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Nature of Suit Code: 340
Nature of Suit: Marine Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 46:688 Jones Act

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER VACATING DATES AND 

SETTING A DEADLINE TO DISMISS CASE IN LIGHT OF 

EXECUTORY SETTLEMENT CASE NO. CIV. 04-5309 PJH

BANNING MICKLOW & BULL LLP

Eugene A. Brodsky, SBN 36691

Kurt Micklow, SBN 113974

One Market, Steuart Tower, Suite 1440

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 399-9191

Facsimile: (415) 399-9192

Attorneys for Plaintiff

THOMAS CARLSON

GIBSON ROBB & LINDH LLP

G. Geoffrey Robb, SBN 131515

Marker E. Lovell, Jr., SBN 208659

100 First Street, 27th Floor

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 348-6000

Facsimile: (415) 348-6001

Attorneys for Defendants

VENTURE WEST, INC. and 

F/V VENTURE WEST

CLAPP, MORONEY, BELLAGAMBA & VUCINICH

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Jeffrey M. Vucinich, SBN 67906

Joshua W. Rose, SBN 191024

15 Southgate Avenue, Suite 200

Daly City, California 94015

Telephone: (650) 758-1199

Facsimile: (650) 758-2299

Attorneys for Defendant

PACIFIC CHOICE SEAFOOD, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS CARLSON, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

VENTURE WEST, INC., in personam, and

F/V VENTURE WEST, Official No. 606361,

its engines, tackle, apparel, furniture, etc., in

rem, and PACIFIC 

CHOICE SEAFOOD, INC., in personam,

Defendants. __________________________________

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CASE NO. 04-5309 PJH (MEJ)

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER VACATING DATES AND

SETTING A DEADLINE TO

DISMISS CASE IN LIGHT OF

EXECUTORY SETTLEMENT

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER VACATING DATES AND 

SETTING A DEADLINE TO DISMISS CASE IN LIGHT OF 

EXECUTORY SETTLEMENT CASE NO. CIV. 04-5309 PJH

Plaintiff THOMAS CARLSON and Defendants, VENTURE WEST, INC., and

PACIFIC CHOICE SEAFOOD, INC., hereby submit the following stipulation and

proposed order vacating all existing dates and setting a deadline in which the parties shall

submit a final dismissal of the action in light of the executory settlement that has been

negotiated:

RECITALS

WHEREAS this action is set to commence trial on October 30, 2006, and the

following pre-trial dates have also been set by order of the Court:

Pre-trial Conference: September 28, 2006

Last Date to File Pre-trial Conference 

Statement and other pleadings August 28, 2006

WHEREAS there are two motions currently pending before the Court. The first is

a Motion to Enforce the Settlement filed by Defendant PACIFIC 

CHOICE SEAFOOD, INC., which motion is set for hearing on August 30, 2006 at 9:00

a.m. The second is a motion by Plaintiff’s counsel to be relieved as counsel. That motion

is currently noticed for hearing on September 13, 2006;

WHEREAS the parties have recently agreed to a complete settlement of the action

pursuant to which Plaintiff has agreed to and has signed a settlement agreement and

release. The original settlement agreement and release has been tendered to Defendants

and Plaintiff is awaiting payment of the settlement monies to him; and 

WHEREAS the parties expect that the settlement will be funded within the next

ten days thus completing the settlement,

STIPULATION

WHEREFORE, the parties, by and through their respective counsel of record,

hereby stipulate, in light of the pending settlement, that the Court be respectfully

requested to enter an order:

1. Vacating all current dates in the case, including the trial date, the Pre-trial

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER VACATING DATES AND 

SETTING A DEADLINE TO DISMISS CASE IN LIGHT OF 

EXECUTORY SETTLEMENT CASE NO. CIV. 04-5309 PJH

Conference date, the deadline to submit any and all pre-trial statements or other

pleadings, and the hearing dates on the motion to enforce settlement filed by

Defendant PACIFIC CHOICE SEAFOOD, INC., and the motion to be relieved as

counsel filed by Plaintiff’s attorneys of receord; and

2. Setting a deadline for the parties to submit a proposed order of dismissal within

thirty (30) days.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: August 28, 2006 BANNING MICKLOW BULL & LOPEZ LLP

By: /s/ Kurt Micklow 

KURT MICKLOW

 Attorneys for Plaintiff

 THOMAS CARLSON

Dated: August 28, 2006 GIBSON ROBB & LINDH, LLP

By: /s/ G. Geoffrey Robb 

G. GEOFFREY ROBB

Attorneys for Defendants

VENTURE WEST, INC. and F/V VENTURE

WEST

Dated: August 28, 2006 CLAPP, MORONEY, BELLAGAMBA and 

VUCINICH

By: /s/ Jeffrey M. Vucinich 

JEFFREY M. VUCINICH

Attorneys for Defendants

PACIFIC CHOICE SEAFOOD, INC.

ORDER

PURSUANT TO THE ABOVE STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. The

Parties shall file a Stipulation and Proposed Order of Dismissal on or before September

29, 2006.

Dated: __________________, 2006 ______________________________________

THE HONORABLE PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

August 30

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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