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Theresa J Barta, SBN 150995
BARTA LAW
4041 Macarthur Blvd., Ste. 280
Newport Beach, CA 92660-2537
Telephone: (949) 833-3383
Facsimile: (949) 209-2530
Email: theresa@barta-law.com
Charles M. Louderback, SBN 88788
Stacey L. Pratt, SBN 124892
LOUDERBACK LAW GROUP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2970
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 615-0200
Facsimile: (415) 795-4775
E-Mail: — clouderback@louderbackgroup.com
spratt@louderbackgroup.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff
DIANA P. BLUM, M.D.
IN AND FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA - UNLIMITED JURISDICTION
DIANA P. BLUM, M_D., Civil Case No. 2015-1-CV-277582
Plaintiff,
PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE OF MOTION
v. AND MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL
SUTTER HEALTH, a California corporation; | Date: TBA
PALO ALTO FOUNDATION MEDICAL Time: TBA
Dept: 16
GROUP, INC., a California corporation; PALO Judge: Hon. Drew C. Takaichi
ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION, a
California corporation; and DOES 1 through 20,
Defendants. Complaint filed: March 4, 2015
Trial Date: January 8, 2018
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TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT on a date and time to be determined by the
Court — ( ) at a.m./p.m., in Department 16 of this Court located at 191
North First Street San Jose, CA 95113, Plaintiff Diana Blum, M.D. (“Plaintiff”) hereby does and
will move this Court for New Trial.
This Motion is made on the grounds that on each and all of the following grounds, which
materially affected the substantial rights of the moving party and prevented a fair trial:
1. Irregularity in the proceedings of the Court (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(1));
2. Irregularity in the proceedings of the jury (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(1));
3. Irregularity in the proceedings of the adverse party (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(1);
4. Improper orders of the Court (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(1));
Abuse of discretion by the Court (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(1));
Inadequate damages (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(5));
Insufficiency of the evidence to justify the verdict (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(6);
Insufficient of the evidence to justify the decisions (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(6));
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The verdict and incorporated decisions are contrary to law (Code Civ. Proc.§
657(6));
10. The Court’s decisions are contrary to law (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(6));
11. Error in law occurring at the trial and objected to by the party making the
application (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(7)).
The Motion is and shall be based upon this Notice, Plaintiff's previously-filed Notice of
Intention to Move for New Trial (attached hereto as Exhibit A), the evidence presented at trial, all
pleadings, the Memorandum of Points and Authorities in support, the Declaration of Theresa J.
Barta and supporting exhibits, the Proposed Order, the records and files in this action, and any
further evidence or argument that the Court may properly receive at or before the hearing.
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BARTA LAW
Theresa Barta
Attorney for Plaintiff
DIANA P. BLUM, M.D.
LOUDERBACK LAW GROUP
DATE: March 20, 2018
Charles M. Louderback
Stacey L. Pratt
Attorneys for Plaintiff
DIANA P. BLUM, M.D.
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Theresa J Barta, SBN 150995
BARTA LAW
4041 Macarthur Blvd., Ste. 280
‘Newport Beach, CA 92660-2537
Telephone: (949) 833-3383
Facsimile: (949) 209-2530
Email: theresa@barta-law.com
Charles M. Louderback, SBN 88788
Stacey L. Pratt, SBN 124892
LOUDERBACK LAW GROUP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2970
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 615-0200
Facsimile: (415) 795-4775
E-Mail: —_clouderback@louderbackgroup.com
spratt@louderbackgroup.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff
DIANA P. BLUM, M.D.
E-FILED
3/9/2018 9:34 AM
Clerk of Court
Superior Court of CA,
County of Santa Clara
2015-1-CV-277582
Reviewed By: E. Fang
Envelope: 1294572
IN AND FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA - UNLIMITED JURISDICTION
DIANA P. BLUM, M.D.,
Plaintiff,
v.
SUTTER HEALTH, a California corporation;
PALO ALTO FOUNDATION MEDICAL
GROUP, INC., a California corporation; PALO
ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION, a
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PLAINTIFF DIANA BLUM, M.D.’S
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MOVE
FOR NEW TRIAL
Date: To be set by the Court
Time: To be set by the Court
Dept: 16
Judge: Hon. Drew C. Takaichi
Trial Date: 1/08/2018
Judgment Entered: 2/22/2018
Amended Judgment Entered: 3/01/2018
PLAINTIFF DIANA BLUM, M.D.’S NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MOVE FOR NEW TRIAL;
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TO THE CLERK OF THE ABOVE-ENTITLED COURT AND TO THE ATTORNEYS
OF RECORD FOR EACH PARTY HEREIN:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Plaintiff, Diana Blum, M.D. intends to move the
Court to set aside the judgment entered on the jury verdict in this action, and as amended,' and
to grant a new trial. This motion will be heard at a time and place to be set by the Court
pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 661.
This motion will be made on each and all of the following grounds, which materially
affected the substantial rights of the moving party and prevented a fair trial:
Ll. Inregularity in the proceedings of the Court (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(1));
2. Irregularity in the proceedings of te jury (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(1));
3. Inregularity in the proceedings of the adverse party (Code Civ. Proc. §
657(1);
4. Improper orders of the Court (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(1));
5. Abuse of discretion by the Court (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(1));
6. Inadequate damages (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(5));
Ts Insufficiency of the evidence to justify the verdict (Code Civ. Proc. §
657(6);
8. Insufficient of the evidence to justify the decisions (Code Civ. Proc. §
6576);
9. The verdict and incorporated decisions are contrary to law (Code Civ.
Proc.§ 657(6)); :
10. | The Court’s decisions are contrary to law (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(6));
ll, Error in law occurring at the trial and objected to by the party making the
application (Code Civ. Proc. § 657(7)).
' The current absence of the Court’s ruling on the request for statement of decision precludes a determination of
one, final judgment.
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The motion will be based on this Notice, the evidence presented at trial, all pleadings,
papers and records in this action, the minutes of the Court, and a memorandum of points and
authorities to be filed and served with the time permitted by California Rule of Court 3.1600.
The motion will also be based on declarations supporting the first through eleventh
grounds enumerated above as required by Code of Civil Procedure Section 658, to be filed and
served within the time permitted by Code of Civil Procedure 659a.
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Attorney for Plaintiff
DIANA BLUM, M.D.
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Charles M. Louderback
Stacey L. Pratt
Attorneys for Plaintiff
DIANA P. BLUM, M.D.
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PROOF OF SERVICE
I, Ericka Clarke, am employed in the City and County of San Francisco, State of California]
I am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to the within-entitled action. My business
address is 44 Montgomery St., Suite 2970, San Francisco, CA 94104, and email address is
eclarke@louderbackgroup.com. On March 9, 2018, I served the foregoing document(s) described
as:
e PLAINTIFF DIANA BLUM, M.D.’S NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MOVE FOR
NEW TRIAL
on the following persons in this action by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in sealed
envelope(s) with postage thereon fully prepaid and addressed as stated below:
Attorneys for Defendants SUTTER HEALTH and PALO ALTO MEDICAL
FOUNDATION
Lindbergh Porter, Jr. lporter@littler.com
LITTLER MENDELSON PC
333 Bush St Fl 34
San Francisco, CA 94104
Maiko Nakarai-Kanivas mnakaraikanivas@littler.com
LITTLER MENDELSON PC
1255 Treat Blvd Ste 600
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Attorney for Defendant PALO ALTO FOUNDATION MEDICAL GROUP, INC.
Marcie Isom Fitzsimmons misom@grsm.com
GORDON REES LLP
275 Battery St Ste 2000
San Francisco CA 94111
Co-Counsel Attorney for Plaintiff DIANA P. BLUM, M.D.
Theresa J Barta theresa@barta-law.com
BARTA LAW
4041 Macarthur Blvd., Ste. 280
Newport Beach, CA 92660-2537
& BY U.S. MAIL: Iam readily familiar with my firm’s practice of collection and
processing correspondence for mailing with the Unites States Postal Service. Under that
practice, correspondence will be deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on this same day
pith postage thereon fully prepaid at San Francisco, California, in the ordinary course of
yusiness.
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BY OVERNIGHT DELIVERY OVERNIGHT: I caused such envelope(s) to be
delivered by Federal Express, next business day delivery to the addressee(s) listed above.
BY E-MAIL: Additionally, I caused said documents to be prepared in portable
document format (PDF) for e-mailing and served by electronic mail on March 9, 2018 as
indicated above. That the document was served electronically and the transmission was
reported as complete and without error.
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oO BY PERSONAL SERVICE: I caused the said document(s) to be served by hand
delivery to the offices of the addressee(s) listed above.
1 declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing is true and correct. Executed on March 9, 2018 at San Francisco, California.
C Eritka Clarke
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PROOF OF SERVICE
I, Jung Shin, am employed in the City and County of San Francisco, State of California. I
am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to the within-entitled action. My business
address is 44 Montgomery St., Suite 2970, San Francisco, CA 94104, and email address is
jshin@louderbackgroup.com. On March 20, 2018, I served the foregoing document(s) described
as:
e PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL
on the following persons in this action by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in sealed
envelope(s) with postage thereon fully prepaid and addressed as stated below:
Attorneys for Defendants
SUTTER HEALTH and PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION
Lindbergh Porter, Jr. Iporter@littler.com
LITTLER MENDELSON PC
333 Bush St F134
San Francisco, CA 94104
Maiko Nakarai-Kanivas mnakaraikanivas@littler.com
LITTLER MENDELSON PC
1255 Treat Blvd Ste 600
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Attorney for Defendant
PALO ALTO FOUNDATION MEDICAL GROUP, INC.
Marcie Isom Fitzsimmons misom@grsm.com
GORDON REES LLP
275 Battery St Ste 2000
San Francisco CA 94111
[] BYU.S. MAIL: Jam readily familiar with my firm’s practice of collection and
processing correspondence for mailing with the Unites States Postal Service. Under that
practice, correspondence will be deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on this same day
with postage thereon fully prepaid at San Francisco, California, in the ordinary course of
business.
— BY OVERNIGHT DELIVERY OVERNIGHT: I caused such envelope(s) to be
delivered by Federal Express, next business day delivery to the addressee(s) listed above.
— BY E-MAIL: Additionally, I caused said documents to be prepared in portable
document format (PDF) for e-mailing and served by electronic mail on March 20, 2018
as indicated above. That the document was served electronically and the transmission
was reported as complete and without error.
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Ol BY PERSONAL SERVICE: I caused the said document(s) to be served by hand
delivery to the offices of the addressee(s) listed above.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that
the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on March 20, 2018 at San F: ciséo, California.
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