Declaration of Dianna L. Seaborn — Vitolo v. Guzman

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A Declaration of Dianna L. Seaborn filed May 16, 2021 as Document 18-1 in Jake's Bar and Grill LLC and Antonio Vitolo v. Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, No. 3:21-cv-00176-TRM-DCP, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. The signature block names Seaborn as Director, Office of Financial Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration; the declaration states Seaborn has worked at the SBA for over twenty years and is knowledgeable about the Restaurant Revitalization Fund ("RRF") program. Exhibit A is described as a screenshot of the RRF online application asking the applicant to self-certify whether it is at least 51 percent owned and controlled by women, veteran(s), and/or socially and economically disadvantaged individual(s). Exhibit B is described as a screenshot requesting optional demographic information.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE 
JAKE’S BAR AND GRILL LLC and 
ANTONIO VITOLO,  
Plaintiff, 
v. 
ISABELLA CASILLAS GUZMAN, 
Administrator, 
U.S. Small Business Administration, 
Defendant. 
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DECLARATION OF DIANNA L. SEABORN 
I, DIANNA L. SEABORN, hereby declare as follows: 
1. I have worked at the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) for over twenty years.  
I currently hold the position of Director of the Office of Financial Assistance in the 
Office of Capital Access. The Office of Capital Access is responsible for the operation of 
and development of policy for the SBA’s business loan programs authorized under the 
Small Business Act and the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (“RRF”) program authorized 
under the American Rescue Plan Act, among others.  As such, I am knowledgeable about 
the RRF program.   
2. The attached as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the RRF online 
application requesting that the Applicant self-certify if it is a small business concern at 
least 51 percent owned and controlled by one or more women, veteran(s), and/or socially 
and economically disadvantaged individual(s).    
3. The attached as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of a screenshot of the RRF online 
application requesting optional demographic information of the Applicant’s business
owner.  
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Pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the 
foregoing is true and correct. 
 
Executed on this 14th day of May, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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Dianna L. Seaborn 
Director, Office of Financial Assistance 
U.S. Small Business Administration 
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Exhibit A 
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Exhibit B 
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