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1 RANDOLPH E. DAAR (SBN 88195)
BEN ROSENFELD (SBN 203845)
2 ATTORNEYS AT LAW
ELECTRONICALLY
3 3330 Geary Blvd., 3rd Floor East
San Francisco, CA 94118 F I L E D
Superior Court of California,
4 Tel: (415) 986-5591 County of San Francisco
Fax: (415) 421-1331
01/21/2022
5 randolphdaar@yahoo.com Clerk of the Court
ben.rosenfeld@comcast.net BY: EDNALEEN ALEGRE
6 Deputy Clerk
7 Attorneys for Plaintiff Synergy Project Management, Inc.
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SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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SYNERGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT, Case Nos. CGC-17-560034
13 INC., Plaintiff, and CGC-19-576488, consolidated
14 v. DECLARATION OF PLAINTIFF’S
15 COUNSEL BEN ROSENFELD ISO
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, PLAINTIFF’S PARTIAL OPPOSITION
16 LONDON BREED, MOHAMMED NURU, TO CITY DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO
Defendants. CONTINUE TRIAL
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Date: February 3, 2022
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GHILOTTI BROS., INC., Plaintiff, Time: 9:30 am.
19 Dept.: 206 (Hon. Samuel K. Feng)
v.
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SYNERGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT,
21 INC., a California Corporation, DOES 1-30,
Defendants.
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SYNERGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT,
24 Cross-Complainant,
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GHILOTTI BROS, INC., ROES 1-20,
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D ECL . OF P LAINTIFF ’ S C OUNSEL B EN R OSENFELD C ASE No. CGC-17-560034
1 I, Ben Rosenfeld, declare as follows:
2 1. I am over the age of 18. I am an attorney licensed to practice law throughout the State
3 of California and in this Court. I am co-counsel for Plaintiff Synergy Project Management, Inc.
4 with Attorney Randolph E. Daar.
5 2. Mr. Daar and I substituted in as counsel for Synergy on December 28, 2021. We have
6 worked diligently since that time to get up to speed in this case, familiarize ourselves with the
7 detailed facts and complex procedural history of this case, meet and confer with defense counsel
8 about how best to put the case on track for trial, and prepare Synergy’s Proposed Fourth
9 Amended Complaint and this Motion.
10 3. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of a letter dated August 4,
11 2021 from the clerk of the Northern District of California to the Superior Court of California
12 attaching the order remanding federal case Synergy Project Management, Inc. v. CCSF, et al.,
13 case no. 17-cv-06763, and certified copies of the federal docket for this case, bearing a stamp of
14 receipt by this Court on August 9, 2021. The docket reflects the parties served with the order and
15 docket, including counsel for Defendants City and County of San Francisco and Ghilotti Bros.,
16 Inc.
17 4. I am informed and believe that on December 13, 2021, counsel for the City
18 Defendants in the City Attorney’s Office contacted Synergy’s former counsel Johnny Knadler
19 via email seeking for the first time to discuss a trial continuance, and indicating that they were
20 unavailable for trial on the set date of March 7, 2021. Thereafter, in subsequent meet and confer
21 discussions, the City’s counsel made clear that they were seeking a six month continuance,
22 together with the opportunity to file both a demurrer and a motion for summary judgment, but
23 wanted to leave discovery closed (except with respect to trying to perfect any discovery already
24 propounded). However, in my reading of the Court’s July 23, 2021 Order, discovery is closed
25 and cannot be reopened absent a further Court order.
26 5. On January 21, 2021, my co-counsel, Mr. Daar, informed counsel for the City
27 Defendants that based on Synergy’s proposed Fourth Amended Complaint, Synergy would not
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3 6. I swear under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
4 foregoing is true and correct, except as to those matters stated on information and belief, and as
5 to those matters, I believe them to be true.
6 Sworn and subscribed to at San Francisco, California on January 21, 2022.
7 Respectfully Submitted,
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Attorney for Plaintiff Synergy
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Case 4:17-cv-06763-JST Document 182 Filed 08/04/21 Page 1 of 1
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
1301 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612
www.cand.uscourts.gov .,.
Susan Y. Soong General Court Niime .· - . ~:
Clerk of Court 510-637-3530
August 4, 2021
San Francisco County Superior Court
Attn: Civil Clerk
400 McAllister Street
San Francisco CA 94102
RE: Synergy Project Management, Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.
17-cv-06763-JST
Your Case Number: CGC-17-560034
Dear Clerk,
Pursuant to an order remanding the above captioned case to your Gourt, transmitted
herewith are:
IX! Certified original and one copy of this letter
~ Certified copy of docket entries
IX! Certified copy of Remand Order
D Other
Please send an acknowledgement of receipt of these documents to
jacquelyn_lovrin@cand.uscourts.gov.
Sincerely,
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Susan Y. Soong, Clerk
. by: Jacquelyn Lovrin
Case Systems Administrator
(510) 637-1873
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U.S. District Court
California Northern District (Oakland)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE#: 4:17-cv-06763-JST
Internal Use Only
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Synergy Project Management, Inc. v. City and Date Filed: 11/24/2017
County of San Francisco et al Date Terminated: 11/21/2019
Assigned to: Judge Jon S. Tigar Jury Demand: None
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler Nature of Suit: 440 Civil Rights:
(Settlement) Other
Case in other court: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Jurisdiction: Federal Question
19-17558
San Francisco County Superior
Court, CGC-17-560034
Cause: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act
Hearings Dates Deadlines Dates
Plaintiff
Synergy Project Management, represented by Johnny Dee Knadler
Inc. Attorney at Law
1527-E Pershing Drive
San Francisco, CA 94129
310-564-6695
Email: jdknadler@yahoo.com
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
G. Whitney Leigh
Law Offices of Whitney Leigh
One San.some Street, 35th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-470-4055
Email: leighlsansome@gmail.com
TERMINATED: 02/04/2019
V.
Defendant
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City and County of San represented by Ronald P. Flynn
Fra11;cisco. San Francisco City Attorney's
Office
Chief Deputy City Attorney
City Hall, Room 234
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-5408
(415) 554-4708
Fax: (415) 255-0733
Email: ronald.flynn@sfcityatty.org
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Ari Adam Baruth
San Francisco City Attorney's
Office
Fox Plaza .
1390 Market Street, Suite 425
San Francisco, CA 94102-5408
(415) 554-3897
Fax: (415) 255-0733
Email: ari. baruth@sfcityatty.org
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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Elaine Mary O'Neil
San Francisco City Attorney's
Office
Fox Plaza
1390 Market Street, Suite 425
San Francisco, CA 94102~5408
415-554-3881
Fax:415-255-0733
Email:
Elaine.ONeil@sfcityatty.org
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Jaime Marie Huling Delaye
San Francisco City Attorney's
Office
Deputy City Attorney
Fox Plaza
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1390 Marke Street, Sixth Floor
San Francisco, CA 941025342
(415) 554-3957
Fax: (415) 437-4644
Email:
· j aime.hulingdelaye@sfcityatty.org
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant
San Fr_anciscoPublic Utilities represented by Ronald P. Flynn
Commission (See above for address)
TERMINAT!f,D: 05/26/2019 LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Ari Adam Baruth
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Elaine Mary O'Neil
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Jaime Marie Huling Delaye
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant
San Francisco Municipal represented by Ronald P. Flynn
Transportation Agency (See above for address)
. TERMINATED: 05/26/2019 LEAD ATTORNEY
· ATTORNEYTOBENOTICED
Ari Adam Baruth
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Elaine Mary O'Neil
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Jaime Marie Huling Delaye
(See above for address)
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ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant
San Francisco Department of represented by Ronald P. Flynn
Public Works (See above for address)
TERMINATED: 05/26/2019 LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Ari Adam Baruth
(See abo:ve for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Elaine Mary O'Neil
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Jaime Marie Huling Delaye
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant
Mohammed N urn , represented by Kevin J. Holl
Gordon-Creed, Kelley Holl &
Sugerman LLP ·
101 Montgomery Street
Suite 2650 ·
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-421-3100
Fax: 415-421-3150
· Email: holl@gkhs.com
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Ronald P. Flynn
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Ari Adam Baruth
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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·Elaine Mary O'Neil
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Jaime Marie Huling Delaye
· (See above for address)
TERMINATED: 03/09/2021
Sara Lee .
1901 Harrison Street
13th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
415-421-3100
Email: lee@gkhs.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant
London Breed represented by Ronald P. Flynn
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY.TOBE NOTICED
Ari Adam Baruth
(See above for address)
ATTORNEfTOBENOTICED
Elaine Mary O'Neil
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Jaime Marie Huling Delaye
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant
Ghilotti Bros., Inc. represented by James P. Diwik
Troutman Sanders LLP
Three Embarcadero Center
Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94111 .
.415-477-5700
Fax: 415-477-5710
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Email:
james.diwik@troutmansanders.com
. LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Ryan A. Lewis
Troutman Pepper Hamilton
Sanders LLP
Three Embarcadaro Center, Suite
800
San Francisco, CA 94111
(4L5) 477-5700
Email: ryan.lewis@troutman.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Date Filed .. # Docket Text
08/04/2021 -182 CLERK'S NOTICE Remanding Case to San Francisco
Superior Court. GmlS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on
8/4/2021) (Entered: 08/01/2021)
08/04/2021 -181 ORDER REMANDING CASE. Signed by Judge Jon
S. Tigar on August 4, 2021. (mllS, COURT STAFF) .
(Filed on 8/4/2021) (Entered: 08/04/2021)
08/02/2021 -180 Notice of Withdrawal of Motion/or Indicative ruling
(Knadler, Johnny) (Filed on 8/2/2021) (Entered:
08/02/2021)
07/28/2021 -179 MANDATE ofUSCA as to 132 Notice of Appeal to the
Ninth Circuit, filed by Synergy Project Management, Inc.
GmlS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/28/2021) (Entered;
07/28/2021) .
07/07/2021 -178 Order by Judge Jon S. Tigar denying 167 Motion for
Sanctions.(mllS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/7/2021)
(Entered: 07/07/2021)
06/07/2021 -177 ORDER CHANGING TIME OF HEARING ON
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO AND
LONDON BREED'S ~OTION FOR SANCTIONS by
Judge Jon S. Tigar granting 175 Stipulation. Motion
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Hearing set for 7/22/2021 02:00 PM in Oakland, -To
be determined before Judge Jon S. Tigar.(mllS,
COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/7/2021) (Entered:
06/07/2021)
06/07/2021 -176 USCA Memorandum - AFFIRMED IN PART,·
VACATEDINPART,ANDREMANDEDasto 132
Notice of Appeal to the Ninth Circuit, filed by Synergy
Project Management, Inc. GmlS, COURT STAFF) (Filed
on 6/7/2021) (Entered: 06/07/2021)
06/03/2021 -175 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 167
.MOTION for Sanctions PURSUANT TO FEDERAL
RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 US.C. § 1927
filed by London Breed, City and County of San Francisco,
Synergy Project Management, Inc. and Mohammed Nuru.
(Huling Delaye, Jaime) (Filed on 6/3/2021) Modified on
6/4/2021 GmlS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 06/03/2021)
05/28/2021 -174 REPLY (re 167 MOTION for Sanctions PURSUANT TO
FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 11 OR 28
I US.C. § 1927) filed byLondon Breed, City and County of
San Francisco. (Attachments: #l Declaration JAIME
HULING DELA YE)(Huling Delaye, Jaime) (Filed on
5/28/2021) (Entered: 05/28/2021)
05/21/2021 173 OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 167 MOTION for
Sanctions PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL
_ PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 US.C. § 1927) filed bySynergy
Project Management, Inc .. (Attachments:# l Declaration
of Johnny D. Knadler, #i Exhibit 1 to Knadler Deel.,# l
Exhibit 2 to Knadler Deel., # 1 Exhibit 3 to Knadler Deel.,
#~Exhibit A to Exh. 3, #§Exhibit B to Exh. 3, # 1
Exhibit C to Exh. 3, #~Exhibit D to Exh. 3, # 2 Exhibit E
to Exh. 3)(Knadler, Johnny) (Filed on 5/21/2021)
(Entered: 05/21/2021)
05/07/2021 172 CLERK'S NOTICE Continuing Motion Hearing. The
motion hearing set for 6/17/2021 is CONTINUED due to
being set on a date that is closed to further settings.
Set/Reset Deadlines as to 167 MOTION for Sanctions
PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 US.C. § 1927. Motion Hearing
set for 7/1/2021 02:00 PM in Oakland, - To be determined
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before Judge Jon S. Tigar. (This is a text-only entry
generated by the court. There is no document associated
with this entry.), (Related documents(s) 167 )(mllS,
COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/7/2021) (Entered:
05/07/2021)
05/07/2021 -171 Proposed Order re 167 MOTION for Sanctions
PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 USC. §.1927 by London Breed,
City and County pf San Francisco. (Huling Delaye, Jaime)
(Filed on 5/7/2021) (Entered: 05/07/2021)
05/07/2021 -170 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by London Breed, City and
County of San Francisco re 167 MOTION for Sanctions
PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 USC.§ 1927 (Huling Delaye,
Jaime) (Filed on 5/7/2021) (Entered: 05/07/2021)
05/07/2021 -169 Request for Judicial Notice re 167 MOTION 1for Sanctions
PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 US.C. § 1927 filed byLondon
Breed~ City and County of San Francisco. (Related
document(s) 167) (Huling Delaye, Jaime) (Filed on
5/7/2021) (Entered: 05/07/2021)
05/07/2021 - -168 Declaration of Jaime M. Huling Delaye in Support of 167
MOTION for Sanctions PURSUANT TO FEDERAL
RULE OF:CIVIL PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 US.C. § 1927
filed by London Breed, City and County of San Francisco.
(Related docurp.ent(s) 167 ) (Huling Delaye, Jaime) (Filed
on 5/7/2021) (Entered: 05/07/2021)
05/07/2021 -167 MOTION for Sanctions PURSUANT TO FEDERAL
RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 US.C. § 1927
filed by London Breed,. City and County of San Francisco.
Motion Hearing set for 6/17/2021 02:00 PM in Oakland,
Courtroom 6, 2nd Floor before Judge Jon S. Tigar.
Responses due by 5/21/2021. Replies due by 5/28/2021.
(Huling Delaye, Jaime) (Filed on 5/7/2021) (Entered:
05/07/2021)
04/26/2021 -166 Order by Judge Jon S. Tigar denying 159 Motion for
TRO.(mllS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/26/2021)
(Entered: 04/26/2021)
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04/16/2021 -165 Request for Judicial Notice re 138 MOTION to Alter
Judgment or Indicative Ruling filed bySynergy Project
Management, Inc .. (Attachments:# 1 Declaration)
(Related document(s) 138) (Knadler, Johnny) (Filed on
4/16/2021) (Entered: 04/16/2021)
04/13/2021 -164 Declaration of Jaime M. Huling Delaye in Support of 163
Opposition/Response to Motion filed byLondon Breed,
City and County of San Francisco. (Related document( s)
163) (Huling Delaye, Jaime) (Filed on 4/13/2021)
(Entered: 04/13/2021)
04/13/2021 -163 OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 159 MOTION for
Temporary Restraining Order) filed byLondon Breed,
City and County of San Francisco. (Huling Delaye, Jaime)
(Filed on 4/13/2021) (Entered: 04/13/2021)
04/11/2021 -162 Supplemental Brief re 161 Order, 159 MOTION for
Temporary Restraining Order filed bySynergy Project
Management, Inc .. (Related document(s) 161,159)
(Knadler, Johnny) (Filed on 4/11/2021) (Entered:
04/11/2021)
04/07/2021 -161 ORDER TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL
JURISDICTIONAL BRIEF re: 159 MOTION for
Temporary Restraining Order. Plaintifrs
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supplemental brief due 4/11/i021. Defendants' optional
responsive brief due 4/15/2.021. Signed by Judge Jon S.
Tigar on April 7, 2021. (jstlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed
on 4/7/2021) (Entered: _04/07/2021)
04/07/2021 -160 ORDER GRANTIN
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1 RANDOLPH E. DAAR (SBN 88195) BEN ROSENFELD (SBN 203845) 2 ATTORNEYS AT LAW ELECTRONICALLY 3 3330 Geary Blvd., 3rd Floor East San Francisco, CA 94118 F I L E D Superior Court of California, 4 Tel: (415) 986-5591 County of San Francisco Fax: (415) 421-1331 01/21/2022 5 randolphdaar@yahoo.com Clerk of the Court ben.rosenfeld@comcast.net BY: EDNALEEN ALEGRE 6 Deputy Clerk 7 Attorneys for Plaintiff Synergy Project Management, Inc. 8 9 SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 12 SYNERGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT, Case Nos. CGC-17-560034 13 INC., Plaintiff, and CGC-19-576488, consolidated 14 v. DECLARATION OF PLAINTIFF’S 15 COUNSEL BEN ROSENFELD ISO CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, PLAINTIFF’S PARTIAL OPPOSITION 16 LONDON BREED, MOHAMMED NURU, TO CITY DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO Defendants. CONTINUE TRIAL 17 ______________________________________ Date: February 3, 2022 18 GHILOTTI BROS., INC., Plaintiff, Time: 9:30 am. 19 Dept.: 206 (Hon. Samuel K. Feng) v. 20 SYNERGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 21 INC., a California Corporation, DOES 1-30, Defendants. 22 ______________________________________ 23 SYNERGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 24 Cross-Complainant, 25 v. 26 GHILOTTI BROS, INC., ROES 1-20, 27 Cross-Defendants. 28 1 D ECL . OF P LAINTIFF ’ S C OUNSEL B EN R OSENFELD C ASE No. CGC-17-560034 1 I, Ben Rosenfeld, declare as follows: 2 1. I am over the age of 18. I am an attorney licensed to practice law throughout the State 3 of California and in this Court. I am co-counsel for Plaintiff Synergy Project Management, Inc. 4 with Attorney Randolph E. Daar. 5 2. Mr. Daar and I substituted in as counsel for Synergy on December 28, 2021. We have 6 worked diligently since that time to get up to speed in this case, familiarize ourselves with the 7 detailed facts and complex procedural history of this case, meet and confer with defense counsel 8 about how best to put the case on track for trial, and prepare Synergy’s Proposed Fourth 9 Amended Complaint and this Motion. 10 3. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of a letter dated August 4, 11 2021 from the clerk of the Northern District of California to the Superior Court of California 12 attaching the order remanding federal case Synergy Project Management, Inc. v. CCSF, et al., 13 case no. 17-cv-06763, and certified copies of the federal docket for this case, bearing a stamp of 14 receipt by this Court on August 9, 2021. The docket reflects the parties served with the order and 15 docket, including counsel for Defendants City and County of San Francisco and Ghilotti Bros., 16 Inc. 17 4. I am informed and believe that on December 13, 2021, counsel for the City 18 Defendants in the City Attorney’s Office contacted Synergy’s former counsel Johnny Knadler 19 via email seeking for the first time to discuss a trial continuance, and indicating that they were 20 unavailable for trial on the set date of March 7, 2021. Thereafter, in subsequent meet and confer 21 discussions, the City’s counsel made clear that they were seeking a six month continuance, 22 together with the opportunity to file both a demurrer and a motion for summary judgment, but 23 wanted to leave discovery closed (except with respect to trying to perfect any discovery already 24 propounded). However, in my reading of the Court’s July 23, 2021 Order, discovery is closed 25 and cannot be reopened absent a further Court order. 26 5. On January 21, 2021, my co-counsel, Mr. Daar, informed counsel for the City 27 Defendants that based on Synergy’s proposed Fourth Amended Complaint, Synergy would not 28 oppose the City’s request for a six month continuance, nor the opportunity to move for summary 2 D ECL . OF P LAINTIFF ’ S C OUNSEL B EN R OSENFELD C ASE No. CGC-17-560034 1 judgment, provided Synergy be given the opportunity to conduct full and fair discovery related 2 to its new allegations and claims. 3 6. I swear under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the 4 foregoing is true and correct, except as to those matters stated on information and belief, and as 5 to those matters, I believe them to be true. 6 Sworn and subscribed to at San Francisco, California on January 21, 2022. 7 Respectfully Submitted, 8 9 10 Ben Rosenfeld Attorney for Plaintiff Synergy 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 D ECL . OF P LAINTIFF ’ S C OUNSEL B EN R OSENFELD C ASE No. CGC-17-560034 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EXHIBIT A 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 D ECL . OF C OUNSEL B EN R OSENFELD ISO M OTION FOR L EAVE TO A MEND C ASE No. CGC-17-560034 Case 4:17-cv-06763-JST Document 182 Filed 08/04/21 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 1301 Clay Street Oakland, CA 94612 www.cand.uscourts.gov .,. Susan Y. Soong General Court Niime .· - . ~: Clerk of Court 510-637-3530 August 4, 2021 San Francisco County Superior Court Attn: Civil Clerk 400 McAllister Street San Francisco CA 94102 RE: Synergy Project Management, Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. 17-cv-06763-JST Your Case Number: CGC-17-560034 Dear Clerk, Pursuant to an order remanding the above captioned case to your Gourt, transmitted herewith are: IX! Certified original and one copy of this letter ~ Certified copy of docket entries IX! Certified copy of Remand Order D Other Please send an acknowledgement of receipt of these documents to jacquelyn_lovrin@cand.uscourts.gov. Sincerely, ~- Susan Y. Soong, Clerk . by: Jacquelyn Lovrin Case Systems Administrator (510) 637-1873 Y, '~ ~CAND-ECF Page 1 of 42 ADRMOP ,CLOSED,PROTO,REFSET-LB,REMAND U.S. District Court California Northern District (Oakland) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE#: 4:17-cv-06763-JST Internal Use Only / Synergy Project Management, Inc. v. City and Date Filed: 11/24/2017 County of San Francisco et al Date Terminated: 11/21/2019 Assigned to: Judge Jon S. Tigar Jury Demand: None Referred to: Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler Nature of Suit: 440 Civil Rights: (Settlement) Other Case in other court: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Jurisdiction: Federal Question 19-17558 San Francisco County Superior Court, CGC-17-560034 Cause: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act Hearings Dates Deadlines Dates Plaintiff Synergy Project Management, represented by Johnny Dee Knadler Inc. Attorney at Law 1527-E Pershing Drive San Francisco, CA 94129 310-564-6695 Email: jdknadler@yahoo.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED G. Whitney Leigh Law Offices of Whitney Leigh One San.some Street, 35th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 415-470-4055 Email: leighlsansome@gmail.com TERMINATED: 02/04/2019 V. Defendant https://ecf.cand.circ9.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?139379054708484-L_l_0-1 8/5/2021 Page 2 of 42 City and County of San represented by Ronald P. Flynn Fra11;cisco. San Francisco City Attorney's Office Chief Deputy City Attorney City Hall, Room 234 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-5408 (415) 554-4708 Fax: (415) 255-0733 Email: ronald.flynn@sfcityatty.org LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Ari Adam Baruth San Francisco City Attorney's Office Fox Plaza . 1390 Market Street, Suite 425 San Francisco, CA 94102-5408 (415) 554-3897 Fax: (415) 255-0733 Email: ari. baruth@sfcityatty.org ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED ' Elaine Mary O'Neil San Francisco City Attorney's Office Fox Plaza 1390 Market Street, Suite 425 San Francisco, CA 94102~5408 415-554-3881 Fax:415-255-0733 Email: Elaine.ONeil@sfcityatty.org ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Jaime Marie Huling Delaye San Francisco City Attorney's Office Deputy City Attorney Fox Plaza https://ecf.cand.circ9.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?l39379054708484-L_l_0-1 8/5/2021 T fAND-ECF Page 3 of 42 1390 Marke Street, Sixth Floor San Francisco, CA 941025342 (415) 554-3957 Fax: (415) 437-4644 Email: · j aime.hulingdelaye@sfcityatty.org ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Defendant San Fr_anciscoPublic Utilities represented by Ronald P. Flynn Commission (See above for address) TERMINAT!f,D: 05/26/2019 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Ari Adam Baruth (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Elaine Mary O'Neil (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Jaime Marie Huling Delaye (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Defendant San Francisco Municipal represented by Ronald P. Flynn Transportation Agency (See above for address) . TERMINATED: 05/26/2019 LEAD ATTORNEY · ATTORNEYTOBENOTICED Ari Adam Baruth (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Elaine Mary O'Neil (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Jaime Marie Huling Delaye (See above for address) https://ecf.cand.circ9.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?139379054708484-L_l_0-1 8/5/2021 . CAND-ECF ! Page 4 of 42 ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Defendant San Francisco Department of represented by Ronald P. Flynn Public Works (See above for address) TERMINATED: 05/26/2019 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Ari Adam Baruth (See abo:ve for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Elaine Mary O'Neil (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Jaime Marie Huling Delaye (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Defendant Mohammed N urn , represented by Kevin J. Holl Gordon-Creed, Kelley Holl & Sugerman LLP · 101 Montgomery Street Suite 2650 · San Francisco, CA 94104 415-421-3100 Fax: 415-421-3150 · Email: holl@gkhs.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Ronald P. Flynn (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Ari Adam Baruth (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED https://ecf.cand.circ9.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?139379054708484-L_l_0-1 8/5/2021 1 CAND-ECF Page 5 of 42 ·Elaine Mary O'Neil (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Jaime Marie Huling Delaye · (See above for address) TERMINATED: 03/09/2021 Sara Lee . 1901 Harrison Street 13th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 415-421-3100 Email: lee@gkhs.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Defendant London Breed represented by Ronald P. Flynn (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY.TOBE NOTICED Ari Adam Baruth (See above for address) ATTORNEfTOBENOTICED Elaine Mary O'Neil (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Jaime Marie Huling Delaye (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Defendant Ghilotti Bros., Inc. represented by James P. Diwik Troutman Sanders LLP Three Embarcadero Center Suite 800 San Francisco, CA 94111 . .415-477-5700 Fax: 415-477-5710 https://ecf.cand.circ9.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?139379054708484-L_l_0-1 8/5/2021 I CAND-ECF Page 6 of 42 Email: james.diwik@troutmansanders.com . LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Ryan A. Lewis Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP Three Embarcadaro Center, Suite 800 San Francisco, CA 94111 (4L5) 477-5700 Email: ryan.lewis@troutman.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Date Filed .. # Docket Text 08/04/2021 -182 CLERK'S NOTICE Remanding Case to San Francisco Superior Court. GmlS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/4/2021) (Entered: 08/01/2021) 08/04/2021 -181 ORDER REMANDING CASE. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on August 4, 2021. (mllS, COURT STAFF) . (Filed on 8/4/2021) (Entered: 08/04/2021) 08/02/2021 -180 Notice of Withdrawal of Motion/or Indicative ruling (Knadler, Johnny) (Filed on 8/2/2021) (Entered: 08/02/2021) 07/28/2021 -179 MANDATE ofUSCA as to 132 Notice of Appeal to the Ninth Circuit, filed by Synergy Project Management, Inc. GmlS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/28/2021) (Entered; 07/28/2021) . 07/07/2021 -178 Order by Judge Jon S. Tigar denying 167 Motion for Sanctions.(mllS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/7/2021) (Entered: 07/07/2021) 06/07/2021 -177 ORDER CHANGING TIME OF HEARING ON CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO AND LONDON BREED'S ~OTION FOR SANCTIONS by Judge Jon S. Tigar granting 175 Stipulation. Motion https://ecf.cand.circ9.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?139379054708484-L_:__1_0-1 8/5/2021 CAND-ECF Page 7 of 42 ' Hearing set for 7/22/2021 02:00 PM in Oakland, -To be determined before Judge Jon S. Tigar.(mllS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/7/2021) (Entered: 06/07/2021) 06/07/2021 -176 USCA Memorandum - AFFIRMED IN PART,· VACATEDINPART,ANDREMANDEDasto 132 Notice of Appeal to the Ninth Circuit, filed by Synergy Project Management, Inc. GmlS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/7/2021) (Entered: 06/07/2021) 06/03/2021 -175 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 167 .MOTION for Sanctions PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 US.C. § 1927 filed by London Breed, City and County of San Francisco, Synergy Project Management, Inc. and Mohammed Nuru. (Huling Delaye, Jaime) (Filed on 6/3/2021) Modified on 6/4/2021 GmlS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 06/03/2021) 05/28/2021 -174 REPLY (re 167 MOTION for Sanctions PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 I US.C. § 1927) filed byLondon Breed, City and County of San Francisco. (Attachments: #l Declaration JAIME HULING DELA YE)(Huling Delaye, Jaime) (Filed on 5/28/2021) (Entered: 05/28/2021) 05/21/2021 173 OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 167 MOTION for Sanctions PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL _ PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 US.C. § 1927) filed bySynergy Project Management, Inc .. (Attachments:# l Declaration of Johnny D. Knadler, #i Exhibit 1 to Knadler Deel.,# l Exhibit 2 to Knadler Deel., # 1 Exhibit 3 to Knadler Deel., #~Exhibit A to Exh. 3, #§Exhibit B to Exh. 3, # 1 Exhibit C to Exh. 3, #~Exhibit D to Exh. 3, # 2 Exhibit E to Exh. 3)(Knadler, Johnny) (Filed on 5/21/2021) (Entered: 05/21/2021) 05/07/2021 172 CLERK'S NOTICE Continuing Motion Hearing. The motion hearing set for 6/17/2021 is CONTINUED due to being set on a date that is closed to further settings. Set/Reset Deadlines as to 167 MOTION for Sanctions PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 US.C. § 1927. Motion Hearing set for 7/1/2021 02:00 PM in Oakland, - To be determined https://ecf.cand.circ9.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?139379054708484-L_l~0-1 8/5/2021 CAND-ECF Page 8 of 42 before Judge Jon S. Tigar. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.), (Related documents(s) 167 )(mllS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/7/2021) (Entered: 05/07/2021) 05/07/2021 -171 Proposed Order re 167 MOTION for Sanctions PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 USC. §.1927 by London Breed, City and County pf San Francisco. (Huling Delaye, Jaime) (Filed on 5/7/2021) (Entered: 05/07/2021) 05/07/2021 -170 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by London Breed, City and County of San Francisco re 167 MOTION for Sanctions PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 USC.§ 1927 (Huling Delaye, Jaime) (Filed on 5/7/2021) (Entered: 05/07/2021) 05/07/2021 -169 Request for Judicial Notice re 167 MOTION 1for Sanctions PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 US.C. § 1927 filed byLondon Breed~ City and County of San Francisco. (Related document(s) 167) (Huling Delaye, Jaime) (Filed on 5/7/2021) (Entered: 05/07/2021) 05/07/2021 - -168 Declaration of Jaime M. Huling Delaye in Support of 167 MOTION for Sanctions PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF:CIVIL PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 US.C. § 1927 filed by London Breed, City and County of San Francisco. (Related docurp.ent(s) 167 ) (Huling Delaye, Jaime) (Filed on 5/7/2021) (Entered: 05/07/2021) 05/07/2021 -167 MOTION for Sanctions PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 11 OR 28 US.C. § 1927 filed by London Breed,. City and County of San Francisco. Motion Hearing set for 6/17/2021 02:00 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 6, 2nd Floor before Judge Jon S. Tigar. Responses due by 5/21/2021. Replies due by 5/28/2021. (Huling Delaye, Jaime) (Filed on 5/7/2021) (Entered: 05/07/2021) 04/26/2021 -166 Order by Judge Jon S. Tigar denying 159 Motion for TRO.(mllS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/26/2021) (Entered: 04/26/2021) ; https://ecf.cand.circ9.dcn/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?l39379054708484-L_l_0-1 8/5/2021 CAND-ECF Page 9 of 42 04/16/2021 -165 Request for Judicial Notice re 138 MOTION to Alter Judgment or Indicative Ruling filed bySynergy Project Management, Inc .. (Attachments:# 1 Declaration) (Related document(s) 138) (Knadler, Johnny) (Filed on 4/16/2021) (Entered: 04/16/2021) 04/13/2021 -164 Declaration of Jaime M. Huling Delaye in Support of 163 Opposition/Response to Motion filed byLondon Breed, City and County of San Francisco. (Related document( s) 163) (Huling Delaye, Jaime) (Filed on 4/13/2021) (Entered: 04/13/2021) 04/13/2021 -163 OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 159 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order) filed byLondon Breed, City and County of San Francisco. (Huling Delaye, Jaime) (Filed on 4/13/2021) (Entered: 04/13/2021) 04/11/2021 -162 Supplemental Brief re 161 Order, 159 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed bySynergy Project Management, Inc .. (Related document(s) 161,159) (Knadler, Johnny) (Filed on 4/11/2021) (Entered: 04/11/2021) 04/07/2021 -161 ORDER TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTIONAL BRIEF re: 159 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order. Plaintifrs I supplemental brief due 4/11/i021. Defendants' optional responsive brief due 4/15/2.021. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on April 7, 2021. (jstlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/7/2021) (Entered: _04/07/2021) 04/07/2021 -160 ORDER GRANTIN