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TI1e Honorable Richard A. Jones
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6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
7 AT SEATTLE
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STATE OFWASHINGTOK, CITIZENS
9 OF THE EBEY'S RESERVE FOR A
HEALTIIY, SAFE AND PEACEFUL NO. 2:19-cv-01062-RAJ-JRC
10 ENVIRONMENT; wd
PAULA SPINA,
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DECLARATION OF
12 Plaintiffs, MICHAEL MONSON

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14 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

THE NAVY, et al.,
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16 Defendants.

17 DECLARATION OF MICHAEL MONSON

18 Pursuant to 2& USC § 1746, and under penalty of perjury, I, Michael Monson, declare as follows:

19 1. I am over the age of 18 and competent to teiitify in this matter. The information in
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this declaration is based on my personal knowledge.
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2. I reside at 105 Jacobs Road in Coupeville, Washington and have lived in Coupeville
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for l 6 years.
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3. I am a member ofCOER.
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25 4. I have frequently observed a Navy Growler jets flying low over Stark Avenue in

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1 5. In early 2015 I observed a low-flying Growler jet over Stark Avenue in Admirals

2 Cove and I used my Ipad to take a video of it

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6. Exhibit A to this declaration is a still image captured from the video I took in 2015,
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depicting the Growler flying toward tlte top of the frmne of the image.
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7. Exhibit A accurately depicts what I saw when I was taking the video in 2015.
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7 8. In early 2017 I observed a low-flying Growler jet over Stark Avenue in Admirals

8 Cove mid I used my !pad to take a video of it.

9 9. Exhibit B to this declaration is a still image captured from the video I took in 2017,
10 depicting the Growler flying toward the right of the frame of the image.
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10. Exhibit B accurately depicts what I saw when I was taking the video in 20 I 7.
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11. Both Exhibit A and Exhibit B to this declaration are true, correct and accurate
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depictions of what I saw with my own eyes. Neither my videos, nor the still images captured from
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15 my videos and attached here as exhibits, used ru1y magnification or zoom settings.

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J7 I. declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

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19 Executed on this L day of \:eb , , 2020, in Coupeville, Washington.

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Michael Monson
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