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1 Brian Zimmerman (admitted pro hac vice)
Nicholas Reisch (admitted pro hac vice)
2 Jessica E. Chong (SBN 317869)
SPENCER FANE LLP
3 3040 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1400 8/25/2023
Houston, TX 77056
4 (713) 552-1234 telephone
5 Ernesto F. Aldover (SBN 157625)
RETZ & ALDOVER, LLP
6 2550 Via Tejon, Suite 3A
Palos Verdes Estates, California 90274
7 (310) 540-9800 telephone
8 Attorneys for Defendants
Gregory J. Davis, Kevin Wolfe, Jason Justesen,
9 Paramont Woodside, LLC, Paramont Capital,
LLC, SVRV 385 Moore, LLC, SVRV 387 Moore,
10 LLC, Monks Family Trust, TEH Capital, LLC,
Caproc III, LLC, WZ Partners LLC, McLan
11 Trust, Wild Rose Irrevocable Trust, Black
Horse Holdings, LLC, Phil Stoker, Diane
12 Stoker, Scott O’Neil, and Dale Huish
13 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
14 COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
John Ho and Quanyu Huang; Case No. 23-CIV-01099 consolidated
15 with Case No. 22-CIV-01148
Plaintiffs,
16 DEFENDANTS SVRV 385 MOORE,
-vs- LLC, SVRV 387 MOORE, LLC,
17 GREGORY J. DAVIS, KEVIN
David M. Bragg; Silicon Valley Real WOLFE, JASON JUSTESEN,
18 Ventures, LLC; SVRV 385 Moore, LLC; PARAMONT WOODSIDE, LLC,
SVRV 387 Moore, LLC; Gregory J. PARAMONT CAPITAL, LLC,
19 Davis; Paramont Woodside, LLC; MONKS FAMILY TRUST, TEH
Paramont Capital, LLC; Monks Family CAPITAL, LLC, CAPROC III, LLC,
20 Trust, TEH Capital, LLC, Caproc III, WZ PARTNERS LLC, MCLAN
LLC, WZ Partners LLC, McLan Trust, TRUST, WILD ROSE
21 Wild Rose Irrevocable Trust, Black IRREVOCABLE TRUST, BLACK
Horse Holdings, LLC, Phil Stoker, HORSE HOLDINGS, LLC, PHIL
22 Diane Stoker, Scott O’Neil, and Dale STOKER, DIANE STOKER, SCOTT
Huish; O’NEIL, AND DALE HUISH’S
23 NOTICE OF DEMURRER
24 Defendants. [Demurrer; Declaration of Jessica
E. Chong, Esq., and Notice of and
25 Motion to Strike filed concurrently
herewith]
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[Hon. Robert D. Foiles]
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SPENCER FANE LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
NASHVILLE
1 Robert Arntsen; Mary Lee; Arntsen Date: September 29, 2023
Family Partnership, LP; and Brian Time: 9:00 AM
2 Christopher Dunn Custodianship; Dept.: 21
3 Plaintiffs,
4 -vs-
5 David M. Bragg; Kurtis Stuart Kludt;
Silicon Valley Real Ventures, LLC;
6 SVRV 385 Moore, LLC; SVRV 387
Moore, LLC; Gregory J. Davis; Kevin
7 Wolfe; Jason Justesen; Paramont
Woodside, LLC; and Paramont Capital,
8 LLC
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10 TO THE COURT, PLAINTIFFS, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
11 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on September 29, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. or as soon
12 thereafter as the matter may be heard in Department 21 of the above-entitled court,
13 located at 400 County Center Redwood City, California 94063, Defendants SVRV 385
14 Moore, LLC, SVRV 387 Moore, LLC, Gregory J. Davis, Kevin Wolfe, Jason Justesen,
15 Paramont Woodside, LLC, Paramont Capital, LLC, Monks Family Trust, TEH
16 Capital, LLC, Caproc III, LLC, WZ Partners LLC, McLan Trust, Wild Rose Irrevocable
17 Trust, Black Horse Holdings, LLC, Phil Stoker, Diane Stoker, Scott O’Neil, and Dale
18 Huish hereby moves this Court for an order granting their Demurrer to Plaintiffs’
19 Second Amended Complaint.
20 This Demurrer is based upon this notice, the memorandum of points and
21 authorities, the declaration of Jessica E. Chong, Esq., filed concurrently with this
22 motion, the pleadings and records contained in the file, and any oral and documentary
23 evidence presented to the Court at the time of the hearing.
24 Dated: August 25, 2023 SPENCER FANE LLP
25 By: /s/ Jessica E. Chong
Jessica E. Chong (SBN 317869)
26 Brian Zimmerman
(admitted pro hac vice)
27 Nicholas Reisch
(admitted pro hac vice)
28 SPENCER FANE LLP
SPENCER FANE LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW -2-
NASHVILLE
1 3040 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1400
Houston, TX 77056
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4 Ernesto F. Aldover, Esq.
RETZ & ALDOVER, LLP
5 2550 Via Tejon, Suite 3A
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
6 Attorneys for Defendants SVRV 385
Moore LLC, SVRV 387 LLC Moore
7 LLC Gregory J. Davis; Kevin Wolfe;
Jason Justesen; Paramont Woodside,
8 LLC; and Paramont Capital, LLC
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW -3-
NASHVILLE
1 PROOF OF SERVICE
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STATE OF NEVADA, COUNTY OF CLARK
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I am employed in the county of Las Vegas State of Nevada. I am over the age of 18
4 and not a party to the action; my business address is 300 S. Fourth Street, Suite 950
Las Vegas, NV 89101.
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6 On August 25, 2023 I served the foregoing document(s) described as <> as follows:
7 DEFENDANTS SVRV 385 MOORE, LLC, SVRV 387 MOORE, LLC,
GREGORY J. DAVIS, KEVIN WOLFE, JASON JUSTESEN, PARAMONT
8 WOODSIDE, LLC, PARAMONT CAPITAL, LLC, MONKS FAMILY TRUST,
TEH CAPITAL, LLC, CAPROC III, LLC, WZ PARTNERS LLC, MCLAN
9 TRUST, WILD ROSE IRREVOCABLE TRUST, BLACK HORSE HOLDINGS,
LLC, PHIL STOKER, DIANE STOKER, SCOTT O’NEIL, AND DALE HUISH’S
10 NOTICE OF DEMURRER
11 Collin J. Vierra (State Bar No. 322720) EIMER Ryan van Steenis (S.B. #254542)
STAHL LLP 1601 S Shepherd Dr., #276
12 99 Almaden Blvd., Suite 641 Houston, Texas 77019
San Jose, CA 95113-1605 rjvansteenis@gmail.com
13 Email: cvierra@eimerstahl.com ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANTS
DAVID M. BRAGG AND SILICON
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS
14 VALLEY REAL VENTURES, LLC
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16 _X_ (BY US MAIL) As follows: I am “readily familiar” with the firm’s practice of
collection and processing correspondence for mailing. Under that practice it would be
17 deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on that same day with postage thereon fully
prepaid at Palos Verdes Estate, CA in the ordinary cause of business. I am aware
18 that on motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid of postal cancellation
19 date or postage meter is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing an
affidavit.
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X_ (BY ELECTRONIC SERVICE) I electronically served the foregoing document(s)
21 on opposing counsel via electronic mail.
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X (STATE) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of
23 Nevada that the foregoing is true and correct.
24 Executed on August 25, 2023 at Las Vegas, Nevada.
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/s/ Adam Miller
26 Adam Miller
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SPENCER FANE LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW -4-
NASHVILLE
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1 Brian Zimmerman (admitted pro hac vice) Nicholas Reisch (admitted pro hac vice) 2 Jessica E. Chong (SBN 317869) SPENCER FANE LLP 3 3040 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1400 8/25/2023 Houston, TX 77056 4 (713) 552-1234 telephone 5 Ernesto F. Aldover (SBN 157625) RETZ & ALDOVER, LLP 6 2550 Via Tejon, Suite 3A Palos Verdes Estates, California 90274 7 (310) 540-9800 telephone 8 Attorneys for Defendants Gregory J. Davis, Kevin Wolfe, Jason Justesen, 9 Paramont Woodside, LLC, Paramont Capital, LLC, SVRV 385 Moore, LLC, SVRV 387 Moore, 10 LLC, Monks Family Trust, TEH Capital, LLC, Caproc III, LLC, WZ Partners LLC, McLan 11 Trust, Wild Rose Irrevocable Trust, Black Horse Holdings, LLC, Phil Stoker, Diane 12 Stoker, Scott O’Neil, and Dale Huish 13 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 14 COUNTY OF SAN MATEO John Ho and Quanyu Huang; Case No. 23-CIV-01099 consolidated 15 with Case No. 22-CIV-01148 Plaintiffs, 16 DEFENDANTS SVRV 385 MOORE, -vs- LLC, SVRV 387 MOORE, LLC, 17 GREGORY J. DAVIS, KEVIN David M. Bragg; Silicon Valley Real WOLFE, JASON JUSTESEN, 18 Ventures, LLC; SVRV 385 Moore, LLC; PARAMONT WOODSIDE, LLC, SVRV 387 Moore, LLC; Gregory J. PARAMONT CAPITAL, LLC, 19 Davis; Paramont Woodside, LLC; MONKS FAMILY TRUST, TEH Paramont Capital, LLC; Monks Family CAPITAL, LLC, CAPROC III, LLC, 20 Trust, TEH Capital, LLC, Caproc III, WZ PARTNERS LLC, MCLAN LLC, WZ Partners LLC, McLan Trust, TRUST, WILD ROSE 21 Wild Rose Irrevocable Trust, Black IRREVOCABLE TRUST, BLACK Horse Holdings, LLC, Phil Stoker, HORSE HOLDINGS, LLC, PHIL 22 Diane Stoker, Scott O’Neil, and Dale STOKER, DIANE STOKER, SCOTT Huish; O’NEIL, AND DALE HUISH’S 23 NOTICE OF DEMURRER 24 Defendants. [Demurrer; Declaration of Jessica E. Chong, Esq., and Notice of and 25 Motion to Strike filed concurrently herewith] 26 [Hon. Robert D. Foiles] 27 28 SPENCER FANE LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW NASHVILLE 1 Robert Arntsen; Mary Lee; Arntsen Date: September 29, 2023 Family Partnership, LP; and Brian Time: 9:00 AM 2 Christopher Dunn Custodianship; Dept.: 21 3 Plaintiffs, 4 -vs- 5 David M. Bragg; Kurtis Stuart Kludt; Silicon Valley Real Ventures, LLC; 6 SVRV 385 Moore, LLC; SVRV 387 Moore, LLC; Gregory J. Davis; Kevin 7 Wolfe; Jason Justesen; Paramont Woodside, LLC; and Paramont Capital, 8 LLC 9 10 TO THE COURT, PLAINTIFFS, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: 11 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on September 29, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. or as soon 12 thereafter as the matter may be heard in Department 21 of the above-entitled court, 13 located at 400 County Center Redwood City, California 94063, Defendants SVRV 385 14 Moore, LLC, SVRV 387 Moore, LLC, Gregory J. Davis, Kevin Wolfe, Jason Justesen, 15 Paramont Woodside, LLC, Paramont Capital, LLC, Monks Family Trust, TEH 16 Capital, LLC, Caproc III, LLC, WZ Partners LLC, McLan Trust, Wild Rose Irrevocable 17 Trust, Black Horse Holdings, LLC, Phil Stoker, Diane Stoker, Scott O’Neil, and Dale 18 Huish hereby moves this Court for an order granting their Demurrer to Plaintiffs’ 19 Second Amended Complaint. 20 This Demurrer is based upon this notice, the memorandum of points and 21 authorities, the declaration of Jessica E. Chong, Esq., filed concurrently with this 22 motion, the pleadings and records contained in the file, and any oral and documentary 23 evidence presented to the Court at the time of the hearing. 24 Dated: August 25, 2023 SPENCER FANE LLP 25 By: /s/ Jessica E. Chong Jessica E. Chong (SBN 317869) 26 Brian Zimmerman (admitted pro hac vice) 27 Nicholas Reisch (admitted pro hac vice) 28 SPENCER FANE LLP SPENCER FANE LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW -2- NASHVILLE 1 3040 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1400 Houston, TX 77056 2 3 and 4 Ernesto F. Aldover, Esq. RETZ & ALDOVER, LLP 5 2550 Via Tejon, Suite 3A Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 6 Attorneys for Defendants SVRV 385 Moore LLC, SVRV 387 LLC Moore 7 LLC Gregory J. Davis; Kevin Wolfe; Jason Justesen; Paramont Woodside, 8 LLC; and Paramont Capital, LLC 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SPENCER FANE LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW -3- NASHVILLE 1 PROOF OF SERVICE 2 STATE OF NEVADA, COUNTY OF CLARK 3 I am employed in the county of Las Vegas State of Nevada. I am over the age of 18 4 and not a party to the action; my business address is 300 S. Fourth Street, Suite 950 Las Vegas, NV 89101. 5 6 On August 25, 2023 I served the foregoing document(s) described as <> as follows: 7 DEFENDANTS SVRV 385 MOORE, LLC, SVRV 387 MOORE, LLC, GREGORY J. DAVIS, KEVIN WOLFE, JASON JUSTESEN, PARAMONT 8 WOODSIDE, LLC, PARAMONT CAPITAL, LLC, MONKS FAMILY TRUST, TEH CAPITAL, LLC, CAPROC III, LLC, WZ PARTNERS LLC, MCLAN 9 TRUST, WILD ROSE IRREVOCABLE TRUST, BLACK HORSE HOLDINGS, LLC, PHIL STOKER, DIANE STOKER, SCOTT O’NEIL, AND DALE HUISH’S 10 NOTICE OF DEMURRER 11 Collin J. Vierra (State Bar No. 322720) EIMER Ryan van Steenis (S.B. #254542) STAHL LLP 1601 S Shepherd Dr., #276 12 99 Almaden Blvd., Suite 641 Houston, Texas 77019 San Jose, CA 95113-1605 rjvansteenis@gmail.com 13 Email: cvierra@eimerstahl.com ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANTS DAVID M. BRAGG AND SILICON ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS 14 VALLEY REAL VENTURES, LLC 15 16 _X_ (BY US MAIL) As follows: I am “readily familiar” with the firm’s practice of collection and processing correspondence for mailing. Under that practice it would be 17 deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on that same day with postage thereon fully prepaid at Palos Verdes Estate, CA in the ordinary cause of business. I am aware 18 that on motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid of postal cancellation 19 date or postage meter is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing an affidavit. 20 X_ (BY ELECTRONIC SERVICE) I electronically served the foregoing document(s) 21 on opposing counsel via electronic mail. 22 X (STATE) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of 23 Nevada that the foregoing is true and correct. 24 Executed on August 25, 2023 at Las Vegas, Nevada. 25 /s/ Adam Miller 26 Adam Miller 27 28 SPENCER FANE LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW -4- NASHVILLE