Miscellaneous: Las Posas Basin Water Rights Coalition vs Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency

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                                ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (NAME AND ADDRESS):             TELEPHONE NO.:
                                                                                                             FOR COURT USE ONLY
             Kevin M. O'Brien (SBN: 122713)                                   916-444-1000
             Downey Brand LLP                                                                    ELECTRONICALLY FILED
             621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor                                                        Superior Court of California
             Sacramento, CA 95814
              ATTORNEY FOR (NAME): Petitioner Las Posas Basin Water Rights Coalition
                                                                                                 County of Santa Barbara
                                                                                                 Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer
               SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
                                                                                                 9/17/2021 4:45 PM
               ~ Santa Barbara-Anacapa         □ Santa Maria-Cook          □ Lompoc Division     By: Narzralli Baksh, Deputy
                  1100 Anacapa Street         312-C East Cook Street      115 Civic Center Plaza
               Santa Barbara, CA 93101        Santa Maria, CA 93454        Lompoc, CA 93436

              PLAINTIFF:Las Posas Basin Water Rights Coalition

              DEFENDANT:  Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency
                                                                                                    CASE NUMBER:
                           CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUM                                                       21CV03714

             Santa Barbara County Superior Court Local Rule, rule 201 divides Santa Barbara County geographically into two
             separate regions referred to as “South County” and “North County,” the boundaries of which are more particularly
             defined in rule 201. “South County” includes the cities of Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, and Goleta; “North County”
             includes  the  citiesof  Santa  Maria,  Lompoc,    Buellton  and  Solvang.   A map   depicting  this geographical    division is
             contained in Appendix 1 to the local rules.

             Local Rule 203 provides: “When, under California law, ‘North County’ would be a ‘proper county’ for venue purposes,
             all filings for such matters shall be in the appropriate division of the Clerk’s office in North County. All other filings
             shall be made in the Clerk’s office in the appropriate division of the Court in South County. The title of the Court
             required to be placed on the first page of documents pursuant to CRC 2.111 includes the name of the appropriate
             Court division.”

             A plaintiff filing a new complaint or petition is required by Local Rule 1310 to complete and file this Civil Case Cover
             Sheet Addendum to state the basis for filing in North County or South County.

             The undersigned represents to the Court:
             This action is
             reason(s):
                             filed in
                                     □   North County        South County because venue is        proper in this region for the following


             □ A defendant resides or has its principal place of business in this region at:

             □ The personal injury, damage to property, or breach of contract that is claimed in the complaint occurred in this
             region at:

                There is a related case filed with the court in this region (e.g., the related personal injury action to a petition to
             transfer structured settlement payments) [identify case, including case number]:          Las Posas Valley Water Rights
             Coalition, et al. v. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, et al., Case No. VENCI0050970 and Las Posas
             Basin Water Rights Coalition v. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, Case No. 20CV02036

                 Venue is otherwise proper in this region because [explain]: CCP § 404.1 (common questions of fact and law as
             a comprehensive groundwater adjudication pending in this Court; CCP §§ 838(d) & (e).



             Dated:    September 17, 2021
                                                                                   Signature of Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s Counsel
                                                                       Kevin M. O'Brien
               Form Adopted for Mandatory Use          CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET ADDENDUM
                 Santa Barbara Superior Court
                  SC-2069 [New July 2018]
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