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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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BILL LOCKYER

Attorney General of the State of California

ROBERT R. ANDERSON

Chief Assistant Attorney General

FRANCES T. GRUNDER

Senior Assistant Attorney General

JAMES E. FLYNN

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

MICHAEL G. LEE, State Bar No. 88956

Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 323-1993

Fax: (916) 324-5205

Attorneys for Defendants Brown, Bellamy, Banks,

Blaylock, Easterday, Frial, Fuhlrodt, Hance, Johnson,

Levine, Lewis, Navarro, Pasion, Peterson, Price,

Robles, Rogers, Seifert, Smith, Tyner, Wooten and

Braswell

SA2002100556

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN D. WHITE, individually; BEVERLY ANN

WHITE, individually; ESTATE OF JOHN

DOUGLAS “J.D.” WHITE, by and through his

successors in interest, JOHN D. WHITE and

BEVERLY ANN WHITE,

Plaintiffs,

v.

FREDERICK A. BROWN, et al.,

Defendants.

NO. CIV F-02-5939 OWW TAG P

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

AND RELEASE

Plaintiffs, Estate of J.D.White, John D. White and Beverly White, by and through their

attorneys of record Michael P. Stone, Stephen J. Horvath and Michael P. Stone, P.C. Lawyers,

and defendants Brown, Bellamy, Banks, Blaylock, Easterday, Frial, Fuhlrodt, Hance, Johnson,

Levine, Lewis, Navarro, Pasion, Peterson, Price, Robles, Rogers, Seifert, Smith, Tyner, Wooten

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and Braswell, by and through their attorneys of record Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the

State of California and Deputy Attorney General Michael G. Lee, agree and stipulate as follows:

1. That this case shall be dismissed with prejudice upon the order of this court after

full payment has been made as specified in paragraph 4 and, that no complaint entertaining any

of the claims raised herein, or that might have been raised herein, shall be filed at anytime in the

future against the defendants named and unnamed;

2. Plaintiff does for themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, attorneys,

representatives, agents and assigns, release and expressly waive the right to pursue any and all

claims, demands, liabilities, actions, suits, causes of action, obligations, controversies, costs,

expenses, damages, losses and judgments of every kind or character in law, equity or otherwise,

including attorney's fees and costs, against the defendants, named and unnamed, and the State of

California, its agencies and departments, officers, employees, agents or assigns which plaintiffs

have based upon or by reason of, in whole or in part, any act, omission to act, transaction,

practice, conduct, matter, cause or thing of any kind or charge directly or indirectly arising out of

or in anyway connected with the alleged events which are the subject of the action Estate of John

Douglas White, et al. v. Frederick Brown, et al., No. CIV-F-02-5939 OWW TAG;

3. The liability alleged in this lawsuit is disputed and this settlement does not

constitute an admission of guilt or wrongdoing on the part of the defendants or any person or

entity;

4. Plaintiffs shall receive in compromise of their claim of wrongful death resulting

from personal physical injuries suffered by their son J.D. White, $850,000 payable to John

Douglas White and Michael P. Stone by a negotiable instrument made out to "John Douglas

White and Michael P. Stone P.C." Payment shall be made as soon as is reasonably possible, but

in no event, more than 180 days from the date of filing this agreement. The parties agree that

interest at the legal rate shall begin accruing on the $850,000 settlement on October 1, 2005, and

shall be added thereto until the $850,000 settlement plus accrued interest is paid in full. Full

payment of the $850,000 settlement plus interest constitutes a full and final satisfaction of

Defendants’ obligations pursuant to this settlement agreement.

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5. Plaintiffs hereby release all claims arising out of events alleged which are the

subject of this action and voluntarily and expressly waive any and all rights or benefits of

California Civil Code section 1542.

California Civil Code section 1542 states: "A general release does not extend to claims

which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of the execution of

the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor."

Plaintiffs Estate of John Douglas White, John Douglas White and Beverly White agree

that, pursuant to the settlement, all rights which they may have retained under section 1542 or

any other similar applicable law of any state or territory of the United States are expressly

waived;

6. It is the intention of the parties that the settlement embodied in this settlement

agreement constitutes a release of all claims and a full and final accord and satisfaction of the

above-entitled action so as to bar all related, ancillary, or connected actions, costs, expenses,

attorney's fees and liabilities whatsoever, whether or not now known, suspected, claimed or

concealed;

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7. This settlement agreement and release constitutes all of the terms to which the

parties have agreed. There are no additional terms, agreements, understandings, or contracts

between the parties.

DATED: June 21, 2005 /s/ Michael G. Lee 

 MICHAEL G. LEE

 Deputy Attorney General

 Attorney for defendants

/s/ Michael P. Stone

DATED: June 21, 2005 See Attachment for Signature 

 MICHAEL P. STONE

 Attorney for plaintiffs

 Estate of J.D. White, John Douglas White 

and Beverly White

/s/ John Douglas White

DATED: June 21, 2005 See Attachment for Signature 

JOHN DOUGLAS WHITE

/s/ Beverly Ann White

DATED: June 21, 2005 See Attachment for Signature 

BEVERLY ANN WHITE

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ OLIVER W. WANGER

DATED: June 21, 2005 

 HONORABLE OLIVER W. WANGER

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

02cv5939.settle.wpd

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