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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BY
Telephone: 213.239.5622 ANTHONY h :NhZ. MUTY
Facsimile: 2l3.239.5623
Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-Complainam
QUAID HARLEY—DAVIDSON. INC.
SUPERIOR COURT ()F THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY 0F SAN BERNARDINO
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LISA HILL. an individual. 0n bchalfofhcrsclf. Case N0. ClVDSl$26573
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the proposed class(es), all other similarly g /
situated. and 0n behalfoflhc general public CLASS ACTION ,
Plaintiff. Judge: Hon. Wilfred J. Schneider. Jr.
Rasmussen
Dept: $32
vs.
a,
CROSS-COMPLAINANT QUAID HARLEY-
QUAID HARLEY-DAVII)SON. INC. a DAVIDSON INC.‘S EX PARTE
California corporation. and DOES through l l0. APPLICATION T0 CONTINUE HEARING
O inclusive. DATE ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
SUMMARY ADJUDICATION AND T0
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Defendant. CONTINUE TRIAL
[('um'urrcn/b{filed with Declaration Qf./u/ie S
QUAID HARLEY-DAVII)S()N. INC, a Pearson. Esq. in Support of Ex Purlc
California corporation. and DOES through I H). Applicull'nn. and [Proposed] ()rdcr/
inclusive.
DATE: October 19, 2023
Cross-Complainzml. TIME: 8:30 a.m.
[)EPT.: S32
vs.
Complaint Filed: October 2018
5.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY. FAC Filed: March 4.20l9
INC. a Wisconsin corporation. and DOES | SAC Filed: May 22. 20|9
through IO. inclusive. X-Complaint Filed: May 28. 202|
SACC Filed: December 7. 2022
TO THE COURT AND ALL PARTIES AND T0 THEIR COUNSEL 0F RECORD:
On October l9. 2023 at 8:30 um. or soon thereafter as Ihc matter may be heard. in
Department S32 0f the above-cntitlcd Court located at 247 West Third Street. San Bernardino.
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California 924 | 5. bcforc thc Honorablc Wilfred J. Schneider. Jr.. Defendant and Cross-
rd Complainam Quaid llarlcy-l)avidson. Inc. (“QUAID”) will and hcrcby docs apply cx partc for an
b) Ol‘dcr continuing Ihc hearing dutc 0f I’lainlif‘f‘and Class Representative LISA HILL‘S ("Plaintiff“)
Motion 0f Summan' Adjudication ("MSA") (including continuing the opposition and reply filing
deadlines) for at least 90 days. and Io similarly continue the trial date (and related deadlines) Io
allow QUAII) sufficient timc Io oppose Plaintiff‘s MSA.
QUAID presents this application pursuant to Code Civ. Proc. § 437c(h). California Rules of
Court Rule 3. l 200 cl seq" and all other applicable laws. the records and files in this action. and any
oral argument presented at lhc hearing 0n QUAID‘S ex parlc application.
EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES AND GOOD CAUSE FOR THE RELIEF REQUESTED
’l‘hc instant ex purlc application requesting an order continuing the hearing datc and briefing
schedule 0f Plaintiffs MSA and continuing trial and related deadlines in order 10 do so. is bought
asmussen 0n Ihc grounds that: ( I) QUAID has been diligent in litigating this case. Bclwccn February 3. 202 [J
and May l5. 2023 a slay 0f the action was in place, preventing the parties from conducting
discovery. (Declaration of Julie Pearson ("Pearson Decl.") at fl 5.): (2) Following the ruling 0n
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R Cross-l)cfm1dunl HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY. lNC.‘s (“HDMC”) demurrer 10
Scal QUAII)‘5 Second Amended Cross—complaint ("SACC"). HDMC filed its Answer July l2. 2023
and ()UAII) bcgan conducting discovery (Id at 1] 3.): Quaid's diligently served discovery in late
August and curl) Scplcmbcr 2023. included noticing the deposition 0f HDMC‘s Person Most
Knowledgeable. Special lnlcrrogalorics. Set One. Requests for Production of Documents. Scl One
and. Requests for Admissions. Set ()ne Io HDMC (Id at 1] 6-7.) However. complclc discovery
responses huvc not bccn obtained (1d,); (3) On September 27. 2023. Plaintiff filed hcr MSA which
is scl l0 bc heard [)cccmbcr I3. 2023 (Id at 119.); (4) with the current briefing schedule for
Plaintiffs MSA. QUAID will not be able to complete its outstanding discovery t0 IIDMC
ncccssun lo oppose Ihc motion (Id at 1]
7-8.): (5) due 10 unavoidable conflicts with other previously
scheduled litigation matters. counsel for QUAID is unavailable t0 Oppose Plaintiffs MSA with Ihc
current briefing schedule (Id at fl |3.): (6) good cause exists for the ex parle application as QUAID
will suffer irrcparablc harm ifa continuance is not granted lo permit counsel familiar wilh Ihc case
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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 ’2 L p n mm . v' ' Chris'tlim '2 Esq «_ HI ‘ §call, ‘ (SBN (‘ )3785) ERORCOURTWCNJFW Nng‘TYOF W . | SAN BERNARDINO cscaanQscalIlaw.c0m ”Tan. Julie S. Pearson. Esq. (SBN |83043) n jpearson@scalilaw.com OCT 10 2023 300 South Grand Avc.. Suite 2750 Los Angeles, CA 9007| BY Telephone: 213.239.5622 ANTHONY h :NhZ. MUTY Facsimile: 2l3.239.5623 Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-Complainam QUAID HARLEY—DAVIDSON. INC. SUPERIOR COURT ()F THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY 0F SAN BERNARDINO 00/ ,1? LISA HILL. an individual. 0n bchalfofhcrsclf. Case N0. ClVDSl$26573 £0 \ {a the proposed class(es), all other similarly g / situated. and 0n behalfoflhc general public CLASS ACTION , Plaintiff. Judge: Hon. Wilfred J. Schneider. Jr. Rasmussen Dept: $32 vs. a, CROSS-COMPLAINANT QUAID HARLEY- QUAID HARLEY-DAVII)SON. INC. a DAVIDSON INC.‘S EX PARTE California corporation. and DOES through l l0. APPLICATION T0 CONTINUE HEARING O inclusive. DATE ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION AND T0 Scal .W Defendant. CONTINUE TRIAL [('um'urrcn/b{filed with Declaration Qf./u/ie S QUAID HARLEY-DAVII)S()N. INC, a Pearson. Esq. in Support of Ex Purlc California corporation. and DOES through I H). Applicull'nn. and [Proposed] ()rdcr/ inclusive. DATE: October 19, 2023 Cross-Complainzml. TIME: 8:30 a.m. [)EPT.: S32 vs. Complaint Filed: October 2018 5. HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY. FAC Filed: March 4.20l9 INC. a Wisconsin corporation. and DOES | SAC Filed: May 22. 20|9 through IO. inclusive. X-Complaint Filed: May 28. 202| SACC Filed: December 7. 2022 TO THE COURT AND ALL PARTIES AND T0 THEIR COUNSEL 0F RECORD: On October l9. 2023 at 8:30 um. or soon thereafter as Ihc matter may be heard. in Department S32 0f the above-cntitlcd Court located at 247 West Third Street. San Bernardino. _ 1 _ ( R()SS-( OVIPl \IN. \NT‘ S F. \ P -\RTI- -\PPi |( \T ION TO ( ()NTINI E HE \RIN(. D. \TE ()N Pl AlNTII-l- S MOTION l-()R SI \I\l \R\ ..'\l)ll l)|( \TION AND T0 ( ()N TINl E TRI \l mummy I : California 924 | 5. bcforc thc Honorablc Wilfred J. Schneider. Jr.. Defendant and Cross- rd Complainam Quaid llarlcy-l)avidson. Inc. (“QUAID”) will and hcrcby docs apply cx partc for an b) Ol‘dcr continuing Ihc hearing dutc 0f I’lainlif‘f‘and Class Representative LISA HILL‘S ("Plaintiff“) Motion 0f Summan' Adjudication ("MSA") (including continuing the opposition and reply filing deadlines) for at least 90 days. and Io similarly continue the trial date (and related deadlines) Io allow QUAII) sufficient timc Io oppose Plaintiff‘s MSA. QUAID presents this application pursuant to Code Civ. Proc. § 437c(h). California Rules of Court Rule 3. l 200 cl seq" and all other applicable laws. the records and files in this action. and any oral argument presented at lhc hearing 0n QUAID‘S ex parlc application. EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES AND GOOD CAUSE FOR THE RELIEF REQUESTED ’l‘hc instant ex purlc application requesting an order continuing the hearing datc and briefing schedule 0f Plaintiffs MSA and continuing trial and related deadlines in order 10 do so. is bought asmussen 0n Ihc grounds that: ( I) QUAID has been diligent in litigating this case. Bclwccn February 3. 202 [J and May l5. 2023 a slay 0f the action was in place, preventing the parties from conducting discovery. (Declaration of Julie Pearson ("Pearson Decl.") at fl 5.): (2) Following the ruling 0n O R Cross-l)cfm1dunl HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY. lNC.‘s (“HDMC”) demurrer 10 Scal QUAII)‘5 Second Amended Cross—complaint ("SACC"). HDMC filed its Answer July l2. 2023 and ()UAII) bcgan conducting discovery (Id at 1] 3.): Quaid's diligently served discovery in late August and curl) Scplcmbcr 2023. included noticing the deposition 0f HDMC‘s Person Most Knowledgeable. Special lnlcrrogalorics. Set One. Requests for Production of Documents. Scl One and. Requests for Admissions. Set ()ne Io HDMC (Id at 1] 6-7.) However. complclc discovery responses huvc not bccn obtained (1d,); (3) On September 27. 2023. Plaintiff filed hcr MSA which is scl l0 bc heard [)cccmbcr I3. 2023 (Id at 119.); (4) with the current briefing schedule for Plaintiffs MSA. QUAID will not be able to complete its outstanding discovery t0 IIDMC ncccssun lo oppose Ihc motion (Id at 1] 7-8.): (5) due 10 unavoidable conflicts with other previously scheduled litigation matters. counsel for QUAID is unavailable t0 Oppose Plaintiffs MSA with Ihc current briefing schedule (Id at fl |3.): (6) good cause exists for the ex parle application as QUAID will suffer irrcparablc harm ifa continuance is not granted lo permit counsel familiar wilh Ihc case _’)_ (‘R(3§SI6§1FI[\INxN'I‘s Ex PARTE APPLK'ATION T0 (‘ONTINI'E HEARING DKTE 0N PI. \IVI'IHK \In'HON Hm sl'snum ,\DJUI)I(‘.A\TI0.\' AND To ('ox'rINl'E TRIM. :‘NHINI‘I l: