Case 2:18-cv-02217-SJO-FFM Document 5 Filed 03/16/18 Page 1 of 2 Page ID #:60 1 HARDER LLP 2 3 4 5 6 CHARLES J. HARDER (CA Bar No. 184593) RYAN J. STONEROCK (CA Bar No. 247132) 132 S. Rodeo Drive, Fourth Floor Beverly Hills, California 90212 Telephone: (424) 203-1600 Facsimile: (424) 203-1601 Email: CHarder@HarderLLP.com Email: RStonerock@HarderLLP.com 7 8 Attorneys for Defendant DONALD J. TRUMP 9 10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 11 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 STEPHANIE CLIFFORD a.k.a. 13 STORMY DANIELS a.k.a. PEGGY 14 PETERSON, an individual, 15 Plaintiff, 16 17 v. 18 DONALD J. TRUMP a.k.a. DAVID DENNISON, an individual, ESSENTIAL CONSULTANTS, LLC, a 20 Delaware Limited Liability Company, and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, 19 Case No. 2:18-CV-02217 [Removal from Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC696568] JOINDER OF DEFENDANT DONALD J. TRUMP IN NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF ACTION BY DEFENDANT ESSENTIAL CONSULTANTS, LLC Action Filed: March 6, 2018 21 22 Defendants. 23 24 25 26 27 28 JOINDER IN NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF ACTION Case 2:18-cv-02217-SJO-FFM Document 5 Filed 03/16/18 Page 2 of 2 Page ID #:61 1 Defendant Donald J. Trump hereby joins in defendant Essential Consultants, 2 LLC’s (“EC”) Notice of Removal to this Court of the state court action described in 3 said Notice of Removal. Mr. Trump is, and at the time of the Complaint being filed 4 and all intervening times was, a resident of the District of Columbia, and is a 5 permanent resident, citizen and domiciliary of the State of New York. Mr. Trump is 6 not now, and was not at the time of the Complaint being filed or during any 7 intervening times, a citizen of the State of California or a citizen of the State of Texas. 8 This action arises out of allegations made by Plaintiff Clifford, an adult-film 9 actress and exotic dancer, against EC and Mr. Trump, and a written settlement 10 agreement related thereto that contains a broad arbitration provision (the “Arbitration 11 Agreement”). Mr. Trump intends to join in EC’s anticipated Petition to Compel 12 Arbitration under the Arbitration Agreement. 13 Mr. Trump intends to pursue his rights to the fullest extent permitted by law. 14 Mr. Trump has not been served with the summons or complaint in this action. 15 16 17 18 19 20 Dated: March 16, 2018 HARDER LLP By: /s/ Charles J. Harder CHARLES J. HARDER Attorneys for Defendant DONALD J. TRUMP 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -2JOINDER IN NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF ACTION