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V. DEFENDANT AMERIGAS
PROPANE, L.P. [AMERIGAS]
PAUL BONIFACIO, an individual,
MARGARET HYUN, an individual, Date: May 3, 2019
AMERIGAS PROPANE, L.P., a business Time: 9:00 a.m. .
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AmeriGas argues that; the Court should not. impose monetary sanctions
against it because Plaintiff Briceida Lopez did not adequately meet and confer before
filing the present motions and because AmeriGas’s discovery responses and conduct
are substantially justified. Plaintiff hopes and believes that after adjudicating her
pending motions t0 compel, the Court Will conclude that the opposite is true. If, like
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2 admonish AmeriGas t0 reverse course.
3 Dated: April 26, 2019 WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY & SCHOENBERGER
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MATTHEW D. DAVIS
SPENCER J. PAHLKE
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VALERIE N. ROSE
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PROOF OF SERVICE
Lopez, et a1. v. Bonifacio, et al.
Case No. ISCIV01696
At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action.
I am employed in the county where the mailing took place. My business address is
650 California
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On the date set forth below, I caused t0 be served true copies 0f the following
document(s) described as:
REPLY TO OPPOSITION IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF
SANCTIONS AGAINST DEFENDANT AMERIGAS PROPANE, L.P.
[AMERIGAS]
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Julie M. Azevedo, Esq. Counsel for Defendants Paul Bonifacio
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP and Margaret Hyun
333 Bush Street, Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94104 T: (415) 438-5820
F: (415) 434-0882
Julie.Azevedfllewisbrisboiscom
Keith R. Gillette, Esq. Counsel for Defendants Amerigas
Bullivant Houser Baily Propane, Inc., Amerigas Propane, LP and
101 Montgomery Street, Suite 2600 Amerigas, Inc.
San Francisco, CA 94104-4146
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James Hultquist, Esq. Co-Counsel for Defendants Amerigas
Daniel Kirby, Esq. Propane, Inc., Amerigas Propane, LP and
Michael Sekiguchi, Esq. Amerigas, Inc.
Reed Smith LLP
10 South Wacker Drive O: (312) 207-1000
Chicago, IL 60606-7507 F: (312) 207‘6400
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BY MAIL: I enclosed the document(s) in a sealed envelope 0r package
addressed to the persons at the addresses listed in the Service List and placed the
envelope for collection and mailing, following our ordinary business practices. I am
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collecting and processing correSpondence for mailing. On the same day that
correspondence is placed for collection and mailing, it is deposited in the ordinary
course of business with the United States Postal Service, in a sealed enveIOpe with
postage fully prepaid. I am a resident 0r employed in the county where the mailing
occurred. The envelope was placed in the mail at San Francisco, California.
BY E—MAIL OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION: Based on a court order
or an agreement of the
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I caused the document(s) t0 be sent from e-mail address
kbenzien@walkuplawoffice.com to the persons at the e-mail addresses listed in the
Service List. I did not receive, within a reasonable time after the transmission, any
electronic message 0r other indication that the transmission was unsuccessful.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State 0f California
that the foregoing is true and correct.
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LAW OFFICES OF 0X7 WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY 81 SCHOENBERGER A PROFESSIONM. CORPORAT ION FILED SAN MATE” 650 CALIFORNIA STREET, 26;“FLOOR APR anNTY SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94108—2615 2 6 2019 981-7210 T: (41 5) ~ 391-6965 F: (41 5) - MATTHEW D. wmflmmfiwmh‘ DAVIS (State Bar #141986) mdavis@wa1kuplawoffice.com SPENCER J. PAHLKE (State Bar #250914) spahlke@walkuplawoffice .com 3L ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS - eJowaw 2!de wnpuavessu “MO BRICEIDA LOPEZ AND JOSE SOLIS m SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE 0F CALIFORNIA l/IIlll/I/I/lI/ll/Il/IIIIII/lI/ll/Il//// swwd COUNTY 0F SAN MATEO pue sammmnv u! BRICEIDA LOPEZ, an individual, JOSE Case No. 18CIV01696 Idau SOLIS, an individual, REPLY TO OPPOSITION IN Plaintiffs, SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF SANCTIONS AGAINST V. DEFENDANT AMERIGAS PROPANE, L.P. [AMERIGAS] PAUL BONIFACIO, an individual, MARGARET HYUN, an individual, Date: May 3, 2019 AMERIGAS PROPANE, L.P., a business Time: 9:00 a.m. . entity, AMERIGAS PROPANE, INC, a Dept; Law & Motion 3. corporation, AMERIGAS, INC., a H corporation, NNNNNHHHHHHHHHH and rhCONI—‘OCOmQGBOIAOONI-‘O DOES ONE through 'g ONE—HUNDRED, inclusive, Action Filed: April 6, 2018 565%30 Trial Date: November 18, 20195;; 41 Defendants. 3a 5 AmeriGas argues that; the Court should not. impose monetary sanctions against it because Plaintiff Briceida Lopez did not adequately meet and confer before filing the present motions and because AmeriGas’s discovery responses and conduct are substantially justified. Plaintiff hopes and believes that after adjudicating her pending motions t0 compel, the Court Will conclude that the opposite is true. If, like wC31 Plaintiff, the Court determines that AmeriGas has engaged in egregious t0 G} /// m~J /// [ON 1 REPLY TO OPPOSITION IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF SANCTIONS AGAINST DEFENDANT AMERIGAS PROPANE, L.P. - CASE NO. 18CIV’01696 1 discovery misconduct, it should impose the requested monetary sanctions and 2 admonish AmeriGas t0 reverse course. 3 Dated: April 26, 2019 WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY & SCHOENBERGER 4 . 5 5 By: 41—0 MATTHEW D. DAVIS SPENCER J. PAHLKE 7 VALERIE N. ROSE 8 Attorneys for Plaintiffs BRICEIDA LOPEZ AND JOSE SOLIS 9 10 1l 12 13 14 15 16, 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 iAWOFFICES 0F wfi‘é‘éfifié‘éfifi‘fihfi“ 2 Agg'émr‘é‘xfiiflxé‘e‘?REPLY TO OPPOSITION IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF SANCTIONS AGAINST smsfigégggfiaams DEFENDANT AMERIGAS PROPANE, L.P. -CASE NO. 1801V01696 PROOF OF SERVICE Lopez, et a1. v. Bonifacio, et al. Case No. ISCIV01696 At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action. I am employed in the county where the mailing took place. My business address is 650 California wmqmmfiwwI—I Street, 26th Floor, City and County of San Francisco, CA 94108-2615. On the date set forth below, I caused t0 be served true copies 0f the following document(s) described as: REPLY TO OPPOSITION IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF SANCTIONS AGAINST DEFENDANT AMERIGAS PROPANE, L.P. [AMERIGAS] t0: Julie M. Azevedo, Esq. Counsel for Defendants Paul Bonifacio Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP and Margaret Hyun 333 Bush Street, Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94104 T: (415) 438-5820 F: (415) 434-0882 Julie.Azevedfllewisbrisboiscom Keith R. Gillette, Esq. Counsel for Defendants Amerigas Bullivant Houser Baily Propane, Inc., Amerigas Propane, LP and 101 Montgomery Street, Suite 2600 Amerigas, Inc. San Francisco, CA 94104-4146 D: (415) 352-2766 O: (415) 351-2700 NNNNNNNNr—lI—II—II—IHHs—II—IHs—I F: (415) 352-2701 keith.aillette@bullivant.com qmmvhwbor—lOQOOO-qmo’lfiwNI-HO roberta.beach@bu11ivant.com James Hultquist, Esq. Co-Counsel for Defendants Amerigas Daniel Kirby, Esq. Propane, Inc., Amerigas Propane, LP and Michael Sekiguchi, Esq. Amerigas, Inc. Reed Smith LLP 10 South Wacker Drive O: (312) 207-1000 Chicago, IL 60606-7507 F: (312) 207‘6400 JHultg uist@ReedSmith.com dkirbfiQreedsmithcom msekiguchi@reedsmith.com BY MAIL: I enclosed the document(s) in a sealed envelope 0r package addressed to the persons at the addresses listed in the Service List and placed the envelope for collection and mailing, following our ordinary business practices. I am 28 readily familiar with the practice of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger for LAW OFFECES OF WALKUP. MELODIA. KELLY 3 SCHOENBERGER 81. . nmuufisxfin x’néwnnmlun REPLY TO OPPOSITION IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF SANCTIONS AGAINST 650 CALIFORNIA STREET 36TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO. CA 94!“ (4‘3) 981v72‘.0 DEFENDANT AMERIGAS PROPANE, L.PA -CASE NO. ISCIVOISQG collecting and processing correSpondence for mailing. On the same day that correspondence is placed for collection and mailing, it is deposited in the ordinary course of business with the United States Postal Service, in a sealed enveIOpe with postage fully prepaid. I am a resident 0r employed in the county where the mailing occurred. The envelope was placed in the mail at San Francisco, California. BY E—MAIL OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION: Based on a court order or an agreement of the QOWQOEOIQOONI—i parties to accept service by e-mail or electronic transmission, I caused the document(s) t0 be sent from e-mail address kbenzien@walkuplawoffice.com to the persons at the e-mail addresses listed in the Service List. I did not receive, within a reasonable time after the transmission, any electronic message 0r other indication that the transmission was unsuccessful. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State 0f California that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on April 26, 2019, at San Francisco, California. ”glamflvaw I 2A I&ir‘éfn Eefizien \j / NNNNNNNHHHHI—IHy—IHHH mmthI—Iommflmmn‘thr—‘O 27 28 LAW omcts Of WALIOJP. M2100“. KELLY & SCHOENBERGER 4 lululmmn AIR‘IIGSKK‘AM REPLY TO OPPOSITION IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF SANCTIONS AGAINST I‘L 650 CALIFORNIA STREET 26TH FLOOR SAN {RANCISCQ CA 96106 gawzzo (us: DEFENDANT AMERIGAS PROPANE, L.P. -CASE NO. 18CIV01696