STaSIS, Inc. v. Schurtz et al, No. 5:2011cv00117 - Document 15 (W.D. Va. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 1/25/2012. (jat)

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Fort r as s a e i ope cour a s m a i d he ei t c tw ilgr nta he e ons t t d n n t nd um rze r n, he our l a Te mpor r Re tai ng Or (; ' pr bii dee nt fom a us ofSTaSI S ay sr ni der d TRO' ohi tng fnda s r ny e ) S' c n ie ta if r to u tla e p di d P ei n r lj n to h ai c nb h l . Th o fd n iln o mai n n i n x e t rlmiay nu cin e rng a e ed 1 e e TRO a s pr bisde enda s o a lo ohi t f nt , r nyonei a tveco e t pa tcpai w ih t m , r n ci nc r or ri i ton t he fom a r i i m ar tng,s li o of e i f s l a pr dve ts ng, ke i e lng, r f rng or a e ny oduc des g d, ne r d,or t i ne engi e e ma acur by me ofi or a i t n by de e nt fom STaSI nuf t ed ans nf m ton ake f nda s r S. 1. Thi diput ars soutoft 2011ac stonbySTaSI ofaloft a s t ofEurj t s s e ie he quiii S l he s es oe De opmen,I Cç oe ) Dee nt aef r rofi r a ore oyee ofEurjt l vel t nc. Eurj f'. fnda s r ome fces nd/ mpl s oe. n lti a tcp tdta t eP ei nayIj n to h aigwil eh l b t e F bu l 8 1 , 0l l s niiae h t h rlmi r nu cin ern lb ed ewe n e ra' - 0 2 2. y as cain wiht Eu oe a s t u c s , ee a t weee ly db S SI a d sg e so ito t he rj t s e p rha e d fnd n s r mpo e y Ta S n in d em pl e and orco i t a iy ag ee e s D ef nt l tt e pl ofSTa S i t f l oym nt / nfden i lt r m nt . enda s ef he m oy SI n he a l of201l a STa S a s t t t y t STaSI S c i ntalbus nes i onna i w ih t m , nd SI s ers hat he ook S' onfde i i s nf ton t he i vi a i n oft 1 w a t i a ee e sw ih STa S.2 ST aSl a r t tdef nda s n ol to he a nd he r gr m nt t SI S ve s ha e nt r c ntyha be e e l ve comeempl dwihaCa dinco ny, 9- Que c,l d/ a oye t na a mpa 913 0575 be nc. b/ Unir cchi dCt toni- ppe '. toni- ppe unir cchi d' ) STa S as e t i is m oton t tUnir c chi d, hi he e of e ha bee i ve SI s r s n t i ha toni - ppe w ch r t or d n nvol d i t s t r bus ne s r ce l a n he of wa e i s , e nty nnounce isi e i t s la c r a n pe f m anc d t nt nton o el e t i r or e a tmoieh r waec mpo e t e lc tn aS S Sp o uc,h Eu oe M o ua V- n e u o t ad r o n n r piaig Ta I r d tt e rj t d lr Ba d d v D o npi STa S a s r s t tt de i oft s M odul rV - a d D ow npi be ng m a ke e w pe. SI s e t ha he s gn hi a B nde pe i r td by U nir c- ppe i pr i t r t i a c d o y be a l bl a t s tm e t Unir c t oni chi d s opre a y o t nd oul nl vaia e t hi i o toni Chi d t oug t us ofispr i t r i onnaton t ke by de e ppe hr h he e t opr e a y nf i a n f ndant . I s t STaSI s n hor , S c e t tt tm i ofde enda s de rur t m i a opra i n ofSTaSI Scontde i l ont nds ha he i ng f nt ' pa t e, he s ppr i t o S' i nta i or a i a t t m i oft a nf m ton, nd he i ng he nnounc e oft U nir ni - ppe M odul rV - nde em nt he t o c chi d a Ba d D ownpi c pe st c l i t ti w a t pr pe om l he onc uson ha t s he oduc ofc m e c alt f ,r t t n t om r i he t a her ha l tm a e i egii t nnova i a com pe ii ton nd tton. I 1. Att TRO he i Li W a r ac he arng, nda gne , omputrc ula f STaSI t tfe t ta e ons tnt or S, esii d ha s t nta qua iy of STaSI S t hni a da a w asr m o f om a S'asl ow ne l pt ubs a i l ntt S' ec c l t e ved r r sd a op as i d t de e ntR onni J c on. The da a r ova t pl c o ra w ee nd s gne o f nda e a ks t em l ook a e ve ke i e a ey prort de e mm dit l i o f ndantJ ks n' de rur fom STa S.W a ac o s pa t e r SI gnerwa a e t i ntf s bl o de iy t da a r m ove by u e ofc put r f e i t s Exhi t i r ce att TR O he r ng he t e d s om e or ns c ool . bis ntodu d he ai 2De e ntJ lSc r z a s r st tSTa S br ac d is o i tonsunde hi em pl f nda oe hu t s e t ha SI e he t blga i r s oymentagr m e ,gi ng rs ee nt vi i e t hi de s on t l a is e pl o s cii o e ve t m oy. esa ih t tt da at ke wast c c i na ur a ce ti ofi c t bls ha he t a n e hni al n t e nd ra n t once nedt M odulrVr he a Ba d Dow npi . W a r a s t tted t tf l w i t t lng oft s t s e m i d a SD nde pe gne l o es ii ha olo ng he i i he ui, he xa ne ca d i ntted t hera bei pr ded by de e ntJ c on. She f t rt s i i d t t sca d r de ii o s ng ovi f nda a ks ur he e tf e hat hi r co a ne a copy ofs m e,butnotal,oft da a r m ove f om J ks s STaSI l pt p nt i d o l he t e d r ac on' S a o i m edi t l be or hi de r ur f om STa S. m a e y f e s pa t e r SI Pa La be t STaSI S CEO ,a s t s ii a t TRO he i La be te ai d t t ul m r , S' l o e tted t he arng. m r xpl ne ha S SI a q ie a1o t ea s t o Eu o e i J n 2 1 a dta d fn a t, o mel Ta S c ur d l f h s es f rj t n u e 01 , n h t e e d n s f r ry a s cae wi Eu oe, e a STa I e o e sa de c tdc ntd n ily a re n s so itd t r jt b c me S S mply e n xe ue o i e tai g e me t h t wihSTa I De e d n J e Sc u t, o mel t eP e ie to Eu o e,e in dfo S S S t S S. fn a t o l h rz f r ry h r sd n f rj tr sg e r m Ta I on Oc obe l 2011. Tw o da a t rSc t sde rur f om STaSI de enda Ja ks n l f t r 4, ys f e hurz' pa t e r S, f nt c o e t STa S. Exa i ton ofdef nda J c on' l pt p 1 d t co e nsa SI m na i e nt a ks s a o e o nc r boutt m i a op i ton he s ppr r a i ofSTa S' c i nta bus nes i or a i Thi l w s tens d. SI S onf de i l i s nf m ton. s a ui ue La be t e tte t tSTaSI i i t bus ne sofe ne i a m anuf c urng m r t s ii d ha S s n he i s ngi erng nd at i pe f m a e aut otve ha d ar f A udive c e , nd t ti had a c os r l tons p w ih r or nc om i r w e or hi l s a ha t l e e a i hi t Au i l wigispr d cst b s be t oAu imane a ea wa rn ypr g a .La e t d al n t o u t o e u j c t d itn nc nd ra t o rms mb r o t s ii d t tiscl e r a i hi w ih A udiw a i e tf e ha t os el tons p t s nnova i i t pe f m a e a om o i tve n he r or nc ut tve co pone i ty a c ii lt t s ce sofhi compa STaSI wasi e ese i m nt ndusr nd rtca o he uc s s ny. S ntr t d n expa ng ispr tlne a deve o ng t ss me s tofr a i hi wih Vol wa n, nd ndi t oduc i nd l pi hi a or eltons p t ks ge a t Eurj taseswe eac r dt f iiat s har ltons p.La r tsiidt tis he o e s t r quie o aclt e uc eai hi mbet e tfe ha t pl nned busne sr a i hi w ih V ol wage w a a a c ii als ag a t tt en r nc i o a i s el tons p t ks n s t r tc t e nd ha he t a e nt t m a ke by U nir c chi d,s li pe f m a e a om otve ha dw a e f t fr ttm e he r t t oni - ppe e lng r or nc ut i r r or he is i , a s c fc l a M odul r Vnd pe i i aly a Bande D ownpi t ta d pe ha ppea s t be i ntca i de i t t r o de i l n s gn o he pr i aypr cts d b Euzj ta now owne bySTaSI woul ir paabl ij et opretr odu ol y o e nd d S, d re r y n ur he pr pe tofisr a i hi wih Vol wa n i am a ne t twoul be dit ul t qua iy. os c t eltons p t ks ge n n r ha d fk t o ntf La mber t tfedt tt M odulrVt esii ha he a Bande Do d wnpi c d no ha be r e ne r i t pe oul t ve en e ngi e ed n he b ifpe i snc de e nt l f STa S,a t ti wo d t ker re rod i e f nda s e t SI nd ha t ul a oughl ayea f hi e i e s y r or s ng ne r t do s La be t e tfe t twhie o he c pa esm ar tû pi ce ofa c pl t puzz e ' o o. m r t s ii d ha l t r om ni ke s one e om e e l, ' hi c pan sdow npi s a e a compl e m od a s t m t tm a be c i e i a va i t of s om y' pe r et ul r ys e ha y onf gur d n rey ma nner . Thi m odul rconc pt La be te ai d,i uni ue La be ta s t tte t tt s s a e , m r xpl ne s q . m r l o es ii d ha he STa S docum e sm i s ng on t SD c r r t ne by def ntJ c on di no a SI nt s i he a d e ur d enda a ks d t ppea t be ro r ndom 'r t r t r l t t a Audipr a , a he , hey e a ed o n oduc he under t w a goi t be r ea ed by t s ood s ng o el s U nir c- pped i t nea f ur toni chi n he r ut e. D e e nt of e ed no t tm on a t TRO hea i The a gue t tSTa S di no f nda s f r es i y t he r ng. y r d ha SI d t o t eEu o e if r to b c u eSTa I ha b e c e ise l y n a r e n wi wn h rj t n o mai n e a s S S d ra h d t mp o me t g e me t t h de e f ndan Sc t t tt r w a no e s i r l tons p be w e n STa S a V ol wag t hur z; ha he e s xi tng e a i hi t e SI nd ks en w hi h co d be i r pa a y ha m e , ha U nir ni - ppe ha m a no a c ul r e r bl r d' t t o c chi d d de t nnounce en ofa m t n e r i ot Audilne;a t tSTa Shadno e t ihe a irpaa eij ywarntng nty nt he i nd ha SI t sabls d ny re rbl nur ra i t ext aor nar rem edy ofa TRO . Unir c- pped,nota part t t case,w as notpr ent he r di y toni chi y o he es a t TRO he rng. t he ai 111. Ba e on t e de i r sd he vi nce nt oduc att TRO he r ng,STaSI ha e t bls t ed he ai S s s a i hed he f l i f t: olow ng ac s 1 l medit l prort de e ntJ cks sr sgna i fom STaSI c ran ofis . m a e y i o f nda a on' e i ton r S, e ti t c i nta bus ne s i or a i n,i l ng t c c da a, asr m ove fom t onf de i l i s nf m to nc udi e hni al t w e d r he STaSI l pt J cks us whie i STaSI S e pl S a op a on ed l n S' m oy. A c ofs opy ome,butno a l oft daar t l, he t emove fom de e ntJ c on' STa S d r f nda a ks s SI l pt w a r t e t STa S on a SD c r f l i f lng oft l w s t a op s e um d o SI a d olow ng ii he a ui. De e nt Sc t a J ks cure l a ee oyed a Unir c chi . f nda s hurz nd ac on r nty r mpl t toni - pped 4. Unir c- ppe ha be i t s t ebusne s a untlr c ty, d not toni chi d s en n he ofwar i s , nd i e en l ha m a ke e a pe f m a e a om o i ha dwa e. r t d ny ror nc ut tve r r U nir ni - pped am ounce t r l as o a e l i m odul rha dwa e lne o t o c chi l d he e e e f n xc us ve a r r i n Januar 19,2012. y 6. The announce e i c t d t tt fr tha dw a e iem t hi t m a ketw a a m nt ndi a e ha he is r r t o t he r s M odul r 3' V - nded Dow npi a ' Ba pe. Thi M odulr3'V- nde Do pea a st bevit lyi ntc t aEurj t s a ' Ba d wnpi ppe r o rual de ialo oe pr oduc owned by STaSI t S. 8 A Eu o e p o u ti vsb ea tetp o t ewe st pa ea n u cn terlaeo . rj t r d c s iil t h o f h b ie g n o n ig h ee s f t Unir c- ppe M odulr3' Ba he toni chi d a 'V- nded Downpi . Se TRO H e r ng Exhi t pe e ai bi 5A . 9. STa SpurhasdEurj tt e ndispr duc lnea de l asr t c SI c e o e o xpa t o t i nd veop taegi r l tons p w ih V ol w a n. STaSI i i nego i i nsw ih V ol wage a t e a i hi t ks ge Ssn tato t ks n, nd he co pe ii us ofispr i t r i or a i pos s a t e tt t e neg i tons m ttve e t opr e a y nf m ton e hr a o hos ota i . 1V . $ p ei n r ij ncini a e ta r n r rme yn v ra r e a o rg t' W itr k r l a y n u to s n xr odiay e d e e wad d s f ih . n e A mi ' v. t a Res Def Counci,555U. 7,24( Naurl . . l S. 2008) Rea Tr hAbo Oba sI v.Fed. ; l ut ut ma nc. El tonComm' 575F. 342,345( hCi. ) va ae onot rgr eci n, 3d 4t r2009 , c td he oundsa r nded, nd ema 1 S.Ct 2371( 0) r f' i pa t ndrma d,607F. 355(t Ci.201 .l i a 30 . 201 ,eafd n r a e nde 3d 4h r 0) t s r m e t ti S a e onl s rng y a i lm ie cic sance .' M i r r t Ry.l .v. e dy ha s l nt d y pa i l nd n i t d r um t s ' c ost a e gr nc 5 M otr a I , F. 335,339( h Ci.2001.Thus tg pli ifs ki aprlmi r ool, nc.245 3d 4t r ) ,ial antf ee ng ei nay ij n to mu te tb iht a h i l eyt s c e o temeis ta h i lk l t s fe n u cin s sa ls h t e s i l o uc e d n h rt,h t e s i ey o u fr k ir r bl ha m i t abs nc ofpr lm i r r i , ha t baa eofequii tpsi hi f vor repa a e r n he e e ei nay elef t t he lnc tes i n s a , a t tanij toni i t publcitr t' i e,555U. a 20.A pr lmi r ij on nd ha nunci s n he i nees. ntr 'W S. t ei nay nundi c n o b is e u e sa1 o ro t s ee n sa eme.I .Prlmi ayij n to saeme n a n t e su d nls l f u f he e lme t r t d ei n r nu cin r a t t d otc t sausquo a t pr ve ir par bl ha m durngt pe nc ofal ws t o t e t he t t pr nd o e nt re a e r i he nde y a ui u maeyt p e evet c u tsa lt t r n e ame nngulu me to t meis' I r hi tl o rs r he o r' bi y o e d r a i f j dg n n he rt. n e i ' M ir of Cor Anttus Lii ,333F. 51 525( hCi. cos t p. ir t tg. 3d 7, 4t r 2003) . A lho h t Foul h Cicui' r i i Re Tr h AboutOba a f us d on pr lm i r t ug he ' r t s ulng n al ut t m oc e e i na y ij n to s i rd fn d a ay i as a pl st t is a c o atmp r r r sr ii o d r nu cin ,t e e ie n lss lo p i o he s u n e f e o ay e tanng r e . s e Se Hoec tDif lCo. NanYaPlsisCop.17 F. 411, ( hCi.999 (ppl ng e hs aoi v. a tc r , 4 3d 422 4t r1 ) a yi t es mefco st atmpo ayr sr ii go d ra dap ei n r ij nci n ; mp n v. h a a tr o e r r e tan n r e n r l ay nu to l Si kis mi Gr s te 495F.Supp.1 1 ( S. 1 (a l s as Nes eset, 075, 079 D. C. 980) sme ; ee lo iwende v. nkofAm. r Ba , No.09 -2595,2009W L 1 834406,a *1( D. l J 23,2009)(ulngonatmporr t N. Ca. une ri e ay r sr i ng or rby a yi t s met tadop e i W i e a apple i Re lTr h Abou e tani de ppl ng he a es t d n nt r nd i d n a ut t Oba ) ma . Ba ed on t e de pr e e att TRO hea i t c r beleve t STaSI has s he vi nce es nt d he rng, he ou t i s hat S s ts i d a lf r quie e s f r a TR O. The e de e s a i fe 1 our e r m nt o vi nc ugge t t def nda J c on s s hat e nt a ks m ia o i t d c i talbus nes i or a i upo hi de r ur f om STaSI A co of s ppr pra e onfden i i s nf m ton n s pa t e r S. py s e bu nota l oft si or a i w asr t ne t STaSI a t rt s l w s twast l d. Shorl om , t l, hi nf m ton e ur d o S f e hi a ui ie ty a trl a ng STa S, f nda sJ cks and Sc t beg wor ng f Unir c- ppe fe e vi SI de e nt a on hurz an ki or toni chi d. W ihi a f m ont ofdef t n ew hs endant com i t w or f i,U nironi s ng o k or t t c-chi pped,t heret or a of e s t a e c pa a ofw r om ny, nnounce is e r i o t pe f m a e au om o i ha dw a e m a ke . The d t nty nt he r or nc t tve r r r t 6 frtp o u t ee s db Unto i- ip da pe r t b vru l i e tc l oaEu o e p o u t is r d c r la e y ir nc chp e p as o e ital d n ia t y rj t r d c, a t we iepa a nd he bst ge nnounci isrl s c anedavii ei geofaEurj tpr t Thi ng t eea e onti sbl ma oe oduc. s r l as com esata crtc tm e i STaSI S e f t t f ge a r l i ns p w ih Vol w a n ee e ii al i n S' f ors o or e ato hi t ks ge s m ia t w ha i ha wih A udi La be tt s ii t tt de l e oft sr l tons p w ih i lr o tt s t . m r e tted ha he ve opm nt hi e a i hi t V ol w a n i via t STa S' busne sa c e nsove m i a opr a i ofis c i nta ks ge s t l o SI S i s nd onc r r s ppr i ton t onfde i l t c c da a w o d ha m t tr a i hi A s s h, ed on t e de e a l bl t t e hni al t ul r ha el tons p. uc bas he vi nc vaia e o he c t tt TRO he r ng,STa S a a s lke y t s ce d on t m e is ofisl ga c ai s our a he ai SI ppe r i l o uc e he rt t e llm a i i outoft r ovalofis i onna i fom de e ntJ c on' l t rs ng he em t nf ton r f nda a ks s ap op. TheFourh Cic thasexpl ned,sher quie lre r bl har 'mus be t t r t r ui ai çt e r d ir pa a e m t neihe r m ot nors ul tve, a t a i m i nt'' D ie l r l Lt v. r a hr e e pec a i but c ual nd m ne .' r x s ae s d. B e kt ouch M e d. Cor ,952F. 8 81 ( h Ci.1 )(ii ECRIv. cGrw--ill ,809F. 223,226 p. 2d 02, 2 4t r 991 ctng M a l l.nc. l 2d ( - Ci.1 Cl tbls ngars orirpaa eham i no e h.A pli ifhast 31 r 987) Esa ihi ik re rbl r s t noug d antf he bur nofpr ngaûlars ngofi dit irpaa eij y'') s eas l r M i os de ovi ce howi mme ae re rbl n ur '), e lo n e cr oh ' Com . ir tLii ,333 F. a 5 Antt us t g. 3d t 25. On t sr or STaSI ha e t i he t t hi ec d, S s s abls d ha : ( )c i nta busne si or tonownedbySTa Swasrmo dfom alptpasi t 1 onfde il i s nf mai SI e ve r a o sgned o dee ntJ c onaf w da prort hi rsgnai i Oco r2011;( t si or ton fnda a ks e ys i o s e i ton n tbe 2) hi nf mai i ldedtchniali or i ont M odul V- nde Downpi ( deenda sSc t a ncu e c nf maton he ar Ba d pe; 3) f nt hurz nd J ks be n wor ng f Unir ni chi d,as t r c ac on ga ki or to c- ppe ofwa e ompa whih pr vi l hadnot ny c e ousy be ni t pe f nc aut i hadwaebusnes ;( wihi as r pe i oftme e n he ronna e omotve r r i s 4) t n ho t rod i , U nir c chi d a toni - ppe nnounc d is e r i o t pe f m anc a om otve ha d a e m a ke w ih e t nt y nt he r or e ut i rw r r t t t s e ofa M odul rV - nde D ownpi ,w hi h a a st be vi t ly i ntc li de i t he al a Ba d pe c ppe r o r ua l de i a n s gn o t Eurj tpr townedbySTa S;a ( t Unir c- ppedwe iepag a he o e oduc SI nd 5) he toni chi bst e nnouncng i t ne pr tcont nsavii ei geofaEurj tpr uc.Thi i notac ewhe et he w oduc ai sbl ma oe od t s s as r he a quiii ofco i ntalbusnes i o m ai n a isus by a c c ston nfde i i s nf r to nd t e ompe iora a ss c ai tt ppe r pe ul tve orr ot O n t srecord i appearslkel As s em e. hi t i y. uch,t har t STaSI appear bot act and he m o S s h ual i m i nt m ne . The ba ance ofe te tpsi STa S' f vorbec us t r i no e t i def nda s l quii s i n SI S a a e he e s quiy n e nt ' us ofi or a i pr i t r t STa S i vi a i oft i s at o y,c m on l w , nd e nf m ton opr e a y o SI n ol ton he r t ut r om a a conta ua oblg i . l s t i i i pe m i s bl f rde e nt t s l t as e soft r r ct l i atons n hor , t s m r s i e o f nda s o e l he s t hei com pa t STaSI go t wor atSTaSI f a s r pe i oftm e underc i nta iy ny o S, o k S or ho t r od i onf de i lt a e m e s a t n l ave STaSI t w or f a new c pe ior t ki w ih t m a usng gr e nt , nd he e So k or om tt , a ng t he nd i STa S' c i nta bus ne s i or aton t de l a pr SI S onf de i l i s nf m i o ve op oduc t ta t ha ppea s t be vi t l r o rualy i ntc t t ts d by STaSI The publc i e es i s r d by pr bii t de i al o ha ol S. i nt r t s e ve ohi tng he m i a opr a i ofa he ' c i nta busnes i or a i a a TR O i nec s a y t s ppr i ton not r s ontde i l i s nf m ton, nd s esr o pr s ve t s a usquo and pr entany f dhe us of STaSI ' c i nta bus ne s e er he t t ev u r e S s onf de i l i s i or to pendi t s he i ofa e die Pr i naylj tonhe rng. nf main ng he c dulng n xpe td elmi r n unci ai A ss at d att TR O hea i i i notl ton t cour t tU nir c- pped wasnot te he r ng, t s os he t ha t oni chi pr e a t hea i l ed,by t sTRO , he c t es nt t he rng. nde hi t our doesnotpr cl Unir c chi e ude toni - pped or , f t tm at ,def nt ,fom e gi i a lgii ae a l wf busnes . The TRO i or ha ter enda s r nga ng n ny e tm t nd a ul i s s narowl tiordonl t e j ndeenda s a a onei aci c r a pali pai wih r y al e y o noi f nt, nd ny n tve once t nd -ci ton t t t m ,f o us ng a confde i lbusne si o m a i m i a opra e f om STaSI he r m i ny i nta i s nf r ton s ppr i t d r S. V. Fo t r s s a ed i o n c ta s m m a i e her i de e nt a e ENJO I r he ea ons t t n pe our nd u r z d e n, f nda s r NED fom t us ofany c i nta i or aton m i a opra e f om STaSI untla e die r he e onf de i l nf m i s ppr i t d r S i n xpe t d Prlmi r Ij tonhe rngca behel TheTRO as pr bisdeenda s ora ei nay nunci a i n d. lo ohi t f nt, nyonei n a tve co e to pa tc pa i w ih t m ,f om a r i i m a ke i s lng,orof e i f ci nc r r r i i ton t he r dve ts ng, r tng, eli f rng or 8 s e a pr al ny oduc des g d,engi r d, m a a t e by m e ns ofi o m a i t ke by t i ne nee e or nuf c ur d a nf r ton a n def endant f om STaSIS. sr Purua t Fe r lRul o Ci lPr dur 65() adititco tmus fxabo s nt o de a e f vi oce e c, src ur t i nd w he veri g a s a t m por r r t a ni or r The dit i tc thasdi er ton i f xi t ne t r nt e a y es r i ng de . s rc our s e i n i ng he a mountf t s c iy bond,a isa or he e urt nd t mountor na iy de ndson t gr t oft pot nta di rl pe he aviy he e i l ham t t e j nedpa t Na YaPl tc ,1 F.da 421n. Bas ont e si rc d, r o he n oi ry. n asis 74 3 t 3. ed he xitng e or i a pe r t tSTaSI i lke y t pr va lo is c ai t tdef nda sm i a opra e t p a s ha S s i l o e i n t l m ha e nt s ppr i t d c i ntalbus nes i or a i Furhe , he TRO i na r i s t ntve s ope a i onl ontde i i s nf m ton. t r t s r ow n ubs a i c st y pr bisus ofconfde i lbusne si or ton tken fom STaSI Alo, heTRO i s rohi t e i nta i s nf ma i a r S. s t s ho t l d a t ePrlmiay Ij n to h ai wil eh adt we ksfo n w.Ass c ,h i , s h ei n r n u cin e rng l b e r wo e r m o ve u h te c ti t tabond of$50, 00 i a opra el rt s cii cr um sa esoft sca e our tnds ha 000. s ppr it mde he pe tc ic t nc hi s . A n a opra e Or w ilbe e e e ppr i t der l nt r d. Ent ed: Januar er y 5f Z .# . VN ,2012 #- r ' - *- M iha lF. ba ki c e Ur ns U nie St t s Di t i tJ t d a e sr c udge

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