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1 Karl P. Schlecht, Esq. (SBN 182294)
Email: kschlecht@tresslerllp.com
2 Jihoon Kim, Esq. (SBN 289780)
Email: jkim@tresslerllp.com
3 TRESSLER LLP
2 Park Plaza, Suite 1050
4 Irvine, California 92614
Telephone: (949) 336-1232
5 Fax: (949) 752-0645
6 Attorneys for Defendants,
JENNIFER RUNYON, AN INDIVIDUAL and
7 WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, AN ENTITY
8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF KERN
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Case No. BCV-23-100822
10 NILKA COOKS; AN INDIVIDUAL,
[Related to: Lead Case No. BCV-23-100672,
11 Plaintiff, BCV-23-100778, BCV-23-100849,
BCV-23-100850, BCV-23-100851,
12 v. BCV-23-100853, BCV-23-100922,
BCV-23-100996, BCV-23-101460,
13 KRYSTAL WALLER, AN INDIVIDUAL; BCV-23-101462, BCV-23-101463]
JENNIFER RUNYON, AN INDIVIDUAL;
14 PARS-15 LLC., A CALIFORNIA LIMITED Assigned to the Hon. T. Mark Smith
LIABILITY COMPANY; WELCOME Dept. T-2 (3131 Arrow St., Bakersfield, CA)
15 HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, AN
ENTITY; AND DOES 1-100, INCLUSIVE, DECLARATION OF KARL SCHLECHT
16 IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’
Defendants. MOTIONS TO COMPEL FURTHER
17 RESPONSES TO WRITTEN DISCOVERY
FROM PLAINTIFF NILKA COOKS AND
18 DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR
MONETARY SANCTIONS VOLUME #1
19 [Filed concurrently with Jennifer Runyon’s
Motion to Compel Further Responses to
20 Amended Special Interrogatories, Set One;
Jennifer Runyon’s Motion to Compel Further
21 Responses to Amended Request for
Production of Documents, Set One; Welcome
22 Home’s Motion to Compel Further
Responses to Amended Special
23 Interrogatories, Set One; Welcome Home’s
Motion to Compel Further Responses to
24 Amended Request for Production of
Documents, Set One; Separate Statements in
25 Support of Motions to Compel (x4); and
[Proposed] Orders (x4)]
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Verified Complaint filed: March 17, 2023
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VOLUME #1 OF 4
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DECLARATION OF KARL P. SCHLECHT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO COMPEL VOLUME #1
1 Karl P. Schlecht, Esq. (SBN 182294)
Email: kschlecht@tresslerllp.com
2 Jihoon Kim, Esq. (SBN 289780)
Email: jkim@tresslerllp.com
3 TRESSLER LLP
2 Park Plaza, Suite 1050
4 Irvine, California 92614
Telephone: (949) 336-1232
5 Fax: (949) 752-0645
6 Attorneys for Defendants,
JENNIFER RUNYON, AN INDIVIDUAL and
7 WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, AN ENTITY
8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF KERN
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Case No. BCV-23-100822
10 NILKA COOKS; AN INDIVIDUAL,
[Related to: Lead Case No. BCV-23-100672,
11 Plaintiff, BCV-23-100778, BCV-23-100849,
BCV-23-100850, BCV-23-100851,
12 v. BCV-23-100853, BCV-23-100922,
BCV-23-100996, BCV-23-101460,
13 KRYSTAL WALLER, AN INDIVIDUAL; BCV-23-101462, BCV-23-101463]
JENNIFER RUNYON, AN INDIVIDUAL;
14 PARS-15 LLC., A CALIFORNIA LIMITED Assigned to the Hon. T. Mark Smith
LIABILITY COMPANY; WELCOME Dept. T-2 (3131 Arrow St., Bakersfield, CA)
15 HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, AN
ENTITY; AND DOES 1-100, INCLUSIVE, DECLARATION OF KARL SCHLECHT
16 IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’
Defendants. MOTIONS TO COMPEL FURTHER
17 RESPONSES TO WRITTEN
DISCOVERY FROM PLAINTIFF NILKA
18 COOKS AND DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST
FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS
19 [Filed concurrently with Jennifer Runyon’s
Motion to Compel Further Responses to
20 Amended Special Interrogatories, Set One;
Jennifer Runyon’s Motion to Compel Further
21 Responses to Amended Request for
Production of Documents, Set One; Welcome
22 Home’s Motion to Compel Further Responses
to Amended Special Interrogatories, Set One;
23 Welcome Home’s Motion to Compel Further
Responses to Amended Request for
24 Production of Documents, Set One; Separate
Statements in Support of Motions to Compel
25 (x4); and [Proposed] Orders (x4)]
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DATE: May 3, 2024
27 TIME: 8:30 a.m.
DEPT.: T2
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DECLARATION OF KARL P. SCHLECHT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO COMPEL
1 DECLARATION OF KARL SCHLECHT
2 I, Karl P. Schlecht, declare as follows:
3 1. I am a partner at the law firm Tressler LLP, the attorney of record for Defendants
4 Jennifer Runyon (“Runyon”) and Welcome Home Property Management (“Welcome Home”)
5 (collectively, “Defendants”) in this action. I am licensed to practice law in the State of California
6 and before this Court. I have personal, first-hand knowledge of the matters set forth in this
7 Declaration and, if called upon, I could and would competently testify thereto. This declaration is
8 in support of Defendants’ Motion to Compel Further Responses to Written Discovery and
9 Defendants’ Request for Sanctions.
10 Verified Complaint
11 2. On or about March 17, 2023, Plaintiff Nilka Cooks (“Plaintiff”) filed their verified
12 Complaint for Damages with the Superior Court of Kern County. The Complaint alleges the
13 following causes of action: (1) Violation of California Civil Code § 1942.4; (2) Tortious Breach
14 of the Warranty of Habitability; (3) Private Nuisance; (4) Business and Professions Code §
15 17,200, ET SEQ; (5) Negligence; (6) Breach of Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment; (7) Intentional
16 Infliction of Emotional Distress; (8) Negligence Per Se; (9) Violation of Consumer Legal
17 Remedies Act, California Civil Code § 1750, ET SEQ; (10) Violation of California Civil Code §
18 1947.12; and (10) Violation of California Civil Code § 1947.12. A true and correct copy of
19 Plaintiff’s verified Complaint for Damages filed on March 17, 2023, is attached as Exhibit A.
20 3. On or around September 21, 2023, Defendants answered Plaintiff’s Verified
21 Complaint. Defendants’ Answer to Plaintiff’s Verified Complaint has been omitted for simplicity.
22 Defendants’ Written Discovery
23 4. On or about January 22, 2024, Defendants served upon Plaintiff the initial sets of
24 discovery as follows: Form Interrogatories – General (Set One), Special Interrogatories (Set One),
25 and Requests for Production of Documents (Set One) propounded by Defendant Runyon; Form
26 Interrogatories – General (Set One), Special Interrogatories (Set One), and Requests for
27 Production of Documents (Set One) propounded by PARS-15 LLC; Special Interrogatories (Set
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One), and Requests for Production of Documents (Set One) propounded by Defendant Welcome
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Home (herein collectively referred to as “Defendants’ Initial Written Discovery”). Defendants’
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Initial Written Discovery has been omitted from this Declaration for simplicity and convenience.
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5. On or about January 26, 2024, Defendants withdrew Defendants’ Initial Written
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Discovery due to the inclusion of propounded discovery on behalf of PARS-15 LLC. Our office
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does not represent PARS-15 LLC in this matter. A true and correct copy of the email and the letter
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withdrawing Defendants’ Initial Written Discovery is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
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6. On or about January 29, 2024, Defendants served upon Plaintiff the following
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amended sets of discovery: Amended Form Interrogatories – General (Set One), Amended Special
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Interrogatories (Set One), and Amended Requests for Production of Documents (Set One)
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propounded by Defendant RUNYON; Amended Special Interrogatories (Set One), and Amended
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Requests for Production of Documents (Set One) propounded by Defendant Welcome Home
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(herein collectively “Defendants’ Amended Discovery Requests”). Plaintiff’s responses were due
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to Defendants by March 1, 2024. A true and correct copy of the email service of Defendants’
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Amended Discovery Requests is attached hereto as Exhibits C. Please note that Defendants’
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Amended Form Interrogatories – General, Set One have been omitted.
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A true and correct copy of Runyon’s Amended Special Interrogatories (Set One) is
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attached hereto as Exhibits C.1.
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A true and correct copy of Runyon’s Amended Requests for Production of Documents
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(Set One) is attached hereto as Exhibits C.2.
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A true and correct copy of Welcome Home’s Amended Special Interrogatories (Set One)
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is attached hereto as Exhibits C.3.
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A true and correct copy of Welcome Home’s Amended Requests for Production of
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Documents (Set One) is attached hereto as Exhibits C.4.
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7. On or about February 15, 2024, Plaintiff served responses to Defendants’
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Discovery Requests. A true and correct copy of the email service of Plaintiff’s Responses to
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Defendants’ Amended Discovery Requests are attached hereto as Exhibits D. Please note that
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DECLARATION OF KARL P. SCHLECHT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO COMPEL
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Plaintiff’s Responses to Defendants’ Amended Form Interrogatories – General, Set One have
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been omitted.
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A true and correct copy of Plaintiff’s Responses to Runyon’s Amended Special
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Interrogatories (Set One) is attached hereto as Exhibits D.1.
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A true and correct copy of Plaintiff’s Responses to Runyon’s Amended Requests for
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Production of Documents (Set One) is attached hereto as Exhibits D.2.
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A true and correct copy of Plaintiff’s Responses to Welcome Home’s Amended Special
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Interrogatories (Set One) is attached hereto as Exhibits D.3.
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A true and correct copy of Plaintiff’s Responses to Welcome Home’s Amended Requests
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for Production of Documents (Set One) is attached hereto as Exhibits D.4. Please note that
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Documents produced pursuant to this discovery request is produced under Exhibit D.2 1.
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8. On or about February 29, 2024, my office sent a detailed meet and confer letter
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identifying the numerous deficiencies in Plaintiff’s discovery responses including, but not limited
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to, Plaintiff’s improper general objections, improper boilerplate objections, and Plaintiff’s
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inadequate, evasive, and non-code-compliant responses. A true and correct copy of Defendants’
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February 29, 2024, meet and confer letter concerning Plaintiff’s deficient responses is attached
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hereto as Exhibit E. The meet and confer letter requested Plaintiff’s response by March 7, 2024.
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9. To date, my office has not received any response to Defendants’ Meet and Confer
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Letter and/or further supplemental responses to any of Defendants’ Amended Discovery Requests
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propounded to Plaintiff.
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Monetary Sanctions
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10. My office has spent considerable time in connection with preparing Defendants’
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Motions to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories – General (Set One), Special
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Interrogatories (Set One), and Requests for Production of Documents (Set One), propounded to
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Plaintiff.
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11. Elvin Vu, an associate attorney at my office, spent at least four (4) hours meeting
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Plaintiff’s document production for both Runyon’s Request for Production of Documents, Set One and
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and conferring with Plaintiff’s counsel on the issues regarding Plaintiff’s responses to Welcome
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Home and Jennifer Runyon’s discovery requests. He also drafted the present Motions to Further
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Responses to Welcome Home and Jennifer Runyon Defendants’ Amended Discovery Requests
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and supported me in preparing this Declaration. His rate is $245 per hour.
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12. Jihoon Kim, an associate attorney at my office, spent time drafting the present
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Motions to Compel Further Responses to Welcome Home Defendant’s Amended Discovery
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Requests. His rate is $245 per hour.
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13. Binh Nguyen, a law clerk at my office, conducted legal research, compiled all
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Plaintiff’s responses together, and created the first template drafts of the motions for me and the
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two attorneys mentioned above to work on. Her rate is $100 per hour.
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14. I spent one (1) hour working on this Declaration. My rate is $445 per hour.
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a. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories Propounded by
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WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: Time drafting the Notice of
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Motion, Points & Authorities, Separate Statement in Support of Motion, and
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conducting related legal research. I anticipate our attorneys spending another 3 hours
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reviewing Plaintiff’s Opposition and preparing Welcome Home’s Reply brief.
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The total amount preparing the briefs for compelling responses to Welcome Home
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Property Management’s Amended Special Interrogatories, Set One is:
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(Binh Nguyen 9 hours x $100 rate) + (Jihoon Kim 2 hours x $245 rate) + (Elvin Vu 4
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hours x $245) + 3 hours review Plaintiff’s Opposition and preparing Reply brief x
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$245 attorney rate = 9 x $100 + 2 x $245 + 4 x $245 + 3 x $245= $3,105.
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b. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories Propounded by
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JENNIFER RUNYON: Time drafting the Notice of Motion, Points & Authorities,
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Separate Statement in Support of Motion, and conducting related legal research. I
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anticipate our attorneys spending another 3 hours reviewing Plaintiff’s Opposition and
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preparing Jennifer Runyon’s Reply brief.
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The total amount preparing the briefs for compelling responses to Jennifer Runyon’s
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Amended Special Interrogatories, Set One is:
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(Binh Nguyen 3 hours x $100 rate) + (Elvin Vu 1 hour x $245) + 3 hours review
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Plaintiff’s Opposition and preparing Reply brief x $245 attorney rate = 4 x $100 + 1 x
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$245 + 3 x $245 = $1,280.
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c. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production of Documents
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Propounded by WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: Time spent
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drafting the Notice of Motion, Points & Authorities, Separate Statement in Support of
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Motion, and conducting related legal research. I anticipate our attorneys spending
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another 3 hours reviewing Plaintiff’s Opposition and preparing Welcome Home’s
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Reply brief.
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The total amount preparing the briefs for compelling responses to Welcome Home
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Property Management’s Request for Production of Documents, Set One is:
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(Binh Nguyen 7 hours x $100 rate) + (Jihoon Kim 1.5 hours x $245 rate) + (Elvin Vu
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3 hours x $245) + 3 hours review Plaintiff’s Opposition and preparing Reply brief x
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$245 attorney rate = 7 x $100 + 1.5 x $245 + 3 x $245 + 3 x $245 = $2,537.5.
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d. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production of Documents
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Propounded by JENNIFER RUNYON: Time spent drafting the Notice of Motion,
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Points & Authorities, Separate Statement in Support of Motion, and conducting related
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legal research. I anticipate our attorneys spending another 3 hours reviewing Plaintiff’s
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Opposition and preparing Jennifer Runyon’ Reply brief.
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The total amount preparing the briefs for compelling responses to Jennifer Runyon’s
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Request for Production of Documents, Set One is:
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(Binh Nguyen 4 hours x $100 rate) + (Elvin Vu 1 hour x $245) + 3 hours review
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Plaintiff’s Opposition and preparing Reply brief x $245 attorney rate = 4 x $100 + 1 x
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$245 + 3 x $245 = $1,380
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e. For All Motions to Compel
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DECLARATION OF KARL P. SCHLECHT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO COMPEL
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Fees included in request for sanctions:
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i. Time preparing this Declaration and compiling Exhibits:
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(Elvin Vu 6 hours x $245 rate) + (Karl Schlecht 1 hour x $445) = 6 x $245 + 1 x
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$445 = $1,915.
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Fees not included in request for sanction:
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For simplicity’s sake, we exclude the following time from the total sanction
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requested:
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ii. Approximately 6 hours preparing, and appearing at the two hearings on the motion,
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at a rate of at the attorney rate of $245 per hour; 6 x $245 = $1,470.
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iii. At least 4 hours Elvin Vu spent meeting and conferring with Plaintiff’s counsel at
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his rate of $245 per hour: 4 x $245 = $980.
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iv. Administrative Fees.
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Therefore, I estimate the TOTAL fees in bringing these motions, excluding the time not included
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in requesting for sanction mentioned in (e)(ii-iv) – fees not included in request for sanction, to be:
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f. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories Propounded by
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WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
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$3,105 + ($1,915: 4 motions) = $3,583.75
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g. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories Propounded by
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JENNIFER RUNYON
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$1,280 + ($1,915: 4 motions) = $1,758.75
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h. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production of Documents
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Propounded by WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
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$2,537.5 + ($1,915: 4 motions) = $3,016.25
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i. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production of Documents
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Propounded by JENNIFER RUNYON
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$1,380 + ($1,915: 4 motions) = $1,858.75
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TOTAL For All Motions to Compel concerning Plaintiff NILKA COOKS
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propounded by Defendant WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT:
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$3,583.75 + $3,016.25 = $6,600
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TOTAL For All Motions to Compel concerning Plaintiff NILKA COOKS
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propounded by Defendant JENNIFER RUNYON: $1,758.75 + $1,858.75 =
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$3,617.5.
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TOTAL For all Motions to Compel concerning Plaintiff NILKA COOKS:
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$6,600 + 3,617.5 = 10,217.5
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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.
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Executed on April 3, 2024, in Irvine, California.
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Karl P. Schlecht
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DECLARATION OF KARL P. SCHLECHT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO COMPEL
EXHIBIT
EXHIBIT AA
SUM-100
SUMMONS FOR COI.P.tT USE ONLY
(SOLO PARA USO DE LA CORTE)
(CITACION JUDf.CIAL)
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: ELECTRONICALLY FILED
(AVJSOAL DEMANDADO): 3/21/2023
KRYSTAL WALLER, AN INDIVIDUAL; JENNIFER RUNYON,AN Kern County Superior Court
INDIVIDUAL; SEE SUM 200(A) By Vanessa Castro, Deputy
YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF:
(LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE):
NILKA COOKS, AN INDIVIDUAL;
NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information
below.
You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy
served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you . Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your
case . There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find lhese court forms and more information al the California Courts
Online Self-Help Center (www.courlinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp) , your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask
the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by defautt, and your wages, money, and properly
may be laken without further warning from the court.
There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney
referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal service s from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate
these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifomia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center
(www.couttinfo.ca.gov/se/fhelp), or by contacting your local courl or county bar associa.lion. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and
costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case . The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.
JAVISOI Lohan demandado. Si no 1esponde den/rode 30 dlas, la cotle puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versi6n. Lea la informaci6n a
con/inuaci6n.
Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen es/a citaci6n y papeles legales para presenter una respu6sta por escri/o en es/a
cot1e y hacer que se entregue ur.a copia al demandante. Una carla o una llamada telef6nica no to pro/egen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar
en formato legal correcto si desee que procesen su caso en la cor/e. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta.
Puede encontrar eslos formularios de la coIte y mas informaci6n en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.govJ, en la
bibfioteca de /eyes de su condad::i o en le cor/e que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presenteci6n, pida a/ secre/ario de la corte
que le de un formutario de exenci6n de pago de cuotas. Si no pre sen/a su respuesla a liempo, puede perder el caso por incL'mplimien/o y la co1te le
podra quitar su sue/do. rlinero y bienes sin mas edverlenciA.
Hay olros requisites /egales. Es recomendabfe que /lame a un abogado inmedialemente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a im servicio de
remisi6n a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible qua cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios lega/es gratuitos de un i1-
programa de servicios lega/es sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de /ucro en el silio web de Californie Legal Services,
(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de /as Cortes de California, (www.sucorle.ca.govJ o poniendose en conlec/o con la co11e o el
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colegio de abogados locales. A ViSO: Por fey, la carte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre
cualquier recuperaci6n de $10,000 6 mas de valor recibida medianle un acuerdo o una concesi6n de arbilraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que
pa gar el gravamen de la corle antes de que la carte pue·da desechar el caso.
The name and address of the court is: CASE NUMBER:
(Nvme,o def Caso):
Metropolitan Division Justice Building
(El nombre y direcci6n de la corle es):
BCV-23-100822
12 .15 Trnxtun Avenue. Bakersfield, California. 93301
The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiffs attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is:
(El nombre, la direcci6n y el numero de telefono de/ abogado de/ demandante, o de/ demandante que no tiene abogado, es):
Jacob 0. Parliycli, Esq., 4751 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles, California. 90022. Tel: (310) 801-1919 :,
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DATE:
(Fecha) 3/21/2023 TAMARAH HARBER-PICKENS
Clerk, by
(Secretalio)
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IL.a~~ -.::? , Deputy
(Adjunlo) I
(For proof of service of this summons, use Proof of Service of Summons (form POS-010).)
(Para prueba de entrega de es/a cifati6n use el fotmulario Proof of Service of Summons, (POS-010)) .
NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served I
{SEAL)
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as an individual defendant.
2. D
as the person sued under the fictitious name of (specify):
3. D on behalf of (specify) :
under: D CCP 416.10 (corporation) D CCP 416.60 (minor)
D CCP 416.20 (defunct corporation) D CCP 416.70 (conservatee)
D CCP 416.40 (association or partnership} D CCP 416.90 (authorized person)
D other (specify):
4. D by_personal delivery on (qate) :
Po 1 or 1
Form Adoplod for Mondal01y Uso SUMMONS Code cl C)vll Proceilurii §§ 41 f26, 4_
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Ju~iclal Council of Callforril• www,covrllnlo.~a.gov
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SUM-200(Ai
SHORT TITLE: CASE NUMBER:
COOKS v. WALLER, et al. BCV-23-100822
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
➔ This form may be used as an attachment lo any summons if space does not permit the listing of all parties on the summons.
➔ If this attachment is used, insert the following statement in the plaintiff or defendant box on the summons : "Additional Parties
Attachment form is attached."
List additional parties (Check only one box. Use a separate paJe for each type of party.):
D Plaintiff 0 Defendant D Cross-Complainant D Cross-Defendant
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Law Office of Jacob 0. Partiycli
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10. VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA CIVI.L
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10 COMES NOW THE PLAINTIFFi NTLKA COOKS.1 WI-IO HEREBY SUBMITS THIS
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LAWSUIT AND CORRESPONDING EVIDENCE, AND ALLEGES THE FOLLOWING
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ON INFORMATION AND BELIEF AND DEMANDS A JURY TRIAL:.
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1. The individual PlaintifC NILKA COOKS, is and at all relevant times was a tenant of
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15 lhc residential properly located at: 3400 15 1h Street West, Unit 91. Rosamond,
IG California. 93560, hereinafter "The Subject Properly" "PREMISES" which is located
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27 PR OrESS fONS CODE§ 17200, ET SEQ. 5. NEGLIGENCE 6. RREACH OF COVENANT OF QUJET I
ENJOYM.ENT 7. INTENTIONAL INl ,. LICTION OF EMOTIONAL .DISTRESS 8. NEGLIGENCE PER SE9.
28 VIOLATION OF CONSUMER LEGAL REMEDIES 1\CT, CALlrGRNIA CIVIL CODE§ 1750, ET SEQ. ·JO.
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4. At all relevant times, Defendants were aware of, authorized and/or ratified Plaintiffs'
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occupancy of the Subject Property during the term or each Defendant's ownership,
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KRYSTAL WALLER, AN INDIVIDUAL; JENNIFER RUNYON, AN
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INDIVIDUAL; PARS-15 LLC., A CALirORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY
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COMPANY; WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, AN ENTITY;
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other or ratified such acts to cause the great harms to all or the Plaintiffs.
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servants, employees, successors-in-interest, assigns, subsidiaries, and/ox joint
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25 venturers of their co-Defendants and were, as such, acting with.in the purpose, cot1rsi;,
26 COMPI_.AINT FOR DAMAGES FOR:!. VIOLATION OF CAUFORNIA CIVIL CODE§ 1942.42. TORT!OUS
BREACH OF THE WAllRANTY OF HABITABILITYJ. PRlVATE NUISANCE4. BUSINESS AND
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ENJOYMENT 7. INTEl\TJONAI., INPLICTION Of EMOTIONAL DISTRfSS 8. NEGLIGBNCE PER SE9.
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scope, and authority of said agency, employment, successor-in-interest, assigmnent,
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a principal and was negligent in the selection and hiring and.retention of ec1,ch and
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every Defendant as an agent, employee, successor-in-interest, assignment, subsidiary,
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Defendants and/or Defendants' companies or organizations, Plaintiffs assert that the
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capacities. On information and belief, each of the Defendants fictitiously named as a
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1 Karl P. Schlecht, Esq. (SBN 182294) Email: kschlecht@tresslerllp.com 2 Jihoon Kim, Esq. (SBN 289780) Email: jkim@tresslerllp.com 3 TRESSLER LLP 2 Park Plaza, Suite 1050 4 Irvine, California 92614 Telephone: (949) 336-1232 5 Fax: (949) 752-0645 6 Attorneys for Defendants, JENNIFER RUNYON, AN INDIVIDUAL and 7 WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, AN ENTITY 8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF KERN 9 Case No. BCV-23-100822 10 NILKA COOKS; AN INDIVIDUAL, [Related to: Lead Case No. BCV-23-100672, 11 Plaintiff, BCV-23-100778, BCV-23-100849, BCV-23-100850, BCV-23-100851, 12 v. BCV-23-100853, BCV-23-100922, BCV-23-100996, BCV-23-101460, 13 KRYSTAL WALLER, AN INDIVIDUAL; BCV-23-101462, BCV-23-101463] JENNIFER RUNYON, AN INDIVIDUAL; 14 PARS-15 LLC., A CALIFORNIA LIMITED Assigned to the Hon. T. Mark Smith LIABILITY COMPANY; WELCOME Dept. T-2 (3131 Arrow St., Bakersfield, CA) 15 HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, AN ENTITY; AND DOES 1-100, INCLUSIVE, DECLARATION OF KARL SCHLECHT 16 IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ Defendants. MOTIONS TO COMPEL FURTHER 17 RESPONSES TO WRITTEN DISCOVERY FROM PLAINTIFF NILKA COOKS AND 18 DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS VOLUME #1 19 [Filed concurrently with Jennifer Runyon’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to 20 Amended Special Interrogatories, Set One; Jennifer Runyon’s Motion to Compel Further 21 Responses to Amended Request for Production of Documents, Set One; Welcome 22 Home’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Amended Special 23 Interrogatories, Set One; Welcome Home’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to 24 Amended Request for Production of Documents, Set One; Separate Statements in 25 Support of Motions to Compel (x4); and [Proposed] Orders (x4)] 26 Verified Complaint filed: March 17, 2023 27 VOLUME #1 OF 4 28 1 DECLARATION OF KARL P. SCHLECHT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO COMPEL VOLUME #1 1 Karl P. Schlecht, Esq. (SBN 182294) Email: kschlecht@tresslerllp.com 2 Jihoon Kim, Esq. (SBN 289780) Email: jkim@tresslerllp.com 3 TRESSLER LLP 2 Park Plaza, Suite 1050 4 Irvine, California 92614 Telephone: (949) 336-1232 5 Fax: (949) 752-0645 6 Attorneys for Defendants, JENNIFER RUNYON, AN INDIVIDUAL and 7 WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, AN ENTITY 8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF KERN 9 Case No. BCV-23-100822 10 NILKA COOKS; AN INDIVIDUAL, [Related to: Lead Case No. BCV-23-100672, 11 Plaintiff, BCV-23-100778, BCV-23-100849, BCV-23-100850, BCV-23-100851, 12 v. BCV-23-100853, BCV-23-100922, BCV-23-100996, BCV-23-101460, 13 KRYSTAL WALLER, AN INDIVIDUAL; BCV-23-101462, BCV-23-101463] JENNIFER RUNYON, AN INDIVIDUAL; 14 PARS-15 LLC., A CALIFORNIA LIMITED Assigned to the Hon. T. Mark Smith LIABILITY COMPANY; WELCOME Dept. T-2 (3131 Arrow St., Bakersfield, CA) 15 HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, AN ENTITY; AND DOES 1-100, INCLUSIVE, DECLARATION OF KARL SCHLECHT 16 IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ Defendants. MOTIONS TO COMPEL FURTHER 17 RESPONSES TO WRITTEN DISCOVERY FROM PLAINTIFF NILKA 18 COOKS AND DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS 19 [Filed concurrently with Jennifer Runyon’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to 20 Amended Special Interrogatories, Set One; Jennifer Runyon’s Motion to Compel Further 21 Responses to Amended Request for Production of Documents, Set One; Welcome 22 Home’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Amended Special Interrogatories, Set One; 23 Welcome Home’s Motion to Compel Further Responses to Amended Request for 24 Production of Documents, Set One; Separate Statements in Support of Motions to Compel 25 (x4); and [Proposed] Orders (x4)] 26 DATE: May 3, 2024 27 TIME: 8:30 a.m. DEPT.: T2 28 1 DECLARATION OF KARL P. SCHLECHT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO COMPEL 1 DECLARATION OF KARL SCHLECHT 2 I, Karl P. Schlecht, declare as follows: 3 1. I am a partner at the law firm Tressler LLP, the attorney of record for Defendants 4 Jennifer Runyon (“Runyon”) and Welcome Home Property Management (“Welcome Home”) 5 (collectively, “Defendants”) in this action. I am licensed to practice law in the State of California 6 and before this Court. I have personal, first-hand knowledge of the matters set forth in this 7 Declaration and, if called upon, I could and would competently testify thereto. This declaration is 8 in support of Defendants’ Motion to Compel Further Responses to Written Discovery and 9 Defendants’ Request for Sanctions. 10 Verified Complaint 11 2. On or about March 17, 2023, Plaintiff Nilka Cooks (“Plaintiff”) filed their verified 12 Complaint for Damages with the Superior Court of Kern County. The Complaint alleges the 13 following causes of action: (1) Violation of California Civil Code § 1942.4; (2) Tortious Breach 14 of the Warranty of Habitability; (3) Private Nuisance; (4) Business and Professions Code § 15 17,200, ET SEQ; (5) Negligence; (6) Breach of Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment; (7) Intentional 16 Infliction of Emotional Distress; (8) Negligence Per Se; (9) Violation of Consumer Legal 17 Remedies Act, California Civil Code § 1750, ET SEQ; (10) Violation of California Civil Code § 18 1947.12; and (10) Violation of California Civil Code § 1947.12. A true and correct copy of 19 Plaintiff’s verified Complaint for Damages filed on March 17, 2023, is attached as Exhibit A. 20 3. On or around September 21, 2023, Defendants answered Plaintiff’s Verified 21 Complaint. Defendants’ Answer to Plaintiff’s Verified Complaint has been omitted for simplicity. 22 Defendants’ Written Discovery 23 4. On or about January 22, 2024, Defendants served upon Plaintiff the initial sets of 24 discovery as follows: Form Interrogatories – General (Set One), Special Interrogatories (Set One), 25 and Requests for Production of Documents (Set One) propounded by Defendant Runyon; Form 26 Interrogatories – General (Set One), Special Interrogatories (Set One), and Requests for 27 Production of Documents (Set One) propounded by PARS-15 LLC; Special Interrogatories (Set 28 2 DECLARATION OF KARL P. SCHLECHT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO COMPEL 1 One), and Requests for Production of Documents (Set One) propounded by Defendant Welcome 2 Home (herein collectively referred to as “Defendants’ Initial Written Discovery”). Defendants’ 3 Initial Written Discovery has been omitted from this Declaration for simplicity and convenience. 4 5. On or about January 26, 2024, Defendants withdrew Defendants’ Initial Written 5 Discovery due to the inclusion of propounded discovery on behalf of PARS-15 LLC. Our office 6 does not represent PARS-15 LLC in this matter. A true and correct copy of the email and the letter 7 withdrawing Defendants’ Initial Written Discovery is attached hereto as Exhibit B. 8 6. On or about January 29, 2024, Defendants served upon Plaintiff the following 9 amended sets of discovery: Amended Form Interrogatories – General (Set One), Amended Special 10 Interrogatories (Set One), and Amended Requests for Production of Documents (Set One) 11 propounded by Defendant RUNYON; Amended Special Interrogatories (Set One), and Amended 12 Requests for Production of Documents (Set One) propounded by Defendant Welcome Home 13 (herein collectively “Defendants’ Amended Discovery Requests”). Plaintiff’s responses were due 14 to Defendants by March 1, 2024. A true and correct copy of the email service of Defendants’ 15 Amended Discovery Requests is attached hereto as Exhibits C. Please note that Defendants’ 16 Amended Form Interrogatories – General, Set One have been omitted. 17 A true and correct copy of Runyon’s Amended Special Interrogatories (Set One) is 18 attached hereto as Exhibits C.1. 19 A true and correct copy of Runyon’s Amended Requests for Production of Documents 20 (Set One) is attached hereto as Exhibits C.2. 21 A true and correct copy of Welcome Home’s Amended Special Interrogatories (Set One) 22 is attached hereto as Exhibits C.3. 23 A true and correct copy of Welcome Home’s Amended Requests for Production of 24 Documents (Set One) is attached hereto as Exhibits C.4. 25 7. On or about February 15, 2024, Plaintiff served responses to Defendants’ 26 Discovery Requests. A true and correct copy of the email service of Plaintiff’s Responses to 27 Defendants’ Amended Discovery Requests are attached hereto as Exhibits D. Please note that 28 3 DECLARATION OF KARL P. SCHLECHT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO COMPEL 1 Plaintiff’s Responses to Defendants’ Amended Form Interrogatories – General, Set One have 2 been omitted. 3 A true and correct copy of Plaintiff’s Responses to Runyon’s Amended Special 4 Interrogatories (Set One) is attached hereto as Exhibits D.1. 5 A true and correct copy of Plaintiff’s Responses to Runyon’s Amended Requests for 6 Production of Documents (Set One) is attached hereto as Exhibits D.2. 7 A true and correct copy of Plaintiff’s Responses to Welcome Home’s Amended Special 8 Interrogatories (Set One) is attached hereto as Exhibits D.3. 9 A true and correct copy of Plaintiff’s Responses to Welcome Home’s Amended Requests 10 for Production of Documents (Set One) is attached hereto as Exhibits D.4. Please note that 11 Documents produced pursuant to this discovery request is produced under Exhibit D.2 1. 12 8. On or about February 29, 2024, my office sent a detailed meet and confer letter 13 identifying the numerous deficiencies in Plaintiff’s discovery responses including, but not limited 14 to, Plaintiff’s improper general objections, improper boilerplate objections, and Plaintiff’s 15 inadequate, evasive, and non-code-compliant responses. A true and correct copy of Defendants’ 16 February 29, 2024, meet and confer letter concerning Plaintiff’s deficient responses is attached 17 hereto as Exhibit E. The meet and confer letter requested Plaintiff’s response by March 7, 2024. 18 9. To date, my office has not received any response to Defendants’ Meet and Confer 19 Letter and/or further supplemental responses to any of Defendants’ Amended Discovery Requests 20 propounded to Plaintiff. 21 Monetary Sanctions 22 10. My office has spent considerable time in connection with preparing Defendants’ 23 Motions to Compel Responses to Form Interrogatories – General (Set One), Special 24 Interrogatories (Set One), and Requests for Production of Documents (Set One), propounded to 25 Plaintiff. 26 11. Elvin Vu, an associate attorney at my office, spent at least four (4) hours meeting 27 1 Plaintiff’s document production for both Runyon’s Request for Production of Documents, Set One and 28 Welcome Home’s Request for Production of Documents, Set One is identical. 4 DECLARATION OF KARL P. SCHLECHT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO COMPEL 1 and conferring with Plaintiff’s counsel on the issues regarding Plaintiff’s responses to Welcome 2 Home and Jennifer Runyon’s discovery requests. He also drafted the present Motions to Further 3 Responses to Welcome Home and Jennifer Runyon Defendants’ Amended Discovery Requests 4 and supported me in preparing this Declaration. His rate is $245 per hour. 5 12. Jihoon Kim, an associate attorney at my office, spent time drafting the present 6 Motions to Compel Further Responses to Welcome Home Defendant’s Amended Discovery 7 Requests. His rate is $245 per hour. 8 13. Binh Nguyen, a law clerk at my office, conducted legal research, compiled all 9 Plaintiff’s responses together, and created the first template drafts of the motions for me and the 10 two attorneys mentioned above to work on. Her rate is $100 per hour. 11 14. I spent one (1) hour working on this Declaration. My rate is $445 per hour. 12 a. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories Propounded by 13 WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: Time drafting the Notice of 14 Motion, Points & Authorities, Separate Statement in Support of Motion, and 15 conducting related legal research. I anticipate our attorneys spending another 3 hours 16 reviewing Plaintiff’s Opposition and preparing Welcome Home’s Reply brief. 17 The total amount preparing the briefs for compelling responses to Welcome Home 18 Property Management’s Amended Special Interrogatories, Set One is: 19 (Binh Nguyen 9 hours x $100 rate) + (Jihoon Kim 2 hours x $245 rate) + (Elvin Vu 4 20 hours x $245) + 3 hours review Plaintiff’s Opposition and preparing Reply brief x 21 $245 attorney rate = 9 x $100 + 2 x $245 + 4 x $245 + 3 x $245= $3,105. 22 b. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories Propounded by 23 JENNIFER RUNYON: Time drafting the Notice of Motion, Points & Authorities, 24 Separate Statement in Support of Motion, and conducting related legal research. I 25 anticipate our attorneys spending another 3 hours reviewing Plaintiff’s Opposition and 26 preparing Jennifer Runyon’s Reply brief. 27 The total amount preparing the briefs for compelling responses to Jennifer Runyon’s 28 5 DECLARATION OF KARL P. SCHLECHT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO COMPEL 1 Amended Special Interrogatories, Set One is: 2 (Binh Nguyen 3 hours x $100 rate) + (Elvin Vu 1 hour x $245) + 3 hours review 3 Plaintiff’s Opposition and preparing Reply brief x $245 attorney rate = 4 x $100 + 1 x 4 $245 + 3 x $245 = $1,280. 5 c. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production of Documents 6 Propounded by WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: Time spent 7 drafting the Notice of Motion, Points & Authorities, Separate Statement in Support of 8 Motion, and conducting related legal research. I anticipate our attorneys spending 9 another 3 hours reviewing Plaintiff’s Opposition and preparing Welcome Home’s 10 Reply brief. 11 The total amount preparing the briefs for compelling responses to Welcome Home 12 Property Management’s Request for Production of Documents, Set One is: 13 (Binh Nguyen 7 hours x $100 rate) + (Jihoon Kim 1.5 hours x $245 rate) + (Elvin Vu 14 3 hours x $245) + 3 hours review Plaintiff’s Opposition and preparing Reply brief x 15 $245 attorney rate = 7 x $100 + 1.5 x $245 + 3 x $245 + 3 x $245 = $2,537.5. 16 d. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production of Documents 17 Propounded by JENNIFER RUNYON: Time spent drafting the Notice of Motion, 18 Points & Authorities, Separate Statement in Support of Motion, and conducting related 19 legal research. I anticipate our attorneys spending another 3 hours reviewing Plaintiff’s 20 Opposition and preparing Jennifer Runyon’ Reply brief. 21 The total amount preparing the briefs for compelling responses to Jennifer Runyon’s 22 Request for Production of Documents, Set One is: 23 (Binh Nguyen 4 hours x $100 rate) + (Elvin Vu 1 hour x $245) + 3 hours review 24 Plaintiff’s Opposition and preparing Reply brief x $245 attorney rate = 4 x $100 + 1 x 25 $245 + 3 x $245 = $1,380 26 e. For All Motions to Compel 27 /// 28 6 DECLARATION OF KARL P. SCHLECHT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO COMPEL 1 Fees included in request for sanctions: 2 i. Time preparing this Declaration and compiling Exhibits: 3 (Elvin Vu 6 hours x $245 rate) + (Karl Schlecht 1 hour x $445) = 6 x $245 + 1 x 4 $445 = $1,915. 5 Fees not included in request for sanction: 6 For simplicity’s sake, we exclude the following time from the total sanction 7 requested: 8 ii. Approximately 6 hours preparing, and appearing at the two hearings on the motion, 9 at a rate of at the attorney rate of $245 per hour; 6 x $245 = $1,470. 10 iii. At least 4 hours Elvin Vu spent meeting and conferring with Plaintiff’s counsel at 11 his rate of $245 per hour: 4 x $245 = $980. 12 iv. Administrative Fees. 13 Therefore, I estimate the TOTAL fees in bringing these motions, excluding the time not included 14 in requesting for sanction mentioned in (e)(ii-iv) – fees not included in request for sanction, to be: 15 f. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories Propounded by 16 WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 17 $3,105 + ($1,915: 4 motions) = $3,583.75 18 g. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Special Interrogatories Propounded by 19 JENNIFER RUNYON 20 $1,280 + ($1,915: 4 motions) = $1,758.75 21 h. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production of Documents 22 Propounded by WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 23 $2,537.5 + ($1,915: 4 motions) = $3,016.25 24 i. Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production of Documents 25 Propounded by JENNIFER RUNYON 26 $1,380 + ($1,915: 4 motions) = $1,858.75 27 TOTAL For All Motions to Compel concerning Plaintiff NILKA COOKS 28 7 DECLARATION OF KARL P. SCHLECHT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO COMPEL 1 propounded by Defendant WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: 2 $3,583.75 + $3,016.25 = $6,600 3 TOTAL For All Motions to Compel concerning Plaintiff NILKA COOKS 4 propounded by Defendant JENNIFER RUNYON: $1,758.75 + $1,858.75 = 5 $3,617.5. 6 TOTAL For all Motions to Compel concerning Plaintiff NILKA COOKS: 7 $6,600 + 3,617.5 = 10,217.5 8 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the 9 foregoing is true and correct. 10 Executed on April 3, 2024, in Irvine, California. 11 12 By: Karl P. Schlecht 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 8 DECLARATION OF KARL P. SCHLECHT IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO COMPEL EXHIBIT EXHIBIT AA SUM-100 SUMMONS FOR COI.P.tT USE ONLY (SOLO PARA USO DE LA CORTE) (CITACION JUDf.CIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: ELECTRONICALLY FILED (AVJSOAL DEMANDADO): 3/21/2023 KRYSTAL WALLER, AN INDIVIDUAL; JENNIFER RUNYON,AN Kern County Superior Court INDIVIDUAL; SEE SUM 200(A) By Vanessa Castro, Deputy YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): NILKA COOKS, AN INDIVIDUAL; NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you . Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case . There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find lhese court forms and more information al the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courlinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp) , your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by defautt, and your wages, money, and properly may be laken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal service s from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifomia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.couttinfo.ca.gov/se/fhelp), or by contacting your local courl or county bar associa.lion. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case . The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. JAVISOI Lohan demandado. Si no 1esponde den/rode 30 dlas, la cotle puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versi6n. Lea la informaci6n a con/inuaci6n. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen es/a citaci6n y papeles legales para presenter una respu6sta por escri/o en es/a cot1e y hacer que se entregue ur.a copia al demandante. Una carla o una llamada telef6nica no to pro/egen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desee que procesen su caso en la cor/e. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar eslos formularios de la coIte y mas informaci6n en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.govJ, en la bibfioteca de /eyes de su condad::i o en le cor/e que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presenteci6n, pida a/ secre/ario de la corte que le de un formutario de exenci6n de pago de cuotas. Si no pre sen/a su respuesla a liempo, puede perder el caso por incL'mplimien/o y la co1te le podra quitar su sue/do. rlinero y bienes sin mas edverlenciA. Hay olros requisites /egales. Es recomendabfe que /lame a un abogado inmedialemente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a im servicio de remisi6n a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible qua cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios lega/es gratuitos de un i1- programa de servicios lega/es sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de /ucro en el silio web de Californie Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de /as Cortes de California, (www.sucorle.ca.govJ o poniendose en conlec/o con la co11e o el ! I colegio de abogados locales. A ViSO: Por fey, la carte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperaci6n de $10,000 6 mas de valor recibida medianle un acuerdo o una concesi6n de arbilraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pa gar el gravamen de la corle antes de que la carte pue·da desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is: CASE NUMBER: (Nvme,o def Caso): Metropolitan Division Justice Building (El nombre y direcci6n de la corle es): BCV-23-100822 12 .15 Trnxtun Avenue. Bakersfield, California. 93301 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiffs attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direcci6n y el numero de telefono de/ abogado de/ demandante, o de/ demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Jacob 0. Parliycli, Esq., 4751 Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles, California. 90022. Tel: (310) 801-1919 :, i DATE: (Fecha) 3/21/2023 TAMARAH HARBER-PICKENS Clerk, by (Secretalio) 1 / IL.a~~ -.::? , Deputy (Adjunlo) I (For proof of service of this summons, use Proof of Service of Summons (form POS-010).) (Para prueba de entrega de es/a cifati6n use el fotmulario Proof of Service of Summons, (POS-010)) . NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served I {SEAL) 1. D as an individual defendant. 2. D as the person sued under the fictitious name of (specify): 3. D on behalf of (specify) : under: D CCP 416.10 (corporation) D CCP 416.60 (minor) D CCP 416.20 (defunct corporation) D CCP 416.70 (conservatee) D CCP 416.40 (association or partnership} D CCP 416.90 (authorized person) D other (specify): 4. D by_personal delivery on (qate) : Po 1 or 1 Form Adoplod for Mondal01y Uso SUMMONS Code cl C)vll Proceilurii §§ 41 f26, 4_ 65· Ju~iclal Council of Callforril• www,covrllnlo.~a.gov SUM-11J0 iRev. July 1, 2009] SUM-200(Ai SHORT TITLE: CASE NUMBER: COOKS v. WALLER, et al. BCV-23-100822 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE ➔ This form may be used as an attachment lo any summons if space does not permit the listing of all parties on the summons. ➔ If this attachment is used, insert the following statement in the plaintiff or defendant box on the summons : "Additional Parties Attachment form is attached." List additional parties (Check only one box. Use a separate paJe for each type of party.): D Plaintiff 0 Defendant D Cross-Complainant D Cross-Defendant PARS-15 LLC., A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, AN ENTITY; AND DOES 1-100, INCLUSIVE, iI I I I I) I !, .. l l I j I l ' f l .I I ! I II I I I i j I i L I i ! Page _ ·_ , _ or Pogo 1 ol 1. Form Adopto,j for Mandolory Use ADDITIONAL PARTIES ATTACHMENT Judicial Council of Calilornla SUM-200(/\)IRov. Jall\JDI}' 1, 20071 Attachment to Summons 1m1r,mmi1Mm11 ' •• ' I • ,. , • ·. r -· . -····--~·... ... • -- CM ·010 . .. -· - -Jacob O. Parltycli, Esq. f 'BN: 95967) 2 ATTORN~Y OR PARTY WITHOUT A1SORNEY Ns-;,;s, Slate Ber number, and addtes,J: FoR COURT iJsifONLY ~ Law Office of Jacob 0. Partiycli 4751 Whittier Blvd. ELECTRONICALLY FILED Los Angeles, California. 90022 3/17/2023 9:19 AM TELEPHONENO.: ~310) 801-19)9 FA>/'\(l"lf'.'lt~ ')l-. ,' 1~"l'?,IO.n~ A nnnA Ator,;r, f 'l 8. NEGLIGENCE J>ER SE 2 9. VIOLATION OF CONSUMER LEGAL 3 REMEDJES ACT, CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE§ 1750, ET SEQ. 4 10. VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA CIVI.L 5 CODE§ 1947.1.2 6 7 --DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL-- 8 9 10 COMES NOW THE PLAINTIFFi NTLKA COOKS.1 WI-IO HEREBY SUBMITS THIS 11 LAWSUIT AND CORRESPONDING EVIDENCE, AND ALLEGES THE FOLLOWING 12 ON INFORMATION AND BELIEF AND DEMANDS A JURY TRIAL:. 13 1. The individual PlaintifC NILKA COOKS, is and at all relevant times was a tenant of 14 15 lhc residential properly located at: 3400 15 1h Street West, Unit 91. Rosamond, IG California. 93560, hereinafter "The Subject Properly" "PREMISES" which is located ..-1 17 in Ros,1mond, an unincorporated community .in Kern County. PJaintiffs have at all 18 material times satisfied their lease and were in lawful possession of the Suqject 19 Property. 20 21 2. On information and belief, the Subject Property falls under the Tenant Protection Act 22 of 2019, California A13 1482, hereinafte1: "TPA." 23 Ill ,~ I 24 ! Ill 25 iI I 26 COMPLJ\INT FOR DAMAGES FOR: I. VIOLATION or CJ\LtrORNIA CIVIL CODE§ 1942.42. TORTIOUS !i 8REACH OF THE WARRANTY OF HAI31TADILITY3. PRIVATE NUISANCE4 . BUSINESS J\ND [_ 27 PR OrESS fONS CODE§ 17200, ET SEQ. 5. NEGLIGENCE 6. RREACH OF COVENANT OF QUJET I ENJOYM.ENT 7. INTENTIONAL INl ,. LICTION OF EMOTIONAL .DISTRESS 8. NEGLIGENCE PER SE9. 28 VIOLATION OF CONSUMER LEGAL REMEDIES 1\CT, CALlrGRNIA CIVIL CODE§ 1750, ET SEQ. ·JO. VIOLATION or CALirORNIA CIVIL CODE§ 1947. 12--DEMANDTOR JURY TRIAL-- - 2 'I l I I i t 3. For the purposes of this lawsuit, the "Plaintiff' or "Plaintiffs" shall be used 2 interchangeably, and shall mean to include PlaintiffNILKA COOKS, who at all time 3, relevant hereto was a tenant in the Subject.Properly. 4 4. At all relevant times, Defendants were aware of, authorized and/or ratified Plaintiffs' 5 occupancy of the Subject Property during the term or each Defendant's ownership, 6 7 management or control of the Subject Property. All Plaintiffs were intended 8 beneficiaries or their residential leases, with the right to enforce the leases. Defendants constituted the landlords under each ofPlaintiff's leases by virtue or JO J.)efendant's ownership and management of the Subject Property. Defendants at all. II times consented to the number of people living in each or the Plaintiffs' unit, either 12 13 expressly or by conduct, allowing Plaintiffs to occupy the Subject Property. for 14 purposes of this lawsuit, the "Defendant'' or "Defendants" shall mean to include, 15 KRYSTAL WALLER, AN INDIVIDUAL; JENNIFER RUNYON, AN 16 INDIVIDUAL; PARS-15 LLC., A CALirORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY 17 COMPANY; WELCOME HOME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, AN ENTITY; 18 19 AND DOES 1-100, INCLUSIVE, who at all times relevant hereto were managers, 20 owners, or agents of the Subject Property. Said Defendants coordinated with each 21 other or ratified such acts to cause the great harms to all or the Plaintiffs. 22 5. On information and belief, at all times mentioned herein, Defendants were the agents, 23 servants, employees, successors-in-interest, assigns, subsidiaries, and/ox joint 24 25 venturers of their co-Defendants and were, as such, acting with.in the purpose, cot1rsi;, 26 COMPI_.AINT FOR DAMAGES FOR:!. VIOLATION OF CAUFORNIA CIVIL CODE§ 1942.42. TORT!OUS BREACH OF THE WAllRANTY OF HABITABILITYJ. PRlVATE NUISANCE4. BUSINESS AND 27 l'IWfl.::SSIONS CODE§ 17200, fT SEQ. 5. NEGLIGENCE 6. BREACH OF COVENANT or QUIBT ENJOYMENT 7. INTEl\TJONAI., INPLICTION Of EMOTIONAL DISTRfSS 8. NEGLIGBNCE PER SE9. 28 VIOLATfON OF CONSUMER LEGAi., REMEDIES ACT, CALlf-ORNIA CIVJL CODE§ 1750, ET SEQ. 10. VIOLATION or CALlroRNIA CIVIL CODE§ 19,17.12--DEMAND fOR JURY TRIAL-- - 3 scope, and authority of said agency, employment, successor-in-interest, assigmnent, 2 .subsidiary, and/or joint venture. Each and every Defendant as aforesaid was acting a. 3 a principal and was negligent in the selection and hiring and.retention of ec1,ch and 4 every Defendant as an agent, employee, successor-in-interest, assignment, subsidiary, 5 6 and/or joint ve1)tures. 7 6. Whenever reference is made to individuals who are not named as Defendants in this 8 Complaint, but who are or were employees, agents, associates, joint venturers, 9 mmrngers, directors, board members, partners, trustees and beneficiaries of 10 Defendants and/or Defendants' companies or organizations, Plaintiffs assert that the 11 conduct of such individuals at all relevant times was on behalf of Defendants and was 12 13 within the course and scope of their employment or agency. 14 7. Plaintiffs arc ignorant of the true names and capacities of Defendants sued as DOES 15 1-100, inclusive, and therefore sue these Defendants by such fictitious IHIIJJeS and 16 capacities. On information and belief, each of the Defendants fictitiously named as a 17 DOE is legally responsible, negligently or in some other actionable manner, for the 18 19 events and happenings hereinafter referred to, and thereby proximately and legally 20 caused the i1~uries and damages to Plaintiffs as alleged. Plaintiffs will amend this 21 Complaint to insert the true names and/or capacities of such fictitiously named 22 Defendar.ts when the same have been ascertained. 23 8. Plaintiffs are informed and believe, and th,ercon allege that Defendant engaged in 24 25 activities of a lessor and/or landlord at the Subject Property, includiog but not limit~cl I 26 COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES FOR:I. VIOLATION or CALlfORNIA CIVIL CODE§ 19<12.42. TORTIOUS ii 27 BREACH OF THE WARRANTY or !-IABITABl,LITY3. PRIVATE NUJSANCE4. BUSINESS AND PROrESSIONS CODE§ 17200, ET SEQ. 5. NEGLIGENCE 6. BREACH OF COVENANT or QUIET r