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1 JOHN P. STROUSS, III (SBN 221723)
LAW OFFICES OF JOHN P. STROUSS, III
2 819 Eddy Street ELECTRONICALLY
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San Francisco, CA 94109 FILED
Telephone: (415) 771-6174 Superior Court of California,
County of San Francisco
4 Facsimile: (415) 236-6102
12/19/2019
Attorneys for Plaintiff Clerk of the Court
5 BY: RONNIE OTERO
JUSTIN PHAM Deputy Clerk
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO – UNLIMITED CIVIL JURISDICTION
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10 JUSTIN PHAM, ) CASE NO. CGC-18-564727
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11 Plaintiff, )
) DECLARATION IN SUPPORT
12 vs. ) OF STIPULATED EX PARTE
) APPLICATION TO CONTINUE TRIAL
13 ZEN COMPOUND, LLC, dba TEMPLE SF )
NIGHT CLUB, SECURITY ) Date: December 20, 2019
14 INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST ) Time: 11:00 a.m.
CORPORATION, DOES 1 TO 50, ) Dept.: 206
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) Action filed: March 2, 2018
Defendants. ) Trial Date: February 24, 2020
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18 DECLARATION
19 I, JOHN P. STROUSS, III, declare:
20 1. I am an attorney at law licensed to practice before all the courts of California and am
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attorney of record for plaintiff JUSTIN PHAM in the above-entitled action.
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2. Trial is currently set for February 24, 2020.
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3. The parties have stipulated to this continuance. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true
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and correct copy of the fully executed Stipulation to Continue Trial.
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Declaration In Support of Stipulated Ex Parte Application to Continue 1
Trial
1 2. The parties have not yet participated in mediation, but would like the opportunity to do
2 so prior to trial.
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3. All parties were notified of the ex parte hearing herein, in accordance with C.R.C. Rule
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3.1203. On December 19, 2019, at 9:51 a.m., I provided written notice to defense counsel via
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email that this ex parte appearance would be made in Department 206 of San Francisco Superior
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Court, 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA. Attached as Exhibit B is my email to defense
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counsel Mark Rennie, Jamie Lee, Mary Beth Lozano, and Darren Ebner on December 19, 2019).
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5. There have been no prior continuances by the parties, and the continuance will not
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10 prejudice any of the parties.
11 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
12 foregoing is true and correct.
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14 DATED: December 19, 2020 LAW OFFICES OF JOHN P. STROUSS, III
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JOHN P. STROUSS, III
17 Attorney for Plaintiff
JUSTIN PHAM
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Declaration In Support of Stipulated Ex Parte Application to Continue 2
Trial
EXHIBIT A
1 JOHN P. STROUSS, III (SBN 221723)
Law Offices of John P. Strouss, III
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819 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
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Telephone: 415-771-6174
4 Facsimile: 415-236-6102
5 Attorneys for Plaintiff
JUSTIN PHAM
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7 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
8 FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO - UNLIMITED JURISDICTION
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JUSTIN PHAM, ) CASE NO. CGC-18-564727
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Plaintiff, ) STIPULATION TO CONTINUE
11 ) TRIAL DATE
vs. )
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ZEN COMPOUND, LLC, dba TEMPLE SF ) Date: December 20, 2019 Time:
13 NIGHT CLUB, SECURITY ) 11:00 a.m.
INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST ) Dept. No.: 206
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CORPORATION, DOES 1 to 50, )
15 ) Trial Date: February 24, 2020
Defendants. )
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18 Plaintiff Justin Pham and defendants ZEN COMPOUND, LLC dba TEMPLE SF NIGHT
19 CLUB and SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST CORPORATION, by and through their
20 counsel of record, hereby stipulate to continue the February 24, 2020 trial date to April 27, 2020,
21 and that all associated pretrial deadlines be continued in accordance with the new trial date.
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Good cause exists for continuing the trial date. The trial in this matter is currently set for
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February 24, 2020, a little over two months away, with a discovery cut off of January 27, 2020.
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A trial continuance is necessary because the parties have not yet had the opportunity to engage in
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Stipulation to Continue Trial Date 1
1 mediation. The parties intend to mediate the case if a continuance is granted. Furthermore, the
2 parties need additional time to conduct further discovery.
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Pursuant to California Rule of Court 3.1332(c) and (d) and based on the foregoing, good
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cause exists to continue the trial in this matter. For this reason, the trial date should be continued.
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Based on the above, the parties request that the Court continue the February 24, 2020 trial date to
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April 27, 2020, or ano her da e ha is con enien o he Co r s calendar, and that all associated
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pretrial deadlines be continued in accordance with the new trial date.
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LAW OFFICES OF JOHN P. STROUSS III
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12/19/19
DATED: ________ __________________________
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JOHN P. STROUSS III
11 Attorney for Plaintiff Justin Pham
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LAW OFFICES OF MARK E. RENNIE
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DATED: ________ __________________________
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MARK E. RENNIE
Attorney for Defendant Zen Compound, LLC
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dba Temple SF Night Club
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SPRINGEL & FINK LLP
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12/18/19
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JAMIE LEE
19 Attorney for Defendant Security Intelligence
Specialist Corporation
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Stipulation to Continue Trial Date 2
EXHIBIT B
12/19/2019 Gmail - Pham v. Temple SF Nightclub, et al.
John Strouss III
Pham v. Temple SF Nightclub, et al.
John P. Strouss III Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 9:51 AM
To: Mark Rennie
Cc: Jamie Lee , Mary Beth Lozano , Darren Ebner
Counsel,
I will be appearing ex parte tomorrow, December 20, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. in Department 206 of the San Francisco
Superior Court, located at 400 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94102, in order to file the stipulated ex parte application
to continue the trial date. The case is Pham v. Zen Compound, LLC, dba Temple SF Night Club, et al.
I will email a copy of the application separately.
Thank you,
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