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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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BNFY 631899v1 -1- (CIV-S-03-01886 FCD DAD) 

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT RUBEN MEZA 

AND REQUEST TO RETAIN JURISDICTION 

Alan J. Kessel (Cal. Bar No.: 130707) 

Keli N. Osaki (Cal. Bar No.: 179920) 

Sandeep J. Shah (Cal. Bar No.: 210449) 

BUCHALTER, NEMER, FIELDS & YOUNGER 

A Professional Corporation 

18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800 

Irvine, California 92612-0514 

Telephone: (949) 760-1121 

Facsimile: (949) 720-0182 

E-mail: sshah@buchalter.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff DIRECTV, INC.

Thomas P. Hogan (Cal. Bar No.: 95055)

LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS P. HOGAN 

121 Downey Avenue 

Suite 101A 

Modesto, CA 95354 

Telephone: (209) 492-9335 

Facsimile: (209) 492-9356 

Attorney for Defendant RUBEN MEZA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

DIRECTV, INC., a California corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

RICHARD ZINN, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No.: CIV-S-03-01886 FCD DAD 

Hon. Frank C. Damrell, Jr. 

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF 

DEFENDANT RUBEN MEZA AND 

REQUEST TO RETAIN JURISDICTION 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc. 

(“DIRECTV”) and Defendant RUBEN MEZA (“Defendant”), through their respective counsel of 

record, that the above-captioned action be and hereby is dismissed without prejudice, pursuant to 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1), only as to Defendant RUBEN MEZA. Each of said parties to bear its/his 

own costs and attorney’s fees. 

The terms of the Confidential Settlement Agreement dated July 5, 2005 

(“Agreement”) entered into between the Defendant and DIRECTV require installment payments 

from Defendant, the last of which is not due to be received until August 2006. If the Defendant 

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BNFY 631899v1 -2- (CIV-S-03-01886 FCD DAD) 

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT RUBEN MEZA 

AND REQUEST TO RETAIN JURISDICTION 

does not make any payment under the Agreement when due, DIRECTV is authorized to seek the 

entry of a Judgment in this action against Defendant pursuant to a Stipulation for Entry of 

Judgment (“Stipulation”) executed by the parties concurrently with the Agreement. The parties 

therefore have consented, and hereby further stipulate and consent to, the retention of jurisdiction 

over them by this Court and to reference to a Magistrate Judge in this District for the purpose of 

enforcing the payment terms of the Agreement, including entering a Judgment against Defendant 

pursuant to the Stipulation. The parties therefore respectfully request that the Court retain such 

jurisdiction. 

DATED: August 3, 2005 Respectfully Submitted, 

BUCHALTER, NEMER, FIELDS & YOUNGER 

A Professional Corporation 

By: /s/ Sandeep J. Shah 

Sandeep J. Shah 

Attorneys for Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc. 

DATED: August 3, 2005 LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS P. HOGAN 

By: /s/ Thomas P. Hogan (original retained in 

attorney file) 

Thomas P. Hogan 

Attorneys for Defendant RUBEN MEZA 

 ORDER 

HAVING READ AND CONSIDERED the forgoing Stipulation for Voluntary 

Dismissal of Defendant RUBEN MEZA and Request to Retain Jurisdiction, and such other 

pleadings, documents and records deemed appropriate by the Court, and good cause appearing 

therefore, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

 

 (1) Defendant RUBEN MEZA is hereby dismissed from this action without 

prejudice; 

 (2) Each of said parties to bear its/his own costs and attorney’s fees; and 

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BNFY 631899v1 -3- (CIV-S-03-01886 FCD DAD) 

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT RUBEN MEZA 

AND REQUEST TO RETAIN JURISDICTION 

 (3) The Court shall retain jurisdiction over DIRECTV and Defendant RUBEN 

MEZA to enforce the terms described above of the Settlement Agreement between those parties 

dated July 5, 2005 and hereby refers any further proceedings in this action to enforce such terms 

of the Settlement Agreement to a Magistrate Judge of this District. 

Dated: August 4, 2005 

 /s/ Frank C. Damrell Jr. 

 Honorable Frank C. Damrell, Jr. 

 Judge of the United States District Court 

 Eastern District of California

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