Declaration CCP 1033Cal. Super. - 6th Dist.November 5, 2020Hunt & Henriques, Attorneys at Law Donald Sherrill, Esq. ¹266038 Adam Kidd ¹328520 7017 Realm Dr. San Jose CA 95119 Telephone: (800) 680-2426 Facsimile: (408) 362-2299 Attorneys for Plaintiff SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA DOWNTOWN SUPERIOR COURT - LIMITED CIVIL 12 vs. 13 MOHAMMAD AZAR, 10 Department Stores National Bank, Plaintiff, Case No. 20CV373144 DECLARATION OF COUNSEL RE: 1. INTEREST 2. COSTS (CCP 5 1033) 3. ATTORNEY FEES N R Chcia~ OC 0 4 c U ggp 14 15 16 cz z 2 itI 17 19 20 Defendant(s). I, the undersigned declare 1. I am an attorney at law duly licensed to practice before all courts in the state of California and I am one of the attorneys of record for the Plaintiff in the above captioned matter. I am a duly authorized custodian of the business books and records of Hunt and Henriques, Plaintiff's counsel as they pertain to the captioned matter. 21 2. If called to testify as a witness, I could and would competently testify as to all the facts stated in 22 23 24 this declaration, except as to those matters testified to upon information and belief, and as to those matters, I believe them to be true. INTEREST 25 3. Plaintiff did not request pre-judgment interest in its complaint. 26 COSTS 27 4. Plaintiffcannot utilize Smail Claims Court due to the volume ofdelinquent credit accounts that 28 Plaintiff pursues and the fact that judgments in Small Claims Court require a court appearance. Page I Declaration Regarding Interest Costs and Attorney Fees DJ I i DJ DR ICAF NI i LAB 1424719.00I Electronically Filed by Superior Court of CA, County of Santa Clara, on 3/15/2021 9:37 AM Reviewed By: D Harris Case #20CV373144 Envelope: 6031449 20CV373144 Santa Clara - Civil D Harris In order to file actions in Small Claims Court, Plaintiff would need to hire additional employees. Actions to recover the delinquent credit account balance are filed in the jurisdiction where the Defendant resides. PIainfffp s employees would need to travel throughout the state which would cause them to be out of the office on a regular basis and therefore unable to perform other job duties. CCP 5 116.540(b) states that a corporation may appear only through an employee who is employed for purposes other than solely representing the corporation in Small Claims Court. Therefore, proceeding in Small Claims Court is not practical. 8 5. The business books and records of Plaintiff's counsel show that prior to suit, Plaintiff's counsel p~ &pgog 4 c U 'iQ z 8 10 12 13 14 15 Q 5 16 0 -~ 17 sent a letter to Defendant informing Defendant of Plaintiff s intent to initiate legal action against Defendant and that legal action could result in a judgment against the Defendant which could include costs to the extent permitted by law. The letter sent to Defendant was a form letter. The only specific account information in the letter was the Defendant's name, address, redacted account number and account balance. A true and correct copy of this letter has been printed and is attached as Exhibit A. ATTORNEY FEES 6. Plaintiff, through its counsel, hereby waives attorney fees. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is 18 true and correct. Executed on March 11, 2021 in San Jose, California 19 20 21 22 Adam Kidd ¹328520 Hunt 8t Henriques Attorneys for Plaintiff 23 24 25 26 27 28 Page 2 Declaration Regarding Interest Costs and Attorney Fees DJ I i DJ DR ICAF Nl i LAB 1424719.001 MICHAEL S. HUNT JANALIE HENRIQUES MOHAMMADAZAR 3790 BRIGADOON WAY SAN JOSE CA 95121-1407 HUNT & HENRIQUES ATTORNEYS AT LAW 151 BERNAL ROAD, SUITE 8 SAN JOSE, CA 95119-1306 October 27, 2020 TELEPHONE 800-680-2426 FACSIMILE 408-362-2299 TTY 800-735-2922 Re: NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE SUIT AND INCUR COURT COSTS Department Stores National Bank Account number ending in: 5173 Balance due as of October 27, 2020: $5,931.87 Dear Mohammad Azar: The purpose of this letter is to advise you that our firm intends to file suit against you on behalf of our client Department Stores National Bank, issuer of your Macy'S account. Legal action could result in a judgment against you that would include the costs and necessary disbursements which shall be limited to the actual cost of the filling fee, the actual costs of service of process and, when otherwise specifically allowed by law, reasonable attorneys'ees. This firm is a debt collector. Very truly yours, Adam Kidd Hunt & Henriques Attorneys at Law Favor refertrse al reverso para la traduccion en Espanol HUNT & HENRIQUES ATTORNEYS AT LAW 151 BERNAL ROAD, SUITE 8 SAN JOSE CA 95119-1306 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED I IIIIII I'I I'll'll Iiii III«'I"I'I'ill"I ~»Ill'I'I"il I ~ MOHAMMADAZAR 3790 BRIGADOON WAY SAN JOSE CA 95121-1407 DD0002T5 S-SFHUHE10 PD07XM00200287 - 640329580 I00574 L2CB 1TN1424719.001 MICHAEL S. HUNT JANALIE HENRIQUES MOHAMMAD AZAR 3790 BRIGADOON WAY SAN JOSE CA 95121-1407 HUNT& HENRIQUES ATTORNEYS AT LAW 151 BERNAL ROAD, SUITE 8 SAN JOSE, CA 95119-1306 October 27, 2020 TELEFONO 800-680-2426 FAX 408-362-2299 TTY 800-855-3000 Asunto: NOTIFICACION DE INTENCION DE INICIAR ACClbN JUDICIAL E INCURRIR COSTOS Department Stores National Bank Numero de cuenta terminado en: 5173 Saldo impago al October 27, 2020: $5,931.87 Estimado/a Mohammad Azar: Esta carta tiene corno finalidad informarle que nuestro bufete tiene la intencion de iniciar una acci6n judicial en su contra en nombre de nuestro cliente Department Stores National Bank, emisor de su cuenta de Macy'S. La accion legal podrla dar lugar a un juicio en su contra que incluiria los costos y los desembolsos necesarios que se limitaran al costo real del cargo por presentacion, los costos reales de notificaci6n de actos procesales, y, cuando lo permits especificamente la legislacion, los honorarios razonables de abogados. Esta comunicaci6n la envia un cobrador. Muy cordialmente, Adam Kidd Hunt & Henriques Abogados Please see the reverse side for an English translation L2CB