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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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STIPULATION and ORDER DISMISSING ENTIRE ACTION 

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Gregory M. Fox, State Bar No. 070876 

Arlene C. Helfrich, State Bar No. 096461 

BERTRAND, FOX & ELLIOT 

The Waterfront Building 

2749 Hyde Street 

San Francisco, California 94109 

Telephone: (415) 353-0999 

Facsimile: (415) 353-0990 

Attorneys for Defendants CITY OF TRACY, 

CITY OF TRACY POLICE DEPARTMENT 

and OFFICERS KOOTSTRA and STAMMLER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LOUIS GARFIELD SMITH, JR., 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

CITY OF TRACY, a municipality; CITY OF 

TRACY POLICE DEPT.; OFFICER 

KOOSTRA, an individual and employee of 

CITY OF TRACY POLICE DEPT.; OFFICER 

STAMMLER, an individual and employee of 

CITY OF TRACY POLICE DEPT.; and DOES 

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Case No.: 2:06-CV-02242-WBS-EFB 

STIPULATION and [PROPOSED] ORDER 

DISMISSING ENTIRE ACTION WTH 

PREJUDICE 

Plaintiff LOUIS GARFIELD SMITH, JR. by and through his counsel of record Thomas P. 

Hogan of the Law Offices of Thomas P. Hogan, and Defendants CITY OF TRACY, CITY OF 

TRACY POLICE DEPT. and OFFICERS CRAIG KOOTSTRA (sued herein as Koostra) and 

CRISTIN STAMMLER, by and through their counsel of record Gregory M. Fox ,of Bertrand, Fox 

and Elliot, hereby agree and stipulate as follows: 

 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties, acting by and through their 

designated counsel of record, that the above captioned entire matter be and hereby is dismissed with 

prejudice pursuant to F.R.C.P. 41(a)(1) pursuant to the Settlement Agreement and Full and Final 

Release of All Claims (”Agreement”) entered into between the parties and executed and notarized by 

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plaintiff, and adult, and his parents and their attorney of record on January 21, 2008 and which 

Agreement is incorporated herein as though fully set forth. Each side shall bear their own costs and 

fees. 

SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: January 22, 2008 BERTRAND, FOX & ELLIOT 

 By: /s/Gregory M. Fox 

 GREGORY M. FOX 

 ATORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTSCITY OF TRACY, 

CITY OF TRACY POLICE DEPARTMENT 

and OFFICERS KOOTSTRA and STAMMLER 

Dated: January 22, 2008 LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS P. HOGAN 

 /s/Thomas P. Hogan 

 By: (as authorized on January 22, 2008) THOMAS P. HOGAN 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, LOUIS GARFIELD SMITH, JR. 

ORDER 

 Good cause appearing the Stipulation is So Ordered. It is hereby Ordered that the entire 

action is dismissed with prejudice. Each party shall bear their own costs and fees. 

 SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 28, 2008 

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