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NOTICE OF MECHAMC'S LIEN

(Califoruia Civil Code $8416)
The Undersigrred, Melody Ann and Courtney Ray Gillespie, referrcd to in this Claim of Lien as the
Claimants, claims a mechanic's lien for the labor, serviceq equipmenl and/or materials and described
below, furnished for a work of improvement upon that certain real property loeated in The County of
Tutare, The State of Califomia, and described as follows: a ten acre plot of land whose Primary original
entanc is known as or commonly identified as l83l North Lime Streeg Porterville, CA 9325E, but the
legal desciption of this property is:

LOT l0 of Hermosa Orange Colony, County of Tulare, State of California, according to the Map thercof
in Book 2,Page 13 | of Maps, Tulare County Records.
A.P.N.255-230-004, mone commonly known as l83l Nonh Lime Sbeet, Porteruille California.
Claimans:
Courtney Rsy & Melody Ann Gillespie
l83l North Lime Strcet
Porterville, CA 9325E
hereby claim a mechanic's lien

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Claimants' demand, after deducting alljust credits and offsets, is $724,002.00, plus interest at the rate

of l07o pr annum
Date of Nicklas Hoffrnan's Notice of Breacb:
August 4r20A9 (fr,om which date interest on the total of all claims accruing between June l, 2004,
August 4,2009 should be calculated) and
(from which dste intercst on all claims accruingsince August 4,2009, and the date
October
liling should be calculated).

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2. The name of the record title owners, reputed ownetsr and/or legal tntstees are:

Nickol D. Gerrigma and Nicklas Arthur Hoffrnan, Trustees forthe H.M. Wysocki Trust,
Enterprises, and Ann Minter

Sean Ray

3. Claimants Courtney Ray and Melody Ann Gillespie fumished the following kinds of labor, services,
equipment or materials, all of which Nicklas Hoffinan claims as "improvements to the property":

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l, 2004, and continuing for seven and a half years up through and including the present
montlr of October 2011, ground leveling, foundation work, home construction and expaniion or
installation of three prmanent and 9 prefabricated self+ontained buildings including two full-famity
homes, garage, fencing, gardening, plus wiring and piping and utility connection of home improvements,
upg"ades, repairs, and replacement over of improvements on these I total structures. These strltcture
include l2 spatialty distinct but functionally complementsry free-standing architectural units, including:
Starting June

(l)

One permanent garage, a 1200 square feet for 3 cars with two extra trooms, which today is used
exclusively by Nicklas Arthur Hoffinan, for which Claimants conributed 50a/o of all labor and mareriat
and construction equipment including l0W/o of the ground-leveling involving renching and msssive
earth-moving, foundation work, septic tank and part of the labor in erecting the superstucture and roof.
This building is used by Nicklas Arthur Hoffinan, as his primary business, and source of income, which is
an internet Radio & Television Station known as FirstAmendmentRndio.com aka far.com also aka
Liberty Radio Live, opratd by Nicklas Arthur Hoffinan's solely owned. and operated Sean Ray
Enterprises, a business trusg which broadcasts internationally, advenising and selling goods. Claimants
have continually subsidized this broadcast since November l, 2004 by paying 100% of the electrical bill
on all ten acres, at a cost varying month-by-month from approximately $500 in the first month of
December 2004 to a minimum of $227.47 in April 2008 to a recent maximum of $1200.00/month.

(2)

One permanent surcture, a 1400 square foot two story house with 3 bedrooms and trvo baths,
which today is also used exclusively by Nicklas Arthur Hoffinan as his residential home, for which
Claimants contributed 5fflo of all labor and material and construction equipment including 100% of the
ground-leveling involving trenching and massive earth-moving foundation work, septic tank and part of
the labor in erecting the superstructure and roof.

(3)

One permanent strueture, circa 500 square feet utilized by Sean Ray Bonniewell, for whom Sean
Ray Enterprises was named, for the exclusive use of Sean Ray Bonniewell.

(4)

The largest prefabricated pinewood stilctur (aka *the Big Barn") which Melody Ann Gillespie
purchased from *Dqr Creek Barn" and installed at l83l Norttr Lime Street measures 30 x 12 feet, at a
total cost of approximately $15,000.00, including interest" for which payments were completed in April
2010. This building is cumntly used for workshop & storage purposes.

(5)

The second largest prefabricated pinewood structure (aka "the Big Cottage") which Melody Ann
Gillespie purchased from'Dry Creek Barn" and installed at l83l North Lime Street measures 24 x 12
feet at a total cost of approximately $9,000.00, including interest, for which payments were completed in
October 201 l. This building is currently used as a TVllvloviefi/ideo area.

(6)

The tlrird largest prefabricated pinewood ("the Cabin") structure which Melody Ann Citlespie
"Dry Crtek Barn" and installcd at t83l North Lime Stneet measures l0 x 20 feet, at a
total cost of approximately $15,000.00, including interesg forwhich payments were completed in April
2010. This building is used primarily as a library.
purchased from

(7\

The fourth, fifth, and sixth largest prefabricated pinewood structures (aka "the shed" = workshop,
cottage"
= garneroom, and 'the saloon' = the pantry (food storage) which Melody Ann Gillespie
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purchased from "Dry Creek Barn" and installed at lt3l North Lime Sreet measures l0 x 12 feeg the
fourth at a total cost of approximately $6,000.00, the fifth at I totsl eost of $ 10,000.00 including interes!
for which payments were completed in April 2010.

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(8)

The seventh prefabricated pinewood structure measurs

is called "the tackroofi'n (= equestrian equipment).

(9)

The smallest building in the compound is a 6

which is ussd as a utility shed,

l0 x l0 and

is calted the

"little bam'and

structure which claimants built themselves

(10)

The twelfth and last construction in the compound is a roof and decking over and around the
small trailer, a 1983 25 foot Hitchhiker by NU.l#A, which functions as the sec-ond prmanent family
home on the premises listed above.
These are the twelve buitdings which Claimants'built and maintained on ten acres, formerly (as of June l,
200a) with bare land now with structurs refened tol83l North Lime Street in Porrerville, California,

made to the subject property starting. List of cotnmon area items of repair, replace or installed are:
Exterior New roof, front and back landscaping water and sprinkler system maintenance, and painting.

Courtney Ray Gillespie earns $24lhour at his regular job as stationary engineer (ptumbing, electrical,
carPenry) maintaining tle entire Sun Maid Raisins plant in Kingsburg, Califomig and is thus qualified
and trained in precisely the kind of work professionally for which sewices are claimed here rrr guoilum
meruit (average approximately 30 hours per week x 52 weeks x 5 years, June I,2004-June 1,20(D, =
$1E7,200 labor plus average 15 houn per week x 122 weeks = $43,920 since June l, 2009) for s total of
$231,120.00 claimed by Courhey Ray Gillespie accruing continually and without intemrption of any
kind since June l, 20M, although Nicklas Arthur Hofhnan served Notice of Breach of Confact not later
than August 4, 2009.

Courtney Ray Gillespie inherited $25,000.00 upon fte sale of his parents' home on Sixth Street in
Hanford, Califomia in January of 2004. Melody Ann Gillespie had $20,000.00 in savingp as of April
2004 which she intended to use for the purchase of a home on the west side of Porteryitle. Nicklas Arrhur
Hoffman approached the Claimants rcgarding a joint project to develop the property at l83l Nortfi Lime
St.

Melody Ann Cillespie has invested a total of approximately $54,000.00 cash payment for purchase and
improvement prefabricated buildings installed on the property, plus approximately $30,000.00 for
construction materials and heavy equipmen! improvements, plus approximately $?,000.00 in equipment
that Nicklas Arthur Hoffinan removed and converted to his own used from the Claimantsi locked
properties on April 24,2009.
4. Said labor, services, equipment or marerials were performed on and furnished at:
a ten acre plot of land whose primary original enrance is known as or conrmonly identified as I E3

Lime sreet, Portervillg cA 93258, but the legaldescription of this property is:

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I 0 of Hermosa Orange Colony, County of Tulare, State of California, aceording to the Map thereof
in Book 2, Page l3l of Maps, Tularc County Records.
A.P.N- 255-230-004, more commonly known as lE3l North Lime Street, Porterville CA

5. The name of the persons by whom Claimants were employed and to whom the Claimant furnished the
labor, services, equipment or materials is:

Nicole D. Genitsmq Nicklas Arthur Eofrman, Tnrstees for H.M. Wysocki Trus! and Sean Ray
Enterprises.
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Notice of Mechanics Lien

Signed, Executed, and Filed by the Claimants on this date:

Tuesday, October

lE,20l I
Courtney Ray Giltespie, husband of Melody Ann Gillespie
lEll Nofb Lime Street, Porterville, CA 93258

By:

And, Melody Ann Gillespie, wife of Courtney Ray Gillespie

By:

Melody Ann Gil

VERIFICATION
I, the undersigned Courtney Ray Gillespie, say and declare under penalty of perjury that I am the
SECIjRED PARTY CREDTTOR
of tlre claimant of the foregoing mechanic's lien; I have read and reviewed said claim of mechanic's lien
and know lhe contents thereof; the same is true of my own knowledge. I hereby declare and veriff under
penalty of perjury that each element of the foregoing claim is true and conect.
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(date. this document was signed), at Porterville,

California

VERIFICATION
I, the undersigned Melody Ann Gillespie, say and declare under penalty of pedury that I am the
SECTJRED PARTY CREDITOR

of the claimant of the foregoing mechaniCs lien; I have read and reviewed said claim of mechaniCs lien
and know the contents thereof; the same is true of my own knowledge. I hereby declare and veriS under
penalty of perjury that each element of the foregoing claim is tnre and conect.
Executed on Tuesday, October I
at Porterville, Cal ifornia

l, 201l, (date this document was signed)

Notice of Mechanics Lien

NOTICE OF MECHANIC'S LIEN

(California Civil Code $84fd)
Attention!
Upon the recording of the enclosed MECHANICS LIEN with the county recordey's oftice of the county
where the propeny is located, your property is subject to the filing of a legal action seeking a courtordered foreclosure sale of the real proprty on which the lien has been recorded. That legal action must
be filed with the court no later than 90 days after the date the mechanics lien is recorded.

The

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in the enclosed

mechanics

lien may have provided labor or materials for

improvements to your property and may not have been paid for these items. You are receiving this notice
because it is a required step in filing a mechanics lien foreclosure action against your property. The

foreclosurc action will seek a sale of your property in order to pay for unpaid labor, materials, or
improvements provided to your property. This may affect your ability to borrow againsq refinarce, or sstl
the property until the mechanics lien is released.
BECAUSE THE LIEN AFFECTS YOUR PROPERTY, YOU MAY WISH TO SPEAK WITH YOUR
ATTORNEY, OR FOR MORE
CONTRACTOR IMMEDIATELY, OR CONTACT
INFORMATION ON MECHANICS LIENS GO TO THE CONTRACTORS' STATE LICENSE
BOARD WEB SITE AT www.cslb.ca.gov."

AN

PROOF OF SERVICE ATTIDAVTT

(California Civil code $3084 (nXO, (CXIXA)
I, Counney Gillespie declare that I served a copy of the enclosed MECHANIC'S LIEN and NOTICE OF
MECHANIC'S LIEN by Certified First Class Mail, evidenced by acertificate of mailing, postage
prepaid, addressed to the following owner, or reputed ovr'ner of the property Nickol CenitsmaAilYSOCKI
TRUST at the following address: l614 Bradley Sftet, Visalia, California 932y2,on this date: October
19, 201

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Signed at Porterville Californiq Tulare county on this date, October 19, 201

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY NOTARY PI'BLIC

The County of Tulare

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The State of Califomia

On Oaober 19,201I beforr rne,

ARY PUBLIC, personally appeare4 Courtrey
Ray Gillespic, who proved to me on the basis of
evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to
the within insfument and acknowledgcd to me that he execurd lhe same in his capaciry, and that by his signature
on the instrument the person, who acted,
I certify under PENALTY OF PERruRV
of The State of Califomia that the forcgoing paragraph is
true

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