Declaration of Alexander L Cheney — Benworth Capital Partners, LLC v. Oto Analytics, LLC (Dkt. 25-2, 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. 25-2 · 2024-08-26 · Docket on CourtListener

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DECLARATION OF ALEXANDER L. CHENEY IN SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION TO PETITION TO VACATE  
CASE NO. 3:24-cv-4840-AMO 
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP 
Alexander L. Cheney (SBN 302157) 
 acheney@willkie.com 
333 Bush Street 
San Francisco, CA 94104 
Telephone: 
(415) 858-7400 
 
Attorney for Respondent 
Oto Analytics, LLC 
BENWORTH CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, 
Petitioner, 
v. 
OTO ANALYTICS, LLC, 
Respondent. 
 Case No. 3:24-cv-4840-AMO  
 
DECLARATION OF ALEXANDER L. 
CHENEY IN SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION 
TO PETITION TO VACATE FINAL 
ARBITRATION AWARD 
 
Hon. Araceli Martínez-Olguín 
Case 4:24-cv-04840-AMO     Document 25-2     Filed 08/26/24     Page 1 of 3

 
 
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I, Alexander L. Cheney, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, declare as follows: 
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I am a member in good standing of the bars of California and New York.  I am 
admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.  I 
am a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, counsel for Respondent Oto Analytics, LLC (f/k/a 
Oto Analytics, Inc. d/b/a Womply) (“Womply”).  
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I respectfully submit this declaration to provide this Court with certain materials 
cited in Womply’s Opposition to Petition to Vacate Final Arbitration Award.  This declaration is 
based on my personal knowledge or information provided to me.   
DOCUMENTS 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of the U.S. Small Business 
Administration’s Standard Operating Procedure, 50 10 6, Lender and Development Company 
Loan Programs, effective October 1, 2020. 
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true and correct copy of Benworth Capital 
Partners LLC’s (“Benworth”) Motion to Disqualify William M. Manger, Jr., as Womply’s Expert 
Witness or, in the Alternative, to Strike his Opinions, dated January 25, 2023, in the JAMS 
arbitration styled Oto Analytics, Inc. d/b/a Womply v. Benworth Capital Partners, LLC, JAMS 
Ref. No. 1210038203 (the “Arbitration”). 
5. 
Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is a true and correct copy of the Arbitrator’s Order, 
dated May 2, 2023. 
ADDITIONAL FACTS 
6. 
On February 20, 2024, the Arbitrator in the Arbitration issued an Order requiring 
that Womply promptly transmit copies of loan files to Benworth.  (Petition to Vacate Final 
Arbitration Award App’x 3054–3061.)  Womply consented to a declaratory judgment on its 
obligation to provide loan files to Benworth.  Womply complied with the Arbitrator’s order and 
delivered the loan files to Benworth on June 12, 2024. 
 
I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California and the United 
States that the foregoing is true and correct. 
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Executed at San Francisco, California on this 26th day of August 2024. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: August 26, 2024 
WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP 
 
By: /s/ Alexander L. Cheney 
 
Alexander L. Cheney 
 
Attorney for Respondent 
Oto Analytics, LLC 
Case 4:24-cv-04840-AMO     Document 25-2     Filed 08/26/24     Page 3 of 3

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