DAVID R. DONADIO, ESQ., S.B. #154436
`NANCY T. WILLIAMS, ESQ., S.B. #201095
`nwilliams@braytonlaw.com
`BRAYTON PURCELL LLP
`Attorneys at Law
`222 Rush Landing Road
`Novato, California 94948-6169
`(415) 898-1555
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`Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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`ELECTRONICALLY
`F I L E D
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`Superior Court of California,
`County of San Francisco
`03/21/2024
`Clerk of the Court
`BY: SANDRA SCHIRO
`Deputy Clerk
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`SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
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`COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
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`WAYNE FOSTER, JR., as Successor-in-
`Interest to and as Wrongful Death Heir of
`CHRISTINE FOSTER, Deceased; and
`TERESA HAMPTON, JAMES
`ROBERTSON, as Wrongful Death Heirs
`of CHRISTINE FOSTER, Deceased,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`vs.
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`GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,
`et al.,
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`Defendants.
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`ASBESTOS
`No. CGC-23-277183
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`EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR ORDER
`GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE
`AMENDMENT TO FIRST AMENDED
`SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO
`CORRECT DEFENDANT’S NAME
`THEREIN
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`[C.C.P. § 473]
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`Date: March 26, 2024
`Time: 11:00 a.m.
`Dept.: 301, Hon. Rochelle East
`Trial Date: N/A
`Action Filed: December 27, 2023
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`APPLICATION
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`Plaintiffs hereby apply ex parte for an Order, pursuant to C.C.P. § 473(a)(1), Granting
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`Leave to File an Amendment to the First Amended Summons and Complaint originally filed
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`herein on December 27, 2023, and amended on January 22, 2024. Plaintiffs further request that
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`such filing be allowed via ex parte. The court may grant permission to amend a pleading in these
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`instances, for simple matters of correction, via ex parte application. Weil & Brown, Cal. Prac.
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`Guide: Civ. Proc. Before Trial (2023) 6:618-619; 622.
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`(415) 898-1555
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`NOVATO, CALIFORNIA 94948-6169
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`P O BOX 6169
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`222 RUSH LANDING ROAD
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`ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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`BRAYTONPURCELL LLP
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`Said amendment is necessary to correct parties name in the first amended summons and
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`complaint.
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`Dated: March 21, 2024
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`BRAYTON PURCELL LLP
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`By: /s/ Nancy T. Williams
`Nancy T. Williams
`Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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`EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE AMENDMENT TO FIRST AMENDED SUMMONS AND
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`PROOF OF SERVICE BY FILE & SERVEXPRESS
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`I am employed in the County of Marin, State of California. I am over the age of 18
`years and am not a party to the within action. My business address is 222 Rush Landing Road,
`P.O. Box 6169, Novato, California 94948-6169.
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`On March 21, 2024, I caused electronic service (E-Service) of the following documents:
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`EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE AMENDMENT TO
`FIRST AMENDED SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO CORRECT DEFENDANT’S NAME
`THEREIN
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`MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE
`APPLICATION FOR ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE AMENDMENT TO FIRST
`AMENDED SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO CORRECT DEFENDANT’S NAME
`THEREIN
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`DECLARATION OF NANCY T. WILLIAMS IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE APPLICATION
`FOR ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE AMENDMENT TO FIRST AMENDED
`SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO CORRECT DEFENDANT’S NAME THEREIN
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`[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE AMENDMENT TO FIRST
`AMENDED SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT
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`on the interested parties in this action by causing File & ServeXpress E-service program to
`transmit a true copy thereof to the following party(ies):
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`SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST
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`The above document was transmitted by File & ServeXpress E-Service and the
`transmission was reported as complete and without error.
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`Executed on March 21, 2024, at Novato, California.
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`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
`foregoing is true and correct.
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`___________________________
`Claudia Lucio
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`Wayne Foster, Jr., et al. v. General Electric Company, et al.
`San Francisco Superior Court Case No. CGC-23-277183
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`PROOF OF SERVICE BY E-SERVICE
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`(415) 898-1555
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`NOVATO, CALIFORNIA 94948-6169
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`P O BOX 6169
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`222 RUSH LANDING ROAD
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`ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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`BRAYTONPURCELL LLP
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`Brayton-Purcell Service List
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`Date Created: 03/21/2024 02:24 PM
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`Matter Numbers: 23255.003-Wayne Harry Foster, Jr.
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`Run by: Claudia Lucio
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`Berkes Crane Santana & Spangler LLP
`515 S. Figueroa Street, # 1500
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`213-955-1150 213-955-1155 (fax)
`Defendants
`Golden Gate Drywall (GGDRY)
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`DeHay & Elliston, LLP - Walnut Creek,
`CA
`100 Pringle Avenue, #700
`Walnut Creek, CA 94594
`510-433-1830 866-611-8690 (fax)
`Defendants
`Anning-Johnson Company (ANNING)
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`Edlin Gallagher Huie + Blum LLP - San
`Francisco
`500 Washington Street, Suite 700
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`415-397-9006 415-397-1339 (fax)
`Defendants
`Parker-Hannifin Corporation (PARKHF)
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`Foley & Mansfield PLLP - Monrovia,
`CA
`181 W. Huntington Drive, Suite 210
`Monrovia, CA 91016
`213-283-2100 213-283-2101 (fax)
`Defendants
`Zurn Industries, LLC (ZURN)
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`Foley & Mansfield PLLP - Walnut
`Creek, CA
`2185 N. California Blvd., Suite 575
`Walnut Creek, CA 94596
`510-590-9500 510-590-9595 (fax)
`Defendants
`Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. (KAISGY)
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`Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP - San
`Francisco, CA
`33 New Montgomery St.
`Suite 800
`San Francisco, CA 94105
`415-766-3200 415-766-3250 (fax)
`Defendants
`Douglass Insulation Co., Inc. (DOUGLS)
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`Hugo Parker, LLP
`240 Stockton Street, 8th Floor
`San Francisco, CA 94108
`415-808-0300 415-808-0333 (fax)
`Defendants
`Foster Wheeler LLC (FKA Foster Wheeler
`Corporation) (FOSTER)
`J.S. Guerin & Company, Inc. (GUERIN)
`San Francisco Gravel Co., Inc. (SFG)
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`Husch Blackwell LLP - Oakland
`1999 Harrison St., Suite 700
`Oakland, CA 94612
`510-768-0650 510-768-0651 (fax)
`Defendants
`Metalclad Insulation LLC (METALC)
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`Prindle, Goetz, Barnes & Reinholtz
`LLP - Long Beach, CA
`One World Trade Center, Suite 1100
`Long Beach, CA 90831
`562-436-3946 562-495-0564 (fax)
`Defendants
`Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (CHEUSA)
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`Prindle, Goetz, Barnes & Reinholtz
`LLP - Walnut Creek
`1340 Treat Blvd., Suite 120
`Walnut Creek, CA 94597
`415-788-8354 415-788-3625 (fax)
`Defendants
`Consolidated Insulation, Inc. (CONSOL)
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`Spanos Przetak
`555 12th Street, Suite 2060
`Oakland, CA 94607
`510-250-0200 510-380-6354 (fax)
`Defendants
`Spanos Przetak (SPAPRZ)
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`Steptoe & Johnson LLP - Los Angeles
`633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900
`Los Angeles, CA 90071
`213-439-9400 213-439-9599 (fax)
`Defendants
`Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
`(MET)
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`WFBM, LLP - San Francisco, CA
`255 California Street, Suite 525
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`415-781-7072 415-391-6258 (fax)
`Defendants
`General Electric Company (GE)
`Paramount Global, f/k/a ViacomCBS Inc.,
`f/k/a CBS Corporation, a Delaware
`corporation, f/k/a Viacom Inc., successor
`by merger to CBS Corporation, a
`Pennsylvania corporation, f/k/a
`Westinghouse Electric Corporation
`(VIACOM)
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`Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman &
`Dicker LLP - San Francisco
`Primary Mailing as of 03/17/2022
`655 Montgomery Street, Suite 900
`San Francisco, CA 94111
`415-433-0990 415-434-1370 (fax)
`Defendants
`Pacific Coast Building Products, Inc.
`(PCBLDG)
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