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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL : Case No. 1:25-cv-07662

ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE :

REGISTERED HOLDERS OF BANC OF AMERICA :

MERRILL LYNCH COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE :

INC., MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE PASS- :

THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2021-KF116, :

:

Plaintiff, :

:

vs. :

:

KINGSBRIDGE REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC, :

KINGSBRIDGE REALTY II LLC, OLINVILLE :

REALTY LLC, OLINVILLE REALTY II LLC, :

UNDERHILL REALTY LLC, JOEL WIENER, and :

“JOHN DOE” NOS. 1-25, :

:

Defendants. :

:

The Names of the “John Doe” Defendants Being :

Fictitious and Unknown to Plaintiff, the Persons and :

Entities Intended Being Those Who Have Possessory :

Liens or Other Interests in, the Premises Herein

Described.

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CONFIDENTIALITY STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER

Pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure AND Rule 502 of the

Federal Rules of Evidence, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and among

Plaintiff Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Registered Holders of Banc

of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc., Multifamily Mortgage Pass-Through

Certificates, Series 2021-KF116 (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Kingsbridge Realty Associates LLC,

Kingsbridge Realty II LLC, Olinville Realty LLC, Olinville Realty II LLC, Underhill Realty LLC,

and Joel Wiener (collectively, “Defendants”; and together with Plaintiff, the “Parties”, each a

“Party”), by and through their undersigned counsel:

1. The provisions of this Confidentiality Stipulation and Protective Order

(“Confidentiality Order”) shall govern the production and handling of all information, material,

and documents (in electronic form or otherwise) disclosed during the course of this action (the

“Action”) by Plaintiff or Defendants, or by any non-party, including in connection with any

subpoena issued to non-party, depositions, interrogatories, requests for admissions, production of

documents for inspection and copying, correspondence between the Parties, and submissions to

the Court (“Protected Material”).

2. As used herein:

a. “Producing Party” shall mean any Party or any non-party producing

Protected Material.

b. “Receiving Party” shall mean any Party or any non-party receiving

Protected Material.

3. Designation of Information as CONFIDENTIAL. Any Party or non-party may

designate as “CONFIDENTIAL” any Protected Material that the Producing Party (or its counsel)

reasonably and in good faith believes to be confidential, including, but not limited to, the following

documents and tangible things produced or otherwise exchanged: personal information; medical

records; information implicating an individual’s legitimate expectation of privacy; trade secrets;

taxes or other financial records; accounting or financial statements (not including publicly

available statements); commercial, financing, pricing, budgeting, revenue, profit, or accounting

information; information about existing and potential customers; marketing studies and projects;

business strategies, decisions, or negotiations, compensation, evaluations, and employment

information; proprietary information about affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, and third-parties with

whom the parties have or have had business relationships; any other financial, commercial,

proprietary, or other business information that is non-public and sensitive in nature; sensitive

and/or confidential consumer information; or any other information whose disclosure could cause

an invasion of privacy or competitive business harm.

4. Designation of Information as CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY.

A Party may designate as “CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY” any Protected

Material that the Producing Party (or its counsel) reasonably and in good faith believes to contain

highly sensitive and/or proprietary information, including but not limited to documents or

information reflecting, containing, or derived from current confidential trade secrets, research,

development, pricing, production, cost, marketing, or customer information, the disclosure of

which, even limited to the restrictions placed on the information designated as

“CONFIDENTIAL,” could compromise and/or jeopardize the Producing Party’s competitive

business interests and thus warrants extraordinary protections.

5. The protections conferred by this Confidentiality Order cover not only Protected

Material, but also (a) any information copied or extracted from the Protected Material; (b) all

copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations of the Protected Material; and (c) any testimony,

conversations, submissions, or presentations by the Parties or their counsel that might reveal

Protected Material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the protections conferred by this

Confidentiality Order do not cover information that is already in the public domain or becomes

part of the public domain through trial or otherwise.

6. Manner of Designation. The designation of Protected Material as

“CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY” for the purposes of

this Confidentiality Order shall be made in the following manner:

a. in the case of deposition or other pretrial testimony, the Producing Party

shall either (i) make a statement on the record at the time of the disclosure;

or (ii) within 30 days of receiving a final deposition transcript, send a

written notice to counsel for all parties to this litigation identifying the

portions of the testimony to which the designation applies; and in both of

the foregoing instances, the Producing Party shall direct the court reporter

to affix the legend reflecting the appropriate designation to the first page

and all designated portions of the transcript, including all copies thereof; if

a party indicates at a deposition that the confidential information has been

disclosed in the deposition, the transcript in its entirety shall be treated as

confidential information for 30 days following receipt of the final

deposition transcript. All persons and parties in possession of a copy of a

designated deposition transcript shall appropriately mark it as containing

confidential information.

b. in the case of interrogatory responses, the Producing Party shall (i) state in

the main body of responses to the extent that the interrogatory at issue

requests information pertaining to Protected Material; (ii) set forth the

response to the interrogatory at issue in an addendum attached to the main

body of responses; and (iii) affix the legend reflecting the appropriate

designation to each page of that addendum;

c. in the case of Protected Material produced on CD, DVD or other electronic

storage medium, the Producing Party shall affix the legend reflecting the

appropriate designation to such electronic storage medium and each page or

unit of material; or

d. in the case of Protected Material produced in hard copy, the Producing Party

shall affix the legend reflecting the appropriate designation to each page so

designated.

e. in the case of Protected Material contained in submissions to the Court or

in correspondence between the Parties, the Producing Party shall affix the

legend reflecting the appropriate designation to each page so designated

and/or clearly indicate by use of the legend any Protected Material quoted

or referenced.

7. Protected Material, information derived therefrom, or any other documents or

materials reflecting or disclosing any Protected Material may only be used in this litigation and

shall not be used for any other purpose.

8. Disclosure of Protected Material Designated “CONFIDENTIAL”. Protected

Material designated “CONFIDENTIAL,” including any copies, notes, abstracts or summaries

thereof, shall be maintained in confidence by the Parties and shall not be disclosed to any other

person, except:

a. the Court and Court personnel, as appropriate;

b. witnesses, deponents or persons whom a Party’s counsel believes in good

faith may be deponents or trial fact witnesses, and their counsel;

c. each Party and its employees, officers, directors, representatives, members,

and affiliates; provided that, such persons are assisting the Party with, or

otherwise involved in, this Action;

d. each person identified in the Protected Material as an author or recipient

(including by copy) thereof in whole or in part, or person to whom counsel

reasonably and in good faith believe that the original or a copy of such

Protected Material was sent or otherwise made available prior to this

Action;

e. Court reporters or videographers, professional jury or trial consultants,

mock jurors, and professional vendors, employed in connection with this

Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for purposes of this

Action and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to be

Bound” (Exhibit A);

f. counsel for the Parties and counsel for any non-party that is a Producing

Party or a Receiving Party, including in-house and outside counsel, legal

assistants and other staff;

g. any mediator(s) or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,

mutually agreed upon by any of the Parties engaged in settlement

discussions;

h. experts, including necessary staff, retained by a Party or its counsel in

connection with this Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for

purposes of this Action and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and

Agreement to be Bound” (Exhibit A); and

i. any other person only upon order of the Court or with the written consent

of the Producing Party.

9. Every person given access to Protected Material designated “CONFIDENTIAL,”

information derived therefrom, or any other documents or materials reflecting or disclosing such

material, shall be advised that it is being disclosed pursuant and subject to the terms of this

Confidentiality Order and may not be disclosed by any person other than pursuant to the terms

hereof. All persons listed in Paragraph 8, subsections (b), (e), or (g)-(i) to whom a Party provides

access to Protected Material designated “CONFIDENTIAL,” information derived therefrom, or

any other documents or materials reflecting or disclosing any such material, shall execute a copy

of the certification attached hereto as Exhibit A before such access is provided and be advised that

he or she will be subject to the Confidentiality Order.

10. Disclosure of Protected Material Designated “CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEY’S

EYES ONLY”. With respect to Protected Material designated “CONFIDENTIAL—

ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY,” the documents and materials, and the information contained

therein, shall be kept confidential and shall not be communicated in any manner, either directly or

indirectly, to any person or entity other than a person or entity enumerated in Paragraph 8,

subsections (a), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), except with the express written consent of the Producing

Party. Accordingly, whenever any documents, information, or other materials designated as

“CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY” are to be discussed or disclosed in a

deposition, any Party claiming such confidentiality may exclude from the room any person who is

not entitled to receive documents, information, or other things designated as “CONFIDENTIAL—

ATTORNEYS EYES ONLY.” All persons listed in Paragraph 8, subsections (e), (g), or (h) to

whom a Party provides access to Protected Material designated “CONFIDENTIAL—

ATTORNEYS EYES ONLY,” information derived therefrom, or any other documents or

materials reflecting or disclosing any such material, shall execute a copy of the certification

attached hereto as Exhibit A before such access is provided and be advised that he or she will be

subject to the Confidentiality Order.

11. Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI). A Receiving Party shall not submit a

Producing Party’s Protected Material into any open generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) tool

that is available to the public. Protected Material may be submitted to a closed generative AI tool,

used within the Receiving Party’s firm or by a retained vendor, provided that the AI tool’s settings

(a) prevent the tool from learning the Protected Material or otherwise using such data to train or

improve models accessible to other customers or the public, or for any other purpose, (b) prevent

the tool from disclosing the Protected Material to any third party, including without limitation,

other developers or users of the tool, (c) allows for the deletion or destruction of any Protected

Material supplied to it or contained in responses generated by it, and (d) contractually and

expressly permits the Receiving Party, as a user, with the ability to remove or delete Protected

Information from such AI tool or platform upon request. The Receiving Party must take reasonable

steps to ensure such data and all Protected Material is not accessible to unauthorized persons and

is deleted or rendered inaccessible in the ordinary course of the tool’s data-retention practices after

the conclusion of the Action. In the event the Protected Information is provided to an AI tool that

cannot be set to prevent disclosure to third parties or to delete or otherwise destroy information

submitted to it or generated by it, it shall be considered disclosure to a third party under the terms

of this Confidentiality Order.

12. Filing of Protected Material. Protected Material designated “CONFIDENTIAL” or

“CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY,” shall, if filed with or presented to the Court,

be filed under seal in accordance with Rule 4 of the Court’s Individual Rules and Practices in Civil

Cases and the Local Rules of the Southern District of New York, unless otherwise ordered by the

Court. In the event that any Protected Material is used in any court proceeding in this Action or

any appeal therefrom, said Protected Material shall not lose its status as “CONFIDENTIAL” or

“CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY,” through such use.

13. Sealing Procedures. Documents may be redacted or filed under seal only as

provided by Rule 4 of the Court’s Individual Rules and Practices in Civil Cases:

Filing Sealed or Redacted Documents. Where a party seeks leave to

file a document under seal or in redacted form, the party shall file a

letter-motion seeking leave to do so on ECF in accordance with

Standing Order 19-MC-583 and Section 6 of the S.D.N.Y. ECF

Rules and Instructions. The letter-motion itself shall be filed in

public view, should explain the reasons for seeking to file the

document under seal or in redacted form, and should not include

confidential information. Any application to file a document under

seal or in redacted form must demonstrate that the standards for

sealing have been met and specifically address Lugosch v. Pyramid

Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2006) and any other

controlling authority. The movant also may file a memorandum of

law and an affidavit or affidavits in support of the request for sealing

or redacting. If approval for redactions is sought, the application

shall also include a proposed redacted version of the document in

question for public docketing.

When a party seeks leave to file a document under seal or in redacted

form on the ground that an opposing party or third party has

requested it, the opposing party or third party must file publicly on

ECF, within three business days, a letter explaining the need to seal

or redact the document.

In the event there are grounds for sealing or redacting that cannot be

publicly disclosed, a party may file under seal on ECF (with

appropriate level of restriction) additional briefing further

explaining those grounds, along with a justification for the sealing

of that briefing.

The subject document, in unredacted form, shall be

contemporaneously filed under seal on ECF (with the appropriate

level of restriction) and electronically related to the motion (or to the

relevant Court order if the Court previously granted leave to file the

document under seal). Note that the summary docket text, but not

the document itself, will be open to public inspection and therefore

should not include confidential information sought to be filed under

seal.

When a party seeks to file a document in redacted form, the party

also shall e-mail to Chambers

(CronanNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov) and to the

Courtroom Deputy, Meghan Henrich

(Meghan_Henrich@nysd.uscourts.gov) an unredacted copy of the

document highlighting the proposed redactions.

14. Challenging a Confidentiality Designation. Any Party may challenge, at any time,

the designation of Protected Material as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL—

ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY” by providing written notice to the Party or non-party that

designated the Protected Material as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEY’S

EYES ONLY” that the notifying Party does not concur with the designation. If the Party or non-

party that made the designation does not agree to declassify such document or material within 14

business days, any Party may move the Court for an order changing the classification of, or

declassifying, that Protected Material. During the pendency of such motion, such Protected

Material shall continue to be treated according to its designation. The Producing Party has the

burden to show good cause that the documents or materials require continuing protection according

to its designation.

15. Any person receiving Protected Material designated “CONFIDENTIAL” or

“CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY” shall exercise reasonable care to prevent any

disclosure of such Protected Material other than pursuant to the provisions of this Confidentiality

Order. The Producing Party’s rights and remedies with respect to any disclosure of Protected

Material in contravention of the provisions of this Confidentiality Order are hereby reserved.

16. Unauthorized Disclosure. Protected Material that is disclosed in contravention of

the provisions of this Confidentiality Order (through inadvertence or otherwise) shall continue to

be protected by the provisions hereof. Upon learning of the disclosure of Protected Material in

contravention of the provisions of this Confidentiality Order, the party that made the disclosure

shall promptly: (i) give written notice of the disclosure to the Producing Party, which notice shall

include a specific description of the improperly disclosed Protected Material; (ii) give written

notice to the recipient of the improperly disclosed Protected Material (the “Improper Recipient”);

(iii)provide the Improper Recipient with a copy of this Confidentiality Order and request that the

Improper Recipient return the Protected Material; (iv) request, in writing which may be via e-mail,

such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” that is

attached hereto as Exhibit A; (v) give written notice of the Improper Recipient’s response to the

Producing Party; (vi) make reasonable good faith efforts to retrieve the improperly disclosed

Protected Material and all copies thereof (including summaries, excerpts, notes and any other

information derived therefrom); and (vii) give written notice to the Producing Party of the result

of such efforts. The Producing Party’s rights and remedies with respect to any such improper

disclosure are hereby reserved.

17. Subpoena or Other Legal Process for Protected Material. If any Receiving Party

having received Protected Material designated “CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL—

ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY”: (a) is subpoenaed in another action or proceeding, (b) is served

with a discovery demand in another action, or (c) is served with any other legal process by a non-

party to this litigation seeking Protected Material designated “CONFIDENTIAL” or

“CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY,” the Receiving Party shall, unless prohibited

by law, provide actual written notice, by hand, electronic mail or facsimile transmission, within

three (3) business days of receipt of such subpoena, demand, or legal process, to the Producing

Party’s counsel, who may seek a protective order precluding disclosure. Upon receiving written

notice, the Producing Party will have a reasonable opportunity to object to the disclosure, where

possible, at least ten (10) days before production or other disclosure of the Protected Material. In

no event shall production or disclosure be made before notice is given unless required by court

order. If the Producing Party makes a motion to quash or modify the subpoena or order, then the

Receiving Party shall comply with applicable law or the order of the court having jurisdiction over

such subpoena, order, or motion. If no such motion is made, despite notice and a reasonable

opportunity to object, the Receiving Party is entitled to comply with the subpoena or order.

18. Producing Party’s Treatment of Protected Material. This Confidentiality Order has

no effect upon, and shall not apply to, the Producing Party’s use of its own Protected Material for

any purpose, unless that Producing Party’s own Protected Material is also the Protected Material

of any other Party; provided, however, any Protected Material which was in the first instance

created by or collected for the benefit of the Producing Party shall not become Protected Material

of any other Party. Without derogating from the foregoing, nothing herein shall impose any

restrictions on the use or disclosure, by a Party, of any Protected Material that was obtained

lawfully by such Party independently of the discovery proceedings in this litigation. The burden

to establish that fact shall be on the Party asserting that the Protected Material was obtained

independently and not also the Protected Material of any other Party (other than in the case of

Protected Material which was in the first instance created by or collected for the benefit of the

Producing Party). In addition, documents previously filed as exhibits to any pleading or

declaration in this action shall not be Protected Material.

19. No Waiver. Nothing herein shall require the production of documents, things or

other information that any Party contends is protected from disclosure by the attorney-client

privilege, the work-product doctrine, or any other applicable privilege.

20. Notice of Inadvertent Disclosure. This Order is entered pursuant to Rule 502(d) of

the Federal Rules of Evidence. Inadvertent or unintentional disclosure of information subject to the

attorney-client privilege, work-product doctrine, bank examination privilege, bank secrecy act, or any

other applicable privilege or immunity (“Privileged Material”) shall not be deemed a waiver in whole

or in part of any previously mentioned privilege or other applicable immunity or doctrine, either as to

the specific information disclosed or as to the same or related subject matter. If a Party has produced

documents or information that it subsequently claims is Privileged Material, the receiving party (the

“Party Receiving Privileged Material”), upon written or oral request, shall promptly return it within

three (3) business days of its discovery of said inadvertent disclosure, including all copies, and

promptly destroy any notes concerning it. The Party Receiving Privileged Material may not refuse

to return the material. Upon receipt of the returned materials, the Producing Party promptly shall

provide a written good-faith explanation of the basis for the privilege claim or claim of immunity.

If the Party Receiving Privileged Material wants to challenge the claim of inadvertent or

unintentional production or the claim of privilege or immunity from disclosure, it must first return

the material, then confer and provide written notice to the Producing Party identifying with

particularity the reasons for the challenge. If the parties cannot resolve the dispute within fourteen

(14)business days, the Party Receiving Privileged Material may move the Court for an appropriate

order. The Designating Party bears the burden of establishing the privileged nature of any

inadvertently produced information or material. The disputed material shall be treated as privileged

until a ruling is issued on such motion or other resolution of the dispute. Notwithstanding the

foregoing, to the extent there is a dispute regarding the privileged status of Privileged Material,

the Privileged Material may be provided to the Court for in camera inspection. Under no

circumstances shall a Party Receiving Privileged Material have continued access to the Privileged

Material in question during the pendency of the motion, nor shall any Privileged Material be

included on the publicly available record prior to a determination by the Court that it is improperly

designated. This Order shall be interpreted to provide the maximum protection allowed by Federal

Rule of Evidence 502(d).

21. Reservation of Rights. This Confidentiality Order is entered into without prejudice

to the right of any Party or non-party to seek relief from, or modification of, this Confidentiality

Order or any provisions thereof by properly noticed motion to the Court or to challenge any

designations of confidentiality as inappropriate under applicable law.

22. Continuing Effect of Order. This Confidentiality Order shall continue to be binding

after the conclusion of the Action except (a) that there shall be no restriction on documents that

are used as exhibits in Court (unless such exhibits were filed under seal); and (b) that a Receiving

Party may seek the permission of the Producing Party or further order of this Court with respect to

dissolution or modification of this Confidentiality Order. The provisions of this Confidentiality

Order shall, absent prior written consent of the parties, continue to be binding after the conclusion

of this Action.

23. Return of Information. Within 60 days after receiving notice of the entry of an

order, judgment or decree finally disposing of this litigation, including all appeals, counsel of

record for the Parties shall secure the return of all Protected Material designated

“CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” and all copies

thereof and notes, abstracts or summaries therefrom, including written confirmation to the

Producing Party that the Protected Material was deleted from any litigation support or other

database, from all persons to whom such materials were disclosed under the terms of this

Confidentiality Order, and shall return them to counsel for the Producing Party, except that counsel

may retain their work product, copies of Court filings and official transcripts and exhibits, provided

that the Protected Material contained therein will continue to be treated as provided herein.

Alternatively, a Receiving Party may certify to the Producing Party that all such information has

been destroyed.

24. Amendments. This Confidentiality Order may be altered or modified only by

written agreement among the Parties or by order of the Court upon motion by any Party. A Party

seeking to modify, extend or terminate this Confidentiality Order shall notify opposing counsel

and counsel shall meet and confer concerning the proposed modification, extension or termination

within ten (10) business days of any request for same. The Parties may modify, extend or terminate

this Confidentiality Order without leave of Court. However, if a party’s request is not agreed to

during the conference, or within any such extended period as agreed to by the Parties, the Party

seeking such modification, extension or termination shall within ten (10) business days of the

expiration of the meet and confer period, as extended if applicable, file a motion with the Court to

resolve the dispute.

25. Additional Protections. Any Party seeking different or additional protection other

than as provided herein shall promptly file a motion seeking such additional protection, if the

Parties cannot reach an agreement as to the different or additional protection sought, under the

same procedure provided for under Paragraph 24, above. Until such motion is resolved by the

Court, any Protected Material already produced for which a Party seeks different or additional

protection other than as provided herein shall be made available only to the Receiving Party or

attommeys, unless the Court permits otherwise.

26. Counterparts. This Confidentiality Order may be executed in counterparts which

together shall constitute one document. Any Defendant added by name to this case after the “so

ordering” of this Confidentiality Order shall be bound by it without having to execute it.

27. Discretion of the Court. The Parties acknowledge that the Court retains discretion

as to whether, in Orders or Opinions, to afford confidential treatment to information that the Parties

have redacted, sealed, or designated as confidential.

/s/ Aaron B. Lauchheimer /s/ Gary F. Eisenberg

Aaron B. Lauchheimer Gary F. Eisenberg

Latisha V. Thompson LaMarte Williams, Jr.

MORRISON COHEN LLP PERKINS COIE LLP

909 Third Avenue, 27th Floor 1155 Avenue of the Americas, 22nd Floor

New York, NY 10022 New York, NY 10036

Tel: (212) 735-8745 Tel: 212.262.6900

alauchheimer@morrisoncohen.com GEisenberg@perkinscoie.com

Ithompson@morrisoncohen.com LaMarteWilliams@perkinscoie.com

Attorneys for Defendants Kingsbridge Realty Attorneys for Plaintiff Wilmington Trust,

Associates LLC, Kingsbridge Realty IT LLC, National Association, as Trustee for the

Olinville Realty LLC, Olinville Realty IILLC, Registered Holders of Banc of America

Underhill Realty LLC, and Joel Wiener Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Inc.,

Multifamily Mortgage Pass-Through

Certificates, Series 2021-KF 116

So Ordered:

Vl

HON. JOHN P. CRONAN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Date: June 4, 2026

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EXHIBIT A

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

I,_______________________________, as the ________________________, for

and on behalf of _____________________________, including its agents, employees,

representatives, contractors, principals, and owners that may receive access to Protected Material

declare under penalty of perjury that I have read in its entirety and understand the Stipulated

Protective Order (the “Protective Order”) that was issued by the U.S. District Court for the

Southern District of New York on _______________________, 20__, in Wilmington Trust

National Association v. Kingsbridge Realty Associates LLC, Case No. 1:25-cv-07662. I agree to

comply with and to be bound by all terms of this Protective Order and I understand and

acknowledge that failure to so comply could expose me to sanctions and punishment, including

without limitation, in the nature of contempt. I solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any

manner any information or item that is subject to this Stipulated Protective Order to any person or

entity except in strict compliance with the provisions of the Protective Order.

I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court for the

Southern District of New York for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this Stipulated Protective

Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after termination of this action.

Date: _________________________

City and state where sworn and signed: _______________________________

Printed name: _______________________________

Signature: _______________________________

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