Motion-Secondary: BEACON RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION VS. CATELLUS THIRD AND KING LLC et al

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                                KATZOVF & RIGGS LLP

ANN RANKIN (SBN 83690)
TERRY WILKENS (SBN 118469)
Law Offices of Ann Rankin

3911 Harrison Street

Oakland, CA 94611

Tel.: (510) 653-8886

Fax: (510) 653-8889

KENNETH 8S. KATZOFF (SBN 103490)
ROBERT R. RIGGS (SBN 107684)
SUNG E. SHIM (SBN 184247)

Katzoff & Riggs LLP

1500 Park Ave #300

Emeryville, CA 94608

Tel: (510) 597-1990

Fax: (510) 597-0295

Attorneys for Plaintiff BEACON
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION

ELECTRONICALLY
FILED

Superior Court of California,
County of San Francisco

FEB 15 2013

Clerk of the Court
BY: ANNIE PASCUAL
Deputy Clerk

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

BEACON RESIDENTIAL
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CATELLUS THIRD AND KING LLC,
etal.,

Defendants.

SS SSS

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Case No. CGC 08-478453

PLAINTIFF’S FURTHER
OBJECTIONS TO ADDITIONAL
EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF
MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY
ADJUDICATION ON SEVENTH
CAUSE OF ACTION

Date: March 29, 2013

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept.: 304

Judge: Honorable Curtis E.A. Karnow

Trial Date: TBD

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INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Beacon Residential Community Association (“Plaintiff”) objects to the
entirety of the Declaration of Mark Bledsoe in Support of Defendants and Cross-
Defendants Cupertino Electric, Inc., Creative Masonry, Inc., Carefree Toland Pools, Inc.,
J.W. McClenahan, Inc., Van Mulder Sheet Metal, Inc., N.V. Heathorn, Inc., Critchfield
Mechanical, Inc., Blue’s Roofing Company, West Coast Protective Coatings, Allied Fire
Protection, and Western Roofing Service’s (“the Subcontractors”) Motion for Summary
Adjudication Against Plaintiff Beacon Residential Community Association’s Seventh
Cause of Action for Third Party Beneficiary/Breach of Contracts and Subcontracts
Alleged in Plaintiff's Third Amended Complaint (“the Bledsoe Declaration”).

OBJECTION

A. The Bledsoe Declaration Filed and Served on February 8, 2013 Is Untimely
and Should Not be Considered

In a motion for summary adjudication the moving party is required to set forth the
material evidence with its moving papers. (San Diego Watercrafts, Inc. v. Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. (2008) 103 Cal.App.4" 308, 316.) As the remedy of summary judgment or
adjudication is drastic, due process requires a party be fully advised of the issues to be
addressed and be given adequate notice of what facts it must rebut in order to prevail.
(Carabini v. Superior Court (1994) 26 Cal. App. 4th 239, 244.)

Subcontractors did not serve the Bledsoe Declaration until February 8, 2013, well
after this motion had been fully briefed. Plaintiff objects to the entirety of the Bledsoe
Declaration on these grounds. Under these rules the Court should not consider the
Bledsoe Declaration.

Plaintiff further objects to the Bledsoe Declaration on the grounds that the facts
contained therein are not referenced anywhere in Subcontractors’ Separate Statement of

Undisputed Material Facts in Support of Their Motion for Summary Adjudication, filed

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herein on November 20, 2012 (“the Subcontractor Separate Statement”). As such, the
belated filing of the Bledsoe Declaration violates the “Golden Rule” of summary

judgment and adjudication motions that:

“Sf it is not set forth in the separate statement, it does not exist. Both the
court and the opposing party are entitled to have all the facts upon which
the moving party bases its motion plainly set forth in the separate
statement.””

(United Community Church vy. Garcin (1991) 231 Cal. App. 3d 327, 337.)

Plaintiff further objects to the entirety of the Bledsoe Declaration on the grounds
that it is not referenced in Subcontractors’ Separate Statement. Under the “Golden Rule”
of summary adjudication motions the Court should not consider the Bledsoe Declaration.

Plaintiff also objects on the grounds that the Subcontractors filed the Bledsoe
Declaration in violation of an express order of the Court. At the hearing on this motion
on January 25, 2013, after the Court stated its intention to continue the hearing to March
29, 2013, the Court clearly and explicitly rejected the request of Subcontractors’ counsel
that the Court permit the Subcontractors to file additional papers in support of this
motion. If the Court permits the Subcontractors to file the Bledsoe Declaration, or any
other additional papers, Plaintiff would need to be allowed leave to address them through

a further supplemental memorandum in order to avoid severe prejudice.
CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons the Court should sustain Plaintiff's objections to the

entirety of the Bledsoe Declaration,

* Plaintiff, as a matter of professional courtesy and to assist with the management of this
litigation, permitted the Subcontractors to file the instant motion despite the fact that they
had exceeded the deadline for the filing this motion.

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PROOF OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, declare that I am over the age of 18 and am not a party to this
action. I am employed in the City of Oakland, County of Alameda, California; my
business address is 1500 Park Avenue, Suite 300, Emeryville, California 94608.

On the below date I served the attached document(s) entitled:

PLAINTIFF’S FURTHER OBJECTIONS TO ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE IN
SUPPORT OF MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION ON SEVENTH
CAUSE OF ACTION

as follows: (SERVICE LIST ATTACHED)

(BY MAIL) I caused such envelope to be deposited in the mail at Emeryville,
ifornia, The envelope was mailed with postage thereon fully prepaid.

(BY MAIL) | am readily familiar with the firm's practice of collection and processing
of correspondence for mailing. It is deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on the same
day in the ordinary course of business. [ am aware that on motion of party served, service
is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date on postage meter is more than 1 day after
date of deposit for mailing in affidavit.

___. (BY HAND) I caused each such document to be delivered by hand to the attorney(s)
noted above.

__ (BY FAX) I caused a true copy to be transmitted via facsimile to the addressee(s)
noted above at the FAX number noted after party's address.

_X. (BY EMAIL AND BY LEXIS E-FILING SERVICE) I caused a true copy to be
Transmitted via email to the attorneys on the attached service list and then causing a true
copy to be delivered via Lexis’ E-Filing Service.

I declare under penalty of periury under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing is true and correct. This declaration is executed in Emeryville, California on

February 15, 2013 SR

Sung E. Shim

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PLAINTIFF’S FURTHER OBJECTIONS TO ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF MOTIONS
FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION ON SEVENTH CAUSE OF ACTION1 SERVICE LIST

2 Beacon Residential Community Association vy. Catellus Third and King LLC, et al.,
San Francisco County Superior Court Case No. CGC 08-478453
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Ann Rankin Randel Campbell
5 Terry Wilkens Lynch, Gilardi & Grummer
Law Offices of Ann Rankin 170 Columbus Avenue, 5th Floor
3911 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94133
6 Oakland, CA 94611 Phone: (415) 397-2800
Phone: (510) 653-8886 Fax: (415) 397-0937
7 Fax: (510) 653-8889 reampbell@lgglaw.com
arankin@annrankin.com
8 twilkens(@annrankin.com Counsel for Architectural Glass and Aluminum
Co., Ine.

9 Co-Counsel for Plaintiff Beacon
Residential Community Association

Steven M. Cvitanovie Charles A. Hansen, Esq.

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP Peter J. Laufenberg, Esq.

71 Stevenson Street, 20" Floor Gregory K. Jung, Esq.

San Francisco, CA 94105 Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean, LLP
1111 Broadway, 24" Floor

Phone: (415) 546-7500 Oakland CA 94607

Fax: (415) 546-7505
sevitanovic@hbblaw.com one: (510) 834-6600
ax: (510) 834-1928

Co-Counsel for Defendants Mission Place | chansen@wende!,com,

15 LLC; Mission Place Mess Holding LLC; plaufenberg@wendel.com
Mission Place Mezzanine LLC; Mission giung@wendel.com

16 Place Partners LLC; Centurion Real Estate

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Investors IV, LLC; and Centurion Real Co-Counsel for Defendants Mission Place LLC;
17 Estate Partners, LLC; Centurion Partners | Mission Place Mess Holding LLC; Mission

LLCO Place Mezzanine LLC, Mission Place Parmers
18 LLC; Centurion Real Estate Investors LV, LLC;

and Centurion Real Estate Partners, LLC;
Centurion Partners LLC)

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David S. Webster, Esq.

Mark J. D’Argenio

Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman, LLP
1401 Willow Pass Road, Suite 700
Concord, CA 94520

Phone: (925) 222-3400

Fax: (925) 356-8250
dwebster@wshblaw.com,
mdargenio@wshblaw.com

Counsel for Catellus Development
Corporation; Catellus Commercial
Development Corporation; Catellus Urban
Development Corporation; Catellus
Operating Limited Partnership; Catellus
Urban Development Group, LLC, Catellus
Third and King LLC; and Third and King
Investors, LLC; ProLogis

John A. Koeppel, Esq.

Todd J. Wenzel, Esq.

Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley
201 Spear Street, 10" Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105

Phone: (415) 543-4800

Fax: (415) 972-6301
jkoeppel@ropers.com,
twenzel@ropers.com

Counsel for Catellus Development Corporation;
Catellus Commercial Development Corporation;
Catellus Urban Development Corporation; Catellus
Operating Limited Partnership; Catellus Urban
Development Group, LLC; Catellus Third and King
LLC; and Third and King Investors, LLC; ProLogis

Steven H. Schwartz

Noel E. Macaulay

Schwartz & Janzen, LLP

12100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1125
Los Angeles. CA 90025

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

nmacaulay(@sj-law.com

Counsel for HKS, Inc., individually and dba
HKS Architects, Ine.

Kevin P. McCarthy
McCarthy & McCarthy
The Arlington Building
492 Ninth Street, Suite 220
Oakland, CA 94607

Phone: (510) 839-8100
Fax: (510) 839-8108
kmecarthy@mecarthylip.com

Counsel for Cross-Defendant Window Solutions,
Ine.

8. Mitchell Kaplan

Gregory Hanson.

Gordon & Rees LLP

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111

Phone: (415) 986-5900
Fax: (415) 986-8054
skaplan@gordonrees.com
ghanson@gordonrees.com

Counsel for Webcor Construction, Inc. dba

Samuel Muir

Erin Dunker

Collins Collins Muir + Stewart LLP
1100 El Centro Street

South Pasadena, CA 91030

Phone: (626) 243-1100
Fax: (626) 243-1111
smuir@cemslaw.com
edunkerly@ccmslaw.com

Co-Counsel for Webcor Construction, Inc. dba
Webcor Builders; Webcor Builders, Inc.; Webcor

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Webcor Builders; Webcor Builders, Inc.;
Webcor Construction LP.

Construction LP

William H. Staples

Dana Duncan

Archer Norris

2033 North Main Street, Suite 800
Walnut Creek, CA94596

Phone: (925) 930-6600
Fax: (925) 930-6620
wstaples@archernorris.com
dduncan@archernorris.com

Counsel for Anning-Johnson Company

Scott A. Reinstein

Steven McDonald

Bledsoe, Catheart, Diestel, Pederson & Treppa, LLP
601 California Street, 16th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94108

Phone: (415) 981-5411

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

Counsel for Shooter & Butts, Inc.

Adam Brezine

Julien E. Capers

Bryan Cave, LLP

560 Mission Street, 25th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: (415) 268-2000

Fax: (415) 268-1999

adam. brezine@bryancave.com
julien.capers@bryancave.com

Counsel for Solutia, Inc.

Christopher Olsen

Clinton & Clinton

100 Oceangate, [4th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone: (562) 216-5000

Fax: (562) 216-5001
colsen@clinton-clinton.com
scloud@clinton-clinton.com

Counsel for Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corporation

Christian P. Lucia

Denae Olivieri

Brent Basilico

Sellar Hazard Manning Ficenec & Lucia
1800 Sutter Street, Suite 460

Concord, CA 94520

Phone: (925) 938-1430
Fax: (925) 256-7508
clucia@sellerlaw.com

dolivieri@sellarlaw.com

Bbasilico@sellarlaw.com

Counsel for Cupertino Electric, Ine.;
Creatvie Masonry, Inc.; Carefree Toland
Pools, Inc.; JW. McClenahan, Inc.; N.V.
Heathorn, Inc.; Critchfield Mechanical,
Inc.; West Coast Protective Coating, Inc.;
Blue’s Roofing Company, Van-Mulder

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Sheet Metal, Inc., F. Rogers Corporation;
Roofing Constructors, Inc., dha Western
Roofing Service; Allied Fire Protection

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