MICHELLE L, RICE, SBN 235189 KORY & RICE, LEP 19300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200 Beverly Hills, Califia 90212 Telephone: (310) 285-1630 Facsimile: (310) 278-7641 DANIEL A. BERGMAN, SBN 75825 BRYAN M. BERGMAN, SBN 239232 IBERGMAN LAW GROUP. 21600 Oxnard Street, Suite 1100 ‘Woodland Hills, CA'91307 Telephone: (818) 999-9100 Facsimile: (818) 999-9184 Attorneys for Plaintiffs LEONARD N, COHEN and LEONARD COWEN INVESTMENT 8, LLC SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT LEONARD NORMAN COHEN, an | CASE NO.: BC 338322 individual, LEONARD COHEN RELATED CASE NO.: BC 341120 INVESTMENTS, LLC, aDelaware | Assigned to the Hon. Robert L. Hess, Limited Liability Company, Dept. 24 Plaintiffs, [PROPOSED] ORDER ON y, PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST DEFENDANT i i KELLEY LYNCH PURSUANT TO KELLEY A. LYNCH, an individual, | CCP §1008(d) AND CCP §128.7 RICHARD A. WESTIN, ESQ. an individual, DOES 1 through 50, ee Hearing Date: September 3,2015 Time: 8:30 AM, Defendants. Dept. 24 Complaint Filed: August 15,2005 Plaintiff’ Motion for Sanctions Against Defendant Kelley Lynch Pursuant to CCP §1008(2) and CCP §128.7 came on noticed heating before the Hon. Robert L. Hess, Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court, on September 3, 2015, Upon consideration ofthe pleadings on file, Defendant's Motion for Terminating and Other Sanctions, Plaintiffs” Opposition to Defendant's10 u 2 1B 1s 15 16 7 18 1 a n 2B 4 25 6 n Motion for Terminating and Other Sanction, and Plaintiffs’ Motion for Sanctions Pursuant to (CCP $1008(4) and CCP §128., all supporting documents, and argument of counsel, and good cause appearing therefor, the Court issues the following findings and awards PleiniffS the following nonmonetary sanctions agnnst Defendant pursuant to CCP §128.7(8): EINDINGS 1. The Cour finds that Defendant's Motion for Terminating and Other Sanctions filed Jon March 17, 2015 violates Cal. Code Civ. Proc, $1008, Cal. Code of Civ. Proc. §1008(@) provides that a violation of CCP §1008 may be punished as a contempt and with sanetions as allowed by section 128.7 2. Tho Court finds that Plintiffs compliod with the notice and “safe harbor” provisions of CCP §128.1()(1) by serving Defendant with writen Notice of Motion, which included a Memorandum of Points and Authorities and Proposed Order, as required under the statue. Plaintiffs provided Defendant 21 days to withdraw the offending motion before filing Plaintiffs? Motion for Sanctions with the Cour. 3. The Cour finds that Defendant filed, and then subsequently refused to withdraw, a Motion for Temninating and Other Sanctions that was file’ for the improper purpose of harassment in violation of CCP §128.706X1). 4. The Cour finds that Defendant's motion contsined legal contentions that were not warranted by existing law or by @ nonftivolous argument for the extension, modification, or roversl of existing law or the establishment of new law in violation of CCP §128.7(0)2). 5. The Court finds that Defendant’s motion contained allegations and factual contentions lacking evidentiary suppor in violation of CCP §128.7(0)63). 6 Pursuant to California Government Code §68636(), the Court finds that Defendant, whose Court fees and costs were initially waived under the August 9, 2013 Order on Court Fee Waiver, is obtaining Court services in bad faith forthe improper purpose of harassment oF Plants, 7. "The Court finds that nonmonetary, rather than monetary, sanctions are appropri given Plaintiffs’ existing $7.3 million Default Judgment against Defendant and Defendant's in "POPGSED] ORDER ON PLADVTFTS WOTION FOR SANCTIONS PURSUANT 10 COP TOG and CP TATrma pauperis status. Given the circumstances ofthis case, the Court finds the appropriate | sanctions sufficient to deter future frivolous and harassing filings by Defendant are nonmonetary, ether than monetary, sanctions. ‘The Court now ORDERS that the following nonmonetary sanctions under CCP §128.7(d) be imposed against Defendant in favor of Plaintiffs: ORDER NONMONETARY SANCTIONS 1(@). Defendant Kelley Lynch, whether unrepresented or represented, is PROHIBITED fiom filing any further motions inthis case, Civil Case No, BC 338322. The Clerk ofthe Coun is directed to not aeoept any further motions ftom Defendant Lynch io this matter. Should Lynch fie any further motions inthis mater, the ling wil be ignored and Paints will not be obligated to respond, oR} 1). Defendant Kelley Lynch, whether unrepresented or represented, is PROHIBITED ing leave to file from filing any further motions in Civil Case No, BC 338322, without fist se fiom the Supervising Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court, Any further motions filed by [Defendant in this matter without the required leave to file from the Supervising Judge will be rejected by the Clerk ofthe Court. 2. Defendant Kelley Lynch is ORDERED to return to Plaintiff’ counsel, within 7 calendar days from the date of this Order, Plaintiff’ attomey-client privileged and other confidential documents, including Plaintiff's personal and business tax retums, and any copies thereof, et [be returned include, but are not limited to, Plaintifs’ attomey-client privileged and other confidential documents identified in Exhibits Cand D of Plaintiffs" Motion to Seal Portions of the [Court Record, Defendant is further ORDERED to retum any other attomey-client privileged or other confidential documents of Plsintifs’ stil in her possession that she has retained following [her termination as Cohen's personal manager in October 2004, Upon surrender of Plaintfi’ [documents to Plaintiffs’ counsel, Lynch will be required to certify in writing, under penalty of er hard copy oF in electronic format, remaining in her possession. The documents to {POPGEED] ORDAR ON LANTIFTS- MOTION FOR SANCTIONS RSUANT TO CO OH) BTCCP NT10 a 2 13 “4 1s 16 1” 18 19 20 a 2 4 25 26 an perjury, that she no longer has in her possession any of Plaintiffs’ attorney-client privileged or Jother confidential documents, either in hard copy or electronic format stored on any type of electronic devices which Defendant has access to or contol over, including, but not limited to: a personal computer hard drive, external storage drive, thumb drive, cellular phone or any other hand held electronic device, Intemet cloud storage service, Intemet websi or web blog. Defendants failure to return Plaintiffs’ attomey-client privileged and confidential documents to Plaintiffs counsel within 7 calendar days ofthe date of this Order may subject Defendant to being held in contempt of Court. Further, Defendant's failure to certify or false certification in writing that all of Plaintifis’ privileged and confidential documents in Defendlant’s possession have been returned to Plains’ counsel may subject Defendant to being held in contempt of Court. 3, The form of cettifcation required to be executed by Defendant upon retum of Plaintiffs privileged and confidential documents to Plsintifls? counsel will be as follows: 1, Kelley Lynch, hereby certify under penalty of perjury that I have returned to Plaintist counsel all of Pisintiffs’ attorney-client privileged and confidential documents, including Plaintiffs’ personal and business tax records, in my possession. T understand that T must return all copies of such documents, whether in hard copy form or stored electronically on any type of electronic devices which I have access to or control over including, but not limited to: © personal computer hard drive, external storage drive, thumb drive, cellular phone or any other hand held electronic device, Intemet cloud storage service of Internet ‘website or web blog. | further understand that a false certification that Ihave returned all of Plaintiff’ attorney. ‘client privileged and confidential documents in my possession, whether in hard copy or ‘stored on electronic devices that [have access to or are under my control, may subject me + being held in contempt of Court DATED: September _, 2015 ‘Signe KELLEY LYNCH 4. his further ORDERED as a sanction for impermissibly disclosing Plaintifs’ atorney-liont privileged and other confidential documents in the Cours public record. that Defendant is PROHIBITED ftom furter dissemination or distibution of those documents to hid parties, including publication of Plaintiff” attorney-client privileged and other confidential [PROPOSED] ORDER ON LANTIFET MOTION FOR SANCTIONS PURSUANT TOG Fs OC? FRATdocuments on her personal web blog located at httpu/riverdeepbook blogspot.com or anywhere else on the Internet. 3. ‘The August 9, 2013 Order on Court Fee Waiver is hereby revoked and withdrawn pursuant to California Government Code §§68631 and 68636(1) for fature fees and costs in Civil Case No, BC 338322 a8 ofthe date ofthis Order. DATED: September_, 2015 IT IS $O ORDERED: Hon, Robert L. Hess JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT TPROROSED|OROEK ON FLANTFTS NOTION FOR SANCTIONS PURSUANT TO GP GOON al GOP SDE?Michele L Rice, Esa (SBN 285189) [Kory & lee, Li 3300 Wise Sv, Suite 200, Bevery Hil, CA 80212 rasminano, 810-2954690 passa ce swasceer micog@kontce com ‘erro gua Leonard Norman Cah, Leona Cohen Investments LO [suremon couRT oF cALFoRw, couwrvor L0S Angeles Sreranmane $47 Wt Soo! 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