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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract

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JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO FILE FAC ADDING NESS EXPRESS 

HOLDINGS, LLC AS DEFENDANT 

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ALEXANDER KANDEL (SBN 306176)

akandel10@gmail.com 

1240 S. Corning St., Suite 308

Los Angeles, California 90035

Telephone: (424) 279-4287

Attorney for Plaintiff PRO 49 DEVELOPMENT, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PRO 49 DEVELOPMENT, LLC, a 

California limited liability company,

Plaintiff, 

v.

NESS EXPRESS 1, LLC, a Delaware 

limited liability company; ADAM 

DECKER, an individual; JOSEPH 

DECKER, an individual; TOMMY’S 

EXPRESS LLC, a Michigan limited 

liability company; RYAN 

ESSENBURG, an individual; and 

DOES 1 through 100, inclusive,

Defendants.

CASE NO.: 2:24-cv-001850-JAM-JDP

[Removed from Placer County Superior 

Court, Case No. S-CV-0052813]

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT 

ADDING NESS EXPRESS HOLDINGS, 

LLC AS DEFENDANT

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Plaintiff Pro 49 Development, LLC (“Pro 49”) and Defendants Ness Express 1, LLC 

(“Ness”), Adam Decker (“A. Decker”), Joseph Decker (“J. Decker”), Tommy’s Express LLC 

(“Tommy’s”), and Ryan Essenburg (“Essenburg”) (collectively, the “Parties”), through their 

respective counsel hereby enter the following joint stipulation:

WHEREAS:

1. On May 15, 2024, Pro 49 filed a complaint in the Superior Court for the State of 

California for the County of Placer, entitled Pro 49 Development, LLC v. Ness Express 1, LLC, et 

al., Case No. S-CV-0052813;

2. In the Complaint, Pro 49 named the following Defendants: Ness Express, A. 

Decker, J. Decker, Tommy’s, Essenburg, and Does 1-100;

3. On June 28, 2024, Ness Express filed a Notice of Removal of Civil Action Under 28 

U.S.C. Section 1441 (Diversity Jurisdiction), removing the case to this Court (Dkt. No. 1);

4. On October 4, 2024, A. Decker and J. Decker filed a Notice of Motion and Motion 

to Dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) (the “Decker Motion to Dismiss”), 

arguing that Pro 49 failed to state a claim against them on the basis of alter ego liability (Dkt. No. 

22);

5. In the Motion to Dismiss, A. Decker and J. Decker argue that “the Deckers do not 

own Ness. Adam [Decker] and Joe [Decker] own Ness [Express] Holdings, LLC.” Dkt. No. 22 at 

7:6;

6. The Court denied the Decker Motion to Dismiss and noted that “the Deckers 

previously stated that Ness is ‘wholly owned by parent company’ Ness Express Holdings. The 

Deckers also admit that they are the ‘sole members of Ness Holdings,’ which means they 

exclusively and completely control Ness.” Dkt. No. 30 at 7:24-28 (citations omitted);

7. Pro 49 contends that justice requires adding Ness Express Holdings, LLC as a 

defendant;

8. Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 15, Pro 49 may amend its pleading 

either as a matter of course, with leave of Court, or with the opposing parties’ consent;

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9. Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 21, “[o]n motion or on its own, the 

court may at any time, on just terms, add or drop a party”;

10. The Parties have agreed to allow Pro 49 to amend its Complaint, and file a First 

Amended Complaint, adding Ness Express Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, 

as a defendant in this Action.

BASED ON THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Pro 49 may file a First Amended Complaint, to add Ness Express Holdings, LLC, a 

Delaware limited liability company, as a defendant.

2. The timing of Pro 49’s filing of the First Amended Complaint will be simultaneous 

with any amendment to the Complaint in response to the Court’s anticipated ruling on the currently 

pending Motion to Dismiss filed by Tommy’s and Essenburg. Dkt. No. 32. If no such amendment 

is permitted by the ruling on Dkt. No. 32, Pro 49 shall file its First Amended Complaint within 21 

days of the Court’s ruling on Dkt. No. 32. Such First Amended Complaint shall contain no 

amendments relating to any allegation against Tommy’s or Essenburg, except to the extent 

permitted by the Court’s anticipated ruling on Dkt. No. 32. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Date: __December 12, 2024__ 

 By: __/s/ Alexander Kandel_________ 

 Alexander Kandel

Attorney for Plaintiff Pro 49 Development, LLC 

Date: __December 13, 2024__ 

 FERGUSON CASE ORR PASTERSON LLP

By: _/s/ Norry S. Harn____________

 Leslie A. McAdam

Norry S. Harn

 Attorneys for Defendants Ness Express 1, LLC; 

 Adam Decker; and Joseph Decker

Date: __December 12, 2024___ 

 BAKER & MCKENZIE LLP

By: _/s/ Nancy Nguyen Sims________

 Nancy Nguyen Sims 

 Michelle Leonard

 Attorneys for Defendants Tommy’s Express LLC 

 and Ryan Essenburg 

 

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ORDER

Plaintiff Pro 49 may file a First Amended Complaint, to add Ness Express Holdings, LLC, 

a Delaware limited liability company, as a defendant. 

The timing of Pro 49’s filing of the First Amended Complaint will be simultaneous with 

any amendment to the Complaint in response to the Court’s anticipated ruling on the currently 

pending Motion to Dismiss filed by Tommy’s and Essenburg. Dkt. No. 32. If no such amendment 

is permitted by the ruling on Dkt. No. 32, Pro 49 shall file its First Amended Complaint within 21 

days of the Court’s ruling on Dkt. No. 32. Such First Amended Complaint shall contain no 

amendments relating to any allegation against Tommy’s or Essenburg, except to the extent 

permitted by the Court’s anticipated ruling on Dkt. No. 32.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 16, 2024 /s/ John A. Mendez

THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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