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DANIEL R. FRIEDENTHAL (SBN 136847)
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dfriedenthal@fhblawyers.com
2 MICHAEL G. RIX (SBN 233653)
mrix@fhblawyers.com
3 FRIEDENTHAL, HEFFERNAN & BROWN, LLP
1520 West Colorado Boulevard, Second Floor
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Pasadena, California 91105
5 Telephone: (626) 628-2800
Facsimile: (626) 628-2828
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7 DANIEL P. BARER (SBN 150812)
daniel@pollakvida.com
8 KAREN M. STEPANYAN (SBN 337353)
karen@pollakvida.com
9 POLLAK, VIDA & BARER
10 11500 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 400
Los Angeles, California 90064
11 Telephone (310) 551-3400
Facsimile (424) 535-1225
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13 Attorneys for Defendant,
ALTERNATIVE FAMILY SERVICES, INC.
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15 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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COUNTY OF SONOMA
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C.F. by and through her Guadian and Guardian Case No.: SCV264540
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Ad Lite SOLOMON FARR; E.F. by and
19 through her Guadian and Guardian Ad Lite [Assigned to the Honorable Patrick
SOLOMON FARR; S.F. by and through his M. Broderick, Dep. 16]
20 Guadian and Guardian Ad Lite SOLOMON
FARR DEFENDANT ALTERNATIVE
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FAMILY SERVICES, INC.’S
22 Plaintiffs, NOTICE OF HEARING OF ITS
MOTIONS FOR NEW TRIAL AND
23 vs. JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING
THE VERDICT
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MARK ZAPATA MARTINEZ; MARTHA
25 MARTINEZ; ALTERNATIVE FAMILY Date: February 23, 2024
SERVICES, INC; and DOES 1-30, Time: 8:30 a.m.
26 Dept.: 16
27 Defendants.
Action Filed: May 31, 2019
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DEFENDANT ALTERNATIVE FAMILY SERVICES, INC.’S NOTICE OF HEARING OF ITS MOTIONS
FOR NEW TRIAL AND JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE VERDICT
1 TO PLAINTIFFS AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD IN THIS ACTION:
2 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that defendant Alternative Family Services, Inc.’s motion
3 for new trial and motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict are scheduled to be heard
4 on February 23, 2024, at 8:30 a.m., in Department 16 of the above-entitled Court, the
5 Honorable Patrick M. Broderick presiding.
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Date: January 25, 2024 POLLAK, VIDA & BARER
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DANIEL P. BARER
8 KAREN M. STEPANYAN
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By:
10 DANIEL P. BARER
Attorneys for Defendant
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ALTERNATIVE FAMILY
12 SERVICES, INC
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DEFENDANT ALTERNATIVE FAMILY SERVICES, INC.’S NOTICE OF HEARING OF ITS MOTIONS
FOR NEW TRIAL AND JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE VERDICT
1 C.F., et al v. Martinez, et al
Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma
2 Case No.: SCV264540
3 PROOF OF SERVICE
4 I, the undersigned declare that I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of
California. I am over the age of eighteen (18) years and not a party to the within action; my
5 business address is: 11500 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 400, Los Angeles, California 90064
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On January 25, 2024, I served the within:
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DEFENDANT ALTERNATIVE FAMILY SERVICES, INC.’S NOTICE OF HEARING
8 OF ITS MOTIONS FOR NEW TRIAL AND JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE
9 VERDICT
☒ By sending a true copy thereof electronically to the individual(s) and electronic
10 service address(s) as set forth below from the electronic service address:
11 lisa@pollakvida.com
12 ☐ By placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope with prepaid postage
thereon fully prepaid for deposit in the United States Post Office mailbox, following
13 Pollak, Vida & Barer’s ordinary business practices for the collection and processing
14 of correspondence for mailing, of which I am readily familiar, to the individual(s)
and address(s) as set forth below.
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☐ By depositing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope with delivery fees
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thereon fully prepaid in a box or other facility regularly maintained by Federal
17 Express for overnight mail for collection to the individual(s) and address(s) as set
forth below.
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SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST
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21 I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing is true and correct, and that this declaration was executed on January 25, 2024, in Los
22 Angeles, California.
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/s/ Lisa M. Romero
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2 Daniel R. Friedenthal Attorneys for Defendant,
Michael G. Rix ALTERNATIVE FAMILY
3 FRIEDENTHAL, HEFFERNAN & SERVICES, INC.
BROWN, LLP
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1520 W. Colorado Boulevard,
5 Second Floor
Pasadena, California 91105
6 Telephone: (626) 628-2800
7 Facsimile: (626) 628-2828
dfriedenthal@fhblawyers.com
8 mrix@fhblawyers.com
jbrown@fhblawyers.com
9 nruiz@fhblawyers.com
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Scott R. Montgomery, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiffs, C.F., E.F.
11 ABBEY, WEITZENBERG, and S.F. by and through their GAL,
WARREN & EMERY, P.C. SOLOMON FARR
12 100 Stony Point Rd., Suite 200
13 Santa Rosa, CA 95402
Tel. No.: (707) 542-5050
14 Fax No.: (707) 542-2589
smontgomery@abbeylaw.com
15 hnorton@abbeylaw.com
16 nberg@abbeylaw.com
kwright@abbeylaw.com
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Johann Hall, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiffs, C.F., E.F.
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THE LAW OFFICE OF JOHANN and S.F. by and through their GAL,
19 HALL SOLOMON FARR
703 2nd St., Suite 353
20 Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Tel. No.: (707) 360-8717
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Fax No.: (707) 921-7378
22 johann@jhallesq.com
23 Andrew N. Chang, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiffs, C.F., E.F.
24 ESNER, CHANG, BOYER & and S.F. by and through their GAL,
MURPHY SOLOMON FARR
25 234 East Colorado Boulevard,
Suite 975
26 Pasadena, California 91101
27 achang@ecbappeal.com
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DANIEL R. FRIEDENTHAL (SBN 136847) 1 dfriedenthal@fhblawyers.com 2 MICHAEL G. RIX (SBN 233653) mrix@fhblawyers.com 3 FRIEDENTHAL, HEFFERNAN & BROWN, LLP 1520 West Colorado Boulevard, Second Floor 4 Pasadena, California 91105 5 Telephone: (626) 628-2800 Facsimile: (626) 628-2828 6 7 DANIEL P. BARER (SBN 150812) daniel@pollakvida.com 8 KAREN M. STEPANYAN (SBN 337353) karen@pollakvida.com 9 POLLAK, VIDA & BARER 10 11500 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 400 Los Angeles, California 90064 11 Telephone (310) 551-3400 Facsimile (424) 535-1225 12 13 Attorneys for Defendant, ALTERNATIVE FAMILY SERVICES, INC. 14 15 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 16 COUNTY OF SONOMA 17 C.F. by and through her Guadian and Guardian Case No.: SCV264540 18 Ad Lite SOLOMON FARR; E.F. by and 19 through her Guadian and Guardian Ad Lite [Assigned to the Honorable Patrick SOLOMON FARR; S.F. by and through his M. Broderick, Dep. 16] 20 Guadian and Guardian Ad Lite SOLOMON FARR DEFENDANT ALTERNATIVE 21 FAMILY SERVICES, INC.’S 22 Plaintiffs, NOTICE OF HEARING OF ITS MOTIONS FOR NEW TRIAL AND 23 vs. JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE VERDICT 24 MARK ZAPATA MARTINEZ; MARTHA 25 MARTINEZ; ALTERNATIVE FAMILY Date: February 23, 2024 SERVICES, INC; and DOES 1-30, Time: 8:30 a.m. 26 Dept.: 16 27 Defendants. Action Filed: May 31, 2019 28 7600.001 1 DEFENDANT ALTERNATIVE FAMILY SERVICES, INC.’S NOTICE OF HEARING OF ITS MOTIONS FOR NEW TRIAL AND JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE VERDICT 1 TO PLAINTIFFS AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD IN THIS ACTION: 2 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that defendant Alternative Family Services, Inc.’s motion 3 for new trial and motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict are scheduled to be heard 4 on February 23, 2024, at 8:30 a.m., in Department 16 of the above-entitled Court, the 5 Honorable Patrick M. Broderick presiding. 6 Date: January 25, 2024 POLLAK, VIDA & BARER 7 DANIEL P. BARER 8 KAREN M. STEPANYAN 9 By: 10 DANIEL P. BARER Attorneys for Defendant 11 ALTERNATIVE FAMILY 12 SERVICES, INC 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7600.001 2 DEFENDANT ALTERNATIVE FAMILY SERVICES, INC.’S NOTICE OF HEARING OF ITS MOTIONS FOR NEW TRIAL AND JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE VERDICT 1 C.F., et al v. Martinez, et al Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma 2 Case No.: SCV264540 3 PROOF OF SERVICE 4 I, the undersigned declare that I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. I am over the age of eighteen (18) years and not a party to the within action; my 5 business address is: 11500 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 400, Los Angeles, California 90064 6 On January 25, 2024, I served the within: 7 DEFENDANT ALTERNATIVE FAMILY SERVICES, INC.’S NOTICE OF HEARING 8 OF ITS MOTIONS FOR NEW TRIAL AND JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE 9 VERDICT ☒ By sending a true copy thereof electronically to the individual(s) and electronic 10 service address(s) as set forth below from the electronic service address: 11 lisa@pollakvida.com 12 ☐ By placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope with prepaid postage thereon fully prepaid for deposit in the United States Post Office mailbox, following 13 Pollak, Vida & Barer’s ordinary business practices for the collection and processing 14 of correspondence for mailing, of which I am readily familiar, to the individual(s) and address(s) as set forth below. 15 ☐ By depositing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope with delivery fees 16 thereon fully prepaid in a box or other facility regularly maintained by Federal 17 Express for overnight mail for collection to the individual(s) and address(s) as set forth below. 18 19 SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST 20 21 I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct, and that this declaration was executed on January 25, 2024, in Los 22 Angeles, California. 23 /s/ Lisa M. Romero 24 LISA M. ROMERO 25 26 27 28 1 7600.001 PROOF OF SERVICE Service List 1 2 Daniel R. Friedenthal Attorneys for Defendant, Michael G. Rix ALTERNATIVE FAMILY 3 FRIEDENTHAL, HEFFERNAN & SERVICES, INC. BROWN, LLP 4 1520 W. Colorado Boulevard, 5 Second Floor Pasadena, California 91105 6 Telephone: (626) 628-2800 7 Facsimile: (626) 628-2828 dfriedenthal@fhblawyers.com 8 mrix@fhblawyers.com jbrown@fhblawyers.com 9 nruiz@fhblawyers.com 10 Scott R. Montgomery, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiffs, C.F., E.F. 11 ABBEY, WEITZENBERG, and S.F. by and through their GAL, WARREN & EMERY, P.C. SOLOMON FARR 12 100 Stony Point Rd., Suite 200 13 Santa Rosa, CA 95402 Tel. No.: (707) 542-5050 14 Fax No.: (707) 542-2589 smontgomery@abbeylaw.com 15 hnorton@abbeylaw.com 16 nberg@abbeylaw.com kwright@abbeylaw.com 17 Johann Hall, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiffs, C.F., E.F. 18 THE LAW OFFICE OF JOHANN and S.F. by and through their GAL, 19 HALL SOLOMON FARR 703 2nd St., Suite 353 20 Santa Rosa, CA 95405 Tel. No.: (707) 360-8717 21 Fax No.: (707) 921-7378 22 johann@jhallesq.com 23 Andrew N. Chang, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiffs, C.F., E.F. 24 ESNER, CHANG, BOYER & and S.F. by and through their GAL, MURPHY SOLOMON FARR 25 234 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 975 26 Pasadena, California 91101 27 achang@ecbappeal.com 28 2 7600.001 PROOF OF SERVICE