On February 18, 2009 a Order was filed involving a dispute between Van Degrift, Paul, and Albay Construction Company, All Asbestos Defendants, Allis-Chalmers Corporation Product Liability Trust, Armstrong International, Inc., Asbestos Defendants, A.W. Chesterton Company, Bechtel Corporation, Bucyrus International, Inc., Cbs Corporation, A Delaware Corporation, Chevron Products Company, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Coltec Industries, Inc., Consolidated Insulation, Inc., Csk Auto, Inc., Does 1-8500, Douglass Insulation Company, Inc., Durabla Manufacturing Company, Inc., Elliott Company Fka "Elliott Turbomachinery Co.,, Elliott Turbomachinery Co., Inc., Garlock Sealing Technologies, Llc., General Electric Company, Genuine Parts Company, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, The, Goulds Pumps, Inc., Grinnell Llc, Honeywell International, Inc., F K A Alliedsignal,, Jervis B. Webb Company, Jervis B. Webb Company Of California, J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc., Oscar E. Erickson, Inc., Pacifc Gas And Electric Company, Parker Hannifin Corporation, Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack Of California, Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc., Plant Insulation Company, Quintec Industries, Inc., Santa Fe Braun, Inc., Scott Co. Of California,, Sequoia Ventures Inc., Shell Oil Company, Temporary Plant Cleaners, Inc., Thomas Dee Engineering Company, Timec Company, Inc., Tosco Corporation, Trimon, Inc., Underground Construction Company, Inc., Union Oil Company Of California (Erroneously Sued, Unocal Corporation, Vaca Valley Auto Parts, Viacom, Westburne Supply Inc., Yarway Corporation, for ASBESTOS in the District Court of San Francisco County.
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oy wm NY OD Ow ROW NM be pn ATTORNEYS AT LAW 722 RUSH LANDING ROAD POBOX 618 NOVATO. CALIFORNIA 94948.6168 (415) 898-1555 BRAYTON® PURCELL LLP DAVID R. DONADIO, ESQ., S.B. #154436 NANCY T. WILLIAMS, ESQ., 8.B. #201095 BRAYTON¢*PURCELL LLP ELECTRONICALLY ttorneys at Law 222 Rush Landing Road F ILE D . P.O, Box 6169 Superior Court of California, Novato, California 94948-6169 County of San Francisco (415) 898-1555 DEC 09 2009 wos GORDON PARK-LI, Clerk Attorneys for Plaintiff BY: JUDITH NUNEZ Deputy Clerk SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO PAUL VAN DEGRIFT, ASBESTOS No. 275076 Plaintiff, DECLARATION OF NANCY T. vs. WILLIAMS IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE COMPLAINT TO SUBSTITUTE DEFENDANTS’ TRUE NAME FOR DOE [C.CP. § 473] Date: December 10, 2009 Time: 11:00 a.m. Dept.: 302, Hon. Charlotte Woolard Trial Date: N/A Filing Date: February 19, 2009 ee ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS (B“*P) I, Nancy T. Williams, declare as follows: 1. J am an attorney at law duly licensed to practice before all courts in the State of California; and am an associate in the law firm of Brayton%*Purcell LLP, attorneys of record for plaintiff herein. 2. Plaintiff proposes to file a First Amendment to Complaint to substitute defendants’ true name for “Doe,” a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 3. After further discovery and investigation and subsequent confirmation from plaintiff, it was revealed there are additional entities who may share liability for plaintiff PAUL VAN DEGRIFT’s asbestos-related disease. Therefore, the five new defendants who manufactured, ‘K.Alnjures}9748 NpieADEC-XPT_MTA-CMP DOE-PLwpd 1 NIW DECLARATION OF NANCY T, WILLIAMS IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR ORDER. GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE COMPLAINT TO SUBSTITUTE DEFENDANTS’ TRUE NAME FOR DO!Oo OW WD Dw & Ww bh 10 distributed, supplied and/or installed asbestos-containing products to plaintiff, PAUL VAN DEGRIFT’s employers/jobsites, have been added to the First Amendment to summary complaint (ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL, INC.; DURABLA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, / INC.; THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY; GOULDS PUMPS, INC.; and JERVIS B. WEBB COMPANY). 4. The statute of limitations for filing claims against any defendant or adding new parties! to the action has not yet run. 5. Filing of a First Amendment to Complaint is necessary and proper to allow plaintiff to allege all claims for his asbestos-related injuries and damages, to include all defendants identific as proper parties herein, and properly present all theories of liability. 6. Granting of this ex parte application is allowed without hearing or notice as provided by California Code of Civil Procedure § 473. I declare under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on LE -F a a , at Novato, Cal ancy T. Williams Kcitnfures 10748 ipl DEC-MPT-MTA-CMP DOE-PL upd, 2 “ REFS = DECLARATION OF NANCY T. WILLIAMS IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR ORDER GRANTING LI E FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE COMPLAINT TO SUBSTITUTE DEFENDANTS’ TRUE NAME FOR DOEEXHIBIT A222 RUSH LANDING ROAD PO BOX 6169 NOVATO, CALIFORNIA 94948-6169 (415) 89813555 BRAYTON@PURCELL LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW mek Rom DS OB em HN BH WH WwW N l DAVID R. DONADIO, ESQ., S.B. #154436 BRAYTON PURCELL LLB Attorneys at Law 222 Rush Landing Road . P.O. Box 6169 Novato, California 94948-6169 (415) 898-1555 | Attorneys for Plaintiff SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO PAUL VAN DEGRIFT, Plaintiff, ASBESTOS No, 275076 ) } AMENDMENT TO COMPLAINT [C.C.P. Section 474] Plaintiff amends the complaint in this action as follows: Plaintiff has learned the true names of the defendants designated in the complaint as fictitious DOES as set forth below: : TRUE NAME "FICTITIOUS NAME" | ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL, INC. DOE | a| | GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, THE _ DOES | GOULDS PUMPS, INC. DOE 4 DURABLA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. DOE2 JERVIS B. WEBB COMPANY DOE 5 & DOE 1001 [Locations/Dates: General Motors Plant, Fremont, CA, 14/1984012/1984; 11/1985-1/1986; 6/1987: 1/1988 “T/A 988; 4/1992-5/1992] ar “i KAniehUTAR ipl Mool-S, 1001-upd i AMENDMENT TG COMPLAINT exHipir 47Plaintiff hereby substitutes such true names for the fictitious names as set forth above wherever said names appear in the complaint. Dated: __\ u zg BRAYTON**PURCELL LLP By: ¥ David R. Donadio Attomeys for Plaintiff K Anju ocf\10748 Npbddoet-5, 1001 wed 2 INT TO COMPLAINT