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IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURTFOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
In re:
MERVYN’S HOLDINGS, LLC, et al.
Debtors.
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Chapter 11
Case No. 08-11586 (KG)
Jointly Administered
MERVYN’S LLC, MERVYN’S HOLDINGS, LLC and MERVYN’S BRANDS, LLC
Plaintiffs,
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LUBERT-ADLER GROUP IV, LLC, et al.,
Defendants.
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Adv. Proc. No. 08-51402 (KG)
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SERVE SUBPOENA
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on December 7, 2010, Plaintiffs Mervyn’s LLC,
Mervyn’s Holdings, LLC and Mervyn’s Brands, LLC, by and through undersigned
counsel, will cause the attached subpoena (the “Subpoena”) to be served via process
server on the Custodian of Records, Kurt Salmon Associates, Inc., 1355 Peachtree Street,
NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309.
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Dated December 7, 2010 BAYARD, P.A.
_/s/ Daniel A. O’Brien_______________Neil B. Glassman (No. 2087) ([email protected])Ashley B. Stitzer (No. 3891) ([email protected])Daniel A. O’Brien (No. 4897)([email protected])2200 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900Wilmington, Delaware 19899Telephone: (302) 655-5000Facsimile: (302) 658-6395
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COOLEY LLPRonald R. Sussman ([email protected])Ian Shapiro ([email protected])Seth Van Aalten([email protected])The Grace Building1114 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, New York 10036-7798Telephone: (212) 479-6000Facsimile: (212) 479-6275
Jennifer L. Stewart ([email protected])500 Boylston StreetBoston, MA 02116Telephone: (617) 937-2300Facsimile: (617) 937-2400
Counsel for Mervyn’s LLC, Mervyn’s Holdings, LLC and Mervyn’s Brands, LLC
AO 88B (Rev. 06/09) Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or to Permit Inspection of Premises in a Civil Action
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTfor the
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
In re:MERVYN'S HOLDINGS LLC, et aI.,
Debtors. Civil Action No. .
MERVYN'S, LLC; MERVYN'S HOLDINGS, LLC;and MERVYN'S BRANDS, LLC
(If the action is pending in another district, state where:
United States Bankruptcy Court, District of DelawareCase No. 08-11586 (KG))
Plaintif
v.
LUBERT-ADLER GROUP N,LLC, et aI.,Defendant
SUBPOENA TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS, INFORMATION, OR OBJECTSOR TO PERMIT INSPECTION OF PREMISES IN A CIVIL ACTION
To: Custodian of Records, Kurt Salmon Associates, Inc., 1355 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309,Tel: (404) 892-0321
!2 Production: YOU ARE COMMANDED to produce at the time, date, and place set forth below the followingdocuments, electronically stored information, or objects, and permit their inspection, copying, testing, or sampling of thematerial:SEE ATTACHMENT 1
Place: Atlanta Attorney Services, 2814 Spring Road, Suite 120, Date and Time:Atlanta, GA 30339 / tel: (678) 556-0325 December 21,2010 /10:00 a.m.
o Inspection of Premises: YOU ARE COMMANDED to permit entry onto the designated premises, land, orother property possessed or controlled by you at the time, date, and location set forth below, so that the requesting partymay inspect, measure, survey, photograph, test, or sample the property or any designated object or operation on it.
I Place: I Date and Time:
The provisions of Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(c), relating to your protection as a person subject to a subpoena, and Rule45 (d) and (e), relating to your duty to respond to this subpoena and the potential consequences of not doing so, areattached.
Date: December 6,2010
CLERK OF COURT OR /./.((v... 5hq(i 'v ê)
Attorney's signatureSignature of Clerk or Deputy Clerk
The name, address, e-mail, and telephone number of the attorney representing (name of party) MERVYN'S, LLC;
MERVYN'S HOLDINGS, LLC; and MERVYN'S BRANDS, LLC ,who issues or requests this subpoena, are:Ian R. Shapiro, Cooley LLP-1114 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 (212) 479-6000/ishapiro(gcooley.com
AO 88B (Rev. 06/09) Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or to Permit Inspection of Premises in a Civil Action (Page 2)
Civil Action No.
PROOF OF SERVICE
(This section should not be filed with the court unless required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 45.)
This subpoena for (name of individual and title, if any)
was received by me on (date)
o I served the subpoena by delivering a copy to the named person as follows:
on (date) ; or
o I returned the subpoena unexecuted because:
Unless the subpoena was issued on behalf of the United States, or one of its offcers or agents, I have alsotendered to the witness fees for one day's attendance, and the mileage allowed by law, in the amount of
$
My fees are $ for travel and $ for services, for a total of $ 0.00
I declare under penalty of perjury that this information is true.
Date:Server's signature
Printed name and title
Server's address
Additional information regarding attempted service, etc:
AO 88B (Rev. 06/09) Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or to Permit Inspection of Premises in a Civil Action(Page 3)
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45 (c), (d), and (e) (Effective 12/1/07)
(c) Protecting a Person Subject to a Subpoena.(1) Avoiding Undue Burden or Expense; Sanctions. A party or
attorney responsible for issuing and serving a subpoena must takereasonable steps to avoid imposing undue burden or expense on aperson subject to the subpoena. The issuing court must enforce thisduty and impose an appropriate sanction - which may include lostearnings and reasonable attorney's fees - on a pary or attorney
who fails to comply.
(2) Command to Produce Materials or Permit Inspection.(A) Appearance Not Required. A person commanded to produce
documents, electronically stored information, or tangible things, orto permit the inspection of premises, need not appear in person at theplace of production or inspection unless also commanded to appearfor a deposition, hearing, or triaL.
(B) Objections. A person commanded to produce documents ortangible things or to permit inspection may serve on the party orattorney designated in the subpoena a written objection toinspecting, copying, testing or sampling any or all of the materials orto inspecting the premises - or to producing electronically stored
information in the form or forms requested. The objection must beserved before the earlier of the time specified for compliance or 14days after the subpoena is served. If an objection is made, thefollowing rules apply:
(i) At any time, on notice to the commanded person, the servingparty may move the issuing court for an order compellng productionor inspection.
(ii) These acts may be reqllired only as directed in the order, andthe order must protect a person who is neither a party nor a party'sofficer from significant expense resulting from compliànce.
(3) Quashing or Modifying a Subpoena.(A) When Required. On timely motion, the issuing court must
quash or modify a subpoena that:(i) fails to allow a reasonable time to comply;(ii) requires a person who is neither a party nor a party's officer
to travel more than 100 miles from where that person resides, isemployed, or regularly transacts business in person - except that,
subject to Rule 45(c)(3)(B)(iii), the person may be commanded toattend a trial by traveling from any such place within the state wherethe trial is held;
(iii) requires disclosure of privileged or other protected matter, ifno exception or waiver applies; or
(iv) subjects a person to undue burden.(B) When Permitted. To protect a person subject to or affected by
a subpoena, the issuing court may, on motion, quash or modify thesubpoena if it requires:
(i) disclosing a trade secret or other confidential research,development, or commercial information;
(ii) disclosing an unretained expert's opinion or information thatdoes not describe specific occurrences in dispute and results fromthe expert's study that was not requested by a party; or
(iii) a person who is neither a party nor a party's offcer to incursubstantial expense to travel more than 100 miles to attend triaL.
(C) Specifing Conditions as an Alternative. In the circumstancesdescribed in Rule 45(c)(3)(B), the court may, instead of quashing ormodifying a subpoena, order appearance or production underspecified conditions if the serving party:
(i) shows a substantial need for the testimony or material thatcannot be otherwise met without undue hardship; and
(ii) ensures that the subpoenaed person wil be reasonablycompensated.
(d) Duties in Responding to a Subpoena.(1) Producing Documents or Electronically Stored Information.
These procedures apply to producing documents or electronicallystored information:
(A) Documents. A person responding to a subpoena to producedocuments must produce them as they are kept in the ordinarycourse of business or must organize and label them to correspond tothe categories in the demand.
(B) Formfor Producing Electronically Stored Information NotSpecifed. If a subpoena does not specify a form for producingelectronically stored information, the person responding mustproduce it in a form or forms in which it is ordinarily maintained orin a reasonably usable form or forms.
(C) Electronically Stored Information Produced in Only OneForm. The person responding need not produce the sameelectronically stored information in more than one form.
(D) Inaccessible Electronically Stored Information. The personresponding need not provide discovery of electronically storedinformation from sources that the person identifies as not reasonablyaccessible because of undue burden or cost. On motion to compeldiscovery or for a protective order, the person responding must showthat the information is not reasonably accessible because of undueburden or cost. If that showing is made, the court may nonethelessorder discovery from such sources if the requesting party showsgood cause, considering the limitations of Rule 26(b )(2)(C). Thecourt may specify conditions for the discovery.(2) Claiming Privilege or Protection.
(A) Information Withheld. A person withholding subpoenaedinformation under a claim that it is privileged or subject toprotection as trial-preparation material must:
(i) expressly make the claim; and
(ii) describe the nature of the withheld documents,communications, or tangible things in a manner that, withoutrevealing information itself privileged or protected, will enable theparties to assess the claim.
(B) Information Produced. If information produced in response to asubpoena is subject to a claim of privilege or of protection as trial-preparation material, the person making the claim may notify anyparty that received the information of the claim and the basis for it.After being notified, a party must promptly return, sequester, ordestroy the specified information and any copies it has; must not useor disclose the information until the claim is resolved; must takereasonable steps to retrieve the information if the party disclosed itbefore being notified; and may promptly present the information tothe court under seal for a determination of the claim. The personwho produced the information must preserve the information untilthe claim is resolved.
(e) Contempt. The issuing court may hold in contempt a personwho, having been served, fails without adequate excuse to obey thesubpoena. A nonparty's failure to obey must be excused if thesubpoena purports to require the nonparty to attend or produce at aplace outside the limits of Rule 45(c)(3)(A)(ii).
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ATTACHMENT 1
INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS
1. The Uniform Definitions of Rule 26.3 of the Local Rules of the Southern District
of New York are incorporated herein.
2. The term “Mervyn’s” includes Mervyn’s, LLC; Mervyn’s Holdings, LLC; and
Mervyn’s Brands, LLC.
3. The term “Private Equity Sponsors” includes Lubert-Adler Partners, L.P., Klaff
Realty, L.P., Acadia Realty Trust; Cerberus Capital Management L.P.; Sun Capital Partners,
Inc., and their affiliated entities.1
4. The term “Special Purpose Entities” includes MDS Realty Holdings I & II, and
their affiliated entities.2
5. The term “Secured Lenders” includes Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc.
(which changed its name in April 2009 to RBS Financial Products, Inc.); Archon Financial L.P.
(which may be currently known as Goldman Sachs Commercial Mortgage Capital L.P.);
Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company; Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp; and KLM Lender,
LLC, and their affiliated entities.
1 The affiliated entities of Lubert-Adler Partners, L.P. include KLA/Mervyn’s LLC; Lubert-Adler Group IV, LLC; Lubert-Adler Group IV, L.P.; Lubert-Adler Real Estate Fund IV, L.P.; Lubert-Adler Real Estate Parallel Fund IV, L.P.; and Lubert-Adler Capital Real Estate Fund IV, L.P. The affiliated entities of Klaff Realty L.P. include KLA/Mervyn’s LLC, Bryanston Realty Partners, and Mervyn’s/ Klaff Equity. The affiliated entities of Acadia Realty Trust include KLA Mervyn’s LLC; Acadia Mervyn’s Investors I & II, LLC; and Mervyn’s Opportunities LLC. The affiliated entities of Cerberus Capital Management L.P. include Cerberus Mervyn’s Investors, LLC; Cerberus Partners; Cerberus Associates; Ableco Finance LLC; and Madeline LLC. The affiliated entities of Sun Capital Partners include SCSF Mervyn’s (US), LLC; SCSF Mervyn’s (Offshore), Inc.; Sun Capital Securities Offshore Fund; Sun Capital Securities Fund; and Sun Capital Securities Management. 2 The affiliated entities of MDS Realty Holdings I & II include MDS Realty I, LLC; MDS Realty II, LLC; MDS Realty III, LLC; MDS Realty IV, LLC; MDS Texas Realty I, LP; MDS Texas Realty II, LP; MDS Texas Realty I, LLC; MDS Texas Realty II, LLC; MDS Texas Properties I, LLC; and MDS Texas Properties II, LLC.
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6. Unless otherwise specified, all requests cover the period from January 1, 2004
through to September 2, 2008.
3.
REQUESTS
1. All documents and communications concerning Mervyn’s, including but not
limited to any communications with any of the Private Equity Sponsors or the Secured Lenders.
2. All documents and communications concerning the Special Purpose Entities,
including but not limited to any communications with any of the Private Equity Sponsors or the
Secured Lenders.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Daniel O’Brien, Esq., hereby certify that on this 7th day of December, 2010, I
caused a copy of the Notice of Intent to Serve Subpoena to be served upon the parties
listed below via electronic mail:
/s/ Daniel A. O’BrienDaniel A. O’Brien, Esq. (No. 4897)
Jennifer L. Stewart, Esq.Cooley LLP500 Boylston StreetBoston, MA [email protected]
Ronald R. Sussman, Esq.Ian Shapiro, Esq.Jay R. Indyke, Esq.Seth Van Aalten, Esq.Cooley LLP The Grace Building1114 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, NY [email protected]@[email protected]@cooley.com
Stephen C. Norman, Esq.Laurie Selber Silverstein, Esq.Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP1313 North Market Street, 6th FloorWilmington, DE [email protected]@potteranderson.com
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Aaron Rubinstein, Esq.Phillip A. Geraci, Esq.Peta Gordon, Esq.Kaye Scholer LLP425 Park AvenueNew York, NY [email protected]@[email protected]
Pauline K. Morgan, Esq.Sharon M. Zieg, Esq.Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLPThe Brandywine Building100 West Street, 17th FloorWilmington, DE [email protected]
Natalie D. Ramsey, Esq.Montgomery, McCracken, Walker &
Rhoads, LLP123 South Broad St.Philadelphia, PA [email protected]
Paul Basta, Esq.Jonathan Brightbill, Esq. Thomas A. Clare, Esq.Beth A. Williams, Esq.Kirkland & Ellis LLP655 Fifteenth Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. [email protected]@[email protected]@kirkland.com
Laurie A. Krepto, Esq.Montgomery McCracken Walker &
Rhoads, LLP1105 N. Market Street, 15th FloorWilmington, DE [email protected]
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Michael F. Doty, Esq.Wendy J. Wildung, Esq.Dennis M. Ryan, Esq.Faegre & Benson LLP2200 Wells Fargo Center90 South Seventh StreetMinneapolis, MN [email protected]@[email protected]
Kimberly E.C. Lawson, Esq.Reed Smith LLP1201 Market Street, Suite 1500 Wilmington, DE [email protected]
James C. McCarroll, Esq.John L. Scott, Jr., Esq.Reed Smith LLP599 Lexington AvenueNew York, NY [email protected]@reedsmith.com
Adam G. Landis, Esq.Kerri M. Mumford, Esq.Landis Rath & Cobb LLP919 Market Street, Suite 1800Wilmington, DE [email protected]@lrclaw.com
Adam C. Harris, Esq.David M. Hillman, Esq.Robert J. Ward, Esq.Marguerite Gardiner, Esq.Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP919 Third AvenueNew York, New York [email protected]@[email protected]@srz.com
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Derek C. Abbott, Esq.Alissa T. Gazze., Esq.Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP1201 North Market St., 18th FloorP.O. Box 1347Wilmington, DE [email protected]@mnat.com