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CONFIDENTIAL
EXHIBIT 40-C
to the
JOINT OPPOSITION OF THE GAWKER DEFENDANTS AND THEIR
COUNSEL TO PLAINTIFFS EMERGENCY MOTION TO CONDUCT
DISCOVERY CONCERNING POTENTIAL VIOLATION OF
PROTECTIVE ORDER, TO COMPEL TURNOVER OF CONFIDENTIAL
DISCOVERY MATERIALS AND FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
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EXHIBIT 41-C
to the
CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEY'S EYES ONLY
BOLLEA 001166
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EXHIBIT 42-C
to the
CONFIDENTIAL FILED UNDER SEAL
SEALED APPENDIX TAB 20

(referred to as Confidential Filing 17
during the October 1, 2015 Hearing)
DOCUMENT:
The Gawker Defendants Confidential

Supplemental Opposition to Plaintiffs Emergency
Motion to Conduct Discovery Concerning Potential
Violations of Protective Order, to Compel Turnover
of Confidential Discovery Materials and For Order
to Show Cause, and Exhibits 1, 2, 4, 7, 8 and 9
thereto, filed on August 25, 2015
ORDER:
NOVEMBER 18, 2015 AMENDED ORDER*
PARAGRAPH: 10.D(15)
*These documents also were sealed under Paragraph 8.D(15) of the October
27, 2015 Order.
Filing # 31288728 E-Filed 08/25/2015 02:46:13 PM
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA
TERRY GENE BOLLEA professionally
known as HULK HOGAN,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Case No. 12012447CI-011
HEATHER CLEM, et al.,

Defendants.
______________________________________/
CONFIDENTIAL SUPPLEMENTAL OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS EMERGENCY
MOTION TO CONDUCT DISCOVERY CONCERNING POTENTIAL VIOLATION OF
Undersigned counsel respectfully file this confidential supplemental opposition on behalf
of their clients Gawker Media, LLC, Nick Denton, A.J. Daulerio (collectively, Gawker)
and on behalf of themselves in order to bring to this Courts attention newly discovered facts that
bear on the adjudication of Plaintiffs Motion.
As explained below, documents produced by the FBI in the FOIA action since Gawker
and their counsel submitted their original opposition reveal additional facts that further
underscore why the Motion should be denied in its entirety. Because those documents are
provisionally designated as CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEYS EYES ONLY (pending
plaintiffs review and designation and pending further challenge by Gawker), they are described
in this confidential filing.
Specifically, documents produced by the FBI on August 17, 2015 indicate that, in
November 2012, after the video excerpts at issue in this case were published, Bubba the Love
Sponge Clem made complaints to the FBI about a group of people who were threatening to
release additional sex tape footage. Because the FBI redacted the names of any individuals who
did not sign privacy waivers, the names of the complaining parties have been redacted. Still, the
documents make clear that the complaints have to do with threats directed toward Mr. Clem. 1
A.
Official FBI Statement of Mr. Clem
The FBI produced a Form FD-302 documenting a statement to the FBI interview by the
person principally complaining about the alleged threats. From the context, that person was
obviously Mr. Clem. For example, the FBIs official statement identified him as someone with a
radio show that was at one time broadcast on Sirius Radio. Conf. Ex. 1-C at 1-2. According
to the statement, the FBI asked him to explain his role in the filming and producing of the sex
tapes between his [redacted, presumably wife] HEATHER COLE (formerly CLEM) and
TERRY BOLLEA, aka HULK HOGAN. Id. at 1. In response, he stated that COLE wanted to
sleep with BOLLEA while they were married and further advised COLE was into sleeping with
other men and taping the act. Id. That same summary describes him as having stated that he,
COLE and BOLLEA all knew that they were being filmed. . . . The camera was not concealed;
rather it was a security type camera in the room which fed to the master security unit. Id. at 2.
He again advised that the camera was obvious and everyone knew about the filming. Id.
B.
Official FBI Statement of Stephen Diaco, Mr. Clems Counsel
The FBI documents also contain another Form FD-302 documenting a statement to the
FBI by another person who accompanied Mr. Clem and who made similar complaints on his own
behalf to the Bureau. From the context, that person is obviously Stephen Diaco, Esq., widely
known to be one of Mr. Clems lawyers. Specifically, that official statement describes an
incident that occurred on September 28, 2012 in which this person and two other associates
1
Although the FBI has redacted the identities, Gawker currently has pending before the
federal court a request to provide unredacted versions of the documents produced. We have
provided the redacted versions now so that they are submitted promptly to the Court. If
unredacted versions are ordered produced, we will submit them upon receipt.
2
went to an office in St. Petersburg for the purpose of asking someone employed there to stop
posting threatening and intimidating messages on the internet. Conf. Ex. 2-C at 1. According
to his statement to the FBI, the person confronted at his office later created an entry on his
blog that contained information regarding the confrontation. Id. The FBIs latest document
production includes a blog post in which the author describes being paid a visit by Bubba the
Love Sponges attorney and friend Stephen Diaco at his office in Saint Petersburg on
September 28, 2012, and being confronted about alleged threats directed at Mr. Clem. Conf.
Ex. 3-C.
C.
Mr. Clems Complaints Include Threats by the Sixers to Release

Additional Sex Tape Footage
Mr. Clems complaints focused on a group of six people calling themselves the sixers,
whom Mr. Clem claimed were harassing and threatening him online. See Conf. Ex. 4-C. Mr.
Clems concerns about threats and harassment from his online critics have been well
documented. See, e.g., Conf. Ex. 5-C (Nov. 23, 2013 Tampa Bay Times article describing Mr.
Clems complaints to law enforcement about those critics); Conf. Ex. 6 (Dec. 13, 2012 blog post
from one such critic referring to the drama surrounding Bubba and the Sixers). 2
D.
Evidence that People Other than Gawker and Its Counsel Had Access to the
Footage At Issue
As relevant here, the newly-produced FBI documents reveal that, among the threats Mr.
Clem faced were threats to release additional sex tape footage. For instance, on October 21,
2012, one of the members of this group apparently tweeted the following at Mr. Clem: Tell you
a little secret. Depending on how tomorrows show goes down, you might get to hear about
2
Although published news reports are obviously not confidential, filing them publicly
might arguably reveal the substance of the confidential FBI documents discussed herein.
Accordingly, we have filed them confidentially as well, while preserving our ability to challenge
those designations.
3
another sex tape. Conf. Ex. 7-C; see also Conf. Ex. 8-C (timeline summarizing various
threatening communications). The next day, someone apparently tweeted a photograph of a
DVD at Mr. Clem, along with this message: [Redacted] you want to tell you[r] public
audience you have more tapes or shall I? @TMZ. Conf. Ex. 9-C (referencing TMZ, which
shortly before this tweet was sent had reported that it had seen a copy of another sex tape, which
turns out to have been the one with the racist language on it); see also Joint Opp. Ex. 17 at 1:50
2:15 (TMZ conceding it had been provided with and seen a copy of that footage). Mr. Clem and
his counsel apparently found these tweets concerning enough, at least in the context of the other
threats he had received, to bring them to the attention of the FBI.
Mr. Clem and/or Mr. Diaco also prepared and provided to the FBI a timeline of events
related to his complaints concerning the threats and harassment he had received; as reflected
therein, it was centered around the possible disclosure of additional sex tape footage. See Conf.
Ex. 8-C. Thus, taken together, these documents reveal a group of six people who appear to have
had access to additional sex tapes and who threatened Mr. Clem with further release in a manner
that he and his counsel thought was serious enough to warrant involving the FBI.
In bringing this to the Courts attention, neither Gawker nor its counsel intends to suggest
that this group of people was necessarily responsible for providing information to the National
Enquirer about Bolleas racist and homophobic statements on one of the sex tapes. All Gawker
and its counsel know for certain about who provided that information is that it was not them.
The point in bringing this additional information to the Courts attention is to underscore that, in
addition to the numerous other people identified in the Joint Opposition, there are even more
people, unconnected to this litigation, who knew about these additional tapes, had previously
threatened to release them, and, unlike Gawker and its counsel, actually had access to them.
August 25, 2015
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS & LOCICERO PL
By:
/s/ Gregg D. Thomas

Gregg D. Thomas
Florida Bar No.: 223913
Rachel E. Fugate
Florida Bar No.: 0144029
601 South Boulevard
P.O. Box 2602 (33601)
Tampa, FL 33606
Telephone: (813) 984-3060
Facsimile: (813) 984-3070
gthomas@tlolawfirm.com
rfugate@tlolawfirm.com
Seth D. Berlin
Pro Hac Vice Number: 103440
Michael D. Sullivan
Michael Berry
Alia L. Smith
Paul J. Safier
LEVINE SULLIVAN KOCH & SCHULZ, LLP
1899 L Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 508-1122
Facsimile: (202) 861-9888
sberlin@lskslaw.com
msullivan@lskslaw.com
mberry@lskslaw.com
asmith@lskslaw.com
psafier@lskslaw.com
Attorneys for Defendants Gawker Media, LLC,
Nick Denton and A.J. Daulerio and Their
Counsel
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this 25th day of August 2015, I caused a true and correct
copy of the foregoing to be served via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal upon the following
counsel of record:
Kenneth G. Turkel, Esq.
kturkel@BajoCuva.com
Shane B. Vogt, Esq.
shane.vogt@BajoCuva.com
Bajo Cuva Cohen & Turkel, P.A.
100 N. Tampa Street, Suite 1900
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: (813) 443-2199
Fax: (813) 443-2193
David Houston, Esq.

Law Office of David Houston
dhouston@houstonatlaw.com
432 Court Street
Reno, NV 89501
Tel: (775) 786-4188
Charles J. Harder, Esq.

charder@HMAfirm.com
Douglas E. Mirell, Esq.
dmirell@HMAfirm.com
Jennifer McGrath, Esq.
jmcgrath@hmafirm.com
Harder Mirell & Abrams LLP
132 South Rodeo Drive, Suite 301
Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2406
Tel: (424) 203-1600
Fax: (424) 203-1601
Attorneys for Plaintiff
/s/ Gregg D. Thomas
Attorney
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EXHIBIT 1-C
to the
CONFIDENTIAL SUPPLEMENTAL OPPOSITION TO

PLAINTIFFS EMERGENCY MOTION TO CONDUCT
PROTECTIVE ORDER, TO COMPEL TURNOVER OF
CONFIDENTIAL DISCOVERY MATERIALS AND FOR ORDER
TO SHOW CAUSE
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EXHIBIT 2-C
to the

TO SHOW CAUSE
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EXHIBIT 4-C
to the

TO SHOW CAUSE
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EXHIBIT 7-C
to the

TO SHOW CAUSE
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EXHIBIT 8-C
to the

TO SHOW CAUSE
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EXHIBIT 9-C
to the

TO SHOW CAUSE
DOCUMENT:
Transcript of the portion of the hearing held before

the trial court on April 23, 2014, which was
contained in Confidential Exhibit 2-C of the
Gawker defendants motion to determine the
confidentiality of transcripts of closed court
proceedings
ORDER:
PARAGRAPH: 10.F(1)
*This document also was sealed under Paragraph 8.F(1) of the October 27,
2015 Order.
Filing # 31132561 E-Filed 08/20/2015 04:32:22 PM
CONFIDENTIAL
EXHIBIT 2-C
to the
GAWKER DEFENDANTS MOTION
TO DETERMINE CONFIDENTIALITY OF
TRANSCRIPTS OF CLOSED COURT PROCEEDINGS
1

Plaintiff,
vs.
Case No. 12012447 CI-011
HEATHER CLEM; GAWKER MEDIA, LLC

a/k/a GAWKER MEDIA, et al.,
Defendants.
/
TRANSCRIPT OF:
CONFIDENTIAL PROCEEDINGS
BEFORE:
Honorable Pamela A.M. Campbell
DATE:
April 23, 2014
TIME:
3:20 p.m.
PLACE:
Pinellas County Courthouse

545 First Avenue North
Room 300
St. Petersburg, Florida
REPORTED BY:
Natalie W. Breaux, RPR, CRR

Notary Public
State of Florida at Large
2
APPEARANCES:
KENNETH G. TURKEL, ESQUIRE
100 North Tampa Street
Suite 1900
Tampa, Florida 33602
- and CHARLES J. HARDER, ESQUIRE
1801 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 1120
Los Angeles, California 90057
Appeared for Plaintiff;
SETH D. BERLIN, ESQUIRE
Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, LLP
1899 L Street Northwest
Suite 200
- and PAUL J. SAFIER, ESQUIRE
1760 Market Street
Suite 1001
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
- and GREGG D. THOMAS, ESQUIRE
Thomas & LoCicero PL
601 South Boulevard
Appeared for Defendants Gawker Media,
LLC, Nick Denton, A.J. Daulerio and for
specially appearing Defendant Blogwire
Hungary Szellemi Alkotast Hasznosito, KFT
(now known as Kinja, KFT).
3
1
The transcript of confidential
proceedings, before Honorable Pamela A.M. Campbell,
beginning at 1:30 p.m., taken on the 23rd day of
April, 2014, at 545 First Avenue North, Room 300,
St. Petersburg, Florida, reported by Natalie W.
Breaux, Registered Professional Reporter, Certified
Realtime Reporter, and Notary Public in and for the
State of Florida at Large.
* * * * * *
10
MR. HARDER:
It was an extortion attempt
11
where somebody who had the video or a video
12
wanted Mr. Bollea to pay them off, and so he
13
reported this to the FBI, and the FBI --
14
THE COURT:
15
MR. HARDER:
16
This is the same tape?

I don't know if it's the
same tape.
17
THE COURT:
18
MR. HARDER:
It's the same time frame.
19
MR. BERLIN:
It's the same time frame
20
Same time frame?
about an extortion, but it's a Sex Tape.
21
MR. HARDER:
If I could just finish.
22
MR. BERLIN:
I'm sorry.
I thought you
MR. HARDER:
I wasn't.
So he reported
23
24
25
were.
it to the FBI.
The FBI wanted to have a sting
4
1
operation, and they set up a sting operation,
and there was an attorney from California
named Davidson and a person called Mr. X.
Mr. X was supposed to show up with Mr.
Davidson.
identity of the person -- instead sent an
intermediary and Mr. Davidson, and there was
exchanges of information, there was a dummy
check for $150,000.
10
the FBI had numerous officers go from one room
11
of the hotel into the room that Mr. Bollea and
12
Mr. Houston were in and made arrests at that
13
time.
And
Well, Mr. X -- we didn't know the
And at the right moment,
14
The AUSA sent a letter to Mr. Berlin
15
saying that Gawker is not in any way being
16
investigated and it seems like they're at the
17
end of the line in terms of the investigation
18
and there is not going to be a prosecution.
19
But these are documents that pertain to Mr. X
20
and his attorney Davidson, and there was an
21
intermediary who was present instead of Mr. X.
22
And so these communications are communications
23
between Mr. Houston and the FBI and the AUSA
24
pertaining to this investigation.
25
that if you look at this you'll see that it
I think
5
1
has nothing to do with Gawker.
2
3
THE COURT:
But I think it still has
something to do with the tape.
MR. BERLIN:
Your Honor, you asked us
earlier in today's hearing if we knew the
source of the tape, and I answered candidly,
which I wasn't -- I don't know.
seems like a useful piece of information for
both sides in the case about this -- you know,
10
in this hundred-million-dollar dispute to have
11
access to it so we can figure out if that's the
12
person who gave it to us and if that has
13
something to do with the case, meanwhile,
14
especially in a claim where they're otherwise
15
asserting that we got it from Heather Clem.
16
THE COURT:
This obviously
You have other confidential
17
orders in regard to this particular case.
18
Right?
19
MR. BERLIN:
We have other confidential
20
-- we have a confidentiality order in place,
21
and we've produced stuff in the confidence back
22
and forth.
23
you know, criticism of Gawker, Gawker has not
24
published anything and -- that it's gotten in
25
discovery in this case, not one thing.
And notwithstanding Mr. Harder's,
6
1
THE COURT:
You even included that in
your papers.
that they are relevant, so I'm not going to
say that they're not relevant.
are relevant because that's one of the
critical aspects I think of the case or at
least in resolving the case, is how did Gawker
get it and how did this all come about.
I'm going to order that it be discovered but
10
that it be part of the confidentiality
11
agreement between the parties.
12
13
14
See, I do read them.
MR. BERLIN:
So I think
I think they
So
They can certainly mark it
confidential and we will respect that.

MR. HARDER:
I would request that Gawker
15
-- it be an attorneys' eyes only designation so
16
that Gawker itself doesn't get these documents,
17
because it can post them.
18
19
20
21
22
THE COURT:
If it posted them, what do
you think I'm going to do with that?

MR. BERLIN:
I think we're going to be
in hot water.
MR. HARDER:
I don't know what you're
23
going to do with it, but they'll take it to
24
the Court of Appeal and they'll say it's
25
newsworthy.
7
1
THE COURT:
I don't think so.
MR. BERLIN:
I will say on the record
that there was no First Amendment right to
publish things that you got in discovery.
There is a U.S. Supreme Court case on that
called Seattle Times versus Rhinehart, and we
filed it.
So we understand it.
But, Your Honor, what I'd like to do is
to get a -- I'd like to be not in a position
10
where my client -- my direct client is a lawyer
11
in the law department, is the general counsel
12
for Gawker, and I would like them to be
13
included in the attorneys' eyes only.
14
share anything on this case with anybody else
15
at Gawker, precisely for the reason that if
16
it's protected by a confidentiality order --
17
THE COURT:
18
MR. BERLIN:
We don't
You're in trouble.
-- they might do something.
19
No, but they as a client could get it, but we
20
don't do that.
21
included in that, that would be fine.
22
would otherwise respect that.
So I would like -- if she is
23
THE COURT:
24
MR. HARDER:
25
THE COURT:
I'm fine with that.

Okay.
Thank you.
But I
8
1
MR. BERLIN:
THE COURT:
And you would like us to -So he gets two of those.
Those are your envelopes to take back.
remainder of the people that aren't here, I'm
going to mail them.
MR. BERLIN:
THE COURT:
MR. BERLIN:
others.
Okay.
The
So just --
They get two of those.

They get two and I have the
Thank you, Your Honor.
10
THE COURT:
11
(End of confidential proceedings.)
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15
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19
20
21
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25
Great.
Thank you.
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CERTIFICATE OF REPORTER
STATE OF FLORIDA:
COUNTY OF HILLSBOROUGH:
I, Natalie W. Breaux, Notary Public in and
for the State of Florida at Large, do hereby certify
that I reported in shorthand the foregoing
proceedings at the time and place therein designated;
that the witness herein was duly sworn by me; that my
shorthand notes were thereafter reduced to
typewriting under my supervision; and that the
foregoing pages are a true and correct, verbatim
record of the aforesaid proceedings.
Witness my hand and seal April 25, 2014, in
the city of Tampa, County of Hillsborough, State of
Florida.
Natalie W. Breaux
Notary Public
DOCUMENT:
Transcript of the hearing held before the Special

Discovery Magistrate on July 18, 2014, which was
contained in Confidential Exhibit 3-C of the
Gawker defendants motion to determine the
confidentiality of transcripts of closed court
proceedings
ORDER:
PARAGRAPH: 10.F(2)
*This document also was sealed under Paragraph 8.F(2) of the October 27,
2015 Order.
Filing # 31132561 E-Filed 08/20/2015 04:32:22 PM
CONFIDENTIAL
EXHIBIT 3-C
to the
GAWKER DEFENDANTS MOTION
TO DETERMINE CONFIDENTIALITY OF
TRANSCRIPTS OF CLOSED COURT PROCEEDINGS
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(referred to as Confidential Filing 16
during the October 1, 2015 Hearing)
DOCUMENT:
Exhibits 3-C, 5-C, and 8-C to the Motion for an

Order Declaring that Plaintiff Has Improperly
Designated Certain Discovery Materials as
Attorneys Eyes Only, filed on August 20, 2015
ORDER:
NOVEMBER 18, 2015 ORDER ON MOTION TO

DETERMINE CONFIDENTIALITY
PARAGRAPH: 3
Filing # 31131053 E-Filed 08/20/2015 04:19:56 PM
CONFIDENTIAL
EXHIBIT 3-C
to the
MOTION FOR AN ORDER DECLARING THAT
PLAINTIFF HAS IMPROPERLY DESIGNATED CERTAIN
DISCOVERY MATERIALS AS ATTORNEYS EYES ONLY
1

Plaintiff,
vs.
Case No. 12012447 CI-011
HEATHER CLEM; GAWKER MEDIA, LLC

a/k/a GAWKER MEDIA, et al.,
Defendants.
/
TRANSCRIPT OF:
CONFIDENTIAL PROCEEDINGS
BEFORE:
Honorable Pamela A.M. Campbell
DATE:
April 23, 2014
TIME:
3:20 p.m.
PLACE:
Pinellas County Courthouse

545 First Avenue North
Room 300
St. Petersburg, Florida
REPORTED BY:
Natalie W. Breaux, RPR, CRR

Notary Public
2
APPEARANCES:
KENNETH G. TURKEL, ESQUIRE
100 North Tampa Street
Suite 1900
- and CHARLES J. HARDER, ESQUIRE
1801 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 1120
Los Angeles, California 90057
Appeared for Plaintiff;
SETH D. BERLIN, ESQUIRE
1899 L Street Northwest
Suite 200
- and PAUL J. SAFIER, ESQUIRE
1760 Market Street
Suite 1001
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
- and GREGG D. THOMAS, ESQUIRE
Thomas & LoCicero PL
601 South Boulevard
Appeared for Defendants Gawker Media,
LLC, Nick Denton, A.J. Daulerio and for
specially appearing Defendant Blogwire
Hungary Szellemi Alkotast Hasznosito, KFT
(now known as Kinja, KFT).
3
1
The transcript of confidential
proceedings, before Honorable Pamela A.M. Campbell,
beginning at 1:30 p.m., taken on the 23rd day of
April, 2014, at 545 First Avenue North, Room 300,
St. Petersburg, Florida, reported by Natalie W.
Breaux, Registered Professional Reporter, Certified
Realtime Reporter, and Notary Public in and for the
State of Florida at Large.
* * * * * *
10
MR. HARDER:
It was an extortion attempt
11
where somebody who had the video or a video
12
wanted Mr. Bollea to pay them off, and so he
13
reported this to the FBI, and the FBI --
14
THE COURT:
15
MR. HARDER:
16
This is the same tape?

I don't know if it's the
same tape.
17
THE COURT:
18
MR. HARDER:
It's the same time frame.
19
MR. BERLIN:
It's the same time frame
20
Same time frame?
about an extortion, but it's a Sex Tape.
21
MR. HARDER:
If I could just finish.
22
MR. BERLIN:
I'm sorry.
I thought you
MR. HARDER:
I wasn't.
So he reported
23
24
25
were.
it to the FBI.
The FBI wanted to have a sting
4
1
operation, and they set up a sting operation,
and there was an attorney from California
named Davidson and a person called Mr. X.
Mr. X was supposed to show up with Mr.
Davidson.
identity of the person -- instead sent an
intermediary and Mr. Davidson, and there was
exchanges of information, there was a dummy
check for $150,000.
10
the FBI had numerous officers go from one room
11
of the hotel into the room that Mr. Bollea and
12
Mr. Houston were in and made arrests at that
13
time.
And
Well, Mr. X -- we didn't know the
And at the right moment,
14
The AUSA sent a letter to Mr. Berlin
15
saying that Gawker is not in any way being
16
investigated and it seems like they're at the
17
end of the line in terms of the investigation
18
and there is not going to be a prosecution.
19
But these are documents that pertain to Mr. X
20
and his attorney Davidson, and there was an
21
intermediary who was present instead of Mr. X.
22
And so these communications are communications
23
between Mr. Houston and the FBI and the AUSA
24
pertaining to this investigation.
25
that if you look at this you'll see that it
I think
5
1
has nothing to do with Gawker.
2
3
THE COURT:
But I think it still has
something to do with the tape.
MR. BERLIN:
Your Honor, you asked us
earlier in today's hearing if we knew the
source of the tape, and I answered candidly,
which I wasn't -- I don't know.
seems like a useful piece of information for
both sides in the case about this -- you know,
10
in this hundred-million-dollar dispute to have
11
access to it so we can figure out if that's the
12
person who gave it to us and if that has
13
something to do with the case, meanwhile,
14
especially in a claim where they're otherwise
15
asserting that we got it from Heather Clem.
16
THE COURT:
This obviously
You have other confidential
17
orders in regard to this particular case.
18
Right?
19
MR. BERLIN:
We have other confidential
20
-- we have a confidentiality order in place,
21
and we've produced stuff in the confidence back
22
and forth.
23
you know, criticism of Gawker, Gawker has not
24
published anything and -- that it's gotten in
25
discovery in this case, not one thing.
And notwithstanding Mr. Harder's,
6
1
THE COURT:
You even included that in
your papers.
that they are relevant, so I'm not going to
say that they're not relevant.
are relevant because that's one of the
critical aspects I think of the case or at
least in resolving the case, is how did Gawker
get it and how did this all come about.
I'm going to order that it be discovered but
10
that it be part of the confidentiality
11
agreement between the parties.
12
13
14
See, I do read them.
MR. BERLIN:
So I think
I think they
So
They can certainly mark it
confidential and we will respect that.

MR. HARDER:
I would request that Gawker
15
-- it be an attorneys' eyes only designation so
16
that Gawker itself doesn't get these documents,
17
because it can post them.
18
19
20
21
22
THE COURT:
If it posted them, what do
you think I'm going to do with that?

MR. BERLIN:
I think we're going to be
in hot water.
MR. HARDER:
I don't know what you're
23
going to do with it, but they'll take it to
24
the Court of Appeal and they'll say it's
25
newsworthy.
7
1
THE COURT:
I don't think so.
MR. BERLIN:
I will say on the record
that there was no First Amendment right to
publish things that you got in discovery.
There is a U.S. Supreme Court case on that
called Seattle Times versus Rhinehart, and we
filed it.
So we understand it.
But, Your Honor, what I'd like to do is
to get a -- I'd like to be not in a position
10
where my client -- my direct client is a lawyer
11
in the law department, is the general counsel
12
for Gawker, and I would like them to be
13
included in the attorneys' eyes only.
14
share anything on this case with anybody else
15
at Gawker, precisely for the reason that if
16
it's protected by a confidentiality order --
17
THE COURT:
18
MR. BERLIN:
We don't
You're in trouble.
-- they might do something.
19
No, but they as a client could get it, but we
20
don't do that.
21
included in that, that would be fine.
22
would otherwise respect that.
So I would like -- if she is
23
THE COURT:
24
MR. HARDER:
25
THE COURT:
I'm fine with that.

Okay.
Thank you.
But I
8
1
MR. BERLIN:
THE COURT:
And you would like us to -So he gets two of those.
Those are your envelopes to take back.
remainder of the people that aren't here, I'm
going to mail them.
MR. BERLIN:
THE COURT:
MR. BERLIN:
others.
Okay.
The
So just --
They get two of those.

They get two and I have the
Thank you, Your Honor.
10
THE COURT:
11
(End of confidential proceedings.)
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Great.
Thank you.
9
CERTIFICATE OF REPORTER
STATE OF FLORIDA:
COUNTY OF HILLSBOROUGH:
I, Natalie W. Breaux, Notary Public in and
for the State of Florida at Large, do hereby certify
that I reported in shorthand the foregoing
proceedings at the time and place therein designated;
that the witness herein was duly sworn by me; that my
shorthand notes were thereafter reduced to
typewriting under my supervision; and that the
foregoing pages are a true and correct, verbatim
record of the aforesaid proceedings.
Witness my hand and seal April 25, 2014, in
the city of Tampa, County of Hillsborough, State of
Florida.
Natalie W. Breaux
Notary Public
Filing # 31131053 E-Filed 08/20/2015 04:19:56 PM
CONFIDENTIAL
EXHIBIT 5-C
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Filing # 31131053 E-Filed 08/20/2015 04:19:56 PM
CONFIDENTIAL
EXHIBIT 8-C
to the
INDEX OF MATERIALS DESIGNATED BY PLAINTIFF AS

ATTORNEYS EYES ONLY THAT ARE BEING CHALLENGED
DOCUMENTS PRODUCED BY PLAINTIFF
DOCUMENT
DESCRIPTION
BOLLEA 001068-1145
Emails to/from K. Davidson, V. Duarte, K. Rosser, and/or D.

Houston from October, November, and December 2012
BOLLEA 001145-90
Emails to/from D. Houston, K. Rosser, J. Shearn, S. Sweeney,

and/or other people from October, November, and December
2012; and January, July, and September 2013
BOLLEA 001191-92
September 3, 2013 letter from S. Sweeney to D. Houston
BOLLEA 001193-1216
November 8, 2013 letter from S. Sweeney to D. Houston, with

enclosures
BOLLEA 001217-32
November 6, 2012 email from K. Davidson to K. Rosser/D.

Houston, with draft settlement agreement and mutual release
BOLLEA 001233-53
November 21 and 26, 2012 emails to/from K. Davidson and D.

BOLLEA 001254-66
November 29 and 30, 2012 emails to/from K. Davidson and D.

BOLLEA 001267-79
December 4, 2012 email from K. Rosser/D. Houston to K.

Davidson, with draft settlement agreement and mutual release
BOLLEA 001280-92
December 5, 2012 email from K. Rosser/D. Houston to K.

Davidson, with draft settlement agreement and mutual release
BOLLEA 001293-1319
December 10, 2012 email from V. Duarte to K. Davidson and K.

Rosser, with draft settlement agreement and mutual release
BOLLEA 001320-49
December 10 and 11, 2012 emails to/from D. Houston/K. Rosser,

K. Davidson, and V. Duarte, with partially executed settlement
agreement and mutual release
BOLLEA 001350-52
September 3, 2013 emails from S. Sweeney and J. Shearn to D.

Houston, with letter attached
BOLLEA 001353-54
September 3, 2013 letter from D. Houston to S. Sweeney
BOLLEA 002654-67
Text messages between T. Bollea and B. Clem
DOCUMENTS PRODUCED BY DAVID HOUSTON

DOCUMENT
DESCRIPTION
DH 001-14
Various Emails to/from D. Houston, K. Rosser, J. Shearn, K.

Davidson, and V. Duarte from November and December 2012
DH 015
Check from D. Houston
DH 0018-21
Various Emails to/from D. Houston, K. Rosser, J. Shearn, K.

Davidson, and V. Duarte from December 2012
DOCUMENTS PRODUCED BY DON BUCHWALD AGENCY 1
DOCUMENT
DESCRIPTION
DBA 0053-54, 326-27
Emails to T. Burton from M. Calta dated March 13, 2012, forwarding

email from R. Peirce, with attachment
DEPOSITION TRANSCRIPTS
DEPOSITION
PAGES
Deposition of Terry Bollea,

April 8, 2013
Pages 760-70, 786-832
Deposition of Richard Peirce,

January 27, 2015
Pages 95-114
Deposition of Tony Burton,

March 2, 2015 2
Pages 26-29, 34, 43, 52-53, 57-61
Deposition of David D. Houston,

April 10, 2015
Full Transcript
The Don Buchwald Agency designated these documents as Confidential and then
plaintiff designated them as Attorneys Eyes Only. Counsel for the Gawker Defendants are
not challenging the Agencys designation as Confidential, and ask only that plaintiffs
Attorneys Eyes Only designation be removed.
2
Tony Burton designated his deposition transcript as Confidential and then plaintiff
designated it as Attorneys Eyes Only. Counsel for the Gawker Defendants are not
challenging Mr. Burtons designation as Confidential, and ask only that plaintiffs Attorneys
Eyes Only designation be removed.
2
PLAINTIFFS DISCOVERY RESPONSES

DISCOVERY RESPONSE
DATE
Plaintiffs Supplemental Response to A.J.

May 9, 2014
Daulerio Interrogatory No. 9
Plaintiffs Second Supplemental
Response to A.J. Daulerio Interrogatory
No. 9
May 16, 2014
AUDIO FOOTAGE PRODUCED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

FOOTAGE
DESCRIPTION
Audio track E-3 10-22-2012
Audio of an October 22, 2012 telephone call between D.

Houston and K. Davidson.
Audio of an October 28, 2012 telephone call between D.

Houston and K. Davidson
Audio of a November 2, 2012 telephone call between D.

Houston and K. Davidson.
Audio track Item D Bubba

Apology
Audio of the on-air apology read by B. Clem.
Audio track WORKING_Final

TRACK 5
Audio of the December 14, 2012 sting operation
DOCUMENTS PRODUCED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

DOCUMENT
DESCRIPTION
May 27, 2015 EOUSA

Production
November 12, 2012 Gawker article Here Is a List of People Bubba

The Love Sponges Ex-Wife Is Also Rumored To Have Had Sex With
On Camera
May 27, 2015 EOUSA

Production
Redacted February 23, 2015 emails from unknown USAFLM sender

to unknown USAFLM recipient
EOUSA 001-2
June 26, 2015 letter from S. Gerson to G. Thomas
EOUSA 003-12
Plaintiff T. Bolleas Privilege Log Correspondence re FBI Criminal

Investigation
EOUSA 013-14
September 3, 2013 letter from D. Houston to S. Sweeney
EOUSA 015
Redacted September 3, 2013 email from unknown USAFLM sender to

D. Houston
EOUSA 016-17
September 3, 2013 letter from A. Bentley to D. Houston
EOUSA 018
March 18, 2014 letter from A. Bentley to S. Berlin
EOUSA 019-21
November 8, 2013 letter from A. Bentley to D. Houston enclosing

check
EOUSA 022-24
Redacted September 8 and 15, 2014 emails to/from D. Houston
GAWKER 1-2
FBI Form FD-1057, dated October 16, 2012
GAWKER 3-4
Form Noting Document(s) Withheld as Duplicative
GAWKER 5
Photocopy of Tampa Bay Times article Hogan files two suits over
sex tape
GAWKER 6-7
FBI Form FD-302, dated October 16, 2012, interview with D.

Houston and T. Bollea
GAWKER 8-11
October 10 to October 12, 2012 redacted emails with handwritten

notes
GAWKER 12-14
Handwritten notes, dated October 15, 2012, regarding D. Houston and

T. Bollea interview
GAWKER 15-16
FBI Form FD-302, dated October 16, 2012, interview of T. Bollea
GAWKER 17
FBI Form FD-302, dated October 22, 2012, interview of D. Houston
GAWKER 18
FBI Form FD-1087a, dated October 23, 2012, telephone call involving
D. Houston
GAWKER 19-20
FBI Form FD-302 , dated October 24, 2012, interview with T. Bollea
and D. Houston
GAWKER 21-23
Handwritten notes, dated October 22, 2012, regarding D. Houston and

T. Bollea interview
GAWKER 24-71
Text messages between B. Clem and T. Bollea

4
GAWKER 72-85
Redacted emails involving D. Houston dated October 10-12, 2012
GAWKER 86

Houston
GAWKER 87-92
Draft settlement agreement between B. Clem and T. Bollea
GAWKER 93

Houston
GAWKER 94-117
Unredacted information regarding K. Davidson
GAWKER 118
FBI Form FD-1057, dated November 1, 2012 regarding B. Clem

apology media file
GAWKER 119
FBI Form FD-1036, dated November 1, 2012 regarding search for K.

Davidson information with California bar
GAWKER 120
FBI Form FD-1087, dated November 5, 2012 regarding October 25,

2012 taped telephone call
GAWKER 121
FBI Form FD-1087, dated November 5, 2012 regarding November 2,

2012 taped telephone call
GAWKER 122-23
Redacted in Full
GAWKER 124-25
November 5, 2012 Fax cover page from FBI to GoDaddy.com
GAWKER 126-40
Draft Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release
GAWKER 141
FBI Form FD-1036, dated November 5, 2012, regarding preservation

letter on Godaddy for email account
GAWKER 142
FBI Form FD-302, dated November 6, 2012, regarding taped

telephone call involving D. D. Houston
GAWKER 143
FBI Form FD-302, dated November 16, 2012, interview with D.

Houston
GAWKER 144
Redacted November 10, 2012 and November 13, 2012 emails to/from
D. Houston
GAWKER 145
Redacted November 6, 2012 emails to/from D. Houston and K.

Davidson
GAWKER 146
GAWKER 147
FBI Form FD-302, dated November 14, 2012, communication with D.

Houston
GAWKER 148-50
Redacted November 14 and 15, 2012 emails to/from D. Houston
GAWKER 151-65
GAWKER 166
FBI Form FD-302, dated November 23, 2012, regarding email

forwarded from D. Houstons business manager
GAWKER 167
FBI Form FD-302, dated November 28, 2012, regarding

communication with D. Houston
GAWKER 168-69
GAWKER 170-74
GAWKER 175-79
Exhibit B to Settlement Agreement
GAWKER 180-94
GAWKER 195
FBI Form FD-302, dated November 28, 2012, regarding emails

to/from D. Houston
GAWKER 196-207
GAWKER 208
FBI Form FD-302, dated December 3, 2012, regarding email to D.

Houston
GAWKER 209
FBI Form FD-1087, dated December 4, 2012, regarding November

27, 2012 taped telephone call
GAWKER 210
GAWKER 211
Redacted November 29, 2012 and December 3, 2012 emails to/from

D. Houston
GAWKER 212
FBI Form FD-302, dated December 4, 2012, regarding interview with

D. Houston
GAWKER 213-15
Redacted DMV information
GAWKER 216-18
eAgent report
GAWKER 219-20
eAgent report
GAWKER 221-22
Form Noting Document(s) Withheld in Full

6
GAWKER 223
Redacted Report
GAWKER 224-25
Redacted Law Enforcement Report, dated December 4, 2012
GAWKER 226
Redacted FBI Form FD-1036, dated December 4, 2012, regarding

California drivers license and NCIC information
GAWKER 227
FBI Form FD-1087, dated December 6, 2012, regarding taped

telephone call from December 5, 2012
GAWKER 228-39
GAWKER 240-49
Redacted November 29 December 5, 2012 emails to/from D.

Houston
GAWKER 250-61
GAWKER 262
FBI Form FD-302, dated December 7, 2012, interview with D.

Houston
GAWKER 263-65
Redacted December 10, 2012 emails to/from D. Houston
GAWKER 266-79
GAWKER 280
FBI Form FD-302, dated December 13, 2012, regarding emails

forwarded from D. Houstons assistant
GAWKER 281-82
Redacted December 10 11, 2012 emails to/from D. Houston
GAWKER 283-96
GAWKER 297
FBI Form FD-302, dated December 13, 2012, regarding telephone call
from D. Houston
GAWKER 298-312
Redacted December 12, 2012 emails to/from D. Houston, with

executed settlement agreement
GAWKER 313
FBI Form FD-1036, dated December 18, 2012, regarding polygraph

report
GAWKER 314
with D. Houston
GAWKER 315-16
FBI Form FD-1087, dated December 17, 2012, regarding disc with
December 14, 2012 recorded meeting
GAWKER 317
Copy of D. Houston check dated December 14, 2012

7
GAWKER 318-19
FBI Form FD-1087, dated December 17, 2012, regarding disc with
December 14, 2012 recorded meeting
GAWKER 320-21
FBI Form FD-1087 dated December 17, 2012, regarding D. Houston

check
GAWKER 322
FBI Form FD-1036, dated December 18, 2012, regarding D. Houston

check
GAWKER 323-24
FBI Form FD-1087, dated December 17, 2012, regarding case with
three DVDs and settlement agreement
GAWKER 325-27
December 14, 2012 polygraph report
GAWKER 328-30
Assignment and Transfer of Copyright
GAWKER 331-43
GAWKER 344
FBI Form FD-1036, dated December 18, 2012, regarding signed

agreements dated December 14, 2012
GAWKER 345
with D. Houston
GAWKER 346
Redacted FBI Form FD-302, dated December 17, 2012
GAWKER 347
GAWKER 348-49
Redacted Florida Driver and Vehicle Information Database
GAWKER 350
GAWKER 351
GAWKER 352-53
GAWKER 354
GAWKER 355-56
GAWKER 357-58
eAgent report
GAWKER 359-62
GAWKER 363
FBI Form FD-1036, dated December 18, 2012, regarding drivers

license and NCIC information
GAWKER 364-82
Search and seizure warrant, attachments and affidavits
GAWKER 383
FBI Form FD-1036, dated December 18, 2012, regarding search

warrant and application
GAWKER 384
FBI Form FD-302, dated December 20, 2012, regarding search

warrant and seized evidence
GAWKER 385
FBI Form FD-302, dated December 18, 2012, regarding T. Bollea

interview
GAWKER 386
Handwritten notes dated December 17, 2012
GAWKER 387
with unknown female
GAWKER 388
with unknown female
GAWKER 389-90
Completed search and seizure warrant
GAWKER 391
FBI Form FD-1036, dated December 21, 2012, regarding completed

search warrant
GAWKER 392
Undated handwritten notes
GAWKER 393

interview
GAWKER 394-400
Redacted handwritten notes, dated December 14, 2012, of interview
GAWKER 401
FBI Form FD-302, dated January 9, 2013, regarding telephone call

with D. Houston
GAWKER 402-03
Consent to search and advice of rights, dated December 14, 2012
GAWKER 404-08
Redacted handwritten notes
GAWKER 409-14
FBI Form FD-302, dated December 17, 2012, regarding interview
GAWKER 415
FBI Form FD-302, dated January 3, 2013, regarding signed letter and
side agreement received from D. Houston
GAWKER 416-19
Redacted handwritten notes dated January 8, 2013
GAWKER 420-21
FBI Form FD-1057, dated January 3, 2013, enclosing handwritten

notes from sex tape, TMZ check, letter showing absence from work,
and FBI Form FD-597
GAWKER 422-23
FBI Form FD-1057, dated January 10, 2013, documenting meeting
GAWKER 424-26
FBI Form FD-302, dated January 10, 2013, regarding interview
GAWKER 427
Handwritten interview notes, dated February 4, 2013
GAWKER 428-29
FBI Form FD-302, dated February 6, 2013, regarding interview with

T. Bollea
GAWKER 430-45
GAWKER 446
FBI Form FD-1036, dated March 5, 2013, regarding memo written by

AUSA regarding the investigation
GAWKER 447
FBI Form FD-302, dated February 28, 2013, regarding FBI agents
reviewing discs
GAWKER 448
FBI Form FD-1057, dated March 19, 2013, regarding tolls uploading
GAWKER 449
FBI Form FD-1057, dated May 7, 2013, regarding tolls uploading
GAWKER 450
GAWKER 451
GAWKER 452
FBI Form FD-1057, dated May 14, 2013, regarding telephone call
with T. Bollea and D. Houston
GAWKER 453-55
FBI Form FD-1057 and notes regarding May 15, 2013 FBI Office of
Special Technology
GAWKER 456-57
FBI Form FD-1057, dated July 23, 2013, regarding case update for
case declination
GAWKER 458-61
D. Houston expenses and FBI Form FD-794, dated July 23, 2013, for
D. Houston expenses paid for by FBI
GAWKER 462-63
FBI Form FD-1057, dated August 1, 2013, regarding updating case

for Federal Grand Jury document return, case placed in pending
inactive status
GAWKER 464-65
FBI Form FD-1057, dated August 6, 2013, regarding payment to D.

Houston for expenses
10
GAWKER 466-67
August 13, 2013, expense payment forms signed by D. Houston
GAWKER 468
FBI Form FD-302, dated August 14, 2013, regarding payment to D.

Houston
GAWKER 469
FBI Form FD-302, dated November 4, 2013 regarding, unsealing and

copying of D. Houston check
GAWKER 470
Email dated March 5, 2014 from D. Houston to FBI regarding

Gawkers FOIA request
GAWKER 471
FBI Form FD-1036, dated March 6, 2014, regarding March 5, 2014

email from D. Houston
GAWKER 472-73
FBI Form FD-999, dated January 16, 2015, regarding discussion with
unknown Tampa Police Department Detective
GAWKER 474-76
FBI Form FD-999, dated January 21, 2015, regarding dissemination of

documents to Tampa Police Department
GAWKER 477
February 9, 2015 email from AUSA to FBI regarding release of

materials to local authorities
GAWKER 478
FBI Form FD-1036, dated February 11, 2015, regarding email with
AUSA
GAWKER 479
FBI Form FD-302, dated February 12, 2015, regarding evidence

provided to Tampa Police Department
GAWKER 480-82
FBI Form FD-999, dated February 13, 2015, regarding information

provided to Tampa Police Department
GAWKER 483
FBI Form FD-1057, dated February 24, 2015, regarding adding

envelope received from Tampa Police Department
GAWKER 484
FBI Form FD-340a, Evidence Log
GAWKER 485
Redacted FBI Form FD-340, dated October 15, 2012, regarding

receipt of evidence
GAWKER 486-89
GAWKER 490
Redacted FBI Form FD-340, dated October 15, 2012 regarding receipt
of evidence
GAWKER 491-93
11
GAWKER 494
Redacted FBI Form FD-340, dated October 22, 2012, regarding

receipt of evidence
GAWKER 495-508
GAWKER 509
Blank sheet with case file header
GAWKER 510-12
GAWKER 513
GAWKER 514-61
GAWKER 562
Redacted FBI Form FD-340, regarding receipt of evidence
GAWKER 563
GAWKER 564
Redacted FBI Form FD-340, regarding receipt of evidence
GAWKER 565
GAWKER 566
GAWKER 567
Redacted FBI Form FD-340 regarding receipt of evidence
GAWKER 568
GAWKER 569
GAWKER 570
GAWKER 571
Redacted Advice of Rights form dated December 14, 2012
GAWKER 572
GAWKER 573
Redacted Consent to Search form dated December 14, 2012
GAWKER 574
Unsigned, incomplete Certification of Search
GAWKER 575-81
GAWKER 582
GAWKER 583
Redacted December 17, 2012 letter from D. Houston to FBI
GAWKER 584
GAWKER 585-86

12
GAWKER 587
GAWKER 588
Envelope from D. Houston to FBI
GAWKER 589
GAWKER 590
GAWKER 591-92
GAWKER 593

receipt for property received.
GAWKER 594
GAWKER 595
Blank page dated December 20, 2012
GAWKER 596-97
GAWKER 598
GAWKER 599
Blank page dated December 20, 2012
GAWKER 600
GAWKER 601
Blank page dated December 20, 2012 with case file number
GAWKER 602
Page original - envelop (sic) that REDACTED handed me with note

from attny for work with case file number
GAWKER 603
GAWKER 604
Blank page dated December 20, 2012 with case file number
GAWKER 605
Redacted FBI Form FD-340a evidence sheet
GAWKER 606
Redacted FBI Form FD-340a regarding receipt of evidence
GAWKER 607
Redacted December 17, 2012 cover for draft transcript of recording of

December 14, 2012 meeting between D. Houston, T. Bollea, and
others
GAWKER 608-721
Redacted transcript of December 14, 2012 meeting with D. Houston,

T. Bollea, and others
GAWKER 722
13
GAWKER 723
Redacted December 13, 2012 letter scheduling deposition
GAWKER 724
Redacted October 22, 2012 cover for draft transcript of recording of

October 22, 2012
GAWKER 725-44
Redacted transcript of October 22, 2012 D. Houston telephone call
GAWKER 745
GAWKER 746

October 28, 2012
GAWKER 747-50
Redacted transcript of October 28, 2012 D. Houston telephone call
GAWKER 751
GAWKER 752
Redacted November 2, 2012 cover for draft transcript of recording of

November 2, 2012
GAWKER 753-73
Redacted transcript of November 2, 2012 D. Houston telephone call
GAWKER 774

December 5, 2012
GAWKER 775-87
Redacted transcript of December 5, 2012 D. Houston telephone call
GAWKER 788
GAWKER 789-92
GAWKER 793
GAWKER 794-98
GAWKER 799
GAWKER 800
Redacted FBI Form FD-340A regarding receipt of evidence
GAWKER 801
GAWKER 802
GAWKER 803 - 917
Redacted December 17, 2012 cover for draft transcript of meeting of

December 14, 2012, signed by T. Bollea on February 4, 2013, and
redacted transcript of December 14, 2012 meeting with D. Houston, T.
Bollea, and others, with T. Bollea notes
14
GAWKER 918
GAWKER 919
Redacted FBI Form FD-340 regarding destroyed FBI Form FD192As
GAWKER 920
Redacted FBI Form FD-192A, dated February 19, 2013, regarding

destroyed grand jury material
GAWKER 921
Redacted FBI Form FD-192A, dated January 31, 2013, regarding

GAWKER 922
Redacted FBI Form FD-192, dated January 17, 2013, regarding

GAWKER 923
GAWKER 924
GAWKER 925
GAWKER 926
GAWKER 927
GAWKER 928
Redacted FBI Form FD-340A, evidence log
GAWKER 929
Redacted FBI Form FD-340A regarding receipt of evidence
GAWKER 930-32
Redacted handwritten notes dated November 14, 2012
GAWKER 933
GAWKER 934-39
Redacted handwritten notes dated November 9, 2012
GAWKER 940
GAWKER 941
Redacted FBI Form FD-340A, evidence log
GAWKER 942
GAWKER 943-44
Redacted FBI Form FD-472, dated December 13, 2012, for recording
device on D. Houston
GAWKER 945-46
Redacted FBI Form FD-472, dated December 13, 2012, authorizing

CCTV recording of Sand Pearl meeting signed by T. Bollea
15
GAWKER 947-48

CCTV recording of Sand Pearl meeting signed by D. Houston
GAWKER 949-50

CCTV recording of Sand Pearl meeting
GAWKER 951-74
GAWKER 975
Redacted FBI Form FD-340A evidence log
GAWKER 976
GAWKER 977-78
GAWKER 979
GAWKER 980
GAWKER 981
GAWKER 982
GAWKER 983-84
Subpoena to testify before grand jury
GAWKER 985
GAWKER 986
GAWKER 987
GAWKER 988
Redacted envelope addressed to FBI
GAWKER 989
Redacted subpoena to testify before grand jury
GAWKER 990-92
GAWKER 993
GAWKER 994
GAWKER 995
Redacted Envelope addressed to FBI
GAWKER 996-98
GAWKER 999
GAWKER 1000
16
GAWKER 1001-03
GAWKER 1004
GAWKER 1005
GAWKER 1006
Redacted FedEx label to FBI address
GAWKER 1007
GAWKER 1008
GAWKER 1009
Redacted subpoena to testify before grand jury
GAWKER 1010-15
GAWKER 1016
GAWKER 1017
GAWKER 1018
Redacted envelope addressed to FBI
GAWKER 1019
GAWKER 1020
GAWKER 1021
GAWKER 1022
GAWKER 1023
GAWKER 1024
GAWKER 1025
GAWKER 1026-28
GAWKER 1029
GAWKER 1030-34
GAWKER 1035
GAWKER 1036
GAWKER 1037
17
GAWKER 1038
FBI Form FD-340A, evidence log
GAWKER 1039
GAWKER 1040
Redacted, undated handwritten notes of interview with C. Harder
GAWKER 1041
Redacted November 13, 2012 email
GAWKER 1042
Redacted November 13, 2012 email
GAWKER 1043
GAWKER 1044
Redacted page 2 of signed settlement agreement
GAWKER 1045-78
GAWKER 1079-80
Redacted December 11, 2012 emails to/from D. Houston
GAWKER 1081
Redacted November 10, 2012 email to D. Houston, and November 13,

2012 forward of email
GAWKER 1082-96
GAWKER 1097
Redacted Second page of email with no information
GAWKER 1098
Redacted November 6, 2012 emails to/from D. Houston
GAWKER 1099
Redacted November 6, 2012 email from D. Houston
GAWKER 1100
Redacted October 30, 2012 emails to/from D. Houston
GAWKER 1101
Redacted November 2, 2012 email to/from D. Houston
GAWKER 1102-07
GAWKER 1108
Redacted second page of email with no information
GAWKER 1109
Redacted October 25, 2012 email to/from D. Houston
GAWKER 1110
GAWKER 1111
Redacted October 19, 2012 email from D. Houston
GAWKER 1112-18
GAWKER 1119
Redacted October 19, 2012 email from D. Houston
GAWKER 1120
Blank Sentinel Working Copy page

18
GAWKER 1121-29
Redacted, undated typed notes
GAWKER 1130
Redacted July 5, 2013 Email
GAWKER 1131-34
GAWKER 1135
Redacted page 2 of typed notes
GAWKER 1136
Redacted typed notes
GAWKER 1137-41
GAWKER 1142-46
Redacted Handwritten notes with time codes
GAWKER 1147-51
GAWKER 1152
Redacted December 13, 2012 letter scheduling deposition
GAWKER 1153-72
GAWKER 1173
Redacted February 23, 2015 email
GAWKER 1175-78
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The Gawker Defendants Confidential

NOVEMBER 18, 2015 AMENDED ORDER*

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

Case No. 12012447CI-011

HEATHER CLEM, et al.,

Official FBI Statement of Mr. Clem

Official FBI Statement of Stephen Diaco, Mr. Clems Counsel

Mr. Clems Complaints Include Threats by the Sixers to Release

August 25, 2015

/s/ Gregg D. Thomas

David Houston, Esq.

Charles J. Harder, Esq.

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TERRY GENE BOLLEA professionally

Case No. 12012447 CI-011

HEATHER CLEM; GAWKER MEDIA, LLC

Honorable Pamela A.M. Campbell

April 23, 2014

Pinellas County Courthouse

Natalie W. Breaux, RPR, CRR

The transcript of confidential

proceedings, before Honorable Pamela A.M. Campbell,

beginning at 1:30 p.m., taken on the 23rd day of

April, 2014, at 545 First Avenue North, Room 300,

St. Petersburg, Florida, reported by Natalie W.

Breaux, Registered Professional Reporter, Certified

Realtime Reporter, and Notary Public in and for the

State of Florida at Large.

It was an extortion attempt

where somebody who had the video or a video

wanted Mr. Bollea to pay them off, and so he

reported this to the FBI, and the FBI --

This is the same tape?

It's the same time frame.

It's the same time frame

Same time frame?

about an extortion, but it's a Sex Tape.

If I could just finish.

The FBI wanted to have a sting

operation, and they set up a sting operation,