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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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Stipulation of Partial Dismissal with Prejudice and Stipulation 

to Remand of Remaining Claims; [Proposed] Order Case No. 1:09-cv-02081-LJO-SMS 

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DOUGLAS A. LOW (SBN: 54006) 

7450 N. Fresno St. 

Fresno, CA 93720 

Telephone: (559) 437-0941 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

JACKSON LEWIS LLP 

CARY G. PALMER (SBN: 186601) 

BRENDAN J. BEGLEY (SBN; 202563) 

801 K Street, Suite 2300 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 341-0404 

Facsimile: (916) 341-0141 

JACKSON LEWIS LLP 

ASHLEY B. ABEL 

(South Carolina SBN: 10097) 

(Pro Hac Vice Petition Pending) 

abela@jacksonlewis.com 

One Liberty Square 55 Beattie Place, Suite 800 

Greenville, South Carolina 29601 

Telephone: (864) 232-7000 

 Facsimile: (864) 235-1381 

Attorneys for Defendant 

LIBERTY MUTUAL 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – FRESNO DIVISION 

EARL ANTHONY, 

APPLICANT, 

v. 

LIBERTY MUTUAL, 

DEFENDANT. 

CASE NO. 1:09-cv-02081-LJO-SMS 

Stipulation of Partial Dismissal with 

Prejudice and Stipulation to Remand of 

Remaining Claims; Order 

TRIAL DATE: NONE SCHEDULED 

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1), Plaintiff Earl Anthony, by 

and through his undersigned attorney of record, hereby voluntarily dismisses, with prejudice, the 

Petition for Increased Benefits per California Labor Code § 132a (“Petition”) dated October 23, 

2009 dated October 23, 2009, against Liberty Mutual Group Inc. (“Defendant”). This dismissal 

extends to any and all claims for relief under, or which are pre-empted by, ERISA and COBRA, 

and are based on the same facts upon which said petition is based. Defendant, by and through its 

undersigned attorneys of record, hereby consents to Plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal, with 

prejudice, of said Petition and claims. 

The Parties further stipulate to the remand of all other worker’s compensation 

claims in case numbers WCAB 279544 and 3448114 to the California Workers’ Compensation 

Appeals Board. 

The Parties shall bear their own attorneys’ fees, expenses and costs. 

FOR DEFENDANT: 

Dated: January 4, 2010 

/s/ Brendan J. Begley ___________

CARY G. PALMER (SBN: 186601) 

BRENDAN J. BEGLEY (SBN: 202563) 

JACKSON LEWIS LLP 

801 K Street, Suite 2300 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 341-0404 

Facsimile: (916) 341-0141 

ASHLEY B. ABEL (South Carolina SBN: 10097) 

(Pro Hac Vice Petition Pending) 

JACKSON LEWIS LLP 

abela@jacksonlewis.com 

One Liberty Square 55 Beattie Place, Suite 800 

Greenville, South Carolina 29601 

Telephone: (864) 232-7000 

Facsimile: (864) 235-1381 

Attorneys for Defendant 

LIBERTY MUTUAL 

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FOR PLAINTIFF: 

Dated: December 29, 2009 

/s/ Douglas A. Low (authorized 12/29/09)

Douglas A. Low (SBN: 54006) 

7450 N. Fresno St. 

Fresno, CA 93720 

Telephone: (559) 437-0941 

Facsimile: (559) 437-3817 

Attorneys for Applicant 

EARL ANTHONY 

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ORDER

Pursuant to the Parties’ stipulations above, the Petition for Increased Benefits per 

California Labor Code § 132a (“Petition”) dated October 23, 2009 against Liberty Mutual Group 

Inc., including any and all claims for relief under, or which are pre-empted by, ERISA and 

COBRA and which are based on the same facts upon which said petition is based, are dismissed 

with prejudice. All other worker’s compensation claims in case numbers WCAB 279544 and 

3448114 are remanded to the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 

Dated:__January 7, 2010 ___/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill_____________________ 

JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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