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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-35741 2 3 4 5 6 ALAN E. SWERDLOW, ESQ. (130341) JEFFERY A. CHADIC, ESQ. (195499) TERRI L. CRAWFORD, ESQ. (131630) KATELYN M. KNIGHT, ESQ. (264573) BOORNAZIAN, JENSEN & GARTHE A Professional Corporation 555 12' Street, Suite 1800 Oakland, CA 94607 Telephone: (510) 834-4350 Facsimile: (510) 839-1897 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Attorneys for Defendant/Cross-Defendant/ Cross-Complainant WILLIAM CARLSON dba ADVANCED ROOFING -' 1 ... i 1 1 l I l?! v 1 tj i 'y 2012 A IN 7 PH I "U?IBERLAND COUNT F ENNSYLYANIA Co"} of COafgorl pleo %Cak%oe,r lard vu xi PA REDWOOD HILL FARM & CREAMERY, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, Plaintiff, I a. S57 Y eivil California Case No. ?G;' 249543 Assigned for all purposes to the Hon. Arthur A. Wick VS. ONE SUN, INC., A CALIFORNIA ) CORPORATION, WILLIAM CARLSON, ) AN INDIVIDUAL, DOING BUSINESS AS ) ADVANCED ROOFING; AND DOES 1 TO ) 50, INCLUSIVE, ) WILLIAM CARLSON DBA ADVANCED ROOFING'S PETITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A LETTER ROGATORY; DECLARATION OF TERRI L. CRAWFORD; AND PROPOSED ORDER Defendants. AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS. ) Trial Date: July 20, 2012 Complaint Filed: April 20, 2011 Defendant/Cross-Defendant/Cross-Complainant William Carlson dba Advanced Roofing ("Advanced Roofing") in the California State court action titled Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery v. One Sun, Inc., et al., venued in Sonoma County, California, case number SCV 249543, seeks to take the stenographically recorded and video recorded deposition testimony of non-party Pennsylvania corporation Carlisle SynTec Incorporated ("Carlisle) on July 2, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., before a certified court reporter at Premier Reporting, LLC, located at 8 South Hanover Stree 0LVk-9103-'?5 PA a -1- MA 4d"t9S PETITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A LETTER ROGATORY - Califomia Case No. SCV 249543 s a-? t#s3y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Suite 201, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 17013. To that end, Advanced Roofing respectfully petitions this Court pursuant to Pa. R.C.P. 4015(b) and 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 5325 for a letter rogatory for the issuance of a Subpoena to Attend and Testify and to produce documents at that time directed to Carlisle on the grounds set forth below. On April 20, 2011, Plaintiff Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. ("Redwood Hill") filed I a lawsuit in the Sonoma County Superior Court of the State of California which is currently pending and set for trial on July 20, 2012. (Crawford Decl., ¶ 2.) Redwood Hill alleges that work performed by defendants general contractor One Sun, Inc. and Advanced Roofing in conjunction with the installation of a $2.8+ million roof-mounted solar and re-roofing project on an 89,000 sq. ft. concrete tilt-up commercial warehouse/office building in Sebastopol, California was defective. (Crawford Decl., ¶ 2.) Advanced Roofing installed a Carlisle TPO roofing system at the Redwood Hill project. (Crawford Decl., ¶ 3.) Carlisle, the manufacturer of the roofing system, issued a 20-year Golden Seal Total Roofing System Warranty to Redwood Hill upon completion of the roofing work. (Crawford Decl., ¶ 3.) Carlisle is not a party to the California court action. (Crawford Decl., ¶ 4.) Advanced Roofing seeks to take the deposition of the person(s) most qualified to testify on behalf of Carlisle regarding matters bearing on the review, approval, and acceptance of the roofing system, related issuance of the warranty, and the history and status of the warranty. (Crawford Decl., ¶ 4.) Advanced Roofing also seeks the production of documents bearing on these topics at the time of the deposition. (Crawford Decl., ¶ 4.) A copy of the proposed Subpoena to Attend and Testify and the related attachments specifying the matters for examination and documents for production is attached as Exhibit A to the Declaration of Terri L. Crawford filed in support of this petition. Advanced Roofing seeks the deposition testimony and documents for purposes of discovery and for purposes of use at the trial set for July 20, 2012, in the California State court action. The testimony and documents sought are relevant and material to the claims and issues that are the subject matter of the California action. (Crawford Decl., ¶ 5.) -2- PETITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A LETTER ROGATORY - California Case No. SCV 249543 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16! 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 BOORNAZIAN, JENSEN & GARTHE A Professional Corporation Z,---- ALAN E. SWERDLOW, ESQ. TERRI L. CRAWFORD, ESQ. JEFFERY A. CHADIC, ESQ. KATELYN M. KNIGHT, ESQ. Attorneys for Defendant/Cross- Defendant/Cross-Complainant WILLIAM CARLSON dba ADVANCED ROOFING -3- Carlisle resides in Pennsylvania at 1285 Ritner Highway, P.O. Box 7000, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 17013. As Carlisle SynTec is not a party to the subject litigation in California and is not present in California, Advanced Roofing seeks to utilize the court process in Pennsylvania to obtain the needed deposition testimony and production of documents. In order to secure the testimony and documents of Carlisle, Advanced Roofing respectfully requests that a letter rogatory issue to the appropriate authority in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania where Carlisle resides and requests the issuance of the Subpoena to Attend and Testify requiring that Carlisle attend, testify, and produce documents pursuant to notice of deposition and proposed subpoena to attend and testify attached to the Declaration of Terri L. Crawford as Exhibit "A." DATED: June 6, 2012 By: KMKOI\582080 PETITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A LETTER ROGATORY - California Case No. SCV 249543 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ALAN E. SWERDLOW, ESQ. (130341) TERRI L. CRAWFORD, ESQ. (131630) JEFFERY A. CHADIC, ESQ. (195499) KATELYN M. KNIGHT, ESQ. (264573) BOORNAZIAN, JENSEN & GARTHE A Professional Corporation 555 12' Street, Suite 1800 Oakland, CA 94607 Telephone: (510) 834-4350 Facsimile: (510) 839-1897 Attorneys for Defendant/Cross-Defendant/ Cross-Complainant WILLIAM CARLSON dba ADVANCED ROOFING i 1710 T {-I ( IN 0 TA 't' .;+s n! ?)O COUNTY i HINSYLVANIA ook"I'r4 0? COAAROK ?IeQs S ?j?,.ICU X t t -'i4 REDWOOD HILL FARM & CREAMERY, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, Plaintiff, I a - 3 5w 61,vil 2 954-3 Case No. S-V Assigned for all purposes to the Hon. Arthur A. Wick I vs. ONE SUN, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, WILLIAM CARLSON, AN INDIVIDUAL, DOING BUSINESS AS ADVANCED ROOFING; AND DOES 1 TO 50, INCLUSIVE, DECLARATION OF TERRI L. CRAWFORD, ESQ. IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A LETTER ROGATORY Defendants. AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS. } Trial Date: July 20, 2012 Complaint Filed: April 20, 2011 I, TERRI L. CRAWFORD, declare as follows: 1. I am an attorney at Boornazian, Jensen & Garthe, counsel for Defendant WILLIAM i CARSON dba ADVANCED ROOFING ("Advanced Roofmg") in the California State action titled Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery v. One Sun, Inc., et al., venued in Sonoma County I I California, case number SCV 249543. I have personal knowledge of the matters set forth in this I I declaration except as to those matters stated as based on information and belief and, if called as a -I- CRAWFORD DECL IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR LETTER ROGATORY; Case No. SCV 249543 1 2 3 4 51 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 I witness, could and would competently testify thereto. 2. On April 20, 2011, Plaintiff Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. ("Redwood Hill") filed a lawsuit in the Sonoma County Superior Court of the State of California which is currently pending and set for trial on July 20, 2012. Redwood Hill alleges that work performed by defendant general contractor One Sun, Inc. and defendant Advanced Roofing in conjunction with the installation of a $2.8+ million roof-mounted solar and re-roofing project on an 89,000 sq. ft. concrete tilt-up commercial warehouse/office building in Sebastopol, California was defective. 3. I am informed and believe that Advanced Roofing installed a TPO roofing system I at the Redwood Hill project designed and manufactured by Carlisle SynTec Incorporated. I am I also informed and believe that Carlisle issued a 20-year Golden Seal Total Roofing System Warranty to Redwood Hill upon completion of the roofing work. 4. Carlisle is not a party to California action. Advanced Roofing seeks to take the deposition of the person(s) most qualified to testify on behalf of Carlisle regarding matters bearing on the review, approval, and acceptance of the roofing system, related issuance of the warranty, and the history and status of the warranty. Advanced Roofing also seeks the production of documents bearing on these topics at the time of the deposition. A copy of the notice of deposition and proposed Subpoena to Attend and Testify and the related attachments specifying the matters for examination and documents for production is attached hereto as Exhibit "A." 5. Advanced Roofing seeks the deposition testimony and documents for purposes of discovery and for purposes of use at trial set for July 20, 2012, in the California State court action. The testimony and documents sought are relevant and material to the claims and issues that are the subject matter of the California action. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California and the laws of the State of Pennsylvania that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 6th day of June, 2012, at Oakland, California. TERRI L. CRAWFORD 28 -2- CRAWFORD DECL IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR LETTER ROGATORY; Case No. SCV 249543 EXHIBIT "A" I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ALAN E. SWERDLOW, ESQ. (130341) JEFFERY A. CHADIC, ESQ. (195499) TERRI L. CRAWFORD, ESQ. (131630) KATELYN M. KNIGHT, ESQ. (264573) BOORNAZIAN, JENSEN & GARTHE A Professional Corporation 555 12'h Street, Suite 1800 Oakland, CA 94607 Telephone: (510) 834-4350 Facsimile: (510) 839-1897 Attorneys for Defendant/Cross-Defendant/ Cross-Complainant WILLIAM CARLSON i dba ADVANCED ROOFING SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SONOMA REDWOOD HILL FARM & CREAMERY, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, Plaintiff, I vs. ONE SUN, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, WILLIAM CARLSON, AN INDIVIDUAL, DOING BUSINESS AS ADVANCED ROOFING; AND DOES I TO 50, INCLUSIVE, Case No. SCV 249543 Assigned for all purposes to the Hon. Arthur A. Wick WILLIAM CARLSON dba ADVANCED ROOFING'S NOTICE OF TAKING OF DEPOSITION OF CARLISLE SYNTEC AND DEMAND TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS AT THE TIME OF DEPOSITION (pursuant to attached Deposition Subpoena) Defendants. Trial Date: July 20, 2012 AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS. ) Complaint Filed: April 20, 2011 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on July 2, 2012 at 9:30 a.m., at Premier Reporting, LLC, 8 S. Hanover Street, Suite 201, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 17013, pursuant to Cal. Code of Civil Procedure section 2026.010(c) and Pa. Rule of Civil Procedure section 4007. 1, defendant William Carlson dba Advanced Roofing will take the oral deposition of the person(s) most qualified to testify on behalf of Carlisle SynTec Incorporated, 1285 Ritner Highway, P.O. BOX 7000, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 17013 regarding the matters specified in Attachment 1 to the Subpoena to -I- WILLIAM CARLSON dba ADVANCED ROOFING'S NOTICE OF TAKING OF DEPOSITION OF CARLISLE SYNTEC AND DEMAND TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS; California Case No. SCV 249543 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Attend and Testify, attached hereto and incorporated herein. The depositions will continue from I day to day, Sundays and holidays excluded, until completed unless otherwise agreed. The deposition testimony will be simultaneously recorded by stenographic means and video recording pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure section 2025.220(5) and Pa. Rule of Civil Procedure section 4017.1. The deposition will be taken before Premier Reporting, LLC, 8 South Hanover Street, Suite 201, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 17013. The video operator will be Ken Haafe, Mid-Penn Digital, 237 Graham Street, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 17013. Defendant WILLIAM CARLSON dba ADVANCED ROOFING anticipates and hereby reserves its right to utilize the resulting stenographic and/or video testimony at trial in the above-captioned case. (Cal. Code of Civil Procedure sections 2025.220(a)(5), 2025.220(a)(5), 2025.620(b), and 2025.620(d); Pa. Rule of Civil Procedure section 4017.1(g).) PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure sections 2020.010 et seq. and 2025.010 et seq. and Pa. Rule of Civil Procedure section 4007.1(d)2, the deponent is required to bring and produce for examination at the time and place of the deposition set forth above, the original documents or other things in the deponent's possession, custody or control as described fully in Attachment 2 to the Subpoena to Attend and Testify attached hereto and incorporated herein. IlI /// -2- WILLIAM CARLSON dba ADVANCED ROOFING'S NOTICE OF TAKING OF DEPOSITION OF CARLISLE SYNTEC AND DEMAND TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS; Califomia Case No. SCV 249543 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 /// NOTE: If the deponent fails to bring to the deposition all documents in the deponent's possession, custody or control responsive to the deposition subpoena categories, WILLIAM CARLSON dba ADVANCED ROOFING reserves the right to reconvene the deposition at a later date after production of all responsive documents. If deponent fails to produce the person truly most knowledgeable on the topic identified in the Deposition Subpoena, WILLIAM CARLSON dba ADVANCED ROOFING reserves its right to take the deposition of the person determined to be the actual person most qualified to testify pursuant to the original subpoena served. DATED: June 6, 2012 BOORNAZIAN, JENSEN & GARTHE A Professional Corporation By: ALAN E. SWERDLOW, ESQ. TERRI L. CRAWFORD, ESQ. JEFFERY A. CHADIC, ESQ. KATELYN M. KNIGHT, ESQ. Attorneys for Defendant/Cross- Defendant/Cross-Complainant WILLIAM CARLSON dba ADVANCED ROOFING -3- WILLIAM CARLSON dba ADVANCED ROOFING'S NOTICE OF TAKING OF DEPOSITION OF CARLISLE SYNTEC AND DEMAND TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS; California Case No. SCV 249543 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. Plaintiff File No. vs. One Sun, Inc., et al. Defendant SUBPOENA TO ATTEND AND TESTIFY TO: person(s) most qualified to testify on behalf of Carlisle SynTec Incorporated (1285 Ritner Highway, P.O. Box 7000, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013) as to the matters for examination identified in Attachment 1 hereto 1. You are ordered by the court to come to 8 S. Hanover Street, Suite 201, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 (Specify Courtroom or other place) at , Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on July 2, 2012 at 9:30 o'clock, A K. to testify on behalf of Carlisle SynTec Incorporated in the above case, and to remain until excused. 2. And bring with you the following: See Attachment 2 If you fail to attend or to produce the documents or things required by this subpoena, you may be subject to the sanctions authorized by Rule 234.5 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, including but not limited to costs, attorney fees and imprisonment. REQUESTED BY A PARTY/ATTORNEY IN COMPLIANCE WITH Pa.R.C.P.No.234.2(a): Name: Katelyn M. Knight, Esq. Address: Boornazian, Jensen & Garthe 555 12th Street, Suite 1500, Oakland, CA 94607 Telephone: (510) 834-4350 Supreme Court ID # CA Bar 264573 BY THE COURT: Prothonotary/Clerk, Civil Division Date: Seal of the Court Deputy Official Note: This form of subpoena shall be used whenever a subpoena is issuable, including hearings in connection with depositions and before arbitrators, masters, commissioners, etc. in compliance with Pa. R.C.P.No.234 . 1. If a subpoena for a production of documents, records or things is desired, complete paragraph 2. (Eff. 7/97) ATTACHMENT No.1 TO DEPOSITION SUBPOENA FOR PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND THINGS TO Person(s) Most Qualified to TestifX on behalf of Carlisle SynTec DEFINITIONS 1. "YOU" and "YOUR" mean the deponent Carlisle, Carlisle SynTec, and its agents, employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, attorneys, accountants, investigators, and anyone else acting on Carlisle SynTec's behalf. 2. "PROPERTY" means the building at issue in this action occupied in whole or in part by Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. and identified as Building 1, located at 2064 Highway 116 North, Sebastopol, CA. MATTERS UPON WHICH THE WITNESS IS TO BE EXAMINED 1. The planning, development, design, construction, inspection, testing, review, consideration, authorization, approval, completion, and/or acceptance of the Carlisle TPO roofing system installed at the PROPERTY. 2. The approved Carlisle warranty issued for the roof system at the PROPERTY based on the design 15/32" plywood, 1/4" DensDeck, .060 TPO 8' wide field sheets fastened 12" off center. 3. The content of the November 11, 2011, letter from Chad Garcia (Carlisle SynTec District Manager, Technical Services, Pacific Region) regarding the Carlisle 20 year TS warranty on the roofing system at the PROPERTY. 4. All communications (written or verbal) by, between, or among YOU; Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc.; Solid Solutions Construction Services, Inc.; Toby Kendall; Chico Electric; One Sun, Inc.; William Carlson dba Advanced Roofing; Don Lambrecht & Associates; any Carlisle representative or distributor; any agency or department of the County of Sonoma; agency or department of the City of Sebastopol; any design professional, architect, or engineer; contractor or subcontractor; inspector; and/or testing entity relating to the planning, development, design, construction, inspection, testing, review, consideration, authorization, approval, completion, acceptance, and/or warranty of the Carlisle TPO roofing system installed at the PROPERTY. 5. Any Carlisle TPO roofing system warranty issued by YOU for the PROPERTY including, but not limited to, the Carlisle Golden Seal Total Roofing System Warranty (Serial No. 10058663) issued on September 17, 2010, the issuance of the warranty, history of the warranty since issuance, status of the warranty as of November 11, 2011, current status of the warranty, and the bases for the current status of the warranty. 6. All written notice(s) of the discovery of any leak in the Carlisle TPO roofing system installed at the PROPERTY provided to YOU by Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. 1 7. All written notice(s) of the discovery of any leak in the Carlisle TPO roofing system installed at the PROPERTY provided to YOU by anyone other than Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. 8. All notice(s) of alterations and/or repairs and/or any requests for authorization to make alterations or repairs to the Carlisle TPO roofing system at the PROPERTY provided to YOU by Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. 9. All notice(s) of alterations and/or repairs and/or any requests for authorization to make alterations or repairs to the Carlisle TPO roofing system at the PROPERTY provided to YOU by anyone other than Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. 10. All authorizations provided by YOU to Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. authorizing alterations and/or repairs to Carlisle TPO roofing system at the PROPERTY. 269301581764 2 ATTACHMENT No. 2 TO DEPOSITION SUBPOENA FOR PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS AND THINGS TO Person(s) Most Qualified to Testify on behalf of Carlisle SynTec DEFINITIONS 1. "YOU" and "YOUR" mean the deponent Carlisle, Carlisle SynTec, and its agents, employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, attorneys, accountants, investigators, and anyone else acting on Carlisle SynTec's behalf. 2. "DOCUMENTS" means any writings as defined by Evidence Code section 250 including handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostatting, photocopying, and every other means of recording upon any tangible thing, any form of communication or representation, including letters, words, pictures, sounds or symbols, or combinations thereof. 3. "PROPERTY" means the building at issue in this action occupied in whole or in part by Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. and identified as Building 1, located at 2064 Highway 116 North, Sebastopol, CA. DOCUMENTS AND THINGS FOR PRODUCTION 1. All DOCUMENTS evidencing that the roofing system installed at the PROPERTY was approved by Carlisle design and review prior to installation. 2. All DOCUMENTS evidencing and/or confirming that as of November 11, 2011, the 20-year Carlisle warranty on the roofing system installed at the PROPERTY was valid. 3. All DOCUMENTS evidencing that the approved Carlisle warranty issued for the roof system at the PROPERTY was based on the design 15/32" plywood, 1/4" DensDeck, .060 TPO 8' wide field sheets fastened 12" off center. 4. All DOCUMENTS evidencing, referring to, or relating to the planning, development, design, construction, inspection, testing, review, consideration, authorization, approval, completion, and/or acceptance of the Carlisle TPO roofing system installed at the PROPERTY including, but not limited to, all applications, submittals, shop drawings, plans, sketches, calculations, specifications, inspection records, testing records, requests for information, photos, notices of completion, approvals, acceptances, authorizations, correspondence, emails, memos, and notes. 5. All DOCUMENTS evidencing, referring to, or relating to any communications (written or verbal) by, between, or among YOU; Chad Garcia (Carlisle District Manager); Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc.; Solid Solutions Construction Services, Inc.; Toby Kendall; Chico Electric; One Sun, Inc.; William Carlson dba Advanced Roofing; Don Lambrecht & Associates; any Carlisle representative or distributor; any agency or department of the County of Sonoma; agency or department of the City of Sebastopol; any design professional, architect, 1 or engineer; contractor or subcontractor; inspector; and/ or testing entity relating to the planning, development, design, construction, inspection, testing, review, consideration, authorization, approval, completion, acceptance, and/or warranty of the Carlisle TPO roofing system installed at the PROPERTY. 6. All DOCUMENTS constituting, evidencing, referring to, or relating to any Carlisle roofing system warranty issued by YOU for the PROPERTY including, but not limited to, the Carlisle Golden Seal Total Roofing System Warranty (Serial No. 10058663) issued on September 17, 2010, including all DOCUMENTS evidencing the issuance of the warranty, history of the warranty since issuance, status of the warranty as of November 11, 2011, current status of the warranty, and the bases for the current status of the warranty. 7. All DOCUMENTS constituting, evidencing, referring to, or relating to any written notice(s) of the discovery of any leak in the Carlisle TPO roofing system installed at the PROPERTY provided to YOU by Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. 8. All DOCUMENTS constituting, evidencing, referring to, or relating to any written notice(s) of the discovery of any leak in the Carlisle TPO roofing system installed at the PROPERTY provided to YOU by anyone other than Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. 9. All DOCUMENTS constituting, evidencing, referring to, or relating to any notice(s) of alterations and/or repairs and/or any requests for authorization to make alterations or repairs to the Carlisle TPO roofing system at the PROPERTY provided to YOU by Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. 10. All DOCUMENTS constituting, evidencing, referring to, or relating to any notice(s) of alterations and/or repairs and/or any requests for authorization to make alterations or repairs to the Carlisle TPO roofing system at the PROPERTY provided to YOU by anyone other than Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. 11. All DOCUMENTS constituting, evidencing, referring to, or relating to any authorizations provided by YOU to Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. authorizing alterations and/or repairs to Carlisle TPO roofing system at the PROPERTY. 26930\581763 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PROOF OF SERVICE BY U.S. MAIL (C.C.P. SECTIONS 1013(a) - 2015.5) 2 3 I am employed in the County of Alameda, State of California. I am over the age of 18 41 years and not a party to the within action. My business address is 555 12th Street, Suite 1800, 5 Oakland, California 94607. 6' On the date shown below, at the above -referenced business location, I enclosed a copy 7i the following in an envelope addressed as shown below, placed them for collection and mailing 8 11 following ordinary business practices to be deposited with the United States Postal Service on 9 the date shown below: PETITION FOR ISSUANCE OF LETTER ROGATORY; SUPPORTING DECLARATION; PROPOSED ORDER THEREON. Plaintiff Robert E. Aune, Esq. Aune & Associates One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1600 San Francisco, CA 94111 T: 415-433-6400; F: 415-651-9825 raunegauneassociates.com One Sun, Inc. Phillip A. Pereira, Esq. McDowell, Shaw & Colman 1250 Oakmead Parkway, Suite 210 Sunnyvale, CA 94085-4037 T: 408-927-7250; F: 408-927-7350 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at Oakland, California, on June 6, 2012. c a K&elyn M. ght -1- Proof of Service - Case No. SCV 249543 REDWOOD HILL FARM & IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CREAMERY, INC., A CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, Plaintiff : V. ONE SUN, INC., A CALIFORNIA : CORP., WILLIAM CARLSON, AN : INDIVIDUAL, DOING BUSINESS AS ADVANCED ROOFING; AND DOES 1 TO 50, INCLUSIVE, Defendants NO. 2012-3574 CIVIL TERM ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, this 25TH day of JUNE, 2012, at the request of counsel and with the concurrence of petitioner, the above captioned case is hereby WITHDRAWN. By the Court, 6 Edward E. Guido, J. 'r Robert E. Aune, Esquire One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1600 San Francisco, CA 94111 v Phillip A. Pereira, Esquire 1250 Oakmead Parkway, Suite 210 Sunnyvale, CA 94085-4037 Katelyn M. Knight, Esquire 555 12TH Street, Suite 1800 Oakland, CA 94607 :sld ecp-x s 6/11&/l a ,ell, t c3 G C") --f =--n z ?Q -v - r °m C) BoornazianJensenGarthe Fax:510-939-1898 Jun 21 2012 04:27pm P002/002 -B(?arx'a.Z1an1 Jensen Gart]Re A Professional Corporation Katelyn M. Knight, Esq. kknigbt@bjg.cwm June 21. 2012 VJ.A, FACSAMLE Court Administrator 1 Courthouse Square Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 RE: Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. v. One .Sun, Inc., et aL Carlisle County Civil Docket No. 2012-3574 Sonoma County Superior Court - Case No. SCV 249543 Our Client: William Carlson dba Advanced Roofing Our File No.: NARKS 26930 Dear Court Administrator: 555 12th Street, Suite 1800 O.M.J, CA 94607 Telephone: 510.834.4350 Facsimile, 510.839.1892 Vebsite: www. jg.co= rU&ug AdJzes9 P.O. Box 12925 Oablana, CA 94604-2925 I am writing to request withdrawal of the Petition for Issuance of a Letter Rogatory submitted by William Carlson dba Advanced Roofing. Petitioner William Carlson dba Advanced Roofing is a defendant in the California suit referenced above. The subject Petition for Issuance of a Letter Rogatory ryas filed to obtain the court's assistance with the issuance of a subpoena directing non-party witness Carlisle SynTee Incorporated to attend, testify, and produce documents at a deposition to take place in Pennsylvania. Subsequent to the filing of the Petition, Carlisle SynTec Incorporated agreed to cooperate and voluntarily attend a deposition without a subpoena. Petitioner therefore requests that his petition be withdrawa - Please contact rue at (510) 645-2090 if you require any additional information. Thank you very much for your attention to this matter- Very truly yours, SOORNAZLAN, JENSEN & GA.RTHE ateCyn M. Knight K.atelya M. Knight KMK/ 269301584598 BoornazianJensenGarthe Fax:510-839-1898 36or 7.aLr1an, Jensen Gaxt].e A -Professional Corporation Katelyn M. Knight iskuigbt@bjg.colat Facsimile Cover Sheet June 21, 2012 From: Case Name: Our File No.: Cominaents- Katelyn M. Knight Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery, Inc. v. One Sun, Inc. 26930 Total Number of Pages (including cover sheet) -2- ? Original document will follow by mail. If there axe any problems, please call (510) $34-4350_ Jun 21 2012 04:27pm P001/002 556 12th Street, Suite 1800 Oalzland, CA. 94607 Telephone: 510.834.4350 Facsir7 &! 510.839.1897 Website: wwwbjg.com Meiling AAUxess PO. Box 12925 oakland, CA 94604-2925 - rtt NOTIC)r OF CONMENTLAUN OF MANSMLSSION est The infatuation contained in this transmission is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is attorney-client, privileged, confidential, and exempt ftam disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or distribution of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in, error, please notify the above office by telephone and return the original transmission to us via U. S. Mail. Tbmk you. ..z 1 ALAN E. SWERDLOW, ESQ. (130341) TERRI L. CRAWFORD, ESQ. (131630) 2 JEFFERY A. CHADIC, ESQ. (195499) KATELYN M. KNIGHT, ESQ. (264573) 3 BOORNAZIAN, JENSEN & GARTHE A Professional Corporation 4 555 12' Street, Suite 1800 Oakland, CA 94607 5 Telephone: (510) 834-4350 Facsimile: (510) 839-1897 6 7 Attorneys for Defendant/Cross-Defendant/ Cross-Complainant WILLIAM CARLSON 8 dba ADVANCED ROOFING OLLY k o? COVKf CA ?tea S c 9 &y,,, W4A Uuyl 611 P'A 10 11 12 C A 13 REDWOOD HILL FARM & CREAMERY, INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 14 Plaintiff, 15 VS. 16 ONE SUN, INC., A CALIFORNIA 17 CORPORATION, WILLIAM CARLSON, AN INDIVIDUAL, DOING BUSINESS AS 18 ADVANCED ROOFING; AND DOES 1 TO 50, INCLUSIVE, 19 Defendants. 20 2111 AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS 28 -1- ja, _ '357Y 8-VI California Case No. SC-V 249549P Assigned for all purposes to the Hon. Arthur A. Wick [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING WILLIAM CARLSON DBA ADVANCED ROOFING'S PETITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A LETTER ROGATORY Trial Date: July 20, 2012 Complaint Filed: April 20, 2011 22 Upon consideration of the petition of William Carlson dba Advanced Roofing, a defendant 23 in the California State action titled Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery v. One Sun, Inc., et al., 24 venued in Sonoma County California, case number SCV 249543 ("Defendant"), for the issuance 25 of a letter rogatory, and GOOD CAUSE appearing therefore, it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 26 The petition is granted. The Prothonotary is directed to issue a letter rogatory and to issue 27 the proposed Subpoena to Attend and Testify, directed to the person(s) most qualified to testify on [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A LETTER ROGATORY California Case No. SCV 249543 . .. -.. 11 1 behalf of Carlisle SynTec Incorporated, for the oral deposition and production of documents on 2 July 2, 2012, as further set forth in the Subpoena. 3 4 DATED: /S 5 JUDGE 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -2- [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A LETTER ROGATORY Califomia Case No. SCV 249543