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DIEPENBROCK & COTTER, LLP JOHN P. COTTER, State Bar No. 158783 ANTHONY R. ROSSMILLER, State Bar No. 215652 1545 River Park Drive, Suite 201 Sacramento, California 95815 Telephone: (916) 565-6222 Telecopier: (916) 565-6220 Attorneys for Defendants AMTECK OF KENTUCKY, INC. and THE HASKELL COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 REYNALDO SALINAS, et al., 12 Plaintiffs, 13 vs. 14 AMTECK OF TEXAS, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
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CASE NO. C 08-01463 PJH

Date: July 23, 2008 Time: 9:00 a.m Courtroom: 3

DEFENDANTS AMTECK OF KENTUCKY, INC. and THE HASKELL COMPANY'S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR ASSESSMENT OF FEES AND COSTS AGAINST PLAINTIFFS IN THE AMOUNT OF $77,847.66 AND FOR STAY OR DISMISSAL OF PROCEEDINGS PENDING PAYMENT

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on July 23, 2008 at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, in Courtroom 3 of the above titled court located at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California, defendants Amteck of Kentucky, Inc. and the Haskell Company (hereinafter, "defendants") will move and do hereby move this court for the following: (1) An order requiring plaintiffs and/or their counsel to pay the judgment of

$7,496.26 entered in favor of the moving defendants in the matter of Reynaldo Salinas, et al. v. Amteck, et al., Superior Court, State of California, Napa County, Case No. 26-35179; (2) An order requiring plaintiffs and/or their counsel to pay $42,127.24 to the

moving defendants for attorneys fees and costs incurred defending Reynaldo Salinas, et al. v. Amteck, et al., Superior Court, State of California, Napa County, Case No. 26-35179 prior to the action being voluntarily dismissed by plaintiffs without the moving defendants' consent; (3) An order requiring plaintiffs and/or their counsel to pay $28,224.16 to the

moving defendants for attorneys fees and costs incurred removing this action from Texas state court and having it transferred to this court; and (4) An order staying this action until plaintiffs and/or their counsel have paid the

judgment, attorneys fees and costs requested above. This motion is made pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. Rule 41(d), 28 USC §1927 and FRCP Rule 30(d)(2) and (3) on the grounds that plaintiffs dismissed a complaint against the moving defendants in the Napa County Superior Court for an improper purpose and then refiled a complaint with the same claims against moving defendants in Texas state court. Plaintiffs actions have required the moving defendants to remove this matter from Texas state court and have it transferred to this court. This motion is based upon this notice, the accompanying memorandum of points and authorities, the accompanying attorney declaration, the pleadings and files on file herein,
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the pleadings and files on file in Reynaldo Salinas, et al. v. Amteck of Texas, et al, USDC, Southern District of Texas, Case No. 7:08-cv-00003 and such further other matters as may hereafter be presented to the court at the hearing. DATED: June 9, 2008 DIEPENBROCK & COTTER, LLP /s/ John P. Cotter

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By: JOHN P. COTTER ANTHONY R. ROSSMILLER Attorneys for Defendants AMTECK OF KENTUCKY, INC. and THE HASKELL COMPANY

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NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR FEES AND COSTS

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a true and correct copy of the above and forgoing document was sent via ELECTRONIC SERVICE (through ECF website) or UNITED PARCEL SERVICE to the counsel listed below on June 12, 2008: Wesley Todd Ball Michael A. Hawash Farrar & Ball LLP 1010 Lamar, Suite 1600 Houston, TX 77002 T: (713) 221-8300 F: (713) 221-8301 [email protected] Counsel for Plaintiffs (By UPS only - not ECF registered for this case - copy of General Order 45 included) Timothy D. McMahon Corsiglia McMahon & Allard LLP 96 North Third Street, Suite 620 San Jose Ca. 95112 T: (408) 298-7200 F: [email protected] Counsel for Plaintiffs (Courtesy copy by UPS only - not ECF registered for this case - copy of General Order 45 included) Ronald D. Digesti, Esq. Callahan, Mccune & Willis, APLC 500 Sansome Street. Suite 410 San Francisco, CA 94111 T: 415-593-5700 F: 415-593-6984 [email protected] Counsel for U.S. Trades (Served through ECF system)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I declare under penalty of perjury that the forgoing is true and correct. 8 9 10 11
H:\DEEP SOUTH\Salinas\Pleadings\FEDERAL COURT\mot-costs-frcp41(2)-notmot.wpd

Frank Edward Schmaneck Dryden Margolis Schimaneck & Wertz 505 Sansome Street, Sixth Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 T: (415) 362-6715 F: (415) 362-0638 [email protected] Counsel for Snorkel International, Inc. (Served through ECF system)

/s/ John P. Cotter _______________________________ JOHN P. COTTER

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