On October 05, 2018 a
Motion,Ex Parte
was filed
involving a dispute between
Hill, Lisa,
and
Quaid Harley-Davidson, Inc. A California Corporation,
for Business Tort/Unfair Business Practice Unlimited
in the District Court of San Bernardino County.
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SCALI RASMUSSEN. PC
Christian J. Scali. lisq. (SBN I93785) L p" n
p ,
cscalim‘scal |aw.c0m i
8‘ng
‘%:§’RN‘$YR Eggaimomq
.lulic S Pearsnn. [{sq. (SBN |83043) mummgogf-O
jpearson/d‘sculilau.com
n
300 South Grand Am. Suite 2750 OCT 1 0 2023
L05 Angeles. CA 9007]
Telephone: 213.239.5622
Facsimile: 2l3.239.5623 mfiag’rflg‘ANTHONY
5pm M‘mez,
Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-Complainam
QUAID HARLEY-DAVIDSON. INC.
SUPERIOR COURT ()F THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
p",
LISA HILL. an individual. on bchalfofhcrsclf. Case No. CIVDSISZ6573
. the proposed class(cs). other similarl}
all
‘
situated. and 0n bchalfot‘lhc general public CLASS ACTION
2“r
asmussen
~F£~TP
Plaintiff. Judge: Hon. Wilfred J. Schneider, Jr.
W"
Dept: S32
A
vs.
DECLARATION 0F JULIE S. PEARSON IN
QUAID HARLEY-DAVIDSON. |N('.. u SUPPORT ()F CROSS-COMPLAINANT
California corporation. and DOES through l QUAII) HARLEY-I)AVIDSON, INC.‘S EX
PARTE APPLICATION TO CONTINUE
“fl..—
l0. inclusive.
Scali
HEARING DATE ON PLAINTIFF’S
Defendants. MOTION FOR SUMMARY
ADJUDICATION AND T0 CONTINUE
TRIAL
QUAID HARLEY-DAVIDSON. INC. 21
DOES through
California corporation. and | l0. [('om'urrcmlyfiledwilh (.‘ross-(‘ump/uimml ’s
2|
inclusive. [5x I’urle Application (md [Proposed] Order]
22 Cross-(‘omplainanL DATE: December l3. 2023
TIME: 8:30 a.m.
23 vs. DEPT; S32
24
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY. Complaint Filed: October 5. 20] 8
25
INC. a Wisconsin corporation. and [)()l-LS l FAC Filed: March 4. 2019
through |0. inclusivc.. SAC Filed: May 22. ZOI‘)
26 X-Complaint Filed: May 28. 202|
Cross-Dcfcndanl. SACC Filed: December 7. 2023
27
28
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DECLARATKA ()F J1 'l.Ii: s. PIA \Rs()\ |\ $1 ‘PPOR'r 0F (‘ROSS-(‘OMPLAINANT‘S EX PAR‘rli
APPLK‘ \ I |()\ 10 (UN I le'l: HEARING AND TRIAL
:mlilwil T:
DECLARATION ()F JULIE S. PEARSON
f0 l. Julie S Pearson. dcclarc as follows:
'gJ
l. I am un uttornc; duly licensed Io practice law in thc State 0fCalif0rnia and a Principal
at Scali Rasmussen. PC. counsel ofrecord for Defendant and Cross-Complainam QUAID HARLEY-
[)AVll)S()N. INC. ("QUAID") in the above-captioned action. l submit this Declaration in support
0f Dcfcndanl and (‘ross-(‘omplainant QUAID HARLEY-DAVIDSON. INC‘S Ex Pane Application
Io Continue ”curing Dale On Plaintiffs Motion For Summary Adjudication And T0 Continue Trial.
l have personal kmm ledge Ofthc facts set forth below and ifcalled upon 10 d0 50. could competently
testify 10 ”1an
2. Plaintiff‘s Second Amended Complaint (“SAC") alleges Quaid charged an unknown
number ot‘cusmmcrs an 'cxlra‘ dealer preparation charge and implied MSRP is thc advertised price
and Ihul ()uaid “as illegally selling these vehicles at a price higher than Ihc advertised price duc t0
lhc ‘cxlru' 'dculcr prcparation‘ charge and made ‘falsc 0r misleading statcmcnls‘ about ‘price
Esmfmsen
rcductions‘." 'l‘hc
SAC also claimed QUAID violated l3 CCR §262.03 by failing 10 disclose and
itcmiIc "Dcalcr Added Charges" for scwices performed in excess 0f manufacturer specified and
~
reimbursed dcliwr) and preparation obligations.
Scali 3. ()n l-‘chruury 8. 202]. my firm. Scali Rasmussen. PC became QUAIITS counsel 0f
rccord. ()n Ma} 28. 2()2l. QUAII) filed its (‘ross-Complaint including causes ot‘aclion for indemnity
against HI)M(‘. 21nd 0n July 28. 202i. QUAII) filed its First Amended (‘ross-(‘omplaint ("FACC")
and following HDMC‘s second dcmurrer. filed its Second Amcndcd Cross-compluim December 7.
2022. ()l ?All)‘s claims assert that Plaintiff‘s claims against QUAII) rcsull from HDMC‘S
rccommcnding 0r requiring QUAID use HDMC‘S Instructional Materials. and HDMC‘s directions
as to ho“ ()uuid should usc Ihc materials. and HDMC's actions in preparing those materials.
Follouing lhc ruling 0n Cross-Dcfendanl HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY. INC'S
("I IDMC“) dcmurrcr lo ()UAID'S SACC‘ HDMC filed its Answer July 12. 2023 and QUAII) began
conducting discover).
4. ()n .lunc l. 202]. the Court certified the class action. Thc class administrator
dctcrmincd that Ihc total ccnified class members as ofNovcmbcr 2 l. 202! was | l02.
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[)l (‘l. \R \ l l()\ ()I' .ll PEARSON IN Sl'PPORT ()F (‘ROSS-(‘OMPLAINANT‘S
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;\Pl’l.|(‘A ION T0 (‘()N HNl‘l‘: IIILARING AND IRIAL
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Document Filed Date
October 18, 2023
Case Filing Date
October 05, 2018
Category
Business Tort/Unfair Business Practice Unlimited
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SCALI RASMUSSEN. PC Christian J. Scali. lisq. (SBN I93785) L p" n p , cscalim‘scal |aw.c0m i 8‘ng ‘%:§’RN‘$YR Eggaimomq .lulic S Pearsnn. [{sq. (SBN |83043) mummgogf-O jpearson/d‘sculilau.com n 300 South Grand Am. Suite 2750 OCT 1 0 2023 L05 Angeles. CA 9007] Telephone: 213.239.5622 Facsimile: 2l3.239.5623 mfiag’rflg‘ANTHONY 5pm M‘mez, Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-Complainam QUAID HARLEY-DAVIDSON. INC. SUPERIOR COURT ()F THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO p", LISA HILL. an individual. on bchalfofhcrsclf. Case No. CIVDSISZ6573 . the proposed class(cs). other similarl} all ‘ situated. and 0n bchalfot‘lhc general public CLASS ACTION 2“r asmussen ~F£~TP Plaintiff. Judge: Hon. Wilfred J. Schneider, Jr. W" Dept: S32 A vs. DECLARATION 0F JULIE S. PEARSON IN QUAID HARLEY-DAVIDSON. |N('.. u SUPPORT ()F CROSS-COMPLAINANT California corporation. and DOES through l QUAII) HARLEY-I)AVIDSON, INC.‘S EX PARTE APPLICATION TO CONTINUE “fl..— l0. inclusive. Scali HEARING DATE ON PLAINTIFF’S Defendants. MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION AND T0 CONTINUE TRIAL QUAID HARLEY-DAVIDSON. INC. 21 DOES through California corporation. and | l0. [('om'urrcmlyfiledwilh (.‘ross-(‘ump/uimml ’s 2| inclusive. [5x I’urle Application (md [Proposed] Order] 22 Cross-(‘omplainanL DATE: December l3. 2023 TIME: 8:30 a.m. 23 vs. DEPT; S32 24 HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY. Complaint Filed: October 5. 20] 8 25 INC. a Wisconsin corporation. and [)()l-LS l FAC Filed: March 4. 2019 through |0. inclusivc.. SAC Filed: May 22. ZOI‘) 26 X-Complaint Filed: May 28. 202| Cross-Dcfcndanl. SACC Filed: December 7. 2023 27 28 _ I - DECLARATKA ()F J1 'l.Ii: s. PIA \Rs()\ |\ $1 ‘PPOR'r 0F (‘ROSS-(‘OMPLAINANT‘S EX PAR‘rli APPLK‘ \ I |()\ 10 (UN I le'l: HEARING AND TRIAL :mlilwil T: DECLARATION ()F JULIE S. PEARSON f0 l. Julie S Pearson. dcclarc as follows: 'gJ l. I am un uttornc; duly licensed Io practice law in thc State 0fCalif0rnia and a Principal at Scali Rasmussen. PC. counsel ofrecord for Defendant and Cross-Complainam QUAID HARLEY- [)AVll)S()N. INC. ("QUAID") in the above-captioned action. l submit this Declaration in support 0f Dcfcndanl and (‘ross-(‘omplainant QUAID HARLEY-DAVIDSON. INC‘S Ex Pane Application Io Continue ”curing Dale On Plaintiffs Motion For Summary Adjudication And T0 Continue Trial. l have personal kmm ledge Ofthc facts set forth below and ifcalled upon 10 d0 50. could competently testify 10 ”1an 2. Plaintiff‘s Second Amended Complaint (“SAC") alleges Quaid charged an unknown number ot‘cusmmcrs an 'cxlra‘ dealer preparation charge and implied MSRP is thc advertised price and Ihul ()uaid “as illegally selling these vehicles at a price higher than Ihc advertised price duc t0 lhc ‘cxlru' 'dculcr prcparation‘ charge and made ‘falsc 0r misleading statcmcnls‘ about ‘price Esmfmsen rcductions‘." 'l‘hc SAC also claimed QUAID violated l3 CCR §262.03 by failing 10 disclose and itcmiIc "Dcalcr Added Charges" for scwices performed in excess 0f manufacturer specified and ~ reimbursed dcliwr) and preparation obligations. Scali 3. ()n l-‘chruury 8. 202]. my firm. Scali Rasmussen. PC became QUAIITS counsel 0f rccord. ()n Ma} 28. 2()2l. QUAII) filed its (‘ross-Complaint including causes ot‘aclion for indemnity against HI)M(‘. 21nd 0n July 28. 202i. QUAII) filed its First Amended (‘ross-(‘omplaint ("FACC") and following HDMC‘s second dcmurrer. filed its Second Amcndcd Cross-compluim December 7. 2022. ()l ?All)‘s claims assert that Plaintiff‘s claims against QUAII) rcsull from HDMC‘S rccommcnding 0r requiring QUAID use HDMC‘S Instructional Materials. and HDMC‘s directions as to ho“ ()uuid should usc Ihc materials. and HDMC's actions in preparing those materials. Follouing lhc ruling 0n Cross-Dcfendanl HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY. INC'S ("I IDMC“) dcmurrcr lo ()UAID'S SACC‘ HDMC filed its Answer July 12. 2023 and QUAII) began conducting discover). 4. ()n .lunc l. 202]. the Court certified the class action. Thc class administrator dctcrmincd that Ihc total ccnified class members as ofNovcmbcr 2 l. 202! was | l02. -7- [)l (‘l. \R \ l l()\ ()I' .ll PEARSON IN Sl'PPORT ()F (‘ROSS-(‘OMPLAINANT‘S '[.Il: S‘ liX PARTIC ;\Pl’l.|(‘A ION T0 (‘()N HNl‘l‘: IIILARING AND IRIAL | ;mu:|mr:l "