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WILLIAM CLINKENBEARD,
CATHY ANDERSON,
State Bar No.
State Bar No. 146458
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 5'21 b ’
ANACAPA DIVISION
PATSY MOLER CASE NO. 1417847
Complaint filed 07/01/13
Assigned: Hon. James Herman
Plaintiff, Dept. 6
v. NOTICE OF MOTION AND
MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER
CHRIS HULME, individuall and dba RESPONSES TO SPECIAL
CLEARVIEW INDUSTRIE INC., and INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE;
DOES DECLARATION OF WILLIAM
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CLINKENBEARD;
MEMORANDUM OF POINTS &
AUTHORITIES
Defendants.
D ate: J an 8 , 2014
Time: 9:30:33.
/ Dept: 6
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on January 8, 2014 at 9:30 am. or as soon thereafter as
may be heard in Dept. 6 of the above-entitled court, defendants CHRIS HULME, individually
and Defendant CLEARVIEW INDUSTRIES, INC. (erroneously sued herein as Chris Hulme .
individually and dba Clearview Industries, Inc.) will and hereby do move the court for an order
requiring plaintifi' Patsy Moler to provide further responses to certain special interrogatories, set
one. The interrogatories, which were served on August 20, 2013, seek information‘that is
relevant and non-privileged. Despite efl'orts to meet and confer and extensions of time in which
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received.
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This motion is based upon this Notice. the attached Memorandum of Points and
Authorities, the concurrently-submitted Separate Statement of Items in Dispute, the exhibits and
declaration of William Cllnkenbeard submitted herewith, the court’s file, and such other and
flirther evidence as may be ofiered at the hearing in this matter.
Dated: December 3, 2013.
OMQOMAUNH CLINKENBEARD, RAMSEY, SPACKMAN& CLARK, LLP
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CATHY ANDBR 0N
Attorneys for Defendant CHRISTOPHER HULME,
individually and Defendant CLEARVIEW INDUSTRIES,
INC. (erroneously sued herein as Chris Hulrne,
individually and dba Clem-view Industries. Inc.)
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1, William Clinkenbeard, declare:
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I am an attorney licensed to practice before the Courts of the State of California, and am a
law firm of Clinkenbeard, Ramsey, Spackman & I am familiar with
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partner in the Clark, LLC.
the factual and procedural history of this case, and I have personal knowledge of the facts
asserted herein. If called upon to testify, I could and would testify as follows:
1. Plaintiff Patsy Moler has filed this lawsuit against defendants Chris Hulme and
Clearview Industries, Inc., in connection with work performed by the defendants at plaintiffs
residential property. The complaint contains causes for alleged breach of contract, fraud,
conversion and unjust enrichment. Plaintiff further claims that defendant Clearview Industries,
Inc. is an alter ego of defendant Chris Hulme.
2. On August 20, 2013, defendants propounded special interrogatories, set one. A
true and correct copy of these interrogatories are submitted as Exhibit A. Plaintiff‘s counsel
requested, and was given, several extensions of time to respond to the special interrogatories, up
to and including October 18, 2013. A true and correct copy of the written confirmation of this
extension issubmitted as Exhibit B.
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3. Plaintiff served responses on October 18, 2013. Many. of the responses received
were incomplete, evasive, conclusory, or otherwise deficient. A true and correct copy of these
responses are submitted herewith as Exhibit C.
4. Defense counsel faxed a letter to plaintiff‘s counsel on October 29, 2013,
attempting to informally resolve the issues presented. Plaintiff was requested to provide firrther
responses, to he received by defense counsel, on or before November 8, 2013. A true and correct
copy of this letter is submitted herewith as Exhibit D.
5. Plaintiff requested and was granted additional time to provide supplemental
responses, up to and including November 15, 2013. A true and correct copy of the confirming
email is submitted herewith as Exhibit E. On November 14, 2013, plaintiff's counsel requested
additional time. A true and correct copy of this email, and defense counsel's response denying
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this request, and Mr. Ring’s response, issubmitted as Exhibit F.
6. On November 19, 2013, plaintifi‘s counsel advised in writing that the
supplemental responses were being reviewed and verified and would hopefully be provided by
the end of the week. A true and correct copy of this email is submitted as Exhibit 0.
Supplemental responses were received on November 21, 2013.
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A true and correct copy of
plaintiff's supplemental responses are submitted as Exhibit B.
7. However, no supplemental responses to special interrogatories Nos. 27 and 28
were provided, nor was there any explanation from plaintiffs counsel as to why no flirther
responses were given to these two special interrogatories. The deadline to file a motion to
compel necessitated the filing of the within motion. These interrogatories seek fundamental
information regarding plaintiffs claimed economic damages, specifically, itemization of
amounts paid based on defendants' alleged misrepresentations, and itemization of amounts paid
which plaintifi' for alleged "inflated" billing. The information sought by this motion is not
privileged, and is relevant to the subject matter of this litigation on which plaintiff relies in
support of her claims; and damages.
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Ideclare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of California that the
foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 3" day of December, 2013, at Santa Barbara,
California.
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William Clinkenlleard
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Plaintiff Patsy Molar has filed this lawsuit against defendants Chris Hulme and
Clearview Industries, Inc., in connection with work performed by the defendants at plaintiff‘s
residential property. The complaint contains causes for alleged breach of contract, fraud,
conversion and unjust enrichment Plaintifi‘ firrther claims that defendant Clear-view Industries,
Inc. is
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an alter ego of defendant Chris Huhne.
Despite several extensions of time to respond, plaintifi' has not yet provided full and
complete substantive responses to special interrogatories nos. 27 and 28 (see separate statement
of items in dispute). It istherefore necessary for defendants to seek court intervention.
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Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.010 provides:
(a) Any party may obtain discovery within the ace s delimited by
Chapters 2 (commencing with Section 2017.010) an 3 (commencing
with Section 2017.710), and subject to the restrictions set forth in
Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2019.010), by propounding to
any other party to the action written interrogatories to be answered
under oath.
(b) An interrogatory may relate to whether another party is making a
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certain contention, or to the facts, witnesses, and writin on which
a contention is based. Arr interrogatory is not objections 1e because
an answer to it involves an o inion or contention that relates to fact
or the agplication of law to or would be based on information
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obtaine or legal theories developed in anticipation of litigation or in
preparation for trial.
A party may obtain discovery regarding any matter, not privileged, that is relevant to the
subject matter involved. (Code Civ. Pro. §2017.010). Information should be regarded as relevant
to the subject matter if it might reasonably assist a party in evaluating a case, preparing for trial,
or facilitating settlement thereof (Llpton v. Superior Court (1996) 48 Cal.App.4t.h 1599, 1611;
Stewart v. Colonial Western Agency, Inc. (2001) 87 Cal.App.4th1006, 1013). Discovery statutes
are to be liberally construed in favor of disclosure unless discovery requests are clearly improper
(Colonial Life &Acc. Ins. Co. v. Sup. Ct. (1982) 31 Cal.3d 785, 790).
In this case, plaintifi‘ ofl'ers no justification for failing/refusing to provide a
straightforward response to special interrogatories nos. 27 and 28, which seek to ascertain all
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amounts which plaintiff claims were paid based upon mis-representations, or based upon
“inflated” bills. Such discovery is clearly within the permissible realms of discovery (Code Civ.
Pro. § 2017.010). Moving defendants are prejudiced by the inability to evaluate plaintifi‘s
claims, either for settlement purposes, or to prepare their defense regarding such claims at trial.
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Code of Civil Procedure section 2030.300 provides:
(a) On receipt of a response to interrogatories, the propoundin
party may move for an order compelling a further response if e
propounding party deems that any of the following apply:
(1) An answer to a particular interrogatory is evasive or incomplete.
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(3) An objection to an interrogatory is without merit or too general.
As is more particularly set forth in the concurrently-filed Separate Statement of
interrogatories in dispute, the interrogatories seek information that is relevant and not privileged.
Plaintifi‘ has not served supplemental or amended responses, despite having ample time in which
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to do so. Defendants are entitled to firnher, verified responses to each interrogatory, without
objection.
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Defendants seek a Court order compelling plaintiff to provide further responses to Special
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lnterrogatories, Nos. 27 and 28, without obj ection, within ten days of the hearing on this motion.
Dated: December 3, 2013. CLINKENBBARD, RAMSEY, SPACKMAN& CLARK, LLP
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Attorneys for Defen ant CHRISTOPHER HULME,
individually and Defendant CLEARVIEW INDUSTRIES.
INC. (erroneously sued herein as Chris Hulme ,
lndlvldually and dba Clearview Industries. Inc.)
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