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1 Michael J. Bonesteel (Bar No. 39526) Steven L. Hoch (Bar No. 59505)

2 Carolyn Trokey (Bar No. 187935) HAIGHT, BROWN & BONESTEEL, L.L.P.

3 1620 26th Street, Suite 4000 North Santa Monica, California 90404-4013

4 Telephone: (310) 449-6000 FacsImile: (310) 829-5117

5 Attorneys for Defendants

6 NORTH AMERICAN ARMS, INC., PHOENIX ARMS, FORJAS TAURUS S.A. (Specially Appearing Only) and

7 TAURUS INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING, INC.

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8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

9 FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

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11 COORDINATION PROCEEDING ) JUDICIAL COUNCIL COORDINATION SPECIAL TITLE (RULE 1550(b) ) PROCEEDING NO. 4095

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l SAN FRANCISCO SUPERIOR COURT 13 FIREARM CASE CASE NO. 303 753

14 INCLUDING ACTIONS: ) LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT ) CASE NO. BC 210894

15 PEOPLE, ETC. v. ARCADIA MACHINE ) & TOOL ) LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT

16 ) CASE NO. BC 214 794 PEOPLE, ETC. v. ARCADIA MACHINE )

17 & TOOL ) SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO ) PLAINTIFFS' INTERROGATORIES, SET

18 PEOPLE, ETC. v. ARCADIA MACHINE ) ONE & TOOL, )

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22 PROPOUNDING PARTY: Plaintiffs, The CITY and COUNTY OF SAN

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24 RESPONDING PARTY: Defendant, FORJAS TAURUS S.A.

25 SET NUMBER: ONE (SUPPLEMENTAL)

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1 HAIGHT, BROWN & SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO BONESTEEL, LLP. XX2 I 0-000000 I INTERROGATORIES Santa Monica 1162915.01

1 TO PLAINTIFFS AND TO THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

2 Based on the understanding of defendant FORJAS TAURUS S.A. of the

3 December 16, 1999 agreement between the parties, FORJAS TAURUS S.A. responds as

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5 GENERALCO~NTS

6 In spite of any instructions or definitions set forth by plaintiffs to the contrary, these

7 Supplemental Responses to Interrogatories are being provided under the requirements of

8 CCP Section 2030.

9 The fact that respondent has answered any interrogatories may not properly be

10 taken as an admission that responding party accepts or admits the existence of any facts set

11 forth or assumed by such interrogatory, or that such response constitutes admissible

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13 The fact that respondent has answered part or all of any discovery propounded is

14 not intended to, and shall not be, construed as a waiver by respondent of all or any part of

15 an objection by respondent to any interrogatory, or any claim or defense.

16 The responses made herein are made in conformance with the common meaning of

17 words and phrases and the usual conventions of grammar as opposed to instructions and

18 definitions of plaintiff. Terms of art, if any, are noted.

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RESPONSES

INTERROGATORY NO. 1:

IDENTIFY ALL of Your Subsidiary, Parent and AFFILIATED ENTITIES:

SUPPLEMENT AL RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO.1:

Subject to all previously served objections incorporated herein and FORJAS

TAURUS S.A.'s understanding of the December 16, 1999 agreement between the parties, 25

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FORJAS TAURUS S.A. states the following: No subsidiary, parents or affiliated entities

are engaged in firearms business.

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BONESTEEL. L.L.P. XX210-0000001 SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO

INTERROGATORIES Santa Monica 1162915.01

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1 INTERROGATORY NO.2:

2 IDENTIFY ALL of YOUR directors, officers (and other executives) involved in

3 POLICY DECISIONS regarding the distribution, marketing, advertising and safety

4 features/design of firearms.

5 SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO.2:

6 Subject to all previously served objections incorporated herein and FORJAS

7 TAURUS S.A.'s understanding of the December 16,1999 agreement between the parties,

8 FORJAS TAURUS S.A. states the following: Bob Morrison, CEO of Taurus International

9 Manufacturing, Inc., directs the United States distribution, marketing and advertising for

10 FOljas Taurus S.A. In addition, he is familiar with the safety features ofFOljas Taurus

11 S.A. products and the distribution in the United States.

12 INTERROGATORY NOS. 11. 12. 13 [CONSOLIDATED]:

13 IDENTIFY ALL models and quantity of each Firearm distributed by YOU

14 (including identifying those FIREARMS that were or are sold directly to CONSUMERS,

15 DEALERS and DISTRIBUTORS in the United States).

16 SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NOS. 11, 12,13

17 [CONSOLIDATED]:

18 Subject to all previously served objections incorporated herein, and FORJAS

19 TAURUS S.A.'s understanding of the December 16,1999 agreement between the parties,

20 FORJAS TAURUS S.A. objects on the grounds that sales from 1995 through 1999 outside

21 of California could never be relevant to the claims brought by plaintiffs, nor are any sales

22 made by FORJAS TAURUS S.A. relevant, as the claims brought by plaintiffs are

23 frivolous and without legal justification. Further, that the release of said information is the

24 subject of yet ongoing discussions between the parties relating to confidentiality

25 agreements, the information in question is proprietary and is a trade secret. Without

26 waiving its objections, FORJAS TAURUS S.A. states the following: For 1999-2000,

27 responding party has lines of hunting revolvers (Models 425, 627, 608, Raging Hornet,

28 Models 66, 44 and 454 Calsull), Titanium revolvers (Models 445, 450, 617 and 415), the

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INTERROGATORIES BONESTEEL. L.L.P. XX210-0000001

Santa Monica 1162915.01

1 multi-alloy Model 85, sporting and defense revolvers (Models 941, 94, 85, 827, 82,605

2 and 66 generally) and personal defense revolvers (Model 617, 817,445 and 445 generally).

3 Pistols sold by responding party include duty, off duty and personal defense (Model

4 PT 22, 25, PT 911, 938, 957, 940,945,400 and PT 92 and PT 99 [with conversion kits])

5 and personal/home defense pistols (Model Millennium).

6 INTERROGATORY NO. 15:

7 IDENTIFY ALL FIREARM SAFETY FEATURES incorporated into ANY model

8 of FIREARM MANUFACTURED, DISTRIBUTED or sold by or for you.

9 SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 15:

10 Subject to all previously served objections incorporated herein and FORJAS

11 TAURUS S.A.'s understanding of the December 16, 1999 agreement between the parties,

12 FORJAS TAURUS S.A. further objects to the term "Safety Features" as vague and

13 ambiguous. Without waiving its objections, FORJAS TAURUS S.A. would state:

14 D.A.O.; magazine chamber indicator (not a safety); manual safeties; automatic safeties

15 (firing pin block); fire control disconnectors (out of battery); external hammer; trigger

16 guard; locks (not a safety) (TSS, trigger, cable).


18 IDENTIFY ALL AGREEMENTS among ANY two or more FIREARM

19 MANUFACTURERS or DISTRIBUTORS, RELATING TO ANY FIREARM SAFETY

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24 FORJAS TAURUS S.A. responds: None.


26 IDENTIFY ALL of YOUR FIREARMS that have been the subject ofa trace.

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BONESTEEL. L.L.P. XX2 I 0-0000001 SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO

INTERROGATORIES Santa Monica 1162915.01

1 SupPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 49:



4 FORJAS TAURUS S.A. further objects on the grounds that without authorization by

5 BA TF to produce trace data and authorization from the California Department of Justice,

6 release of such information or data may not only be unauthorized, but it may impair or

7 obstruct ongoing investigations. Accordingly, FORJAS TAURUS S.A. objects to this

8 interrogatory. Once a proper Protective Order is entered by the Court and authorization

9 provided to release trace data, FORJAS TAURUS S.A. will make available for inspection

10 and copying the information available to it.


12 IDENTIFY ALL requirements that a PERSON or ENTITY must satisfy in order to

13 purchase a FIREARM from YOU.


15 FORJAS TAURUS S.A. does not sell to retailers or consumers. It only sells to

16 FFLs who must comply with, amongst other things, all federal and state laws. These

17 licensed dealers are licensed by the BATF.

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~chael 1. Bonesteel Steven L. Hoch Carolyn Trokey Attorneys for Defendants NORTH AMERICAN ARMS, INC., PHOENIX ARMS, FORJAS TAURUS S.A. (Specially Appearing Only) and TAURUS INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING, INC.

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6 I have read the foregoing SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS'

7 INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE and know its contents.

8 I am an officer ofFOljas Taurus S.A., a party to this action, and am authorized to

9 make this verification for and on its behalf, and I make this verification for that reason. I

10 am informed and believe and on that ground allege that the matters stated in the foregoing

11 document are true.

12 Executed on FebruaryJq ,2000, at Porto Alegre, Brasil

13 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of Brasil that the foregoing is true

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HAIGHT. BROWN & SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO BONESTEEL. L.L.P. XX21 0-000000 I INTERROGATORIES Santa Monica 1162915.01

1 PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL

I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. I am over the age 9 of 18 and not a party to the within action. My business address is 1620 26th Street, Suite

4000 North, Santa Monica, California 90404-4013. 10

11 On March 6, 2000, I served on interested parties in said action the within:

SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS' INTERROGATORIES, 12 SET ONE

13 by placing a true copy thereof in sealed envelope(s) addressed as stated on the attached service list.

14 I am readily familiar with this firm's practice of collection and processing

15 correspondence for mailing. Under that practice it would be deposited with the U.S. postal service on that same day in the ordinary course of business. I am aware that on motion of

16 party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date IS more than 1 day after date of deposit for mailing in affidavit.

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18 Executed on March 6, 2000, at Santa Monica, California.

I declare under penalty of peIjury under the laws of the State of California that the 19 foregoing is true and correct.

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Sandra Watson (Type or print name)

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INTERROGATORIES

(Signature)

1 CALIFORNIA FIREARMS LITIGATION SERVICE LIST

2 JUDICIAL COUNCIL COORDINATION PROCEEDING NQ, 4095

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4 Lloyd W. Pellman, L.A. County Counsel 500 West Temple Street, Suite 648

5 Los Angeles, CA 90012

6 Lawrence B. Launder Assistant County Counsel

7 500 West Temple Street, Suite 648 Los Angeles, CA 90012

8 Lawrence Lee Hafetz, Sr.

9 Deputy County Counsel 500 West Temple Street, Suite 648


11 Richard M. Heimann, Esq. Robert 1. Nelson, Esq.

12 Barry R. Himmelstein, Esq. Pierce Gore, Esq.

13 Leiff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, 275 Battery Street, 38th Floor

14 San Francisco, CA 94111-3339

15 Jonathan D. McCue, Esq. Charles McCue, Esq.

16 McCue & McCue, Esq. 600 Broadway, Suite 930

17 San Diego, CA 92101

18 James K. Hahn, City Attorney 200 North Main Street

19 1600 City Hall East Los Angeles, CA 90012

'20 Carmel Sella

21 Special Assistant City Attorney 200 North Main Street

22 1600 City Hall East Los Angeles, CA 90012

23 Don Kass

24 Mark Francis Burton Deputy City Attorneys

25 200 North Main Street 1600 City Hall East


27 David Kairys, Esq. Law Offices of David Kairys

28 1719 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19107

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1 Patrick J. Coughlin, Esq. Michael J. Dowd, Esq.

2 William S. Lerach, Esq. Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach LLP

3 600 West Broadway, Suite 1800 San Diego, CA 92101

4 Dennis A. Henigan, Esq.

5 Brian J. Siebel, Esq. Jonathan E. Lowy, Esq.

6 Center to Prevent Handgun Violence. Legal Action Project

7 1225 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 1100 Washington, D.C., 20005

8 Richard S. Lewis, Esq.

9 JosephM. Sellers, Esq. Art Karen, Esq.

10 Michel1e A. Exline, Esq. Cohen IV1ilstein Hausfeld & Toll

11 1100 New York Avenue, N.W., Ste 500 Washington, D.C. 10005-3964

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1 Thomas F. Casey III San Mateo County Counsel

2 400 County Center Redwood City, CA 94063

3 Brenda B. Carlson, Esq.

4 Deputy County Counsel 400 County Center

5 Redwood City, CA 94063

6 Michael S. Lawson, Esq. East Palo Alto City Attorney

7 Thompson, Lawson LLP 1600 Broadway, Suite 250

8 Oakland, CA 90301

9 Legrand H. Clegg, II, Esq. W.A. M. AI-Haqq, Esq.

10 P.O. Box 5118 205 South Willowbrook Avenue

11 Compton, CA 90220

12 Patrick J. Coughlin, Esq. Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach LLP

13 100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 San Francisco, CA 94111

14 Sayre Weaver, Esq.

15 Richards, Watson & Gershon P.O. Box 1059

16 Brea, CA 92822-0901

17 Samuel L. Jackson, Esq. Gloria Zarco, Esq.

18 Sacramento City Attorney 980 - 9th Street, 10th Floor

19 Sacramento, CA 95814

20 Manuela Albuquerque, Esq. Matthew J. Orebic, Esq.

21 1947 Center Street, 1 st Floor Berkeley, CA 94704

22 Richard E. Winnie, Esq.

23 Kristen J. Thorsness, Esq. Office of Alameda County Counsel

24 1221 Oak Street, Room 463 Oakland, CA 94612-4296

25 Jayne W. Williams, Esq.

26 Randolph W. Hall, Esq. Joyce M. Hicks, Esq.

27 One Frank Ogawa Plaza, 16th Floor Oakland, CA 94612

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SUPPLEMENT AL RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORIES

1 John Renzulli, Esq. Renzulli & Rutherford

2 300 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017

3 Lawrence 1. Kouns, Esq.

4 Christopher 1. Healey, Esq. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

5 600 West Broadway, Suite 2600 San Diego, CA 92101

6 James C. Sabalos, Esq.

7 Law Offices of James C. Sabalos 450 Newport Center Drive, Suite 530

8 Newport Beach, CA 92660

9 James P. Dorr, Esq. Ann G. Kimball, Esq.

10 James Vogts, Esq. Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon

11 225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2800 Chicago, IL 60606

12 Robert L. Joyce, Esq.

13 Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker 150 East 42nd Street

14 New York, NY 19917

15 Lawrence S. Greenwald, Esq. Catherine A. Bledsoe, Esq.

16 Cynthia A. Shay, Esq. Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander

17 The Garrett Building 223 East Redwood Street

18 Baltimore, MD 21202-3332

19 Thomas E. Fennell, Esq. James S. Teater, Esq.

20 Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue 2727 No. Harwood Street

21 Dallas, TX 75201

22 Timothy G. Atwood, Esq. 273 Canal Street

23 Shelton, CT 06484

24 Richard Mayberry, Esq. Richard Mayberry & Associates

25 888 16th Street, N.W. Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20006

26 Ralph W. Robinson, Esq.

27 Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP 650 California Street, Suite 1400

28 San Francisco, CA 94108

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1 Nicholas Heidt, Esq. Diane Gorczyca, Esq.

2 Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold One Embarcadero Center, 16th Floor


4 Charles L. Coleman, III, Esq. Mark L. Venardi, Esq.

5 Holland & Knight LLP 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 4050


7 Douglas E. Kliever, Esq. Cleary, Gottliet, Steen ;& Hamilton

8 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 9th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036

9 William M. Griffin, III, Esq.

10 Friday, Eldredge & Clark 400 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2000

11 Little Rock, AR 72201-3493

12 R. Dewitt Kirwan, Esq. Robert N. Tafoya, Esq.

13 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP 2029 Century Park East, Suite 2600


15 Jeffrey Fillerup, Esq. Luce Forward HamIlton & Scripps, LLP

16 121 Spear Street, Suite 200 San Francisco, CA 94104

17 Carmen Trutanich, Esq.

18 Timothy Lignoul, Esq. Trutanich-Michel

19 407 North Harbor Boulevard San Pedro, CA 90731

20 Steven A. Silver, Esq.

21 Law Offices of Steve A. Silver 1077 W. Morton A venue, Suite C

22 Porterville, CA 93257

23 Steven Blitch, Esq. Mary C. Oppendahl, Esq.

24 Ginger F. Heyman, Esq. Thomas. J. Yoo, Esq.

25 Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May 700 S. Flower Street, Suite 2200


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1 James Leonard Crew, Esq. Jack Leavitt, Esq.

2 18 Crow Canyon Court, Suite 380 San Ramon, CA 94583-1669

3 Robert M. Anderson, Esq.

4 Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker 1055 West Seventh Street, Suite 2700


6 Brian A. Sun, Esq. O'Neill, Lysaght & Sun

7 100 WilshIre Boulevard, Suite 700 Santa Monica, CA 90401-1142

8 Robert C. Gebhardt, Esq.

9 Craig A. Livingston, Esq. David R. Ongaro, Esq.

10 Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis LLP 601 California Street, Suite 1200


12 Anne E. Cohen, Esq. DeBevoise & Plimpton

13 875 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022

14 Ginger F. Heyman, Esq.

15 Crosby, Heaty, Roach & May 700 S. Flower Street, Suite 2200


17 Robert Klonoff, Esq. Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue

18 51 Louisiana Avenue, N. W. Washington, D.C. 20001-2113

19 Rex Heeseman, Esq.

20 Lawrence J. Kouns, Esq. Christopher J. Healy, Esq.

21 Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, LLP 777 South Figueroa, Suite 3600


23 Bradley T. Beckman, Esq. Beckman & Associates

24 1601 Market Street, Suite 2330 Philadelphia, P A 19103

25 Timothy A. Bumann, Esq.

26 Budd Lamer Gross Rosenbaum Greenberg & Sade 127 Peachtree Street, N.E.

27 Atlanta, GA 30303

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1 David R. Gross, Esq. Dana S. Mancuso, Esq.

2 Budd Lamer Gross Rosenbaum Greenberg & Sade 150 John F. Kennedy Parkway

3 Short Hills, NJ 07078

4 Michael Zomcik, Esq. Tarics & Carrington, P.C.

5 5005 Riverway, Suite 500 Houston, TX 77056

6 Chair, Judicial Council of California

7 Administrative Office of the Courts Attention: Coordination Attorney

8 455 Golden Gate Avenue

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