No Value: East West Bank vs HERBL Inc

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                                1   Christopher D. Nissen, Esq. (SBN 202034)
     Adam E. Wayne (SBN 332534)
 2   WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ,
       EDELMAN & DICKER LLP
 3   555 S Flower St, Suite 2900
     Los Angeles, CA 90071-2407
 4   Telephone: (213) 443-5100
     Facsimile: (213) 445-5101
 5   Email: christopher.nissen@wilsonelser.com
     adam.wayne@wilsonelser.com
 6   Attorneys for Claimant,
     CENTRAL COAST AGRICULTURE, INC.
 7   dba RAW GARDEN

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                         SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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              FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA – SOUTH COUNTY DIVISION
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11   EAST WEST BANK, a California state                 Case No.: 23CV02629
     banking corporation,                               [Assigned for all Purposes to the Honorable
12                                                      Colleen K. Stern, Dept. 5]

13                  Plaintiff,                          CLAIMANT CENTRAL COAST
                                                        AGRICULTURE, INC. DBA RAW
14          v.                                          GARDEN’S REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL
                                                        NOTICE IN SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION
15                                                      TO RECEIVER KEVIN SINGER’S
     HERBL, INC., a California corporation dba          MOTION FOR ISSUANCE OF ORDER
16   HERBL, HERBL DISTRIBUTION                          AUTHORIZING RECEIVER TO
     SOLUTIONS, and HDS NATURALS,                       DISTRIBUTE FUNDS TO EAST WEST
17                                                      BANK; and PROOF OF SERVICE
                    Defendant.
18                                                      Date: April 29, 2024
                                                        Time: 10:00 A.M.
19                                                      Dept. 5

20                                                      Complaint Filed: June 20, 2023
21                                                      Trial Date: None Set
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24           TO DEFENDANTS AND TO THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
25           CLAIMANT CENTRAL COAST AGRICULTURE, INC. DBA RAW GARDEN
26   (“Claimant” or “CCA”) hereby request, pursuant to California Evidence Code section 452,
27   subdivision (d), et seq., that this Court take judicial notice of the following documents:
28           1. Notice and Application for Right to Attach Order and Writ Of Attachment and Order
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     CLAIMANT CENTRAL COAST AGRICULTURE, INC. DBA RAW GARDEN’S REQUEST FOR
     JUDICIAL NOTICE
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                    Permitting the Creation of Lien, filed on March 8, 2024;
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             2. CCA’s Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion for Writ of
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                    Attachment and Creation of Lien, conditionally filed under seal and lodged on March 8,
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                    2024;
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             3.      Declaration of Thomas Martin in Support of Claimant CCA’s Application for Right to
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                    Attach Order and Writ of Attachment and Order Permitting Creation of Lien,
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                    conditionally filed under seal and lodged on March 8, 2024;
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             4.     Declaration of Ryan Keely in Support Of CCA's Application For Right To Attach Order
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                    And Writ of Attachment and Order Permitting The Creation of Lien, conditionally filed
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                    under seal and lodged on March 8, 2024; and
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             5.     Declaration of Christopher D. Nissen in Support of Claimant Central Coast Agriculture,
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                    Inc.’s Application for Right to Attach Order and Writ of Attachment and Order Permitting
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                    Creation of Lien.
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             The Motion for Writ of Attachment and the concurrently filed Memorandum of Points and
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     Authorities and Evidence submitted in support of the Motion properly subject to the Court’s judicial
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     notice because it is a record of the State of California’s court, is not subject to dispute, and is capable
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     of immediate and accurate determination by resort to sources of reasonably indisputable accuracy.
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     The above referenced docket items filed in this Court referenced as 1 through 5 are relevant to the
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     Claimant’s Opposition to the Receiver’s Motion to Distribute Funds to East West Bank because the
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     documents set forth the factual and legal support for Claimant’s Opposition. As a result, Claimant
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     pray that this Court grant their Request for Judicial Notice. Cal. Evid. Code §§452(d), (h); see also
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     Williams v. Wraxall, 33 Cal. App. 4th 120, 130, n.7 (1995) (court may take judicial notice of existence
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     of court documents); City of Sacramento v. State Water Res. Control Bd., 2 Cal. App. 4th 960, 968
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     n.3 (1992) (taking judicial notice of court’s file in another action).
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     CLAIMANT CENTRAL COAST AGRICULTURE, INC. DBA RAW GARDEN’S REQUEST FOR
     JUDICIAL NOTICE
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             For the foregoing reasons, the Claimant respectfully requests that the Court take judicial
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     notice of items listed above as 1 through 5, which have been filed in this Court, and which were
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     previously served on all parties to this matter on March 8, 2024.
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 5   Dated: April 16, 2024                                WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ,
                                                            EDELMAN & DICKER LLP
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                                                          By: /s/ Christopher D. Nissen
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                                                          Adam E. Wayne
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                                                          CENTRAL COAST AGRICULTURE, INC.
10                                                        dba RAW GARDEN
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     CLAIMANT CENTRAL COAST AGRICULTURE, INC. DBA RAW GARDEN’S REQUEST FOR
     JUDICIAL NOTICE
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 1                                         PROOF OF SERVICE
                                          Code Civ. Proc., § 1013b
 2                                      East West Bank. vs. Herbl, Inc.
                                  Santa Barbara Court Case No: 23CV02629
 3                                     WEMED File No: 24879.00001
 4   STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
 5           I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. I am over the age of 18 and
     not a party to this action. My business address is 555 South Flower Street, Suite 2900, Los Angeles,
 6   California 90071. My electronic service address is Alethia.Whitehead@wilsonelser.com
 7           On April 16, 2024, I caused the foregoing document, entitled “CLAIMANT CENTRAL
     COAST AGRICULTURE, INC. DBA RAW GARDEN’S REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL
 8   NOTICE IN SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION TO RECEIVER KEVIN SINGER’S MOTION
     FOR ISSUANCE OF ORDER AUTHORIZING RECEIVER TO DISTRIBUTE FUNDS TO
 9   EAST WEST BANK” to be served on the person(s) identified in the attached Service List, at their
     respective [residential / business / electronic service] address(es), by the below-indicated means:
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     [X]     (BY ELECTRONIC SERVICE) I electronically served the foregoing document in PDF
11           format on behalf of CENTRAL COAST AGRICULTURE, INC. dba RAW GARDEN
12           I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the above is
     true and correct.
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             Executed on April 16, 2024, at Los Angeles, California.
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15                                                /s/ Alethia Whitehead
                                                  Alethia Whitehead
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     CLAIMANT CENTRAL COAST AGRICULTURE, INC. DBA RAW GARDEN’S REQUEST FOR
     JUDICIAL NOTICE
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                                     East West Bank. vs. Herbl, Inc.
 2                             Santa Barbara Court Case No: 23CV02629
                                    WEMED File No: 24879.00001
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       Marshall J. Hogan (SBN: 286147)              Attorneys for Plaintiff,
 4     mhogan@swlaw.com                             EAST WEST BANK
 5     Andrew B Still (SBN: 312444)
       astill@swlaw.com
 6     SNELL & WILMER L.L.P.
       600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 1400
 7     Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7689
       Telephone: 714.427.7000
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       Facsimile: 714.427.7799
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       Bryce A. Suzuki (pro hac vice forthcoming)
10     bsuzuki@swlaw.com
       SNELL & WILMER L.L.P.
11     One East Washington Street, Suite 2700
       Phoenix, AZ 85004
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       Telephone: 602.382.6000
13     Facsimile: 602.382.6070

14     Michael S. Fauver (SBN: 205829)              Attorneys for Defendant,
       Marcus J. Kocmur (SBN: 208702)               HERBL, INC.
15     Ian L.M. Durdle (SBN: 329187)
16     FAUVER, LARGE, ARCHBALD &
       SPRAY, LLP 820 State Street, 4th Floor
17     Santa Barbara, CA 93101
       Tel: (805) 966-7000 Fax: (805) 966-7227
18     mfauver@flasllp.com
       mkocmur@flasllp.com
19     idurdle@flasllp.com
20     Marina Ratliff, paralegal
       mratliff@flasllp.com
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       Lawrence J. Conlan (SBN: 221350)             Attorneys for Defendant,
22     David L. Cousineau (SBN: 298801)             HERBL, INC.
       CAPPELLO & NOËL LLP
23     831 State Street
24     Santa Barbara, CA 93101
       Tel: (805) 564-2444 Fax: (805) 965-5950
25     lconlan@cappellonoel.com
       dcousineau@cappellonoel.com
26     rlloyd@cappellonoel.com
       adickerson@cappellonoel.com
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       mduong@cappellonoel.com
28     mduong@cappellonoel.com

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     CLAIMANT CENTRAL COAST AGRICULTURE, INC. DBA RAW GARDEN’S REQUEST FOR
     JUDICIAL NOTICE
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 1     jwarson@cappellonoel.com
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       Blake C. Alsbrook (SBN: 262603)           Attorneys for Receiver,
 3     ERVIN COHEN & JESSUP LLP                  KEVIN SINGER
       9401 Wilshire Boulevard, Twelfth Floor
 4     Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2974
       Tel.: (310) 273-6333 Fax (310) 859-2325
 5     balsbrook@ecjlaw.com
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