Declaration of Alexis L. Shapiro, Esq. Relating to Notice Under 28

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.Coun~rywlde Fman~lalCorporatlqn, Cou~trywlde

Seculitles COrpqratlOn, CountrywIde CapItal Markets, .'

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. Case No. 2: 10 -CV-00302 MRP (MANx)
DECLARA'fION OF ALEXISL~ .....
SHAPIRO, ESQ. RELATING TO .
Plaintiff, NOTICE UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1715.
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IDAVIDH. LUTHER; Individually Case No. 2:12-cv-05125MRP (MANx)
and On Behalf ofAll Others Similarly
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TEAMSTERS PENSION TRUST

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DECLARATION OF ALEXIS L. SHAPIRO, ESg. RELATING TO
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. 1 I, Alexi~ L. Shapiro, declare as follows:
2· 1. . . I am a partner ofthe law finn of Goodwin Procter, LLP, and represent
3. 4efendants Countrywide Financial Corporation, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.,
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. 4 Countrywide:capitalMarkets,· Countrywide Securities .C orporation, CWALT,·
5 Inc.,· CWMBS, Inc., CWABS, Inc., and. CWHEQ, Inc. in the above-captioned
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6 Actions. I makethis De.cIarationupon personalknowledge and ifasked,I could and
7 would competently testify as to these matters.
8 . 2. •. .... I supervised the distribution and service ofnoticeregarding the .
. 9 settlement ofthe above~captioned class actions, in accordance with the provisions of
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10 the Class Action Fairness Act, 28 U.S.C. §1715("the Notice"), and in compliance
11 withparagtaph twelveofthis Court's "Order Granting Preliminary Approval to
12 Settlement" dated August 7, 2013. A true and correct copy ofthe Notice, senton
: . 13 beh~lfofall DefendantS in the Actions~ is attached hereto as Exhibit A: . ...•. ..
14 3.. Morespecifically; on July 3,2013, I caused the Notice to be sent to (a)
15 . the United States Department ofJustice; (b) the attorneys general of each ofthe fifty
16· states, the District ofCohimbia and Guam; (c) the Puerto Rico Department of
17· Justice arid the Virgin Islands Department of Justice; (d)the Office of the .
. 1~· Comptroller ofthe Currency; ·and (e) the Offic~ ofThriftSupervision....
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19 4. Each ofthe Notices was. sentby either Priority Overnight via Federal
20 Express or by United States Postal Service Express Mail with "Track & Confinn
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22 5, .M y finn received delivery receipts for eachs'uccessfully delivered·
23· . Notice; a true artd.correct copy ofthese receipts· is attached as Ex. B hereto. These
24 receipts reflect that all but one oithe Notices was successfully delivered on July 4,
25 ·2013, and that one remaining Notice waS succe~sfully delivered on July 9, 2013.
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DECLARATIOROF' ALEXIS L. SHAPIRO, ESg. RELATING TO
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1 . . I declare under penalty of perjury ofthe United States of America that the .
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GOOD W IN PROCTER
Brian E, Pa stuszenski Goodwin Procter LlP
617.570.1094 Counselors at Law
, bpastuszenski@ Exchange Place
goodwinprocter.com. . B05ton, MA 02109
T: 617.570.1000
F: 617.523,1231
. July 3, 2013 '
VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS'
TO: ALL ADDRESSE;:ESLfSTED iN ATTACHMENT A
Re: Notice of Proposed, Class Action Settlement in , .
Maine State R.etirem.entSvstein v. Countrywide FitianciaI.Corp;' C.D.CaL"No.lO·CV;.
00302 MRP (MANx); Western Conference o(Teamsters Pension Trust Fund v. .
Countrywide FinanciaICorp., No. 12-CV-OS122 MRP (MANx); and David H. Luther v.
Countrywide Financial Corp;, C.D. Cal., No. 12-CV-OS125 MRP (MANx).
Dear Sir or Madam:
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Pursuant to Section 3 ()fthe ClassA,ction Fairness Act,28 U.S.C. § 1715, you are hereby notified,
, ofaproposed settlement of the above-captioned class action' lawsuits (tfie "Class Actions") ,
,. currently pending before the United States District Court for the Central District of California'
. ("the Court"). This n9tice'is provided on behalf ofall defendants in the Class Actions. Enclosed
herewith is a CD containing the documentS referenced below.
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(1) The Complai~t forViolation of §§ II, 12 and 15 ofthe Securities Act of 1933, Amended
Consolidated Class Action Complaint, Second Amended Class Action Complaint, Third
, Amended Ciass Action Complaint, and aIL attachments thereto, filed in Maine State .
Retirement System v,. Countrywide Financial Corp: ("MafneSfate"); the Complaint for
Viplation of §§ 11. 12(a)(2)and 15 of the Secudties Act of 1933, and all attachments .
. thereto, filed in Western. Conference a/Teamsters Pension Trust Fund v. Countrywide
Fincincial Corp. ("Wes/ern Teamsters"); and the Complaint for Violation of §§ 11,
. 12(a)(2} and 15 of the Se,curities Act of 1933,·Plaintiff's Amended Complaint for
Violation of §§ 11, 12(a}(2) and 15 ofthe Securities Act of 1933, Consolidated
Complaint for Violation of §§ ,it, ]2(a)(2) and 15 ofthe Securities Act of 1933,
Complaint for Declaratory Relief, and all attachments thereto, filed in Luther v.
Countrywide Financial Corp. ("Luther"), are included on theentlosed CD in the folder· .
labeled "Tab].". These documents, as well as all Qthefdocuments referenced in this .. , .
letter,.are also available on the Internet via the federidgovernment's Pacer service at '
https:llecf.cacd.uscourts.gov/cgi.bin/login.pL Additional information about Pacer may be
. found at http://pacer.psc.uscouits.gov. . . .
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(2) . OnJune 25, 2013,.plaintiffs in the Class Actions filed a motion (the "Preliminary
·Approval Mofion") requesting preliminary approval of the proposed settlement, approval
·of a proposed ciassnotice, and the scheduling ofa fairness hearing. The Court has
· scheduledahearingonthe Preliminary Approval Motion for July 10,2013 at 1: 30 p ..m .
... . The notice ofmotion and the motion for preliminaryapprovalare included.on the
enClosed CD in the folder labeled "Tab 2." .
(3) A proposed notice to class members, as well as a summary notice for publication, are
inCluded on the enclosed CD in the folder labeled "Tab 3."
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(4)· The classaction settlement agreement, as filed with the Court on June 25, 20
.. is included on the enclosed CD in the folder labeled "Tab 4."
.... (5) '. Notlnal judgment or notice ofdismissal. has yet been entered; A proposed firial .
judgment and order qf dismissal, as filed with the Court on June 25, 2013, is included on
the enClosed CD in the folderlabeled."Tab 5."
(6) · Gi~en the na~ureoftheclaims i~theClass Actions, it is not' feasible to provide the names
of class members who reside in each state, nor is it feasible to provide the estimated
proportionate share ofthe claims ofsuch members to the entire settlement. .
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. (7). .'.Nowritten judicial opinions existrelatil1g to the settlement. as of this date.
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Kindly acknowledge receipt ofthis notice by date-stamping the additional copy provided for that.
purpose and returning it in the self-addressed, postage-prepaid envelope also enclosed.
: Very trul y yours, ...
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Bri~ PMttM~/K-MV.·
BrianE: Pastl\szenski

[email protected] .

Inez H. Friedmari-Boyce .

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Lloyd Winawer .... . ..

[email protected] •...

GOODWIN PROCTER LLP

601 S. Figueroa Street, 41 st Fl..

Los Arigeles, Califoi'Ilia 90017· . .

Tel: (213) 426:-2500

Fax: [phone] ..

Attorn.eysfor Defendants Countrywide

Flnancial Corporation, Countrywide Home

Loans. Inc.. CWALT, Inc.; CWMBS.lnc.. ...

CWHEQ, Inc., CWABS, Inc., Countrywide

and
Capital Markets! CountrYWide Securities

Corpora/ion in all actions ..

Matthew W. Close

[email protected] . . ....

O'MELVENY&MYERS LLp·

400 South Hope Street

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Tel: [phone]

Fax: (213)430~6407.

Jonathan Rosenberg

[email protected]

William J. Sushon

. wsushon@omm;com·
O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP
7TimesSquare .
New York,NYlOQ3.6
Tel: [phone]
Fax: (212) 326~20~1 .
AttorneysforDefendant~ Banko!America
Corporation and NB Holdings .corporation in
Western Teamsters.orJly· ,
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Dean). Kitchens

[email protected]

Alexander,K. Mircheff

[email protected]

GIBSON DUNN AND CRUTCHER LLP

333 South Grand Avenue

Los Angeles; Ck 90071-3197.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone] '.'
'Attorneys/oF pefendants Deutsche Bank.
'Securities Inc.,. Goldman,'Sachs & Co.. HSBC
Securities (USA) Inc., and UBS Securities.LLC
in all aCtions, and JP" Morgan Securities Inc ..
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Banc ofAmerica
Securities LLC,Morgan.Stanley& Co..
Incorporated, Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.
d/b/a Edward Jones. Citigroup Gldbal Markets
Inc., Cr~dit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC,
, Greenwk:h Capital Markets. Inc: a.k.a. RBS

Greenwich Capital now known as RBS.

Securities Inc .. Barclays Capitallnc., BNP

Paribas Securities CQrp.. cmd Merrill, Lynch.

Pierce, Fenner: & Smith Incorporated in Luther

and Western Teamsters only .

. Christopher O. Caldwell
. , . caldwell@caldwell.,.]esliej:om
. Jealuie A Fugilte.
fugate@caldwell~Ieslie.com
CALDWELL LESLIE & PROCTOR, PC
725 South Figueroa Street, 31st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
. Tel: [phone]
, Fax:' (213) 629~9022 ..' ,
, ,Attorneys/or Defondant Stanford L. Kurlandin .
all actions andfor Jeffrey P. Grogin in Luther
and Maine State .
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Jennifer M, Sepic

jemiifer; [email protected]

BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LtP.

355 So~th Grand Avenue. Suite 4400

Los Angeles, CA 90071 ..

Tel: [phone] .

Fax: (213) 680~6499

Leiv·Blad

·[email protected]..

. BINGHAM MCCtJTCHEN LLP .

2.020 KStreet NW

Washington, DC 20006-18.06

Tel: [phone]

Fax: (202)3n--6.o.o}· .. . .... .

Auorneys for Defendant David A. Spector in all

(fctions

Shirli Fabbr(Weiss.· .

[email protected]

DLA PIPER LLPUS .. . .

4.01 B Street Suite 1700

San Diego, CA921.ol~4297

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

,..and­
. David A Priebe ... . .
[email protected]
DLAPIPER LLP .
200.0 UnivetsityAvenlle

East Palo Alto, CA 943.03

Tel: (650) 833~200.o

Fax: [phone]

Attorneysfor Defendant Eric P. Sieracki in all
actions
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Michael C~Tu .

[email protected] . .

ORRICK HERRINGTON AND SUTCLIFFE LLP

777 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3200

Los Angeles, CA· 90017 .

Tel: [phone]

. Fax: [phone]
.A ttorney:s]orDefeildant David A. Safnbol
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