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Brett A. Stroud, Esq. SBN: 301777
THE LAW OFFICES YOUNG WOOLDRIDGE, LLP
1800 30th Street, 4th Floor, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301
661-327-9661 661-327-0720
bstroud@youngwooldridge.com
Petitioner, Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District
KERN
1215 Truxtun Avenue
1215 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, 93301
Metro Division
Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District v. City of Delano, et al.
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One (1).
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April 22, 2024
Brett A. Stroud, Esq.
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE COVER SHEET CM-01 0
To Plaintiffs and Others Filing First Papers. If you are filing a first paper (for example, a complaint) in a civil case, you must
complete and file, along with your first paper, the Civil Case Cover Sheet contained on page 1 . This information will be used to compile
statistics about the types and numbers of cases filed. You must complete items 1 through 6 on the sheet. In item 1 , you must check
one box for the case type that best describes the case. If the case fits both a general and a more specific type of case listed in item 1 ,
check the more specific one. If the case has multiple causes of action, check the box that best indicates the primary cause of action.
To assist you in completing the sheet, examples of the cases that belong under each case type in item 1 are provided below. A cover
sheet must be filed only with your initial paper. Failure to file a cover sheet with the first paper filed in a civil case may subject a party,
its counsel, or both to sanctions under rules 2.30 and 3.220 of the California Rules of Court.
To Parties in Rule 3.740 Collections Cases. A "collections case" under rule 3.740 is defined as an action for recovery of money owed
in a sum stated to be certain that is not more than $25,000, exclusive of interest and attorney's fees, arising from a transaction in which
property, services, or money was acquired on credit. A collections case does not include an action seeking the following: (1) tort
damages, (2) punitive damages, (3) recovery of real property, (4) recovery of personal property, or (5) a prejudgment writ of
attachment. The identification of a case as a rule 3.740 collections case on this form means that it will be exempt from the general
time-for-service requirements and case management rules, unless a defendant files a responsive pleading. A rule 3.740 collections
case will be subject to the requirements for service and obtaining a judgment in rule 3.740.
To Parties in Complex Cases. In complex cases only, parties must also use the Civil Case Cover Sheet to designate whether the
case is complex. If a plaintiff believes the case is complex under rule 3.400 of the California Rules of Court, this must be indicated by
completing the appropriate boxes in items 1 and 2. If a plaintiff designates a case as complex, the cover sheet must be served with the
complaint on all parties to the action. A defendant may file and serve no later than the time of its first appearance a joinder in the
plaintiff's designation, a counter-designation that the case is not complex, or, if the plaintiff has made no designation, a designation that
the case is complex. CASE TYPES AND EXAMPLES
Contract
Auto Tort Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation (Cal.
Breach of Contract/Warranty (06)
Auto (22)-Personal Injury/Property Rules of Court Rules 3.400-3.403)
Breach of Rental/Lease
Damage/Wrongful Death Antitrust/Trade Regulation (03)
Contract (not unlawful detainer
Uninsured Motorist (46) (if the Construction Defect (10)
or wrongful eviction)
case involves an uninsured Claims Involving Mass Tort (40)
Contract/Warranty Breach-Seller
motorist claim subject to Securities Litigation (28)
Plaintiff (not fraud or negligence)
arbitration, check this item Environmental/Toxic Tort (30)
Negligent Breach of Contract/
instead of Auto) Insurance Coverage Claims
Warranty
Other PI/PD/WD (Personal Injury/ (arising from provisionally complex
Other Breach of Contract/Warranty
Property Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort case type listed above) (41 )
Collections (e.g., money owed, open
Asbestos (04) Enforcement of Judgment
book accounts) (09)
Asbestos Property Damage Enforcement of Judgment (20)
Collection Case-Seller Plaintiff
Asbestos Personal Injury/ Abstract of Judgment (Out of County)
Other Promissory Note/Collections Case
Wrongful Death Confession of Judgment (non-domestic
Insurance Coverage (not provisionally
Product Liability (not asbestos or relations)
complex) (1 8)
toxic/environmental) (24) Sister State Judgment
Auto Subrogation
Medical Malpractice (45) Administrative Agency Award
Other Coverage
Medical Malpractice (not unpaid taxes)
Other Contract (37)
Physicians & Surgeons Petition/Certification of Entry of
Contractual Fraud
Other Professional Health Care Judgment on Unpaid Taxes
Other Contract Dispute
Malpractice Other Enforcement of Judgment Case
Real Property
Other PI/PD/WD (23) Miscellaneous Civil Complaint
Eminent Domain/lnverse
Premises Liability (e.g., slip RICO (27)
Condemnation (14)
and fall) Other Complaint (not specified above) (42)
Wrongful Eviction (33)
Intentional Bodily Injury/PD/WD Declaratory Relief Only
Other Real Property (e.g., quiet title) (26)
(e.g., assault, vandalism) Injunctive Relief Only (non
Writ of Possession of Real Property
Intentional Infliction of harassment)
Mortgage Foreclosure
Emotional Distress Mechanics Lien
Quiet Title
Negligent Infliction of Other Commercial Complaint
Other Real Property (not eminent
Emotional Distress Case (non-tort/non-complex)
domain, landlord/tenant, or
Other PI/PD/WD Other Civil Complaint
foreclosure)
Non-PI/PD/WD (Other) Tort (non-tort/non-complex)
Unlawful Detainer
Business Tort/Unfair Business Miscellaneous Civil Petition
Commercial (31)
Practice (07) Partnership and Corporate
Residential (32)
Civil Rights (e.g., discrimination, Governance (21)
Drugs (38) (if the case involves illegal
false arrest) (not civil Other Petition (not specified above) (43)
drugs, check this item; otherwise,
harassment) (08) Civil Harassment
report as Commercial or Residential)
Defamation (e.g., slander, libel) (13) Workplace Violence
Judicial Review
Fraud (16) Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse
Asset Forfeiture (05)
Intellectual Property (19) Election Contest
Petition Re: Arbitration Award (1 1 )
Professional Negligence (25) Petition for Name Change
Writ of Mandate (02)
Legal Malpractice Petition for Relief From Late Claim
Writ-Administrative Mandamus
Other Professional Malpractice Other Civil Petition
Writ-Mandamus on Limited Court
(not medical or legal)
Case Matter
Other Non-PI/PD/WD Tort (35)
Writ-Other Limited Court Case Review
Employment
Other Judicial Review (39)
Wrongful Termination (36)
Review of Health Officer Order
Other Employment (15)
Notice of Appeal-Labor Commissioner
Appeals
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Brett A. Stroud, Esq. SBN: 301777 THE LAW OFFICES YOUNG WOOLDRIDGE, LLP 1800 30th Street, 4th Floor, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301 661-327-9661 661-327-0720 bstroud@youngwooldridge.com Petitioner, Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District KERN 1215 Truxtun Avenue 1215 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, 93301 Metro Division Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District v. City of Delano, et al. X X X X One (1). X April 22, 2024 Brett A. Stroud, Esq. INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE COVER SHEET CM-01 0 To Plaintiffs and Others Filing First Papers. If you are filing a first paper (for example, a complaint) in a civil case, you must complete and file, along with your first paper, the Civil Case Cover Sheet contained on page 1 . This information will be used to compile statistics about the types and numbers of cases filed. You must complete items 1 through 6 on the sheet. In item 1 , you must check one box for the case type that best describes the case. If the case fits both a general and a more specific type of case listed in item 1 , check the more specific one. If the case has multiple causes of action, check the box that best indicates the primary cause of action. To assist you in completing the sheet, examples of the cases that belong under each case type in item 1 are provided below. A cover sheet must be filed only with your initial paper. Failure to file a cover sheet with the first paper filed in a civil case may subject a party, its counsel, or both to sanctions under rules 2.30 and 3.220 of the California Rules of Court. To Parties in Rule 3.740 Collections Cases. A "collections case" under rule 3.740 is defined as an action for recovery of money owed in a sum stated to be certain that is not more than $25,000, exclusive of interest and attorney's fees, arising from a transaction in which property, services, or money was acquired on credit. A collections case does not include an action seeking the following: (1) tort damages, (2) punitive damages, (3) recovery of real property, (4) recovery of personal property, or (5) a prejudgment writ of attachment. The identification of a case as a rule 3.740 collections case on this form means that it will be exempt from the general time-for-service requirements and case management rules, unless a defendant files a responsive pleading. A rule 3.740 collections case will be subject to the requirements for service and obtaining a judgment in rule 3.740. To Parties in Complex Cases. In complex cases only, parties must also use the Civil Case Cover Sheet to designate whether the case is complex. If a plaintiff believes the case is complex under rule 3.400 of the California Rules of Court, this must be indicated by completing the appropriate boxes in items 1 and 2. If a plaintiff designates a case as complex, the cover sheet must be served with the complaint on all parties to the action. A defendant may file and serve no later than the time of its first appearance a joinder in the plaintiff's designation, a counter-designation that the case is not complex, or, if the plaintiff has made no designation, a designation that the case is complex. CASE TYPES AND EXAMPLES Contract Auto Tort Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation (Cal. Breach of Contract/Warranty (06) Auto (22)-Personal Injury/Property Rules of Court Rules 3.400-3.403) Breach of Rental/Lease Damage/Wrongful Death Antitrust/Trade Regulation (03) Contract (not unlawful detainer Uninsured Motorist (46) (if the Construction Defect (10) or wrongful eviction) case involves an uninsured Claims Involving Mass Tort (40) Contract/Warranty Breach-Seller motorist claim subject to Securities Litigation (28) Plaintiff (not fraud or negligence) arbitration, check this item Environmental/Toxic Tort (30) Negligent Breach of Contract/ instead of Auto) Insurance Coverage Claims Warranty Other PI/PD/WD (Personal Injury/ (arising from provisionally complex Other Breach of Contract/Warranty Property Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort case type listed above) (41 ) Collections (e.g., money owed, open Asbestos (04) Enforcement of Judgment book accounts) (09) Asbestos Property Damage Enforcement of Judgment (20) Collection Case-Seller Plaintiff Asbestos Personal Injury/ Abstract of Judgment (Out of County) Other Promissory Note/Collections Case Wrongful Death Confession of Judgment (non-domestic Insurance Coverage (not provisionally Product Liability (not asbestos or relations) complex) (1 8) toxic/environmental) (24) Sister State Judgment Auto Subrogation Medical Malpractice (45) Administrative Agency Award Other Coverage Medical Malpractice (not unpaid taxes) Other Contract (37) Physicians & Surgeons Petition/Certification of Entry of Contractual Fraud Other Professional Health Care Judgment on Unpaid Taxes Other Contract Dispute Malpractice Other Enforcement of Judgment Case Real Property Other PI/PD/WD (23) Miscellaneous Civil Complaint Eminent Domain/lnverse Premises Liability (e.g., slip RICO (27) Condemnation (14) and fall) Other Complaint (not specified above) (42) Wrongful Eviction (33) Intentional Bodily Injury/PD/WD Declaratory Relief Only Other Real Property (e.g., quiet title) (26) (e.g., assault, vandalism) Injunctive Relief Only (non Writ of Possession of Real Property Intentional Infliction of harassment) Mortgage Foreclosure Emotional Distress Mechanics Lien Quiet Title Negligent Infliction of Other Commercial Complaint Other Real Property (not eminent Emotional Distress Case (non-tort/non-complex) domain, landlord/tenant, or Other PI/PD/WD Other Civil Complaint foreclosure) Non-PI/PD/WD (Other) Tort (non-tort/non-complex) Unlawful Detainer Business Tort/Unfair Business Miscellaneous Civil Petition Commercial (31) Practice (07) Partnership and Corporate Residential (32) Civil Rights (e.g., discrimination, Governance (21) Drugs (38) (if the case involves illegal false arrest) (not civil Other Petition (not specified above) (43) drugs, check this item; otherwise, harassment) (08) Civil Harassment report as Commercial or Residential) Defamation (e.g., slander, libel) (13) Workplace Violence Judicial Review Fraud (16) Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Asset Forfeiture (05) Intellectual Property (19) Election Contest Petition Re: Arbitration Award (1 1 ) Professional Negligence (25) Petition for Name Change Writ of Mandate (02) Legal Malpractice Petition for Relief From Late Claim Writ-Administrative Mandamus Other Professional Malpractice Other Civil Petition Writ-Mandamus on Limited Court (not medical or legal) Case Matter Other Non-PI/PD/WD Tort (35) Writ-Other Limited Court Case Review Employment Other Judicial Review (39) Wrongful Termination (36) Review of Health Officer Order Other Employment (15) Notice of Appeal-Labor Commissioner Appeals CM-010 [Rev. 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