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CM-010
ATTORNEYa R PARTY 1m THOU T ATTORNEY /Nama, Slate ear number, and add ass/ FOR COURT UEE ONLY
Mary Patricia Houg, Esq. (SBN 104542)
Law Offices of Moss & Hough 1388 Sutter Street, Ste. 1210 San Francisco, CA 94109
TELEPHoNE No (415) 399-1110 FAx No (415) 399-1552
EN*it aooREss Marypat@mhlegal.net ELECTRONICALLY
ATTQRNEY FQR fNamai Jordon Rittenberry
FILED
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO Superior Court of California,
County of San Francisco
smEET AooRLss 400 McAllister Street
Mna.inr AoaRcss 400 McAllister Street 05/16/2024
ctTYANLJ ztPcoDE San Francisco, CA 94553 Clerk of the Court
ERANCHNAME SupenOr COurt BY: SHENEQUA GLADNEY
Deputy Clerk
CASE NAME:
Jordon Riltenberry v. Daniel J. Edelman, Inc., a Delaware Corp, and DOES 1-10, inclusive
CGC-24-614695
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CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET
Unlimited
(Amount
~ Limited
(Amount
~ Counter ~
Complex Case Designation
Joinder
Filed with first appearance by defendant JUDGE
demanded demanded is
(CaL Rules ofcourt, rule3402) DEPT.
exceeds $ 35,000) $ 35000 I
)
items below must be coma/eted /see /ns/ruc//ons on oaae 2)
1—6
I Check one box below for the case type that best describes this case:
Auto Tort
Auto (22)
Contract
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Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation
Breach of contract/warranty (06)
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(Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.400-3.403)
Uninsured motorist (46)
Other pl/pD/WD (personal in)ury/Property ~ Rule 3.740 collections (09)
Other collections (09) ~
~
AntilrusuTrade regulation (03)
Construction defect (10)
Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort
Asbestos (04)
Product habihty (24)
~ Insurance coverage (18)
Other contract (37)
Real Property
~ Mass tort(40)
Secunhes litigation (28)
Environmental/Toxic tort (30)
~ Medical malpractice (45)
Other Pl/PD/WD (23)
Eminent domain/Inverse
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condemnation (14)
Insurance coverage claims arising from the
above listed provisionally complex case
types (41)
~
Non-Pl/PD/WD (Other) Tort
Business tort/unfair business practice (07) ~
Wrongful eviction (33)
Other real property (26)
Enforcement of Judgment
Enforcement of /udgment (20)
~ Ciwl nghts (08)
Defamation (13) ~
Unlawful Detainer
Commercial (31)
Miscellaneous Civil Complaint
Fraud (16)
lntesectual property (19)
Residential (32)
Drugs(38)
Judicial Review
~ RICO (27)
Other complaint (not specified above) (42)
li/liscellaneous Civil Petition
Professional neghgence (25)
~
Employment
Other non-Pl/PD/WD tort (35)
~ Petition re'rbitration award (11) ~ Partnership and corporate governance (21)
other petition toot specified above) (43)
2
~x
~
This case
Wrongful terminatton (36)
Other employment (15)
is
~ Wnt of mandate(02)
Other judicial review (39)
~x is not complex under rule 3 400 of the Cahfornia Rules of Court. If the case is complex, mark the
~
factors requiring exceptional judicial management:
d ~
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Large number of witnesses
a
b~ Large number of separately represented parties
Extensive motion practice raising difficult or novel e
issues that will be time-consuming to resolve
Coordination with related actions Pendin9 in one or mare
courts tn other counties, states, or countries, or in a federal
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COUrt
c. [ ] Substantial amount of documentary evidence Substantiai postjudgmentludimai supervision
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3. Remedies sought (check a/I that apply):a. ~x monetary b. nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief c ~x punitive
5 This case is ~
4 Number of causes of action (specify). Seven
~x is not a class action suit.
6 If there are any known related cases, file and serve a notice of related case ( ou set rm CM-015.)
Date: May 16, 2024
Mary Patncia Hough
ITYPE OR PRINT NALIEI ISIG NATURE OF PARTY OR ATTORNEY FDR PARTYI
NOTICE
~ P/ainttff must file this cover sheet with the first paper filed in the action or proceeding (except small claims cases or cases filed
under the probate code, Family code, or vvelfare and Inshtutions code) (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.220.) Failure to file may result in sanctions.
~ File this cover sheet in addition to any cover sheet required by local court rule
. If this case is complex under rule 3.400 et seq. of the California Rules of Court, you must serve a copy of this cover sheet on all other parties to
the action or proceeding
~ Unless this is a collections case under rule 3 740 ar a complex case, this cover sheet will be used for statistical purposes only P 041 f2
Form Aaoplad fm u ands tom Usa Cat R ta I o tt t tas 23Q 3220 3400 3403 374Q
Judoat Coundt of Cat fotn a CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET c st datdsof J dc tAd n ttalon std 310
Cu-010 IRau Januam 1 2024I
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INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE COVER SHEET CM-010
To Plaintiffs and Others Filing First Papers. If you are filing a first paper (for example, a complaint) in a civil case, you must
complete and file, along with your first paper, the Civil Case Cover Sheet contained on page 1 This information will be used to compile
statistics about the types and numbers of cases filed You must complete items 1 through 6 on the sheet. In item 1, youmust check
one box for the case type that best describes the case. If the case fits both a general and a more specific type of case listed m item 1,
check the more specific one If the case has multiple causes of action, check the box that best indicates the primary cause of action.
To assist you in completing the sheet, examples of the cases that belong under each case type in item 1 are provided below. A cover
sheet must be filed only with your initial paper. Failure to file a cover sheet with the first paper filed in a civil case may subject a party,
its counsel, or both to sanctions under rules 2.30 and 3 220 of the Cahfornia Rules of Court.
To Parties in Rule 3.740 Collections Cases. A "collections case" under rule 3.740 is defined as an action for recovery of money owed
in a sum stated to be certain that is not more than $ 25,000, exclusive of interest and attorney's fees, ansing from a transaction in which
property, services, or money was acquired on credit A collections case does not include an action seeking the following (1) tort
damages, (2) punitive damages, (3) recovery of real property (4) recovery of personal property, or (5) a prejudgment writ of
attachment. The identification of a case as a rule 3.740 collections case on this form means that it will be exempt from the general
time-for-service requirements and case management rules, unless a defendant files a responsive pleading. A rule 3.740 collections
case will be subject to the requirements for service and obtaimng a iudgment in rule 3.740
To Parties in Complex Cases. In complex cases only, parties must also use the Cwil Case Cover Sheet to designate whether the
case is complex. If a plaintiff bokovoo tho case is complex under rule 3 rl00 of the Californra Rules of Court, this must be indicated by
completing the appropriate boxes m items 1 and 2 If a plaintiff designates a case as complex, the cover sheet must be served with the
complaint on ail parties to the action. A defendant may file and serve no later than the trme of its first appearance a joinder in the
plaintiffs designation, a counter-designation that the case is not complex, or, if the plaintiff has made no designation, a designation that
the case is complex. CASE TYPES AND EXAMPLES
Auto Tort
Contract provisionally Complex Civil Litigation (Cal.
BreaCh Of CcntraCMarranty (o ) Rules of Court Rules 3.400-3.403)
Ado (22)-pemonal Injury/properly
Damage/Wrongful Death
Bread of RentayLease AntibusuTrade Regulation (03)
Uninsured Motorist (46) (//the Construction Defecl(10)
case Involves an uninsured Claims Involving Mass Tort (40)
Contract/Warranty Breach-Seller Securities Litigation (28)
mo/orig/ claim subject /o
Plaintiff (no/ fraud or neg//pence/ Environmenlal/Toxic Tort (30)
arb//ra//on, check this item
instead o/Au/o/ Negkgent Breach of Contract/ Insurance Coverage Claims
Warranty (ar/g/ng from provisionally comp/ex
Other Pl/PD/WD (Personal Injury/
Other Breach of Contrad/Warranty case type listed above) (41)
Property Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort
Asbestos (04) Enforcement of Judgment
book accounts) (09) Enforcemenl of Judgment (20)
Asbestos Properly Damage
Collection Case-Seller P/ainirff Abstract of Judgment (Oui of County)
Asbestos Personal Injury/
Wrongful Death
Other Promissory Note/Collections Case Confession of Judgmenl (non-domes//c
Product Liability (not ashes/og or
Insurance Coverage (noi prov/s/ona//y re/a/fons)
iox/c/env/ronmen/a/) (24) Sister State Judgment
Medical Malpractice (45) Administrative Agency Award
Olher Coverage /no/ unpa/d taxes)
Medical Malpractice-
Physicians & Surgeons Petition/Certification of Entry of
Other Professional Health Care Judgment on Unpaid Taxes
Other Contract Drspute Other Enforcement of Judgment Case
Malpractice
Other Pl/PDAND (23) Real Property Miscellaneous Civil Complaint
Premises Liability (e.g., slip Eminent Dome/n/Inverse RICO (27)
Condemnairon (14) Other Complaint (noi specified above/ (42)
snd fall)
Intentional Bodily Inj ury/PDNVD Wrongful Eviction (33) Declaratory Relief Only
Other Real Property (e.g., quiet title) (26) Injunctive Relief Only (non-
(e.g.. sssaug, vandalism)
Writ of Possession of Real Property harassmen/I
Intentional infliction of
Emotional Drstress Mortgage Foreclosure Mechanics Lien
Negligent Infliction of Other Commerdal Complaint
Other Real Property /nor eminent Case (noh-tort/hon-comp/exj
Emotional Distress
Other Pl/PD/WD dome/n, /and/o/drienan/, or Other Civil Complaint
Non-PI/PD/WD (Other) Tort /orecfosurej (non-/ort/hon-comp/ex)
na u De ainer Miscellaneous Civil petition
Business Tort/Unfair Business
Practice (07) Partnership snd Corporate
Civil Rights (e.g., discrimination, Governance (21)
false arresg (noi civil Drugs (38) (// the case /nvo/ves illegal other peuiion (no/ specified abave) (43)
harsssmen/) (08) drugs, check /h/s item; o/henv/sg, Civil Harassmenl
Defamation (e.g, slander, libel) (13) report as commercial or Residential) INorkpiace Violence
Fraud (16) Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse
Intelleclusl Properly (19) Election Contest
Professional Negligence (25) Petition for Name Change
Legal Malpractice Petition for Relief From Late Claim
Writ —Administrative Mandamus Other Civil Petition
Other Professional Malpractice
Writ — Mandamus on Limited Court
Other Non-Pl/PD/WD Tort (35) Case Mailer
Writ-Other Limited Court Case Review
mp oymgntt
Employ
Other Judicial Review (39)
Wrongful Terminabon (36)
Review of Health Officer Order
Other Employment (15)
Nogce of Appeal — Labor Commissioner
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CM-010 ATTORNEYa R PARTY 1m THOU T ATTORNEY /Nama, Slate ear number, and add ass/ FOR COURT UEE ONLY Mary Patricia Houg, Esq. (SBN 104542) Law Offices of Moss & Hough 1388 Sutter Street, Ste. 1210 San Francisco, CA 94109 TELEPHoNE No (415) 399-1110 FAx No (415) 399-1552 EN*it aooREss Marypat@mhlegal.net ELECTRONICALLY ATTQRNEY FQR fNamai Jordon Rittenberry FILED SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco smEET AooRLss 400 McAllister Street Mna.inr AoaRcss 400 McAllister Street 05/16/2024 ctTYANLJ ztPcoDE San Francisco, CA 94553 Clerk of the Court ERANCHNAME SupenOr COurt BY: SHENEQUA GLADNEY Deputy Clerk CASE NAME: Jordon Riltenberry v. Daniel J. Edelman, Inc., a Delaware Corp, and DOES 1-10, inclusive CGC-24-614695 ~x CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Unlimited (Amount ~ Limited (Amount ~ Counter ~ Complex Case Designation Joinder Filed with first appearance by defendant JUDGE demanded demanded is (CaL Rules ofcourt, rule3402) DEPT. exceeds $ 35,000) $ 35000 I ) items below must be coma/eted /see /ns/ruc//ons on oaae 2) 1—6 I Check one box below for the case type that best describes this case: Auto Tort Auto (22) Contract ~ ~ Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation Breach of contract/warranty (06) ~ (Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.400-3.403) Uninsured motorist (46) Other pl/pD/WD (personal in)ury/Property ~ Rule 3.740 collections (09) Other collections (09) ~ ~ AntilrusuTrade regulation (03) Construction defect (10) Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort Asbestos (04) Product habihty (24) ~ Insurance coverage (18) Other contract (37) Real Property ~ Mass tort(40) Secunhes litigation (28) Environmental/Toxic tort (30) ~ Medical malpractice (45) Other Pl/PD/WD (23) Eminent domain/Inverse ~ condemnation (14) Insurance coverage claims arising from the above listed provisionally complex case types (41) ~ Non-Pl/PD/WD (Other) Tort Business tort/unfair business practice (07) ~ Wrongful eviction (33) Other real property (26) Enforcement of Judgment Enforcement of /udgment (20) ~ Ciwl nghts (08) Defamation (13) ~ Unlawful Detainer Commercial (31) Miscellaneous Civil Complaint Fraud (16) lntesectual property (19) Residential (32) Drugs(38) Judicial Review ~ RICO (27) Other complaint (not specified above) (42) li/liscellaneous Civil Petition Professional neghgence (25) ~ Employment Other non-Pl/PD/WD tort (35) ~ Petition re'rbitration award (11) ~ Partnership and corporate governance (21) other petition toot specified above) (43) 2 ~x ~ This case Wrongful terminatton (36) Other employment (15) is ~ Wnt of mandate(02) Other judicial review (39) ~x is not complex under rule 3 400 of the Cahfornia Rules of Court. If the case is complex, mark the ~ factors requiring exceptional judicial management: d ~ ~ Large number of witnesses a b~ Large number of separately represented parties Extensive motion practice raising difficult or novel e issues that will be time-consuming to resolve Coordination with related actions Pendin9 in one or mare courts tn other counties, states, or countries, or in a federal ~~ COUrt c. [ ] Substantial amount of documentary evidence Substantiai postjudgmentludimai supervision f 3. Remedies sought (check a/I that apply):a. ~x monetary b. nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief c ~x punitive 5 This case is ~ 4 Number of causes of action (specify). Seven ~x is not a class action suit. 6 If there are any known related cases, file and serve a notice of related case ( ou set rm CM-015.) Date: May 16, 2024 Mary Patncia Hough ITYPE OR PRINT NALIEI ISIG NATURE OF PARTY OR ATTORNEY FDR PARTYI NOTICE ~ P/ainttff must file this cover sheet with the first paper filed in the action or proceeding (except small claims cases or cases filed under the probate code, Family code, or vvelfare and Inshtutions code) (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.220.) Failure to file may result in sanctions. ~ File this cover sheet in addition to any cover sheet required by local court rule . If this case is complex under rule 3.400 et seq. of the California Rules of Court, you must serve a copy of this cover sheet on all other parties to the action or proceeding ~ Unless this is a collections case under rule 3 740 ar a complex case, this cover sheet will be used for statistical purposes only P 041 f2 Form Aaoplad fm u ands tom Usa Cat R ta I o tt t tas 23Q 3220 3400 3403 374Q Judoat Coundt of Cat fotn a CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET c st datdsof J dc tAd n ttalon std 310 Cu-010 IRau Januam 1 2024I 1 ''o 'ft ca Jc" INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THE COVER SHEET CM-010 To Plaintiffs and Others Filing First Papers. If you are filing a first paper (for example, a complaint) in a civil case, you must complete and file, along with your first paper, the Civil Case Cover Sheet contained on page 1 This information will be used to compile statistics about the types and numbers of cases filed You must complete items 1 through 6 on the sheet. In item 1, youmust check one box for the case type that best describes the case. If the case fits both a general and a more specific type of case listed m item 1, check the more specific one If the case has multiple causes of action, check the box that best indicates the primary cause of action. To assist you in completing the sheet, examples of the cases that belong under each case type in item 1 are provided below. A cover sheet must be filed only with your initial paper. Failure to file a cover sheet with the first paper filed in a civil case may subject a party, its counsel, or both to sanctions under rules 2.30 and 3 220 of the Cahfornia Rules of Court. To Parties in Rule 3.740 Collections Cases. A "collections case" under rule 3.740 is defined as an action for recovery of money owed in a sum stated to be certain that is not more than $ 25,000, exclusive of interest and attorney's fees, ansing from a transaction in which property, services, or money was acquired on credit A collections case does not include an action seeking the following (1) tort damages, (2) punitive damages, (3) recovery of real property (4) recovery of personal property, or (5) a prejudgment writ of attachment. The identification of a case as a rule 3.740 collections case on this form means that it will be exempt from the general time-for-service requirements and case management rules, unless a defendant files a responsive pleading. A rule 3.740 collections case will be subject to the requirements for service and obtaimng a iudgment in rule 3.740 To Parties in Complex Cases. In complex cases only, parties must also use the Cwil Case Cover Sheet to designate whether the case is complex. If a plaintiff bokovoo tho case is complex under rule 3 rl00 of the Californra Rules of Court, this must be indicated by completing the appropriate boxes m items 1 and 2 If a plaintiff designates a case as complex, the cover sheet must be served with the complaint on ail parties to the action. A defendant may file and serve no later than the trme of its first appearance a joinder in the plaintiffs designation, a counter-designation that the case is not complex, or, if the plaintiff has made no designation, a designation that the case is complex. CASE TYPES AND EXAMPLES Auto Tort Contract provisionally Complex Civil Litigation (Cal. BreaCh Of CcntraCMarranty (o ) Rules of Court Rules 3.400-3.403) Ado (22)-pemonal Injury/properly Damage/Wrongful Death Bread of RentayLease AntibusuTrade Regulation (03) Uninsured Motorist (46) (//the Construction Defecl(10) case Involves an uninsured Claims Involving Mass Tort (40) Contract/Warranty Breach-Seller Securities Litigation (28) mo/orig/ claim subject /o Plaintiff (no/ fraud or neg//pence/ Environmenlal/Toxic Tort (30) arb//ra//on, check this item instead o/Au/o/ Negkgent Breach of Contract/ Insurance Coverage Claims Warranty (ar/g/ng from provisionally comp/ex Other Pl/PD/WD (Personal Injury/ Other Breach of Contrad/Warranty case type listed above) (41) Property Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort Asbestos (04) Enforcement of Judgment book accounts) (09) Enforcemenl of Judgment (20) Asbestos Properly Damage Collection Case-Seller P/ainirff Abstract of Judgment (Oui of County) Asbestos Personal Injury/ Wrongful Death Other Promissory Note/Collections Case Confession of Judgmenl (non-domes//c Product Liability (not ashes/og or Insurance Coverage (noi prov/s/ona//y re/a/fons) iox/c/env/ronmen/a/) (24) Sister State Judgment Medical Malpractice (45) Administrative Agency Award Olher Coverage /no/ unpa/d taxes) Medical Malpractice- Physicians & Surgeons Petition/Certification of Entry of Other Professional Health Care Judgment on Unpaid Taxes Other Contract Drspute Other Enforcement of Judgment Case Malpractice Other Pl/PDAND (23) Real Property Miscellaneous Civil Complaint Premises Liability (e.g., slip Eminent Dome/n/Inverse RICO (27) Condemnairon (14) Other Complaint (noi specified above/ (42) snd fall) Intentional Bodily Inj ury/PDNVD Wrongful Eviction (33) Declaratory Relief Only Other Real Property (e.g., quiet title) (26) Injunctive Relief Only (non- (e.g.. sssaug, vandalism) Writ of Possession of Real Property harassmen/I Intentional infliction of Emotional Drstress Mortgage Foreclosure Mechanics Lien Negligent Infliction of Other Commerdal Complaint Other Real Property /nor eminent Case (noh-tort/hon-comp/exj Emotional Distress Other Pl/PD/WD dome/n, /and/o/drienan/, or Other Civil Complaint Non-PI/PD/WD (Other) Tort /orecfosurej (non-/ort/hon-comp/ex) na u De ainer Miscellaneous Civil petition Business Tort/Unfair Business Practice (07) Partnership snd Corporate Civil Rights (e.g., discrimination, Governance (21) false arresg (noi civil Drugs (38) (// the case /nvo/ves illegal other peuiion (no/ specified abave) (43) harsssmen/) (08) drugs, check /h/s item; o/henv/sg, Civil Harassmenl Defamation (e.g, slander, libel) (13) report as commercial or Residential) INorkpiace Violence Fraud (16) Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Intelleclusl Properly (19) Election Contest Professional Negligence (25) Petition for Name Change Legal Malpractice Petition for Relief From Late Claim Writ —Administrative Mandamus Other Civil Petition Other Professional Malpractice Writ — Mandamus on Limited Court Other Non-Pl/PD/WD Tort (35) Case Mailer Writ-Other Limited Court Case Review mp oymgntt Employ Other Judicial Review (39) Wrongful Terminabon (36) Review of Health Officer Order Other Employment (15) Nogce of Appeal — Labor Commissioner 4 010[aav Jaauan / 2024I g g Za/ 2 CM CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET