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1 Daniel R. Friedenthal, Esq. – State Bar Number 136847
Michael G. Rix, Esq. – State Bar Number 233653
2 FRIEDENTHAL, HEFFERNAN & BROWN, LLP
1520 W. Colorado Boulevard, Second Floor
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Pasadena, California 91105
4 Telephone: (626) 628-2800
Facsimile: (626) 628-2828
5 Email: dfriedenthal@fhblawyers.com
mrix@fhblawyers.com
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Attorneys for Defendant, ALTERNATIVE FAMILY SERVICES
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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FOR THE COUNTY OF SONOMA
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11 C.F. by and through her Guardian and Case No.: SCV264540
Guardian Ad Litem SOLOMON FARR; [Assigned to Patrick M. Broderick; Dept. “16”]
12 E.F. by and through her Guardian and
Guardian Ad Litem SOLOMON FARR; DEFENDANT’S OBJECTIONS AND
13 S.F. by and through his Guardian and COUNTER-DESIGNATIONS TO THE
Guardian Ad Litem SOLOMON FARR, DEPOSITION TESTIMONY OF LESLIE
14 MATTHEWS MELSON
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v.
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19 MARK ZAPATA MARTINEZ; MARTHA Action Filed: 5/31/19
MARTINEZ; ALTERNATIVE FAMILY Trial Date 9/15/23
20 SERVICES, INC.; and DOES 1 - 30,
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23 TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
24 Pursuant to CCP § 2025.340, et al, Defendant ALTERNATIVE FAMILY
25 SERVICES, INC. hereby gives notice of intent to object to and counter-designate to
26 the following excerpts from the video deposition and transcript of LESLIE MATTHEWS
27 MELSON.
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DEFENDANT’S OBJECTIONS AND COUNTER-DESIGNATIONS TO THE
DEPOSITION TESTIMONY OF LESLIE MATTHEWS MELSON
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2 Page Defense Defense Plaintiff Court’s
Line(s) Objection(s) Counter Objection(s) Ruling
3 Designations
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5 10:21-11:2
6 11:8-23
14:12-15:2
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15:16-16:4
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42:7-13 Overly broad;
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ambiguous.
10 42:15-24 Overly broad;
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ambiguous; calls
12 for speculation;
incomplete
13 hypothetical; calls
for legal
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15 46:4-8
16 46:13-21
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18 47:9-21
19 47:22-48:6
20 48:7-16
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23 49:22-51:6
24 52:20-25 Incomplete
25 55:6-58:18
26 59:21-60:10
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DEFENDANT’S OBJECTIONS AND COUNTER-DESIGNATIONS TO THE
DEPOSITION TESTIMONY OF LESLIE MATTHEWS MELSON
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2 62:1-6
3 63:16-64:11
4 65:6-17
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DATED: October 19, 2023 FRIEDENTHAL, HEFFERNAN & BROWN, LLP
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11 By Daniel R. Friedenthal .
DANIEL R. FRIEDENTHAL, ESQ.
12 JAY D. BROWN, ESQ.
Attorneys for Defendant, ALTERNATIVE
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DEFENDANT’S OBJECTIONS AND COUNTER-DESIGNATIONS TO THE
DEPOSITION TESTIMONY OF LESLIE MATTHEWS MELSON
1 PROOF OF SERVICE
C.F., et al. v. Martinez, et al.
2 Case No.: SCV264540
3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
5 I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. I am over the
6 age of 18 and not a party to this action. My business address is: 1520 W. Colorado
Boulevard, Second Floor, Pasadena, California 91105. My electronic (email) address
7 is nruiz@fhblawyers.com.
8 On October 19, 2023, I electronically served the foregoing document named:
DEFENDANT’S OBJECTIONS AND COUNTER-DESIGNATIONS TO THE
9 DEPOSITION TESTIMONY OF LESLIE MATTHEWS MELSON on the parties
indicated in the attached Service List.
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MAIL SERVICE: As follows: I am "readily familiar" with the firm's practice of
11 collection and processing correspondence for mailing. Under that practice it would
be deposited with U.S. postal service on that same day with postage thereon fully
12 prepaid at Pasadena, California, in the ordinary course of business. I am aware that
on motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date
13 or postage meter date is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing in
affidavit.
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FEDERAL EXPRESS SERVICE: I caused such envelopes to be delivered by
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Federal Express to the offices of the addressee listed on the attached Service List. I
16 further designed such envelopes to be delivered to all addressees on the attached
Service List utilizing Fed-Ex’s “Overnight Next-Day Delivery Service.”
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ELECTRONIC MEANS (EMAIL): I caused such document(s) to be electronically
18 served through email for the above-entitled matter. This service complies with Code
of Civil Procedure §1010.6(e)(1) and/or California Rule of Court 2.251(C)(3) and/or
19 an agreement of the parties to accept service by electronic transmission. The file
transmission was reported as complete and a copy of the “Sent” page noting the date
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and time of such transmission will be maintained with the file copy of the document(s)
21 in our office.
22 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that
the above is true and correct. Executed on October 19, 2023, at Pasadena,
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Natasha Ruiz
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26 For purposes of serving documents on Friedenthal, Heffernan & Brown, LLP,
please use the following email addresses:
27 dfriedenthal@fhblawyers.com; mrix@fhblawyers.com;
jbrown@fhblawyers.com; nruiz@fhblawyers.com
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PROOF OF SERVICE
1 SERVICE LIST
C.F., et al. v. Martinez, et al.
2 Case No.: SCV264540
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs, C.F., E.F. and S.F. by and through their GAL,
4 SOLOMON FARR
Scott R. Montgomery, Esq. Johann Hall, Esq.
5 ABBEY, WEITZENBERG, WARREN & THE LAW OFFICE OF JOHANN HALL
EMERY, P.C. 703 2nd St., Suite 353
6 100 Stony Point Rd., Suite 200 Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Santa Rosa, CA 95402 Tel. No.: (707) 360-8717
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Tel. No.: (707) 542-5050 Fax No.: (707) 921-7378
8 Fax No.: (707) 542-2589 johann@jhallesq.com
smontgomery@abbeylaw.com;
9 hnorton@abbeylaw.com;
nberg@abbeylaw.com;
10 kwright@abbeylaw.com
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Criminal Attorneys for MARK ZAPATA MARTINEZ
12 Chris P. Andrian, Esq.
ANDRIAN & GALLENSON
13 1100 Mendocino Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
14 Tel. No.: (707) 527-9381
15 Fax No.: (707) 526-9051
Andgal.chris@sonic.net
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