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Pursuant to CRC 2.259 this document has been electronically filed by the
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara, on 3/8/2021
Mark T. Coffin, State Bar No. 168571
1 Scott A. Jaske, State Bar No. PL-461842
2 MARK T. COFFIN, P.C. F I L E D
SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA
21 E. Carrillo Street, Suite 240 COUNTY of SANTA BARBARA
3 Santa Barbara, California 93101
03/18/2021
Telephone: (805) 248-7118
4 Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer
Facsimile: (866) 567-4028 Chavez, Terri
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Email: mtc@markcoffinlaw.com Deputy Clerk
5 Email: scott@markcoffinlaw.com
6 Attorneys for Plaintiff DAVID G. BERTRAND and DOROTHY CHURCHILL-JOHNSON
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8 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
9 FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
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11 DAVID G. BERTRAND, an Individual, Case No. 19CV02429
DOROTHY CHURCHILL-JOHNSON, an
12 Individual, [PROPOSED] ORDER ON HEARING
13 ON ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
Plaintiff,
CONTEMPT OF COURT BY
14 vs. DEFENDANT JESSICA BERRY
15 JESSICA BERRY, an Individual, and DOES 1 Date: Monday, March 8, 2021
through 100, Inclusive, Time: 10:00 a.m.
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Defendants.
17 Assigned to the
Hon. Colleen K. Sterne
18 Dept: 5
Complaint Date: May 7, 2019
19 Trial Date: March 22, 2021
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[PROPOSED] ORDER ON HEARING ON ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT BY
DEFENDANT JESSICA BERRY
|PROPOSED| ORDER
Based upon Plaintiffs’ moving papers and oral argument at the hearing, and for GOOD
CAUSE SHOWN, it is Ordered that:
. Plaintiffs’ Application for Order to Show Cause (OSC) re: Contempt is granted.
. Defendant Jessica Berry is found to be in Contempt of Court, but is allowed to purge
the Contempt by complying with the Court’s December 1, 2020 and February 3, 2021
Orders by immediately serving complete, verified, objection-free responses to
Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Discovery by close of business on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
10 . Defendant Jessica Berry is Ordered to submit to a continued deposition in the case Via
11 Zoom, on Friday, March 12, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to written Notice from
12 Plaintiffs.
13 . Defendant Jessica Berry shall respond to deposition questions in good faith, in a civil
14 manner, without unnecessary argument or ad hominem commentary.
15 . Defendant Jessica Berry shall pay sanctions to Plaintiffs in the amount of $1,000.00 for
16 fees and costs incurred in connection with Plaintiffs’ Ex Parte Application for Order to
17 Show Cause (OSC) re: Contempt.
18 '. The Trial Setting Conference for Santa Barbara Superior Court Case Numbers:
19 19CV02357, 19CV02429, 20CV03259, and 20CV03231 shall be continued to March
20 22, 2021, at 11:30 a.m., in Department 5 of the above-captioned Court.
21 . Defendant Jessica Berry’s address of record for service of process in this case shall be
22 BergJessicaO37@gmail.c0m.
23 . Moving Parties may also use the electronic mailing address of
24 BerglessicaO37cgmail.com for service in Santa Barbara Superior Court Case
25 Numbers: 19CV02357, 20CV03259, and 20CV03231.
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[PROPOSED] ORDER ON HEARING ON ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT BY
DEFENDANT JESSICA BERRY
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DATED: _______________________ _______________________________________
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[PROPOSED] ORDER ON HEARING ON ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT BY
DEFENDANT JESSICA BERRY
PROOF OF SERVIC Ii
S TATE OF C ALIFORN l A, C OUNTY OF SANTA B A RB ARA
1am employed in the Cuunty of Sama Barbara, Stale of California. I am UVET‘ the age of l 3
My business address is 2] E. Carrilio Street, Suite 240, Santa
years and not a many to this action.
Barbara1 California 93101. On March 8., 202], I served the foregoing documents described as
[PROPOSED] ORDER 0N HEARING ON ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CGNTEE‘JPT
0F COURT BY DEFENDANT JESSICA BERRY, on the interested parties in this action:
Address .
Party
Jessica Berry
‘mfi‘fli‘d BEER R [Inpro per.
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BY LLS. MAIL: This document was served by Unilcd States mail through the US Postal
El document in a scaled envelope or package addressed lothe pcrsnn{s)
Service. I enclosed the
at [he address{es} above and ptaccd the enve!npc(s] for collection and mailing: following our
ordinary business practices. I am readily familiar with this Eirm’s practice ot'collcc1ing and
processing correspondence For mailing, 0n the same day that correspondence is placed for
collection and mailing, it is deposited in the ordinary courage of business with the United
States Postal Service at Santa Barbara, California, in :1 scaked envelope with posLagc fully
paid.
VIA EMAIL: I served the documents above on ali par-ticsvia electronic mail, to lhc
m addresses as listed on the anachcd service list1 following my employer‘s business practice for
collection and processing of correspondencc. Such electronic transmission was reported as
complete and without error on this date.
l3] (State) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws ofthe State of California that the
fomgning is true and correct.
Executed on March EL 202l, at Santa Barbara; California.
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[PROPOSED] (JRDER ON |IEARING 0?: ORDER TO wow CAUSIL l-‘OR CON'I'I {M PT 0F COURT BY
DEFENDANT JESSICA BERRY