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1 ROB BONTA EXEMPT FROM FILING FEES
Attorney General of California UNDER GOV. CODE SEC. 6103
2 EDWARD H. OCHOA (SBN 144842)
Senior Assistant Attorney General ELECTRONICALLY
3 LAURA J. ZUCKERMAN (SBN 161896)
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
FILED
Superior Court of California,
4 HEATHER M. LEWIS (SBN 291933) County of San Francisco
ERIN GANAHL (SBN 248472) 12/27/2023
5 MARI MAYEDA (SBN 110947) Clerk of the Court
BRIAN CALAVAN (SBN 347724) BY: WILLIAM TRUPEK
Deputy Clerk
6 KATE HAMMOND (SBN 293433)
Deputy Attorneys General
7 1515 Clay Street, 20th Floor
P.O. Box 70550
8 Oakland, CA 94612-0550
Telephone: (510) 879-1300
9 Fax: (510) 622-2270
E-mail: Brian.Calavan@doj.ca.gov
10 Attorneys for Plaintiff People of the State of
California ex rel. Rob Bonta
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(Additional counsel listed on signature page)
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
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Case No. CGC-23-609134
15 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, ex rel. ROB BONTA, NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER
16 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF
CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNING COORDINATION MOTION
17 JUDGE
Plaintiff,
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v. Date: Not Specified
19 Time: Not Specified
Dept: 304
20 EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION; Judge: Hon. Ethan Schulman
EXXONMOBIL OIL CORPORATION;
21 SHELL PLC; SHELL USA, INC.; SHELL Trial Date: Not yet set
OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC; Action Filed: September 15, 2023
22 CHEVRON CORPORATION;
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.;
23 CONOCOPHILLIPS;
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY;
24 PHILLIPS 66; PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY;
BP P.L.C.; BP AMERICA INC.;
25 AMERICAN PETROLEUM
INSTITUTE; AND DOES 1 THROUGH
26 100, INCLUSIVE,
27 Defendants.
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Notice of Entry of Order Assigning Coordination Motion Judge – (CGC-23-609134)
1 TO THE CLERK OF THE COURT AND TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
2 COUNSEL OF RECORD:
3 You are hereby notified that on December 15, 2023, the Judicial Council issued an Order
4 Assigning Coordination Motion Judge authorizing the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of
5 California, County of Contra Costa to assign the Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No.
6 5310 pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 404 and California Rules of Court 3.524 to
7 further assign this matter to a judge of the court to determine whether the included actions listed
8 below are complex and if so, whether coordination of these actions is appropriate. Judicial
9 Council Coordination Proceeding No. 5310 includes the following actions:
10 1. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ex rel. ROB BONTA v. EXXON
11 MOBIL CORPORATION et al., San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-609134.
12 2. THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, individually and on behalf of THE PEOPLE OF
13 THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, v. CHEVRON CORPORATION et al., San Mateo Superior Court,
14 Case No. 17-CIV-03222;
15 3. THE COUNTY OF MARIN, individually and on behalf of THE PEOPLE OF THE
16 STATE OF CALIFORNIA v. CHEVRON CORPORATION et al., Marin Superior Court, Case No.
17 CIV-17-02586;
18 4. THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, individually and on behalf of THE PEOPLE
19 OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA v. CHEVRON CORPORATION et al., Santa Cruz Superior
20 Court, Case No. 17-CV-03242;
21 5. THE CITY OF IMPERIAL BEACH, individually and on behalf of THE PEOPLE
22 OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA v. CHEVRON CORPORATION et al., Contra Costa Superior
23 Court, Case No. MSC17-01227;
24 6. THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ, individually and on behalf of THE PEOPLE OF
25 THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA v. CHEVRON CORPORATION et al., Santa Cruz Superior Court,
26 Case No. 17-CV-03243;
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1 7. THE CITY OF RICHMOND, individually and on behalf of THE PEOPLE OF THE
2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA v. CHEVRON CORPORATION et al., Contra Costa Superior Court,
3 Case No. MSC18-00055.
4 8. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, acting by and through the
5 OAKLAND CITY ATTORNEY v. BP P.L.C. et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No.
6 RG17875889.
7 9. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ex rel. DENNIS J. HERRERA, SAN
8 FRANCISCO CITY ATTORNEY v. BP P.L.C. et al., San Francisco Superior Court, Case No.
9 CGC-17-561370.
10 A copy of the Order Assigning Coordination Motion Judge is attached hereto as
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1 Dated: December 27, 2023 Respectfully submitted,
2 /s/ Laura J. Zuckerman
ROB BONTA
3 Attorney General of California
EDWARD H. OCHOA
4 Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General
LAURA J. ZUCKERMAN
5 Supervising Deputy Attorney General
6 BRIAN CALAVAN
HEATHER M. LEWIS
7 ERIN GANAHL
MARI MAYEDA
8 KATE HAMMOND
Deputy Attorneys General
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/s/ Robert J. Nelson
10 ROBERT J. NELSON (SBN 132797)
ELIZABETH J. CABRASER (SBN 083151)
11 LEXI J. HAZAM (SBN 224457)
NIMISH R. DESAI (SBN 244953)
12 KEVIN R. BUDNER (SBN 287271)
MICHAEL LEVIN-GESUNDHEIT (SBN 292930)
13 WILSON M. DUNLAVEY (SBN 307719)
MIRIAM E. MARKS (SBN 332351)
14 CAITLIN M. WOODS (SBN 335601)
SARAH D. ZANDI (SBN 339981)
15 AMELIA A. HASELKORN (SBN 339633)
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN &
16 BERNSTEIN, LLP
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
17 San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
Telephone: (415) 956-1000
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Attorneys for Plaintiff People of the State of
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General of California
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1 PROOF OF SERVICE
2 I am employed in the County of San Francisco, State of California. I am over the age of
3 eighteen (18) years and not a party to the action. My business address is 275 Battery Street, San
4 Francisco, CA 94111-3339. I am readily familiar with Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
5 LLP’s practice for collection and processing of documents for overnight delivery.
6 On December 27, 2023, I served copies of the following documents:
7 • NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER ASSIGNING COORDINATION MOTION
8 JUDGE
9 • EXHIBIT A TO NOTICE OF ORDER ASSIGNING COORDINATION
MOTION JUDGE, which includes:
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o ORDER ASSIGNING COORDINATION MOTION JUDGE
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12 by transmitting said copies to the following Clerk of the Court to be filed in the referenced action:
13 Clerk of the Court
Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco
14 400 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102-3680
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for filing in:
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17 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ex rel. ROB BONTA v. EXXON MOBIL
CORPORATION et al., San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-609134
18 (Complaint filed September 15, 2023).
19 On December 27, 2023, I also served copies of the following document:
20 • ORDER ASSIGNING COORDINATION MOTION JUDGE
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upon the parties listed below via first-class mail as follows:
22 ExxonMobil Corp. ExxonMobil Oil Corp.
CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service
23 Becky De George Becky De George
24 2710 Gateway Oaks Dr., Ste. 150N 2710 Gateway Oaks Dr., Ste. 150N
Sacramento, CA 95833-3505 Sacramento, CA 95833-3505
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On December 22, 2023, I served copies of the following document:
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• ORDER ASSIGNING COORDINATION MOTION JUDGE
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1 American Petroleum Institute BP p.l.c. c/o BP America Inc.
Cogency Global Inc. CT Corporation System
2 Erin Haggerty Amanda Garcia
1325 J St., Ste. 1550 330 N Brand Blvd., Ste. 700
3 Sacramento, CA 95814 Glendale, CA 91203
BP America Inc. Shell plc c/o Shell USA, Inc.
4 CT Corporation System CT Corporation System
Amanda Garcia Amanda Garcia
5 330 N Brand Blvd., Ste. 700 330 N Brand Blvd., Ste. 700
Glendale, CA 91203 Glendale, CA 91203
6 Shell USA, Inc. ConocoPhillips
CT Corporation System Corporation Service Company
7 Amanda Garcia 251 Little Falls Dr.
330 N Brand Blvd., Ste. 700, Wilmington, DE 19808
8 Glendale, CA 91203
ConocoPhillips Company Phillips 66
9 CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service Corporation Service Company
Becky De George 251 Little Falls Dr.
10 2710 Gateway Oaks Dr., Ste. 150N Wilmington, DE 19808
Sacramento, CA 95833-3505
11 Phillips 66 Company Shell Oil Products Company LLC
CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service CT Corporation System
12 Becky De George Amanda Garcia
2710 Gateway Oaks Dr., Ste. 150N 330 N Brand Blvd., Ste. 700
13 Sacramento, CA 95833-3505 Glendale, CA 91203
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On December 22, 2023, I also served copies of the following document:
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• ORDER ASSIGNING COORDINATION MOTION JUDGE
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17 upon the counsel listed below via email as follows:
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Joshua D. Dick
19 o/b/a Chevron Corp. and Chevron USA Inc.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
20 555 Mission Street, Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA 94105-0921
21 jdick@gibsondunn.com
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I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed in
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Mount Kisco, NY on December 27, 2023.
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Sarah D. Zandi
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1 ROB BONTA EXEMPT FROM FILING FEES Attorney General of California UNDER GOV. CODE SEC. 6103 2 EDWARD H. OCHOA (SBN 144842) Senior Assistant Attorney General ELECTRONICALLY 3 LAURA J. ZUCKERMAN (SBN 161896) Supervising Deputy Attorney General FILED Superior Court of California, 4 HEATHER M. LEWIS (SBN 291933) County of San Francisco ERIN GANAHL (SBN 248472) 12/27/2023 5 MARI MAYEDA (SBN 110947) Clerk of the Court BRIAN CALAVAN (SBN 347724) BY: WILLIAM TRUPEK Deputy Clerk 6 KATE HAMMOND (SBN 293433) Deputy Attorneys General 7 1515 Clay Street, 20th Floor P.O. Box 70550 8 Oakland, CA 94612-0550 Telephone: (510) 879-1300 9 Fax: (510) 622-2270 E-mail: Brian.Calavan@doj.ca.gov 10 Attorneys for Plaintiff People of the State of California ex rel. Rob Bonta 11 (Additional counsel listed on signature page) 12 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 13 COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 14 Case No. CGC-23-609134 15 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ex rel. ROB BONTA, NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER 16 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNING COORDINATION MOTION 17 JUDGE Plaintiff, 18 v. Date: Not Specified 19 Time: Not Specified Dept: 304 20 EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION; Judge: Hon. Ethan Schulman EXXONMOBIL OIL CORPORATION; 21 SHELL PLC; SHELL USA, INC.; SHELL Trial Date: Not yet set OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC; Action Filed: September 15, 2023 22 CHEVRON CORPORATION; CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.; 23 CONOCOPHILLIPS; CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY; 24 PHILLIPS 66; PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY; BP P.L.C.; BP AMERICA INC.; 25 AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE; AND DOES 1 THROUGH 26 100, INCLUSIVE, 27 Defendants. 28 2916886.2 -1- Notice of Entry of Order Assigning Coordination Motion Judge – (CGC-23-609134) 1 TO THE CLERK OF THE COURT AND TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE 2 COUNSEL OF RECORD: 3 You are hereby notified that on December 15, 2023, the Judicial Council issued an Order 4 Assigning Coordination Motion Judge authorizing the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of 5 California, County of Contra Costa to assign the Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No. 6 5310 pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 404 and California Rules of Court 3.524 to 7 further assign this matter to a judge of the court to determine whether the included actions listed 8 below are complex and if so, whether coordination of these actions is appropriate. Judicial 9 Council Coordination Proceeding No. 5310 includes the following actions: 10 1. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ex rel. ROB BONTA v. EXXON 11 MOBIL CORPORATION et al., San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-609134. 12 2. THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, individually and on behalf of THE PEOPLE OF 13 THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, v. CHEVRON CORPORATION et al., San Mateo Superior Court, 14 Case No. 17-CIV-03222; 15 3. THE COUNTY OF MARIN, individually and on behalf of THE PEOPLE OF THE 16 STATE OF CALIFORNIA v. CHEVRON CORPORATION et al., Marin Superior Court, Case No. 17 CIV-17-02586; 18 4. THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, individually and on behalf of THE PEOPLE 19 OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA v. CHEVRON CORPORATION et al., Santa Cruz Superior 20 Court, Case No. 17-CV-03242; 21 5. THE CITY OF IMPERIAL BEACH, individually and on behalf of THE PEOPLE 22 OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA v. CHEVRON CORPORATION et al., Contra Costa Superior 23 Court, Case No. MSC17-01227; 24 6. THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ, individually and on behalf of THE PEOPLE OF 25 THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA v. CHEVRON CORPORATION et al., Santa Cruz Superior Court, 26 Case No. 17-CV-03243; 27 28 2916886.2 -2- Notice of Entry of Order Assigning Coordination Motion Judge – (CGC-23-609134) 1 7. THE CITY OF RICHMOND, individually and on behalf of THE PEOPLE OF THE 2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA v. CHEVRON CORPORATION et al., Contra Costa Superior Court, 3 Case No. MSC18-00055. 4 8. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, acting by and through the 5 OAKLAND CITY ATTORNEY v. BP P.L.C. et al., Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. 6 RG17875889. 7 9. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ex rel. DENNIS J. HERRERA, SAN 8 FRANCISCO CITY ATTORNEY v. BP P.L.C. et al., San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 9 CGC-17-561370. 10 A copy of the Order Assigning Coordination Motion Judge is attached hereto as 11 Exhibit A. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2916886.2 -3- Notice of Entry of Order Assigning Coordination Motion Judge – (CGC-23-609134) 1 Dated: December 27, 2023 Respectfully submitted, 2 /s/ Laura J. Zuckerman ROB BONTA 3 Attorney General of California EDWARD H. OCHOA 4 Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General LAURA J. ZUCKERMAN 5 Supervising Deputy Attorney General 6 BRIAN CALAVAN HEATHER M. LEWIS 7 ERIN GANAHL MARI MAYEDA 8 KATE HAMMOND Deputy Attorneys General 9 /s/ Robert J. Nelson 10 ROBERT J. NELSON (SBN 132797) ELIZABETH J. CABRASER (SBN 083151) 11 LEXI J. HAZAM (SBN 224457) NIMISH R. DESAI (SBN 244953) 12 KEVIN R. BUDNER (SBN 287271) MICHAEL LEVIN-GESUNDHEIT (SBN 292930) 13 WILSON M. DUNLAVEY (SBN 307719) MIRIAM E. MARKS (SBN 332351) 14 CAITLIN M. WOODS (SBN 335601) SARAH D. ZANDI (SBN 339981) 15 AMELIA A. HASELKORN (SBN 339633) LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & 16 BERNSTEIN, LLP 275 Battery Street, 29th Floor 17 San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 Telephone: (415) 956-1000 18 Attorneys for Plaintiff People of the State of 19 California ex rel. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2916886.2 -4- Notice of Entry of Order Assigning Coordination Motion Judge – (CGC-23-609134) 1 PROOF OF SERVICE 2 I am employed in the County of San Francisco, State of California. I am over the age of 3 eighteen (18) years and not a party to the action. My business address is 275 Battery Street, San 4 Francisco, CA 94111-3339. I am readily familiar with Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, 5 LLP’s practice for collection and processing of documents for overnight delivery. 6 On December 27, 2023, I served copies of the following documents: 7 • NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER ASSIGNING COORDINATION MOTION 8 JUDGE 9 • EXHIBIT A TO NOTICE OF ORDER ASSIGNING COORDINATION MOTION JUDGE, which includes: 10 o ORDER ASSIGNING COORDINATION MOTION JUDGE 11 12 by transmitting said copies to the following Clerk of the Court to be filed in the referenced action: 13 Clerk of the Court Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco 14 400 McAllister Street San Francisco, CA 94102-3680 15 for filing in: 16 17 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ex rel. ROB BONTA v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION et al., San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-609134 18 (Complaint filed September 15, 2023). 19 On December 27, 2023, I also served copies of the following document: 20 • ORDER ASSIGNING COORDINATION MOTION JUDGE 21 upon the parties listed below via first-class mail as follows: 22 ExxonMobil Corp. ExxonMobil Oil Corp. CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service 23 Becky De George Becky De George 24 2710 Gateway Oaks Dr., Ste. 150N 2710 Gateway Oaks Dr., Ste. 150N Sacramento, CA 95833-3505 Sacramento, CA 95833-3505 25 On December 22, 2023, I served copies of the following document: 26 • ORDER ASSIGNING COORDINATION MOTION JUDGE 27 28 upon the parties listed below upon the parties listed below via fist-class mail as follows: 2916886.2 -1- Proof of Service (CGC-23-609134) 1 American Petroleum Institute BP p.l.c. c/o BP America Inc. Cogency Global Inc. CT Corporation System 2 Erin Haggerty Amanda Garcia 1325 J St., Ste. 1550 330 N Brand Blvd., Ste. 700 3 Sacramento, CA 95814 Glendale, CA 91203 BP America Inc. Shell plc c/o Shell USA, Inc. 4 CT Corporation System CT Corporation System Amanda Garcia Amanda Garcia 5 330 N Brand Blvd., Ste. 700 330 N Brand Blvd., Ste. 700 Glendale, CA 91203 Glendale, CA 91203 6 Shell USA, Inc. ConocoPhillips CT Corporation System Corporation Service Company 7 Amanda Garcia 251 Little Falls Dr. 330 N Brand Blvd., Ste. 700, Wilmington, DE 19808 8 Glendale, CA 91203 ConocoPhillips Company Phillips 66 9 CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service Corporation Service Company Becky De George 251 Little Falls Dr. 10 2710 Gateway Oaks Dr., Ste. 150N Wilmington, DE 19808 Sacramento, CA 95833-3505 11 Phillips 66 Company Shell Oil Products Company LLC CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service CT Corporation System 12 Becky De George Amanda Garcia 2710 Gateway Oaks Dr., Ste. 150N 330 N Brand Blvd., Ste. 700 13 Sacramento, CA 95833-3505 Glendale, CA 91203 14 On December 22, 2023, I also served copies of the following document: 15 • ORDER ASSIGNING COORDINATION MOTION JUDGE 16 17 upon the counsel listed below via email as follows: 18 Joshua D. Dick 19 o/b/a Chevron Corp. and Chevron USA Inc. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 20 555 Mission Street, Suite 3000 San Francisco, CA 94105-0921 21 jdick@gibsondunn.com 22 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed in 23 Mount Kisco, NY on December 27, 2023. 24 25 /s/ Sarah D. Zandi Sarah D. Zandi 26 27 28 2916886.2 -2- Proof of Service (CGC-23-609134)