1       BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

            2                   5901 GREEN VALLEY CIRCLE

            3                    CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA

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            8                     REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT

            9                        APRIL 26, 2012

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           23                          REPORTED BY:  JULI PRICE JACKSON

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            1                         P R E S E N T

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            3   For The Board                   Jerome E. Horton       
                of Equalization:                Chairman
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                                                Michelle Steel 
            5                                   Vice-Chairwoman
                
            6                                   Betty T. Yee
                                                Member
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                                                George Runner
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            9                                   Marcy Jo Mandel
                                                Appearing for John Chiang 
           10                                   State Controller      
                                                (per Government Code  
           11                                   Section 7.9)
                
           12                                   Joann Richmond
                                                Chief, Board          
           13                                   Proceedings Division
                
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            1                                   5901 GREEN VALLEY CIRCLE

            2                                   CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA

            3                                   APRIL 26, 2012

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            5            MR. HORTON:  Welcome back to the meeting of the 

            6   Board of Equalization.  

            7            Ms. Richmond, let's take up that last item.  

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            9               D1  LOH SUN INTERNATIONAL, INC., 

           10                KENT LA, NANCY LA, AND JOHN LA

           11                    NO. 480989, 506428 (ET)

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           13            MR. HORTON:  Members, discussion?  

           14            Hearing none, is there a motion?  Okay.

           15            MS. STEEL:  I have motion.  

           16            MR. HORTON:  Member Steel.  

           17            MS. STEEL:  Okay.  Adopt the staff 

           18   recommendations, but move to eliminate the liability of 

           19   John La and Loh Sun, that's my motion.  

           20            MR. HORTON:  Okay.  As stated, is there a 

           21   second?  

           22            Motion dies for lack of a second.  

           23            Subsequent motion?  

           24            MS. YEE:  Move to redetermine.  

           25            MR. HORTON:  Move to redetermine by Member Yee.  

           26   Second by Member -- 

           27            MS. MANDEL:  Okay.  

           28            MR. HORTON:  -- Mandel.  




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            1            MS. MANDEL:  You don't usually wait.  

            2            MR. HORTON:  Second by Member Mandel.        

            3            Objection?  

            4            MS. STEEL:  Objection.  

            5            MR. HORTON:  Objection noted.

            6            Ms. Richmond, please call the roll.

            7            MS. RICHMOND:  Mr. Horton?  

            8            MR. HORTON:  Aye.

            9            MS, RICHMOND:  Ms. Steel?  

           10            MS. STEEL:  No.  

           11            MS, RICHMOND:  Mr. Runner?  

           12            MR. RUNNER:  Aye.  

           13            MS, RICHMOND:  Ms. Yee?  

           14            MS. YEE:  Aye.  

           15            MS, RICHMOND:  Ms. Mandel?  

           16            MS. MANDEL:  Aye.  

           17            MS, RICHMOND:  Motion carries.

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            1            REPORTER'S CERTIFICATE.  

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            3   State of California    )

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            5   County of Sacramento   )

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            7            I, JULI PRICE JACKSON, Hearing Reporter for the 

            8   California State Board of Equalization certify that on 

            9   *datetaken I recorded verbatim, in shorthand, to the 

           10   best of my ability, the proceedings in the 

           11   above-entitled hearing; that I transcribed the shorthand 

           12   writing into typewriting; and that the preceding pages 1 

           13   through 4 constitute a complete and accurate 

           14   transcription of the shorthand writing.

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           16   Dated:  JULY 6, 2012

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           20                          JULI PRICE JACKSON

           21                          Hearing Reporter

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