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Nature of Suit Code: 720
Nature of Suit: Labor Management Relations Act
Cause of Action: 29:185 Labor/Mgt. Relations (Contracts)

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[] ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO VACATE ORDER OF REMAND 

AND TO DISMISS ACTION WITH PREJUDICE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

GAYLE WILLIAMS, 

as successor-in-interest to MICHAEL 

WILLIAMS, 

 Plaintiff 

 vs. 

LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE 

OPERATIONS COMPANY, a Nevada 

Corporation; LOCKHEED MARTIN 

CORPORATION, a Maryland Corporation; 

CARLA BARNES, an individual; MARY 

SESSLER; an individual; and Does 1-50 

 Defendants. 

Case No. C05-05210 RMW 

[] ORDER GRANTING 

JOINT MOTION TO VACATE ORDER 

OF REMAND AND TO DISMISS 

ACTION WITH PREJUDICE 

**Hearing Waived** 

The motion filed jointly by Plaintiff Gayle Williams, as successor-in-interest to decedent 

Michael Williams (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants Lockheed Martin Space Operations Company, 

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Carla Barnes, and Mary Sessler (collectively “Defendants”) (all 

collectively, “the Parties”) to vacate this Court’s May 16, 2006 “Order Dismissing Certain Claims 

and Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Remand” (“Remand Order”) and to dismiss this action with 

prejudice came under submission to this Court for decision, the Parties having waived hearing. 

After consideration of the parties’ pleadings, papers, and arguments, pursuant to Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure 60(b), the Court ORDERS as follows: 

1. The Parties Joint Motion to Vacate is hereby GRANTED. 

2. This Court’s May 16, 2006, Remand Order is hereby VACATED in its entirety and 

hereby ceases to have any preclusive effect. Under the circumstances of this case, the right to 

relitigation of unreviewed disputes and the equities of this matter outweigh the value of the 

finality of the Remand Order. See Ringsby Truck Lines v. Western Conference and Teamsters, 

686 F.2d 720, 722 (9th Cir. 1982). 

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[] ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO VACATE ORDER OF REMAND 

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3. This action is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE, each party to bear its own 

costs. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: __________________ __________________________________ 

Hon. Ronald M. Whyte 

United States District Judge 

4/26/07

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