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DECLARATION OF RACHEL GEMAN IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO AMEND

COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 15(a)

CASE NO. 4:17-CV-618-PJH 

Kelly M. Dermody (State Bar No. 171716)

kdermody@lchb.com 

Michelle A. Lamy (State Bar No. 308174) 

mlamy@lchb.com 

LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 

275 Battery Street, 29th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 

Telephone: 415.956.1000 

Facsimile: 415.956.1008 

Rachel Geman (pro hac vice) 

rgeman@lchb.com 

LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 

250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor 

New York, NY 10013-1413 

Telephone: 212.355.9500 

Facsimile: 212.355.9592 

Allen Carney (pro hac vice) 

acarney@cbplaw.com 

David Slade (pro hac vice) 

dslade@cbplaw.com 

CARNEY BATES & PULLIAM, PLLC 

519 W. 7th Street 

Little Rock, AR 72201 

Telephone: 501.312.8500 

Facsimile: 501.312.8505 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and the Proposed Class

Michael J. Flannery (State Bar No. 

196266) 

mflannery@cuneolaw.com 

CUNEO GILBERT LADUCA, LLP 

7733 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 1675 

St. Louis, MO 63105 

Telephone: 314.226.1015 

Facsimile: 202.789.1813 

Matthew Prewitt (State Bar No. 

291593) 

mprewitt@cuneolaw.com 

CUNEO GILBERT LADUCA, LLP 

16 Court Street, Suite 1012 

Brooklyn, NY 11241 

Telephone: 202.789.3960 

Facsimile: 202.789.1813 

Jay Angoff (pro hac vice) 

jay.angoff@findjustice.com 

MEHRI & SKALET 

1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW 

Suite 300 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Telephone: 202.822.5100 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

LADAN ABDOLLAHI on behalf of 

herself and all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

HCC MEDICAL INSURANCE 

SERVICES, LLC and HCC LIFE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 4:17-cv-618-PJH 

DECLARATION OF RACHEL GEMAN IN 

SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE OF 

MOTION AND MOTION TO AMEND 

COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO FEDERAL 

RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 15(a) 

Date: September 27, 2017 

Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Place: Courtroom 3 

Complaint Filed: February 7, 2017 

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DECLARATION OF RACHEL GEMAN IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO

AMEND COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL

PROCEDURE 15(a)

I, Rachel Geman, hereby declare and say: 

1. I am an attorney duly admitted to practice law in the state of New York. I am a 

Partner with the law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, counsel for Plaintiff in 

this matter. I have personal knowledge of the matters set forth in this declaration and, if called as 

a witness, I could and would testify competently thereto. 

2. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true and correct copy of an August 18, 2017 

email from David Slade, counsel for Plaintiff, to Gerard Pecht, counsel for Defendants HCC 

Medical Insurance Services, LLC and HCC Life Insurance Company, transmitting Exhibits 2 and 

3 below. 

3. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true and correct copy of the redacted [Proposed] 

First Amended Complaint, emailed to Gerard Pecht on August 18, 2017. 

4. Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is a true and correct copy of the redacted proposed 

Joint Stipulation to Amend Complaint Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15, emailed to 

Gerard Pecht on August 18, 2017. 

5. Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true and correct copy of an August 21, 2017 letter 

from Gerard Pecht to David Slade, in response to the August 18, 2017 email contained in Exhibit 

1. 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 21st 

day of August, 2017, at New York, New York. 

 Rachel Geman 

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Lamy, Michelle A.

From: David Slade <dslade@cbplaw.com>

Sent: Friday, August 18, 2017 6:03 PM

To: Pecht, Gerard; Khan, Sumera; Incerto, M. Scott

Cc: Geman, Rachel; Lamy, Michelle A.; Michael Flannery; Matthew Prewitt; Jay Angoff; Allen 

Carney

Subject: Azad v. HCC - first amended complaint and proposed joint stipulation

Attachments: 17.08.18 - Amended Complaint - Redacted.pdf; 17.08.18 - Joint Stip - Redacted.pdf

Good evening, Gerry, 

 

Since we cannot substitute parties without either Defendants’ consent or the Court’s permission, I’m providing you with 

a copy of our Amended Complaint in hopes that HCC will agree to its filing. A proposed stip is also attached for your 

consideration. As you will see, I’ve redacted personally-identifying information about our new client, but of course am 

happy to represent to you that our client was an HCC insured during the class period. 

 

At your earliest convenience, please let me know whether you are agreeable to the attached stip. 

 

Kind regards and have a good weekend, 

David 

 

David Slade 

Carney Bates & Pulliam, PLLC 

519 W. 7th St. 

Little Rock, AR 72201 

501.312.8500 (t) 

501.312.8505 (f) 

www.cbplaw.com

 

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