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Brendan P. Cullen (SBN 194057)
cullenb@sullcrom.com
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP
1870 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, California 94303
Telephone: (650) 461-5650
Facsimile: (650) 461-5756
Attorney for Petitioner
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
DARREN H. BECHTEL,
Petitioner,
v.
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF
ELECTIONS,
Respondent.
CASE NGPF~2 0517159
PETITION TO HAVE VOTER
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
DECLARED CONFIDENTIAL
PETITION TO HAVE VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION DECLARED CONFIDENTIALYA DA WU fF WN
TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 2166 of the Elections Code,
Petitioner Darren H. Bechtel hereby petitions this Court for an order to declare the residence
address, telephone number and email address appearing on his affidavit of registration as a voter
to be deemed confidential information. Mr. Bechtel is requesting this order because it is
necessary to protect him and his household from a life-threatening circumstance, as discussed in
the accompanying Declaration of Darren ven
DATED: July 16,2020
Brendan P. Cullen (SBN 194057)
cullenb@sullcrom.com
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP
1870 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, California 94303
Telephone: (650) 461-5650
Facsimile: (650) 461-5756
Attorney for Petitioner
PETITION TO HAVE VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION DECLARED CONFIDENTIAL,FAXED
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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
STREET ADDRESS: Civic Center Courthouse, 400 McAllister Street
MAILING ADoRESS: 400 McAllister Street
icity ano zip cope: San Francisco 94102
BRANCH NAME:
. CM-010
rATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, Stale Gov number, and address):
Brendan P. Cullen (SBN 194057) FOR COURT USE ONLY
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
1870 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, California 94303
TELEFHONE NO: (650) 461-5650 FAXNO. (Optionay: (650) 461-5756 FE qt i E 1 Dp
ATTORNEY FOR (Name): Darren H. Bechtel
San Francisco County Superior Court
sue 2-4 2020
CASE NAME:
Darren H. Bechtel v. City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections
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BY.
Deputy Clerk.
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET
[__] Unlimited (5) Limited
(Amount (Amount
demanded demanded is
exceeds $25,000) $25,000)
J counter
Complex Case Designation
Filed with first appearance by defendant
(Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.402)
““Spp-20°517159
Juoce: 206
vert: Presiding Judge Garrett L. Wong
(J soinder
items 1-6 below must be completed (see instructions on page 2).
Auto Tort
(1) Auto 22)
[] Uninsured motorist (46)
Other PI/PDWD (Personal Injury/Property
Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort
[J] Asbestos (04)
(] Product liability (24)
[J Medical malpractice (45)
([] Other PyPDAWD (23)
Non-Pl/PDIWD (Other) Tort
[} Business tort/unfair business practice (07)
(J Givit rights (08)
[] Defamation (13)
[] Fraud (16)
[J intetiectual property (19)
[7] Professional negligence (25)
[J Other non-P/PD/WO tort (35)
Employment .
[J Wrongful termination (36)
[] Other employment (15)
Contract
1 Breach of contra
Real Property
condemnation (1
Unlawful! Detainer
[J Commercial (31)
(J Residential (32)
(J Drugs (38)
Judiclal Review
[7 Asset forfeiture (
1. Check one box below for the case type that best describes this case:
[) Rule 3.740 collections (09)
[) Other cotiections (09)
Insurance coverage (18)
[1 Other contract (37)
(J Eminent domain/inverse
[J wWrongtut eviction (33)
[_] Otter real property (26)
{J Petition re: arbitration award (11)
{_] Writ of mandate (02)
[] Other judicial review (39)
Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation
(Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.400-3.403) -
[[_] AntitrusyTrade regulation (03)
([[} Construction defect (10)
[) Mass tort (40)
[£7] Securities litigation (28) *
[| EnvironmentayToxic tort (30)
[7] Insurance coverage claims arising from the
above listed provisionally complex case
types (41)
Enforcement of Judgment
[J Enforcement of judgment (20)
Miscellaneous Civil Complaint
[] rico 7)
[J Other complaint (not specified above) (42)
Miscellaneous Civil Petition
cUwarranty (08)
4)
[-) Partnership and corporate governance (21)
Other petition (not specified above) (43)
(05)
2. Thiscase[_] is [=] isnot
factors requiring exceptional judicial management:
a. {__] Large number of separately represented parties
b. [-_] Extensive motion practice raising difficult or novel
issues that will be time-consuming to resolve
c. [__] Substantial amount of documentary evidence
d.
e.
f.
3. Remedies sought (check all that apply): a. [__] monetary b.
complex under rule 3.400 of the California Rules of Court. If the case is complex, mark the
[_] Large number of witnesses
[__] Coordination with related actions pending in one or more
courts in other counties, states, or countries, or in a federal
court
[__] Substantial postjudgment judicial supervision
nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief c. [__] punitive
4. Number of causes of action (specify): 1 (Petition to Have Voter Registration Information Declared Confidential)
5. Thiscase [_] is [<]Jisnot aclass action suit
6. If there are any known related cases, file and serve a notice of rel
Date: July 16, 2020
Brendan P. Cullen
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME)
lated case. (You may use foxff/CM-015.)
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(SIGNATURE OF PARTY OR ATTORNEY FOR PARTY)
under the Probate Code, Family Code, or Welfare and Institutions
in sanctions.
other parties to the action or proceeding.
NOTICE
+ Plaintiff must file this cover sheet with the first paper filed in the action or proceeding (except small claims cases or cases filed
+ File this cover sheet in addition to any cover sheet required by local court rule.
+ If this case is complex under rule 3.400 et seq. of the California Rules of Court, you must serve a copy of this cover sheet on all
* Unless this is a collections case under rule 3.740 or a complex case, this cover sheet will be used for statistical purposes only.
Code). (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.220.) Failure to file may result
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Form Adopted for Mandatory Use
Judiciat Council of California
CUMIN ROW av + 2071
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET
Cal, Rutes of Court, rules 2.30, 3.220, 3,400-3.403, 3.740,
Cal, Standards of Judicial Administration, sid, 3.40%
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE COVER SHEET CM-010
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
Auto Tort Contrac Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation (Cal.
Auto (22)-Personal Injury/Property
Damage/Wrongful Death
Uninsured Motorist (46) (if the
case involves an uninsured
motorist claim subject to
arbitration, check this item
instead of Auto)
Other PIPDAVD (Personal Injury!
Proporty Damage/Wrongful Death)
Tort
Asbestos (04)
Asbestos Property Damage
Asbestos Personal Injury!
‘Wrongful Death
Product Liability (not asbestos or
toxic/environmental) (24)
Medical Malpractice (45)
Medical Malpractice—
Physicians & Surgeons
Other Professional Health Care
Malpractice
Other P/PDAWD (23)
Premises Liability (e.g., slip
and fall)
Intentionat Bodily Injury/PD/WD
(e.g., assault, vandalism)
Intentional Infliction of
Emotional Distress
Negligent infiiction of
Emotional Distress
Other PUPOWD.
Non-PUPDIWD (Other) Tort
Business Tor¥Unfair Business
Practice (07)
Civil Rights (e.g., discrimination,
false arrest) (not civil
harassment) (08)
Defamation (e.g., slander, libel)
(13)
Fraud (16)
Intellectual Property (19)
Professional Negligence (25)
Legal Malpractice
Other Professional Malpractice
(not medical or legal)
Other Non-P/PD/WD Tort (35)
Employment
Wrongful Termination (36)
Other Employment (15)
Breach of ContracvWarranty (08)
Breach of Rental/Lease
Contract (not unlawful detainer
or wrongtu! eviction)
ContractWarranty Breach-Seller
Plaintiff (not fraud or negligence)
Negligent Breach of Contract!
Warranty
Other Breach of ContracuWarranty
Collections (e.g., money owed, open
book accounts) (09)
Collection Case-Seller Plaintiff
Other Promissory Note/Collections
Case
Insurance Coverage (not provisionally
complex) (18)
Auto Subrogation
Other Coverage
Other Contract (37)
Contractual Fraud
Other Contract Dispute,
Real Property
Eminent Domain/Inverse
Condemnation (14)
Wrongful Eviction (33)
Other Real Property (e.g... quiet tile) (26)
‘Writ of Possession of Real Property
Mortgage Foreclosure
Quiet Title
Other Real Property (not eminent
domain, landlordfenant, or
foreclosure)
Uniawful Detainer
‘Commercial (31)
Residential (32)
Drugs (38) (if the case involves illegal
drugs, check this item; othenwise,
report as Commercial or Residential)
Judicial Review
Asset Forfeiture (05)
Petition Re: Arbitration Award (11)
‘Writ of Mandate (02)
Writ-Administrative Mandamus
Writ-Mandamus on Limited Court
Case Matter
Writ-Other Limited Court Case
Review
Other Judicial Review (39)
Review of Health Officer Order
Notice of Appeal-Labor
‘Commissioner Appeals
Rules of Court Rules 3.400-3.403)
Antitrust/Trade Regulation (03)
Construction Defect (10)
Claims Involving Mass Tort (40)
Securities Litigation (28)
Environmental/Toxic Tort (30)
Insurance Coverage Claims
{arising from provisionally complex
case type listed above) (41)
Enforcement of Judgment
Enforcement of Judgment (20)
Abstract of Judgment (Out of
County)
Confession of Judgment (non-
domestic relations)
Sister State Judgment
Administrative Agency Award
(not unpaid taxes)
Pelition/Certification of Entry of
Judgment on Unpaid Taxes
Other Enforcement of Judgment
Case
Miscellaneous Civil Complaint
RICO (27)
Other Complaint (not specified
above) (42)
Declaratory Relief Only
Injunctive Relief Only (non-
harassment)
Mechanics Lien
Other Commercial Complaint
Case (non-tort/non-complex)
Other Civil Complaint
(non-tort/non-complex)
Miscellaneous Civil Petition
Partnership and Corporate
Governance (21)
Other Petition (not specified
above) (43)
Givil Harassment
Workplace Violence
Elder/Dependent Adult
Abuse
Election Contest
Petition for Name Change
Petition for Relief From Late
Claim
Other Civil Petition
‘c.010 (Rev. July 1. 2007)
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET
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