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`LAW OFFICES OF
`WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY & SCHOENBERGER
`A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
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`650 CALIFORNIA STREET, 26TH FLOOR
`SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94108-2615
`T: (415) 981-7210 · F: (415) 391-6965
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`ELECTRONICALLY
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`Superior Court of California,
`County of San Francisco
`04/05/2021
`Clerk of the Court
`BY: JUDITH NUNEZ
`Deputy Clerk
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`MICHAEL A. KELLY (State Bar #71460)
`mkelly@walkuplawoffice.com
`KHALDOUN A. BAGHDADI (State Bar #190111)
`kbaghdadi@walkuplawoffice.com
`SARA M. PETERS (State Bar #260610)
`speters@walkuplawoffice.com
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`ROBERT KING (State Bar #331709)
`rking@koreintillery.com
`MICHAEL KLENOV (State Bar #277028)
`mklenov@koreintillery.com
`KOREIN TILLERY, LLC
`505 North 7th Street, Suite 3600
`St. Louis, MO 63101
`Telephone: 314-241-4844
`Facsimile: 314-241-3525
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS
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`SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
`COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
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` Case No. CGC-20-588136
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`NOTICE OF ORDER GRANTING
`PETITION FOR COORDINATION
`OF ADD-ON CASES
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`Action Filed:
`December 3, 2020
`Trial Date:
`Not Assigned
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`ROBERT SEE and BONNIE SEE,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`v.
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`SYNGENTA AG; SYNGENTA CROP
`PROTECTION, LLC; CHEVRON USA,
`INC.; WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY,
`LLC; and DOES ONE through ONE
`HUNDRED, inclusive,
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`Defendants.
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`TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
`PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on March 29, 2021, Judge Edward G. Weil of
`the Contra Costa County Superior Court issued an Order Granting Petition for
`Coordination of Add-On Cases attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
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`KHALDOUN A. BAGHDADI
`SARA M. PETERS
`Attorneys for PLAINTIFFS
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`650 CALIFORNIA STREET
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`SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108
`(415) 981-7210
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`MICHAEL A. KELLY (State Bar #71460)
`Inkelly@wa1kup1awoffice.com
`KHALDOUN A. BAGHDADI (State Bar #190111)
`kbaghdadi@wa1kuplawoffice.com
`SARA M. PETERS (State Bar #260610)
`speters@walkup1awoffice.com
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`STEPHEN TILLERY (admitted pro hac vice)
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`ROBERT KING (State Bar #331709)
`rking@koreintillery.com
`ROSEMARIE FIORILLO (admitted pro hac vice)
`rfiorillo@koreinti]lery.com
`MICHAEL KLENOV (State Bar #277028)
`mklenov@koreintillery.com
`KOREIN TILLERY
`505 North 7th Street, Suite 3600
`St. Louis, MO 63101
`Telephone: 314—241—4844
`Facsimile: 314-241-3525
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS
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`SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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`COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
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`COORDINATION PROCEEDING
`SPECIAL TITLE (RULE 3.550)
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`Case No. J CCP 5031
`CIVMS 5031
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`PARAQUAT CASES
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`This document relates to:
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`ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR
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`David and Billie Hanse v. Syngenta AG, San Francisco County Superior
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`Court Case No. CGC-20—588134, filed on December 3, 2020
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`Robert and Bonnie See U. Syngenta AG, San Francisco County Superior
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`Court Case No. CGC-20-588136, filed on December 3, 2020
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`Domingo and Nona Gonzalezs v. Syngenta AG, San Francisco County
`Superior Court Case No. CGC—20-588135, filed on December 3, 2020
`Superior Court Case No. 020-02498, filed on December 4, 2020
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`Michael and Brenda Murray v. Syngenta AG, Contra Costa County
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`John Ugaste v. Syngenta AG, Contra Costa County Superior Court Case
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`No. 020-02380, filed on December 3, 2020
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`Robert Haire v. Syngenta AG, Contra Costa County Superior Court Case
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`No. 020-02458, filed on December 3, 2020
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`I—‘I—lso: N0 OBJECTION RECEIVED.
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`Dated: March 29, 2021
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`PROOF OF SERVICE
`See v. Syngenta AG
`Case No. CGC-20-588136
`At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action.
`I am employed in the county where the mailing took place. My business address is
`650 California Street, 26th Floor, City and County of San Francisco, CA 94108-2615.
`On the date set forth below, I caused to be served true copies of the following
`document(s) described as:
`NOTICE OF ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR COORDINATION OF ADD-
`ON CASES
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`to:
`Don Willenburg
`Robert A. Rich
`Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani,
`LLP
`1111 Broadway, Suite 1700
`Oakland, CA 94607
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`Bradley Weidenhammer
`Leslie Smith
`Kirkland & Ellis
`300 North LaSalle
`Chicago, IL 60654
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`Mike Brock
`Edwin John
`Ragan Naresh
`Kirkland & Ellis
`1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20004
`Jason Levin
`Jennifer Bonneville
`Nicole Harrison
`Steptoe & Johnson LLP
`633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
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`Attorneys for Syngenta AG, Syngenta
`Crop Protection, LLC
`Tel: (510) 463-8600
`Fax: (510) 984-1721
`Cell: 650-703-3882
`Email: dwillenburg@grsm.com;
`rrich@grsm.com
`Attorneys for Syngenta AG, Syngenta
`Crop Protection, LLC
`Tel: 312-862-2000
`Email:
`bradley.weidenhammer@kirkland.com;
`leslie.smith@kirkland.com
`Attorneys for Syngenta AG, Syngenta
`Crop Protection, LLC
`Tel: 202-389-5000
`Email: edwin.john@kirkland.com;
`mike.brock@kirkland.com;
`ragan.naresh@kirkland.com
`Attorneys for Chevron USA, Inc.
`Tel: 213 439 9455 (Jason Levin)
`Tel: 213-439-9405 (Jennifer Bonneville)
`Tel: 213 439 9436 (Nicole Harrison)
`Fax: 213 439 9599
`Email: jlevin@steptoe.com;
`jbonneville@steptoe.com;
`nharrison@steptoe.com
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`LAW OFFICES OF
`WALKUP, MELODIA, KELLY
`& SCHOENBERGER
`A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
`650 CALIFORNIA STREET
`26TH FLOOR
`SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108
`(415) 981-7210
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`P. Gerhardt Zacher
`Thomas J. Tobin
`Matthew P. Nugent
`Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani,
`LLP
`101 W. Broadway, Suite 2000
`San Diego, CA 92101
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`Attorneys for Wilbur-Ellis
`Tel: (619) 230-7703 (P. Gerhardt Zacher)
`Fax: (619) 595-5703 (P. Gerhardt Zacher)
`Tel: (619) 230-7743 (Thomas J. Tobin)
`Tel: (619) 230-7406 (Matthew P. Nugent)
`Fax: (619) 595-5743 (Thomas J. Tobin)
`Fax: (619) 595-5740 (Matthew P. Nugent)
`Email: gzacher@grsm.com;
`ttobin@grsm.com; mnugent@grsm.com
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`ONLY BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION: Only by e-mailing the
`document(s) to the persons at the e-mail address(es) listed based CA Rules of Court,
`Emergency Rules Related to COVID-19, Emergency rule 12 “Electronic Service” and
`on notice provided on March 12, 2020 that, during the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
`pandemic, this office will be working remotely, not able to send physical mail as
`usual, and is therefore using only electronic mail.
`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California
`that the foregoing is true and correct.
`Executed on April 5, 2021, at Hayward, California.
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`Laura Miranda
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`A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
`650 CALIFORNIA STREET
`26TH FLOOR
`SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108
`(415) 981-7210
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