Party Notice: Mark Sellars, et al. v. Patrick Leahy, et al

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                                1    David J. Tappeiner (SBN 243979)
     RIMON LAW, P.C.
2    3 West Carrillo Street, Suite 216
     Santa Barbara, CA 93101
3    Telephone: (805) 892-7177
     Email: David.Tappeiner@rimonlaw.com
4    Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Mark Sellars, Individually and as Trustee of the Rosemary Free Trust
     u/d/t dated September 13, 2000, and Rebecca Morin, Conservator of the Estate and Person of
5    Rosemary Free Leahy
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                       SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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                              FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
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                                              ANACAPA DIVISION
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11    MARK SELLARS, individually and as                )   Case No. 20CV04132
      Trustee of the Rosemary Free Trust u/d/t         )
12    dated September 13, 2000; and REBECCA            )   [Assigned for all purposes to Hon. Thomas
      MORIN, Conservator of the Estate and             )   P. Anderle]
13    Person of Rosemary Free Leahy,                   )
                                                       )   DECLARATION OF DAVID J.
14                              Plaintiffs,            )   TAPPEINER REGARDING NOTICE
                                                       )   OF:
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                                                       )   PLAINTIFFS’ EX PARTE
16    PATRICK LEAHY; CHANNE COLES,                     )   APPLICATION FOR ORDER
      THE LAW OFFICE OF CHANNE G.                      )   COMPELLING DEFENDANT
17    COLES, a California corporation;                 )   CHANNE G. COLES TO APPEAR FOR
      PATRICIA WOLLUM; SUSAN                           )   ORAL DEPOSITION; REQUEST FOR
18    REYNOLDS; HONOR HOME CARE                        )   MONETARY SANCTIONS
      SERVICES CALIFORNIA, INC., a                     )
19    Delaware corporation doing business in           )
      California; and DOES 1-10, inclusive,            )
20                                                     )   Date: March 28, 2024
                               Defendants.             )   Time: 9:00 a.m.
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     I, David J. Tappeiner, hereby declare as follows:
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            1.      I am an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the State of California, under State
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     Bar No, 243979. I am a partner in the firm of RIMON LAW, P.C., located at 3 West Carrillo
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     Street, Suite 216, Santa Barbara, California 93101. Our firm is legal counsel to plaintiffs in this
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     matter and I am the attorney primarily responsible for representing Plaintiffs.
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                                    DECLARATION OF DAVID J. TAPPEINER
1           2.      The hearing on plaintiffs’ ex parte application was originally set for March 21,
2    2024. I provided notice of the hearing on all interested parties by 10:00 a.m. on March 20, 2024.
3           3.      At the Trial Confirmation Conference scheduled by the Court on March 20, 2024,
4    the Court continued the hearing on Plaintiffs’ ex parte application to March 28, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.
5    Counsel for all defendants who have appeared in this matter were present at that hearing and
6    advised of the continued hearing date.
7           4.      Following the Trial Confirmation Conference, I also emailed counsel for the parties
8    who have appeared in this matter, as well as defendant Patrick Leahy, about the new date, time,
9    and location of the hearing on plaintiffs’ ex parte application.
10          5.      I have attempted to contact defendant Patrick Leahy by telephone at the phone
11   number last provided by him, 805-729-3881. That number appears to be disconnected. The relief
12   sought in plaintiffs’ ex parte application does not impact Mr. Leahy. He has been provided with
13   email and U.S. Mail of all matters to date and there have been no mail returns or any email notices
14   indicating that the documents served upon Mr. Leahy have not reached him at his given email
15   address.
                                                    RIMON LAW, P.C.
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17                                                  /s/ David J. Tappeiner

18   Dated: March 27, 2024                          _______________________________
                                                    David J. Tappeiner
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                                    DECLARATION OF DAVID J. TAPPEINER
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                                           PROOF OF SERVICE
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     MARK SELLARS vs PATRICK LEAHY, ET AL.
3    Santa Barbara County Superior Court - Anacapa Division - Case No. 20CV04132
4            I am employed in the County of Santa Barbara, State of California. I am over the age of
     18 and not a party to the within action; my business address is 3 West Carrillo Street, Suite 216,
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     Santa Barbara, California 93101. My electronic service address is
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     david.tappeiner@rimonlaw.com

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             On March 27, 2024, I caused to be served the foregoing document described as:
8    DECLARATION OF DAVID J. TAPPEINER REGARDING NOTICE OF:
     PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF EX PARTE HEARING AND EX PARTE APPLICATION
9    FOR ORDER COMPELLING DEFENDANT CHANNE G. COLES TO APPEAR FOR
     ORAL DEPOSITION; REQUEST FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS’ DECLARATION OF
10   DAVID J. TAPPEINER IN SUPPORT, on the persons below by delivering  the original 
     true copies thereof by email, as follows:
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        Attorney for Defendants Channe Coles and         Attorneys for Defendants Patricia Wollum
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        Law Office of Channe Coles                       and Susan Reynolds
13      R. Chris Kroes, Esq.                             Gregory K. Sabo, Esq.
        The Law Offices of McCarthy & Kroes              David A. Napper, Esq.
14      125 East Victoria St. Suite A                    Benjamin Nachimson
        Santa Barbara, CA 93101                          Chapman Glucksman
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        Chris@mccarthykroes.com                          11900 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 800
16      amanda@mccarthykroes.com                         Los Angeles, CA 90064-0704
        esmeralda@mccarthykroes.com                      service@cgdrlaw.com
17                                                       dnapper@cgdrlaw.com
                                                         gsabo@cgdrlaw.com;
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        Defendant – in Pro Per
19      Patrick Leahy                                    Defendant – in Pro Per
        961 Randolph Road                                Patrick Leahy
20      Santa Barbara, CA 93111                          c/o Knight Broadcasting
        patsprod@yahoo.com                               1101 S. Broadway STE C
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      BY EMAIL-PDF TRANSMISSION: I electronically served the document listed above to
23   the electronic service addresses of the persons as shown above.
24    (STATE) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
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     foregoing is true and correct.

26          Executed on March 27, 2024, at Santa Barbara, California.
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                                                    /s/ David J. Tappeiner
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                                                    David J. Tappeiner

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                                    DECLARATION OF DAVID J. TAPPEINER
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       PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR ELDER ABUSE; FINANCIAL ELDER ABUSE;
          LEGAL MALPRACTICE; INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS: AND
                                      NEGLIGENCE