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JUN 13 2019
MICHAEL A.J. NANGANO (SBN 133999)
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MICHAEL AJ NANGANO, A LAW CORPORATION
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DEFENDANTS’ SEPARATE STATEMENT in SUPPORT OF MOTION TO COMPEL
FURTHER RESPONSES TO SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE
ground that this interrogatory is unintelligible as phrased. Accordingly, Responding Party is unable
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to respond to this interrogatory.
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REASON WHY FURTHER RESPONSE IS NEEDED:
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California Civil Code §2079.16 requires that while acting in a “dual agent” capacity,
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Responding Party and its affiliated agents (including, in particular, PARTNERS TRUST and
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MADISON HILDEBRAND) had a fiduciary duty of the highest level to LUDWICK.
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Notwithstanding
this fiduciary duty, and in breach thereof, HILDEBRAND proceeded to engage in a series of actions
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which were designed to ENRICH HILDEBRAND personally at the expense of LUDWICK - in an
amount totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. LUDWICK is entitled to know if, when and to
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whom Responding Party fulfilled its dual agency disclosure obligations.
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This Interrogatory requests that Responding Party “ identify who was present” at any time
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when any employee, real estate agent and/or broker for Responding Party provided LUDWICK with
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any document regarding the dual agency of the participating brokers and agents in the sale of the
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REAL PROPERTY. Responding Party has failed to provide any response
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identifying who was
present when the documents were delivered.
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Further, neither Responding Party’s objections that this interrogatory seeks or assumes facts
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not in evidence nor its objection that “this interrogatory ... seeks confidential information of non-
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parties to this lawsuit” is accurate and/or applicable.
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SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 33:
Please FULLY IDENTIFY by the address of the REAL PROPERTY involved, and the name
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and address of all participating parties for each and every time that YOU, asa
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licensed broker and/or
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real estate agent, acted in dual agency in the sale of any real property at any time during the past 2
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RESPONSE TO SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 33:
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DEFENDANTS’ SEPARATE STATEMENT in SUPPORT OF MOTION TO COMPEL
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Responding Party objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is overbroad, vague and
ambiguous and seeks information that is not relevant and not likely to lead to the discovery of
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admissible evidence. Responding Party further objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that is
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assumes facts not in evidence. Responding Party objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that
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it seeks facts not in evidence. Responding Party objects to this interrogatory on the grounds it seeks
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confidential information of non-parties to this lawsuit. Responding Party further objects on the
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ground that this interrogatory is unintelligible as phrased. Accordingly, Responding Party is unable
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to respond to this interrogatory.
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Subject to and without waiving those privacy objections, Responding Party responds as
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10 follows: Responding Party frequently acts as a dual agency in the sale of real property, and has
ll conducted four (4) dual agency transactions since 2017. Responding Party declines to provide the
12 information and physical addresses of non-party clients. Responding Party represented Propounding
13 Party in a dual Agency offer for the listing at 6237 Bonsall Canyon in Malibu, but that transaction
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16 REASON WHY FURTHER RESPONSE IS NEEDED:
17 California Civil Code §2079.16 requires that while acting in a “dual agent” capacity,
18 Responding Party and its affiliated agents (including, in particular, PARTNERS TRUST and
19 MADISON HILDEBRAND) had a fiduciary duty of the highest level to LUDWICK. Notwithstanding
20 this fiduciary duty, and in breach thereof, HILDEBRAND proceeded to engage in a series of actions
21 which were designed to enrich HILDEBRAND personally at the expense of LUDWICK - in an
22 amount totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. LUDWICK is entitled to know if, when and to
23 whom Responding Party fulfilled its dual agency disclosure obligations.
24 This Interrogatory requests that Responding Party identify other dual agency transactions in
25 which Responding Party has participated in the past two years. Responding Party references four
26 (4) suchtransactions but fails to provide the requested detail with respect to any of them.
27 LUDWICK is informed and believes that Responding Party (including, in particular, PARTNERS
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DEFENDANTS’ SEPARATE STATEMENT in SUPPORT OF MOTION TO COMPEL
FURTHER RESPONSES TO SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE
TRUST and MADISON HILDEBRAND) have a pattern and practice of ignoring their fiduciary duties
when acting ina “dual agent” capacity. LUDWICK is entitled to discovery with respect to any such
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“pattern and practice.”
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Further, neither Responding Party’s objections that this interrogatory seeks or assumes facts
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not in evidence nor its objection that “this interrogatory ... seeks confidential information of non-
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parties to this lawsuit” is accurate and/or applicable.
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SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 60:
If YOU contend that the reasonable value of services provided by the real estate broker to the
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10 SELLER was Nine Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Dollars ($978,000.00), please state all
11 FACTS on which YOU base that contention.
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13 Responding Party objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is overbroad, vague and
14 ambiguous and seeks information that is not relevant and not likely to lead to the discovery of
15 admissible evidence. Responding Party further objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it
16 assumes facts not in evidence.
17 Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections, Responding Party responds as
18 follows: The contractually agreed value of value of services provided by the real estate broker -
19 whether or not that is the “reasonable value,” whatever that undefined phrase means- is Nine
20 Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Dollars ($978,000.00).
21 REASON WHY FURTHER RESPONSE IS NEEDED:
22 This Interrogatory simply requests that Responding Party identify the facts upon which it
23 bases the contention in its Complaint that the reasonable value of the services Responding Party
24 provided to SELLER with respect to the sale of the Toyopa Property was Nine Hundred Seventy-
25 Eight Thousand Dollars ($978,000.00). Responding Party has failed to do so, even after Moving
26 Party clarified, in the meet and confer process, the definition of the term “reasonable value” was its
27 common English usage.
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DEFENDANTS’ SEPARATE STATEMENT in SUPPORT OF MOTION TO COMPEL
FURTHER RESPONSES TO SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 61:
If YOU contend that the reasonable value of services provided by the real estate broker to
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the SELLER was Nine Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Dollars ($978,000.00), please fully
IDENTIFY all WITNESSES to the facts on which YOU base that contention.
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6 Responding Party objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it is overbroad, vague and
ambiguous and seeks information that is not relevant and not likely to lead to the discovery of
admissible evidence. Responding Party further objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that it
is compound and assumes facts not in evidence.
Subject to and without waiving the foregoing objections, Responding Party responds as
follows: The contractually agreed value of value of services provided by the real estate broker -
whether or not that is the “reasonable value.” whatever that undefined phrase means- is Nine
Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Dollars ($978,000.00). Responding party declines to respond
with witnesses that support a contention it did not make.
REASON WHY FURTHER RESPONSE IS NEEDED:
16 This Interrogatory simply requests that Responding Party identify all witnesses to the facts
upon which it bases the contention in its Complaint that the reasonable value of the services
Responding Party provided with respect to the sale of the by the real estate broker to the SELLER
was Nine Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Dollars ($978.000.00). Responding Party has failed
to do so, even after Moving Party clarified in the meet and confer process the definition of the term
“reasonable value” was its common English language.
Respectfully submitted,
DATED: June| > . 2019 MICHAEL A.J. NANGANO, A LAW CORPORATION
BY:
MICHAEL A.J. NANGANO
Attorneys for Defendants .
Facsimile signature as original
Pur RE: 4305(d)
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MICHAEL A.J. NANGANO (SBN 133999)
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MICHAEL AJ NANGANO, A LAW CORPORATION
133 No. Altadena Drive, Suite 403
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Pasadena, CA 91107
Phone: (626) 796-9998
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The motion by Defendants for an order compelling further response to Special Interrogatories
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came on regularly for hearing, on July 11, 2019, at 8:30 a.m., in this Department. Lawrence E.
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Skidmore, Esq. appeared in court and Michael A.J. Nangano, Esq. appeared telephonically for
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moving party. ,Esq. from the Law Office of Shannon B. Jones appeared in
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opposition for Plaintiff.
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[PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER
RESPONSE TO SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE
After considering the papers submitted in support of the motion and those in opposition to
it, as well as oral argument made to the Court, this Court finds as follows:
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Plaintiffs motion is granted. This Court finds that there is good cause for an order by this
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Court compelling defendant to provide further responses to Special Interrogatories, (Set No. 1)
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without objection. Defendant is ordered to answer fully the following items: 8, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32,
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32, 33, 60, 61.
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Defendant is ordered to provide the further responses within 20 days of this order.
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IT IS SO ORDERED
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10 DATED: July _, 2019
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[PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER
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PROOF OF SERVICE
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| am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. I am over the age of 18
and not a party to the within action. My business address is 133 N. Altadena Drive. Suite 403,
Pasadena, CA 91107.
On June 13, 2019, I served the following document(s) described as:
DEFENDANTS* MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSE TO SPECIAL
INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE, SEPARATE STATEMENT IN SUPPORT THEREOF
and PROPOSED ORDER
on all interested parties in this action by placing [X] a true copy [| | the original thereof enclosed
in sealed envelopes addressed as follows:
SEE ATTACHED MAILING LIST
| (BY FACSIMILE) The facsimile machine I used complied with Rule 2003(3) and no error
was reported by the machine. Pursuant to Rule 2008(e)(4), I caused the machine to print a
record of the transmission.
(BY MAIL, 1013a, 2015.5 C.C.P.) Lam readily familiar with the firm’s practice for
collection and processing correspondence for mailing. Under that practice, this document
will be deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on this date with postage thereon fully prepaid
at Los Angeles, California in the ordinary course of business. 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 OVERNIGHT DELIVER Y/COURIER) I served the above referenced document(s)
enclosed in a sealed package, for collection and for delivery marked for next day delivery in
the ordinary course of business. addressed to the office of the addressee(s) listed above or on
attached sheet.
(BY E-MAIL) | transmitted a copy of the foregoing document(s) via e-mail to the
addressee(s). Courtesy copy
[Xx] (STATE) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
above is true and correct.
Executed on June 13, 2019, at Pasadena. California.
Patricia M. Poole
Facsimile Signature as
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Pursuant to C.R.C. Rul
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PROOP OF SERVICE
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Pacific Union International, Inc. v. Ludwick, et al.
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Case No. SCV0042080
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Shannon B. Jones, Esq.
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Lindsey Morgan, Esq.
Shannon B. Jones Law Group, Inc.
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208 W. El Pintado Road
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Danville, CA 94526
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