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DECLARATION OF JOSE SALAZAR

L JOSE SALAZAR, hert:by dt:ohrre as ful1(,)w~.

1. Tam an employee of DDS LEGAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS, and

MANAGER, COURT SERVICES. .As such, I have personal knowledge of
the fl~ets set fOJ th herein, which I know to be true and: correct and, if called
as a witness, I could and would competently testifY wi.th respect thereto.
This declarll.liun is submilled I1llhe r~qUt::sl Joseph Ztmik.
2. A request for certification of certain court me documents in Samaan v
Zemik (Se08i 400) was first delivered by DDS Legal Support Systems to
Debbie Witts, Co!.U1 :Manager, Civil Unlimited, Los Angeles Superior Court,
West District, on Peb 1, 2008.
3. Almos~ ev~ry uilier day after l1la~ DDS L~gal Supporl SystelWl allemp~d lo
retrieve the dcclllnCI1ts requcsted for the certification and/or the certificates
themselves from.Ms Witts herself, or from other court employees at the
Clerk's Office;, Los Angeles Superior Court, West District, Santa Monica.
4. As of this datI:, no docum.ents and no certificates were ever obtained from
the:: courL Nunnally ~uch ce;:rliuCt1LI;:!i l:lX'e obLained l.h~ VeIy same day or
within a few day~. Tn 7 ycar!1 that Thave worked a.'l employee ofDDS T.ega1
Support Syst{:rns, 1have never encountered a case where DDS Legal
Support Systmns asked for such certificates on bebBlf of a litigant or a
counse~ and certificates were delayed this long and/or denied
I makt:: this tkd::lralion l.lIlder ptmally ofperjury under lo lhl;: law~ of Lhe Slale of
California. Signc:d here, in Los Angeles, California, February 13, 2008.

Q~~ JOSE SALAZAR

MANAGER, COURT SERVICES I

DDS LEGAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS