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Home My WebLink About20260317_Notice of Ruling- City_City v Smith NOTICE OF RULING ON PLAINTIFFS’ EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER, OR ALTERNATIVELY, FOR AN ORDER SHORTENING TIME CIV I C A LAW GRO U P , AP C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 J. CHRISTINE DIETRICK, SBN 206539 City Attorney, City of San Luis Obispo MATTHEW R. SILVER, SBN 245528 MSilver@CivicaLaw.com SEAN E. MORRISSEY, SBN 297371 SMorrissey@CivicaLaw.com NICHOLAS GARCÉS, SBN 273277 NGarces@CivicaLaw.com CIVICA LAW GROUP APC 4000 Barranca Parkway, Suite 250, PMB #782 Irvine, California 92604 Phone: 949-592-0165 Fax: 949-335-1701 Attorneys for Plaintiffs City of San Luis Obispo, and People of the State of California Exempt from filing fees pursuant to Government Code section 6103. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EX REL, J. CHRISTINE DIETRICK, CITY ATTORNEY OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO; and, THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, a California municipal corporation, Plaintiff, v. LAUREL CREEK, LP, a California Limited Partnership; LAUREL CREEK, II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership; 1160 LAUREL LANE, LLC, a California limited liability company; PATRICK N. SMITH a/k/a PATRICK SMITH, an individual; SMITH AND COMPANY, A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, a California corporation; PATRICK N. SMITH a/k/a PATRICK SMITH, AS TRUSTEE OF THE PATRICK N SMITH 2004 LIVING TRUST; Case Number: 25CV-0667 Action Filed: October 16, 2025 Judge: Honorable Tana L. Coates. NOTICE OF RULING ON PLAINTIFFS’ EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER, OR ALTERNATIVELY, FOR AN ORDER SHORTENING TIME Hearing: Date: March 12, 2026 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: 4 Continued Hearing: Date: May 6, 2026 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: 4 ELECTRONICALLY FILED 3/17/2026 3:48 PM NOTICE OF RULING ON PLAINTIFFS’ EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER, OR ALTERNATIVELY, FOR AN ORDER SHORTENING TIME CIV I C A LAW GRO U P , AP C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CPIF CALIFORNIA LLC, a California limited liability company; CPIF LAUREL CREEK, LLC, a Washington limited liability company; ALL WALL SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation; AMERICAN RIVIERA BANK, a California corporation; ARNOLD BUILDERS, INC., a California corporation; B & B CONSTRUCTION CLEANUP INC., a California corporation; BLUE STEEL CONCRETE, LLC, a California limited liability company; COAST ENGINEERING & DESIGN INC., a California corporation; CONSOLIDATED ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC., d/b/a CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, a Delaware corporation; CULBERT PLUMBING INC., F/K/A CULBERT CONSTRUCTION AND PLUMBING, INC., a California stock corporation; EMPIRE ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS, INC., a California corporation; FAMCON PIPE & SUPPLY, INC., a California corporation; G W SURFACES, a California corporation; HOMER T. HAYWARD LUMBER CO., a California corporation; KIRK CONSTRUCTION, a California corporation; LC LENDERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; LW CONSTRUCTION, INC., a California corporation; MAHOGANY CONSTRUCTION, INC., a California corporation; NOLAN CHURCH DOING BUSINESS AS COLORTRENDS PAINTING & DECORATING, a California sole ownership or proprietor business; THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY, an Ohio corporation; UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA) INC., a Delaware corporation; US AIR CONDITIONING DISTRIBUTORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendants. Ci v i c a LA W GR O U P , AP C NOTICE OF RULING ON PLAINTIFFS'EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER,OR ALTERNATIVELY,FOR AN ORDER SHORTENING TIME 3 TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on March 12,2026,the Court in Department 4 of the San Luis 5 Obispo Superior Court Civil &Family Law Branch,located at 1050 Monterey Street,San Luis Obispo, 6 California 93408 ("Court"),heard Plaintiffs'Ex Parte Application for Appointment of Receiver 7 ("Application").The Court set a hearing on the Application for Mav 6,2026,at 9:00 a.m.in Department 8 4 of the above-entitled courthouse.The ex parte papers are deemed to be the moving papers for the 9 application to appoint a receiver.The Court required that any additional briefing,including opposition(s) 2 4 10 and reply briefs,shall be submitted per the Code of Civil Procedure. 11 12 Dated:March 17,2026 CIVICA LAW Group,APC 13 14 By: NICHOLAS GARCES Attorneys for Plaintiffs PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ™ M SEAN MO ISSEY 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -1 NOTICE OF RULING PROOF OF SERVICE CIV I C A LAW GRO U P , AP C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PROOF OF SERVICE At the time of this service I was over 18 years of age and I was not a party to this action. My business address is 4000 Barranca Parkway, Suite 250, PMB 782, Irvine, California 92604 . On the date specified below, I served the following document (“Document”): 1. NOTICE OF RULING ON PLAINTIFFS’ EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER, OR ALTERNATIVELY, FOR AN ORDER SHORTENING TIME The Document was served on the following persons (“Persons”): Laurel Creek LP c/o Attorneys at Foley Bezek Behle & Curtis, LLP Attn: Robert A. Curtis, Kevin D. Gamarnik, Jordan A. Liebman 15 W. Carrillo Street Santa Barbara, California 93101 rcurtis@foleybezek.com, kgamarnik@foleybezek.com, liebman@foleybezek.com Laurel Creek II LP c/o Attorneys at Foley Bezek Behle & Curtis, LLP Attn: Robert A. Curtis, Kevin D. Gamarnik, Jordan A. Liebman 15 W. Carrillo Street Santa Barbara, California 93101 rcurtis@foleybezek.com, kgamarnik@foleybezek.com, liebman@foleybezek.com Patrick N. Smith, trustee of the Patrick N. Smith 2004 Living Trust c/o Attorneys at Foley Bezek Behle & Curtis, LLP Attn: Robert A. Curtis, Kevin D. Gamarnik, Jordan A. Liebman 15 W. Carrillo Street Santa Barbara, California 93101 rcurtis@foleybezek.com, kgamarnik@foleybezek.com, liebman@foleybezek.com Patrick N. Smith c/o Attorneys at Foley Bezek Behle & Curtis, LLP Attn: Robert A. Curtis, Kevin D. Gamarnik, Jordan A. Liebman 15 W. Carrillo Street Santa Barbara, California 93101 rcurtis@foleybezek.com,, kgamarnik@foleybezek.com, liebman@foleybezek.com PROOF OF SERVICE CIV I C A LAW GRO U P , AP C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1160 Laurel Lane LLC c/o Attorneys at Foley Bezek Behle & Curtis, LLP Attn: Robert A. Curtis, Kevin D. Gamarnik, Jordan A. Liebman 15 W. Carrillo Street Santa Barbara, California 93101 rcurtis@foleybezek.com, kgamarnik@foleybezek.com, liebman@foleybezek.com Smith & Company c/o Attorneys at Price, Postel & Parma LLP Attn: Todd A. Amspoker, Christopher E. Haskell, and Jeff F. Tchakarov 200 East. Carrillo Street, Fourth Floor Santa Barbara, CA 93101 taa@ppplaw.com, ceh@ppplaw.com, jft@ppplaw.com CPIF California LLC c/o Attorneys at Duane Morris LLP Attn: Marcus O. Colabianchi, Meagen E. Leary Spear Tower One Market Plaza, Suite 2200 San Francisco, CA 94105-1127 MELeary@duanemorris.com, MColabianchi@duanemorris.com CPIF Laurel Creek, LLC c/o Attorneys at Duane Morris LLP Attn: Marcus O. Colabianchi, Meagen E. Leary Spear Tower One Market Plaza, Suite 2200 San Francisco, CA 94105-1127 MELeary@duanemorris.com, MColabianchi@duanemorris.com Arnold Builders, Inc. c/o Attorneys at The Bailey Law Firm Attn: Jonas Bailey, Tom Nanney 1405 Garden Street, Suite 2 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 jbailey@jonasbailey.com, tnanney@jonasbailey.com B&B Construction Cleanup Inc. c/o Attorneys at Twitchell and Rice, LLP Attn: Vincent T. Martinez 215 North Lincoln Street, P.O. Box 520, Santa Maria, CA 93456, vmartinez@twitchellandrice.com, llimone@twitchellandrice.com Homer T. Hayward Lumber Co. c/o Attorneys at Noland, Hamerly, Etienne & Hoss Attn: Heidi A. Quinn, Anne K. Secker 333 Salinas Street, P.O. Box 2510 Salinas, CA 93902-2510 HQuinn@nheh.com, ASecker@nheh.com LC Lenders, LLC c/o Attorneys at Price, Postel & Parma LLP Attn: Todd A. Amspoker, Christopher E. Haskell, and Jeff F. Tchakarov 200 East. Carrillo Street, Fourth Floor Santa Barbara, CA 93101 taa@ppplaw.com, ceh@ppplaw.com, jft@ppplaw.com Nolan Church doing business as Colortrends Painting and Decorating c/o Attorneys at Law Offices of Stephen G. Geihs Attn: Stephen G. Geihs 314 Pomeroy Avenue Post Office Box 155 Pismo Beach, CA 93448 winlawpb@aol.com Proposed Receiver Kevin R. Singer One Park Plaza, Suite 600 Irvine, CA 92614 Kevin@ReceivershipSpecialists.com John@ReceivershipSpecialists.com PROOF OF SERVICE CIV I C A LAW GRO U P , AP C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 The Document was delivered by: ☒ Email. Pursuant to CCP 1010.6(e)(1), the Document was served via email to the email addresses listed above and no indication was received that the email was not successfully received. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated: March 17, 2026 ______________________________ JONATHAN MONTANO ⽳⼠䩯湡瑨慮⁍潮瑡湯