Trial Materials: Brilliant vs Black

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                                DAVIN R. BACHO (SBN 282613)
 1   JEFFREY S. LYONS (SBN 227277)
 2   CLEMENT, FITZPATRICK & KENWORTHY
     3333 Mendocino Avenue, Suite 200
 3   Santa Rosa, CA 95403
     Telephone: (707) 523-1181
 4   Facsimile: (707) 546-1360
     dbacho@cfk.com
 5   jlyons@cfk.com
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     Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Cross-Defendants
 7   Barry Brilliant and Dagmar K. Hoheneck-Smith

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                           SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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                                            COUNTY OF SONOMA
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      BARRY BRILLIANT, an individual; and                  Case No. SCV-267406
12    DAGMAR K. HOHENECK-SMITH, an
      individual and as trustee of THE DAGMAR
13    HOHENECK-SMITH TRUST dated
      December 14, 2010,                                   DEFENDANTS’ WITNESS LIST*
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                    Plaintiffs,
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         vs.
16                                                         TRIAL DATE: February 24, 2023
      MITCHELL G. BLACK, an individual and
17    dba BLACK KNIGHT VINEYARDS;                          Time:       8:30 a.m.
      DEANNE G. BLACK, an individual and dba               Department: 18
18    BLACK KNIGHT VINEYARDS; and DOES
      ONE through TWENTY, inclusive,
                                                           Judge: Christopher M. Honigsberg
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                  Defendants.
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21    AND RELATED CROSS-ACTION

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23   *Defenants’ list includes the same witnesses as the joint list with the addition of a single witness,

24   Joyce Whittaker, who was inadvertently left off of the joint list. Plaintiffs’ counsel was notified as

25   soon as the error was noticed.

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                                                DEFENDANTS'
                                                WITNESS LIST
     WITNESS            PARTY     TYPE OF            TIME EST.   CROSS   TOTAL
 1                      PRODUCING WITNESS            DIRECT
 2   Deanne Black       Defendant   Percipient       2           1       3

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     Laurie Black       Defendant   Percipient       1           1       2
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     Lexine Black       Defendant   Percipient/Expert 2          2       4
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 6   Mitchell Black     Defendant   Percipient/Expert 6          6       12

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     Barry Brilliant    Plaintiff   Percipient       3           3       6
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     Ray Carlson        Defendant   Expert           1           1       2
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10   Cyndi Foreman      Plaintiff   Expert           2           2       4

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     Michael Ginn       Defendant   Expert           2           2       4
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     Joe Hughes         Plaintiff   Expert           1           1       2
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14   Joel Joffe         Plaintiff   Percipient       1           1       2

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     Jeff Jones         Plaintiff   Percipient       1           1       2
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     Jean Kapolchok     Plaintiff   Expert           2           2       4
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18   James MacNair      Defendant   Expert           4           4       8

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     Greg Martin        Plaintiff   Expert           4           4       8
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     Brandon McGee      Plaintiff   Percipient       3           3       6
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22   Joseph McNeil      Plaintiff   Expert           4           4       8

23   Ryan Osborne       Plaintiff   Percipient       2           2       4
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     Daniel Roberts     Plaintiff   Expert           4           4       8
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     Dagmar Hoheneck-
26   Smith              Plaintiff   Percipient       2           2       4

27   Luis Cruz          Defendant   Percipient       1           1       2
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                                      DEFENDANTS'
                                      WITNESS LIST
 1   Aron Baxter            Defendant         Percipient          1               1           2
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     PG&E MQP               Defendant         Percipient          1               1           2
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      Joyce Whittaker        Defendant         Percipient         1               1           2
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 6   Pursuant to Trial Court Order, Plaintiffs identify that expert Greg Martin has an anticipated scheduling

 7   conflict. Mr. Martin will be out of the country between March 1 and 8 of 2023. Plaintiffs will call Mr.

 8   Martin on Feb. 28, 2023 if the Court allows the presentation of evidence. There is a potential that Mr.

 9   Martin will also be available on March 1, 2023, but that is yet to be determined. Alternatively,
     Plaintiffs will call Mr. Martin after his return to the United States on the date convenient for the Court.
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     Defendants identify that expert Michael Ginn is unavailable on 2/21/23 – 3/2/23 and 3/21 has knee
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     surgery which will make him unavailable for approximately 2 weeks. Defendants will call Michael
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     Ginn on 3/3/23.
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17   Dated: February 15, 2023               O'BRIEN WATTERS & DAVIS, LLP

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19                                          By _________________________________________
                                                  Graden Tapley
20                                                Attorneys for Defendants

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                                                DEFENDANTS'
                                                WITNESS LIST