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1|| Raymond N. Stella Erlach, SBN 056958
LAW OFFICES OF
2 || RAYMOND N. STELLA ERLACH
100 Smith Ranch Road, Suite 107
3 || San Rafael, CA 94903
Telephone: 415-788-3322
4 || Facsimile: 415-788-8613
E-mail: rerlach@rayerlach.com
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Attorneys for Defendants
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8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
9 COUNTY OF SONOMA, UNLIMITED JURISDICTION
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Il | VILLA ROSA HOMEOWNERS ) Case No. SCV-267991
ASSOCIATION, )
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Plaintiff, )
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v. ) DEFENDANT VALLEN W. COOPER'S
14 ) ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER
VALLEN W. COOPER, an individual; )} TO COMPROMISE
15 | VALLEN W. COOPER, CPM, INC., ) (CCP §998)
individually and dba )
16 | COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY )
MANAGEMENT; )
17 | COMMONWEALTH ASSOCIATION )
MANAGEMENT, INC.; )
18 |]KELLIN A. BAKER, individually and dba)
ACCURATE PROPERTY SERVICES aka )
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MAINTENANCE & JANITORIAL; }
20 || CHAD W. COOPER, an individual; and )
DOES 1 through 50, }
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Defendants. } Complaint Filed: March 12, 2021
22 ) Trial Date: None Set
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23 } Judge: Honorable Jennifer V. Dollard
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Case No. SCV-26799|
DEFENDANT V. COOPER'S ACCEPTANCE
OF OFFER TO COMPROMISE (CCP §998)
1 | PETER C. De GOLIA (SBN 113103)
NICHOLAS BERNATE (SBN 288187)
2 | CLEMENT, FITZPATRICK & KENWORTHY
3 3333 Mendocino Avenue, Suite 200
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
4 | Telephone: (707) 523-1181
Facsimile: (707) 546-1360
5 | pdegolia@cfk.com
é nbernate@cfk.com
7 | Attorneys for Plaintiff, Villa Rosa Homeowners Association
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7 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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11 COUNTY OF SONOMA
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VILLA ROSA HOMEOWNERS Case No. SCV-267991
13 ASSOCIATION,
OFFER TO COMPROMISE
14 Plaintiff, (CCP §998)
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vs.
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VALLEN W. COOPER, an individual;
17 VALLEN W. COOPER, CPM, INC.,
individually and dba COMMONWEALTH
18 | PROPERTY MANAGEMENT;
19 COMMONWEALTH ASSOCIATION
MANAGEMENT, INC.; KELLIN A,
20 BAKER, individually and dba
ACCURATE PROPERTY SERVICES aka
21 ACCURATE MAINTENANCE &
JANITORIAL; CHAD W. COOPER, an
22 | individual; and DOES 1 through 50,
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25 TO DEFENDANT VALLEN W. COOPER AND HER ATTORNEY OF RECORD:
26 Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure §998, VILLA ROSA HOMEOWNERS
27 | ASSOCIATION (“Plaintiff”) hereby offers to have judgment taken in this action as follows:
28 | VALLEN W. COOPER, an individual, will pay to Plaintiff the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars
OFFER TO COMPROMISE (CCP §998) TO DEFENDANT VALLEN W. COOPER
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1 | ($10,000.00) in satisfaction of allclaims, damages, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees and interest
2| claimed in this action as related to Defendant VALLEN W. COOPER.
3 If you accept this offer, please date and sign the acceptance form below and return to
4 | Plaintiff's counsel.
5 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if this offer is not accepted prior to trial or within 30 days
6 || after itis made, whichever occurs first,itshall be deemed withdrawn pursuant to CCP §998.
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8 DATED: April 25, 2022 CLEMENT, FITZPATRICK & KENWORTHY
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By: L7o™N
10 ICHOLAS J.BEBANATE
Atterneys-for Plaintiff
11 Villa Rosa Homeowners Association
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13 ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER
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15 The undersigned accepts Plaintiff's offer to allow judgment in this action to be
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17 LAW OFFICES OF RAYMOND N. STELLA ERLACH
DATED: Yow LAT, AOfA By:_ J \Aypiin Jb i Celek nn
19 j " Raymond Niéfiolas Stella Erlach
20 Attorney for Defendant Vallen W. Cooper, an Individual
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OFFER TO COMPROMISE (CCP §998) TO DEFENDANT VALLEN W. COOPER
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PROOF OF SERVICE
2 Iam a citizen of the United States. My business address is 3333 Mendocino Avenue, Suite |
200, Santa Rosa, California 95403. [ am employed in the County of Sonoma where this service
31) occurs. Iam over the age of 18 years and not a party to the within cause.
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On the date set forth below, I served the attached document entitled: OF FER TO
5 |} COMPROMISE (CCP §998) as follows:
6 Oo BY MAIE: I placed each such sealed envelope, with postage thereon fully
prepaid for first-class mail and mailing at Santa Rosa, California. I am readily |
7 familiar with the practice of Clement, Fitzpatrick & Kenworthy for processing of |
8 correspondence, said practice being that in the ordinary course of business, |
correspondence is deposited inthe United States Postal Service the same day as it i
9 is placed for processing.
10 SJ BY ELECTRONIC SERVICE: Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section
1010.6 and California Rules of Court section 2.256(a)(4), Icaused such
il documents to be served by an electronic filing service and/or email on this date to
all parties listed below at the email address(es) listed below. My eService
12 address istdurler(@cfk.com.
13 q BY OVERNIGHT DELIVERY: Icaused such envelope(s) to be delivered on
the same day to an authorized courier or driver or to a regular box or other facility
14 regularly maintained by FEDERAL EXPRESS with delivery fees provided for, |
15 addressed to the person(s) on whom itis to be served.
on the interested party(ies) to the within cause addressed as follows:
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7 Raymond Nicholas Stella Erlach Attorney for Defendants
Law Offices of Raymond N. Stella Erlach
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San Rafael, CA 94903-1954
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20 || | Courtesy copy to:
214 | Jennifer Pearl
2 Law Offices of Raymond N. Stella Erlach
100 Smith Ranch Road, Suite 107
33 San Rafael, CA 94903-1954
jpearl@rayerlach.com |
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25 Ideclare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing |
is true and correct.
26 Executed on April 26, 2022, at Santa Rosa, California.
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1 Sonoma County Superior Court Case No. SCV-267991
2 PROOF OF SERVICE BY E-MAIL
3 I,the undersigned, say:
4 I am a resident of the State of California and not a party to the within action; my
5 || business address isthe Law Offices of Raymond N. Stella Erlach, 100 Smith Ranch Road,
6 || Suite 107, San Rafael, California 94903; my e-mail address isjpearl@rayerlach.com.
7 On April 27, 2022, on behalf of Raymond N. Stella Erlach, counsel for
8 |] Vallen W. Cooper, whose electronic service address is rerlach@rayerlach.com, I served the within: |
9 DEFENDANT VALLEN W. COOPER'S
ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER TO COMPROMISE |
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11 || on the interested parties in said action by electronic service to each of the following:
2 Name of person/entity served: To electronic service address: |
13 On behalf of Villa Rosa Homeowners Association: |
4 Peter C. De Golia, Esq. pdegolia@cfk.com |
15 Nicholas Bernate, Esq. nbernate@cfk.com
Clement, Fitzpatrick & Kenworthy iholmberg@cfk.com
16 tdurler@cfk.com
17 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the i
18 | foregoing is true and correct. ; An f
20 || Dated: April 27, 2022 Ih lh KL i4y A
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