Reply to Response — United States ex rel. James R. Berkley v. Ocean State, LLC (Dkt. 95-2, D.R.I.)

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The declaration of Ryan Moorman, a Kirkland & Ellis, LLP attorney for the defendants, in support of the defendants' reply in support of their motion for summary judgment, filed March 12, 2025 as Document 95-2 in C.A. No. 1:20-cv-00538-JJM-PAS in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. It itemizes D-Ex. 107, parts of the relator's supplemental answers to the defendants' second set of interrogatories, and D-Ex. 108, parts of the expert report of Gustavo Schwed, both filed under seal. The signature block and certificate of service are signed /s/ by Patricia K. Rocha of Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

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“Reply to Response — United States ex rel. James R. Berkley v. Ocean State, LLC (Dkt. 95-2, D.R.I.).” Original at archive.org. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/reply-to-response-united-states-ex-rel-james-r-berkley-v-ocean-state-l-5cd30edf7e/, SHA-256 f2421cd22fece4df27f122abede0b443ecbcb7f601a2f7525beaf45e9433ca41.

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Case 1:20-cv-00538-JJM-PAS Document 95-2 Filed 03/12/25 Page 1 of 4 PageID #:
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel.
JAMES R. BERKLEY,

Relator,

v.
C.A. No. 1:20-cv-00538-JJM-PAS
OCEAN STATE, LLC, NEW HARBOR
CAPITAL FUND LP, NEW HARBOR
CAPITAL FUND II LP, NEW HARBOR
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP,
BLUEPRINT TEST PREPARATION, LLC,
FYZICAL ACQUISITION HOLDINGS,
LLC,

Defendants.

DECLARATION OF RYAN MOORMAN IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT’S REPLY IN
SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

I, Ryan Moorman, do hereby declare the following under penalty of perjury:

1. I am an attorney at the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, and one of the attorneys

of record for the Defendants Ocean State, LLC, New Harbor Capital Fund LP, New Harbor

Capital Fund II LP, New Harbor Capital Management LP, Blueprint Test Preparation, LLC,

and Fyzical Acquisition Holdings, LLC. I am an attorney in good standing, admitted to

practice in the state court of Illinois, among other places, and admitted pro hac vice in this

court.

2. I submit this affidavit in support of Defendant’s reply in support of their motion for

summary judgment (“Reply”)

3. I make this declaration based on my personal knowledge, including my review of

pertinent documents, and without intention, authorization, or effect of waiving or
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compromising any privilege or immunity held by my clients. The documents referred to herein

and in other papers submitted herewith, denoted “D-Ex. #”, are itemized herein and annexed

hereto. In accordance with LR Cv 56(b), only the relevant portions of documents are included

in the exhibits. Markings have been inserted on some of the documents annexed hereto to

indicate pertinent material. Capitalized terms have the same meaning set forth in the Reply

and in Defendant’s Response to Relator’s Statement of Undisputed Material Facts in Support

of His Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, unless otherwise defined herein.

Exhibits Attached

4. Attached hereto as D-Ex. 107 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of Relator’s

Supplemental Answers to Defendants’ Second Set of Interrogatories, filed under seal.

5. Attached hereto as D-Ex. 108 is a true and correct copy of excerpts of the expert

report of Gustavo Schwed, filed under seal.

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Dated: March 12, 2025 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Patricia K. Rocha

Patricia K. Rocha (#2793)
procha@apslaw.com
Patrick N. Sampson (#9885)
psampson@apslaw.com
ADLER POLLOCK & SHEEHAN P.C.
One Citizens Plaza, 8th Floor
Providence, RI 02903-1345
Tel: (401) 274-7200
Fax: (401) 351-4607

Ryan Moorman (pro hac vice)
Patrick Weeks (pro hac vice)
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
333 West Wolf Point Plaza
Chicago, IL 60654
Tel: (312) 862-2000
Fax: (312) 862-2200
ryan.moorman@kirkland.com
patrick.weeks@kirkland.com

Attorney for Defendants Ocean State, LLC,
New Harbor Capital Fund LP, New Harbor
Capital Fund II LP, New Harbor Capital
Management LP, Blueprint Test Preparation,
LLC, and Fyzical Acquisition Holdings, LLC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I filed the foregoing through the ECF system on March 12, 2025, and
that notice will be sent electronically to all counsel of record for Case No. 1:20-cv-00538-JJM-
PAS.

/s/ Patricia K. Rocha
Patricia K. Rocha (#2793)
procha@apslaw.com
ADLER POLLOCK & SHEEHAN P.C.
One Citizens Plaza, 8th Floor
Providence, RI 02903-1345
Tel: (401) 274-7200
Fax: (401) 351-4607

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