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Nature of Suit Code: 362
Nature of Suit: Medical Malpractice
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Medical Malpractice

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REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL AND ORDER TO MAINTAIN JURISDICTION 

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GIOVANNIELLO & MICHELS, LLP 

Alexander F. Giovanniello (CSB # 125562) 

B. Eric Nelson (CSB # 094660) 

1470 South Valley Vista Drive, Suite 200 

Diamond Bar, California 91765 

Ph: (909) 396-1964 

Fax: (909) 396-0885 

E-mail: afg@gm-lawfirm.com

Attorneys for Defendant: 

KINDRED NURSING CENTERS WEST, LLC dba 

CALIFORNIAN CARE CENTER(Erroneously sued 

and served as two separate entities) 

UNITED STATES DISCTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SHIRLEY NEWMAN, 

 

 Plaintiff, 

V. 

CALIFORNIAN CARE CENTER; 

KINDRED NURSING CENTERS, 

WEST, LLC and DOES 1 - 50, 

inclusive, 

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Case No.: 1:05-cv-1179 

State Case No.:S-1500-CV 255822 SPC 

REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL AND 

ORDER TO MAINTAIN 

JURISDICTION SOLELY FOR 

PURPOSES OF ENFORCING 

TERMS OF ARBITRATION 

AGREEMENT 

TO THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT 

OF CALIFORNIA: The parties have mutually agreed to submit the matter to 

binding arbitration pursuant to written agreement, and therefore, give their fully 

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informed consent, and hereby request, the Court to dismiss the above entitled 

action, without prejudice. 

Notwithstanding such dismissal, the parties consent to, and hereby request 

that the Court expressly retain jurisdiction over the parties for the sole purpose of 

enforcing the terms of the arbitration award pursuant to paragraph Q of the 

Arbitration Agreement (attached hereto as Exhibit A) should any arguable issue 

arise. 

Date: September 21, 2005 ____/s/ Craig A. Edmonston _____ 

 Craig A. Edmonston, Esq. 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

Shirley Newman 

Date: September 21, 2005 ____/s/ Timothy L. Lemucchi_____ 

 Timothy J. Lemucchi, Esq. 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

Shirley Newman 

Date: September 22, 2005 ___/s/ B. Eric Nelson __________ 

 Alexander F. Giovanniello, Esq. 

 B. Eric Nelson, Esq. 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

 KINDRED NURSING CENTERS 

WEST, LLC dba CALIFORNIAN CARE 

CENTER (erroneously sued and served as 

two separate entities) 

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ORDER

The Court having reviewed the above and finding good cause shown, enters 

a dismissal with prejudice of the above matter, Case No. 1:05-cv-1179, State Court 

Case No. S-1500-CV 255822 SPC as consented to and requested by the parties on 

this __29th__ day, in the month of September, 2005; and notwithstanding such 

dismissal the Court expressly retains jurisdiction over the parties for the sole 

purpose of enforcing the arbitration award. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: __September 29, 2005 By: __/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER_____ 

 Oliver W. Wanger, 

Judge, United States District Court, 

Eastern District of California 

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PROOF OF SERVICE 

I am employed in the county of Los Angeles, State of California. I am over the age of 

eighteen years and not a party to the within entitled action; my business address is 1470 South 

Valley Vista Drive, Suite 200, Diamond Bar, California 91765.

On September 26, 2005 Iserved the foregoing document(s) described as REQUESTFOR 

DISMISSALAND ORDER TO MAINTAIN JURISDICTION SOLEYFOR PURPOSES OF 

ENFORCINGTERMS OF ARBITRATIONAGREEMENT, by placing the true copiesthereof 

enclosed in sealed envelopes address asfollows: 

Timothy J. Lemucchi 

Law Offices of Timothy J. Lemucchi 

918 Truxton Avenue 

Bakersfield, CA 93303-2171 

Tel: (661) 324-1100 

Fax: (661) 324-1633 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Craig A. Edmonston 

Law Offices of Craig A. Edmonston 

918 Truxton Avenue 

Bakersfield, CA 93303-2171 

Tel: (661) 324-1100 

Fax: (661) 324-1633 

Co-Counsel for Plaintiff

(XX) BY MAIL: I am “readily familiar” with the firm’s practice of 

collection and processing correspondence and processing correspondence for mailing. 

Under that practice it would be deposited with the U.S. postal service on that same day 

with postage thereon fully prepaid at Los Angeles California in the ordinary course of 

business. 

( ) BY PERSONAL SERVICE: I delivered such envelope(s) by hand to the office(s) of the 

above addressee(s). 

( ) BY FEDERAL EXPRESS: I caused said envelope(s) to be sent by Federal Express to 

the above address(s). 

( ) BY TELECOPIER: I caused said document(s) to be transmitted by telecopier before 

2:00 P.M. to the above address(s). 

Executed on September 26, 2005, at Diamond Bar, California. 

(XX) STATE: I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that 

the foregoing is true and correct. 

 _____/s/ Melissa Kuylen__________ 

 Melissa Kuylen

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