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Parties Involved:
William Barkett
Plaintiff
Barusa LLC
Plaintiff
Arnold Huang
Defendant
Elizabeth Huang
Defendant
Monterey Financial Advisors LLC
Plaintiff
Parker Dam Development
Plaintiff
Sentosa Properties LLC
Defendant
WF Capital, Inc.
Defendant
Wasco Investments LLC
Plaintiff
Eugene Wong
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

WILLIAM BARKETT, MONTEREY 

FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC; WASCO 

INVESTMENTS LLC; 

Plaintiffs,

v.

SENTOSA PROPERTIES LLC; AND 

ARNOLD HUANG,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-CV-01698-LJO-JLT

CORRECTED1 MEMORANDUM

DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING 

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO EXPUNGE 

LIS PENDENS

(Doc. 71)

Before the Court in the above-styled and numbered cause of action is Defendants Sentosa 

Property LLC and Arnold Huang’s (“Defendants”) Motion to Expunge Lis Pendens, filed July 14, 

2015 (Doc. 71). Plaintiffs filed their Opposition on August 3, 2015 (Doc. 72), and Defendants filed a 

Reply on August 10, 2015 (Doc. 76). The Court finds the motion appropriate for resolution without 

oral argument. Fed.R.Civ.P. 78; Local Rule 230(g). Having considered the parties’ briefing, the 

record in the case, and the relevant law, the Court will grant Defendants’ motion for the reasons set 

forth below. 

I. BACKGROUND 

Plaintiffs William Barkett (“Barkett”), Monterey Financial Advisors LLC, Parker Dam 

Development, Wasco Investments LLC (“Wasco Investments”), and Barusa LLC (collectively, 

“Plaintiffs”) commenced this action on August 20, 2014, by filing a Complaint in the California 

Superior Court for the County of Kern against Defendants Sentosa Properties LLC (“Sentosa”), WF 

Capital, Inc. (“WF Capital”), Eugene Wong, and Arnold and Elizabeth Huang (collectively 

 

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 This Memorandum Decision and Order amends and supersedes the Order issued September 28, 2015, Doc. 79, in order 

to add certain details, including document numbers and property descriptions, to facilitate expungement of the lis 

pendens and related documents.

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“Defendants”). See Compl., Doc. 1. Defendants removed to this Court asserting diversity 

jurisdiction. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(a), 1441(b). 

The action arose out of various loans by WF Capital to Wasco in order to purchase and 

develop real property (“the Property”) near the City of Wasco. See generally Compl., Doc. 1. The 

Property at issue in Kern County, as described in the Complaint, consists of six parcels: (1) Parcel 

One: APN No. 487-010-69; (2) Parcel Two (an easement recorded November 2, 2009 as Doc. No. 

0209162732); (3) Parcel Three: APN No. 487-290-18; (4) Parcel Four: APN Nos. 487-290-05 and 

06; (5) Parcel Five: APN Nos. 487-290-14, 15, and 16; (6) Parcel Six: APN No. 487-290-18. See 

Compl., Doc. 1-4 at 23-26, Ex. 1; see also Doc. 71-3 at 64-66, Ex. 1 to Ex. B (property description). 

The thrust of all of Plaintiffs’ claims is that Defendants’ actions, specifically proceeding with 

foreclosure proceedings against the Property after allegedly entering a binding forbearance 

agreement, constitute breach of contract and fraud. 

After the Court in its February 2015 Order (Doc. 52) granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss 

the Complaint with leave to amend, Plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint (Doc. 55, “FAC”). 

Defendants moved to dismiss the FAC (Doc. 59). In an Order rendered June 16, 2015, the Court 

granted Defendants’ motion and dismissed with prejudice all of Plaintiffs’ claims. See Doc. 67. 

On June 22, 2015, Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for 

the Ninth Circuit. See Docs. 69 & 70. 

On January 23, 2014, Defendants moved to expunge the notice of lis pendens, recorded in 

Kern County on December 11, 2014 (as Document No. 0214153536), and a memorandum of 

agreement that Plaintiff recorded in Kern County on June 13, 2014 (as Document No. 0214067557), 

both against the subject Property. See Doc. 71-3 at 9-58, Ex. A (memorandum agreement); id. at 60-

62, Ex. B (notice of lis pendens); see also Doc. 74. Plaintiffs opposed the motion on August 3, 2015, 

and Defendants filed a Reply on August 10, 2015. The matter is ripe for review. 

II. DISCUSSION 

A. Motion to Expunge Lis Pendens 

Federal courts look to state law when deciding matters involving lis pendens. See 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1964. Under California Code of Civil Procedure § 405.20, “[a] party to an action who asserts a real 

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property claim may record a notice of pendency of action, [a lis pendens], in which that real property 

claim is alleged.” The effect of a lis pendens “is that anyone acquiring an interest in the property 

after the action was filed will be bound by the judgment.” BGJ Assocs., LLC v. Superior Court, 75 

Cal. App. 4th 952, 966 (1999). Once filed, “it clouds the title and effectively prevents the property’s 

transfer until the litigation is resolved or the lis pendens is expunged.” Id. at 967.

Under California law, parties at any time in the pendency of the litigation may ask the court 

in which the action is pending to expunge the notice of lis pendens. Cal.Code Civ. Proc. § 405.30. A 

court shall order that the notice be expunged if (1) “the court finds that the pleading on which the 

notice is based does not contain a real property claim”; or (2) “the court finds that the claimant has 

not established by a preponderance of the evidence the probable validity of the real property claim.”

Id. §§ 405.31-2. “Probable validity” of a claim means that it is more likely than not that a plaintiff 

will obtain a judgment against the defendant. Orange County v. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking 

Corp. Ltd., 52 F.3d 821, 824 (9th Cir. 1995) (citing Cal.Code Civ. Proc. § 405.3). It is a plaintiff’s 

burden to establish probable validity. Cal.Code Civ. Proc. § 405.32. 

Defendants argue that the Court should grant their request to expunge the notice of lis 

pendens for four reasons: (1) Plaintiffs failed to comply with the statutory rules governing service, 

notice, and filing the lis pendens; (2) Plaintiffs in the FAC never asserted a real property claim; (3) 

this Court has dismissed with prejudice Plaintiffs’ action in its entirety; and (4) Plaintiffs’ appeal 

does not demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits. 

Plaintiff argues that the lis pendens should not be expunged because the controversy about 

the real property remains unresolved in light of their appeal of this Court’s final decision to the 

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Plaintiffs contend that this Court should maintain the status quo 

leaving the lis pendens in place until the Ninth Circuit appeal resolves the case. Plaintiffs do not 

challenge that California law governs. 

First, this Court has previously determined that Plaintiffs in their FAC did not state claims 

upon which relief could be granted. See Docs. 52, 67. Therefore, Plaintiffs have not shown by a 

preponderance of the evidence that any claims are “probably viable” for the purposes of the instant 

motion. See Cal.Code Civ. P. § 405.32 (“In proceedings under this chapter, the court shall order that 

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the notice be expunged if the court finds that the claimant has not established by a preponderance of 

the evidence the probable validity of the real property claim. The court shall not order an 

undertaking to be given as a condition of expunging the notice if the court finds the claimant has not 

established the probable validity of the real property claim.”); see also Howard S. Wright Constr. 

Co. v. Superior Court, 106 Cal.App.4th 314, 319 (2003) (“A notice of lis pendens may be expunged

if the trial court finds that the plaintiff-claimant ‘has not established by a preponderance of the 

evidence the probable validity of the real property claim.’”).

The Court understands that Plaintiffs disagree with this Court’s dismissal of their claims. 

However, Plaintiffs’ argument for the status quo rehashes the same arguments previously presented 

to the Court in the briefing relative to the motions to dismiss, which the Court found unavailing. 

California law provides that “on a motion to expunge a lis pendens after judgment against the 

claimant and while an appeal is pending, the trial court must grant the motion unless it finds it more 

likely than not that the appellate court will reverse the judgment.” Amalgamated Bank v. Superior 

Court, 149 Cal.App.4th 1003, 1015 (2007); see also Masson v. Selene Fin. LP, 2013 WL 4427116 

(N.D. Cal. Aug. 15, 2013) (citing Amalgamated Bank); Mix v. Superior Court, 124 Cal.App.4th 987, 

997 n. 8 (2004) (explaining that “it would completely circumvent the Legislature’s intent in enacting 

section 405.32, [if] merely filing an appeal, no matter how meritless, would automatically keep the 

lis pendens in place”). 

For the same reasons detailed in its February and June 2015 Orders, see Docs. 52 and 67, the 

Court finds that it is not “more likely than not that the appellate court will reverse the judgment.”

Amalgamated Bank, 149 Cal.App.4th at 1015. Accordingly, the Court concludes that it must grant 

the motion to expunge. Id.

B. Attorneys’ Fees 

Defendants also move for attorneys’ fees related to the instant motion. California Code of 

Civil Procedure section 405.38 authorizes an award of attorney’s fees to a prevailing party on a 

motion to expunge a lis pendens, providing: 

The court shall direct that the party prevailing on [a motion to expunge lis pendens] be 

awarded reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of making or opposing the motion unless the 

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court finds that the other party acted with substantial justification or that other circumstances 

make the imposition of attorneys’ fees and costs unjust. 

Defendants in their declarations state that before filing the instant motion they contacted 

Plaintiffs and requested that they voluntarily withdraw the lis pendens in light of this Court’s 

dismissal of all of Plaintiffs’ claims. See Doc. 72-2, Sharron Decl. ¶¶ 4, 5. The record shows that 

Plaintiffs initially declined to withdraw the notice of pending action. See Doc. 75, Gilmore Decl. 

¶¶ 5, 6. In response, Defendants filed the instant motion, and, in opposition, Plaintiffs filed Barkett’s 

declaration indicating that Plaintiffs would not acquiesce. See Doc. 72. With guidance by counsel, 

Plaintiffs ultimately reconsidered and made efforts to voluntarily withdraw the notice. See Gilmore 

Decl. ¶ 8-11; see also Docs. 73, 74. Even so, Kern County did not accept the voluntary withdrawal, 

seeking instead an order from this Court. See Sharron Decl. ¶ 6. 

Plaintiffs do not challenge that an award of attorneys’ fees to Defendants relative to the 

instant motion would be unjust. See Cal.Code Civ. Proc § 405.38. Rather, Plaintiffs object to 

Defendants’ counsel’s estimate that she spent 15 hours preparing the instant motion and her 

requested hourly rate of $450. Defendants’ counsel filed a declaration in which she and an associate 

spent a combined 16.5 hours preparing the motion, and estimated that they would spend another 11.5 

hours reviewing the opposition and drafting a reply, at an hourly rate of $450 per hour. 

The Court determines a reasonable fee award using the lodestar method, which calculates a 

reasonable award by multiplying the number of hours the prevailing party reasonably expended on 

the litigation by a reasonable hourly rate. Gonzalez v. City of Maywood, 729 F.3d 1196, 1202 (9th 

Cir. 2013); Camacho v. Bridgeport Fin., Inc., 523 F.3d 973, 978 (9th Cir. 2008). “In determining a 

reasonable hourly rate, the district court should be guided by the rate prevailing in the community 

for similar work performed by attorneys of comparable skill, experience, and reputation.” Ingram v. 

Oroudjian, 647 F.3d 925, 928 (9th Cir. 2011) (internal quotations and citation omitted) (per curiam). 

“Generally, when determining a reasonably hourly rate, the relevant community is the forum in 

which the district court sits.” Camacho, 523 F.3d at 979. The movant carries the burden of 

providing sufficient evidence that the requested rate meets the community standard. See Blum v. 

Stenson, 465 U.S. 886, 895 n. 11 (1984); accord Van Skike v. Director, Office of Workers’

Compensation Programs, 557 F.3d 1041, 1046 (9th Cir. 2009). Courts should exclude from its initial 

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calculation hours that are “excessive, redundant, or otherwise unnecessary.” Gonzalez, 729 F.3d at 

1203; McCown v. City of Fontana, 565 F.3d 1097, 1102 (9th Cir. 2008). 

1. Hourly Rate 

Here, Defense counsel represents that $450 is her usual hourly rate, substantially discounted. 

However, her actual rate charged is not evidence of the prevailing market rate. See Schwarz v. Sec’y 

of Health & Human Servs., 73 F.3d 895, 898 (9th Cir. 1995). The Court is guided not by counsel’s 

suggestion, but by the prevailing market rate within the Eastern District of California, Fresno 

Division, where the action was adjudicated. Camacho, 523 F.3d at 979. 

Because Defendants fail to carry their burden to show that the rate requested is in line with 

prevailing rates in the Fresno Division, for guidance the Court looks to decisions from courts within 

the forum district awarding fees on similar matters. See, e.g., Nadarajah v. Holder, 569 F.3d 906, 

917 (9th Cir. 2009) (finding that courts may rely on decisions by other courts awarding similar rates 

for work in the same geographical area by attorneys with comparable levels of experience). 

The Court finds Defendants’ request for a $450 hourly rate exceeds the prevailing market 

rate in the Fresno legal community. Courts within the Eastern District of California’s Fresno division 

have found that a reasonable range of attorney’s fees is “between $250 and $380, with the highest 

rates generally reserved for those attorneys who are regarded as competent and reputable and who 

possess in excess of 20 years of experience.” Silvester v. Harris, No. 1:11-CV-2137 AWI SAB, 2014 

WL 7239371, at *4 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 17, 2014) (collecting cases) ($375 hourly rate for attorneys with 

18 and 20 years of experience; $350 for attorney with 11 years of experience, $285 for attorney with 

ten years of experience); see, e.g., Willis v. City of Fresno, No. 1:09-CV-01766–BAM, 2014 WL 

3563310, at *12-14 (E.D. Cal. Jul. 17, 2014) ($300 hourly rate appropriate for attorney with 19 years 

of experience); Miller v. Schmitz, No. 1:12-CV-00137-LJO-SAB, 2014 WL 642729 at *3 (E.D. Cal. 

Feb. 18, 2014) ($350 hourly rate appropriate for attorney with 20 years of experience); Estate of 

Crawley v. Kings Cnty., No. 1:13-CV-02042-LJO, 2015 WL 4508642, at *7 (E.D. Cal. July 24, 

2015) ($330 hourly rate appropriate for attorney with approximately 15 years of experience). For 

practitioners with less than ten years of experience courts have found that a reasonable range for 

attorneys’ fees is “between $175 and $300 per hour.” Id. (collecting cases). 

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The Court concludes that a current reasonable range of attorneys’ fees, depending on the 

attorney’s experience and expertise, is between $250 and $400 per hour, and that $300 is the upper 

range for competent attorneys with approximately a decade of experience. See Silvester, 2014 WL 

7239371, at *4. Given defense counsel’s eight years of experience and the nature of the motion to 

expunge, the Court finds that $285 is a reasonable hourly rate to use for the lodestar calculation. Id. 

2. Hours Worked 

Plaintiffs also object to Defendants’ hours expended to prepare and file the instant motion. 

Movants need only provide a minimal level of detail that identifies the general subject matter of the 

time expenditures. See, e.g., Lytle v. Carl, 382 F.3d 978, 989 (9th Cir. 2004); Trustees of Directors 

Guild of Am.-Producer Pension Benefits Plans v. Tise, 234 F.3d 415, 427 (9th Cir.) opinion 

amended on denial of reh'g, 255 F.3d 661 (9th Cir. 2000). Here, however, Defendants ask for 

reimbursement for time they estimate they may spend, but provide no billing detail other than total 

hours worked (16.5 on the motion collectively between two attorneys), and the general description of 

the tasks. While basic billing records are generally sufficient, Defendants’ prediction does not meet 

this low bar. See id. Therefore, the Court will reduce the total number of hours requested, 28, by the 

forecasted 11.5 hours. 

In any event, the Court finds that even 16.5 hours is excessive. In a nearly identical case 

related to attorneys’ fees on a motion to expunge a lis pendens, Morgan v. Aurora Loan Servs., LLC, 

No. 2:12-CV-04350-CAS, 2014 WL 772763, at *2 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 20, 2014), a defendant stated that 

they contacted the plaintiff requesting that she withdraw the notice. But plaintiff did not, and the 

court ultimately granted defendant’s motion to expunge. Having prevailed, defendants testified by 

declaration that they spent 5.5 hours related to the motion. Id. The court found the hours expended 

“somewhat excessive,” instead awarding fees for three hours. Id. at *2 (basing the lodestar amount 

on three hours at an hourly rate of $265). 

Likewise, here, the Court finds Defendants’ report that they expended 16.5 hours to prepare 

and file the motion to expunge is excessive. The motion is not complex and is based on a wellsettled statutory scheme. Moreover, Plaintiffs took steps to voluntarily withdraw the motion and 

there is no showing by Defendants how they expended time pre- and post-voluntary withdrawal. 

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Thus it is unclear how Kern County’s rejection of the Plaintiffs’ voluntary withdrawal impacted 

Defendants’ billing. In other similar circumstances, courts evaluating fee awards for such work 

found that preparing such a motion should take a competent attorney approximately three to seven 

and a half hours. See, e.g., Maxwell v. Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trust Co., No. 13CV03957WHOWHO, 

2013 WL 6072109, at *3 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 18, 2013), appeal dismissed (July 22, 2014) (awarding 

attorneys’ fees for a motion to expunge for 7.5 hours of related work); Morgan v. Aurora Loan 

Servs., LLC, 2014 WL 772763, at *2 (finding 5.5 hours excessive, but that 3 hours is a reasonable 

time expenditure to prepare a motion to expunge); Quinto v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, No. 5:11-CV02920-LHK, 2012 WL 2792445, at *2 (N.D. Cal. July 9, 2012) (granting defendants’ request for 

fees at a rate of $218.40 per hour, noting that counsel spent one hour drafting the motion); cf. Doan 

v. Singh, No. 1:13-CV-531-LJO-SMS, 2014 WL 3867418, at *4 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 6, 2014) (awarding 

$2,275.00 in attorneys’ fees and costs to prevailing defendant associated with bringing a motion to 

expunge a lis pendens). 

The Court will award fees at a prevailing market hourly rate of $285.00 for seven hours 

expended related to this motion, consistent with the recent similar cases. As a result, the Court finds 

the lodestar amount to be $1,995.00, a reasonable amount to award Defendants for attorneys’ fees 

related to the instant motion. 

Finally, the Court turns to Defendants’ request that Plaintiffs and counsel be held jointly and 

severally liable for any fee award because the lis pendens was not properly filed with this Court or 

served pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 405.22. In sole support of this argument, 

Defendants rely on an unpublished case, Ritchie v. Cmty. Lending Corp., No. CV 09-

02484DDP(JWJX), 2009 WL 2486575, at *3 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 12, 2009). However, because this

unpublished out-of-district decision lacks legal justification, this Court finds it unpersuasive. 

Otherwise, Defendants do not offer and the Court cannot find other cases to support holding a 

parties’ counsel jointly and severally liable in similar circumstances. Alternatively, if Defendants 

mean to move for Rule 11 sanctions, it is improperly done. The Court declines to impose sanctions. 

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III. CONCLUSION AND ORDER 

For the foregoing reasons, the Court concludes that expunging the lis pendens is appropriate 

pursuant to California law. Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 405.31-32. Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants’ motion to expunge the lis pendens is 

GRANTED. Plaintiffs’ notice of lis pendens, recorded on December 11, 2014 (as Document No. 

0214153536), and a memorandum of agreement that Plaintiff recorded on June 13, 2014 (as 

Document No. 0214067557), both recorded in Kern County, are hereby expunged from the public 

record. See attached Ex. A (Memorandum Agreement) (filed in this case as Doc. 71-3, Ex. A); Ex. B 

(notice of lis pendens)(filed in this case as Doc. 71-3, Ex. B); see also Ex. 1 to Ex. B (property 

description) (filed in this case as Doc. 71-3, Ex. 1 to Ex. B). Finally, pursuant to Cal. Code Civ. Proc 

§ 405.38, the Court awards Defendants $1,995.00 in attorneys’ fees. 

IT IS SO ORDERED 

Dated: September 30, 2015 

 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

 United States District Judge 

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EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT A 

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f James W. Fitch, Assessor—Recorder BEARDSLE 

Kern County Official riecords 6/13/2014 

Recorded at the request of 1:14 PM 

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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 

THIS MEMORANDUM made this 16th day of April, 2014, for a Forbearance 

Agreement with Option to Buy by and between SENTOSA PROPERTIES, LLC, a 

Washington limited liability company, on the one hand ("Sentosa"), WASCO 

INVESTMENTS LLC, a California limited liability company, PARKER DAM 

DEVELOPMENT LLC, a California limited liability company, BARUSA LLC, a 

California limited liability company, MONTEREY FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC, a 

California limited liability company, WILLIAM AND LISA BARKETT (collectively 

"WILLC"). 

Sentosa and WILLC have entered into that certain Agreement entitled 

grants to WILLC an Option to Purchase the real property described in Exhibit "A" 

attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof (the "Property") previously 

owned by WILLC Reference is made to the Agreement for the terms and conditions of 

same. 

WASCO INVESTMENTS LLC, 

Limited Liability Company, "WILLC" 

By: 61..--- j '3 

a California 

WILLIAM/J. BARKETT, Managing 

Member 

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EXHIBIT "A" 

[Legal Description] 

Parcel 2 

Parcel 2 of that certain Certificate of Compliance for Lot Line Adjustment 09.02, recorded November 02, 2009, 

as instrument No. 0209162732, in Official Records of Kern County, California, further described as follows: 

The Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 and the Southwest 1/4 of 

the Southeast Vi of Section 2, Township 27 South, Range 24 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, in the City of 

Wasco, County of Kern, State of California, as per the Official Plat thereof, 

Excepting therefrom that portion conveyed to the State of California, by deed dated July 31, 1928 and 

recorded August 25, 1928 in book 262 at page 21 of Official Records of Kern County. 

Also excepting therefrom Parcel A and B of Parcel Map Waiver No. 94-1, recorded October 09, 1995 as 

instrument No. 0195124515 of Official Records, said Parcels A and B comprising Parcel 1 of Parcel Map No. 

6156, recorded December 15, 1981 in Book 27, page 82 of Parcel Maps. 

Also excepting the west 30 feet and the south 40 feet included within public roads. 

Also excepting therefrom that portion of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 2, Township 27 

South, Range 24 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, in the City of Wasco, County of Kern, State of California, as per 

the Official Plat thereof, described as follows: 

Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Section 2; thence along the south line of the Southwest quarter 

South 89°21735? East 1840.79 feet; thence North 00°38?48? East 918.40 feet to a line parallel with and 38.00 

feet southerly of the North line of the South half of the Southwest quarter of said Section 2;thence along said 

parallel line, South 89°21?47? East 739.05 feet to a point distant North 89°21?47? West 20.00 feet from al line 

parallel with and 55.00 feet westerly of the mid-section line of said Section 2; thence South 43°35?29? East 

27.90 feet to a point in last said parallel line, said point being distant South 01610?09? West 20.00 feet from 

said parallel line previously described as being parallel with and 38.00 feet southerly of the north line of the 

South half of the Southwest quarter of said Section 2; thence along said parallel line, described as being 

parallel with and 55.00 feet westerly of the mid-section line of said Section 2, South 01°10?09? West 898.49 

feet to a line which bears South 89°21?357 East and passes through the Point of Beginning; thence along said 

line which bears South 89°21?35? East, North 89°21?35? West 750.32 feet to the Point of Beginning. 

Also excepting from a portion of said land that interest in minerals rights, oil, other hydrocarbons, associated 

substances, sulfur, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, helium and other commercially valuable substances located 

underneath the real property as described and quitclaimed in that certain Quitclaim Deed recorded April 06, 

2011 as instrument No. 0211-042749, Kern County Official Records. 

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FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT 

This FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made effective as of 

April 16, 2014 by and between WASCO INVESTMENTS, LLC, a California limited 

liability company ("Wasco"), PARKER DAM DEVELOPMENT, LLC, a California 

limited liability company (PDD), BARUSA, LLC, a California limited liability company 

("Barusa") (Wasco, PDD, and Barusa being referred to herein collectively as 

"Borrowers"), MONTERREY FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC, a California limited 

liability company ("MFA"), WILLIAM J. BARKETT and LISA BARKETT, husband and 

wife ("Guarantors"), and SENTOSA PROPERTIES LLC, a Washington limited liability 

company ("Lender" or "Sentosa"). (Wasco, PDD, Barusa, Guarantors, and Sentosa may be 

referred to individually as a "party" or collectively as the "parties"). 

RECITALS 

A. Wasco obtained a loan from WF Capital, Inc., a Washington corporation 

("WF") in the original principal amount of Nine Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand 

and No/100 Dollars ($9,750,000) (the "9.75 MM Loan"). 

B. The 9.75 MM Loan is evidenced by a Fourth Amended and Restated 

Commercial Promissory Note dated April 16, 2007 in the original principal amount of 

$9,750,000 where Wasco is the Maker and WF is the Holder (the "9.75 MM Note"). 

Pursuant to the 9.75 MM Note, the maturity date of the 9.75 MM Loan was December 31, 

2008. 

C. The 9.75 MM Note is secured by a Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, 

Assignment of Rents and Leases and Fixture Filing (the "9.75 MM DOT") dated April 16, 

2007 among Wasco, as Grantor, Stewart Title of California, Inc., as Trustee, and WF, as 

Beneficiary, recorded on April 18, 2007 in Kern County, California, as Instrument No. 

0207083896, encumbering certain real property located in Kern County, California, more 

particularly described therein subject to subsequent conveyances of record through the date 

of this Agreement (the "Wasco Property"). 

DI. Wasco's obligations under the 9.75 MM Loan are further secured by that 

certain Guaranty dated. April 16, 2007 entered into by Guarantors for the benefit of WF 

(the "9.75uaranty" . 

D2. Sentosa is the successor-in-interest to WF of the beneficial interests under 

the 9.75 MM Loan, which interests include without limitation, the beneficial interests under 

the 9.75 MM Note, 9.75 MM DOT, and 9.75 MM Guaranty. 

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E.• HWasco: obtained another loan from ,WEirythe-original7principal amount. of 

One-Milliorigne HUntlred Fifty Thousand -dtid. NO/100 Dollars ($1;1-50;000) (the "1.15 

MM Loan"). 

F. The 1.15 MM. Loan is evidenced by a First Amended and Restated 

Commercial Promissory Note dated February 5, 2008 in the original principal amount of 

$1,150,000 where Wasco is the Maker and WF is the Holder (the "1.15 MM Note"). 

Pursuant to. the 1.15 MM Note, the maturity date of the 1.15 MM Loan was December 31, 

2008. 

G. The 1.15 MM Note is secured by a Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, 

Assignments of Rents and Leases and Fixture Filing (the "1.15 MM DOT") dated February 

5, 2008 among Wasco, as Grantor, Stewart Title of California, Inc., as Trustee, and WF, as 

Beneficiary, recorded on February 20, 2008 in Kern County, California, as Instrument No. 

0208025030 encumbering certain property in Kern County as described therein. ' 

H1. Wasco's obligations under 1.15 MM Loan are further secured by that certain 

Guaranty dated February 5, 2008 entered into by Guarantors for the benefit of WF (the 

"1.15 MM Guaranty"). 

112. Sentosa is the successor-in-interest to WF of the beneficial interests under 

the 1.15 MM Loan, which interests include without limitation, the beneficial interests under 

the 1.15 MM Note, 1.15 MM DOT, and 1.15 MM Guaranty. 

I. PDD obtained a loan from WF in the original principal amount of Six 

Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($650,000) (the "PDD Loan"). 

J. The PDD Loan is evidenced by a Commercial Promissory Note dated 

September 30, 2008 in the original amount of $650,000 where PDD is the Maker and WF 

is the Holder (the "PDD Note"). Pursuant to the PDD Note, the maturity date of the PDD 

Loan was December 31, 2008. 

K. The PDD Note was secured by a Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, 

Assignment of Rents and Leases and Fixture Filing (the "PDD DOT") dated September 

30, 2008 among PDD, as Grantor, First American Title Insurance Company, as Trustee, 

and WF, as Beneficiary, recorded on September 30, 2008 in Kern County, California, as 

Instrument No. 0208156379, encumbering certain real property located in Kern County, 

California, more particularly described therein (the "PDD Property'). 

L 1 . PDD's obligations under the PDD Loan are further secured by that certain 

Guaranty dated September 30, 2008 entered into by Guarantors for the benefit of WF (the 

"PDD Guaranty"). 

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L2, - --Sentosa- is the successor-in-interest to WF of the beneficial-interests under 

the PDD Loan, which" nterests include without limitation, the benefiCiMildsts under the 

PDD Note, PDD DOT, and PDD Guaranty. 

M. Barusa obtained a loan from Bingo Investments, LLC, a Washington limited 

liability company ("Bingo"), in the amount of Twelve Million and no/100 Dollars 

($12,000,000) (the "12 MM Loan"). 

. The 12 MM Loan is evidenced by a Commercial Promissory Note dated 

November 28, 2006, in the original principal amount of $12,000,000, where Barusa is the 

Maker and Bingo is the Holder (the "12 MM Note"). 

1. The 12 MM Note is secured by: (i) a Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, 

Assignment of Rents and Leases and Fixture Filing dated November 28, 2006 and recorded 

in Stanislaus County, California, as Instrument No. 2006-0174385-00, encumbering 

certain real property located in Stanislaus County as described therein; (ii) a Deed of Trust, 

Security Agreement, Assignment of Rents and Leases and Fixture Filing dated November 

28, 2006 and recorded in Kern County, California, as Instrument No. 0206292733, 

encumbering certain real property located in Kern County as described therein (the "12 

MM DOT"); (iii) Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Rents and Leases and 

Fixture Filing dated November 28, 2006 and recorded in Kern County, California, as 

Instrument No. 0206292736, encumbering certain real property located in Kern County 

described therein (the foregoing Deeds of Trust, Security Agreements, Assignments of 

Rents and Leases and Fixture Filing (i) and (iii) are collectively referred to herein as the 

"12 MM Supplemental DOTs" and the real property encumbered by the 12 MM 

Supplemental DOTs are collectively referred to herein as the "Barusa Property"); and (iv) 

Pledge and Security Agreement (Barkett & Merjan) dated the day of February, 2008 

(the "ESI Pledge") wherein William J. Barkett and Merjan Financial Corporation, a 

California corporation ("Merjan") are pledgors with respect to interests in Energy Systems 

International, LLC, a California limited liability company ("ESI"). 

2. Barusars obligations under the 12 MM Loan are further secured by that 

certain Guaranty dated November 28, 2006 entered into by William J. Barkett for the 

benefit of Bingo (the "12 MM Guaranty"). 

P1.. On or about December 17, 2010, Bingo and WF entered into an Assignment 

Agreement, whereby Bingo assigned to WF the beneficial interests under the 12 MM Loan, 

and Bingo surrendered and transferred to WF all of its right, title, and interest in and to the 

12MM Loan, which included, without limitation, the following: (i) 12 MM Note; (ii) 12 

MM DOTs; (iii) ESI Pledge; and (iv) 12 MM Guarantee. 

P2. Sentosa is the successor-in-interest to WF of the beneficial interests under 

the 12 MM Loan, which interests include without limitation, the beneficial interests under 

the 12 MM Note, 12 MM DOTs, ESI Pledge, and 12 MM Guaranty. 

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Q. -The-9:7 -MM Note, 9.75 MM DOT, 9.75 MM Guaranty-,—H5 MM Note; 

1.15 MM DOT, 171-5-MM Guaranty, PDD Note, PDD DOT, PDD Guaranty, 12 MM Note, 

12 MM DOTs, ESI Pledge, 12 MM Guaranty, and all other documents guaranteeing, 

evidencing, and/or securing the 9.75 MM Loan, 1.15 MM Loan, PDD Loan, and/or 12 MM 

Loan, as may have been or may be subsequently amended, are collectively referred to as 

the "Loan Documents." 

R. Borrowers and Guarantors have been in default under the Loan Documents. 

S. Wasco, PDD, Guarantors, and WF entered into a Loan Forbearance 

Agreement dated effective September 2, 2009 (the "First Forbearance Agreement"). 

Pursuant to the First Forbearance Agreement, Wasco, PDD and Guarantors were obligated 

to make specified monetary payments to WF in exchange for WF's agreement to forebear 

from exercising its remedies under the 9.75 MM Loan, 1.15MM Loan, PDD Loan, and the 

loan of $375,000 by WF to Wasco (which has since been satisfied as of the date of this 

Agreement, the "375K Loan") as a result of defaults by Wasco, PDD, and Guarantors 

thereunder. Wasco, PDD, and Guarantors did not satisfy their obligations pursuant to the 

First Forbearance Agreement. The Forbearance Period, as defined under Section 2 of the 

First Forbearance Agreement, has lapsed leaving Sentosa with (i) no obligation to forbear, 

and (ii) the immediate and unrestricted right to enforce the 9.75 MM Loan, 1.15 MM Loan, 

PDD Loan, 12 MM Loan, and Judgments. 

On March 26, 2010, WF fileda Complaint against Guarantorse United 

States District Court, Western District of Washington, under Case No. 10-524 RSL (the 

"Litigation"). Qn August 3, 2010, the Court in the Litigation entered an Order granting 

WF's motion for summary judgment with respect to its claims for judgment and entered 

judgment against Guarantors as set forth therein (the "Judgment"). The Court subsequently 

awarded WF its costs and reasonable attorneys' fees in the Litigation. Thereafter, WF filed 

for and obtained a Sister State Judgment in California (the Washington Judgment and 

California Judgment collectively referred to herein as the "Judgments"). 

U. Wasco, PDD, Barusa, Guarantors, and WF entered into a Second 

Forbearance Agreement made effective June 16, 2011 (the "Second Forbearance 

Agreement"). Pursuant to the Second Forbearance Agreement, Wasco, PDD, Barusa, and 

Guarantors were obligated to make specified monetary payments to WF in exchange for 

WF's agreement to forebear from exercising its remedies under the 9.75 MM Loan, 

1.15MM Loan-'DD all, an I ai . aS1,0, PDD, Bat usa, Guaiant , 

Sentosa entered into a First Amendment to Second Forbearance Agreement made effective 

November 1, 2012 (the "PtAmendment to Second Forbearance Agreement"), which 

agreement provided for, among other things, the immediate right of Sentosa to foreclose 

on any portion of the Wasco Property and to further provide Wasco an option to purchase 

the Wasco. Property in accordance with the Pt Amendment to Second Forbearance 

Agreement Wasco, PDD, Barusa, and Guarantors have breached their obligations under 

the Second Forbearance Agreement and the 1st Amendment to Second Forbearance 

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Agreement. Accordingly,- Sentosa has (i) no obligation to forbear, and-(ii)-the immediate 

and unrestricted right to enforce the 9.75 MM Loan, 1.15 MM Loan, PDD Lizan, 12 MM 

Loan, Judgments, and. ESI Pledge. Wasco's option to purchase any part of the Wasco 

Property has since lapsed and is of no further force or effect. 

V. Sometime after November 1, 2012, Sentosa's security interest in the PDD 

Property was lost to the foreclosure of the PDD Property by a senior lender, and the PDD 

Property is now owned by a third party. As a consequence of that foreclosure, Sentosa no 

longer has any secunty interest in the PDD Property and PDD no longer has any ownership 

interest in the PDD Property. However, PPD and Guarantors remain liable to Sentosa for 

the indebtedness under the PDD Loan. 

W. Sometime after November 1, 2012, the Barusa Property in Stanislaus and 

Kern Counties (other than the Wasco Property) were foreclosed by a senior lender and were 

lost to foreclosure. Sentosa no longer holds a security interest in the Barusa Property in 

Stanislaus or Kern Counties and Barusa is no longer is the owner of said property. 

X. The interests of WF under the various obligations owed by Borrowers and 

Guarantors to WF have been assigned to Sentosa, and Borrowers and Guarantors 

acknowledge and confirm that Sentosa is now the holder of all right, title, and interests of 

WF under the 9.75 MM Loan, 1.15 MM Loan, PDD Loan, 12 MM Loan, and Judgments 

originally in favor of WF. 

Y. On or about April 16, 2014, Wasco entered into an Improvement Agreement 

with the City of Wasco relating to off-site improvements that are necessary for the 

development of the Wasco Property (the "Improvement Agreement"). Among other things, 

the Improvement Agreement calls for the termination of a Tax Sharing Agreement between 

Wasco (as successor to Merjan) and the City of Wasco in exchange for which the City of 

Wasco will, initially at its expense, install the off-site improvements necessary for the 

development of the Wasco Property and property immediately adjacent to the Wasco 

Property owned by Walmart. As part of the Improvement Agreement, Wasco is to benefit 

from a credit of $750,000 by the City of Wasco (the "Tax Credit"), based on the termination 

of the Tax Sharing Agreement, against the costs of the off-site improvements while Wasco 

remains obligated to pay the remaining balance of the costs of the off-site improvements 

to be constructed by the City of Wasco, as set forth in the Improvement Agreement, through 

an Assessment District to be established by the City of Wasco. The payments are to be 

made over a seven (7) year period without interest. 

Z. As a further part of the Improvement Agreement, Borrowers, Guarantors, 

and Sentosa agreed that Sentosa, which holds the first, second, and other secured mortgage 

lien positions on the Wasco Property, intends to foreclose on the Wasco Property in order 

to clear up the title and to facilitate the establishment of the Assessment District. Sentosa 

agreed to subordinate its position to the Assessment District in an amount not to exceed 

$2,304,185.00. 

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AA. The-parties desire to provide for an orderly transition-to-Sentosa of the 

benefits in favor of Wasco and the Wasco Property under the Improvement Agreement, 

along with the Tax Credit, in connection with Sentosa's foreclosure of the Wasco Property. 

BB. Wasco desires an option to purchase the Wasco Property from Sentosa in the 

event Sentosa completes its foreclosure of the 12 MM DOT against the Wasco Property, 

and Sentosa is willing to grant such an option pursuant to the terms and conditions of this 

Agreement. 

CC. Borrowers and Guarantors also desire to obtain from Sentosa, and Sentosa 

desires to grant to Borrowers, an agreement to temporarily forbear in the exercise of the 

rights and remedies provided to Sentosa under the Loan Documents and the Judgments, to 

the extent provided for herein, for a limited period of time in order to provide Borrowers 

and Guarantors with additional time to satisfy the obligations of Borrowers and Guarantors 

under the 9.75 MM Loan, 1.15 MM Loan, PDD Loan, 12 MM Loan, and Judgments 

(collectively, "Indebtedness") subject to the terms, conditions, and provisions hereinafter 

set forth. 

AGREEMENT 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the promises under this 

Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which 

are hereby acknowledged, the parties do hereby agree as follows: 

1. Loan Documents. The Loan Documents and Judgments constitute valid, 

binding, and fully enforceable obligations of Wasco, PDD, Barusa, and Guarantors 

respectively. Under the terms of the 12 MM DOT, 9.75 MM DOT, and 1.15 MM DOT, 

Sentosa has valid, subsisting, fully perfected liens and security interests in the Wasco 

Property. 

2. Judgments. The Judgments are valid, existing, and fully enforceable 

judgments in all respects against Wasco, PDD, Barusa, and Guarantors. 

3. Acknowledgment of Defaults. Borrowers and Guarantors acknowledge, 

agree, and accept that any and all forbearance periods and/or options to purchase property 

in favor of any one of them under the First Forbearance Agreement, Second Forbearance 

Agreement, and/or the 1stAmendment to Second Forbearance Agreement, have lapsed and 

are of no further force or effect. Borrowers and Guarantors further acknowledge and agree 

that each of Wasco, PDD, Barusa, and Guarantors is currently in default under the Loan. 

Documents (collectively, "Defaults"), and that Guarantors are fully liable therefor as well 

as the. 12 MM Loan, 9.75 MM Loan, 1.15 MM Loan, PDD Loan, and the. Judgments. 

Borrowers and Guarantors further, acknowledge that, as a. result of such Defaults and 

Judgments, Sentosa is entitled to exercise its rights and remedies as provided for in the 

Loan Documents, including, without limitation, completion of foreclosure on the Wasco 

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Property. Except to-the extent expressly modified by this Agreement, the terms, conditions, 

and obligations Of—tire Borrowers and Guarantors under the Loan Documents and 

Judgments remain in full force and effect. To the extent of any conflict in interpretation 

between this Agreement and any of the Loan Documents, this Agreement shall control. 

4. Foreclosure and Tentative Map. Sentosa has initiated a non-judicial 

foreclosure of the 12 MM DOT and set a sale date of March 19, 2014 (thereafter continued 

to March 25, 2014, March 28, 2014, April 22, 2014, and April 25, 2014), which may be 

further continued at Sentosa's discretion. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors agree that they 

will take no action or cause any action that may impede, delay, hinder, or prevent such a 

foreclosure. In connection with Sentosa's foreclosure of the Wasco Property, Sentosa 

agrees to subordinate its interests in the Wasco Property, but only to the extent set forth in 

the documents attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof, by executing and 

delivering to the City of Wasco and Walmart the foregoing documents respectively. 

Sentosa may, at its discretion, provide the foregoing documents prior to its foreclosure of 

the Wasco Property. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors will cooperate with Sentosa in 

completing the processing of the current tentative and final maps for the development of 

the Wasco Property all of which are subject to Sentosa's approval. Borrowers and 

Guarantors acknowledge and agree that the tentative map prepared by PSOMAS and 

submitted to the City of Wasco (the "Tentative Map"), prior to the date of this Agreement, 

might need to be reconfigured or not recorded to facilitate or enhance the sale of portions 

of the Wasco Property; provided, however, the completion and finalization of the Tentative 

Map to facilitate the purchase or sale of any portion of the Wasco Property by any one of 

Borrower or Guarantors, as approved by Sentosa, will be at the sole expense of Borrowers, 

MFA, and Guarantors. 

5. Forbearance. During the Forbearance Period (defined below), Sentosa will 

forbear from: (a) the further exercise of its remedies under the Loan Documents, and (b) 

enforcing or executing on the Judgments. For purposes of this Agreement, the Forbearance 

Period is for a fixed period of time running from the date Sentosa receives a copy of this 

Agreement, fully executed by the parties, through the date which is the earlier of the 

following: (1) December 31, 2014; (2) the date of any breach, default, or failure to perform 

any covenant or obligation by any one of the Borrowers, Guarantors, or MFA under the 

terms of this Agreement, the Loan Documents, Improvement Agreement, or Development 

Agreement (defined below); (3) the failure by any one of the Borrowers, Guarantors, or 

MFA to timely make any forbearance payment to Sentosa under this Agreement; (4) any 

one of the Borrowers, Guarantors, or MFA files or becomes the subject of any bankruptcy, 

reorganization, insolvency, receivership, trusteeship, custodianship, or similar proceeding 

(an "Insolvency Proceeding"); or (5) any trustee, receiver, or creditor of any one of the 

Borrowers, Guarantors, or MFA, or any third party commences any action, suit, or 

proceeding against any one of the Borrowers, Guarantors, or MFA or seeks to invalidate, 

rescind, challenge, or take other action with respect to the transactions contemplated by 

this Agreement. 

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BorrowersTIVITA, and Guarantors acknowledge and agree that-by-way of the 

foregoing forbearance,. Sentosa is in no way waiving or releasing: (1) any of the Judgments 

or any portion thereof, (ii) any of the obligations of Borrowers and/or Guarantors under the 

Loan Documents; (iii) any of the. Defaults; (iv) the right to continue foreclosing against the 

Wasco Property; or (v) any other event of default or breach under any of the Loan 

Documents or this Agreement. Sentosa is merely agreeing to forbear from exercising 

certain rights and remedies expressly subject to forbearance under this Agreement. The 

Development Agreement means that certain Development Agreement by and between 

Wasco and Walmart dated October 11, 2009, as amended, with respect to the Wasco 

Property and on-site improvements contemplated thereunder, and which agreement will be 

terminated effective as of the date of the trustee's sale under Sentosa's foreclosure of the 12 

MM DOT. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors will pay to Sentosa an initial forbearance 

payment in the amount of Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000.00 USD) in 

cash no later than ninety (90) days following the date of this Agreement (the ',1st 

Forbearance Payment"). Provided that the Forbearance Period has not yet lapsed, expired, 

been terminated, or previously extended in accordance with this Agreement, Wasco may 

extend the Forbearance Period, during the month of December, 2014, by paying to Sentosa 

the additional sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00 USD) to extend the 

Forbearance Period to December 31, 2015 (the "2nd Forbearance Payment"); provided, 

however, in the event Wasco is able to effect the closing of the sale of Parcels 5, 8, and 10 

(as contemplated under the Tentative Map) or any other combination of parcels of the 

Wasco Property during the Forbearance Period where Sentosa receives at closing Net 

Proceeds from the sale of no less than Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) on or before 

September 30, 2014, Sentosa agrees to extend the Forbearance Period through December 

31, 2015 without the payment of the 2ndForbearance Payment. "Net Proceeds" for 

purposes of this Agreement shall be the net of the gross sales price from the closing of the 

sale of all/portions of the Wasco Property less any commissions, outstanding property tax 

amounts and insurance premiums including those previously paid for by Sentosa, any share 

of the fees due and/or paid for the proposed or existing Assessment District, payment to 

Sentosa of all costs incurred by Sentosa under the Declaration (defined below), payment 

of all costs incurred and associated with finalizing the Tentative Map as needed and/or 

approved by Sentosa, and normal closing costs associated with the sale. Once a 

forbearance payment is made to Sentosa, each such payment is non-refundable but will be 

applicable toward satisfaction of the Indebtedness, but only to the extent the Indebtedness 

is fully satisfied during the Forbearance Period. For purposes of this Agreement, the 

Declaration means that certain Declaration of Covenants Conditions, Restrictions- and

Reciprocal Easements, recorded on November 2, 2009 in the Kern County Official Records 

as Document No. 0209162739, and that certain First Amendment to Declaration of 

Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Reciprocal Easements, recorded on August 13, 

2012 in the Kern County Official Records as Document No. 0212110065, as subsequently 

amended (the "Declaration"). 

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6. Marketing -Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and so 

long as the Forheatan—c-E-P-diOd is in effect, Wasco shall have the exclusive right through 

December 31, 2014 to market the parcels of the Wasco Property that are proposed on the 

Tentative Map or, and if said map is not approved and recorded, parcels of the Wasco 

Property that are currently approved by the City of Wasco. If Wasco achieves, during the 

Forbearance Period and prior to December 31, 2014, the closing of any sale of the Wasco 

Property where Sentosa receives Net Proceeds of no less than Ten Million Dollars 

($10,000,000.00), Sentosa agrees to extend Wasco's exclusive right to market the Wasco 

Property, for so long as the Forbearance Period is in effect, through December 31, 2015. 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any marketing of the Wasco Property by any 

one of the Borrowers or Guarantors will at all times be in a commercially reasonably 

manner, present the Wasco Property and Sentosa in a, favorable way, and be designed to 

maxiinize the recovery from any sale of the property. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors 

will keep Sentosa apprised in writing of the marketing of the Wasco Property and progress 

therewith on no less than a bi-weekly basis. In the event that Borrowers, Guarantors, or 

MFA sign any listing agreement for the Wasco Property, the listing agreement shall be a 

standard commercial vacant land listing agreement and shall be acceptable to Sentosa 

provided that the gross listing prices for the parcels are large enough (after taking into 

account any potential sales commissions, payment of taxes and assessments, 

reimbursement of Sentosa of the costs of Sentosa's foreclosure, and customary closing 

costs) to net Sentosa the corresponding amounts as set forth in Exhibit B (the "Minimum 

Price Schedule"). The listing agreement will be provided to Sentosa for its review prior to 

Wasco's execution, but in no event will Sentosa be required to be a party to the agreement. 

In the event that Wasco seeks a listing agreement for any portion of the Wasco Property 

below the Minimum Price Schedule respectively, Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors must 

first obtain Sentosa's consent to the listing agreement before entering into any such listing 

agreement. Nothing herein shall be read to prohibit Sentosa from receiving unsolicited 

offers or inquiries for the sale of some or all of the Wasco Property during the Forbearance 

Period. If during the Forbearance Period, Sentosa receives an unsolicited offer for some 

or all of the Wasco Property that would be acceptable to Sentosa, Sentosa shall immediately 

notify Wasco of the offer, the nature of the inquiry, the terms proposed, etc. Borrowers, 

MFA, and Guarantors shall promptly contact the potential buyer or buyers and proceed to 

negotiate with the potential buyer or buyers and Sentosa; provided, however, the sale will 

be free of any sale or brokerage commission. 

7. Qption to Purchase. If Sentosa completes a foreclosure sale of the Wasco 

Property and becomes the owner thereof as the winning bidder at the sale, and absent any 

challenge to the sale by any party other than Sentosa, MFA shall have during the. 

Forbearance Period, the option to purchase existing salable parcels of the Wasco Property 

from Sentosa pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (the "Option"); 

provided, however: (a) the purchase price for the Wasco Property under the Option must 

provide Net Proceeds to Sentosa of no less than the corresponding amounts set forth in the 

Minimum Price Schedule; and (h) Guarantors will at all times be the sole members of MFA 

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from the date of this -Agreement through all closings of MIA's purchase(s)-ofportions of 

the Wasco Property. TI-MFA desires to acquire portions of the Wasco Property 1n any 

configuration inconsistent with the Tentative Map, the minimum price for each such parcel 

shall be subject to Sentosa's approval in Sentosa's sole discretion. 

The Option is personal to MFA and is not assignable by law or otherwise to 

any other party; and shall only be exercisable during the Forbearance Period by written 

notice to Sentosa by way of delivering to Sentosa a purchase and sale agreement executed 

by MFA, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "C" and made a part hereof, without any 

additional contingencies other than: (i) the requirement that MFA shall have until the 

earlier of sixty (60) days, or the sooner expiration of the Forbearance Period, to close the 

purchase of the respective portion of the Wasco Property in accordance with this 

Agreement; (ii) Sentosa's completion and recordation of the final Tentative Map as 

applicable and at the expense of Borrowers, Guarantors, and MFA; (iii) there having been 

no challenge to (a) Sentosa's foreclosure of the Wasco Property, (b) the amounts due 

Sentosa under the Loans, or (c) Sentosa's collateral positions on the Wasco Property, (iv) 

there being no impediment to Sentosa's ability to convey clear title to the Wasco Property; 

and (v) be subject to perpetual easements in favor of the Wasco Property owned and/or 

sold by Sentosa for vehicular and pedestrian roadway access as well as utilities and the 

right to connect thereto at no expense to Sentosa or its successors and assigns. Borrowers, 

MFA, and Guarantors represent and warrant to Sentosa that the form of the agreement, 

attached hereto as Exhibit "C" as modified, is in compliance with California law and a valid 

agreement. So long as the Forbearance Period is in effect, Wasco shall have the right to 

work with the City of Wasco, Walmart, and others to complete the development and 

entitlements of the. Wasco Property; provided, however, nothing shall become binding 

upon any portion of the Wasco Property, not purchased from Sentosa by MFA, without 

Sentosa's prior approval which approval Sentosa may withhold in its absolute discretion. 

Borrower and Guarantors will keep Sentosa informed in writing, on no less than a biweekly basis, of any and all such work related to the Wasco Property. Except for the 

contemplated facility serving the Walmart parcel, all retention facilities constructed on the 

Wasco. Property owned by Sentosa will be installed underground and permitted by the City 

of Wasco as such, and the responsibility for retention areas will be shifted to the City of 

Wasco (or other municipality) as soon as practically possible. Retention facilities 

constructed on any portion of the Wasco Property purchased by MFA from Sentosa will 

be installed underground only if that is economically feasible. Sentosa will, during the 

Forbearance Period, cooperate with Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors to complete the 

development work that is required for the parcels of the Wasco Property purchased from 

Sentosa; provided, however, any cooperation by Sentosa must be at no liability or expense 

to Sentosa or affect any portion of the Wasco Property owned by Sentosa. Subject to the 

terms and conditions of this Agreement, Sentosa, Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors will 

cooperate with one another to get the offsite improvements completed in accordance with 

the Improvement Agreement provided such cooperation by Sentosa is at no expense or 

liability to. Sentosa. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors, at their sole expense, will timely 

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pay prior to delinquency-all-real property taxes and assessments as and when-due-and/or 

accruing with respect to the Property through the end of the Forbearance Period. 

Failure to pay the property taxes as and when due shall not terminate the Option or the 

Forbearance Period provided that no tax sale or enforcement action is noticed by the 

County of Kern or corresponding agency or municipality. In the event a tax sale or 

enforcement action is noticed during the Forbearance Period then in effect, if any, Sentosa 

shall following its receipt of notice, promptly notify MFA of the tax sale/enforcement 

action and Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors shall have the option of paying all past due 

taxes and assessments within ten (10) days to avoid the tax sale/enforcement action, to keep 

the Forbearance Period from lapsing. If any one of the Borrowers, MFA, or Guarantors 

subsequently sells any portion of the Wasco Property, prior to the full and complete 

satisfaction of the Indebtedness, Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors agree to pay to Sentosa 

the positive difference between: (a) the gross sales price plus all other consideration for the 

sale; over (b) the gross sale price for the purchase from Sentosa (prorated if less than the 

entire parcel is subsequently sold). 

8. Foreclosure Process. Sentosa has initiated a non-judicial foreclosure of the 

12 MM DOT and set a sale date of March 19, 2014 (thereafter continued to March 25, 

2014, March 28, 2014, April 22, 2014, and April 25, 2014) which may be further continued 

at Sentosa's discretion. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors agree that they will take no 

action or cause any action that may impede, delay, hinder, or prevent the foreclosure. If a 

third party bidder appears at Sentosa's trustee sale in foreclosure of the 12 MM DOT and 

bids, Sentosa agrees to bid up to Twenty-Four Million Three Hundred Forty Five Thousand 

Six Hundred Forty Two and 93/100 Dollars ($24,345,642.93) of the Indebtedness, or such 

lesser amount, as necessary to be the successful bidder at the sale; provided, however, 

Sentosa may in its sole discretion bid more than $24,345,642.93 at the sale. If Sentosa 

receives no less than Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) for the Wasco Property 

from the foreclosure of the 12 MM DOT in connection with the winning bid by another 

party (the "Winning Minimum Bid"), Sentosa agrees to provide the Covenant Not to 

Enforce pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 11 below; provided, however and 

notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or otherwise to the contrary, Sentosa retains 

all rights to collect the balance of the Indebtedness, at the default rate under Column D of 

the table in Section 9 below, against parties other than Borrowers, MFA, or Guarantors 

and/or through any liens on any portion of the Wasco Property in favor of Sentosa and/or 

WF that may survive foreclosure of the 12MM DOT. 

9. Pay Off Amounts. If Sentosa is the winning bidder at its foreclosure of the 

12 MM DOT and further provided that during .the Forbearance Period: (a) Sentosa receives 

Net Proceeds of Thirty One Million Dollars ($31,000,000.00) through a combination of 

sales of the Wasco. Property by Sentosa and/or payment by Borrowers, MFA, and 

Guarantors by December 31, 2014; or (b) Sentosa receives Net Proceeds of Thirty Five 

Million Dollars ($35,000,000.00) through a combination'of sales of the Wasco Property by 

Sentosa and/or payment by Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors by December 31, 2015, 

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Sentosa agrees to quit claim-to-MFA the balance of the Wasco Property owned-bySentosa 

(the "Quit Claim Deed") and to provide the Covenant Not to Enforce and satisfaction of 

the Judgments pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 11 below; provided, 

however, the recording fees and any conveyance expenses/taxes associated with the Quit 

Claim Deed will be borne solely by MFA and the Quit Claim Deed will be recorded no 

later than three (3) days following Sentosa's request. 

10. Discounted Loan Balances. As of April 25, 2014, the discounted loan 

balances reflected in Column C of the table found below in this Section 9, were due and 

payable to Sentosa under the Loans, which amounts: (a) represent substantially discounted 

payoff balances that will continue to accrue interest from and after April 25, 2014 at eight 

percent (8%) per annum subject .to penalties, fees, and other charges under the Loan 

Documents; and (b) will only be accepted by Sentosa after the Forbearance Period, in 

exchange for the Covenant Not to Enforce pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 

11 below, provided the Forbearance Period expires on December 31, 2014 or December 

31, 2015, as the case may be, without any breach or default by any one of Borrowers, 

Guarantors, or MFA under this Agreement, the Loan Documents, or as otherwise provided 

causing an early end to the Forbearance Period. If the Forbearance Period should terminate 

or expire early (i.e., prior to December 31, 2014 or December 31, 2015 as the case may be) 

due to any breach or default by any one of Borrowers, Guarantors, or MFA under this 

Agreement, the Loan Documents, or otherwise, the Indebtedness will be reinstated to the 

fullest amounts with default interest having accrued from the original dates of default 

respectively as reflected in Column D of the table found below in this Section 9. Any 

payments received by Sentosa from any one of the Borrowers, Guarantors, or MFA towards 

repayment of the Loans will be applied by Sentosa to the various Loans and in amounts all 

determined in Sentosa's sole discretion: 

(B) Loan (0) Total Debt 

(A) Wasco Loans Balance (C) Total Debt under under 

forbearance rate - 

8% default rate - 36% 

$9.75MM&$1.15MM 

(313112010) $10,825,298.31 $10,825,298.31 $10,825,298.31 

Accrued interest $3,574,754.06 $16,086,393.29 

Late charges $1,532,680.47 $1,532,680.47 

Accrued and unpaid loan fees $1,199,000.00 $1,199,000.00 

Attomey fee $55,306.27 $55,306.27 

Reconvey fee $400.00 $400.00 

UCC termination fee $62.00 $62.00 

POD Loan (3/31/2010) $645,715.76 $645,717.76 $645,716.76 

.Accrued interest $213,230.02 $959,535.11 

Late charges • $66,473.69 $66,473.69 

• .Accrued and.unpaid loan fees $13,000.00 $13,000.00 

Attorney fee and cost • $551.50 $551.50 

Reconveyance•fee. $200.00 $200.00 

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UCC termination fee $62.00 

Barusa Loan (411/2007) $12,874,628.86 $12,874,628.86 $12,874,628.86 

Accrued interest $7,384,314.91 $33,229,417.09 

Late charges waived waived 

Accrued and unpaid loan fees waived waived 

Attorney fee and costs $29,564.36 $29,564.36 

Reconveyance fee $200.00 $200.00 

UCC termination fee $62.00 $62.00 

TOTAL $24,345,642.93 $38,415,506.22 $77,518,551.70 

Subject to the foregoing, interest and penalties will continue to accrue under 

the Loans subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the respective Loan 

Documents. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors reaffirm the existence, validity, and 

enforceability of all of the. Indebtedness under the Loan Documents and Judgments and 

forever waive and relinquish any and all claims, offsets or defenses that they may now or 

hereafter have the respect to the payment of the Indebtedness. Borrowers, MFA, and 

Guarantors agree that any claims that hereafter accrue against Sentosa shall, subject to 

Section 12 hereof, constitute independent causes of action, and shall not in any way create 

any right of offset or recoupment against, or defense to enforcement of, the Indebtedness, 

which shall be unaffected thereby. 

11. Covenant Not to Enforce. If Scntosa timely receives the Winning Minimum 

Bid pursuant to Section 8 above or full payment respectively in accordance with the 

provisions of Sections 9 or 10 above, and Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors are in strict 

compliance with the terms of this Agreement, Sentosa covenants and agrees that, subject 

to satisfaction of the conditions listed below, it will not, at any time, make, demand, nor 

commence any lawsuit or action, whether in law or in equity, against Borrowers or 

Guarantors for the collection of any further amounts owing under the Loans or the 

Judgments except as otherwise provided in Section 8 above, and will provide Guarantors 

with a satisfaction for each of the Judgments and the Quit Claim Deed (Quit Claim Deed 

given only when there has been full payment of the Indebtedness pursuant to Sections 9 or 

10 above): 

a. For a period lasting more than ninety-one (91) days (or longer 

pursuant to any preference period, claw-back period, or applicable law) following the date 

of the full and final payment to Sentosa: 

i. No trustee or receiver, or any other creditor of any one of 

Borrowers; Guarantors, or MFA or any third party has commenced any action, suit, or 

proceeding against Sentosa, WF, or any if its affiliates seeking to rescind any of the 

transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise attacks the validity thereof, in whole or in 

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part, including any such-action-in-the context of a bankruptcy or receivership proceeding 

involving either any one of Borrowers, Guarantors, or MFA 

ii. No one of Borrowers, Guarantors, or MFA shall have filed or 

become the subject of any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, receivership, 

trusteeship, custodianship, or similar proceeding; 

ii. No one of Borrowers, Guarantors, or MFA shall have asserted 

any demand or defense, made any claim, filed any lawsuit or arbitration demand, or 

pursued any other action against Sentosa or any affiliate of Sentosa, other than for Sentosa's 

breach or default under this Agreement; 

iii. No claim or demand shall have been asserted against Sentosa 

or WF with respect to this Agreement or any of the Loans, and no other events or 

circumstances shall exist with respect to any of the Loans for which either any one of the 

Borrowers, Guarantors, or MFA is otherwise obligated to provide defense or indemnity 

and as to which such Borrowers, Guarantors, or MFA has failed to provide such defense 

and indemnity; 

iv. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors shall have provided their full 

cooperation to Sentosa or its assigns in accordance with the requirements of this 

Agreement; and 

v. Sentosa shall have either obtained or waived the right to obtain, 

an owner's policy of title insurance, insuring Sentosa as the fee owner of the Wasco 

Property, from a title company or title companies acceptable to Sentosa showing no 

exceptions for monetary liens, financial liens, mechanic's liens, tax liens, or other liens or 

encumbrances not in favor of Sentosa, and Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors shall have 

provided such affidavits, documents, or other information as may have been requested by 

the title company for issuance of such policies and endorsements. 

b. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary: (i) the Covenant Not to 

Enforce shall expressly not include any claim or cause of action arising solely under this 

Agreement or from any breach or failure to perform any part of this Agreement by any one 

of Borrowers, Guarantors, or MFA; (ii) Guarantors shall remain obligated under any and 

all promises of indemnity in favor of Sentosa under the Loan Documents with respect to 

alLelaims, liabilities losses, and expenses to which any one of the Guarantors Borrowers, 

or MFA has knowledge of as of the date of this Agreement and relating to third-party 

claims, environmental liabilities, or matters other than Sentosa's failure or inability to 

receive full payment of the Loans; (iii) except as otherwise provided by this Agreement or 

to the extent any one of the Borrowers, Guarantors, or MFA should subsequently re-acquire 

title to any portion of the Wasco Property by purchase from Scntosa or its successors, the 

respective Guarantors, Borrowers, and MFA shall remain obligated to turn over to Sentosa 

any further income, profit, or proceeds of any portion of the Wasco Property received by 

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them for any reason subsequent-to-the transfer thereof, including, without limitation,--any --

governmental reimbursements or raunds of any kind associated therewith, mcluding 

refunds of deposits, and shall remit any such proceeds to Sentosa immediately upon receipt; 

and (iv) the release shall be binding only upon Sentosa and its assigns and shall not be 

binding on any subordinate lienholder that may be subrogated to Sentosa. 

c. In the event that, with respect to any of the Loans or this Agreement, 

either any one of the Borrowers,. Guarantors, or MFA shall: (i) file with any bankruptcy 

court of competent jurisdiction or be the subject of any petition under Title 11 of the U.S. 

Code, as amended ("Bankruptcy Code"), (ii) be the subject of any order for relief issued 

under the Bankruptcy Code, (iii) file or be the subject of any petition seeking any 

reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or 

similar relief under any present or future federal or state act or law relating to bankruptcy, 

insolvency, or other relief for debtors, (iv) have sought or consented to or acquiesced in 

the appointment of any trustee, receiver, conservator, or liquidator, or (v) be the subject of 

any order, judgment, or decree entered by any court of competent jurisdiction approving a 

petition filed against such party for any reorganization, arrangement, composition, 

readjustments, liquidation, dissolution, or similar relief under any present or future federal 

or state act or law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, or relief for debtors, and such action 

causes Lender or its nominee to seek necessary or appropriate relief: (a) Sentosa or its 

nominee shall thereupon be entitled to, and Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors irrevocably 

consent to, the relief from any automatic stay imposed by Section 362 of Bankruptcy Code, 

or otherwise, on or against the exercise of the rights and remedies otherwise available to 

Sentosa as provided in this Agreement with respect to the Loans and as otherwise provided 

by law, and Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors hereby irrevocably waive any right to object 

to such relief, and acknowledge that no reorganization in bankruptcy is feasible; (b) 

Borrowers, Guarantors, and MFA waive their exclusive right pursuant to Section 1121(b) 

of the Bankruptcy Code to file a plan of reorganization and irrevocably consent that 

Sentosa or its nominee may file a plan immediately upon the entry of an order for relief if 

an involuntary petition is filed against any one of the. Borrowers, Guarantors, or MFA or 

upon the filing of a voluntary petition by any one of the Borrowers, Guarantors, or MFA; 

(c) in the event.that Sentosa or its nominee shall move pursuant to Section 1121(d) of the 

Bankruptcy Code for an order reducing the 120-day exclusive period, neither any one of 

Borrowers or Guarantors will object to any such motion; and (d) Borrowers, MFA, and 

Guarantors waive any rights they may have pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section 108(b). 

d. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors hereby stipulate that Sentosa or its 

nominee's entitlement to relief from the automatic stay as set forth in the preceding 

paragraph shall be based on: (i) cause, including a lack of good faith in the filing of any 

bankruptcy case in the face of the substantial concessions granted by Sentosa or its nominee 

in this Agreement; (ii) the mutual recognition by Sentosa or its nominee, Borrowers, MFA, 

and Guarantors of the substantial concessions granted by Sentosa or its nominee to 

13orrowers, MFA, and Guarantors in this Agreement; (iii) the fact (hereby acknowledged 

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by Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors) that Sentosa or its nominee cannot receive adequate—

protection of the value of it-interest absent the ability to immediately foreclose against the 

Wasco Property and to exercise its other rights and remedies under the Loan Documents; 

(iv) the fact (hereby acknowledged by Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors) that the Wasco 

Property is necessary to any viable plan of reorganization or liquidation and that significant 

ongoing financial burdens attend the operations of the same; and (v) the fact (hereby 

acknowledged by Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors) that not any one of Borrowers, MFA, 

or Guarantors has equity in the Wasco Property. 

12. Assignment of Tax Sharing Agreement. Wasco, represents and warrants to 

Sentosa that it is the sole beneficiary of the Tax Credit and hereby assigns to Sentosa the 

Tax Credit and further agrees to execute any and all documents requested by Sentosa to 

effect such assignment; provided, however, the effectiveness of the assignment is 

contingent upon Sentosa being the successful bidder under the foreclosure of any of its 

security interests in the Wasco Property. If Sentosa receives in cash any portion of the Tax 

Credit from the City of Wasco because the City of Wasco declines or fails to perform under 

the Improvement Agreement, or the costs end up being less than Wasco's allocable share 

thereof, Sentosa agrees to credit the amounts paid to Sentosa against the outstanding 

obligations owed by Borrowers and Guarantors to Sentosa. For purposes of clarity, any 

use or application of the Tax Credit towards any expense or construction of the off-site 

improvements pursuant to the Improvement Agreement will not be deemed to be a refund 

or disbursement to Sentosa of any portion of the Tax Credit or any payment towards the 

Indebtedness. In the event that Borrowers, MFA, or Guarantors purchase the Wasco 

Property pursuant to this Agreement during the Forbearance Period and Sentosa has 

received the agreed upon Net Proceeds (either $31 MM by the end of 2014 or $35 MM by 

the end of 2015), Sentosa will assign the Tax Sharing Agreement back to Wasco. 

13. Release and Waiver; Representations and Warranties of Borrowers, MFA, 

and Guarantors. 

(a) Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors do hereby release, acquit and 

forever discharge Sentosa, WF, their successors, and predecessors in interest, and all of 

their respective past, present, and future officers, directors, shareholders, investors, 

members, managers, attorneys, affiliates, employees and agents (collectively, "Released 

Parties"), of and from any and all claims, demands, liabilities, indebtedness, breaches of 

contract, breaches of duty or of any relationship, acts, omissions, misfeasance, 

malfeasance, causes of action, defenses, offsets, debts, sums of money, accounts, 

compensation, contracts, controversies, promises, damages, costs, losses and expenses, of 

every type, kind, nature; description or character, whether known or unknown, suspected 

or unsuspected, liquidated or unliquidated, each as though fully set forth herein at length, 

that any one of Borrowers, MFA, and/or Guarantors now have or may accrue or acquire as 

of the date they have executed and delivered this Agreement to. Sentosa (each, a "Released 

Claim" and collectively, the "Released Claims"), which Released Claims include without 

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limitation claims any one of the-Borrowers and/or Guarantors may have with respect-to-the--

9.75 MM Loan, 1.15MM Lo E0 )DD-Loan, 12 MM Loan, ESI Pledge, or the Judgments. 

(b) Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors each hereby acknowledge, 

represent, and warrant to Sentosa that: 

(i) they each agree to assume the risk of any and all unknown, 

unanticipated or misunderstood defenses and Released Claims which are released by the 

provisions hereof in favor of Sentosa. and WF respectively. Borrowers, MFA, and 

Guarantors further waive and release all rights and benefits which they might otherwise 

have under any federal, state, or local laws or statutes with regard to the release of such 

unknown, unanticipated, or misunderstood defenses and the Released Claims. 

(ii) Borrowers and/or Guarantors are the sole and lawful owners of 

all right, title, and interest in and to all of the claims released hereby and Borrowers, MFA, 

and/or Guarantors have not heretofore voluntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, 

assigned or transferred or purported to assign or transfer to any party any such claim or any 

portion thereof. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors shall indemnify and hold harmless the 

Released Parties from and against any claim demand, damage, debt, liability (including 

payment of reasonable attorneys' fees and costs actually incurred whether or not litigation 

is commenced) based on or arising out of any breach or default of any warranty, 

representation, covenant, or obligation of any of the Borrowers, MFA, or Guarantors with 

respect to the any of the Released Claims or any of their obligations under this Agreement. 

(iii) The provisions of this Section 13 shall survive satisfaction of 

the 9.75 MM Loan, 1.15 MM Loan, PDD Loan, and 12 MM Loan (collectively, "Loans"), 

full performance of all the terms of this Agreement and the Loan Documents, satisfaction 

of the Judgments, and/or Sentosa's actions or exercise of any remedy available to it under 

this Agreement, the Loan Documents, or Judgments. 

(c) All of the recitals set forth at the beginning of this Agreement are true 

and correct in all respects. 

14. Confidentiality. As a term and condition of this Agreement, the parties agree 

to keep confidential the terms, conditions, and information contained in this Agreement 

and not to disclose said information to any third-party other than their respective legal 

counsel or such family members; employees, or agen s that have a reason to know i s 

contents in order to implement or comply with its terms. 

15. Borrower's, MFA's, and Guarantor's additional Representations, Warranties, 

and Covenants. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors hereby respectively ratify and affirm 

their obligations respectively under the Loan Documents, the Loans, the Judgments, the 

Development Agreement, the Improvement Agreement, and this Agreement, including, but 

not limited to the representations, warranties, and covenants therein, all of which are 

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incorporated herein by reference Q -remain in full force and effect. Borrowers, MFA;-and 

Guarantors also agree to timely and punctually fulfill the obligations of Wasco under the 

Development Agreement and Improvement Agreement. This Agreement does not 

constitute a novation as to any of the foregoing and does not modify, alter, amend, or in 

any way affect the terms and conditions thereof except as expressly and specifically stated 

herein. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors will perform all of their obligations under this 

Agreement, including the following additional representations, warranties, and covenants: 

(a) Company Existence and Authority. As Sentosa is agreeing to forbear 

as provided in this Agreement in reliance on Borrowers', MFA's, and Guarantors' continued 

existence, ownership, and control of the respective entities in their present company form 

and in good standing, Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors will not alter said company 

structures, ownership, or control without the prior written consent of Sentosa, and will do 

all things necessary to preserve and maintain said company existence and to ensure their 

continuous right to carry on business, including but not limited to, filing within the 

prescribed time all tax returns and reports, and paying when due all such taxes. Further, 

Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors represent and warrant to Sentosa that they each have full 

power and authority to enter into this Agreement and that William J. Barkett and Lisa A. 

Barkett are, in their individual capacity, the owners and holders of all membership interests 

in Wasco, MFA, PDD, and BARUSA. 

(b) Confirmation of Nature of Loans. The Loans secured by the 9.75 MM 

DOT, 1.15 MM DOT, PDD DOT, and 12 MM DOT are commercial loans, and the 

proceeds thereof were only used for commercial purposes. 

(c) No Additional Advances Under Loans. Borrowers, MFA, and 

Guarantors hereby acknowledge that Sentosa is not obligated to fund any additional 

advances under any of the Loans. 

(d) Condition and Repair and Maintenance of Wasco Property. The 

Wasco Property is free from damage and no matter has come to any one of MFA's, 

Borrowers', or Guarantors' attention (including, but not limited to, knowledge of any 

construction defects, nonconforming work, the existence of hazardous materials, or 

environmental issue) that.would materially impair the value of the Wasco Property or as 

security for the Loans. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors will keep the Wasco Property in 

good condition and repair, which duty shall include ensuring that any future work on the 

Wasco Property under the Improvement Agreement and Development Agreement, if any, 

are timely and fully completed lien-free in a workmanlike manner defect-free with 

appropriate and defect-free materials; will pay when due all claims for labor performed and 

materials furnished therefore; will not commit, suffer or permit any act upon the Wasco 

Property in violation of law; will not subject the Wasco Property to any liens or claims 

other than those by or approved by Sentosa, and will do all other acts which from the 

character or use of the Wasco Property may be reasonably necessary and approved by 

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Sentosa for the continued operation-thereof in a safe and legal manner, the specific--- 

enumerations herein not excluding the general. 

(e) Insurance. Throughout the Forbearance Period and for a ninety (90) 

day period thereafter, Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors will maintain all appropriate 

insurance coverages current, including but not limited to builder's risk (if and when any 

construction or development activity is being performed), and specifically including the 

following: 

(i) Hazard. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors will provide, 

maintain, and deliver to Sentosa, as further security for the faithful performance of this 

Agreement, insurance covering all risks in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) 

of the replacement cost of the Wasco Property and naming Sentosa as first loss payee under 

a form of mortgagee's non-contributory loss payable endorsement acceptable to Sentosa. 

The amount collected under any insurance policies required to be maintained by 

Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors will be paid directly to Sentosa provided that any 

amounts remain due and owing to Sentosa under this Agreement. To the extent that 

insurance proceeds are paid in excess of the then remaining balance due to Sentosa under 

this Agreement and the Loans, only the amount necessary to pay off the remaining balance 

shall be paid to Sentosa. If there remains a balance due in excess of the amount of the 

proceeds, those proceeds would be paid over to Sentosa and may be applied by Sentosa in 

its sole discretion upon any indebtedness under this Agreement and in such order as 

Sentosa may determine, or at the option of Sentosa, the entire amount so collected or any 

part thereof may be released to Borrower. Sentosa shall in no case be obligated to see to 

the proper application of any amount paid over to Borrower except to the extent such 

payment was to be paid to Sentosa to be applied at the direction of Sentosa. Such 

application or release shall not cure or waive any default or notice of default hereunder or 

invalidate any act done pursuant to such notice. 

(ii) Liability. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors will maintain 

comprehensive general liability insurance covering the legal liability of Borrowers and 

Guarantors against claims for bodily injury, death, and property damage occurring on, in, 

or about the Wasco Property. 

(iii) General Provisions. All policies of insurance required to be 

maintained by Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors shall be in form and substance and with 

companies acceptable to Sentosa, -contain waiver of any co-insurance clauses. 

Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors acknowledge that Wasco may not be able to provide all 

of the insurance and liability coverage required of it under this Agreement not being the 

vested owner of the Wasco Property and that any and all such coverage may need to be 

obtained by Sentosa directly at the expense of Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors. Sentosa 

reserves the right, in its reasonable discretion, to increase the amount of the required 

coverages, require insurance against additional risks, or withdraw approval of any 

insurance company at any time and to obtain any coverage Borrowers, MFA, or Guarantors 

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fail to secure or which Sentosa reasonably-deems necessary the cost of which will be-at-the---

expense of Guarantors, MFA, and-Borrowers and added to the indebtedness of the Loans. 

Sentosa shall not have the right to obtain and charge Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors 

with insurance coverage unless Sentosa provides Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors 

reasonable notice and an opportunity to obtain its own satisfactory coverage within ten (10) 

days. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors shall obtain renewals of any policies which expire 

and deliver evidence of such renewals (or, if requested by Sentosa, the original policy) to 

Sentosa no later than ten (10) days prior to the expiration date of the policy being replaced. 

All policies and renewals thereof shall contain provision for thirty (30) days' notice to 

Sentosa prior to any cancellation thereof. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Sentosa 

shall not be responsible for any such insurance or for the collection of any insurance 

moneys, or for any insolvency of any insurer or insurance underwriter. 

(f) Preservation of Entitlements. Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors shall, 

following Sentosa's approval, observe and comply with all requirements necessary to the 

continued existence and validity of all rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, 

concessions, and entitlements relating to any existing or presently contemplated use of the 

Wasco Property, and to keep Sentosa apprised thereof. 

(g) Taxes, Assessments, and Other Liens. Borrowers, MFA, and 

Guarantors will timely pay all real property taxes and assessments associated with the 

Wasco Property due and/or accruing prior to and/or during the Forbearance Period. 

(h) Sale, Transfer, or Encumbrance of Wasco Property. Neither any one 

of Borrowers, MFA, or Guarantors may encumber any portion of the Wasco Property or 

any interest therein owned by Sentosa, or to cause or permit any change in the entity, 

ownership, or control of any one of the Borrowers, MFA, or Guarantors. 

(i) Financial and. Operating Information. On or before the dates specified 

for each of the financial and operating statements and reports specified below, Borrowers, 

MFA, and Guarantors will furnish all such statements and reports and such other 

information as Sentosa may reasonably request, all certified as to accuracy by Borrowers, 

MFA, and Guarantors or an independent outside accountant: 

(i) Internally prepared financial statements of Borrowers, Wasco 

(including but not limited all agricultural operations on the Wasco Property, if any), MFA, 

and Guarantors, due quarterly within thirty (30) days of each quarter end; 

(ii) CPA prepared financial statements of Wasco, MFA, and 

Guarantors, due annually within ninety days (90) days of year end; and 

Wasco's, MFA's, and Guarantors! state and federal tax returns, 

due annually within thirty (30) days of filing. 

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(j) Beginning Ma 2014 Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors hereby--------

assign to Sentosa, and agree to pay to Sentosa on a semi-monthly basis, twelve percerit 

(12%) of the gross income of Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors collectively, which 

payments received by Sentosa will be applied to the Indebtedness. The foregoing 

obligations of Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors will survive the expiration or termination 

of the Forbearance Period and this Agreement. 

(k) Each of Borrowers, Guarantors, and MFA agree to execute and 

deliver any and all documents necessary to effect and fulfill the purposes of this Agreement 

as may be requested by Sentosa from time to time. 

17. Security Agreement for Personal Property and Fixtures. To the extent any 

one of the Borrowers, MFA, and/or Guarantors owns or acquires any right, title, or interest 

in any personal property or fixtures in connection with the Wasco Property that is not 

already owned or encumbered by Sentosa, including any entitlements, approvals, 

engineering drawings, engineering contracts, contracts with third party consultants, reports 

prepared by third party consultants, permits and specifications, and any stored materials on 

site, Borrowers/Guarantors/MFA, as debtor respectively, grants to Sentosa, as secured 

party, a first priority and perfected security interest therein together with a first priority and 

perfected security interest in all other personal property of whatsoever nature wherever 

located or used or to be used in connection with any of the Wasco Property, and any 

products or proceeds thereof, including but not limited to the proceeds of agricultural 

activity or operations, if any, pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code of the state of 

California (the "UCC"), on the terms and conditions contained herein except that where 

any provision hereof is in conflict with the UCC, this Agreement shall control. This 

Section 17 shall be deemed to be a security agreement and authorization for Sentosa to 

make a fixture filing with respect to all property subject to the UCC. Borrowers, MFA, 

and Guarantors authorize Sentosa to file such financing statements as Sentosa deems 

necessary or advisable to perfect the security interests herein granted, and to assign to 

Sentosa and execute a bill of sale in favor of Sentosa all right, title, and interest of 

Borrowers'/Guarantors'/MFA in such property promptly following the termination or 

expiration of the Forbearance Period. In the event that Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors 

satisfy the Indebtedness as provided for in this Agreement, Sentosa will release any and all 

claims to a security or other interest in said property and, if it has filed financing statements 

or other similar documents, will promptly release the financing statements or similar 

documents. 

18. No Impairment of Liens. Nothing in this Agreement, nor the existence of the 

Judgments, shall alter or impair the liens or priority thereof under the Loans. Borrowers, 

MFA, and Guarantors specifically waive any defense and claim arising under the federal, 

state or local laws of any jurisdiction that the Judgments altered, impaired, subordinated, 

released or otherwise affected Sentosa's liens under the Loans. 

19. Intentionally Omitted. 

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20. Defaults Not Cured. The—parties hereto acknowledge and agree that 

Sentosa's entering into this Agreement will not in any way be considered to be a cure of 

any one of Borrower's or Guarantors' defaults under the Loan Documents or a discharge 

(partial or otherwise) with respect to the 9.75 MM Loan, 1.15 MM Loan, PDD Loan, or 12 

MM Loan, ESI Pledge, or with respect to the obligations under the Judgments. Nothing 

contained herein nor the receipt and application of payments by Sentosa shall constitute a 

waiver by Sentosa of its rights to foreclose upon the Wasco Property, or to otherwise 

exercise any of the other rights and remedies of Sentosa as provided in the Loan Documents 

at any time, or from time to time, from and after the expiration of the Forbearance Period, 

nor shall any provision contained herein or the receipt and application of any payments 

result in Sentosa's being estopped from exercising such right or remedy from and after the 

expiration of the Forbearance Period. If any one of Borrowers fails in any way to fully and 

completely perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement, if Sentosa has not 

already done so, Sentosa shall be entitled to proceed immediately to enforce its rights under 

any of the Loans, this Agreement, register and enforce the Judgments, and to pursue any 

and all other rights and remedies it may have under this Agreement, the Judgments, 

applicable law, or otherwise. 

21. No Modifications. This Agreement is intended merely as an indulgence by 

Sentosa to allow Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors a period of time to repay and fully 

satisfy the Loans, Improvement Agreement, and Development Agreement. This 

Agreement does not constitute a novation as to any of the Loans, Loan Documents, 

Judgments, Improvement Agreement, or Development Agreement and does not modify, 

alter, amend, or in any way affect the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents or the 

Improvement Agreement except as expressly and specifically stated herein. Borrowers, 

MFA, and Guarantors hereby acknowledge and agree that all payments required of any one 

of them under the terms of this Agreement may be merely payments in reduction of 

Borrowers' and/or Guarantors' preexisting obligations to Sentosa. 

22. No Defenses. Each of Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors hereby 

acknowledges and agrees that he, she, or it has no defenses, setoffs, or counterclaims, 

including any based upon any events or transactions occurring, or failing to occur, accruing 

on or prior to the date of this Agreement, related to any of the Loans or Judgments including 

the existence, validity, or enforceability thereof, Sentosa's foreclosure or enforcement 

under any of the Loans or Judgments, or to the exercise by Sentosa or WF of any of their 

respective rights and remedies under the Loan Documents or Judgments To the extent any 

one of Borrowers, MFA, or Guarantors may have had any such defenses, setoffs, or 

counterclaims, each of the Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors hereby forever waives, 

releases, and relinquishes the same. 

23. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and exhibits thereto contain the entire 

agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof and, except as otherwise 

expressly stated in this Agreement, supersedes any and all prior agreements and 

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understandings with respect to the -subject- natter hereof. This Agreement may not be 

amended, modified, or revoked except by means of a written document executed by the 

parties. 

24. Attorneys' Fees. If any party hereto brings suit to enforce its rights under 

this Agreement, or to recover damages for the breach hereof, the prevailing party shall be 

entitled to recover from the other party the costs and expenses, including reasonable 

attorneys' fees, incurred in such suit or on appeal or in any bankruptcy or other insolvency 

proceedings. 

25. Time. Time is of the essence of this Agreement. Any failure by any party 

to fully perform that party's obligations at or prior to the time required by this Agreement 

shall be conclusively deemed to be a material breach of this Agreement. 

26. Governing Law. This Agreement is made in, and shall be governed and 

interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state of Washington. Venue for any action 

shall lie in federal or state courts within the City of Seattle, King County, Washington. 

27. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and 

their respective heirs, successors, personal representatives, and assigns; provided, however, 

that the foregoing shall not authorize any assignment by any one of the Borrowers, 

Guarantors, or MFA of their rights or duties hereunder. 

28. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number 

of counterparts, by facsimile, and by each party on separate counterparts, each of which 

when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together 

shall constitute but one and the same agreement. 

29. Headings. Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for 

convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any 

other purpose. 

30. Adverse Construction. The parties acknowledge and agree that this 

Agreement has been fully reviewed and negotiated by them, and accordingly that the 

doctrine of. "adverse construction," and other similar principles of contract construction 

and interpretation, shall not apply to this Agreement. 

31. Independent Legal Counsel. Each of Sentosa, Borrowers, MFA, and 

Guarantors acknowledges, represents, and agrees that he, she, or it has read this Agreement 

and fully understands the terms hereof, that each of Sentosa, Borrowers, MFA, and 

Guarantors has either been or waived the opportunity to be fully advised by his, her, or its 

legal counsel with respect hereto, and that the same is executed by each of Sentosa, 

Borrowers, MFA, and Guarantors as their free and voluntary act. 

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WAIVER OF , JURY TRIAL.— SENTO-SAT- BORROWERS, MFA, AND • GUARANTORS . 

HEREBY • KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND INTELLIGENTLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL 

• RIGHTS THAT EACH TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE UNDER THE 

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, TO A TRIAL 

BY JURY 'OF ANY AND ALL ISSUES ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN ANY ACTION OR 

PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY 

TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY. 

IS A WAIVER OF A CONSTITUTIONAL SAFEGUARD AND EACH PARTY INDIVIDUALLY 

BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE SUFFICIENT ALTERNATE PROCEDURAL AND SUBSTANTIVE 

SAFEGUARDS, INCLUDING A TRIAL BY AN IMPARTIAL JUDGE, THAT ADEQUATELY 

OFFSET THE WAIVER CONTAINED HEREIN. 

BORROWERS: 

WASCO INVESTMENTS, LLC 

a California limited liability company 

/ 

By: 

Its: Manager 

PARKER DAM DEVELOPMENT, LLC 

a California limited liability company 

By: 

Its: Manager 

BARUSA, LLC 

a California limited liability company 

SENTOSA: 

SENTOSA PROPERTIES LLC 

a Washington limited liability company 

By: 

Its: Manager 

By: 

Its: Manager 

1/1 

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MFA: 

MONTERREY FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC 

a California limited liability company 

/3 

By. 

Its: Manager - ykl,641,60.-v 

GUARANTORS: 

William J. Baikett 

AtiZet- YZ054-00 

Lisa arkett 

State of California ) 

) ss. 

County of.5)-NDEtiv ) 

On April 28 , 2014, before me, ,,,:5)/.691- E. 14.101c6t-f Notary Public, personally 

appeared WILLIAM J. BARKETT, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence 

to be the person0) whose name(s) is/are- subscribed to the within instrument and 

acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity(ies), and that by 

his signaturets) on the instrument the person(; and/or the entity(ies) on behalf of which 

the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the 

foregoing paragraph is true and correct. 

WITNE my hand and official seal. 

\.? Seal] 

SONIA E. WOLCOTT 

Commission S 2012027 

Notary Public = California 

Sul Dino County 

Comm. Expires Mar 14.2017 

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State of California ) 

) ss. 

County ofSi444 

On April cz?- 2014, before me, 6/..1M----\.k.cb 1 , Notary Public, personally 

appeared LISA BARKETT, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be 

the persons) whose name($ is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to 

me that she executed the same in her authorized capacityies), and that by her signature 

on the instrument the person$, and/or the entity(iesj- on behalf of which the person() 

acted, executed the instrument. 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the 

foregoing paragraph is true and correct. 

WITNESS my hand and official seal. 

Jeb-i I [Seal] 

SONIA E. WOLCOTT 

Commission * 2012027 

Notary Public - California 

San Diego County t 

comm. Expires Mar 14.2017 

State of Washington ) 

) ss. 

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that H. ARNOLD HUANG is the person 

who appeared before me, and that said person acknowledged signing this instrument as the 

Manager of Sentosa Properties LLC, and acknowledged that he signed the same as his free 

and voluntary act and on oath stating that his powers authorizing the execution of this 

instrument have not been revoked. 

DATED: 

[STAMP] Print Name: 

NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State of 

Washington Residing at 

My appointment expires: 

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EXHIBIT'A" 

(Waiver and Subordinations) 

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PETITION AND WAIVER 

1. We, the undersigned, are respectively the owners of and the mortgagees or 

beneficiaries of a mortgage or deed of trust upon all or a portion of, the lots and parcels of land 

within the proposed assessment district (the "Assessment District") more particularly described 

as Parcel 2 of Lot Line Adjustment No. 09-02, recorded as Instrument No. 0209162732 on 

November 2, 2009 in the Official Records of the Recorder of the County of Kern, State of 

California ("Parcel 2") and incorporated herein by this reference. 

2. We hereby file with the City Clerk of the City of Wasco, this Petition and Waiver 

in order to petition the City Council of the City of Wasco to undertake proceedings for the 

formation of the Assessment District pursuant to the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, 

commencing with California Streets and Highways Code Section 10000, (the "1913 Act") for the 

purposes of assessing the lots and parcels within the Assessment District to pay for the owners' 

share of the following improvements (the "Improvements"): 

(a) Street Improvements. The construction and/or acquisition of streets 

consisting generally of grading and paving streets, installation of driveways, curbs, gutters, 

sidewalks, medians, landscaping, streetlights and conduits, signing and striping, relocation of 

utilities, and signalization for improvement of the following roadways: Highway 46, Central 

Avenue, and Margalo Street. 

(b) Water Improvements. The construction and/or acquisition of a twelve 

inch water line in Central Avenue and Margalo Street. 

(c) Sewer Improvements. The construction and/or acquisition of an eight inch 

sewer lateral in Central Avenue and a manhole. 

(d) Storm Drain Improvements. The construction and/or acquisition of storm 

drain catch basins in Central Avenue and Margalo Street and an eighteen inch storm drain pipe. 

3. We understand: (i) that the present best estimate of the cost of the Improvements 

is $4,285,335, (ii) that the owners' share of such costs, including incidental and financing costs, 

will not exceed $2,304,184, (iii) that the final cost of the Improvements may or may not exceed 

such estimate, and (iv) that after completion of the Improvements, the city shall determine the 

amount of the surplus, if any, remaining in the improvement fund by reason of the assessment 

levied for the Improvements, and dispose of such surplus funds in accordance with the 1913 Act 

which shall include, without limitation, reduction of the payments under the Payment Plan 

described in Paragraph 6.2 of the Improvement Agreement hereinafter described. 

4. We understand that an engineer's report will be prepared for the Assessment 

District, including plans and specifications for the Improvements, a detailed cost estimate, and an 

apportionment of the costs to the benefitted parcel, and that the City will conduct a public 

hearing on the engineer's report. In the event there may be multiple parcels, the cost of the 

Improvements will be apportioned among the parcels in proportion to the special benefits that the 

parcels will receive with such special benefits measured by a parcel's percentage share of the 

total acreage of the property within the Assessment District. 

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5. We hereby expressly waive the requirement, if any, that the City of Wasco or a 

public utility agree to pay any costs of the Improvements in connection with the conversion of 

existing overhead facilities to underground locations. 

6. We hereby expressly waive all investigation and other proceedings, if any, 

required and all limitations, if any, under the "Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation and 

Majority. Protest Act of 1931" (commencing with Section 2800 of the California Streets and 

Highways Code) (the "1931 Act") and consent to the formation of the Assessment District and 

inclusion of Parcel 2 in same under .the terms of thc Off-Site Public Improvement Agreement 

dated April 15, 2014 by and between the City of Wasco, a municipal corporation, and WASCO 

INVESTMENTS LLC, a California limited liability company (the "Improvement Agreement"). 

We understand that signing this Petition and Waiver is not a waiver of our right to protest the 

assessment proceedings for the Improvements. However, we understand that by signing this 

Petition and Waiver, we waive any right we may have to stop the formation of the Assessment 

District through filing a majority protest under the 1931 Act. If the Improvement Agreement is 

terminated or abandoned by the City Council, this Petition and Waiver will be of no further force 

or effect, except to the extent of any provisions that are to expressly survive, and be promptly 

returned to Sentosa. 

7. We understand that the City Council must abandon the proceedings to form the 

Assessment District in the event of a majority protest under Article XIIID of the California 

Constitution. A majority protest exists under Article XIIID if, at the conclusion of the public 

hearing on the Assessment District, .the ballots submitted (and not withdrawn) in opposition to 

the proposed assessments exceed the ballots submitted (and not withdrawn) in favor of the 

assessments, with ballots weighted according to the proportional financial obligation of the 

affected properties. 

8. We understand that in the absence of a majority protest (as defined in the 

preceding paragraph 7) the City Council may, following the conclusion of the public hearing on 

the Assessment District, confirm the proposed assessments and order the Improvements. We 

also understand that the City Council may make changes in connection with the Assessment 

District, including but not limited to, changes to the proposed Improvements (including the 

elimination of improvements) and cost estimates (including line items in the final engineer's 

report); provided, however, this Petition and Waiver will not be deemed as consent to any 

increase in the amount of any individual assessment beyond the amount set forth in paragraph 3 

of this Petition and Waiver. 

9. This Petition and Waiver may be signed in counterparts. When signed, return to: 

City Clerk 

764 E Street 

Wasco, California 93280 

. THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY WARRANTS, REPRESENTS AND DECLARES 

UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

that the undersigned is the owner of the property described below; that the names of all 

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mortgagees and beneficiaries under any existing mortgages or deeds of trust encumbering the 

property are as set forth in Exhibit A without any representation as to lien priority, attached 

hereto and incorporated herein; and that, except for the names set forth in Exhibit A, there are no 

mortgagees or beneficiaries of mortgages or deeds of trust encumbering the property described 

below. 

Description of Property: APN 487-010-69 

Wasco Investments LLC, a California Limited Liability Company 

BY: / 

Its Duly Authorized Officer 

me DATED: `1 / 

THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY WARRANTS, REPRESENTS AND DECLARES 

UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

that the undersigned: (i) is the mortgagee or beneficiary of a mortgage or deed of trust upon all or 

a portion of the property described above, (ii) joins in this Petition and Waiver with the above 

owner, and (iii) hereby consents to the proposed assessment levied against such property, which 

assessment shall constitute a lien on the property that is coequal to and independent of the lien 

for general taxes. 

SENTOSA PROPERTIES LLC 

a Washington limited liability company 

BY: DATED: 

Its Manager 

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7828-41\00306739.000 

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SUBORDINATION 

THE UNDERSIGNED, who is the beneficiary under those certain deeds of trust: (i) 

dated November 28, 2006 in which Wasco Investments LLC, a California Limited Liability 

Company is the Trustor and the undersigned is the beneficiary which was recorded on November 

29, 2006 as Instrument No. 0206292733 in the Official Records of the. County Recorder of the 

County of Kern, State of California; (ii) dated April 16, 2007 in which Wasco Investments LLC, 

a California limited liability company is the Trustor and the undersigned is the beneficiary which 

was recorded on April 16, 2007 as Instrument No. 0207083896 in the Official Records of e 

County Recorder of the County of Kern, State of California; (iii) dated February 20, 2008 in 

which Wasco. Investments LLC, a California limited liability company is the Trustor and the 

undersigned is the beneficiary which was recorded on February 20, 2008 as Instrument No. 

0208025030 in the Official Records of the County Recorder of the County of Kern, State of 

California; and (iv). dated June 16, 2008 in which Wasco Investments LLC, a California limited 

liability company is the Trustor and the undersigned is the beneficiary which was recorded on 

June 24, 2008 as Instrument No. 0208100263 in the Official Records of the County Recorder of 

the County of Kern, State of California (collectively, "Deeds of Trust") hereby subordinates the 

mortgage liens of the Deeds of Trust to only that portion of land legally described and accepted 

by the City pursuant to the Irrevocable Offer of Dedication attached hereto. 

"Lender" 

SENTOSA PROPERTIES, LLC 

A Washington Limited Liability Company, 

By: 

NAME: 

Its: 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT 

State of Washington ) 

) ss. 

County of 

On , before me, , Notary Public, 

personally appeared , who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory 

evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and 

acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), 

and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity(ies) on behalf 

of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Washington that 

the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. 

WITNESS my hand and official seal. 

[Seal] 

7828-41\00306739.000 . 

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EXHIBIT-1311 

(ReleaseTrices 

Lot 1 2.3 $12 $1,202,256 

Lot 2 3.6 $12 $1,881,792 

Lot 3 8.2 $12 $4,286,304 

Lot 5 8.4 $15 $5,488,560 

Lot 6 8.5 $10 $3,702,600 

Lot 8 5.2 $15 $3,397,680 

Lot 9 12.3 $10 $5,357,880 

Lot 10 4 $15 $2,613,600 

Lot 11 33.9 $7 $10,336,788 

86.4 $38,267,460 

7828-41\00309244.000 

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EXHIBIT "C" 

(Form Sale Agreement) 

7828-41\00309244.000 

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VACANT LAND PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

AND JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS 

Dated: 

OFFER: 

A. This is an offer from q 0 ,LL CM4 6,/,•Itaph:et.. ,4;14l74-1 

1/4. LAS does* , ("Buyer"). 

B. The real roperty to be acquired is described as: 

situated in the unincorporated area of Napa County, California (the "Property"). 

C. The Purchase Price offered is dollars. 

D. Close of Escrow shall occur on , (or 

days After Acceptance). 

E. Assignees. Buyer represents that Buyer is purchasing the Property 

for his or her own use. The addition, deletion, or substitution of any person or 

entity under this Agreement or to title prior to Close of Escrow shall require 

Seller's written consent. Seller may grant or withhold consent in Seller's sole 

discretion. 

2 FINANCIAL TERMS1. 

A. Initial Deposit: Buyer has given a deposit in the 

amount of 

to , by personal check made payable to First American Title Company which shall be held uncashed until 

Acceptance and then deposited within 3 business days After Acceptance 

with Escrow Holder. 

B. Increased Deposit: Buyer shall deposit with Escrow 

Holder an increased deposit in the amount of 

within days After Acceptance. (or) 

C. First Loan In The Amount of 

Buyer shall pay loan fees/points not to exceed 

D. All Cash Offer (if checked) No loan is needed to 

purchase the property. Buyer shall, within 7 (or days after 

Acceptance, provide Seller with written verification of sufficient 

funds to close this transaction. 

E. Additional Financing Terms: /fricvl/h 

F. Balance Of Purchase Price (not including costs 

of obtaining loans and closing costs) in the amount of 

to be deposited with Escrow Holder within sufficient time to close escrow. 

G. Purchase Price Total 

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H. Loan Applications: Within 7 (or ) days After Acceptance, 

Buyer shall provide Seller a letter from a lender or mortgage loan broker stating 

that, based on a review of Buyer's written application and credit report, Buyer is 

prequalified or preapproved for any NEW loan specified above. 

I. Verification Of Down Payment And Closing Costs: Buyer (or 

Buyer's lender or loan broker pursuant to 2H) shall, within 7 (or ) days After 

4," I 0 ,I' . 4 IP :PT' II" 11.7 

closing costs. 

J. Loan Contingency Removal: (within 17 (or) days After 

Acceptance Buyer shall, as specified in paragraph 18, remove the loan 

contingency or cancel this Agreement; or, ( if checked) loan contingency shall 

remain in effect until the designated loans are funded. 

K. Appraisal Contingency And Removal: This Agreement is (or, if 

checked X. , is NOT) contingent upon the Property appraising at no less than 

the specified purchase price. If there is a loan contingency, at the time the loan 

contingency is removed (or, if checked, _within 17 (or ) days After 

Acceptance) Buyer shall, as specified in paragraph 18, remove the appraisal 

contingency or cancel this Agreement. If there is no loan contingency, Buyer 

shall, as specified in paragraph 18, remove the appraisal contingency within 17 

(or ) days After Acceptance. 

L. No Loan Contingency (if checked X ): Obtaining any loan in 

paragraphs 2C, 2E or elsewhere in this Agreement is NOT a contingency of this 

7. Z. • * 

purchase the Property, Seller may be entitled to Buyer's deposit or other legal 

remedies. 

3. POSSESSION • KEYS: Possession and occupancy shall be delivered 

to Buyer at AM 0: n the date of Close of Escrow. The property shall be 

unoccupied, unless o erwise agreed in writing. Seller shall provide keys and/or 

means to operate all Property locks. 

4. ALLOCATION OF COSTS (if checked): This paragraph only determines 

who is to pay for the report, inspection, test or service mentioned. Who is to pay 

for any work recommended or identified by any such report is by the method 

specified in paragraph 12. 

A. Inspections and Reports: 

(1) Buyer shall pay for costs of testing to determine the 

suitability of soil for sewage disposal. 

(2) Seller shall pay for a natural hazard zone disclosure report 

prepared by Hirst Consulting Services, LLC. 

(3) Buyer shall pay for all physical inspections Buyer desires 

(4) Buyer shall pay if Buyer desires to have Property corners 

identified. 

B. Escrow and Title: 

(1) Buyer shall pay the escrow fee. Escrow Holder shall be First 

American Title Company. 

(2) Buyer shall pay for owner's title insurance policy to be issued 

by First American Title Company. 

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C. Other Costs: .1632 shall pay County transfer tax. 

5. STATUTORY DISCLOSURES AND CANCELLATION RIGHTS:..e 

A. Natural and Environmental Hazards: Seller shall, within the time 

specified in paragraph 12, deliver to Buyer if required by Law: (i) earthquake 

guides (and questionnaire) and environmental hazards booklet; (ii) disclose if the 

(inundation) Area; Very High Fire Hazard Zone; State Fire Responsibility Area; 

Earthquake Fault Zone; Seismic Hazard Zone; and (iii) disclose any other zone 

as required by Law and provide any other information required for those zones. 

B. Data Base Disclosure: Notice: Pursuant to Section 290.46 of the 

Penal Code, information about specified registered sex offenders is made 

available to the public via an Internet Web site maintained by the Department of 

Justice at www.megansLaw.ca.gov. Depending on an offenders criminal history, 

this information will include either the address at which the offender resides or 

the community of residence and ZIP code in which he or she resides. (Seller is 

not required to check this website. If Buyer wants further information, Seller 

recommends Buyer obtain information from this website during Buyer's 

inspection contingency period.) 

6. SELLER DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE: ...Afr 

A. Within the time specified in paragraph 12, if Seller has actual 

knowledge, Adler shall provide to Buyer, in writing, the following information: 

(1) Legal Proceedings: Any Lawsuits by or against Seller, threatening 

or affecting the Property, including any Lawsuits alleging a defect or deficiency In 

the Property, or any known notices of abatement or citations filed or issued 

against the Property. 

(2) Agricultural Use: Whether the Property is subject to restrictions for 

agriculture use pursuant to the Williamson Act (Government Code sections 

51200-51295). 

(3) Deed Restrictions: Any deed restrictions or obligations no+ o-F recciA. 

(4) Farm Use: Whether the Property is in, or adjacent to, an area with 

Right to Farm rights (Civil Code sections 3482.5 and 3482.6). 

(5) Endangered Species: Presence of endangered, threatened, 

'candidate' species, or wetland on the Property. 

(6) Environmental Hazards: Any substances, materials, or products 

that may be an environmental hazard including, but not limited to, asbestos, 

formaldehyde, radon gas, lead-based paint, fuel or chemical storage tanks, and 

contaminated soil or water on the property. 

(7) Common Walls, Etc.: Any features of the Property shared in 

common with adjoining landowners, such as walls, fences, roads, and driveways, 

and agriculture and domestic wells whose use or responsibility for maintenance 

may have an effect on the Property. 

(8) Landlocked: The absence of legal or physical access to the 

Property. 

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Property or other factors that you consider important. Property 

Improvements may not be built according to code, incompliance with current 

Law, or have had permits issued. 

•

Buyer g P Y 

matfon-diseovered-in 

(9) Easements/Encroachments: Any encroachments, easements or 

similar matters that may affect the Property 4.6,44- 4v a. Ae# of re-ecrvel. 

(10) Soil. Fill: Any fill (compacted or otherwise), or abandoned mining 

operations on the Property. 

(11) Soil Problems: Any slippage, sliding, flooding, drainage, grading, 

or other soil problems. 

(12) Eal thquake Damage. Major dun lege to the Pioperty or any of the 

structures from fire, earthquake, floods, or landslides. 

(13) Zoning Issues: Any zoning violations, non-conforming uses, or 

violations of 'setback" requirements. 

(14) Neighborhood Problems: Any neighborhood noise problems, or 

other nuisances. 

B. Mello-Roos Tax; 1915 Bond Act: Within the time specified in 

paragraph 18, Seller shall (1) make a good faith effort to obtain a notice from any 

local agencies that levy a special tax or assessment on the Property (or, if 

allowed, substantially equivalent notice), pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community 

Facilities Act, and Improvement Bond Act of 1915, and (ii) promptly deliver to 

Buyer any such notice obtained. 

7. SUBSEQUENT DISCLOSURES: In the event Seller, prior to Close of 

Escrow, becomes aware of adverse conditions materially affecting the Property, 

or any material inaccuracy in disclosures, information or representations 

promptly provide a subsequent or amended disclosure or notice, in writing, 

covering those items. However, a subsequent or amended disclosure shall 

not be required for conditions and material inaccuracies disclosed in 

reports ordered and paid for by Buyer. 

8. CONDITIONS AFFECTING PROPERTY: 

a. (I) The Property Is sold (a) In Its PRESENT physical condition 

as of the date of Acceptanceertd-(49)-sttbieet-te-Bttyerze-ltwestigalien-

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b. Seller shall, within the time specified in paragraph 12, diselese 

—known-mater" make other 

disclosures required by Law. 

c. NOTE TO BUYER: You are strongly advised to conduct 

investigations of the entire Property in order to determine its present 

condition since Seller may not be aware of all defects affecting the 

4Repairs-ar-take-ether-eetion. 

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9. BUYER'S INVESTIGATION OF PROPERTY AND MATTERS 

AFFECTING PROPERTY: 

A. Buyer's acceptance of the condition of and any other matter 

affecting the Property is a contingency of this Agreement, as specified in this 

paragraph and paragraph 12. Within the time specified in paragraph 12, Buyer 

shall have the right, et Buyer's expense, unless otherwise agreed, to conduct 

inspections, investigations, test, surveys, and other studies ("Buyer 

Investigations"), including, but not limited to, the light to (i) inspect for leadbased paint and other lead-based paint hazards; (ii) inspect for wood destroying 

pests and organisms; (iii) review the registered sex offender database; (iv) 

confirm the insurability of Buyer and the Property; and (v) satisfy Buyer as to any 

matter specified below. Without Seller's prior written consent, Buyer shall neither 

make nor cause to be made: (i) invasive or destructive Buyer Investigations; or 

(ii) inspections by any governmental building or zoning inspector, or government 

employee, unless required by Law. 

B. Buyer shall complete Buyer Investigations and, as specified 

in paragraph 12, remove the contingency or cancel this Agreement. Buyer shall 

give Seller, at no cost, complete copies of all Buyer Investigations reports 

obtained by Buyer. Seller shall make Property available for all Buyer 

Investigations. 

Buyer is strongly advised to investigate the condition and suitability of all 

agpects of the Property and all matters affecting the value or desirability of 

the Property, including but not limited to, the items specified below. If 

Buyer does not exercise these rights, Buyer is acting against the advice of 

Seller and most real estate professionals. Buyer understands that although 

conditions are often difficult to locate and discover, all real property 

contains conditions that are not readily apparent and that may affect the 

value or desirability of the Property. 

(1) Size, Lines, Access and Boundaries: Lot size, property lines, 

legal or physical access and boundaries including features of the Property 

shared in common with adjoining landowners, such as walls, fences, roads and 

driveways, whose use or responsibility for maintenance may have an effect on 

the Property and any encroachments, easements or similar matters that may 

affect the Property. (Fences, hedges, walls and other natural or constructed 

barriers or markers do not necessarily identify true Property boundaries. Property 

lines may be verified by survey.) (Unless otherwise specified in writing, any 

numerical statements by Seller regarding lot size are approximations only, which 

have not been and will not be verified, and should not be relied upon by Buyer.) 

(2) Zoning and Land Use: Past, present, or proposed Laws, 

ordinances, referendums, initiatives, votes, applications and permits affecting the 

current use of the Property, future development, zoning, building, size, 

governmental permits and inspections. Any zoning violations, non-conforming 

uses, or violations of "setback" requirements. (Buyer should also investigate 

whether these matters affect Buyer's intended use of the Property.) 

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(3) Utilities and Services: Availability, costs, restrictions and 

location of utilities and services, including but not limited to, sewerage, sanitation, 

septic and leach lines, water, electricity, gas, telephone, cable TV and drainage. 

(4) Environmental Hazards: Potential environmental hazards, 

including, but not limited to, asbestos, lead-based paint and other lead 

contamination, radon, methane, other gasses, fuel, oil or chemical storage tanks, 

contaminated coil or water, hazardous waste, waste disposal sites, 

electromagnetic fields, nuclear sources, and other substances, including mold 

(airborne, toxic or otherwise), fungus or similar contaminant, materials, products 

or conditions. 

(5) Geologic Conditions: Geologic/seismic conditions, soil and 

terrain stability, suitability and drainage including any slippage, sliding, flooding, 

drainage, grading, fill (compacted or otherwise), or other soil problems. 

(6) Natural Hazard Zone: Special Flood Hazard Areas, Potential 

Flooding (inundation) Areas, Very High Fire Hazard Zones, State Fire 

Responsibility Areas, Earthquake Fault Zones, Seismic Hazard Zones, or any 

other zone for which disclosure is required by Law. 

(7) Property Damage: Major damage to the Property or any of 

the structures or non-structural systems and components and any personal 

property included in the sale from fire, earthquake, floods, landslides or other 

causes. 

(8) Neighborhood, Area and Property Conditions: Neighborhood 

or area conditions, including Agricultural Use Restrictions pursuant to the 

Williamson Act (Government Code sections 51200-51295), Right to Farm Laws 

(Civil Code sections 3482.5 and 3482.6), schools, proximity and adequacy of 

Law enforcement, crime statistics, the proximity of registered felons or offenders, 

fire protection, other government services, availability, adequacy and cost of any 

speed-wired, wireless internet connections or other telecommunications or other 

technology services and installations, proximity to commercial, industrial or 

agricultural activities, existing and proposed transportation, construction and 

development that may affect noise, view, or traffic, airport noise, noise or odor 

form any source, abandoned mining operations on the Property, wild and 

domestic animals, other nuisances, hazards, or circumstances, protected 

species, wetland properties, botanical diseases, historic or other governmentallyprotected sites or improvements, cemeteries, conditions and influences of 

significance to certain cultures and/or religions, and personal needs, 

requirements and preferences of the Buyer. 

(9) Manufactured Home Placement: Conditions that may affect 

the ability to place and use a manufactured home on the Property 

10. BUYER INDEMNITY AND SELLER PROTECTIONFOR ENTRY UPON 

PROPERTY: Buyer shall (i) keep the Property free and clear of liens; (ii) Repair 

all damage arising from Buyer Investigations; and (iii) indemnify and hold Seller 

harmless from all resulting liability, claims, demands, damages and costs. Buyer 

shall carry, or Buyer shall require anyone acting on Buyer' behalf to carry, 

policies of liability, workers' compensation and other applicable insurance, 

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defending and protecting Seller from liability for any injuries to persons or 

property occurring during any Buyer Investigations or work done on the Property 

at Buyer's direction prior to Close of Escrow. Seller is advised that certain 

protections may be afforded Seller by recording a "Notice of Non-Responsibility" 

for Buyer Investigations and work done on the Property at Buyer's direction. 

Buyer's obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of this 

Agreement. 

11. TITLE AND VESTING: 

A. Within the time specified In paragraph 12, Buyer shall be provided a 

current preliminary (title) report, which is only an offer by the title insurer to issue 

a policy of title insurance and may not contain every item affecting title. Buyer's 

review of the preliminary report and any other matters which may affect title are a 

contingency of this Agreement as specified in paragraph 12. 

B. Title is taken in its present condition subject to all encumbrances, 

easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, rights and other matters, whether 

of record or not, as of the date of Acceptance except: (i) monetary liens of record 

unless Buyer is assuming those obligations or taking the Property subject to 

those obligations; and (ii) those maters which Seller has agreed to remove in 

writing. 

C. Within the time specified in paragraph 12, Seller has a duty to 

disclose to Buyer all matters known to Seller affecting title, whether of record or 

not. au,„1. 

D. At Close of Escrow, Buyer shall receive a grant deed conveying 

title, including oil, mineral and water rights if currently owned by Seller. Title shall 

vest as designated in Buyer's supplemental escrow instructions. THE MANNER 

OF TAKING TITLE MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT LEGAL AND TAX 

CONSEQUENCES. CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL. 

E. Buyer shall receive a standard coverage owner's CLTA policy of 

title insurance. An ALTA policy or the addition of endorsements may provide 

greater coverage for Buyer. A title company, at Buyer's request, can provide 

information about the availability, desirability, coverage, and cost of various title 

insurance coverages and endorsements. If Buyers desire title coverage other 

than that required by this paragraph, Buyer shall instruct Escrow holder in writing 

and pay any increase in cost. 

12. TIME PERIODS; REMOVAL OF CONTINGENCIES; CANCELLATION 

RIGHTS: The following time periods may only be extended, altered, 

modified or changed by mutual written agreement. Any removal of 

contingencies or cancellation under this paragraph must be in writing. 

A. SELLER has 7 days After Acceptance to deliver to. Buyer all 

reports, disclosures and information for which Seller is responsible under 

paragraphs 4, 5A, 6, 8C, and 11. 

B. (1) BUYER has: 1 day After Acceptance, unless otherwise 

agreed, in writing, to complete all Buyer Investigations; approve all disclosures, 

reports and other applicable information, which Buyer receives from Seller; and 

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Seller's Initials ( / ) 

approve all matters affecting the Property (including lead-based paint and leadbased paint hazards as well as other information specified in paragraph 5 and 

insurability of Buyer and the Property. 

(2) By the end of the time specified in 12B(1), Buyer may norequest that Seller make Repairs or take any other action regarding the Property. 

Seller has no obligation to agree to or respond to Buyer's requests. 

(3) Within the time specified in 12B(1), Buyer shall remove, in 

writing, the applicable contingency or cancel this Agreement. However, if the 

following inspections, reports or disclosures are not made within the time 

specified in 12A, then Buyer tv • 'il A4ParIA14:"-. bpdt..ified in 120(1), which vcr i3 later, to remove-the applicable contingency. 

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Right to Cancel: 

(1) Seller right to Cancel; Buyer's Contingencies: Sel , 

after first giving Buyer a Notice to Buyer to Perform (as specified below , may 

cancel this Agreement in writing and authorize return of Buyer's dep• it if, by the 

time specified in this Agreement, Buyer does not remove in writin• e applicable 

contingency or cancel this Agreement. Once all contingencies ;ve been 

removed, failure of either Buyer or Seller to close escrow in ' e may be a 

breach of this Agreement. 

(2) Continuation of Contingency: Ev after the expiration of 

the time specified in 12B, Buyer retains the right to = e requests to Seller, 

remove in writing the applicable contingency or c- cel this Agreement until Seller 

cancels pursuant to 12C(1). Once Seller receiv Buyer's written removal of all 

contingencies, Seller may not cancel this Agr ement pursuant to 12C(1). 

(3) Seller right to Cane Buyer Contract Obligations: 

Seller, after first giving Buyer a Notice t. :uyer to Perform (as specified below), 

may cancel this Agreement in writin • nd authorize return of Buyer's deposit for 

any of the following reasons: (i) if : yer fails to deposit funds as required by 2A; 

(ii) if the funds deposited pursu t to 2A are not good when deposited. Seller is 

not required to give Buyer otice to Perform regarding Close of Escrow. 

(4) Notic • to Buyer to Perform: The Notice to Buyer to 

Perform shall (i) be in ng; (ii) Signed by the Seller; and (iii) give Buyer at least 

24 hours (or untime specified in the applicable paragraph, whichever 

occurs last) to take applicable action. A Notice to Buyer to Perform may not 

be given any e tier than 2 days prior to the expiration of the applicable time for 

Buyer to rem e a contingency or cancel this Agreement or meet an 12C(3) 

obligation 

Effect of Buyer's Removal of Contingencies: If Buyer removes, 

in wr g, any contingency or cancellation rights, unless otherwise specified in a 

se - rate written agreement between Buyer and Seller, Buyer shall conclusively 

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the sale and escrow and re 

entitled to the funds 

vendors for s 

will r 

e deposits, less fees and costs, to the party 

s and costs may be payable to the service providers and 

ces and products provided during escrow. Release of funds 

mutual Signed release instructions from Buyer and Seller, 

cancellation right; (ii) elected to proceed with the transaction; and (iii) as ed 

all liability, responsibility, and expense for Repairs or corrections wining to 

that contingency or cancellation right. 

E. Effect of Cancellation on Deposit • uyer or Seller gives 

written Notice of Cancellation pursuant to • duly exercised under the terms 

of this Agreement Buyer and Sell- e to sign mutual instructions to cancel 

13. FINAL VERIFICATION OF CONDITION: Buyer shall have the right to 

make a final inspection of the Property within 5 days prior to Close of Escrow, 

NOT AS A CONTINGENCY OF THE SALES 

Ayieuul 

14. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD CONSULTATION: Buyer acknowledges: (I) 

Federal, state and local legislation impose liability upon existing and former 

owners and users of real property, in applicable situations, fnr_nertain legislatively 

defined, environmentally hazardous substances; (ii) Sellers have made no 

representations concerning the applicability of any such Law to this transaction or 

to Buyer or to Seller, and (iii) Buyer is advised to consult with technical and legal 

experts concerning the existence, testing, discovery, location and evaluation 

of/for, and risks posed by, environmentally hazardous substances, if any, located 

on or potentially affecting the Property. 

15. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: If Buyer fails to complete this purchase 

because of Buyer's default, Seller shall retain, as liquidated damages, the 

deposit actually paid. Buyer and Seller agree that this amount is a reasonable 

sum given that it is impractical or extremely difficult to establish the amount of 

damages that would actually be suffered by Seller In the event Buyer were to 

breach this Agreement. Release of funds will require mutual, Signed release 

instructions from both Buyer and Seller, Judicial decision or arbitration award. 

Buyer's initials: I Seller's initials 

16. DISPUTE RESOLUTION: 

A. Mediation: Buyer and Seller agree to mediate any dispute or claim 

arising between them out of this Agreement, or any resulting transaction, before 

resorting to arbitration or court action. Paragraph 16B(2) below applies whether 

or not the Arbitration provision is initialed. Mediation fees, if any, shall be divided 

equally among the parties involved. If, for any dispute or claim to which this 

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paragraph applies, any party commences an action without first attempting to 

resolve the matter through mediation, or refuses to mediate after a request has 

been made, then that party shall not be entitled to recover attorneys fees, even if 

they would otherwise be available to that party in any such action. THIS 

MEDIATION PROVISION APPLIES WHETHER OR NOT THE ARBITRATION 

PROVISION IS INITIALED. 

B Arbitration of isputes. 

(1) Buyer and Seller agree that any dispute or claim in Law or 

equity arising between them out of this Agreement or any resulting transaction, 

which is not settled through mediation, shall be decided by neutral, binding 

arbitration, including and subject to paragraph 166(2) below. The arbitrator shall 

be a retired judge or justice, or an attorney with at least 5 years of real estate 

transactional Law experience, unless the parties mutually agree to a different 

arbitrator, who shall render an award in accordance with substantive California 

Law. The parties shall have the right to discovery in accordance with Code of 

Civil Procedure section 1283.05. In all other respects, the arbitration shall be 

conducted in accordance with Title 9 of Part Ill of the California Code of Civil 

Procedure. Judgment upon the award of the arbitrator(s) may be entered into any 

court having jurisdiction. Interpretation of this agreement to arbitrate shall be 

governed by the Federal Arbitration Act. 

(2) Exclusions from Mediation and Arbitration: The following 

matters are excluded from mediation and arbitration: (i) a judicial or non-judicial 

foreclosure or other action or proceeding to enforce a deed of trust, mortgage, or 

installment land sale contract as defined in Civil Code section 2985; (ii) an 

unlawful detainer action; (iii) the filing or enforcement of a mechanic's lien; and 

(iv) any matter that is within the jurisdiction of a probate, small claims, or 

bankruptcy court. The filing of a court action to enable the recording of a notice of 

pending action, for order of attachment, receivership, injunction, or other 

provisional remedies, shall not constitute a waiver of the mediation and 

arbitration provisions. 

"NOTICE: BY INITIALING IN THE SPACE BELOW YOU ARE 

AGREEING TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF THE MATTERS 

INCLUDED IN THE 'ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES' PROVISION 

DECIDED BY NEUTRAL ABBITRATION AS PROVIDED BY 

CALIFORNIA LAW AND YOU ARE GIVING UP ANY RIGHTS YOU 

MIGHT POSSESS TO HAVE THE DISPUTE LITIGATED IN A COURT 

OR JURY TRIAL. BY INITIALING IN THE SPACE BELOW YOU ARE 

GIVING UP YOUR JUDICIAL RIGHTS TO DISCOVERY AND APPEAL, 

UNLESS THOSE RIGHTS ARE SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED IN THE 

'ARBITRATION OF DISUPTES' PROVISION. IF YOU REFUSE TO 

SUBMIT TO ARBITRATION AFTER AGREEING TO THIS PROVISION, 

YOU MAY BE COMPELLED TO ARBITRATE UNDER THE AUTHORITY 

OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. YOUR 

AGREEMENT TO THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION IS VOLUNTARY." 

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Buyer' Initials ( / ) 

Seller's Initials ( / ) 

"WE HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE FOREGOING AND 

AGREE TO SUBMIT DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF THE MATTERS 

INCLUDED IN THE 'ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES' PROVISION TO 

NEUTRAL ARBITRATION." 

BUYER'S INITIALS: SELLER'S INITIALS 

17. PRORATIONS OF PROPERTY TAXES AND OTHER ITEMS: Unless 

otherwise agreed in writina. real property taxes and assessments shall be Paid 

current and p 4.; dvb Buyer as of Close of Escrow. The 

property will be reassessecrupon a change in ownership. Any supplemental tax 

bills shall be paid as follows: (i) for periods after Close of Escrow, by Buyer; and 

(ii) for periods prior to Close of Escrow, by Buev. Tax bills issued after Close of 

Escrow shall be handled directly 6y Buyer,i Prorations shall be 

made based on a 30-day month. 

18. WITHHOLDING TAXES: Seller and Buyer agree to execute any 

instrument, affidavit, statement or Instruction reasonably necessary to comply 

with federal (FIRPTA) and California withholding Law, if required. 

19. ATTORNEY FEES: In any action, proceeding, or arbitration between 

Buyer and Seller arising out of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be 

entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs from the non prevailing party, 

except as provided in paragraph 16A. 

20. TIME OF ESSENCE; ENTIRE CONTRACT; CHANGES: Time is of the 

essence. All understandings between the parties are incorporated in this 

Agreement. Its terms are intended by the parties as a final, complete and 

exclusive expression of their Agreement with respect to its subject matter, and 

may not be contradicted by evidence of any prior agreement or 

contemporaneous oral agreement. If any provision of this Agreement is held to 

be ineffective or invalid, the remaining provisions will nevertheless be given full 

force and effect. Neither this Agreement nor any provision in it may be extended, 

amended, modified, altered or changed, except in writing Signed by Buyer and 

Seller. 

21. OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 

Improvement and Maintenance Agreement providing for the mai, • ce, repair 

and upgrade of the road serving the lots and adjacent es within 17 days 

After Acceptance. 

B. Right of First Refusa on: Buyer shall grant Seller and the 

University of Spiritual Hee - I Sufism a right of first refusal option to acquire 

the property at - = - e and upon such terms as Buyer is willing to sell the 

prope = - ird party. The right of first refusal option shall be evidenced by a 

cnt doourncnt cxo 

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C.See_4..14-422.1 ti409-/". 

22. DEFINITIONS: As used in this Agreement: 

accepted in writing by a party and that acceptance is delivered to and personally 

received by the other party or that party's authorized agent in accordance with 

the terms of this offer or a final counter offer. 

B. "Agreement' means the terms and conditions of this accepted 

Vacant Land Purchase Agreement and any accepted counter offers and 

addenda. 

C. "Close of Escrow" means the date the grant deed, or other 

evidence of transfer of title, is recorded. If the scheduled close of escrow falls on 

a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then close of escrow shall be the next 

business day after the scheduled close of escrow date. 

D. "Copy" means copy by any means including photocopy, NCR, 

facsimile and electronic. 

E. "Days" means calendar days, unless otherwise required by Law. 

F. "Days After" means the specified number of calendar days after the 

occurrence of the event specified, not counting the calendar date on which the 

specified event occurs and ending at 11:59 pm on the final day. 

G. "Days Prior" means the specified number of calendar days before 

the occurrence of the event specified, not counting the calendar date on which 

the specified event Is scheduled to occur. 

H. "Electronic Copy" or "Electronic Signature" means, as applicable, 

an electronic copy or signature complying with California Law. Buyer and Seller 

agree that electronic means will not be used by either one to modify or alter the 

content or integrity of this Agreement without the knowledge and consent of the 

other. 

I. "Law" means any Law, code, statute, ordinance, regulation, rule or 

order, which is adopted by a controlling city, county, state or federal legislative, 

judicial or executive body or agency. 

J. "Notice to Buyer to Perform" means a document which shall be in 

writing and Signed by Seller and shall give Buyer at least 24 hours to remove a 

contingency or perform as applicable. 

K. "Repairs" means any repairs, alterations, replacements, 

modifications or retrofitting of the Property provided for under this Agreement. 

L. "Signed" means either a handwritten or electronic signature on an 

original document, Copy or any counterpart. 

M. Singular and Plural terms each include the other, when appropriate. 

23. JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS TO ESCROW HOLDER: 

A. The following paragraphs, or applicable portions thereof, of this 

Agreement constitute the joint escrow instructions of Buyer and Seller to Escrow 

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Holder, which Escrow Holder is to use along with any related counter offers and 

addenda, and any additional mutual instructions to close the escrow: 1, 2, 4, 11, 

12E, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, and 23. The terms and conditions of the Agreement not 

set forth in the specified paragraphs are additional matters for the information of 

Escrow Holder, but about which Escrow Holder need not be concerned. Buyer 

and Seller will receive Escrow Holder's general provisions directly from Escrow 

Holder and will execute such provisions upon Escrow Holuers request. To the 

extent the general provisions are inconsistent or conflict with this Agreement, the 

general provisions will control as to the duties and obligations of Escrow Holder 

only. Buyer and Seller will execute additional instructions, documents and forms 

provided by Escrow Holder that are reasonably necessary to close the escrow. 

B. A Copy of this Agreement shall be delivered to Escrow Holder 

within 3 business days After Acceptance. Buyer and Seller authorize Escrow 

Holder to accept and rely upon Copies and Signatures as defined in this 

Agreement as originals, to open escrow and for other purposes of escrow. The 

validity of this Agreement as between Buyer and Seller is not affected by whether 

or when Escrow Holder Signs this Agreement. 

C. A Copy of any amendment that affects any paragraph of this 

Agreement for which Escrow Holder is responsible shall be delivered to Escrow 

Holder within 2 business days after mutual execution of the amendment. 

24. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OFFER: This is an offer to purchase the 

initials by Buyer and Seller are incorporated in this Agreement only if initialed by 

all parties. If at least one but not all parties initial, a counter offer is required until 

agreement is reached. Seller has the right to continue to offer the Property for 

sale and to accept any other offer at any time prior to notification of Acceptance. 

Buyer has read and acknowledges receipt of a Copy of the offer. This Agreement 

and any supplement, addendum or modification, including any Copy, may be 

Signed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the 

same writing. 

25. EXPIRATION OF OFFER. This offer shall be deemed revoked and the 

deposit shall be returned, unless the offer is Signed by Seller, and a Copy of the 

Signed offer Is personally received by Buyer, or by 

 who is authorized to receive it, by 5:00 

pm on the third Day after this offer is signed by Buyer (or, if checked, ^ by 

(date) at am/pm. 

Date: Date: 

BUYER BUYER 

Print Name Print Name 

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Address: Address: 

26. ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER: Seller warrants that Seller is the owner of the 

Property, or has the authority to execute this Agreement. Seller accepts the 

above offer and agrees to sell the Property on the above terms and conditions. 

Seller has read and acknowledges receipt of a Copy of this Agreement. 

(if checked) SUBJECT TO ATTACHED COUNTER OFFER, DATED 

Date: 

SELLER Sem,-/-Lp S 4 Proo,o6eACI,L.L.G 

By 

Print Name 

Title g 4 

Address 

Gc tad dfArt., 

&Pit", ete-vurT 

( / ) CONFIRMATION OF ACCEPTANCE: A Copy of Signed 

Acceptance was personally received by Buyer on (date) 

at am/pm. A binding Agreement is created when a Copy of 

Signed Acceptance is personally received by Buyer or Buyer's authorized 

agent whether or not confirmed in this document. Completion of this 

confirmation is not legally required, in order to create a binding Agreement; 

it is solely intended to evidence the date that Confirmation of Acceptance 

has occurred. 

ESCROW HOLDER ACKNOWLEDGMENT: 

Escrow holder acknowledges receipt of a Copy of this Agreement, (if checked 

a deposit in the amount of $ ), counter offer numbers 

, and agrees to act as Escrow Holder subject to paragraph 23 

of this Agreement, any supplemental escrow instructions and the terms of 

Escrow Holder's general provisions. 

Escrow Holder is advised that the date of Confirmation of Acceptance of the 

Agreement as between Buyer and Seller is 

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Escrow. Holder Escrow # 

By Date 

Address 

Phone/Fax/Email 

Escrow Holder is licensed by the California Department of Corporations, 

Insurance, _Real Estate. License # 

/ REJECTION OF OFFER: No counter offer is being made. This offer was 

reviewed and rejected by Seller on (date). 

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 EXHIBIT "A-1" TO VACANT LAND 

PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS 

The following constitute additional terms and conditions to the sale of the Property: 

1. Closing of Escrow shall occur on the date that is the earlier of sixty (60) days following 

the date of the Agreement, or the sooner expiration of the Forbearance Period (as that term 

is defined under the Forbearance Agreement dated April16, 2014 by and etween Seller, 

Buyer, Wasco Investments, LLC, a California limited liability company, Parker Dam 

Development, LLC, a California limited liability company, BARUSA, LLC, a California 

limited liability company, William J. Barkett, and Lisa Barkett (the "Forbearance 

Agreement'')). 

2. The Close of Escrow may be extended by Seller as reasonably necessary to achieve 

completion and recordation of the final Tentative Map as contemplated under the 

Forbearance Agreement. 

3. The sale of the Property be subject to perpetual easements in favor of the Wasco Property 

(defined under the Forbearance Agreement) owned and/or sold by Seller for vehicular and 

pedestrian roadway access as well as utilities and the right to connect thereto at no expense 

to Sentosa or its successors and assigns. The obligations of Buyer hereunder surviving 

Close of Escrow with the easements to be recorded at Sentosa's request in form reasonably 

satisfactory to Sentosa. 

The obligations of Seller to perform under the Agreement are conditioned upon: (a) there 

having been no challenge or threat to: (i) Sentosa's foreclosure of the Wasco Property, (ii) 

the amounts due Sentosa under the Loans, or (iii) Sentosa's collateral positions on the. 

Wasco Property, and (b) Sentosa's ability to convey clear title to the Wasco Property. 

5. Capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings 

ascribed thereto under the Forbearance Agreement. 

[END OF EXHIBIT "A-11 

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RECORDING REQUESTED BY 

& WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: 

James W. Fitch, Assessor—Recorder 

Kern County Official Records 

Recorded at the request of 

Public 

ZARARTED 

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9:58 AM 

Gilmore, Wood, Vinnard, 

& Magness 

Post Office Box 28907 

Fresno, CA 93729 

Doc# 0214153536 Stet Types: 1 Pages: 8 

Fees 34.00 

Taxes 0.00 

Others 0.00 

PAID $34.00 

(SPACE ABOVE FOR RECORDER'S USE ONLY) 

NOTICE OF LIS PENDENS 

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DAVID M. GILMORE, #105429 

dgilmore gwvm.com 

STEPHE D. BLEA, #294339 

sblea gwvm.com 

GIL ORE, WOOD, VINNARD & MAGNESS 

P.O. Box 28907 

Fresno, CA 93729-8907 

Telephone: (559) 448-9800 

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs William Barkett; 

Monterey Financial Advisors LLC; Parker 

Dam Development; Wasco Investments LLC; 

and BARUSA LLC 

UNITED STATES 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, 

WILLIAM BARKETT; MONTEREY 

FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC; PARKER 

DAM DEVELOPMENT; WASCO 

INVESTMENTS LLC; BARUSA LLC, 

DISTRICT COURT 

FRESNO DIVISION' 

CASE NO. 1:14-CV-01698-110-JLT 

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SENTOSA PROPERTIES LLC; 

ARNOLD HUANG; ELIZABETH 

HUANG; EUGENE WONG; WF 

CAPITAL, INC. and DOES 1 to 25„ 

Defendants. 

-captioned action was commenced on 

Court, by Plaintiffs William Barkett, 

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the above

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Monterey Financial Advisors LLC, Parker Dam Development, Wasco Investments LLC 

and Barusa LLC and removed to the United States District Court, Eastern District of 

California on October 29, 2014 by Defendants Sentosa Properties, LLC, Arnold Huang, 

Elizabeth Huang, Eugene Wong, and WF Capital, Inc.; the action is now pending in the 

above court. 

The above-captioned action alleges a real property claim affecting certain 

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real property that is situated in Kern County, California, and that is more particularly 

described in Exhibit 1 attached hereto. 

DATED: November ?42014 GILMORE, WOOD, VINNARD & MAGNESS 

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs William Barkett; 

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NOTICE OF LIS PENDENS 

GILMORE, WOOD, 

VINNARD & MAGNESS 

A PROFESSIONAL. CORPORATION 

P.O. BOX 20907 

FRESNO, CA 937294907 

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T.S. No.: 13-00209-4 

Loan No.: Barusa Loan/VVasco Investments LLC 

THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, COUNTY OF KERN, STATE 

OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 

PARCEL 1: APN 487-010-69 

PARCEL 2 OF LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT NO, 09-02 AS RECORDED NOVEMBER 2, 2009 AS DOCUMENT NO. 0209162732 

OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, BEING THAT PORTION OF THE SW 1/4OF SW 1/4, THE SE 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 AND THE SW 

1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 27 SOUTH, RANGE 24 EAST, M.D.M., IN THE UNINCORPORATED 

AREA, COUNT Y OF KERN, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING -10 THE OFFICIAL PLAT 1 HEREOF, THE LEGAL OF 

WHICH IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HERETO AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH HEREIN. 

EXCEPTING FROM THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND LYING WITHIN THE SW 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2, 

ALL OIL, GAS, HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES AND OTHER MINERALS WITHIN OR UNDERLYING SAID LAND. 

ALSO EXCEPTING FROM THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND LYING WITHIN THE SE 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF SAID 

SECTION 2, 1/2 OF ALL OIL, GAS AND OTHER MINERAL AND MINERAL RIGHTS OF WHATEVER NATURE AND 

DESCRIPTION IN AND UNDER SAID LANDS, AS RESERVED IN THE DEED EXECUTED BY SECURITY COMPANY AND 

RECORDED NOVEMBER 20, 1934 IN BOOK 544, PAGE 330 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

ALSO EXCEPTING FROM THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND LYING WITHIN THE SW 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SAID 

SECTION 2, ALL MINERAL RIGHTS ( INCLUDING OIL, GAS, OTHER HYDROCARBONS, ASSOCIATED SUBSTANCES, 

SULFER, NITROGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE, HELIUM AND OTHER COMMERCIALLY VALUBLE SUBSTANCES AS CONVEYED 

TO POND AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC IN QUITCLAIM DEED RECORDED APRIL 1, 2011 AS DOCUMENT NO. 0211042749 

OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

PARCEL 2: 

AN EASEMENT IN AND TO THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PROPERTY AND IN AND TO THE EXISTING (AND ANY 

REPLACEMENT) WELL, WATER PUMPING EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES, AND PIPELINES LOCATED THEREON, SUCH 

EASEMENT IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF AND APPURTENANT TO PARCEL 1 HEREIN ABOVE DESCRIBED AND IS (A) FOR 

WELL SITE AND WATER PIPELINE PURPOSES AND (B) FOR PURPOSES OF EXTRACTING WATER FROM SAID WELL 

(AND ANY REPLACEMENT WELL) AND DELIVERING SUCH WATER TO SAID PARCEL 1 IN UNLIMITED QUANTITIES 

FOR IRRIGATION AND OTHER USES ON SAID PARCEL 1. SUCH EASEMENT INCLUDES THE RIGHT TO ENTER UPON 

THE AREA OF SAID EASEMENT TO USE, OPERATE, REPAIR, REPLACE AND/OR MAINTAIN SAID WELL, WATER 

PUMPING EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES, AND PIPELINES (INCLUDING ANY REPLACEMENTS THEREOF EXISTING 

THEREON FROM TIME TO TIME) FOR ALL OF SUCH PURPOSES. THE BURDEN AND BENEFIT OF SUCH EASEMENT 

SHALL RUN WITH THE LAND. THE LOCATION AND AREA OF SUCH EASEMENT IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED 

AS FOLLOWS: 

ALL THAT PORTION OF PARCEL 1 OF PARCEL MAP 6156 IN THE CITY OF WASCO, COUNTY OF KERN, STATE OF 

CALIFORNIA, RECORDED DECEMBER 15, 1982 IN BOOK 27, PAGE 82 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE 

COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 

BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID PARCEL, FROM WHICH POINT THE NORTHEAST 

CORNER OF SAID PARCEL BEARS NORTH 1°10'36" EAST, 644.32 FEET; THENCE ALONG SAID EAST LINE, SOUTH 

1°10'36" WEST, 75.88 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89°21'51" WEST, 528.27 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00°38'09" WEST, 25.00 

FEET; THENCE NORTH 89°21'51" WEST, 45.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00°38'09" EAST, 25.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 

89°21'51" WEST, 104.32 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID PARCEL; THENCE ALONG SAID WEST LINE, NORTH 

1°10'09" EAST, 75.88 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89°21'51" EAST, 676.06 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, 

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PARCEL 3: APN 487-290-18 

PARCEL 2 OF LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT NO. 05-03, AS PER CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE RECORDED JUNE 15 2005 

AS INSTRUMENT NO 0205153764 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, BEING THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST 

QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 27 SOUTH, RANGE 24 EAST, MOUNT DIABLO 

MERIDIAN, IN THE CITY OF WASCO, COUNTY OF KERN, STATE OF CALIFORNIA. 

EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND LYING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF PARCEL MAP NO. 

10669, AS PER MAP RECORDED MARCH 23, 2000 IN BOOK 51, PAGE 30 OF PARCEL MAPS. 

ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION CONVEYED TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BY DEED RECORDED 

AUGUST 25, 1928 IN BOOK 262, PAGE 28 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

ALSO EXCEP I ING 1/Z 01- ALL OIL, GAS AND 0 I FILK MINERALS AND MINERAL RICH I S 01- WHAT EVER NA FURE AND 

DESCRIPTION IN AND UNDER SAID LANDS, AS RESERVED IN THE DEED EXECUTED BY SECURITY COMPANY AND 

RECORDED NOVEMBER 20, 1934 IN BOOK 544, PAGE 330 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

PARCEL 4: APN'S: 487-290-05 AND 06 

THE SE 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 27 SOUTH, RANGE 24 EAST, M.D.M., IN THE 

CITY OF WASCO, COUNTY OF KERN, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF. 

EXCEPTING THEREFROM ANY PORTION LYING WITH PARCEL 1 OF PARCEL MAP 9161 FILED DECEMBER 6, 1989 IN 

BOOK 39, PAGE 114 AND 115 OF PARCEL MAPS. 

ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN PARCEL MAP 10498 FILED JULY 10, 1998 IN BOOK 

49, PAGES 167 AND 168 OF PARCEL MAPS. 

ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND LYING WITH THE BOUNDARIES OF PARCEL MAP NO. 

10669, AS PER MAP RECORDED MARCH 23, 2000 IN BOOK 51, PAGE 30 OF PARCEL MAPS, IN TI IC OFFICE OF THE 

COUNTY RECORDER OF KERN COUNTY. 

ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PORTION CONVEYED TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BY DEED DATED JULY 

31, 1928 AND RECORDED AUGUST 25, 1928 IN BOOK 262, PAGE 28 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LAND, 1/2 OF ALL OIL, GAS AND OTHER MINERALS AND 

MINERAL RIGHTS OF WHATEVER NATURE AND DESCRIPTION IN AND UNDER SAID LANDS, AS RESERVED IN THE 

DEED EXECUTED BY SECURITY COMPANY AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 20, 1934 IN BOOK 544, PAGE 330 OF 

OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

PARCEL 5: APN'S: 487-290-14, 15 AND 16 

PARCELS 2, 3 AND 4 OF PARCEL MAP 10669, IN THE CITY OF WASCO, COUNTY OF KERN, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS 

PER MAP RECORDED MARCH 23, 2000 IN BOOK 51, PAGE 30 OF MAPS, AND BY CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION 

RECORDED NOVEMBER 9, 2005 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 0205312369 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE 

COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. 

EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED LAND, 1/2 OF ALL OIL, GAS AND OTHER MINERALS AND MINERAL 

RIGHTS OF WHATEVER NATURE AND DESCRIPTION IN AND UNDER SAID LANDS, AS RESERVED IN THE DEED 

EXECUTED BY SECURITY COMPANY AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 20, 1934 IN BOOK 544, PAGE 330 OF OFFICIAL 

RECORDS. 

THE FOLLOWING PARCEL WAS ORIGINALLY INCLUDED IN THE DEED OF TRUST COVERED HEREIN BUT HAS BEEN 

PARTIALLY RECONVEYED BY• DOCUMENT RECORDED -NOVEMBER- 2, 2009 AS DOCUMENT NO. 0209162754 OF 

OFFICIAL RECORDS AND IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 

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PARCEL 6: 

PARCEL 1 OF LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT NO. 09-02 AS RECORDED NOVEMBER 2, 2009 AS DOCUMENT NO. 0209162732 

OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, BEING THAT PORTION OF THE SW 1/4 OF SW 1/4, THE SE 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 AND THE SW 

1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 27 SOUTH, RANGE 24 EAST, M.D.M., IN THE UNINCORPORATED 

AREA, COUNTY OF KERN, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF, THE LEGAL OF 

WHICH IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HERETO AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH HEREIN. 

EXCEPTING FROM THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND LYING WITHIN THE SW 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 2, 

ALL OIL, GAS, HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES AND OTHER MINERALS WITHIN OR UNDERLYING SAID LAND. 

ALSO EXCEPTING FROM THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND LYING WITHIN THE SE 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF SAID 

SECTION 2, 1/2 OF ALL OIL, GAS AND OTHER MINERAL AND MINERAL RIGHTS OF WHATEVER NATURE AND 

DESCRIPTION IN AND UNDER SAID LANDS, AS RESERVED IN THE DEED EXECUTED BY SECURITY COMPANY AND 

RECORDED NOVEMBER 20, 1934 IN BOOK 544, PAGE 330 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

ALSO EXCEPTING FROM THAT PORTION OF SAID LAND LYING WITHIN THE SW 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4OF SAID 

SECTION 2, ALL MINERAL RIGHTS ( INCLUDING OIL, GAS, OTHER HYDROCARBONS, ASSOCIATED SUBSTANCES, 

SULFER, NITROGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE, HELIUM AND OTHER COMMERCIALLY VALUBLE SUBSTANCES AS CONVEYED 

TO POND AVENUE PARTNERS, LLC IN QUITCLAIM DEED RECORDED APRIL 1, 2011 AS DOCUMENT NO. 0211042749 

OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. 

APN: 487-010-69, 487-290-05, 06, 14, 15, 16 AND 18 

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PROOF OF SERVICE 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF FRESNO 

At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action. I 

am employed in the County of Fresno, State of California. My business address is Post 

Office Box 28907, Fresno, California 93729-8907. 

On November 26, 2014, I served true copies of the following document(s) described 

as NOTICE OF LIS PENDENS on the interested parties in this action as follows: 

Elizabeth A. Sperling 

Alston & Bird LLP 

333 South Hope Street 

Sixteenth Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Attorneys for: Sentosa Properties LLC 

and specially appearing for Arnold 

Huang, Elizabeth Huang, Eugene Wong 

Telephone: (213) 576-1000 

Facsimile: (213) 576-1100 

Email: elizabeth.snerline&alston.com 

BY MAIL: I enclosed the document(s) in a sealed envelope or package addressed 

to the persons at the addresses listed in the Service List and placed the envelope for 

collection and mailing, following our ordinary business practices. I am readily familiar 

with Gilmore, Wood, Vinnard & Magness's practice for collecting and processing 

correspondence for mailing. On the same day that the correspondence is placed for 

collection and mailing, it is deposited in the ordinary course of business with the United 

States Postal Service, in a sealed envelope with postage fully prepaid. 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the 

foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed on November 26, 2014, at Fresno, • lifornia. 

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