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1 ROBERT J. ROMERO (SBN 136539)
rromero@hinshawlaw.com
2 EVAN M. REESE (SBN 302952)
ereese@hinshawlaw.com
3 HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP
One California Street, 18th Floor
4 San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: 415-362-6000
5 Facsimile: 415-834-9070
6 RAY TAMADDON (SBN 144494)
rtamaddon@hinshawlaw.com
7 HINSHAW & CULBERTSON LLP
350 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 3600
8 Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: 310-909-8000
9 Facsimile: 310-909-8001
10 Attorneys for Defendant
ZACHARY NASH DAVIS
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13 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
14 FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ
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16 DAPHNE BELETSIS, individually, and as Case No. 19CV03287
Administrator of the Estate of ALEXANDER
17 BELETSIS, and YVONNE RAINY, surviving Hon. Rebecca Connolly
parent of ALEXANDER BELETSIS, deceased,
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Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION BY
19 DEFENDANT ZACHARY NASH DAVIS
vs. FOR DETERMINATION OF GOOD
20 FAITH SETTLEMENT
THETA CHI FRATERNITY, INC., a New
21 York corporation, individually, as a member of Code of Civil Procedure §877.6(a)(2)]
and t/a the Theta Iota Chapter, University of
22 California, Santa Cruz, as a member of the
fraternal order known as Theta Chi Fraternity, First Amended Complaint: 02/05/20
23 and as an alter-ego and successor entity of the Complaint Filed: 10/31/19
Theta Iota Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity;
24 THETA IOTA CHAPTER OF THETA CHI
FRATERNITY, individually, and as an and
25 agent and alter-ego of Theta Chi Fraternity,
Inc.; CHRISTOPHER GUEVARA,
26 individually, and as an agent/member of Theta
Chi Fraternity, Inc. and Theta Iota Chapter of
27 Theta Chi Fraternity; BRAD VISACKI,
individually, and/or as an agent/member of
28 Theta Chi Fraternity, Inc. and Theta Iota
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1 Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity; JORDAN
KEIICHI TAKAYAMA, individually, and as an
2 agent/member of Theta Chi Fraternity, Inc. and
Theta Iota Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity;
3 ZACHARY NASH DAVIS, individually, and
as an agent/member of Theta Chi Fraternity,
4 Inc. and Theta Iota Chapter of Theta Chi
Fraternity; NAJPREET SINGH KAHLON,
5 individually, and as an agent/member of Theta
Chi Fraternity, Inc. and Theta Iota Chapter of
6 Theta Chi Fraternity; STEFAN MATIAS
LEON, individually, and as an agent/member of
7 Theta Chi Fraternity, Inc. and Theta Iota
Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity; MOISES
8 FRANCISCO TENORIO GARCIA,
individually, and as an agent/member of Theta
9 Chi Fraternity, Inc. and Theta Iota Chapter of
Theta Chi Fraternity; RAFAEL GARCIA,
10 individually, and as an agent/member of Theta
Chi Fraternity, Inc. and Theta Iota Chapter of
11 Theta Chi Fraternity; EMMANUEL THOMAS,
individually, and as an agent/member of Theta
12 Chi Fraternity, Inc. and Theta Iota Chapter of
Theta Chi Fraternity; BOBBY KARKI,
13 individually, and as an agent/member of Theta
Chi Fraternity, Inc. and Theta Iota Chapter of
14 Theta Chi Fraternity; DEREK KING,
individually, and as an agent/member of Theta
15 Chi Fraternity, Inc. and Theta Iota Chapter of
Theta Chi Fraternity; JOHN DYLAN LEITCH,
16 individually, and as an agent/member of Theta
Chi Fraternity, Inc. and Theta Iota Chapter of
17 Theta Chi Fraternity; QUINN MCLAUGHLIN,
individually and as Trustee of the QUINN M.
18 MCLAUGHLIN LIVING TRUST, 117 Pasture
Rd., Santa Cruz, CA 95060; and JOHN DOES 1
19 through 10, inclusive, individually, and as
agents/members of Theta Chi Fraternity, Inc.
20 and Theta Iota Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity;
21 Defendants.
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24 The Court finds that the settlement between Plaintiffs and Defendant Rafael Garcia, Jr. is in
25 good faith. The unopposed motion by Mr. Garcia for a good faith settlement determination is granted.
26 Upon consideration of the declarations and counter-declarations submitted by Defendants
27 Zachary Nash Davis and Theta Chi Fraternity, Inc. on Mr. Davis’ Application and Theta Chi’s
28 Motion to Contest his Application for a good faith settlement determination, the Court finds that the
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1 confidential settlement between Plaintiffs and Mr. Davis is in good faith.
2 IT IS SO ORDERED.
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JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT
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1 PROOF OF SERVICE
2 Daphne Beletsis, et al. v. Theta Chi Fraternity, Inc., et al.
Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No. 19CV03287
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(STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO)
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I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. I am over the age of 18
5 and not a party to the within actions; my business address is One California Street, 18th Floor, San
Francisco, CA 94111. On the date set forth below, I served the document(s) entitled on the interested
6 parties in this action by placing true copies thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope(s) addressed as
stated below:
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[PROPOSED]
8 ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION BY DEFENDANT ZACHARY NASH DAVIS
FOR DETERMINATION OF GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT
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SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST
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☒ (BY E-MAIL OR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION): Based on a court order or an
11 agreement of the parties to accept service by e-mail or electronic transmission, I caused the
document(s) to be sent to the person[s] at the e-mail address[es] set forth herein. I did not receive,
12 within a reasonable time after the transmission, any electronic message or other indication that the
transmission was unsuccessful. See Cal.R.Ct.R. 2060.
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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
14 is true and correct. Executed on December 7, 2021 San Francisco, California.
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1 SERVICE LIST
Daphne Beletsis, et al. v. Theta Chi Fraternity, Inc., et al.
2 Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No. 19CV03287
3 Douglas E. Fierberg, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Jonathon N. Fazzola, Esq.
4 Lisa N. Cloutier, Esq.
THE FIERBERG NATIONAL LAW GROUP
5 161 E. Front St., Suite 200
Tiaverse City, MI 49684
6 Tel.: 202-351-0510
Fax: 231-252-8100
7 Email: dfierberg@tfnlgroup.com
jfazzola@tfnlgroup.com
8 lcloutier@tfnlgroup.com
tpicard@tfnlgroup.com
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Ivo Labar, Esq. Co-counsel for Plaintiffs
10 SAWYER & LABAR, LLP
1700 Montgomery St., Suite 108
11 San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel.: 415-262-3820
12 Email: labar@sawyerlabar.com
guzman@sawyerlabar.com
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Michael C. Osborne, Esq. Attorneys for Defendant
14 Jaskiran Samra, Esq. THETA CHI FRATERNITY, INC.
Elaine Kobylecki, Esq.
15 COKINOS | YOUNG
611 Gateway Blvd., Ste. 233
16 South San Francisco, CA 94080 Copy on e-service:
Tel.: 628-229-9280 asanchez@cokinoslaw.com
17 Email: mosborne@cokinoslaw.com
jsamra@cokinoslaw.com
18 ekobylecki@cokinoslaw.com
19 Thomas M. Phillips, Esq. Attorneys for Defendant
William P. Ryan, Esq. STEFAN MATIAS LEON
20 THE PHILLIPS FIRM, APC
800 West 6th Street, Suite 980
21 Los Angeles, CA 90017
T: 213-587-7414
22 F: 213-457-7515
Email: tphillips@thephillipsfirm.com
23 pmckinley@thephillipsfirm.com
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Daphne Beletsis, et al. v. Theta Chi Fraternity, Inc., et al.
2 Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No. 19CV03287
3 Norman L. Chong, Esq. Attorneys for Defendant
Joseph D. O’Neil, Esq. NAJPREET SINGH KAHLON
4 TARKINGTON, O’NEILL, BARRACK &
CHONG
5 A Professional Corporation
100 Stony Point Road, Suite 270
6 Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Tel.: 707-576-1380
7 Fax: 707-544-3144
Email: nchong@to2law.com
8 joneil@to2law.com
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10 John D. Hourihan, Esq. Attorneys for Defendant
STRATMAN, SCHWARTZ & QUINN MCLAUGHLIN
11 WILLIAMS-ABREGO
P.O. Box 258829
12 Oklahoma City, OK 73125-8829
Tel.: 510-457-3.440
13 Fax: n/a
Email: john.hourihan@farmersinsurance.com
14 norcal.legal@farmersinsurance.com
15 Matthew C. Jaime, Esq. Attorneys for Defendant
MATHENY SEARS LINKERT & JAIME, LLP CHRISTOPHER GUEVARA
16 3638 American River Drive
Sacramento, CA 95864 Copy on e-service:
17 Tel.: 916-978-3434 x 129 rladrido@mathenysears.com
Email: mjaime@mathenysears.com
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Mary Childs, Esq. Attorneys for Defendants
19 Aaron Case, Esq. EMMANUEL THOMAS, BOBBY
YOKA & SMITH KARKI, DEREK KING and JOHN
20 445 South Figueroa Street, 38th Floor DYLAN LEITCH
Los Angeles, CA 90071
21 Tel.: 213-427-2300 Copy on e-service:
Email: mchilds@yokasmith.com amcnulty@yokasmith.com
22 acase@yokasmith.com service@yokasmith.com
acase@yokasmith.com
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Daphne Beletsis, et al. v. Theta Chi Fraternity, Inc., et al.
2 Santa Cruz Superior Court Case No. 19CV03287
3 John R. Brydon, Esq. Attorneys for Defendant
Derek H. Lim, Esq. BRAD VISACKI
4 Shannon Mallory, Esq.
DEMLER, ARMSTRONG & ROWLAND, LLP
5 1350 Treat Boulevard, #400
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
6 Tel.: 415-949-1900 Copy on e-service:
Email: bry@darlaw.com edi@darlaw.com
7 lim@darlaw.com
mal@darlaw.com
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Alan F. Hunter, Esq. Attorneys for Defendant
9 Elizabeth G. Landess, Esq. RAFAEL GARCIA, JR.
GAVIN CUNNINGHAM & HUNTER
10 5655 Silver Creek Valley Road, PMB 665
San Jose, CA 95138 Copy on e-service:
11 Tel.: 408-294-8500 joann@gclitigation.com
Fax: 408-294-8596
12 Email: hunter@gclitigation.com
landess@gclitigation.com
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Patrick R. Ball, Esq. Attorneys for Defendant
14 Idin Kashefipour, Esq. MOISES TENORIO GARCIA
MESSNER REEVES LLC
15 10866 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90024
16 Tel.: 310-909-7440/949-612-9136
Fax: 310-889-0896
17 Email: pball@messner.com
ikashefipour@messner.com
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Daniel R. Friedenthal, Esq. Attorneys for Defendant
19 James Lee, Esq. THETA IOTA CHAPTER OF THETA
Jay D. Brown, Esq. CHI FRATERNITY, INC.
20 FRIEDENTHAL, HEFFERNAN & BROWN,
LLP
21 1520 W. Colorado Boulevard, Second Floor Copy on e-service:
Pasadena, California 91105 nruiz@FHBLawyers.com
22 Tel.: 626-628-2800
Fax: 626-628-2828
23 Email: dfriedenthal@FHBLawyers.com
jlee@fhblawyers.com
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