Free Declaration in Support - District Court of California - California

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Gary 1. Smith(SB # 141393)

ORIGINAL FILED
Jill. - 7 2008
CLE~CHARD W. W/EKING NORTHERN gi~T~:~rRICT COURT
OF CALIFORNIA

2 BEVERIDGE & DlAMONI), P,c.
3 456 Montgomery Strect; Suite 1800 San Francisco, CA 94104-1251
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Ryan R. Tacorda (SB #227070)

Facsimile: (415J262~4040
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6 BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND,P..C.
7 201 North Charles Street, Suite 2210

Robert Btager

Baltiinore, MD 21201-4150
Facsimile: (4JO). 230,.3868

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Attorneys ..forpefendant .
to PPG INDUSTH.IES, INC.
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UNITEIJSTATES DISTRICT COURT
NÖRTHERN D(STRICT QF CALIFORNIA
CAl..FORNIA WATER SERVICE

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OF NOTICE ;6 '7 t¡~ IN SUPPORTUNDER2SU.s.C. REMOVAL '. CAs083 2OF § 1441(b) OF ACTION
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DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY; E.L DUPO'DT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY; 18 PPO INDUSTRIES;lNC,;VULCAN MATERIALS CQMPANY;OCCIDENTAL 19 CHEMICAL CORPORATION; VALERO ENERGY CORPORATIQN; STAUFFER 20 CHEMICAL COìVfPANY;B()WB~PERMAC.
'INC., incHvidii1y 'amì..a/b/aBQWE TEXTILE

(ORIGINAL JtJRISDICTION)

21 CLEANrNG~ INC.; HQYTCORPORATION; R.R. STREET&CO.; INC.; MCGRAW 22 EDISON COMPANY, indîviduaUy and d/b/a AMERICAN LAUNDRY MACHINERY, INC., 23 AMERICAN LAUNDRY MACHINERY, INC., individuaUv and d/b/a AJAX 24 MANUFACTURING DIVISION AND MARTIN EQUIPMENt, WHITE CONSOLIDATED 25 INDUSTRIES, INC.,

indivìdual1yand d/b/a WA$HEX l

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MACHINERY DIVISION,ELECTROLDX ¡
CORPORATION,LINDUS S.R.L, Ii1dividually!
and d/b/a LIND . DRY

CLEANING MACHIN, aIa ,
UNPßR 28 U.s.C. § 1441

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-1DECLARATION OF STEPHEN 1. VALHN IN SUPPORT OF NOTìCE OF REMOVAL OF ACTI()N
(b) (ORIGINAL JURISDlCnON)

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COLUMBIAlILSA lvli\Cl-IINES CORP" REALSTAK INC.. individually and d/b/a REALSTARUSA,'UNION DRYCLEANING
PRODlJCrS USA, FIRBJlvLA'riC, BERGPARMA OF Al\'1ERICA,LLC, AMA

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lJNIVERSAL, FLUoRlvlATIC MlD\VEST LTD., FOREN'fALP, WES'fERN MULTITEX CORP., MARVEL MANlJFACTURING, RENZACCI OF AlvIERICA, SAIL STAR USA, vic MANUFi\CTURING CORPORi\.TION,
M.RL., INC., (¡OSS-JEVv'ET'T' co. OF '

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MCGREGOR SUPPLY COl\iIPANY, SJ3. SUPPLY INC., WASHEXMACHINERY OF CALIFORNIA, INc., \VORKROoMSUPPLY, INC., TAYLO HOUSEM/\N; INC., UNITED FABRICARE SUPPLY, INC., ECIICO SALES INC., MW EQUIPMENT, ARTFIUR KAJIWARA
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, .

EQUIPMENT.CO.,INÇ"KELLEHER
EQUIP1VIENT SUPPLY,.INC."US

MACHINERY & ENGINEERING CO., INC.,
WYAT'I'-BENNE'rr, CORBirr'r

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FULLER SlIPPLY V-ON MACHINERY COMPANY~ INC. and DOES 1 through 750. INCLCSlvL,
EQUIPMENT, COMPANY. SA

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Defèndants.

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I, Stephen J. Valen, declare:
1. I am an attorney licensed to practice law before the courts in the State of CaIifornia. I
am Partner at the law ürm of Filce Brown Eassa & McLeod LLP,

which represents defendant The

20 Dow Chemical Company in the above-referenced action.
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The following facts are within my person knowledge and, if

caned to testifY' to the

matters stated herein, I could and would competently do so.
3, In order to request that defendant Goss~Jewett Co. ofNOithem California ("Goss-

¡ Goss-Jev'vett had not been served inthe above-referenced action. Mr. Thé also

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Jew'ett") join or consent to the Notice of Thé ofthe law firm of ì

Removal in the above-referenced actìon, I contacted Roland

Brvdol1 Hugo & Parker, counsel forGoss~Jewett. Mr. Théil1Íòrmed me thM

stated that Goss-

I Jewett vvould consent to removal ifìt were to be served.

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I declare under penalty of perj ury under the Ia\\'s of the State of California that the foregoing
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Executed this 30th day of June, 2008 in Oakland, Califb
By:

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NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF ACTiON 1441(b) (ORIGINAL JURISDICTION)