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i 2 3 4 S 6 plaintiff asserts that a racant asandmsnt to Cal. Civ. Code q 1714.45 which repeals the statutory bar to suits aqainst tobacco manufacturers applies to her casa. She is aistaksn. The amendad version of Cal. Civ. Code S 1714.43 did not take ettsct until January i, 108, sonths aftar this Coart closed Plaintiff's case. Said amandaant aontains no axprsss dsclaration of retroactivity, and tharetors can only be applied prospectively. Sss Cal. Civ. Cods S 1'714.43 (as amended)J tY ili4 Cal. Civ. Cods f 3 ('(n]o part of (th. California Civil Code] is retroactivs, unless expressly so daelarad'). Accordinqly, Plaintiff oan not revive hsr wrongful death action with this legislative aasndaant. a. rn. otr•i-sf t.W IMI.. The Court has taken pains to aeeoaodats the =p s& Plaintiff in this case - both becausa she is not represented by counsel and because of the natura of har claiss. _xonatheless, this Court oaa not parmit Plaintiff to abusa the judicial process and harass Dafsndant with any sors frivolous filings. Thersfors, tIIis court hereby oa11s Plaintiff's attention to Local Aules 17.9 aad 27&, under which the Co4lrt- fay institute a va%atioqs litigant peiiay, and to 29 U.S.C. f 1!=q, tmdsr rhieh the Coart.may imposa sanctions against any party rAo vaxati,aasly saoltipiies proceedings. Plaintiff is directed to exercise qrsat Cars and deliberation before filing any future docgasats with this Court. 24 25 24 27 28 ZT S1 so oaDnp. DdTme February 10, 199s Jassa x, ttsas Onited States ®istrict Judge 3

Plaintiff souqht $10 lillion in dasaqcs. Thia Court grantsd Defsndant's .otion to dississ for failure to state a clais, pursuaat to Fsd. A. Civ. P. 12(s)(s), an Au4ust 13, 1997. The Court found that Qal. Civ. Coda f 1714.45 qranted tobacco sanufacturars and ssllars iauaity tses product liability actions. Qi l.arAe v. Gvana.211~rela. *ne., 14 Cal. 4th fas. 2002 (1997). The Court disaissad Piaintiff's olaias ritb pre1udias. On octobar 20, 1997, this Coart heard PLintiff'a Xotion. for Reconsideration of the Court' au9ust 13, 1997 Order disaissinq Plaintiff's ease. tindinq that Plaintiff 'aeraly re-alleqe[d] the arqaYSats which she set forth in opposition to Defandaict's aotion to disa.iss,' tttis Court denied Plaintiff's aotioa by Order dated October • 31, 1997. On Novasb.r. 17, 1907, Plaintiff filad a aotion for °ra- reconaideration.' The Court dcnl,ad this action as 'ispropar insofar as this Court previously denied P1aiAtiffts sotion for reconsideration on Odtoher 31, 1l97.' A. rti. saa e..wt es e.t. et.r. eee. e 2'ia.as oea._vet tavi:n On Jaeua=y 230 1lf7, Plaintiff filed a dewf.at entitled rltaquest for Judicial ltotiae Plaintiff Sarah Parsley SiqU4sts !or xaaonsidaratioei artd Relief iraa Court ordar" ('Plaintif!'s Raqusst') . Plaintiff ssaks to have this Court revisit lts Aova:bar 4, 1997 ddenial of Plaintiff's ti•rst sotion for raooosideration. Citisq Cal. Civ. Coda S 1714.45, P1aiAtiff mtkes the instant raenlast basad on 'the aserqencs of nav aatarial facts or a chsnqa of lav oeeurriaq after the tiaa of deeision.' tlaintiff's Request at 1-2.

0 ' lYYTliL01$:~1ICT0~.:. `[T~.-: 9NITED ST7ITES DZBTRICT CopRT CF1iTPJLL DZSTRIQY 0F CALIlORK211 ' SAPAtY x. PERSbEIIe ; CV 97-2s9i J= (Rdt) Plaintiff, r o2aLt 1Et oQPLSCar2ei ZSLtXOs r v. ) r BROWK E WSLLIAFLSOK TD8AC00 ) O®RP., r ) . D.rafd.aRt. r r 12 2s >oDtiiY oRDSitfD7 Tha Court is in raesipt oi a doeaaant liisd by LStil sA Plaintiff SARltH PatSLEY satitlsd 'RsQsssst for Judicial Kotios Plaintiff Sarah Perslay Raqu.st !or Rsooasidarttioit and Relief lrroa Court order.` The Court is also in reosipt of Dslaadust DRXW i iiEfd.iAtt80K 1=8uco0 • coAP.'s "oppositioa to'PlsiatilSls (Uird) ltotioa for Racoasid.ratioa,' aad the dsalaration of Snsaa St. D.nis in snpport sls.raoS. 'PlaintilF Parslty lilad h.r tirst Cofplaiat in this action oss April la, 1997. Pltinti!f allaqad that Datandaat Erovn ti williamson Tobaooo Corpe e thrott4)+ its tobaooo produCts, vs'oA4lqlly oausW tha dsath of P1aiAtilt~s hasbaad Arthur Parslsye ~~~ in 11ti4s+t 1996. 0.1 C:c C}'i U1 EXHIBIT B