Request,Application: BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION VS. CATELLUS THIRD AND KING LLC et al

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                                LICLINTON & CLINTON

400 Oceangate, Fourteenth Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
Telephone: (562) 216- 5000
Facsimile: (562) 216-5001

Attorneys for Defendant,
ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation

BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION,

Plaintiff,

|CATELLUS THIRD AND KING LLC;
ICATELLUS DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION; CATELLUS § COMMERCIAL
| DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION;
ICATELLUS OPERATING LIMITED
|PARTNERSHIP; CATELLUS URBAN
|DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; THIRD
AND KING INVESTORS LLC; CATELLUS
URBAN DEVELOPMENT, LLC; SHOOTER &
BUTTS, INC.; CAREFREE TOLAND POOLS,
INC.; CREATIVE MASONRY, INC.; POMA
CORPORATION; VAN-MULDER SHEET

|IMARK B. BRUEGGEMANN (State Bar No. 183660)
|CHRISTOPHER T, OLSEN (State Bar No. 143915)

ELECTRONICALLY
FILED

Superior Court of California,
County of San Francisco

JUN 30 2014
Clerk of the Court

BY: JUDITH NUNEZ
Deputy Clerk

SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

Case No.: CGC-08-478453

THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR
CORPORATION'S NOTICE OF
SETTLEMENT; AND APPLICATION
FOR ORDER DETERMINING GOOD
FAITH SETTLEMENT

(CCP §877.6(a)(2))

[DECLARATION OF CHARLES I. KARLIN IN
SUPPORT OF THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR
CORPORATION'S APPLICATION FOR ORDER.

and PROPOSED ORDER SERVED AND FILED
CONCURRENTLY HEREWITH]

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THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CORPORATION'S NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT; AND APPLICATION FOR ORDER
DETERMINING GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT (CCP $877, 6(a(2))PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on or about March 31, 2014, Defendant THYSSENKRUPP
ELEVATOR CORPORATION (“THYSSENKRUPP”) and Plaintiff BEACON RESIDENTIAL
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (“BEACON”) entered into a settlement agreement.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT THYSSENKRUPP hereby applies to this Court
for determination that the settlement was entered into and made in good faith in accordance with
Code of Civil Procedure section 877.6(a)(2).

This Application is based upon this Notice of Settlement and Application and the Declaration
lof Charles 1. Karlin. The supporting Declaration of Charles I. Karlin and Proposed Order

determining good faith settlement are served and filed concurrently with this Notice of Settlement

ttorneys ‘or Defendant ThyssenKrupp
Elevator‘Corporation

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THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CORPORATION'S NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT; AND APPLICATION FOR ORDER.
DETERMINING GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT (CCP §877.6(a)(2))TERMINATION OF GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT
I. | SETTLEMENT PARTIES, TERMS, AND BASIS

Defendant THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CORPORATION (“THYSSENKRUPP”) applies
ito this Court pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 877.6(a)(2) for determination that the
settlement described below was entered into in good faith.

L Settling Parties: The parties to this settlement are Plaintiff BEACON RESIDENTIAL
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (“BEACON”), and Defendant THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR
CORPORATION (“THYSSENKRUPP”).

2. Settlement Terms:

a. BEACON agtees to dismiss THYSSENKRUPP with prejudice from this action.
Each party is to bear its own attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses.

3. Settlement Basis: This settlement is entered into without an admission of liability or
fault. This settlement represents fair and reasonable consideration and is based upon the evidence
land information known to date by all parties. This settlement was reached through arms-length
negotiation between counsel and was entered into in good faith after careful analysis by both counsel.
i. THE COURT IS AUTHORIZED TO DETERMINE A GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT

L Notice of Settlement And Application By Settling Party

A settling party may give notice of settlement to all parties and to the court, together with an
application for determination of good faith settlement and a proposed order. The application shall
indicate the settling parties, and the basis, terms, and amount of the settlement, (Code Civ. Proc. §
877.6(a)(2)).

Within 25 days of mailing of the moving papers, a non-settling party may file a Notice of
Motion to Contest a Good Faith Settlement. If any non-settling party does not file such a Motion
within 25 days of mailing of the Notice, Application, and Proposed Order, the court may approve the
settlement. (Code Civ. Proc. § 877.6(a)(2)).

The provisions of Code Civ. Proc. § 877 and Code Civ. Proc. § 877.6 governing the effect that
a settlement agreement has on a settling defendant's potential liability to other defendants for

contribution or comparative indemnity have two major goals; the equitable sharing of costs among
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THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CORPORATION'S NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT; AND APPLICATION FOR ORDER

DETERMINING GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT (CCP §877.6(a)(2))Por FP FP FP FP

1 the parties at fault and the encouragement of settlements. Abbott Ford, Inc. v. Superior Court, 43
Cal. 3d 858, 239 Cal. Rptr. 626, 741 P.2d 124 (1987).
HLL. CONCLUSION

Therefore, it is respectfully submitted that should no party to this litigation give notice of its

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Corporation should be granted, and the [Proposed] Order Determining Good Faith Settlement be entered

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PROOF OF SERVICE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES } *
am employed in the aforesaid county; 1 am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to the within

entitled action; my business address is: 100 Oceangate, Fourteenth Floor in Long Beach, CA 90802,

On June 30, 2014, I served the foregoing document described as THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR
ICORPORATION’S NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT; AND APPLICATION FOR ORDER
DETERMINING GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT (CCP §877.6(a)(2)) on all interested parties in this
action by placing a true and correct copy thereof, enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed as follows:

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SEE ATTACHED LIST

(BY CERTIFIED RETURN RECEIPT) I placed a true copy in a sealed envelope addressed as
indicated above, on the above-mentioned date via Certified Retum Receipt Mail.

(BY OVERNIGHT NEXT DAY DELIVERY) On the above-mentioned date, I placed a true
copy of the above-mentioned document(s) in a sealed envelope or package to be delivered via
overnight delivery to the party(ies) listed above.

(BY FACSIMILE) From facsimile number (562) 901-1172, I caused each such document to be

transmitted by facsimile machine, to the parties and numbers indicated above, pursuant to Rule

2008. The facsimile machine I used complied with California Rules of Court, Rule 2003(3) and

no error was reported by the machine. Pursuant to Rule 2008(e)(4), I caused the machine to print

a transaction record of the transmission, a copy of which is attached to the original of this
eclaration.

Executed on June 30, 2014 at Long Beach, California.
(STATE) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
above is true and correct.

(FEDERAL) | declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this court at
whose direction the service was made.

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INING GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT (CCP §877.6(a)(2))ERV

Beacon Residential Community Association v. Catellus Third and King LLC, et al.,
San Francisco County Superior Court Case No. CGC-08-478453

Ann Rankin, Esq. Kenneth Katzoff, Esq.

Terry Wilkens, Esq. Robert Riggs, Esq.
LAW OFFICES OF ANN RANKIN Sung Shim, Esq.
3911 Harrison Street KATZOFF & RIGGS

Oakland, CA 94611

Tel: (510) 653-8886
Fax: (510) 653-8889

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF, BEACON
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION

1500 Park Ave., #300
Emeryville, CA 94608

Tel: (510) 597-1990
Fax: (510) 597-0295
kkatzoff@katzoffriggs.com
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sshim@katzoffriggs.com

CO-COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF BEACON
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION

Steven M. Cvitanovic
Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP
Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94111

Tel: (415) 546-7500
Fax: (415) 546-7505

CO-COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS
MISSION PLACE LLC; MISSION PLACE
MESS HOLDING LLC; MISSION PLACE

{| Randel Campbell
LYNCH, GILARDI & GRUMMER
170 Columbus Avenue, 5" Floor
San Francisco, CA 94133

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Fax: (415) 397-0937
16] rcampbeli@Jeelaw.com

17 ll COUNSEL FOR ARCHITECTURAL
GLASS and ALUMINUM CO., INC.

18 MEZZANINE LLC; MISSION PLACE
PARTNERS LLC; CENTURION REAL

19 ESTATE INVESTORS IV, LLC;
CENTURION REAL ESTATE PARTNERS,

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PROLOGIS
13 [I Todd J. Wenzel, Esq. S. Mitchell Kaplan
| ROPERS, MAJESKI, KOHN & BENTLEY Gregory Hanson
14 |] 1001 Marshall Street, Suite 500 GORDON & REES LLP
li Redwood City, CA 94063 275 Battery Street, Suite 2000
5 San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: (650) 364-8200
16 Ill Fax: (650) 780-1701 Tel: (415) 986-5900
twenzel@rmkb.com Fax: (413) 986-8054
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COUNSEL FOR CATELLUS
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CATELLUS COMMERCIAL COUNSEL FOR WEBCOR
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|| CATELLUS URBAN DEVELOPMENT BUILDERS; WEBCOR BUILDERS, INC;
20 I] CORPORATION; CATELLUS OPERATING __| and CONSTRUCTION LP
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; CATELLUS
211] URBAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC;
CATELLUS THIRD AND KING LLC; and
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PROLOGIS
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David S. Webster, Esq.

Mark J. D’Argenio

WOOD, SMITH, HENNIN &
BERMAN, LLP

1401 Willow Pass Road, Suite 700
Concord, CA 94520

Tel: (925) 222-3400
Fax: (925) 356-8250
duvebsteriadwshblaws.com

mdargenio@wshblaw.com

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COUNSEL FOR CATELLUS
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION;
CATELLUS COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION;
CATELLUS URBAN DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION; CATELLUS OPERATING
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; CATELLUS
URBAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC;

Steven H. Schwartz

Noel E. Macaulay

SCHWARTZ & JANZEN, LLP
12100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1125
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Tel: (310) 979-4090
Fax: (310) 207-3344
sschwartz@sj-law.com

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COUNSEL FOR HKS, INC.
INDIVIDUALLY and dba HKS
ARCHITECTS, INC.

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DETERMINING GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT (CCP §877.6(a)(2))Kevin P. McCarthy

Oakland, CA 94607

Tel: (510) 839-8100
Fax: (510) 839-8108

Samuel Muir
Erin Dunkerly

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Tel: (626) 243-1100
Fax: (626) 243-1111
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492 Ninth Street, Suite 220

kmccarthy@mecarthyilp.com
pbazzano@mccarthylip.com

COUNSEL FOR CROSS-DEFENDANT
WINDOW SOLUTIONS, INC.

COLLINS COLLINS MUIR & STEWART

South Pasadena, CA 91030

edunkerly@ccmslaw.com

CO COUNSEL FOR WEBCOR
CONSTRUCTION, INC DBA WEBCOR

BUILDERS; WEBCOR BUILDERS, INC.;
and WEBCOR CONSTRUCTION LP

William H. Staples

Philip T. Bazzano Dana Duncan
MeCARTHY & McCARTHY ARCHER NORRIS
The Arlington Building 2033 North Main Street, Suite 800

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Tel: (925) 930-6600
Fax: (925) 930-6620

les@archermorris.com
ddune archernorris.com

COMPANY

James P. Castles
Richard C. Youn;

The Arlington Building
492 Ninth Street, Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94607

Tel: (415) 632-1586
Fax: (415) 743-9305

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MERRILL LLP

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COUNSEL FOR ANNING-JOHNSON

ROBLES CASTLES & MEREDITH

COUNSEL FOR SKIDMORE OWINGS &wn

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Steven McDonald
James Shea
BLEDSOE, CATHCART, DIESTEL,
PEDERSON & TREPPA, LLP

| 601 California Street, 16" Floor

i San Francisco, CA 94108

| Tel: (415) 981-5411

| Fax: (415) 981-0352
smedonald@bledsoelaw.com
ishea@bledsoelaw.com

COUNSEL FOR SHOOTER & BUTTS, INC.

CIVIC CENTER COURTHOUSE

I Civil Filing Department

400 McAllister Street

Christian P. Lucia

Denae Olivieri

Brent Basilico

SELLAR HAZARD MANNING FICENEC &
LUCIA

1800 Sutter Street, Suite 460

Concord, CA 94520

Tel: (925) 938-1430
Fax: (925) 256-7508
clucia@selierla’
dolivieri@sellarlaw.com

Bbasilico@sellarlaw.com

COUNSEL FOR CUPERTINO ELECTRIC,
INC.; CREATIVE MASONRY, INC.;
CAREFREE TOLAND POOLS, INC.; J.W.
McCLENAHAN, INC,; N.V. HEATHORN,
INC.; CRITCHFIELD MECHANICAL, INC.;
WEST COAST PROTECITVE COATING,
INC.; BLUE’S ROOFING COMPANY;
VAN-MULDER SHEET METAL, INC.; F.
ROGERS CORPORATION; and ROOFING
CONSTRUCTORS, INC., dba WESTERN
ROOFING SERVICE

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