On January 22, 2019 a
Motion-Secondary
was filed
involving a dispute between
Chulick, Carol,
Hagen, Deborah,
Hagler, Joleen,
and
Anheuser-Busch, Llc,
Anheuserbusch, Llc,
Associated Insulation Of California,
Buttner Corp.,
Columbia Mechanical Contractors, Inc.,
Cooper Brothers, Inc.,
Cosco Fire Protection, Inc.,
Does 1 Through 800, Inclusive, As Required By,
D. Zelinksy & Sons, Inc.,
D. Zelinsky & Sons, Incorporated,
Fdcc California, Inc.,
Frank Bonetti Plumbing, Inc.,
George H. Wilson, Inc.,
George Wilson Company, Inc.,
Grinnell Llc,
Grinnell Llc (Fka Grinnell Corporation, Aka,
Johnson Controls, Inc.,
Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc.,
Kellymoore Paint Company, Inc.,
Marconi Plastering Company, Inc.,
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
Monterey Mechanical Co.,
Riley Power Inc.,
Rosendin Electric, Inc.,
Rudolph And Sletten, Inc.,
Scott Co. Of California,
Texaco Inc.,
W.L. Hickey Sons, Inc.,
Chulick, Carol,
Hagen, Deborah,
Hagler, Joleen,
for ASBESTOS
in the District Court of San Francisco County.
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1 Theodore T. Cordery, Esq. (Bar No. 114730)
Email: tcordery@itkc.com
2 Michael J. Boland, Esq. (Bar No. 98343)
Email: mboland@itkc.com ELECTRONICALLY
3 Michael S. Romeo, Esq. (Bar No. 180978) F I L E D
Email: mromeo@itkc.com Superior Court of California,
4 IMAI, TADLOCK, KEENEY & CORDERY, LLP County of San Francisco
1660 SOUTH AMPHLETT BLVD, SUITE 300 01/19/2022
5 SAN MATEO, CA 94402 Clerk of the Court
Telephone: (415) 260-4595 BY: YOLANDA TABO-RAMIREZ
6 Facsimile: (415) 329-2244 Deputy Clerk
7 Attorneys for Defendant
MONTEREY MECHANICAL CO.
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10 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
IMAI, TADLOCK, KEENEY & CORDERY, LLP
11 IN AND FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
12 UNLIMITED JURISDICTION
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13 CAROL CHULICK, as Successor-in-Interest to CASE NO.: CGC-19-276757
and as Wrongful Death Heir of JOHN
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(415) 260-4595
CHULICK, Deceased; and DEBORAH (ASBESTOS)
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HAGEN and JOLEEN HAGLER, as Wrongful
15 Death Heirs of JOHN CHULICK, Deceased, MONTEREY MECHANICAL CO.’S
OBJECTIONS AND COUNTER
16 Plaintiffs, DESIGNATIONS TO PLAINTIFFS’ PAGE
v. LINE DESIGNATIONS OF TESTIMONY
17 OF ROBERT CANTLEY TAKEN JUNE 1,
RILEY POWER INC., et al., 2021
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Defendants. Judge The Hon. Jeffrey Ross
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Complaint Filed: January 22, 2019
20 Trial Date: December 27, 2021
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TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Defendant MONTEREY MECHANICAL CO.
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(hereinafter “MONTEREY MECHANICAL”) hereby submits the following objections and
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counter-designations to Plaintiffs’ Page and Line Designations of the Deposition testimony of
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Robert Cantley taken in the instant case Chulick v. Riley Power, Inc., et al. San Francisco
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County Superior Court Case CGC-19-276757, taken June 1, 2021, Volume 1.
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MONTEREY MECHANICAL CO.’S OBJECTIONS AND COUNTER DESIGNATIONS TO PLAINTIFFS’
PAGE LINE DESIGNATIONS OF TESTIMONY OF ROBERT CANTLEY TAKEN JUNE 1, 2021
1 Defendant hereby objects to the designation of the entire transcript to the extent that
2 Plaintiffs have not proven that Mr. Cantley is unavailable for Trial. (Evid. Code § 1291)
3 Therefore, designation of this testimony constitutes inadmissible hearsay. Defendant requests that
4 counsel for Plaintiff be instructed not to introduce any such deposition testimony in the presence
5 of the jury without first obtaining the permission of the Court outside the presence of the jury.
6 Defendant offers the following objections without waiving any objections it may have
7 regarding the use of any portion of this deposition against Defendant at Trial.
8 Defendant specifically reserves the right to supplement or amend these objections and
9 counter designations as necessary.
10 Defendant Monterey Mechanical, Co., hereby joins in all other objections made by
IMAI, TADLOCK, KEENEY & CORDERY, LLP
11 any other Defendant.
12 ROBERT CANTLEY, VOL 1, DATED JUNE 1, 2021.
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13 Plaintiffs’ Defendant’s Objection Response Ruling
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Designations
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14 15:8-9 everything after Sustained
1951 should be stricken as Overruled
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non responsive. Obj. W/D
16 Design W/D
15:10-14 – irrelevant.
17 19:2-38:17 Overbroad,
15:1-38:17 vague as to time, calls for
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expert opinion, lacks
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MONTEREY MECHANICAL CO.’S OBJECTIONS AND COUNTER DESIGNATIONS TO PLAINTIFFS’
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1 Plaintiffs’ Defendant’s Objection Response Ruling
Designations
2 40:2-20; No question Sustained
pending; narrative, lacks Overruled
3 Obj. W/D
foundation; improper lay
4 opinion; irrelevant, more Design W/D
prejudicial than probative
5 (Evi. §352)
6 40:25 (after “no”) to 42:1;
narrative, lacks
7 foundation; assumes facts;
calls for speculation;
8 improper lay opinion;
9 irrelevant, more
prejudicial than probative
10 (Evi. §352)
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11 40:2-4; improper attorney
testimony.
12 40:5-21; narrative, lacks
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foundation; assumes facts;
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calls for speculation;
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improper lay opinion;
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14 40:2 – 63:10
irrelevant, more
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42:22-43:25; narrative,
17 non-responsive; lacks
foundation, assumes facts,
18 improper lay opinion;
more prejudicial than
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probative (Evi. §352)
20 44:1-47:10; narrative,
non-responsive; lacks
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foundation, assumes facts,
22 improper lay opinion;
improper expert opinion;
23 more prejudicial than
probative (Evi. §352)
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47:11-48:9 – irrelevant;
25 narrative, non-responsive;
lacks foundation
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MONTEREY MECHANICAL CO.’S OBJECTIONS AND COUNTER DESIGNATIONS TO PLAINTIFFS’
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1 Plaintiffs’ Defendant’s Objection Response Ruling
Designations
2 48:19-50:17 narrative,
3 non-responsive;
overbroad; vague; lacks
4 foundation, assumes facts,
improper lay opinion;
5 improper expert opinion;
more prejudicial than
6 probative (Evi. §352)
7 50:18-50:1 – Compound
question; improper
8 attorney testimony
9 51:4-52:15 narrative, non-
responsive; overbroad;
10 vague; lacks foundation,
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11 assumes facts, more
prejudicial than probative
12 (Evi. §352)
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40:2 – 63:10
53:13-54:23 overbroad;
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vague; lacks foundation,
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assumes facts, more
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prejudicial than probative
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16 54:24-56:20; non
responsive, lacks
17 foundation, assumes facts,
more prejudicial than
18 probative (Evi. §352)
19 58:21-60:13; non
responsive; lacks
20 foundation; irrelevant.
21 60:14-62:15; attorney
colloquy; leading; non-
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MONTEREY MECHANICAL CO.’S OBJECTIONS AND COUNTER DESIGNATIONS TO PLAINTIFFS’
PAGE LINE DESIGNATIONS OF TESTIMONY OF ROBERT CANTLEY TAKEN JUNE 1, 2021
1 Plaintiffs’ Defendant’s Objection Response Ruling
Designations
2 64:22-67:13; non Sustained
responsive; narrative, Overruled
3 Obj. W/D
lacks foundation, vague as
4 to time; irrelevant more Design W/D
prejudicial than probative
5 (Evi. §352)
6 69:10-73:2; non
responsive; narrative,
7 lacks foundation, vague as
to time; irrelevant, more
8 prejudicial than probative
9 (Evi. §352)
73:3-5 attorney testimony
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64:22 – 87:5
IMAI, TADLOCK, KEENEY & CORDERY, LLP
74:9-74:20; Hearsay;
11 leading
12 74:21-77:25; Irrelevant;
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narrative, non-responsive;
13 more prejudicial than
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probative (Evi. §352)
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78:1-81:21; leading,
15 narrative, overbroad, non-
responsive, improper
16 recollection refreshed;
hearsay; more prejudicial
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than probative (Evi. §352)
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87:7 – 95:14 Overruled
20 Obj. W/D
Design W/D
21 Sustained
95:23 – 98:5 Overruled
22 Obj. W/D
Design W/D
23 Sustained
98:11 – 99:15 Overruled
24 Obj. W/D
Design W/D
25 Sustained
99:19 – 100:18 Overruled
26 Obj. W/D
Design W/D
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1 Plaintiffs’ Defendant’s Objection Response Ruling
Designations
2 Sustained
100:25 – 101:3 Overruled
3 Obj. W/D
4 Design W/D
Sustained
5 101:5-24 Overruled
Obj. W/D
6 Design W/D
Sustained
7 102:4-8 Overruled
Obj. W/D
8 Design W/D
Sustained
9 102:13-18 Overruled
Obj. W/D
10 Design W/D
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Sustained
11 102:20 – 106:10 Overruled
Obj. W/D
12 Design W/D
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13 Overruled
108:12-14
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14 Design W/D
Sustained
15 Overruled
108:16 – 113:8
Obj. W/D
16 Design W/D
Sustained
17 Overruled
113:11 – 114:13
Obj. W/D
18 Design W/D
19 Sustained
115:8-15 Overruled
20 Obj. W/D
Design W/D
21 Sustained
115:19 – 116:12 Overruled
22 Obj. W/D
Design W/D
23 Sustained
124:5 – 126:25 Overruled
24 Obj. W/D
Design W/D
25 Sustained
128:8-14 Overruled
26 Obj. W/D
Design W/D
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1 Plaintiffs’ Defendant’s Objection Response Ruling
Designations
2 Sustained
128:25 – 131:25 Overruled
3 Obj. W/D
4 Design W/D
Sustained
5 132:7 – 138:23 Overruled
Obj. W/D
6 Design W/D
Sustained
7 139:2-25 Overruled
Obj. W/D
8 Design W/D
Sustained
9 140:8 – 141:10 Overruled
Obj. W/D
10 Design W/D
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Sustained
11 141:14 – 142:2 Overruled
Obj. W/D
12 Design W/D
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PAGE LINE DESIGNATIONS OF TESTIMONY OF ROBERT CANTLEY TAKEN JUNE 1, 2021
1 Plaintiffs’ Defendant’s Objection Response Ruling
Designations
2 157:15-21; Calls for Sustained
speculation; lacks Overruled
3 Obj. W/D
foundation
4 Design W/D
157:22-157:5; non
5 responsive; calls for
speculation.
6 158:10-13; Call for
speculation; lacks
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foundation; improper
8 expert testimony.
158:14-25 Non-
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responsive, irrelevant;
10 calls for speculation.
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159:1-5; lacks foundation,
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calls for speculation,
12 155:15 – 162:25 improper expert testimony
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160:6-13 calls for
13 speculation; lacks
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161:6-20; lacks
15 foundation, calls for
16 speculation, improper
expert testimony
17 162:17-21; asked and
18 answered; assumes facts
(see 163:1-10.)
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foundation, calls for
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PAGE LINE DESIGNATIONS OF TESTIMONY OF ROBERT CANTLEY TAKEN JUNE 1, 2021
1 Plaintiffs’ Defendant’s Objection Response Ruling
Designations
2 163:21-164:13 lacks Sustained
foundation, calls for Overruled
3 Obj. W/D
speculation,
4 Design W/D
164:14-18; Compound
5 164:22-165:1 Non-
responsive. Lacks
6 163:14 – 165:16 foundation; improper
expert testimony
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165:2-16; Lacks
8 foundation; calls for
speculation; improper
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expert testimony; non-
10 responsive.
IMAI, TADLOCK, KEENEY & CORDERY, LLP
Lacks foundation; calls Sustained
11 Overruled
for speculation; improper
expert testimony; non- Obj. W/D
12 165:19 – 166:23 Design W/D
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PAGE LINE DESIGNATIONS OF TESTIMONY OF ROBERT CANTLEY TAKEN JUNE 1, 2021
1 Plaintiffs’ Defendant’s Objection Response Ruling
Designations
2 167:2-16; Lacks Sustained
foundation; calls for Overruled
3 Obj. W/D
speculation; vague as to
4 time and location; Design W/D
assumes facts; non-
5 responsive.
6 167:17-168:11; Lacks
foundation; calls for
7 speculation; vague as to
time and location;
8 assumes facts; improper
9 expert testimony; non-
responsive.
10 168:16 – everything after
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11 “never” – 169:25 Lacks
foundation; calls for
12 speculation; vague as to
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time and location;
13 assumes facts; improper
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expert testimony; non-
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14 responsive.
15 169:8- everything after
“they wouldn’t”-170:8
16 Lacks foundation; calls
167:2 – 176:22
17 for speculation; vague as
to time and location;
18 assumes facts; improper
expert testimony; non-
19 responsive.
20 170:9- “off” 10 – attorney
testimony.
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170:10-16 after “off”; non
22 responsive; calls for
speculation; improper
23 expert testimony.
24 170:21 – 25 everything
after “absolutely.” non
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speculation; lacks
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expert testimony.
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PAGE LINE DESIGNATIONS OF TESTIMONY OF ROBERT CANTLEY TAKEN JUNE 1, 2021
1 Plaintiffs’ Defendant’s Objection Response Ruling
Designations
2 Sustained
177:16 – 182:5 Overruled
3 Obj. W/D
4 Design W/D
Sustained
5 182:8-25 Overruled
Obj. W/D
6 Design W/D
Sustained
7 183:4-10 Overruled
Obj. W/D
8 Design W/D
Sustained
9 183:14 – 184:11 Overruled
Obj. W/D
10 Design W/D
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Sustained
11 184:14-16 Overruled
Obj. W/D
12 Design W/D
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13 Overruled
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14 Design W/D
Sustained
15 Overruled
184:20 – 187:16
Obj. W/D
16 Design W/D
Sustained
17 Overruled
187:23 – 188:4
Obj. W/D
18 Design W/D
19 Sustained
188:14 – 189:5 Overruled
20 Obj. W/D
Design W/D
21 Sustained
189:19 – 197:14 Overruled
22 Obj. W/D
Design W/D
23 Sustained
197:19 – 200:21 Overruled
24 Obj. W/D
Design W/D
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AS TO COSCO
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PROTECTION,
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1 Plaintiffs’ Defendant’s Objection Response Ruling
Designations
2 Sustained
201:9-14 Overruled
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