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DocuSign Envelope ID: 3B99AD9E-11 B9-4253-AWMA95506756C9 controversies, or claims (collectively, "Disputes" and individually, "Dispute") arising out of or relating to (a) the breach, enforcement, or interpretation of any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement or (b) the determination of the scope of the Meet and Confer, Mediation, and Enforcement Motion procedures set forth below. 4.3 Meet and Confer Requirement. Should any Dispute arise between the Parties, the complaining Party (the "Complainant") shall provide the other Party (the "Responding Party") with written notice (the "Dispute Notice") describing the precise nature of the Dispute and shall also provide whatever evidence or information the Complainant possesses that the Complainant believes is relevant to the Dispute. Within five (5) court days after receipt of the Dispute Notice, the Responding Party shall provide whatever evidence or information the Responding Party possesses that the Responding Party believes is relevant to the Dispute. Within ten (10) court days following service of the Dispute Notice, the Parties shall meet and confer in an informal effort to resolve the Dispute without any further proceedings. If the Dispute is resolved through the Meet and Confer process, the Parties shall memorialize their resolution of the Dispute in a writing to be signed by the Parties. 4.4 Preservation of Status Quo Ante Following Receipt of Dispute Notice, Injunctive Relief. Upon receipt of a Dispute Notice, and until the Dispute Resolution Process has been completed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sections 4.3 through 4.6, inclusive, both of the Parties shall maintain and preserve the status quo as it existed before the Dispute arose and shall forbear and refrain from materially altering such status quo ante. In the event that one of the Parties does not comply with the provisions of this Section 4.4, the other Party may apply to the Court for a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary injunction to preserve the status quo ante pending the completion of the Dispute Resolution Process. 4.5 Mediation. Should any Dispute not be resolved within ten (10) court days following service of the Dispute Notice through the Meet and Confer process described above, either Party may request that the Dispute be submitted to a one -day mandatory mediation before the U.S. Magistrate Judge assigned to the Action. The Parties shall cooperate in expediting the scheduling of the Mediation. If the Dispute is resolved through the Mediation process, the Parties shall memorialize their resolution of the Dispute in a writing to be signed by the Parties. 4.6 Enforcement Motion. Should any Dispute not be resolved through the Meet and Confer and Mediation processes described above, the Complainant may file and serve anoticed motion (the "Enforcement Motion") with the Court to enforce the Agreement and resolve the Dispute. Unless the Court orders otherwise, the Court's normal rules governing the scheduling of motions and the filing and service of motion papers, opposition papers, and reply papers shall apply to the Enforcement Motion. The prevailing Party in connection with any Enforcement Motion shall be entitled to apply to the Court for an award of its attorney's fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Dispute Resolution Process. However, the Court shall not be empowered to award any compensatory damages to the prevailing Party that were proximately caused by or were otherwise sustained as a result of the Dispute.