Stipulation,Agreement: Louis Montano, Jr., et al. vs Ngochao Nguyen, et al.

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                                1 GREENBERG AND RUBY
   INJURY ATTORNEYS, APC
 2 EMILY A. RUBY, SBN 289433
   SERGIO R. CARDENAS, SBN 321239
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   6100 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1170
 4 Los Angeles, California 90048
   Tel. No:      (323) 782-0535
 5 Fax No:       (323) 782-0543
   Email:        eruby@caltrialpros.com
 6               scardenas@caltrialpros.com
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     ALPERS LAW GROUP, INC.
 8   RICHARD C. ALPERS - SBN 254646
     PO BOX 1540
 9   APTOS, CA 95001
     Tel. No: (855) 808-1174
10   Fax No: (855) 870-1129
11   Email: rca@alperslawgroup.com

12 Attorneys for Plaintiffs,
   LOUIS MONTANO, JR.;
13 LOUIE MONTANO III; and MICHAEL MONTANO

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15                    SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

16                              FOR THE COUNTY OF MONTEREY

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18 LOUIS MONTANO, JR.; LOUIE MONTANO          Case No.: 21CV003635
   III; and MICHAEL MONTANO,                  Hon.: Carrie M. Panetta
19                                       ))   Assigned to: Department 14
                Plaintiffs,
20                                            STIPULATION RE PLAINTIFF MICHAEL
           vs.                                MONTANO’S CLAIM RELATED TO
21                                            EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
   CITY OF SALINAS; GINO’S RESTAURANT,
22 INC.; GINO’S FINE ITALIAN FOOD, INC.;
                                              Complaint Filed: November 16, 2021
23 BLFA PROPERTIES LLC; NTN PROPERTIES        Trial Date: Vacated
   LLC; NGOCHAO THI NGUYEN; RALPH
24 BOZZO; ROSAURA ARCOS PANIAGUA;
   AUSTIN ALARCON; and DOES 1-35,
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                Defendants.
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     AND ALL RELATED ACTIONS
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      STIPULATION RE PLAINTIFF MICHAEL MONTANO’S CLAIM RELATED TO EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
 1 TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD HEREIN:

 2          IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, between Plaintiff Michael Montano and all Defendants in this

 3 matter, through their respective counsel of record herein, as follows:

 4      1. That Plaintiff Michael Montano will be making a claim for physical pain, mental suffering,

 5          emotional distress usually associated with physical injuries claimed in this lawsuit, and other non-

 6          economic damages as will be proven at the time of trial by lay witness testimony;

 7      2. That Plaintiff Michael Montano is not making a claim for any diagnosed mental condition

 8          including but not limited to anxiety, severe emotional distress, PTSD, or any other psychological

 9          or psychiatric condition;

10      3. Plaintiff Michael Montano will not designate or call any psychological or psychiatric expert to

11          testify as to any psychological or psychiatric condition in this lawsuit, but in the event Defendants

12          call any expert to testify as to any psychological or psychiatric condition in this lawsuit, Plaintiff

13          reserves the right to counter designate any expert;

14      4. That this stipulation is not admissible at trial and no reference to this stipulation will be made at

15          the time of trial unless it is necessary to enforce this stipulation; and

16      5. That Defendants Ngochao Thi Nguyen, City of Salinas, and Gino’s Restaurant, Inc., will

17          withdraw their pending Motion to Compel Deposition Testimony of Michael Montano and

18          request for sanctions.

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20          IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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22 DATED: May 31, 2023                                      GREENBERG AND RUBY
                                                            INJURY ATTORNEYS, APC
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                                                    By: ______________________________
25                                                         EMILY A. RUBY
                                                           SERGIO R. CARDENAS
26                                                         Attorneys for Plaintiffs
                                                           LOUIS MONTANO, JR.; LOUIE MONTANO III;
27                                                         and MICHAEL MONTANO
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       STIPULATION RE PLAINTIFF MICHAEL MONTANO’S CLAIM RELATED TO EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
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 DATED: May 31, 2023
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 3                                    By:
 4                                          MATT D. ZUMSTEIN, ESQ.
                                            Attorneys for Defendants, GINO’S
 5                                          RESTAURANT, INC. and NGOCHAO THI
 6                                          NGUYEN

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10 DATED: June 6, 2023                  LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM R. PRICE
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                                      By: ____________________________________
13                                         D. SCOTT DODD, ESQ.
                                           Attorneys for Defendant, CITY OF SALINAS
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     STIPULATION RE PLAINTIFF MICHAEL MONTANO’S CLAIM RELATED TO EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
                                        PROOF OF SERVICE

                    STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
       At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action. I am employed in
the County of Los Angeles, State of California. My business address is 6100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1170,
Los Angeles, CA 90048. My business fax number is (323) 782-0543.

On June 7, 2023, I served true copies of the following document(s) described as STIPULATION RE
PLAINTIFF MICHAEL MONTANO’S CLAIM RELATED                                         TO     EMOTIONAL
DISTRESS on the interested party(ies) in this action as follows:

                                          SEE SERVICE LIST
[]           BY MAIL: I placed said documents in a sealed envelope or package addressed to the persons
             at the addresses on the attached Service List. I placed the sealed envelope for collection and
             mailing, following our ordinary business practices, at Los Angeles, California.

             I am "readily familiar" with the firm's practice of collection and processing correspondence
             for mailing. Under that practice, on the same day that correspondence is placed for
             collection and mailing, it is deposited in the ordinary course of business with the United
             States Postal Service, in a sealed envelope with postage fully prepaid. I 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 ELECTRONIC SERVICE: I caused such documents to be electronically served on the
             eServe Recipients registered in this case with the Superior Court of California pursuant to
             California Rules of Court, Rule 2.251.

[]           BY MESSENGER SERVICE: I served the documents by placing them in an envelope or
             package addressed to the persons at the addressed listed on the attached Service List and
             provided them to a professional messenger service for service.

[xxx]        BY E-MAIL: Based on a court order or an agreement of the parties to accept service by
             electronic transmission, I caused such document to be delivered electronically to the
             interested parties at the email address(es) listed on the attached Service List.

[]           BY FAX: Based on a court order or an agreement of the parties to accept service by fax
             transmission I faxed the documents to the persons at the fax numbers listed on the attached
             Service List. No error was reported by the fax machine that I used. A copy of the record of
             the fax transmission, which I printed out, is attached.

STATE [XX] I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
is true and correct.

        Executed on June 7, 2023, at Los Angeles, California.



        _____________________________│ VERONICA CONTRERAS
                                          SERVICE LIST

Attorneys for Defendant City of Salinas

Christopher A. Callihan, Esq.
CITY OF SALINAS, OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
200 Lincoln Avenue
Salinas, CA 93901-2639
T: (831) 758-7256 (main)
T: (831) 758-7073 (direct)
F: (831) 758-7257
E: chrisc@ci.salinas.ca.us

Co-Counsel for Defendant City of Salinas

William R. Price, Esq.
Scott Dodd, Esq.
Lisa Shaw, Paralegal
LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM R. PRICE
12636 High Bluff Dr., Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92130
T: (858) 888-0588
E: wprice@williamrprice.com; sdodd@williamrprice.com; lshaw@williamrprice.com

Attorneys for Defendants Gino's Restaurant, Inc., and Ngochao Thi Nguyen

Cynthia Shambaugh, Esq.
Joan Whipple, Assistant
LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH
2185 N. California Blvd., Suite 300
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
T: (825) 478-3257
E: Cynthia.Shambaugh@lewisbrisbois.com; Joan.Whipple@lewisbrisbois.com;

Attorneys for Defendants Austin Alarcon and Rosaura Arcos Paniagua

Rodney N. Mayr, Esq.
MAYR LAW FIRM
1010 W. Taylor St.
San Jose, CA 95126
T: (408) 331-7606
F: (669) 266-5612
E: rodney@mayrlawfirm.com

Attorneys for Defendant NTN Properties, LLC
Laurie J. Elza, Esq.
Maureen Merriles, Legal Assistant
LAW OFFICES OF JOHN A. HAUSER
One Pointe Drive, 6th Floor
Brea, CA 92821
T: (714) 571-0407
D: (714) 371-2311
F: (877) 369-5799
E: laurie.elza@thehartford.com; Maureen.merriles@thehartford.com

Counsel for Plaintiff Daniel Ortega and Yoselin Garcia

Owili K. Eison, Esq.
BD&J, P.C.
9701 Wilshire Blvd, 12th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
T: (310) 887-1818
F: (310) 887-1880
E: oe@bhattorneys.com; ryl@bhattorneys.com

Co-counsel for Plaintiffs Louis Montano, Jr., Louie Montano III, and Michael Montano

Richard C. Alpers
ALPERS LAW GROUP, INC.
PO BOX 1540
Aptos, CA 95001
T: (855) 808-1174
F: (855) 870-1129
E: rca@alperslawgroup.com; clerk@alperslawgroup.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Maira Arellano

Joseph J. Babich, Esq.
DREYER BABICH BUCCOLA WOOD
CAMPORA, LLP
20 Bicentennial Circle
Sacramento, CA 95826
T: (916) 379-3500
F: (916) 379-3599
E: jbabich@dbbwc.com; tstevens@dbbwc.com; dbbwc-eservice@dbbwc.com

Attorneys for Defendant/Cross Complaint, Austin Alarcon

Jeanette D. Lawrence, Esq.
Matthew M. Spolsky, Esq.
FORD, WALKER, HAGGERTY & BEHAR,
LLP
One World Trade Center, 27th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90831
T: (562) 983-2579
F: (562) 590-3571
E: jlawrence@fwhb.com; lcote@fwhb.com; mspolsky@fwhb.com; rvance@fwhb.com;
rlr_service@fwhb.com;

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Diane Middaugh

Neil P. Berman, Esq.
RUCKA, O'BOYLE, LOMBARDO &
MCKENNA
245 W. Laurel Dr.
Salinas, CA 93906
T: (831) 443-1051
F: (831) 443-6419
E: nberman@rolmlaw.com; spena@rolmlaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Robert Rosett

Shahin “Shawn” Kahroba, Esq.
SHERIDAN & RUND, KAHROBA PC
270 Coral Circle
El Segundo, CA 90245
T: (310) 640-1200
F: (310) 640-0200
E: shawn@srlawyers.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Kevin Smith

Michael P. Masuda, Esq.
NOLAND, HAMERLY, ETIENNE & HOSS
333 Salinas St.
Salinas, CA 93901
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2510
Salinas, CA 93902
T: (831) 424-1414
F: (831) 424-1975
E: mmasuda@nheh.com; parce@nheh.com