynolds (counsel for Daniel B. Zwim)
William Schwartz and William O'Brien (counsel for D.B. Zwim Partners, LLC;
D.B. Zwim & Co., L.P.; DBZ OP, LLC; and Zwirn Holdings, LLC)
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