no. b-000119-c melinda matthews, individually ) in the district court ...

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1 Q Some required -- Mandated and required in
2 the -- "Mandated" and "required" in the
3 franchisor-franchisee relationship are basically the
4 same word?
5 A I believe so.
6 Q Much like "recommend" and "ask" are probably
7 the same word in the franchisor-franchisee relationship?
8 A That's interesting because I would interpret
9 "ask" as verbal, and I would interpret "recommend" as
10 written.
11 Q Okay.
12 A And -- But they amount to the same thing. It
13 is nonrequired.
14 Q I guess my question is if a franchisor can
15 mandate its franchisee do something, then it goes to say
16 that the franchisor has some control over that
17 particular aspect, right?
18 A Not quite right. The franchisor doesn't
19 mandate that the franchisee do something. The
20 franchisor mandates that a franchisee who becomes
21 licensed fully and completely and consistently follow
22 the operating system. If you don't, if you choose to
23 think independently and not do what is required, then I
24 have the ability because of the license agreement to
25 deal with that, but it is not about power. It is about