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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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Stip & [Proposed] Order Dismissing Claims

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Pursuant to Local Rule 3-4(a)(1)

please see the last page for a

listing of parties represented

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

STEVEN AMES BROWN,

CIVIL NO. 08-02348 JSW (MEJ)

Plaintiff,

v.

ANDREW B. STROUD, an individual

and dba STROUD PRODUCTIONS AND

ENTERPRISES, INC.

Defendant.

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METHVEN & ASSOCIATES CIVIL NO. 13-1079 JSW (MEJ)

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION,

STIPULATION & [PROPOSED]

Plaintiff. ORDER DISMISSING CLAIMS

v.

SCARLETT PARADISE-STROUD, et. al.,

Defendants

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AND DEEMING ALL PENDING 

MOTIONS WITHDRAWN

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Pursuant to the settlement agreement among the parties dated December 11, 2015, as 

amended, Steven Ames Brown (“Brown”), San Pasqual Fiduciary Trust Company as 

administrator of the Estate of Nina Simone (“Simone Estate”) and Sony Music Entertainment 

(“Sony Music”) hereby stipulate as follows:

Brown, the Simone Estate and Sony Music hereby dismiss with prejudice all claims each 

of them has made against the other in these proceedings, including but not limited to Brown v.

Stroud, Documents 82, 670, 679 and 688, and Methven v. Paradise-Stroud, Documents 192, 

201 and 210, including the sealed versions thereof, with each party bearing its own costs and 

attorney’s fees.

These dismissals do not affect any claims against any other party, or the judgment and 

amendment thereof entered in Brown v. Stroud, Documents 609 and 661; nor does it affect 

any rights or obligations under the settlement agreement dated December 11, 2015, as 

amended, including but not limited to the right to enforce the agreement. The parties hereby 

withdraw all pending motions.

Dated: February 24, 2016

Respectfully submitted,

/s/

STEVEN AMES BROWN,

Plaintiff in pro se

/s/

DOROTHY M. WEBER,

Shukat, Arrow, Hafer, Weber & Herbsman, 

LLP,

Attorneys for the Estate of Nina Simone

/s/

JEFFREY G. KNOWLES,

COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS, LLP,

Attorneys for Reply Counterdefendant Sony 

Music Entertainment erroneously sued as 

Sony Music Holdings, Inc.

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STEVEN AMES BROWN

Entertainment Law 83363

69 Grand View Avenue

San Francisco, California 94114-2741

415/647-7700 Tele

415/285-3048 Fax

sabrown@entertainmentlaw.com

THERESE Y. CANNATA SBN 88032

Cannata, Ching & O’Toole, LLP 100 Pine Street

San Francisco, California 94111

415/409-8900 Tele

415/409-8904 Fax

tcannata@ccolaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff Brown

DOROTHY M. WEBER, pro hac vice

Shukat, Arrow, Hafer, Weber &

Herbsman, LLP

111 West 57th Street, Suite 1120

New York, New York 10019

212/245-4580 Tele

212/956-6471 Fax

dorothy@musiclaw.com

Attorneys for Estate of Nina Simone

JEFFREY G. KNOWLES, Esq. (Bar No. 129754)

COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS, LLP

One Ferry Building, Suite 200 23 San Francisco, CA 94111-4213

415/391-4800 Tele

415/989-1663 Fax

jdg@cpdb.com

Attorneys for Reply Counterdefendant Sony Music Entertainment, Erroneously sued as Sony Music Holdings, Inc.

[PROPOSED] ORDER

It is so ordered.

Dated:

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United States District Judge

February 25, 2016 The Clerk shall close these cases.

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