On May 26, 2021 a
Motion-Secondary
was filed
involving a dispute between
Smashmallow, Llc, A Delaware Limited Liability Company,
and
Tanis Food Tec B.V., A Netherlands Limited Liability Company,
for 06: Unlimited Breach of Contract/Warranty
in the District Court of Sonoma County.
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1 J. Noah Hagey, Esq. (SBN: 262331)
hagey@braunhagey.com
Ellen V. Leonida, Esq. (SBN: 184194)
leonida@braunhagey.com
David H. Kwasniewski, Esq. (SBN: 281985)
kwasniewski@braunhagey.com
Robert T. Petraglia, Esq. (SBN: 264849)
petraglia@braunhagey.com
BRAUNHAGEY & BORDEN LLP
351 California Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 599-0210
Facsimile: (415) 276-1808
Shirley M. Chan, Esq. (pro hac vice)
chan@pbraunhagey.com
BRAUNHAGEY & BORDEN LLP
118 W 22nd Street, 12th Floor
10 New York, NY 10011
Telephone: (646) 829-9403
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SMASHMALLOW, LLC
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14 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
15 COUNTY OF SONOMA
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SMASHMALLOW, LLC, a Delaware limited
17 liability company, and DOES 1-10, inclusive, RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT/CROSS-
COMPLAINANT TANIS FOOD TEC
18 Plaintiff, B.V.’S OBJECTION TO
SMASHMALLOW, LLC’S AFFIDAVITS
19 Vv. OF BOND UNDER C.C.P. SECTION
995.010 ET SEQ.
20 TANIS FOOD TEC B.V., a Netherlands
limited liability company; JOHN DOES 1-50, Judge: Hon. Christopher M.
21 inclusive, Honigsberg
Courtroom:
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Complaint Filed: May 26, 2021
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Plaintiff Smashmallow, LLC (“Smashmallow’) respectfully submits this response to
Defendant’s objection to Smashmallow’s affidavits of bond under Code of Civil Procedure Section
995.010 et seq.
Defendant’s assertion (Obj. § 6) that the affidavits are substantively defective lack merit.
Pursuant to the Court’s order at the December 20, 2023 hearing and Code of Civil Procedure
section 995.010 et seq., Smashmallow filed two affidavits in support of its bond on December 26,
2023. The bonds were executed by Smashmallow and sureties Jon Sebastiani and Sonoma Brands
Capital. On December 28, 2023, Smashmallow also filed an amended affidavit of bond, executed
by Mr. Sebastiani, to include Mr. Sebastiani’s residence address pursuant to section 995.520(b).
10 Together, the bond affidavits comply with section 995.520(c) because both sureties confirmed that
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12 unencumbered by any “lien” or “other impediment.” Civ. Proc. Code § 995.520(c). The bond
13 affidavits also contain language compliant with sections 995.320 and 995.330 (regarding contents
14 and form of bond) in addition to section 995.520 (regarding contents of surety’s affidavit of
15 qualifications). Further, Defendant claims that the bond affidavits are signed by the principal
16 (Smashmallow) in violation of section 995.190. But as Defendant admits, that statute applies to
17 undertakings, not bonds which are executed by both the principal and surety. Civ. Proc. Code
18 § 995.140(a)(1) (a bond is “executed by both the principal and sureties”).
19 Defendant’s claim that “the Preliminary Injunction is no longer in effect” (Obj. at 3) is
20 incorrect. Smashmallow’s bond affidavits are compliant with the Court’s order that Smashmallow
21 file a bond in the amount of $250,000, and are sufficient for the Court’s issuance of a preliminary
22 injunction prohibiting Defendant from making any transfers of assets outside the normal course of
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Document Filed Date
December 29, 2023
Case Filing Date
May 26, 2021
Category
06: Unlimited Breach of Contract/Warranty
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1 J. Noah Hagey, Esq. (SBN: 262331) hagey@braunhagey.com Ellen V. Leonida, Esq. (SBN: 184194) leonida@braunhagey.com David H. Kwasniewski, Esq. (SBN: 281985) kwasniewski@braunhagey.com Robert T. Petraglia, Esq. (SBN: 264849) petraglia@braunhagey.com BRAUNHAGEY & BORDEN LLP 351 California Street, 10th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 599-0210 Facsimile: (415) 276-1808 Shirley M. Chan, Esq. (pro hac vice) chan@pbraunhagey.com BRAUNHAGEY & BORDEN LLP 118 W 22nd Street, 12th Floor 10 New York, NY 10011 Telephone: (646) 829-9403 11 Facsimile: (646) 403-4089 12 Attorneys for Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant SMASHMALLOW, LLC 13 14 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 15 COUNTY OF SONOMA 16 Case No. SCV-268477 SMASHMALLOW, LLC, a Delaware limited 17 liability company, and DOES 1-10, inclusive, RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT/CROSS- COMPLAINANT TANIS FOOD TEC 18 Plaintiff, B.V.’S OBJECTION TO SMASHMALLOW, LLC’S AFFIDAVITS 19 Vv. OF BOND UNDER C.C.P. SECTION 995.010 ET SEQ. 20 TANIS FOOD TEC B.V., a Netherlands limited liability company; JOHN DOES 1-50, Judge: Hon. Christopher M. 21 inclusive, Honigsberg Courtroom: 22 Defendants. Complaint Filed: May 26, 2021 23 Trial: September 8, 2023 24 25 26 27 28 Case No. SCV-268477 RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT’S OBJECTION TO AFFIDAVITS OF BOND 1 TANIS FOOD TEC B.V., 2 Cross-Complainant, 3 Vv. 41 SMASHMALLOW, LLC; DOES 1-10, inclusive. Cross-Defendant. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Case No. SCV-268477 RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT’S OBJECTION TO AFFIDAVITS OF BOND Plaintiff Smashmallow, LLC (“Smashmallow’) respectfully submits this response to Defendant’s objection to Smashmallow’s affidavits of bond under Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.010 et seq. Defendant’s assertion (Obj. § 6) that the affidavits are substantively defective lack merit. Pursuant to the Court’s order at the December 20, 2023 hearing and Code of Civil Procedure section 995.010 et seq., Smashmallow filed two affidavits in support of its bond on December 26, 2023. The bonds were executed by Smashmallow and sureties Jon Sebastiani and Sonoma Brands Capital. On December 28, 2023, Smashmallow also filed an amended affidavit of bond, executed by Mr. Sebastiani, to include Mr. Sebastiani’s residence address pursuant to section 995.520(b). 10 Together, the bond affidavits comply with section 995.520(c) because both sureties confirmed that 11 they are the owner of real and personal property in California, including $250,000 in cash 12 unencumbered by any “lien” or “other impediment.” Civ. Proc. Code § 995.520(c). The bond 13 affidavits also contain language compliant with sections 995.320 and 995.330 (regarding contents 14 and form of bond) in addition to section 995.520 (regarding contents of surety’s affidavit of 15 qualifications). Further, Defendant claims that the bond affidavits are signed by the principal 16 (Smashmallow) in violation of section 995.190. But as Defendant admits, that statute applies to 17 undertakings, not bonds which are executed by both the principal and surety. Civ. Proc. Code 18 § 995.140(a)(1) (a bond is “executed by both the principal and sureties”). 19 Defendant’s claim that “the Preliminary Injunction is no longer in effect” (Obj. at 3) is 20 incorrect. Smashmallow’s bond affidavits are compliant with the Court’s order that Smashmallow 21 file a bond in the amount of $250,000, and are sufficient for the Court’s issuance of a preliminary 22 injunction prohibiting Defendant from making any transfers of assets outside the normal course of 23 business. 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 1 Case No. SCV-268477 RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT’S OBJECTION TO AFFIDAVITS OF BOND 1 | Dated: December 28, 2023 Respectfully submitted, 2 BRAUNHAGEY & BORDEN LLP 3 ms An By: i David H. : Kwasniewsld Attorneys for Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant Smashmallow, LLC 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 Case No. SCV-268477 RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT’S OBJECTION TO AFFIDAVITS OF BOND