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RANDALL A. MILLER (Bar No. 116036)

AUSTA WAKILY
(BarNo. 257424)
MILLERLLP
515 South Flower Street, Suite 2150
Los Angeles, California 90071-2201
Telephone: 800.720.2126
Facsimile: 888.749.5812

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E.ecutive Officer/Clerk
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Gina Grider

Attorneys for Defendants, KNAPP, PETERSEN &

CLARKE, STEPHEN RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN
M. HARRIS and ANDRE JARDINI

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

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STEPHEN M. GAGGERO; an individual;

PACIFIC COAST MANAGEMENT, INC., a
Corporation; GINGERBREAD COURT LP, a
Limited Partnership; 511 OFW, LP a Limited
Partnership; MALIBU BROAD BEACH LP, a
Limited Partnership; MARINA GLENCOE
LP, a Limited Partnership; BLU HOUSE LLC,
a Limited Liability Company; BOARDWALK
SUNSET LLC, a Limited Liability Company;
TRUSTEE of GIGANIN TRUST, JOSEPH
PRASKE; TRUSTEE of ARENZANO
TRUST, JOSEPH PRASKE; and TRUSTEE of
AQUASANTE FOUNDATION, JOSEPH
PRASKE,
Plaintiffs and Judgment Debtors,

CASE NO.:

BC286925

[Assigned for all purposes to Judge Robert L.

Hess, Dept. 24]
NOTICE OF RULING ON MOTION TO
AMEND JUDGMENT TO ADD
ADDITIONAL JUDGMENT DEBTORS
[PROOF OF SERVICE]
Date:
Time:
Dept.:
Judge:

v.

KNAPP, PETERSEN & CLARKE, STEPHEN

RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN M. HARRIS and
ANDRE JARDIN!,
Defendants and Judgment Creditors.

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NOTICE OF RULING

May 29, 2012

8:30 a.m.
Department 24
Honorable Robert L. Hess

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TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on May 29, 2012 in Department 24 of the above-entitled

court Defendants and Judgment Creditors KNAPP, PETERSEN & CLARKE's, STEPHEN RAY

GARCIA's, STEPHEN M. HARRIS ', and ANDRE JARDINI' s (Collectively "KPC") Motion to

Amend the Judgment to Add Judgment Debtors came on for hearing before the Honorable

Robert L. Hess.

Austa Wakily of Miller LLP appeared for KPC and David Chatfield of Westlake Law

Group appeared on behalf of the Judgment Debtor Stephen Gaggero. Specially Appearing for

Pacific Coast Management, Inc. , 511 OFW LP, Gingerbread Court LP, Malibu Broad Beach LP,

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Marina Glencoe LP, Blu House LLC, Boardwalk Sunset LLC, and Joseph Praske as the Trustee

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of the Giganin Trust, Arenzano Trust, and Aquasante Foundation was David Esquibias of the

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Law Offices of David Esquibias .

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The Court, having considered the arguments heard on May 29, 2012, ruled as follows:

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I. KPC presented sufficient evidence in support of the Motion to Amend the Judgment to

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establish that Pacific Coast Management, Inc., 511 OFW LP, Gingerbread Court LP,

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Malibu Broad Beach LP, Marina Glencoe LP, Blu House LLC, Boardwalk Sunset LLC,

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and Joseph Praske as the Trustee of the Giganin Trust, Arenzano Trust, and Aquasante

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Foundation, are the alter egos of Judgment Debtor Stephen Gaggero;

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2. The Judgment Debtors 1 were precluded from raising new arguments for the first time
during the oral argument;

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3. The Judgment Debtors were precluded from relying on documents that were not

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presented in the opposition and/or have been withheld from KPC in support of their

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opposition;

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1 Judgment Debtors refers collectively to Stephen Gaggero, Pacific Coast Management, Inc., 511
OFW LP, Gingerbread Court LP, Malibu Broad Beach LP, Marina Glencoe LP , Blu House LLC,
Boardwalk Sunset LLC, and Joseph Praske as the Trustee of the Giganin Trust, Arenzano Trust,
and Aquasante Foundation

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4. Reverse Corporate Piercing did not bar KPC's request to add Joseph Praske, Trustee, of

the Giganin Trust, Arenzano Trust, and Aquasante Foundation as judgment debtors as

Stephen Gaggero's alter ego;

5. Reverse Corporate Piercing did not bar KPC ' s Motion to Amend the Judgment to add

Pacific Coast Management, Inc., 511 OFW LP, Gingerbread Court LP, Malibu Broad

Beach LP, Marina Glencoe LP, Blu House LLC, and Boardwalk Sunset LLC as judgment

debtors as Stephen Gaggero ' s alter ego;

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6. Collateral Estoppel and Res Judicata did not bar KPC ' s Motion to Amend the Judgment
to Add Additional Judgment Debtors;
7. KPC ' s Motion to Amend the Judgment is granted in its entirety, a copy of the signed

order is attached as Exhibit A.

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Dated: May 30, 2012

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RANDALL A. MILLER, ESQ.
AUSTA WAKILY, ESQ.
Attorneys for Defendants, KNAPP, PETERSEN &
CLARKE, STEPHEN RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN M.
HARRIS and ANDRE JARDINI

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EXHIBIT A

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RANDALL A. MILLER (Bar No. 11 6036)
(Bar No . 238788)
AU STA WAKlLY
(Bar No. 257424)
MILLERLLP
515 South Flower Street, Suite 2 150
Los Angeles, California 9007 1-2201
Telephone: 800.720.2126
Facsimile: 888.749-5812

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CLARKE. STEPHEN RAY GARCIA, STEPHEN

M. R.I,.RRlS and ANDRE JARD])'!]

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STEPHE . M. GAGGERO,

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KNAPP_ PETERSE 1 & CLARKE,

STEPHTh RAY GARCIA. STEPHEN \1.
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CASE

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BC286925

[Assigned for all purposes to Judge Robert L.

Hess, Dept. 24)

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[i'.D.R""e-'pO""S
:!1tITD) ORDER GRANTING KPC's
MOTION T O A\\f:END JUDGMENT TO
ADD JUDGMENT DEBT ORS

Date:
Time:

Dept.:

May 29.201 2
8:30 a.m.
Department 24
Honorable J udge Robert Hess

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H aving considered Defendants and Judgment Creditors Knapp, Petersen and Clarke,

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Stephen Ray Gru'cia, Stephen Harris. and Andre Jardini (KPC) motion to amend the judgment to

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add judgment debtors pursuant to the Code Civil Procedure Section 187, and the papers and

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pleadings submitted in support of and in opposition, and good cause appearing, the Court hereby

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grants K PC's motion. Pacific Coast Management, 511 OFW LP, Gingerbread Court LP, Malibu

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Broad Beach LP, Marina Glencoe LP, Blu House LLC, and Boardwalk Sunset LLC, are the

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Stephen Gaggero' s alter egos and are hereby added as judgment debtors. The Giganin '1 rust,

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Arenzano Frunily Trust. and Aquasante Foundation are Stephen Gaggero's alter egos. Joseph

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRA NTING KPC'S MOTION TO AMEND JUGMENT

Praske in his capacity as the trustee the Giganin Trust, Arenzano Family Trust. and Aquasante

Foundation is hereby added as a judgment debtor.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING KPC'S MOTION TO AMEND JUGMENT
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PROOF OF SERVICE

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I am a resident of the State of California, over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to
the within action. My business address is Miller LLP, 515 South Flower Street, Suite 2150, Los
Angeles, CA 900712201. On May 30, 2012, I served the within documents:

NOTICE OF RULING RE MOTION TO AMEND JUDGMENT TO ADD ADDITIONAL

JUDGMENT DEBTORS

by transmitting via facsimile the document(s) listed above to the fax number(s) set
forth below on this date before 5:00 p.m.
by placing the document( s) listed above in a sealed envelope with postage thereon
fully prepaid, in the United States mail at Los Angeles, California addressed as set
forth below.

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by causing to be personally served to the person(s) at the addressees) set forth below
on this date before 5 :00 p.m.

by causing such document to be transmitted by electronic mail to the office of the

addressees as set fOlth below on this date before 5:00 p.m.

by causing such document(s) to be sent overnight via Federal Express; I enclosed

such document(s) in an envelope/package provided by Federal Express addressed to
the person(s) at the address (es) set forth below and I placed the envelope/package
for collection at a drop box provided by Federal Express.

SEE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST

I am readily familiar with the firm's practice of collection and processing correspondence
for mailing. Under that practice it would be deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on that same
day with postage thereon fully prepaid in the ordinary course of business. I am aware that on
motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter
date is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing in affidavit.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the above is
true and correct.
Executed on May 30, 2012, at Los Angeles, California.

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Attorney Judgment Debtor, STEPHEN M.

GAGGERO
Ph. (805) 267-1220
Fax: (805) 267-1211
Email: davidblakec@hotmai1.com

David Esquibias, Esq.

Tracy Kitzman, Esq.
Law Offices of David Esquibias
2625 Townsgate Road, Suite 330
Westlake Village, CA 91361

Attorneysjor Judgment Debtors, PACIFIC

COAST MANAGEMENT, 511 OFW LP,
GINGERBREAD COURT LP, MALIBU
BROAD BEACH LP, MARINA GLENCOE
LP, BLU HOUSE LLC, BOARDWALK
SUNSET LLC, AND JOSEPH PRASKE AS
THE TRUSTEE OF THE GIGANIN
TRUST, ARENZANO TRUST, AND
A QUASANTE FOUNDATION
Ph. (805) 267-1141
Fax: (805) 267-1140
Email: dae@califomiatrustattomey.com
thk@califomiatrustattomey.com

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David Blake Chatfield, Esq.

WESTLAKE LA W GROUP
2625 Townsgate Road, Suite 330
Westlake Village, CA 91361

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