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EXHIBIT 7

March 22, 2023

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MOM BS Manager LLC

Jason Miller, Manager

Attn: Mahender Makhijani c/o Continuum Analytics

520 Newport Center Drive, Suite 480 Newport Beach, CA 92660 mahender@continuumanalytics.com

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Re: Request for Inspection of Books and Records of MOM BS Investco LLC

Dear Mr. Makhijani and Mr. Miller:

Latham & Watkins LLP (“Latham”) represents Mohammad Honarkar with respect to his interest as Member and Administrative Manager in MOM BS Investco LLC (the “Company”).1

As attested in the Verification and Power of Attorney, attached hereto as Exhibit A, Mr. Honarkar has authorized Latham to make this Demand and has authorized Latham to conduct the resultant inspection of the Company’s books and records.

We write on behalf of Mr. Honarkar to demand inspection of the Company’s books and records pursuant to and in accordance with: (i) Sections 12.1 and 12.2 of the Company’s Operating Agreement; (ii) Section 18-305 of the Delaware Limited Liability Act, 6 Del. C. § 18305; and (iii) Sections 17704.10 and 17701.13 of the California Corporations Code (collectively, the “Inspection Rights”).

Specifically, pursuant to his Inspection Rights, Mr. Honarkar hereby demands copies of the following books and records:

1. A current list of the full name and last known address or residence of each Member and all persons who can act on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries and Other Owned LLCs (together, the “Owned Companies”) set forth in alphabetical order, together with the Capital Contributions, Capital Account and Member Percentage of each Member;

1 Unless otherwise noted, all capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in the Operating Agreement of MOM BS Investco LLC, dated June 8, 2021 (the “Operating Agreement”).

2. A current list of the full name and business or residence address of the Managing Manager;

3. A copy of the Certificate of Formation and a copy of the charter documents of each of the Owned Companies and any and all amendments thereto, together with executed copies of any powers of attorney pursuant to which the Certificate of Formation or any such other charter documents or any amendments to any of the foregoing have been executed;

4. Copies of the federal, state, and local income tax or information and reports for the Company and each of the Owned Companies for the two most recent taxable years;

5. Copies of the complete financial statements (including, but not limited to, balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and footnotes) of the Company and each of the Owned Companies for each month from June 8, 2021 (the “Start Date”) to the present, with a profit and loss statement for the period then ended;

6. Copies of the complete financial statements (including, but not limited to, balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and footnotes) of the Company and each of the Owned Companies for each Fiscal Year from the Start Date to the present with a profit and loss statement for the year then ended;

7. Copies of the Company’s and the Owned Companies’ books and records as they relate to the internal affairs of the Company from the Start Date to the present;

8. Copies of the general ledger of the Company and each of the Owned Companies from the Start Date through the present;

9. Copies of the business plans, budgets, and ARGUS files of the Company and each of the Owned Companies, and all documents relating thereto, for the period from the Start Date to anytime in the future;

10. Copies of all estimates or projections of the Company and each of the Owned Companies’ past, present or future performance and value, and all documents relating to such estimates or projections, for the period from the Start Date to anytime in the future;

11. Copies of all materials concerning the content and value of the Company and each of the Owned Companies’ inventory for the period from the Start Date through the present;

12. Copies of all materials identifying and reflecting the value of the assets (excluding inventory) of the Company and each of the Owned Companies for the period from the Start Date through the present;

13. Copies of all materials including, without limitation, any loan agreements, notes, mortgages, security agreements, credit agreements, guarantees, and UCC Statements, concerning the Company’s and each of the Owned Companies’ debts and/or liabilities for the period from the Start Date through the present;

14. Copies of all materials reflecting, substantiating, calculating, describing, or constituting payments, fees, or benefits provided or paid to the Manager or any of its Affiliates from or in respect of the Company or any Owned Company for the period from the Start Date through the present;

15. Copies of all materials reflecting, substantiating, calculating, describing, or constituting reimbursements or advances (whether for expenses of Manager, its Affiliates, any Owned Company or otherwise) requested by the Manager or its Affiliates, or paid by the Company or any Owned Company to or for the benefit of the Manager or its Affiliates, or otherwise paid from Property revenues, for the period from the Start Date through the present;

16. Copies of all materials which set forth the Company’s and each of the Owned Companies’ respective budgeting, forecasts, strategy, business plans, inventory planning, and cash management, for the period from the Start Date through the present;

17. Copies of all materials which identify all manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, vendors, distributors, or others, who have provided goods or services to the Company or any Owned Company, to whom the Company or any Owned Company has paid more than $5,000 from the Start Date to the present;

18. Copies of all materials related to any outside financing of the Company or any of the Owned Companies, and any steps taken by the Company or any Owned Company to explore outside financing (whether through debt or equity transactions);

19. Copies of all materials reflecting any sums received from the Company or any Owned Company to the Manager or MOM Member the Start Date to the present; and

20. Copies of all materials for each bank account associated with the Company and each of the Owned Companies, including, without limitation, month-end account statements.

Mr. Honarkar’s purposes for inspection of the Company’s books and records are, among other things, to:

1. To value his business interest in the Company and Owned Companies;

2. To determine whether, and to what extent, the Manager or MOM Member have failed to comply with their contractual and other obligations;

3. To determine whether, and to what extent, the Manager or MOM Member have committed waste as to any of the Company’s and/or Owned Companies’ assets;

4. To determine whether, and to what extent, anyone affiliated with the Company and/or any Owned Company has engaged in wrongdoing, theft, self-dealing, commingling or other improper conduct in connection with the Company’s and/ or Owned Companies’ operations or assets;

5. To determine whether, and to what extent, the Company and/or the Owned Companies have failed to maintain any of the books and records required by law; and

6. To determine whether the books and records that the Company and the Owned Companies have maintained are full, complete and accurate.

Pursuant to Delaware Code title 6, chapter 18-305(f) and Sections 12.1-12.2 of the Operating Agreement, we request that you produce the foregoing materials, and certify that all books, records, and documents responsive to the requests herein have been produced, within five (5) business days from the date of receipt of this request. Please direct all future correspondence and the requested materials to Latham, using the contact information below.

Joshua G. Hamilton

Latham & Watkins LLP

10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 1100

Los Angeles, CA 90067 (424) 653-5509 joshua.hamilton@lw.com

This letter also puts you on notice of your obligation to preserve and maintain all Documents2 relating to the Company, any Owned Company, the Operating Agreement, and/or your services to the Company or any Owned Company that are in your possession, custody, or control, regardless of where stored, maintained, or located. Do not discard, destroy, delete, alter, or overwrite any such information. This obligation is ongoing—it applies to all materials that you create or receive in the future. In this regard, you must suspend any applicable document destruction/deletion procedures or practices and take affirmative steps to retain all documents that relate to the above categories. This may include modifying your email filters and preference settings to prevent automatic email deletion.

2 For purposes of this notice, the term “Documents” includes without limitation electronic documents such as emails and attachments, text or chat messages on any platform (including encrypted chats), calendars, schedules, video or sound recordings, pictures, presentations (e.g., PowerPoint), spreadsheets, PDFs, word processing documents, voicemails, diagrams, images, databases, and other electronic information (whether maintained on a laptop, desktop computer, internal or external hard drive, server, network, legacy system, flash drive, shared drive, diskette, iPad, smartphone, or other removable media or storage device). This also includes relevant information stored on products you do not own, such as the personal laptops or home computers of any employees or affiliates. The term “Documents” also includes social media content and communications (e.g., wall posts, messages, comments, pictures, videos) contained in social media sites and social network sites. Additionally, “Documents” includes all hard copy materials, including all writings (whether typed, printed, final or draft form), all handwritten notes, sketches, photographs, drawings, videotapes, photographs, product packaging, manuals and other tangible objects.

In the event the Company does not timely produce and/or provide access to the requested materials, Mr. Honarkar reserves all rights to seek appropriate relief in law and at equity. Further, Mr. Honarkar reserves all rights to request copies of additional books and records at any time. Nothing herein is intended to waive any of Mr. Honarkar’s rights, remedies, or objections, all of which are expressly reserved.

Best regards,

/s/ Joshua G. Hamilton

Joshua G. Hamilton of LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

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