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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Wrongful Death

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROCIO ADAME ARAUJO CASE NO. CV-F-02-6527 REC LJO

DE AGUILAR, et al. (Consolidated cases)

Plaintiffs, ORDER ON MINORS COMPROMISE

PETITION

vs. (Doc. 184.)

NATIONAL RAILROAD

PASSENGER CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendants.

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ROCIO ADAME ALFARO, et al., CASE NO. CV F 03-5632 REC LJO

Plaintiffs,

vs.

NATIONAL RAILROAD

PASSENGER CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendants.

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ESTER AGUILAR, et al., CASE NO. CV F 03-5633 REC LJO

Plaintiffs,

vs.

NATIONAL RAILROAD

PASSENGER CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendants.

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The minor plaintiffs are Lizbeth Auguilar Adame, Luis Mario Munoz, Juan Jimenez, Maria Guadalupe

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Jimenez Diaz, Valeria Itzel Jimenez, Ezequiel Suarez Rodriguez and Diana Suarez Rodriguez and will be referred to

collectively as the “minor plaintiffs.”

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CLAUDIA MUNOZ, et al, CASE NO. CV-F 02-6559 REC LJO

Plaintiffs,

vs.

NATIONAL RAILROAD

PASSENGER CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendants.

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ROSA ROMERO, et al., CASE NO. CV-F- 03-5271 REC LJO

Plaintiffs,

vs.

NATIONAL RAILROAD

PASSENGER CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendants.

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On February 23, 2006, the guardians ad litem for seven minor plaintiffs filed their petition to 1

seek this Court’s approval of settlement with defendant Shafter-Wasco Ginning Co., Inc. This Court

APPROVES the proposed distribution of the $50,000 settlement proceeds of $30,000 for expert costs

and $20,000 to the 20 settling plaintiffs. However, this Court finds that the settlement shares of $1,000

for each minor plaintiff needs to be better protected than merely forwarding the shares to the guardians

ad litem as they propose. As such, this Court ORDERS that the $7,000 settlement shares for the minor

plaintiffs be placed in a blocked account or accounts for the minor plaintiffs’ benefit and that each minor

plaintiffs’ share shall not be withdrawn until the respective minor plaintiff reaches age 18 or as otherwise

ordered by this Court. The Court otherwise APPROVES the minors compromise petition.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 24, 2006 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

66h44d UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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