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ATTORNEV 0R PARTY WITH ATTORNEY (Nam, srm Barnumbor, noun”)
LORI wnmms‘ ESQ BAR N0 242985/ EMILV MERCE, sso BAR No 2400541 JORDAN coox. sso BAR N0
m 1797201
FOR COURT USE ONLY
KRISTEN BRINKERHOFF Eso BAR N0 2535791 MICHELLE MITCHELL, sso BAR N0 221w
PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC
10680 Treena SL, Suite 500
RN'A
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San Diego. CA. 92131 SUpER‘OR COURT OF RCNAkkFgNO
TELEpHoNE no: 866/428-8102 No 757/518—0860 m COUNTY OF SAN BE
SAN BERNARDINO D'STRICT
E-MAIL ADDRESS LitigationFilingCA@portfoliorecovery.com
ATTORNEY Foa mam; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC
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SUPERIOR COURT 0F CALIFORNIA, COUNTY 0F SAN numuwmo N V O9 2023
smem Aooazss 247 WEST THIRD STREET . . .
MAILING ADDRESS
cm AND ZIP CODE SAN BERNARDINO. CA 9241 5-0210
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amncn NAME; SAN BERNARDINO DlSTRICT
CASE NAME
PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES. LLC v‘ MARC GARCIA
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CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET
D Unlimited E Limitod
Comm“ c“. Duigmflon tnv SB 2 3 2 7 8 6 5
(Amount (Amount
D Countor D .
Jonndor
JUDGE
demanded demanded is Filed with first appearance by defendant
exceeds 525.000) $25,000 or less) (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.402) DEPT
Items 1-6 below must be completed (see instructions on page 2),
1‘ Check one box below for the case type that best describes this case:
Auto Tort Contract Provisionally Complex Litigation
D Auto (22) DBreach of contractlwarranty (06) (Cil- Ru'” 0f court, "1'“ 3400-3403)
D Uninsured motorist (46) mule 3.740 collections (09) D Antitrust/Trade regulation (03)
D O‘he' °°”ec"°"5 (09) D c°"s"”di°" defect (1°)
Other PI/Polwo (Personal Injury/Propmy
D Insurance coverage (18) D M355 39” G?)
Damagemrongful Dnth) Ton V
D Other contract (37) D Seéurmes Iltlgatlon_(28)
D Asbestos (04)
D IEnVIronmental/Toxu: tlofi (30).
D Product “ability (24) Re“ Fromm _
D fr h°
D Medical malpractice (45) [3 Eminent domain/Inverse Zi‘cfl‘fiz‘gsgfoavgiggnifl‘sczmfix :3";
y
U Other Pl/PDNVD (23) condemnation (14)
types (41)
N°n_PIIPDIWD (0th“) Ton
D Wrongful eVIctIon (33)
E] Business tort/unfair business practice (O7)
U Other real pmpeny (26) ENfOTC'mOM 0f JUdflm'm
D Civil Righ‘s (08) Unlawful Dmimr D Enfmeme'“ °fi“d9me”‘ (2°)
D Defamafion (1 3) C1 Commerdal (31) Miscellaneous Civll Complaint
D Fraud (16) D Residential (32) D RICO (27)
D Intellectual property (19) D Drugs (38) D Other complaint (no! spect'fiedabove)(42)
Judicial Revi-Ow Miscellaneous Civil Petition
a gatiggiagglgigtsg 5) D Asset forfelture (O5) D Partnership and corporate governance (21)
Employment D Petition re: arbitration award (11) D Other petition (not specified above) (43)
[3 Wrongful termination (36) D Writ of mandate (02)
D Other employment (1 5) D Otherjudicial review (39)
2. This case D is 8 is not complex under rule 3.400 ofthe California Rules of Court. If the case is comp|ex, mark the factors requiring
exceptional judicial management:
a. D Large number of separately represented parties d. El Large number of witnesses
b, D Extensive motion practice raising difficult or novel e‘ D Coordination with related actions pending in one or more
issues that will be time-consuming to resolve courts in other counties, states, or countries, or in a federal
c‘ E] Substantial amount of documentary evidence court
f‘ D Substantial postjudgmentjudicial supervision
3. Remedies sought (check all that apply): afl monetary bD nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief CU punitive
4. Number of causes of action (specify): 1 - ACCOUNT STATED
5. This case D is x is not a class action suit.
6, there are any
If known related cases, file and serve a notice of related case‘ (You may e form CM.015.)
Date: 07/03/2023
Lori Williams, Esq. Bar N0. 242985 >
(TYPE 0R PRINT NAME) (SIGNI E OF THE PARTY OR ATTONEY FOR THE PARTY)
NOTICE
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Plaintiff must file this cover sheet with the first paper filed in the action or proceeding (except small claims cases or cases filed
under the Probate Code, Family Code, or Welfare and Institutions Code). (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.220‘) Failure to file may result
in sanctions.
~
File this cover sheet any cover sheet required by local court rule‘
in addition to
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If this case is 3.400 et seq. of the California Rules of Court. you must serve a copy of this cover sheet on all
complex under rule
other parties to the action or proceeding.
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Unless this is a collections case under rule 3.740 or a complex case, this cover sheet will be used for statistical purposes only.
Pug. 1 o! 2
Cal Rubs 0mm, rulu 2 400-3 403, 3 740‘
30, 3 220. 3
Form Adop‘ed
CaMorma
Judlaal Councul cl
for Manda‘ory Use
C|VIL CASE COVER SHEET of
Cal Standards o! Judlual Admnnstrahon‘ dd 3 1O
CM-010 [Rev September 1 2021] www courtmfo ca gov
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INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE COVER SHEET CM-010
To Plaintiffs and Others Filing First a first paper (for example, a complaint) in a civil case, you must
Papers. tfyou are filing
complete and file, along with your first paper, the Civil Case Cover Sheet contained on page 1. This information will be used to compile
statistics about the types and numbers of cases filed. You must complete items 1 through 6 on the sheet. In item 1. you must check
one box for the case type that best describes the case. lfthe case fits both a general and a more specific type of case listed in item 1,
check the more specific one. If the case has multiple causes of action, check the box that best indicates the pn'mary cause of action.
To assist you in completing the sheet, examples of the cases that belong under each case type in item 1 are provided below. A cover
sheet must be filed only with your initial paper, Failure to file a coVer sheet With the first paper in a civil case may subject a party,
its counsel, or both to sanctions under rules 2.30 and 3.220 of the California Ru1es of Court,
To Parties in Rule 3.740 Collections Cases. A "collections case" under rule 3‘740 is defined as an action for recovery of money owed
in a sum stated to be certain that is not more than $25,000, exclusive of interest and attorney's fees, arising from a transaction in which
property, services, or money was acquired on credit. A collections case does not include an action seeking the following: (1) ton
damages, (2) punitive damages, (3) recovery of real property, (4) recovery of personal propeny, or (5) a prejudgment writ of
attachment, The identification of a case as a rule 3.740 collections case on this form means that it will be exempt from the general
time-for-service requirements and case management rules, unless a defendant files a response pJeading. A ruIe 3.740 collections
case will be subject to the requirements for service and obtaining a judgment in rule 3.740.
To Parties in Complex Cases. In complex cases only, parties must also use the Civil Case Cover Sheetto designate whether the
case is complex. Ifa plaintiff believes the case is complex under rule 3‘400 of the California Rules of Court, this must be indicated by
completing the appropriate boxes in items 1 and 2. If a plaintiff designates a case as complex, the cover sheet must be served with the
complaint on all parties to the action. A defendant may file and serve no later than the time of its first appearance a joinder in the
pIaintiff's designation, a counterdesignation that the case is not complex. or, if the plainth has made no designation, a designation that
the case is complex. CASE TYPES AND EXAMPLES
Auto Tort Contract Provizionally Complex Civil Litigation (Cal.
Auto (22)»Personal lnjury/Property Breach of Contract/Warranty (06) Rules of Court Rules 3400-3403)
Damage/Wrongful Death Breach of Rental/Lease Antitrust/Trade Regulation (O3)
Uninsured Motorist (46) (if the Contract (not unlawful detainer or Construction Defect (10)
case involves an uninsured wrongful eviction) Claims Involving Mass Tort (40)
motorist claim subject to Contract/Warranty BreachSeller Securities Litigation (28)
arbitration, check this item Plaintiff (no! fraud or negligence) EnvironmentallToxic Ton (30)
instead of Auto) Negligent Breach of Contracfl Insurance Coverage Claims
Other PllPD/WD (Personal lnjuryl Warranty (arising from provisionally complex
Property DamageIWrongful Death) Other Breach of Contract/Warranty case type listed above) (41)
Tort Collections (e.g,, money owed, open Enforcement of Judgment
Asbestos (04) book accounts) (09) Enforcement of Judgment (20)
Asbestos Propeny Damage Collection Case-SelIerP|aintiff Abstract of Judgment (Out of
Asbestos Personal Injuryl Other Promissory Note/Collections County)
Wrongful Death Case Confession of Judgnent (non-
Product Liability (not asbestos or Insurance Covecage (no! provisionally domesnc relations)
(oxic/environmental) (24) complex) (18) Sister Slate Judgment
Medical Malpractice (45) Auto Subrogatnon Administrative Agency Award
Medical Malpractice- Other Coverage (not unpaid taxes)
Physicians & Surgeons Other Contract (37) Petition/Certification of Entry of
Other Professional Health Care Contractual Fraud Judgment on Unpaid Taxes
Malpractice Other Contract Dispute Other Enforcement o! Judgment
Other Pl/PDNVD (23) Real Property Case
Premises Liability (e.g.. slip Eminent Domain/Inverse Miscellaneous Civil Complaint
and fall) Condemnation (14) RICO (27)
Intentional Bodily Injury/PD/WD Wrongful Evnction (33) Other Complaint (not specified
(e.g.. assault, vandalism) Other Real Property (e 9,. quiet title) (26) above) (42)
Intentional Infliction of Wn't of Possession of Real Property Declaratory Relief Only
Emotional Distress Mortgage Foreclosure Injunctive Relief Only (non-
Negligent Infltction of Quiet Title harassment)
Emotional Distress Other Real Property (not eminent Mechanics Lien
Other PI/PDNVD domain, landlord/tenant, or Other Commercial Complaint
Non-PIIPDNVD (Other) Tort foreclosure) Case (non—ton/non-complex)
Busmess Tort/Unfair Busmess Unlawful Douiner Other Civil Complaint
Prac‘ice (07) Commercial (31) (non-tort/non-complex)
Civil Rights (e 9,, discrimination, Residential (32) Miscollaneous Civil Petition
false arrest) (not civil Drugs (38) (if the case involves illegal Partnership and Corporate
harassment) (08) drugs, check this item; otherwise, Governance (21)
Defamation (evgq slander, libel) report as Commercial or Residential) Other Petition (not specified
(1 3) Judicial Review above) (43)
Fraud (16) Asset Fodeflure (05) Harassment
Civil
Intellectual Property (19) Petition Re: Arbitration Award (1 1) Workplace Violence
Wn‘t of Mandate (02) EIder/Dependent Adult
Professional Negligence (25)
Legal Malpractice Writ—Administrative Mandamus Abuse
Other Professnonal Malpractice Writ-Mandamus on Limited Court Election Contest
(no! medical or legal) Case Matter Petition for Name Change
Other Non-PI/PDNVD Ton (35) Writ-Other Limited Cour! Case Petition for Relief from Late
Employment Review Claim
Wrongful Termination (36) Other Judicial Review (39) Other Civi! Petition
Other Employment (15) Review of Health Officer Orde!
Notice of Appeal—Labor
Commissuoner Appeals
CM—O10[Rev Semunbort 2021] PIgoZon
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‘ v b CM-01 0 ATTORNEV 0R PARTY WITH ATTORNEY (Nam, srm Barnumbor, noun”) LORI wnmms‘ ESQ BAR N0 242985/ EMILV MERCE, sso BAR No 2400541 JORDAN coox. sso BAR N0 m 1797201 FOR COURT USE ONLY KRISTEN BRINKERHOFF Eso BAR N0 2535791 MICHELLE MITCHELL, sso BAR N0 221w PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC 10680 Treena SL, Suite 500 RN'A I L E D San Diego. CA. 92131 SUpER‘OR COURT OF RCNAkkFgNO TELEpHoNE no: 866/428-8102 No 757/518—0860 m COUNTY OF SAN BE SAN BERNARDINO D'STRICT E-MAIL ADDRESS LitigationFilingCA@portfoliorecovery.com ATTORNEY Foa mam; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC ' . SUPERIOR COURT 0F CALIFORNIA, COUNTY 0F SAN numuwmo N V O9 2023 smem Aooazss 247 WEST THIRD STREET . . . MAILING ADDRESS cm AND ZIP CODE SAN BERNARDINO. CA 9241 5-0210 '3 amncn NAME; SAN BERNARDINO DlSTRICT CASE NAME PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES. LLC v‘ MARC GARCIA CA5 CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET D Unlimited E Limitod Comm“ c“. Duigmflon tnv SB 2 3 2 7 8 6 5 (Amount (Amount D Countor D . Jonndor JUDGE demanded demanded is Filed with first appearance by defendant exceeds 525.000) $25,000 or less) (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.402) DEPT Items 1-6 below must be completed (see instructions on page 2), 1‘ Check one box below for the case type that best describes this case: Auto Tort Contract Provisionally Complex Litigation D Auto (22) DBreach of contractlwarranty (06) (Cil- Ru'” 0f court, "1'“ 3400-3403) D Uninsured motorist (46) mule 3.740 collections (09) D Antitrust/Trade regulation (03) D O‘he' °°”ec"°"5 (09) D c°"s"”di°" defect (1°) Other PI/Polwo (Personal Injury/Propmy D Insurance coverage (18) D M355 39” G?) Damagemrongful Dnth) Ton V D Other contract (37) D Seéurmes Iltlgatlon_(28) D Asbestos (04) D IEnVIronmental/Toxu: tlofi (30). D Product “ability (24) Re“ Fromm _ D fr h° D Medical malpractice (45) [3 Eminent domain/Inverse Zi‘cfl‘fiz‘gsgfoavgiggnifl‘sczmfix :3"; y U Other Pl/PDNVD (23) condemnation (14) types (41) N°n_PIIPDIWD (0th“) Ton D Wrongful eVIctIon (33) E] Business tort/unfair business practice (O7) U Other real pmpeny (26) ENfOTC'mOM 0f JUdflm'm D Civil Righ‘s (08) Unlawful Dmimr D Enfmeme'“ °fi“d9me”‘ (2°) D Defamafion (1 3) C1 Commerdal (31) Miscellaneous Civll Complaint D Fraud (16) D Residential (32) D RICO (27) D Intellectual property (19) D Drugs (38) D Other complaint (no! spect'fiedabove)(42) Judicial Revi-Ow Miscellaneous Civil Petition a gatiggiagglgigtsg 5) D Asset forfelture (O5) D Partnership and corporate governance (21) Employment D Petition re: arbitration award (11) D Other petition (not specified above) (43) [3 Wrongful termination (36) D Writ of mandate (02) D Other employment (1 5) D Otherjudicial review (39) 2. This case D is 8 is not complex under rule 3.400 ofthe California Rules of Court. If the case is comp|ex, mark the factors requiring exceptional judicial management: a. D Large number of separately represented parties d. El Large number of witnesses b, D Extensive motion practice raising difficult or novel e‘ D Coordination with related actions pending in one or more issues that will be time-consuming to resolve courts in other counties, states, or countries, or in a federal c‘ E] Substantial amount of documentary evidence court f‘ D Substantial postjudgmentjudicial supervision 3. Remedies sought (check all that apply): afl monetary bD nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief CU punitive 4. Number of causes of action (specify): 1 - ACCOUNT STATED 5. This case D is x is not a class action suit. 6, there are any If known related cases, file and serve a notice of related case‘ (You may e form CM.015.) Date: 07/03/2023 Lori Williams, Esq. Bar N0. 242985 > (TYPE 0R PRINT NAME) (SIGNI E OF THE PARTY OR ATTONEY FOR THE PARTY) NOTICE - Plaintiff must file this cover sheet with the first paper filed in the action or proceeding (except small claims cases or cases filed under the Probate Code, Family Code, or Welfare and Institutions Code). (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.220‘) Failure to file may result in sanctions. ~ File this cover sheet any cover sheet required by local court rule‘ in addition to - If this case is 3.400 et seq. of the California Rules of Court. you must serve a copy of this cover sheet on all complex under rule other parties to the action or proceeding. - Unless this is a collections case under rule 3.740 or a complex case, this cover sheet will be used for statistical purposes only. Pug. 1 o! 2 Cal Rubs 0mm, rulu 2 400-3 403, 3 740‘ 30, 3 220. 3 Form Adop‘ed CaMorma Judlaal Councul cl for Manda‘ory Use C|VIL CASE COVER SHEET of Cal Standards o! Judlual Admnnstrahon‘ dd 3 1O CM-010 [Rev September 1 2021] www courtmfo ca gov V V INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE COVER SHEET CM-010 To Plaintiffs and Others Filing First a first paper (for example, a complaint) in a civil case, you must Papers. tfyou are filing complete and file, along with your first paper, the Civil Case Cover Sheet contained on page 1. This information will be used to compile statistics about the types and numbers of cases filed. You must complete items 1 through 6 on the sheet. In item 1. you must check one box for the case type that best describes the case. lfthe case fits both a general and a more specific type of case listed in item 1, check the more specific one. If the case has multiple causes of action, check the box that best indicates the pn'mary cause of action. To assist you in completing the sheet, examples of the cases that belong under each case type in item 1 are provided below. A cover sheet must be filed only with your initial paper, Failure to file a coVer sheet With the first paper in a civil case may subject a party, its counsel, or both to sanctions under rules 2.30 and 3.220 of the California Ru1es of Court, To Parties in Rule 3.740 Collections Cases. A "collections case" under rule 3‘740 is defined as an action for recovery of money owed in a sum stated to be certain that is not more than $25,000, exclusive of interest and attorney's fees, arising from a transaction in which property, services, or money was acquired on credit. A collections case does not include an action seeking the following: (1) ton damages, (2) punitive damages, (3) recovery of real property, (4) recovery of personal propeny, or (5) a prejudgment writ of attachment, The identification of a case as a rule 3.740 collections case on this form means that it will be exempt from the general time-for-service requirements and case management rules, unless a defendant files a response pJeading. A ruIe 3.740 collections case will be subject to the requirements for service and obtaining a judgment in rule 3.740. To Parties in Complex Cases. In complex cases only, parties must also use the Civil Case Cover Sheetto designate whether the case is complex. Ifa plaintiff believes the case is complex under rule 3‘400 of the California Rules of Court, this must be indicated by completing the appropriate boxes in items 1 and 2. If a plaintiff designates a case as complex, the cover sheet must be served with the complaint on all parties to the action. A defendant may file and serve no later than the time of its first appearance a joinder in the pIaintiff's designation, a counterdesignation that the case is not complex. or, if the plainth has made no designation, a designation that the case is complex. CASE TYPES AND EXAMPLES Auto Tort Contract Provizionally Complex Civil Litigation (Cal. Auto (22)»Personal lnjury/Property Breach of Contract/Warranty (06) Rules of Court Rules 3400-3403) Damage/Wrongful Death Breach of Rental/Lease Antitrust/Trade Regulation (O3) Uninsured Motorist (46) (if the Contract (not unlawful detainer or Construction Defect (10) case involves an uninsured wrongful eviction) Claims Involving Mass Tort (40) motorist claim subject to Contract/Warranty BreachSeller Securities Litigation (28) arbitration, check this item Plaintiff (no! fraud or negligence) EnvironmentallToxic Ton (30) instead of Auto) Negligent Breach of Contracfl Insurance Coverage Claims Other PllPD/WD (Personal lnjuryl Warranty (arising from provisionally complex Property DamageIWrongful Death) Other Breach of Contract/Warranty case type listed above) (41) Tort Collections (e.g,, money owed, open Enforcement of Judgment Asbestos (04) book accounts) (09) Enforcement of Judgment (20) Asbestos Propeny Damage Collection Case-SelIerP|aintiff Abstract of Judgment (Out of Asbestos Personal Injuryl Other Promissory Note/Collections County) Wrongful Death Case Confession of Judgnent (non- Product Liability (not asbestos or Insurance Covecage (no! provisionally domesnc relations) (oxic/environmental) (24) complex) (18) Sister Slate Judgment Medical Malpractice (45) Auto Subrogatnon Administrative Agency Award Medical Malpractice- Other Coverage (not unpaid taxes) Physicians & Surgeons Other Contract (37) Petition/Certification of Entry of Other Professional Health Care Contractual Fraud Judgment on Unpaid Taxes Malpractice Other Contract Dispute Other Enforcement o! Judgment Other Pl/PDNVD (23) Real Property Case Premises Liability (e.g.. slip Eminent Domain/Inverse Miscellaneous Civil Complaint and fall) Condemnation (14) RICO (27) Intentional Bodily Injury/PD/WD Wrongful Evnction (33) Other Complaint (not specified (e.g.. assault, vandalism) Other Real Property (e 9,. quiet title) (26) above) (42) Intentional Infliction of Wn't of Possession of Real Property Declaratory Relief Only Emotional Distress Mortgage Foreclosure Injunctive Relief Only (non- Negligent Infltction of Quiet Title harassment) Emotional Distress Other Real Property (not eminent Mechanics Lien Other PI/PDNVD domain, landlord/tenant, or Other Commercial Complaint Non-PIIPDNVD (Other) Tort foreclosure) Case (non—ton/non-complex) Busmess Tort/Unfair Busmess Unlawful Douiner Other Civil Complaint Prac‘ice (07) Commercial (31) (non-tort/non-complex) Civil Rights (e 9,, discrimination, Residential (32) Miscollaneous Civil Petition false arrest) (not civil Drugs (38) (if the case involves illegal Partnership and Corporate harassment) (08) drugs, check this item; otherwise, Governance (21) Defamation (evgq slander, libel) report as Commercial or Residential) Other Petition (not specified (1 3) Judicial Review above) (43) Fraud (16) Asset Fodeflure (05) Harassment Civil Intellectual Property (19) Petition Re: Arbitration Award (1 1) Workplace Violence Wn‘t of Mandate (02) EIder/Dependent Adult Professional Negligence (25) Legal Malpractice Writ—Administrative Mandamus Abuse Other Professnonal Malpractice Writ-Mandamus on Limited Court Election Contest (no! medical or legal) Case Matter Petition for Name Change Other Non-PI/PDNVD Ton (35) Writ-Other Limited Cour! Case Petition for Relief from Late Employment Review Claim Wrongful Termination (36) Other Judicial Review (39) Other Civi! Petition Other Employment (15) Review of Health Officer Orde! Notice of Appeal—Labor Commissuoner Appeals CM—O10[Rev Semunbort 2021] PIgoZon CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET