Declaration of Michael Lorigas in Support of Admin Motion — Benworth Capital Partners, LLC v. Oto Analytics, LLC (Dkt. 3-1, N.D. Cal. No. 3:24-cv-04840)

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · No. 4:24-cv-04840-AMO · Doc. 3-1 · 2024-08-07 · Docket on CourtListener

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DECLARATION OF MICHAEL R. LORIGAS IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER’S
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER  
ANOTHER PARTY’S MATERIAL SHOULD BE SEALED 
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Daniel C. Girard (State Bar No. 114826) 
dgirard@girardsharp.com 
Simon S. Grille (State Bar No. 294914) 
sgrille@girardsharp.com  
GIRARD SHARP LLP  
601 California Street, Suite 1400  
San Francisco, CA 94108  
Telephone: (415) 981-4800 
Jorge L. Piedra (Florida Bar No. 88315) 
(Pro Hac Vice) 
jpiedra@kttlaw.com  
Dwayne A. Robinson (Florida Bar No. 99976) 
(Pro Hac Vice) 
drobinson@kttlaw.com  
Michael R. Lorigas (Florida Bar No. 123597) 
(Pro Hac Vice) 
mlorigas@kttlaw.com  
KOZYAK TROPIN & THROCKMORTON  
2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, 9th Floor  
Miami, Florida 33134  
Telephone: 305-372-1800 
Attorneys for Benworth Capital Partners, LLC 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 
BENWORTH CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, 
Petitioner, 
 
v. 
OTO ANALYTICS, LLC f/k/a OTO 
ANALYTICS, INC. d/b/a WOMPLY, 
Respondent. 
Case No. 3:24-cv-4840
DECLARATION OF MICHAEL R. 
LORIGAS IN SUPPORT OF 
PETITIONER’S ADMINISTRATIVE 
MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER 
ANOTHER PARTY’S MATERIAL 
SHOULD BE SEALED 
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DECLARATION OF MICHAEL R. LORIGAS IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER’S 
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER  
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I, Michael R. Lorigas, hereby declare under penalty of perjury: 
1. 
I am an attorney at the law firm of Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton and represent 
Petitioner Benworth Capital Partners, LLC (“Benworth”) in this action. I have personal knowledge of 
the facts stated in this declaration and, if called to do so, could and would testify competently thereto. 
2. 
I submit this declaration in support of Benworth’s Administrative Motion to Consider 
Whether Another Party’s Material Should Be Sealed. 
3. 
In the arbitration underlying this action, the arbitrator entered a Stipulated Protective 
Order. A copy of the Stipulated Protective Order is attached hereto as Exhibit 1. Paragraph 12.3 of the 
Stipulated Protective Order entered in the arbitration requires materials designated as “Confidential” 
(i.e., “Protected Material”) to be filed under seal. “Protected Material” includes information (regardless 
of how it is generated, stored or maintained) or tangible thing that contain trade secrets, proprietary 
business information, competitively sensitive information, personally sensitive or private information, 
or any other information, documents, or testimony not previously disclosed to the public. See Stipulated 
Protective Order, ¶¶ 2.2, 2.5, & 2.12. 
4. 
The following portions of Benworth Petition to Vacate Final Arbitration Award and 
certain materials contained within the accompanying Appendix, summarize or reflect the content of 
materials that Respondent Oto Analytics, LLC f/k/a Oto Analytics, Inc., d/b/a Womply (“Womply”) has 
claimed or may claim is confidential and subject to seal: 
 
Document 
Description 
Page/Line Nos. 
Petition 
Petition to Vacate Final Arbitration 
Award 
12:4-13; 12:26-27; 13:6-8; 
13:12-21; 13:23-14:8; 14:9-14; 
17:14-18:15; 18:27-19:8; 
21:13-23:24; 29:7-11; 33:19-
39:5; 42:18-19; 42:27-28; 
44:19-21; 45:25-28; 47:4-5; 
48:9-11; 49:6-11; 50:10-11; 
53:17-54:5; 55:16-21; 59:10-
11; 64:2-11; 64:15-18; 65:26-
27; 66:6-7. 
Appendix 
Oto Analytics, Inc. dba Worn ply vs. 
Benworth Capital Partners, LLC Case 
No. 1210038203 Docket Sheet 
App.5-22 
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DECLARATION OF MICHAEL R. LORIGAS IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER’S 
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER  
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Document 
Description 
Page/Line Nos. 
Appendix 
Letter to Arbitrator Brainerd Re Summary 
Disposition 
App.80-121 
Appendix 
Letter from Jorge L. Piedra to Arbitrator 
Brainerd in response to replies from 
Claimant 
App.122-261 
Appendix 
Order Re: Womply’s Emergency Request 
to Disclose Protected Materials and 
Womply’s Motion to Produce (Order No. 
5) 
App.262-65 
Appendix 
Joint Rule 20(A) Pre-Hearing Submission 
App.266-302 
Appendix 
Letter from Jorge L. Piedra to Arbitrator 
Brainerd re: update on determination of 
SBA 
App.303-04 
Appendix 
Letter Re: Disqualification of Arbitrator 
Brainerd 
App.305-327 
Appendix 
Benworth Capital Partners, LLC’s Pre-
Hearing Brief 
App.328-48 
Appendix 
Womply’s Rule 20(B) Pre-Hearing Brief 
App.349-96 
Appendix 
Arbitration Hearing Transcript Day 1 
App.397-760 
Appendix 
Arbitration Hearing Transcript Day 2 
App.761-1119 
Appendix 
Arbitration Hearing Transcript Day 3 
App.1120-1410 
Appendix 
Arbitration Hearing Transcript Day 4 
App.1411-1680 
Appendix 
Arbitration Hearing Transcript Day 5 
App.1681-2025 
Appendix 
Arbitration Hearing Transcript Day 6 
App.2026-2344 
Appendix 
Arbitration Hearing Transcript Day 7 
App.2345-2571 
Appendix 
Respondent/Counter-Claimant 
Benworth Capital Partners, LLC’s Post-
Hearing Brief 
App.2572-2615 
Appendix 
Womply’s Post-Hearing Brief 
App.2616-61 
Appendix 
Respondent/Counter-Claimant Benworth 
Capital Partners, LLC’s Response to 
Womply’s Post-Hearing Brief 
App.2662-80 
Appendix 
Arbitration Hearing Transcript Closing 
Arguments 
App.2681-2877 
Appendix 
Benworth's Motion to Stay 
App.2878-84 
Appendix 
Benworth’s Reply in Support of Motion to 
Stay 
App.2885-93 
Appendix 
Order Re Benworth's Motion to Stay 
Order No. 7 
App.2894 
Appendix 
Letter from A. Cheney to Arbitrator 
Brainerd Re Letter from the SBA 
App.2895-98 
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ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER  
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Document 
Description 
Page/Line Nos. 
Appendix 
Letter from Dwayne A. Robinson to 
Arbitrator Brainerd re: Third SBA 
Extension 
App.2899-2901 
Appendix 
Interim Award 
App.2902-56 
Appendix 
Benworth's Motion for Reconsideration 
App.2957-3037 
Appendix 
Benworth's Reply in Support of Motion 
for Reconsideration 
App.3038-53 
Appendix 
Order Re Benworth's Motion for 
Reconsideration and Further Proceedings 
- Order No. 8 
App.3054-61 
Appendix 
Benworth’s Response to Womply’s 
Motion for Benworth to Deposit Funds 
into an Escrow Account 
App.3062-3111 
Appendix 
Final Award 
App.3112-84 
Appendix 
Corrected Final Award 
App.3185-3257 
Appendix 
2/14/2021 Email from T. Scammell to M. 
Roth re PPP Fast Lane (JX030) 
App.3869-3914 
Appendix 
2/19/2021 Email from C. Capoccia to B. 
Navarro re Intro call: Womply and 
Benworth with attached Womply PPP 
Fast Lane with attachment (JX032) 
App.3915-25 
Appendix 
2/25/2021 Email from Bernie Navarro to 
Cory Capoccia re Agreement with 
attachments with attachment (JX035) 
App.3926-54 
Appendix 
3/18/2021 Email from Connie Spencer-
Adams to Toya De La Cruz re: Applying 
through Womply (JX060) 
App.3957-59 
Appendix 
4/15/2021 Email from Cory Capoccia to 
Bernie Navarro re Womply – Benworth 
countersigned agreement with attachment 
(JX123) 
App.3974-88 
Appendix 
11/30/2022 T. Scammell Decl. (JX323) 
App.3992-4000 
Appendix 
Video showing Womply PPP Application 
Process (JX337) 
App.4001 
Appendix 
Video showing Womply PPP Fast Lane 
(JX338) 
App.4002 
Appendix 
Womply Master Developer Agreement 
(JX339) 
App.4003 
Appendix 
Womply technology platform borrower-
facing screenshots (JX340) 
App.4015-17 
Appendix 
Screenshot of PPP loan application page 
(JX345) 
App.4018 
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ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER  
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Document 
Description 
Page/Line Nos. 
Appendix 
Screenshot of PPP loan application page 
(JX346) 
App.4019 
Appendix 
Womply Disclaimer re: Tax Documents 
Qualification Issue (JX355) 
App.4020 
Appendix 
Womply PPP Program - 03. Training - 
3.06 Application Process (JX356) 
App.4021 
Appendix 
12/8/2022 SBA Letter (JX374) 
App.4022-23 
5. 
Benworth takes no position as this time on whether any of these designated portions 
satisfy the requirements for sealing, and specifically reserves the right to challenge any designation 
under the Stipulated Protective Order as well as the propriety of sealing any of these materials under 
Civil Local Rule 79-5 and applicable law. 
 
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 7th day of 
August, 2024, in Miami, FL. 
 
/s/ Michael R. Lorigas  
 
 
     Michael R. Lorigas 
 
 
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ATTESTATION PURSUANT TO CIVIL LOCAL RULE 5-1(i)(3) 
I, Simon S. Grille, am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file 
this Declaration of Michael R. Lorigas in Support sf Petitioner’s Administrative Motion to Consider 
Whether Another Party’s Material Should be Sealed Pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3), I attest under 
penalty of perjury that concurrence in this filing has been obtained from counsel. 
 
/s/ Simon S. Grille 
 
 
Simon S. Grille 
 
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