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  • BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION VS. CATELLUS THIRD AND KING LLC et al CONSTRUCTION document preview
  • BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION VS. CATELLUS THIRD AND KING LLC et al CONSTRUCTION document preview
  • BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION VS. CATELLUS THIRD AND KING LLC et al CONSTRUCTION document preview
  • BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION VS. CATELLUS THIRD AND KING LLC et al CONSTRUCTION document preview
  • BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION VS. CATELLUS THIRD AND KING LLC et al CONSTRUCTION document preview
  • BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION VS. CATELLUS THIRD AND KING LLC et al CONSTRUCTION document preview
  • BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION VS. CATELLUS THIRD AND KING LLC et al CONSTRUCTION document preview
  • BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION VS. CATELLUS THIRD AND KING LLC et al CONSTRUCTION document preview
						
                                

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Cc 6H NM DR HW RD RD me NM Nm at I DR ee FF BY NM = S 6S YF YAY RH R WY BY = S&S 28 Coltins Collins Muir + Stewart LLP. 1100 E! Cente Steet Sp, Pasadena, CA $1030 Phone (626) 243-4200 Fax (626) 244014 Samuel J. Muir, Esq. (State Bar No. 89883) Erin R. Dunkerly, Esq. (State Bar No. 260220) COLLINS COLLINS MUIR + STEWART LLP ELECTRONICALLY 1100 El Centro Street FILED South Pasadena, CA 91030 Superior Court of California, (626) 243-1100 — FAX (626) 243-1111 County of San Francisco Attorneys for Defendant SEP 09 2013 WEBCOR CONSTRUCTION, INC. dba WEBCOR BUILDERS Clerk of the Court BY: VANESSA WU Deputy Clerk Steven H. Schwartz, Esq. (State Bar No. 94637) Noel Macaulay, Esq. (State Bar No. 121695) SCHWARTZ & JANZEN, LLP 12100 Wilshire Bivd., Suite 1125 Los Angeles, CA 90025 (310) 979-4090 — FAX: (310) 207-3344 Attorneys for Cross-Defendant, HKS, INC., individually and dba HKS ARCHITECTS, INC. BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, al., VS. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CASE NO. CGC-08-478453 [Assigned to Judge Curtis E.A. Karnow, Dept 304] Plaintiff, DECLARATION OF ERIC BROWN IN SUPPORT OF JOINT EX PARTE APPLICATION OF DEFENDANTS WEBCOR AND HKS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO DATE: September 9, 2013 TIME: 4:00 p.m. PLACE: Dept. 304 Defendants. AND ALL RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS. ) ) ) ) ) CATELLUS THIRD AND KING, LLC, et) FILE WRIT PETITION ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Complaint Filed: 08/08/08 Trial Date: None DECLARATION OF ERIC BROWN 1, Eric Brown, declare as follows: i. i am an attorney admitted to practice before all of the courts in the State of California. I am an attorney in the law firm of Collins Collins Muir + Stewart LLP, counsel of record for Defendants WEBCOR CONSTRUCTION, INC.; WEBCOR BUILDERS, INC.; WEBCOR CONSTRUCTION, INC. individually and doing business as WEBCOR BUILDERS; 18183 1 BROWN DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE APPLICATIONCc 6H NM DR HW RD RD me NM Nm at I DR ee FF BY NM = S 6S YF YAY RH R WY BY = S&S 28 Coltins Collins Muir + Stewart LLP. 1100 E! Cente Steet Sp, Pasadena, CA $1030 Phone (626) 243-4200 Fax (626) 244014 and WEBCOR CONSTRUCTION LP individually and doing business as WEBCOR BUILDERS (hereinafter “Webcor”). The following facts and circumstances are personally known to me and, if called upon to do so, I could and would competently testify as to them. As to those matters stated upon information and belief, 1am informed and believe them to be true. 2. i make this declaration in support of the Joint Ex Parte Application of Defendants Webcor and HKS for Extension of Time to File a Writ Petition. 3. Tam the attorney responsible for preparing the writ petition to the Court of Appea on behalf of Webcor. 4, The record for appeal is voluminous and consists of extensive briefing at the motion level numbering hundreds of pages and further extensive briefing related to the parties’ propose orders. 5. The issues on appeal relate to a complicated area of contractual indemnity law. 6, 1 was not involved in the trial court level briefing and so must now review an prepare Webcor’s appellate filing from an unusually voluminous and complex trial court record. 7. Failing to provide a 10-day extension in which to prepare a writ petition would have an adverse affect on my ability to prepare an adequate writ petition, which would prejudice Webcor. 8. For the reasons above, and the reasons set forth in the ex parte application, I request a 10-day extension of time as permitted by Code of Civil Procedure section 437c subdivision (m). 9. I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California and the United States that the foregoing is true and correct that this declaration was executed on this 9th day of September 2013 in South Pasadena, California. 18183 2 BROWN DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE APPLICATION28 Coltins Collins Muir + Stewart LLP. 1100 E! Cente Steet Sp, Pasadena, CA $1030 Phone (626) 243-4200 Fax (626) 244014 PROOF OF SERVICE (CCP §§ 1013(a) and 2015.5; FRCP 5) State of California, y ) ss. County of Los Angeles } Lam employed in the County of Los Angeles. Iam over the age of 18 and net a party to the within action; my business address is, 1100 El Centro Street, South Pasadena, California 91030. On this date, { served the foregoing document described as DECLARATION OF ERIC BROWN IN SUPPORT OF JOINT EX PARTE APPLICATION OF DEFENDANTS WEBCOR AND HKS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE WRIT PETITION on the interested parties in this action by placing same in a sealed envelope, addressed as follows: [2 (BY MAB) - | caused such envelope(s) with postage thereon fully prepaid to be placed in the United States mail in South Pasadena, California to be served on ihe parties as indicated on the attached service list. | am “readily familiar” with the firm’s practice of collection and processing correspondence for mailing. Under that practice, it would be deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on that same day with postage thereon fully prepaid at South Pasadena, California in the ordinary course of business. [ am aware that on motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing in affidavit. (BY CERTIFIED MAIL) — | caused such envelope(s) with postage thereon fully prepaid via Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested to be placed in the United States Mail in South Pasadena, California. [1 BY EXPRESS MAIL OR ANOTHER METHOD OF DELIVERY PROVIDING FOR OVERNIGHT DELIVERY (BY ELECTRONIC FILING AND/OR_ SERVICE) — | served a true copy, with all exhibits, electronically through LexisNexis File and Serve on designated recipients listed on the attached Service List on: September 9, 2013 (Date) FEDERAL EXPRESS - { caused the envelope to be delivered to an authorized courier or driver authorized to receive documents with delivery fees provided for. F] (BY FACSIMILE) - | caused the above-described document(s) to be transmitted to the offices of the interested parties at the facsimile number(s) indicated on the attached Service List and the activity report(s) generated by facsimile number (626) 243-1100 indicated all pages were transmitted. [1 GY PERSONAL SERVICE) - | caused such envelope(s) to be delivered by hand to the office(s) of the addresscets). Executed on September 9, 2013 at: South Pasadena, 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 1 am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this court at whose direction the service was made. » ROBIN wey 18183 3 BROWN DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE APPLICATION28 Coltins Collins Muir + Stewart LLP. 1100 E! Cente Steet Sp, Pasadena, CA $1030 Phone (626) 243-4200 Fax (626) 244014 18183 BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION v. CATELLUS THIRD AND KING, LLC SAN FRANCISCO SUPERIOR COURT — CASE NO. CGC 08-478453 OUR FILE NO, 18153 SERVICE LIST Ann Rankin, Esq. Terry Wilkens, Esq. LAW OFFICES OF ANN RANKIN 3911 Harrison St. Oakland, CA 94611-4536 (510) 653-8886 — FAX(510) 653-8889 kin@annrankin.com twilkens@anprankin.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION John A. Koeppel, Esq. Todd J. Wenzel, Esq. ROPERS, MAJESKI, JOHN & BENTLEY PC 100 Marshall Street, Suite 500 Redwood City, CA 94063-2052 (650) 364-8200 — FAX (650) 780-170 swenzel@rmkb.com smartinez@rmkb.com ikoeppel@rmkb.com ATTORNESY FOR DEFENDANT PROLOGIS; THIRD AND KING INVESTORS LLC; CATELLUS URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; CATELLUS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; CATELLUS THIRD AND KING INVESTORS L! CATELLUS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; CATELLUS OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP LCS 8. Mitchell Kaplan Gregory Hanson, Esq. GORDON & REES LLP 275 Battery $t., Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 986-5900 — FAX: (415) 986-8054 skaplan@gordonrees.com ATTORNEYS FOR WEBCOR BUILDERS, INC. ; WEBCOR CONSTRUCTION, INC., individually and dba WEBCOR BUILDERS; WEBCOR CONSTRUCTION LP, individually and dba WEBCOR BUILDERS Steven M. Cvitanovie, Esq. HAIGHT, BROWN & BONESTEEL 71 Stevenson St., 20" Floor San Francisco, CA 94105-2981 {415) 546-7500 — PAX: (415) 546-7505 scyitanoviewbbbl. mM. ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS MISSION PLACE LLC; CENTURION REAL ESTATE PARTNERS, LLC; MISSION PLACE MEZZ HOLDINGS, LLC erroneously named as MISSION PLACE HOLDINGS LLC; MISSION PLACE MEZZANINE, LLC and MISSION PLACE PARTNERS, LLC 4 Kenneth Katzoff, Esq. KATZOFF & RIGGS 1500 Park Ave., Suite 300 Emeryville, CA 94608 (510) 597-1990 ~ FAX: (510) 397-0295 kkatzofi@ katzotitiggs com sshim@ckatzotttiges.com ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION David S, Webster, Esq. Mark J. D’Argenio, Esq. WOOD, SMITH, HENNING & BERMAN LLP 1401 Willow Pass Rd,, Suite 700 Concord, CA 94520-7982 (925) 356-8200 — FAX: (925) 356-8250 dwebster@iwshblaw.com mdargenio@wshblaw.com ATTORNESY FOR DEFENDANT PROLOGIS; THIRD AND KING INVESTORS LLC; CATELLUS URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; CATELLUS. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; CATELLUS THIRD AND KING INVESTORS LLC; CATELLUS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; CATELLUS OPERATING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP James L. Shea, Esq. Carol Hastings, Esq. BLEDSOE, CATHCART, DIESTEL, PEDERSEN & TREPPA, LLP 601 California St, 16® Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 (415) 981-5411 — FAX: (415) 981-0352 jshea@bledsoelaw.com chastings@bledscelaw.com ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT/CROSS- COMPLAINANT SHGOTER & BUTTS, INC. Steven H. Schwartz, Esq. Thomas Matteson, Esq. Noel Macaulay, Esq. SCHWARTZ & JANZEN 12100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1125 Los Angeles, CA 90025 (310) 979-4090 ~ FAX: (310) 207-3344 sschwartz@’sj-law.com tmatteson@sj-law.com nmacaulay@jsj-law.com ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS HKS, INC., HKS ARCHITECTS, INC., HKS, INC., individually and doing business as HKS ARCHITECTS, INC. BROWN DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE APPLICATION28 Coltins Collins Muir + Stewart LLP. 1100 E! Cente Steet Sp, Pasadena, CA $1030 Phone (626) 243-4200 Fax (626) 244014 18183 BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION v, CATELLUS THIRD AND KING, LLC SAN FRANCISCO SUPERIOR COURT — CASE NO. CGC 08-478453 OUR FILE NO, 18153 William H. Staples, Esq. ARCHER NORRIS 2033 North Main St., Suite 800 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (925) 308 6600 = FAX: (925) 930-6620 SThorys FOR 'ANNING- JOHNSON COMPANY Adam Brezine, Esq. Julien E, Capers, Esq. BRYAN CAVE LLP 560 Mission St., 25¢ Floor San Francisco, CA 94105-2994 {A415} 268. 2000-— PAX: (415) 268-1999 Randell J. Campbell, Esq. LYNCH, GILARDI & GRUMMER 170 Columbus Ave., 5** Floor, San Francisco, CA. 94133 (415) 397-2800 — FAX: (415) 397-0937 pbel@lgulaw.com ATTORNEYS FOR ARCHITECTURAL GLASS & ALUMINIUM CO., INC, Christopher T, Olsen, Esq. CLINTON & CLINTON 100 Oceangate, Suite 1400 Long Beach, CA 90802 (562) 216-5078 — FAX: (562) 216-5001 smithy ATTORNEYS FOR THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CORPORATION 5 Kevin P. McCarthy, Esq, Fred Trudeau, sq. MCCARTHY & MCCARTHY, LLP. 492 Ninth St., Suite 220 Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 839-8 100 ~ FAX: (510) 839-8108 kmecarthy@emecarthylip.com firudean@mecarthylip.com ATTORNEYS FOR WINDOW SOLUTIONS Brent Basilico, Esq. Christian Lucia, Esq. Denae M. Otivieri, Esq. SELLAR HAZARD & LUCIA 1800 Sutter St., Suite 460 Concord, CA 94520 bbasilico@scllarlaw.com dolivieri@sellarlaw.com (925) 938-1430 — FAX: (925) 256-7508, ATTORNEYS FOR ALLIED FIRE PROTECTION, BLUE’S ROOFING COMPANY, CAREFREE TOLAND POOLS, INC., CREATIVE MASONRY, CRITCHFIELD MECHANICAL, INC., CORPERTINO ELECTRIC, F. ROGERS CORPORATION, J.W. MCCLENAHAN CO,, N.V. HEATHORN, INC., VAN-MULDER SHEET METAL, INC., WEST COAST PROTECTION COATINGS, INC., and WESTERN ROOFING SERVICE James P. Castles, Esq. Richard C. Young, Esq. ROBLES, CASTLES & MEREDITH 492 Ninth St., Suite 200 Oakland, CA 94607 (415) 632-1586 -- FAX: (415) 743-9305 iimn@ircmlawgroup.com rick@remlawgroup.com DEFENDANTS SKIDMORE OWINGS & MERRILL LLP BROWN DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE APPLICATION