10 at 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 REPORTER'S RECORD VOLUME 1 OF 1 VOLUME CAUSE NO. 141-307474-19 TOYE and FUNIMATION PRODUCTIONS, LLC VICTOR MIGNOGNA, X IN THE DISTRICT CouRT x Plaintifé, x x vs. X 141ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT x MONICA RIAL, RONALD x x a x x Defendants. TARRANT COUNTY. TEXAS HEARING BE IT REMEMBERED that on the 17th day of September, 2019, the following proceedings came on to be heard in the above-entitled and -numbered cause before the Honorable John P. Chupp, judge presiding, held in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. The proceedings were reported by machine shorthand. omushave #5300030 Tina Fett, CSR Official Court Reporter 1418t District Court1 APP ARANC 2] APPEARING FOR PLAINTIFFS: 3) Mr. An Lee Hsu State Bar No. 24078699 4|MaRTINEZ ssu 4001 W. Airport Freeway 5| Suite 150 Bedford, Texas 76021 6| Telephone: (682) 224-7810 Facsimile: (682) 730-8998 7| ahsu@mhlegalgroup.com | -and- g|ur. Ty Beard State Bar No. 00796181 10] Mr, Jim Bullock State Bar No. 00795271 Ms. Carey-Elisa Christie State Bar No. 24103218 12| BEARD HARRIS BULLOCK HUGHES 100 Independent Pl. 13] Suite 101 Tyler, Texas 75703 14] Telephone: (903) 509-4900 Facsimill (903) 5094908 15] ty@beardandharris.com carey@beardandharris.com 16| jim@beardandharris.com 17] APPEARING FOR D! FUNIMATION PRODUC DANT, IONS, LLC: 18 Mr. John Volney 1g] State Bar No. 24003118 LYNN PINKER COX & HURST, 20| 2100 Ross Avenue Suite 2700 21] Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephon. (214) 981-3800 22| Facsimile: (214) 981-3839 jvolney@lynnllp.com wishinecenion ‘oobaldorsteard Tina Fett, CSR Official Court Reporter 141st District Court10 a 12 13 14 16 17 1s 23 24 25 APPEARANCES (Con| APPEARING FOR DEFENDANTS, MONICA RIAL AND RONALD TOYE: Mr. J. Sean Lemoine State Bar No. 24027443 WICK PHILLIPS 3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 100 Dallas, Texas 75204 Telephone: (214) 692-6200 Facsimil (214) 692-6255 sean. lemoine@wickphillips.com ethan.minshull@wickphillips.com APPEARING FOR DEFENDANT, JAMIE MARCHT: Mr. Samuel Harris “Sam" Johnson State Bar No. 24065507 JOHNSON & SPARKS, PLLC 7161 Bishop Road, Suite 220 Plano, Texas 75024 Telephone: (972) 918-5274 csimile: (972) 918-5274 sam@johnsonsparks.com ‘tahattexesbarexam Tina Fett, CSR Official Court Reporter 141st District Court nastengrter22 23 24 CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX VOLUME 1 of 1 VOLUME TUESDAY, BER 17, 2019 PAGE VOL. Caption ....... ee eeeeeeee ee 7 21 App: 1 Proceedings - 8 2 Adjournment 10 01 Reporter's Certificate woo Hemousooccast Henschoobenkriptey Tina Fett, CSR Official Court Reporter 1418t District Court1 RO CEE Dt IN Ges) 2 (Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 1:30 p.m.) 3 * 4 THE COURT: I have handed all counsel 5] of record some documents that were sent to me by the 6] Sheriff's Department. And, like I said, T want y'all 7|to be aware that this is out there, if you're not | aware of it. 9 I don't know if there is any potential 10] threats to you as lawyers or your clients, but I think 11] you need to be aware of it. 12 I think there is a community out t , that is interested in this case. It 1g]ic might be - I mean, this isn't a TV show. This is 1s|real life stuff. This isn't an anime cartoon or 16| something like that, and I don't know if people can 17| distinguish between the two. 18 So what I'm trying to say is I think ig|ytall may owe a duty to this community, since ytall's 20] clients are a part of it, to try to get this case 21| worked out. 22 Is anybody opposed to trying to get 23] this case worked out? 24 Y'all can speak. She's typing. 25 MR. BEARD: No, Your Honor. Hom ‘tspeddouche Tina Fett, CSR Official Court Reporter 141st District Court10 1 12 13 14 22 23 24 25 THE COURT: Okay. There is @ lawyer in town that handles some -- he handles some mediations that are a little more sensitive and deal with other issues other than just legal issues. 1 think this case deals with things other than legal issues, obviously, because people are invested in it, for some reason. His name is David Seidler. So I'm going to order you to go see David Seidler. I'll give you the information. and you need to do it before October 3rd, because I still have to rule on the rest of the motions by October 6th, I believe, or 5th. The 3rd is a Thursday, so that will allow me to rule on Friday if y'all don't get this worked out. Is everybody still here? I mean, I don't remember who represents who. Who do you represen MR. LEMOINE: Monica Rial and Ron Toye. THE COURT: And you are? VOLNEY: I'm Funimation, Your Honor. THE COURT: You're Funimation, okay. JOHNSON: I'm Jamie Marchi, Your Honor. ‘#spergnought sbankruptianyer Tina Fett, CSR Official Court Reporter 141st District Court10 12 13 15 16 Seidler, offices? somewhere from Tyler somewhere easier on get a copy, want them either, set up obviously COURT: And you're Jamie Marchi, Okay. So y'all need to call David something with him. Where are your vou! JOHNSON: Yes, Plano. COURT: Okay. He might drive I don't know. Because y'all 1) right? MR. BEARD: Q cour’ Okay. He might meet y'all in Dal as I don't know. If that makes it you, you might ask him that. He's -- well, his address is not on he's downtown. So here's an order, come on up. But, again, just make sure your clients that this stuff is going on, and I don't to get h you guys to get just be aware of your surroundings. HNSON: And, Your Honor, if I ‘itngotuname Tina Fett, CSR Official Court Reporter 141st District Court10 iL 12 13 14 15 16 a7 18 19 20 2a 22 23 24 25 may. This includes Jamie Marchi? The Court ruled to miss all of the claims against her. I just want to make sure that -- THE COURT: I mean, I think she should show up, because there's no guarantee you're not going to be back here in three months on an appeal. MR. JOHNSON: I agree. The reas: asked, I have a vacation letter for next week on file, so just -- that was why I was asking. THE COUR’ somebody with settlement authority is all I'm asking for, so what -- what law firm are you with? MR. JOHNSON: TI have my own firm, Your E COURT: Oh, you do, okay. oy JOENSON: Yes, but IT have other counse] that works for us. THE COURT Based upon her standing in the case, she may be in better position than some, but, I mean, I think if it happens to work out, you can do it by phone, I don't care. MR. JOHNSON: Okay. THE COURT: If you need to, or have somebody else there to be available or something. MR. JOHNSON: And I'll be back before ‘Houcklightyear ‘obankrypcyandbeyond Tina Fett, CSR Official Court Reporter 141st District Court10 1 12 13 14 the 3rd. COURT: See what y'all can work out. MR. JOHNSON: Yes, sir. THE COURT: I mean, there's no telling what the appellate court is going to do. MR. JOHNSON: Right. COURT: I rule on stuf£, and sometimes they side with me and sometimes they don't. And that's just the way it goes. I don't take it personally. That's just -- they may have different feelings on stuff. But before I rule on the rest of it, I'd rather you try to get this worked out. I think y'all have the opportunity to heal the community by doing something that y'all can all agree on, as opposed to having me do something, and then y'all having to appeal it, and go through all that process, and it just comes back here again. I mean, this could go on years. I'd rather just, obviously, see the community of anime get healed and move on and do what you need to do. So that's all I needed. 1 wanted to tell y'all in person, because I thought it was snotineterctents #20040m Tina Fett, CSR Official Court Reporter 141st District Courterious with rega is out wld be much m But just watch your back MR. MR. THE All right. Y'all have a good day sontrecite 1#89problemsbutasonaint? Tina Fett, CSR Official Court Reporter 141st District Court10 ay 12 13 24 25 TRE STATE OF COUNTY OF TARR, hee 84 I, Christina Fett, Official Court Reporter in and for the 141st District Court, State of Texas, County of Tarrant, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing contains a true and correct transcription of all portions of evidence and other proceedings requested in writing by counsel for the parties to be included in this volume of the reporter's record in the aforementioned cause, all of which occurred in open court or in chambers and were reported by me. I FURTHER CERTIFY that this reporter's record of the proceedings truly and correctly reflects the exhibits, if any, admitted by the respective parties. I FURTHER CERTIFY that I have no financial interest in the matters shown herein, and that I am not related to any of the parties or their counse I FURTHER CERTIFY that the total cost for the preparation of this reporter's record of the x proceedings is $50.00, and was paid by Plaintiff. WITW September, 2019. S$ MY OFFICIAL AND this the 18th day of /s/Chris Christina Fett, Texas CSR 4590 CSR Expires 12-31-19 Official Court Reporter, 141st District Court Tom Vandergriff Civil Courts Building 100 N. Calhoun, 3rd Floor Fort Worth, Texas 76196-0402 Telephone 817-884-1423 Facsimile 817-850-2944 ‘toatcemepopehatsenpai Hloveyout Tina Fett, CSR Official Court Reporter 141st District Court