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Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP
1 Andrew E. Calderon (SBN 316673)
acalderon@piercebainbridge.com ELECTRONICALLY
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355 South Grand Avenue, 44th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071 F I L E D
3 Superior Court of California,
Tel: (213) 262-9333 County of San Francisco
4 Fax: (213) 279-2008
02/05/2020
Clerk of the Court
5 Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP BY: JUDITH NUNEZ
Deputy Clerk
Christopher N. LaVigne (NY Bar No. 4811121)
6 (Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice
Pending)
7 clavigne@piercebainbridge.com
277 Park Avenue, 45th Floor
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New York, NY 10172
9 Tel.: (646) 694-9666
Fax: (646) 968-4125
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Attorneys for Defendants Payward,
11 Inc. d/b/a Kraken and Kaiser NG
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
13 FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
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NATHAN PETER RUNYON, an Case No. CGC-19-581099
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Assigned to the Hon. Ethan P. Schulman
16 Plaintiff, Courtroom: Room 302
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Application of Christopher N. LaVigne to
18 PAYWARD, INC., a California Appear as Counsel Pro Hac Vice
Corporation d/b/a/ KRAKEN; and
19 Kaiser NG, an individual; and DOES 1
through 10, inclusive Hearing Date: March 4, 2020
20 Hearing Time: 9:30 am
Defendants Location: Rm. 302
21 Hearing Reservation: 02040304-16
22 Compl. filed: November 26, 2019
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Pro Hac Vice Application of Christopher N. LaVigne
1 I, Christopher N. LaVigne, apply for admission to practice before this Court pro
2 hac vice in order to represent Defendants Payward, Inc. d/b/a Kraken and Kaiser NG in
3 this action. In support of this application, I state the following:
4 1. My office address is Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP, 277 Park
5 Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, NY 10172. My residence is 25 Bruckner Blvd., Apt. 6U,
6 Bronx, New York, 10454. I am not a resident of California, nor am I regularly engaged in
7 the practice of law in California.
8 2. I am currently admitted in, and am a member in good standing, of the following
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11 New York State 2010
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13 United States District Court for the 2010
14 Southern District of New York
15 United States District Court for the 2017
Eastern District of New York
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United States Court of Appeals for the 2019
17 Second Circuit
18 3. I have not been currently suspended or disbarred in any court. There have been
19 no disciplinary actions taken against me in any court.
20 4. In the past two years I have applied pro hac vice in California state courts in the
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Court Matter Date Status
23 Jackson v. Marquee Media,
Los Angeles Sup. Ct. Mar. 4, 2019 Active
Inc., et al
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25 Marin County Sup. Ct. Oct. 22, 2019 Withdrawn
Payward, Inc. v.
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27 5. The attorney of record for Defendants Payward, Inc. d/b/a Kraken and Kaiser
28 NG in this action is Andrew E. Calderon of the Los Angeles office of the same firm,
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Pro Hac Vice Application of Christopher N. LaVigne
1 Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP, an active member of the State Bar of
2 California. His address and telephone number are 355 S. Grand Ave., 44th Floor, Los
3 Angeles, California 90071; telephone number (231) 262-9333.
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5 Dated: February 5, 2020 Respectfully submitted,
6 Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht
LLP
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9 Christopher N. LaVigne
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Pro Hac Vice Application of Christopher N. LaVigne
1 V E R F I C I AT I O N
2 I am the applicant for pro hac vice and I have read the foregoing application and
3 know its contents. The matters stated in the application are true based on my own
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5 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
6 foregoing is true and correct.
7 Executed this 5th day of February, 2020, at New York, New York.
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Christopher N. LaVigne
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Verification
1 PROOF OF SERVICE
2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
3 I am over the age of 18 and not a party to this action. I am employed in the county
4 where the service occurred; my business address is 355 S. Grand Ave., 44th Floor, Los
5 Angeles, CA 90071.
6 On February 5, 2020, I caused to be served the following documents described as:
7 APPLICATION OF CHRISTOPHER N. LAVIGNE TO APPEAR AS
COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE
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on the interested parties in this action as stated below:
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LAW OFFICE OF CLAIRE Pro Hac Vice Program
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COCHRAN, P.C.
11 Claire E. Cochran State Bar of California
Natalie A. Xifo Office of Admissions
12 100 Pine Street, Suite 1250 180 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA 94111 San Francisco, CA 94105
13 Tel: (415) 580-6019 Email: ProHac@calbar.ca.gov
Counsel for Plaintiff Phone: 415-538-2300
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[Submitted online via AIMS]
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[X] E-SERVICE: By electronic service through One Legal Online Services to counsel
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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
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above is true and correct
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Executed on February 5, 2020, at Los Angeles, California.
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22 Grace Chang
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Proof of Service
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Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP 1 Andrew E. Calderon (SBN 316673) acalderon@piercebainbridge.com ELECTRONICALLY 2 355 South Grand Avenue, 44th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 F I L E D 3 Superior Court of California, Tel: (213) 262-9333 County of San Francisco 4 Fax: (213) 279-2008 02/05/2020 Clerk of the Court 5 Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP BY: JUDITH NUNEZ Deputy Clerk Christopher N. LaVigne (NY Bar No. 4811121) 6 (Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice Pending) 7 clavigne@piercebainbridge.com 277 Park Avenue, 45th Floor 8 New York, NY 10172 9 Tel.: (646) 694-9666 Fax: (646) 968-4125 10 Attorneys for Defendants Payward, 11 Inc. d/b/a Kraken and Kaiser NG 12 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 13 FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 14 NATHAN PETER RUNYON, an Case No. CGC-19-581099 15 individual Assigned to the Hon. Ethan P. Schulman 16 Plaintiff, Courtroom: Room 302 17 v. Application of Christopher N. LaVigne to 18 PAYWARD, INC., a California Appear as Counsel Pro Hac Vice Corporation d/b/a/ KRAKEN; and 19 Kaiser NG, an individual; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive Hearing Date: March 4, 2020 20 Hearing Time: 9:30 am Defendants Location: Rm. 302 21 Hearing Reservation: 02040304-16 22 Compl. filed: November 26, 2019 23 24 25 26 27 28 Pro Hac Vice Application of Christopher N. LaVigne 1 I, Christopher N. LaVigne, apply for admission to practice before this Court pro 2 hac vice in order to represent Defendants Payward, Inc. d/b/a Kraken and Kaiser NG in 3 this action. In support of this application, I state the following: 4 1. My office address is Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP, 277 Park 5 Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, NY 10172. My residence is 25 Bruckner Blvd., Apt. 6U, 6 Bronx, New York, 10454. I am not a resident of California, nor am I regularly engaged in 7 the practice of law in California. 8 2. I am currently admitted in, and am a member in good standing, of the following 9 courts: 10 State Court Year 11 New York State 2010 12 Federal Courts 13 United States District Court for the 2010 14 Southern District of New York 15 United States District Court for the 2017 Eastern District of New York 16 United States Court of Appeals for the 2019 17 Second Circuit 18 3. I have not been currently suspended or disbarred in any court. There have been 19 no disciplinary actions taken against me in any court. 20 4. In the past two years I have applied pro hac vice in California state courts in the 21 following matter: 22 Court Matter Date Status 23 Jackson v. Marquee Media, Los Angeles Sup. Ct. Mar. 4, 2019 Active Inc., et al 24 25 Marin County Sup. Ct. Oct. 22, 2019 Withdrawn Payward, Inc. v. 26 Does 1-10 27 5. The attorney of record for Defendants Payward, Inc. d/b/a Kraken and Kaiser 28 NG in this action is Andrew E. Calderon of the Los Angeles office of the same firm, -1- Pro Hac Vice Application of Christopher N. LaVigne 1 Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP, an active member of the State Bar of 2 California. His address and telephone number are 355 S. Grand Ave., 44th Floor, Los 3 Angeles, California 90071; telephone number (231) 262-9333. 4 5 Dated: February 5, 2020 Respectfully submitted, 6 Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP 7 8 By: 9 Christopher N. LaVigne 10 Attorneys for Defendants Payward, Inc. d/b/a Kraken and Kaiser NG 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -2- Pro Hac Vice Application of Christopher N. LaVigne 1 V E R F I C I AT I O N 2 I am the applicant for pro hac vice and I have read the foregoing application and 3 know its contents. The matters stated in the application are true based on my own 4 knowledge. 5 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the 6 foregoing is true and correct. 7 Executed this 5th day of February, 2020, at New York, New York. 8 9 ________________________ Christopher N. LaVigne 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Verification 1 PROOF OF SERVICE 2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 3 I am over the age of 18 and not a party to this action. I am employed in the county 4 where the service occurred; my business address is 355 S. Grand Ave., 44th Floor, Los 5 Angeles, CA 90071. 6 On February 5, 2020, I caused to be served the following documents described as: 7 APPLICATION OF CHRISTOPHER N. LAVIGNE TO APPEAR AS COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE 8 on the interested parties in this action as stated below: 9 LAW OFFICE OF CLAIRE Pro Hac Vice Program 10 Office of Special Admissions COCHRAN, P.C. 11 Claire E. Cochran State Bar of California Natalie A. Xifo Office of Admissions 12 100 Pine Street, Suite 1250 180 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94111 San Francisco, CA 94105 13 Tel: (415) 580-6019 Email: ProHac@calbar.ca.gov Counsel for Plaintiff Phone: 415-538-2300 14 [Submitted online via AIMS] 15 [X] E-SERVICE: By electronic service through One Legal Online Services to counsel 16 contemporaneous with the electronic filing. 17 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the 18 above is true and correct 19 Executed on February 5, 2020, at Los Angeles, California. 20 21 _________________________ 22 Grace Chang 23 24 25 26 27 28 Proof of Service