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  • David G Bertrand et al vs Jessica BerryUnlimited Defamation (13) document preview
  • David G Bertrand et al vs Jessica BerryUnlimited Defamation (13) document preview
  • David G Bertrand et al vs Jessica BerryUnlimited Defamation (13) document preview
  • David G Bertrand et al vs Jessica BerryUnlimited Defamation (13) document preview
  • David G Bertrand et al vs Jessica BerryUnlimited Defamation (13) document preview
  • David G Bertrand et al vs Jessica BerryUnlimited Defamation (13) document preview
  • David G Bertrand et al vs Jessica BerryUnlimited Defamation (13) document preview
  • David G Bertrand et al vs Jessica BerryUnlimited Defamation (13) document preview
						
                                

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Mark T. Coffin, State Bar No. 168571 1 Scott A. Jaske, State Bar No. PL-461842 2 MARK T. COFFIN, P.C. 21 E. Carrillo Street, Suite 240 ELECTRONICALLY FILED Santa Barbara, California 93101 Superior Court of California 3 Telephone: (805) 248-7118 County of Santa Barbara 4 Facsimile: (866) 567-4028 Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer Email: mtc@markcoffinlaw.com 2/26/2021 10:54 AM 5 Email: scott@markcoffinlaw.com By: Sarah Sisto, Deputy 6 Attorneys for Plaintiff DAVID G. BERTRAND and DOROTHY CHURCHILL-JOHNSON 7 8 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 9 FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 10 11 DAVID G. BERTRAND, an Individual, Case No. 19CV02429 DOROTHY CHURCHILL-JOHNSON, an 12 Individual, NOTICE OF RULING ON 13 PLAINTIFFS’ EX PARTE TO Plaintiff, SHORTEN TIME FOR HEARING ON 14 vs. MOTION FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: CONTEMPT 15 JESSICA BERRY, an Individual, and DOES 1 through 100, Inclusive, Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021 16 Time: 8:30 a.m. Defendants. Dept: 4 17 18 Zoom Meeting ID: 959 8605 7786 Zoom Passcode: 3069002 19 Assigned for all purposes to the 20 Hon. Colleen K. Sterne Dept: 5 21 Complaint Date: May 7, 2019 Trial Date: March 8, 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 NOTICE OF RULING ON PLAINTIFFS’ EX PARTE TO SHORTEN TIME FOR HEARING ON MOTION FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: CONTEMPT TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: PLEASE 'l‘AKE NOTICE that Plaintiffs’ Ex Part: Application for Order to Show Cause Why Defcndanl Jessica Bcrry Should Nol Be Held In Contempt Of Court 0r In The Alternative Shortened Time For aicc of Motion in the above—captioned matter was held on Februaw 25, 2021 at 8:30 am. in Department 4 ol‘ the Santa. Barbara Superior Cour! located at 1100 Anacapa Street, mm Santa Barbara, CA 93! UL Honorable Donna D. Geek presiding. The Court ordered that Plaintiffs” Motion shall be setfor hearing on March 8, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. in Department 5 of the Santa Barbara Superiur Court. Defendant Jessica Berry’s opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion shall be filed and served no later than March 4, 2021. 10 ll Zoom Meeting In: 959 8605 71'86 12 Zoom Passcnde: 3069002 13 MARK '1'.COi‘FIN, P.C. DATED: February 26, 2021 14 i5 By: __ M T. Scott A. j Cfi‘fffif, Esq. Jaske, Esq. - 1? BER’I‘RAND Attorneys For Plaintiffs DAVID G, and DORO'l‘l-IY CI IURCHILI .—.IO HIN'SON 13 19 ’20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2S “J ._‘ NOTiCE 0F RULING ON PLAID-TIFF? EX FAR'I'E THO SIIORTFN TIME ¥UR HEARING ON MOTION FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RF: CONTEMFI' SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE COLLEEN STERNE DEPARTMENT SB 5 INSTRUCTIONS FOR HEARINGS SCHEDULED - MARCH 2021 DO NOT COME TO THE COURTHOUSE FOR YOUR HEARING Your hearing will proceed by Zoom videoconferencing, or by Zoom audio if you do not have a device with video capability. Please see the instructions below. If you are unable to participate by either Zoom video or audio, please contact the department for direction at 805-882-4570. For Zoom appearances: The Meeting ID numbers are specific to the court departments and do not change. The Zoom passwords change on the first day of each month. Zoom is a videoconference program. Your hearing is called a “meeting" in Zoom. You can access Zoom on your phone, tablet, or PC with an internet connection. If you do not have access to a device with video capability, you can access the meeting with audio only, by dialing the number provided below. Before your hearing date: . Visit www.zoom.us for more information on how Zoom works and how you can join meetings. Zoom works on computer desktops and most smartphones. 0 Test the Zoom audio and video functions on your device before your hearing. Visit httgs://zoom.us/test for more information on how to test your device. For hearings set in March 2021 :1 On your hearinq date — prior to the hearinq start Meeting ID: 959 8605 7786 tum—e: Password: 3069002 . Log onto www.zoom.us through your internet browser or through the app on your mobile device. To join the hearing, click on “JOIN A MEETING” Enter the meeting ID number and password click “Join" If you do not have access to an electronic device with video capability, you can participate by telephone. Dial 1-669-900-6833. The Meeting ID and Password are the same as above. If you join by telephone, use *6 to unmute or mute your telephone. Remote Hearing Information V4 During the hearing: The Court may terminate the remote appearance if participants do not comply with the below requirements: Participants shall display their legal name used on the court paperwork on the videoconferencing screen; Participants shall ensure that they have sufficient battery power for the entire remote video appearance, including having a charger readily available, and access to enough cellular data and/or Wi-Fi for the duration of the remote video appearance; Participants must be in a stationary location, they must not be driving or be a passenger in a moving vehicle; including public transportation; Participants must ensure there is no background noise or disturbances from their location Participants appearing via camera must ensure they have consistent lighting, ensuring the participant can be seen; After you join the hearing, you will be placed into a “waiting room.” When the Court is ready to start the hearing, if your case is on the calendar, the Court will move you from the waiting room into the main hearing; Participants shall not record or broadcast the Zoom meeting; Participants shall not share their screens or give the Zoom meeting number and password to non-parties. Participants must act with the same degree of courtesy, decorum, use of appropriate language, and courtroom etiquette as required for a personal courtroom appearance Participants must dress appropriately and in the same manner as for a personal appearance in court, and not wear sunglasses or hats; Participants must not speak until itis their turn to speak or their case is called; speak slowly, avoid interrupting others, and identify themselves by name each time they speak For assistance with Zoom: Visit Zoom Support for more information at www.3ugport.zoom.us Remote Hearing Information V4 TRIBUNAL SUPERIOR DE SANTA BARBARA INSTRUCCIONES PARA COMPARECER A DISTANCIA DURANTE SU AUDIENCIA JUDGE COLLEEN STERNE — MARZO 2021 NO ACUDA AL TRIBUNAL PARA ASISTIR A LA AUDIENCIA La audiencia se celebraré ya sea por medio de ZOOM audiencia videoconferencia o ZOOM audiencia telefénica. Si no puede participar por Zoom audiencia videoconferencias 0 Zoom audiencia telefénica, llame a la oficina del secretario do Ia cone superior para obtener instrucciones al 805—882—4520. Comparecencias por ZOOM: Zoom es una plataforma de videoconferencias. Entrando a Zoom, Ia audiencia se llamaré “meeting". Puede acceder a Zoom por el teléfono, Ia computadora o tableta que tenga conexién internética Los numeros de reunién (ID) le corresponden especificamente a cada salaljuzgado del tribunal y nunca cambian. Las contrasefias de Zoom se cambian el dia primero de cada mes. Si usted no cuenta con acceso a un dispositivo con toma de video, puede acceder a la audiencia con el audio solamente (escuchar todo, y dejarse escuchar). si marca el namero que se da a continuacién. Antes de la fecha de audiencia: . Visite el sitio www.zoom.us para mayores informes sobre cémo funciona Zoom y cémo puede integrarse a las conferencias. Zoom funciona en computadoras, tabletas y en la mayorl'a de Ios teléfonos inteligentes. ' Pruebe las funciones de audio y video Zoom en su dispositivo antes de la audiencia. Visite httgsz/lzoomus/test para mayores informes sobre cémo probar su dispositivo El dia de su audiencia—par lo menos 5 minutos antes de la hora prevista de empezar: - Inicie Ia sesién por www.zoom.us a través de su navegador de Internet 0 a través de Para Marzo 2021 la aplicacién en su dispositivo mévil - Para integrarse a la audiencia, haga clic en Meeting ID: 959 8605 7786 “JOIN A MEETING” - Ponga el nL'Jmero de ID de conferencia y la Password: 3069002 contrasefia, luego haga clic en “JOIN” . Si usted no cuenta con acceso a un dispositivo electrénico con toma de video, puede integrarse a la audiencia por teléfono. Marque 1-669- 900-6833. El nL'Jmero de ID y la Contrasefia son iguales a las antedichas. Si se conecta por teléfono, marque *6 para desenmudecer o enmudecer su teléfono. Remote Hearing Information Spanish V4 Durante la audiencia: El juez puede cancelar la comparecencia a distancia si Ios comparecientes no cumplen con los siguientes requisites: Sobre Ia pantalla de videoconferencia Ios comparecientes deben presentarse con el nombre legal que figura en Ios documentos judiciales; Los comparecientes deben cerciorar que tengan Ia pila suficientemente cargada durante la entera comparecencia por video a distancia, hasta tener el cargador disponible a la mano, y el‘ acceso a datos celulares y/o servicio inalémbrico (Wi-fi) durante el transcurso de la audiencia a distancia; Se Ie ordena a todo compareciente mantenerse en un lugar estacionario. sin andar circulando en vehiculo como conductor 0 pasajero; tampoco andar en transporte pL'Jico. Los comparecientes deben cerciorar que donde se encuentren no haya ruido ambiental, interferencias ni alteraciones. Las personas que comparecen por cémara deben cerciorarse de tener iluminacién constante, y asu’ permitir que se vea claramente eI/Ia compareciente; Después de sumarse a la videoconferencia, seré colocado/a en una "sala de espera". Si su nombre se encuentra en la lista de causas, y cuando el Juez esté listo para convocar su audiencia, él mismo Io/Ia sacaré de la sala de espera a integrarlo/a en la audiencia; Se prohibe Ia grabacién y transmisién de la audiencia por Zoom; Se les prohibe a Ios comparecientes compartir sus pantallas o dar el namero de conferencia y la contrasefia de Zoom 3 terceros no incorporados en la causa. Los comparecientes deben compor’tarse con el mismo grado de cortesn’a. decoro, uso de lenguaje apropiado y etiqueta en juzgados cual se exige cuando Ia comparecencia es en persona. Los comparecientes usarén Ia vestimenta apropiada tal cual fuera una comparecencia personal en juzgados, sin gafas de sol, sombreros ni gorras. Los comparecientes no deben hablar hasta que les toque su debido turno o hasta que se‘ convoque su causa; hablen despacio, eviten interrumpirse entre si, e identifiquense por nombre cada vez que tenga cada quien Ia palabra. Si necesita ayuda con ZOOM: Para mayores informes visite el portal del Servicio técnico al cliente en www.3upgort.zoom.us Remote Hearing Information Spanish V4 PROOF OF SERVICE S'I'A'I‘L' OI" CALIFORNIA, COI JN'I'Y 0|" SANTA BARBARA [am employed Lu the County ol' Santa Barbara, State of California. [ am over the age of l 3 years and not a party to this action. My business address is 21 E. Carri llu Street, Suite 240, Santa Barbara Cakif‘umia 93101. On February 26, 2021 , I served me foregoing documents described as NOTICE OF RULING {1N PLAINTIFFS’ EX PARTE T0 SHURTEN TIME FOR HEARING ON MOTION FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: CONTEMPT, 0n the interested parties in this action: Address _ Party Jessica Berry . . . : ‘ JESSICA BERRY, in pro per. PO. Box 541 Santa Ynez, CA 93460 Jessica Ben'y PO. Box 432 Sulvang, CA 93464 E: iceskaienniiCIfiT-gmail.9911; E: Ber -"es::icafl3?rfi7!'maim BY 17.5. M AIL: This document was served by United States mail through the US Postal K Service. Ienclosed the document in a sealed envelope or package addrcsscd for collection and mailing, to the persnnm {Mowing our 3!. the address{cs} above and placed the cnvelope(5) ordinary business practicea. I am readily familiar with this firm’s practice, of coll-acting and I? processing cormspundencc for mailing. On the same day that correspondence is placed for collection and mailing, itis deposited in the ordinary course oi'hus‘mcss with the United 13 States Postal Service at SanLa Barbara= California, in a sealed cnvclope with postage fully paid) 19 served the documents above on all parties via clcctmnic mail, the 20 K VIA EMAIL: addresses as I listed on the attached Service to list, following my employer‘s business practice for cullection and processing ol'cnrrcspondance. Such electronic transmission was reported as c-umplctc and without errnr on this date. 22 El (State) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws nflhc State of Calfl'nmia that the foregning is true and correct. 23 24 Executed on February 26, 202] at _. Santa Barbara, California. 25 26.2% Scott A. Jaske (in/g. 2? 28 3 ._ NO'I'ICEHOF RULING UN PLAINTIFFS‘ EX PARTE TO SHOR'I‘L'N TIME FOR HEARING ON MOTION FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: CONTEMPT