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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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Petition and Order appointing Guardian Ad Litem and Approving Minor’s Compromise

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JOHN L. BURRIS, Esq./ State Bar #69888

BENJAMIN NISENBAUM, Esq./State Bar #222173

LAW OFFICES OF JOHN L. BURRIS

Airport Corporate Centre

7677 Oakport Street, Suite 1120

Oakland, California 94621

Telephone: (510) 839-5200 Facsimile: (510) 839-3882

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

R.T., a minor, by and through her guardian ad 

litem PENEUILA NUU, individually and as 

successor-in-interest to Decedent MATAUTU 

NUU; PENEUILA NUU; MATAUAO NUU; 

KARISIMASI NUU; K.O., a minor, by and 

through her guardian ad litem, DANIEL OJEDA; 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

ERIC JONES, individually; JOHN GRIFFIN, 

individually; THOMAS HESLIN, individually; 

JAMES MANOR, individually, Stockton police 

officers DOES 1-25, inclusive,

Defendants

Case No. 2:15-cv-00430-TLN-DB

PETITION APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD 

LITEM AND APPROVING MINORS’ 

COMPROMISE AND ORDER

 No hearing date set

 Honorable Troy L. Nunley

 United States District Judge

Petitioner DANIEL OJEDA respectfully represents:

1. Petitioner DANIEL OJEDA is the natural father of minor plaintiff K.O. Minor 

Plaintiff K.O. was born in June, 2002 and is presently 14 years old.

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2. Minor Plaintiff K.O. has a cause of action for Negligent Infliction of Emotional 

Distress against the named defendants herein on which a lawsuit was brought in this court. She is the 

niece of Decedent MATAUTU NUU, and was contemporaneously present during the subjectincident. 

3. All of the other plaintiffs in this case have similar Negligent Infliction of Emotional 

Distress claims. 

4. Minor Plaintiff R.T. (who is now an adult), is Decedent’s daughter and successor-in

interest also has a Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress claim; Fourth and Fourteenth

Amendment claims; and state-law wrongful death claim; 

5. Plaintiff PENEUILA NUU, Decedent’s mother, who also has a Fourteenth

Amendment claim; and MATAUAO NUU and KARISIMASI NUU, who are Decedent’s brother and 

sister respectively, who both have Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress claims only . 

6. Plaintiffs’ causes of action arise out an incident that occurred on January 27, 2015, in 

which Decedent MATAUTU NUU died after being shot numerous times by Defendants SCHAFFER 

and GRIFFIN.

7. No previous petition for appointment of Guardian Ad Litem has been filed in this 

matter.

8. Petitioner is willing to serve as Minor K.O.’s Guardian Ad Litem. Petitioner is fully 

competent to understand and protect the rights of the minor, and has no interest adverse to that of the 

minor.

9. Petitioner requests that he be appointed Guardian Ad Litem for his daughter, as 

denoted above, to prosecute the above-described causes of action on behalf of his daughter, as 

denoted above, and for such other relief as the Court may deem just and proper.

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10. The parties in this case have reached settlement in this matter. The total settlement of 

the case is in the amount of $550,000, including all costs and attorneys’ fees. The parties have agreed 

on apportionment of the $550,000 settlement. Of the total gross settlement amount, Minor Plaintiff 

K.O.’s gross settlement shall be $20,020.00 (3.64% of the total settlement);

Net Settlement: $550,000.00

Minor Plaintiff K.O.’s gross settlement (3.64%): $ 20,020.00

Attorney fees for Minor Plaintiff K.O. (25%): $ 5,005.00

Minor Plaintiff shall bear 3.64% of the 

$13,703.93 of total litigation cost: $ 498.82

Minor Plaintiff K.O.’s net settlement: $ 14,516.18

a. Pursuant to the contingency fee agreement in this case, attorney fees shall be 25% of 

the $20,020.00 total gross recovery for Minor Plaintiff K.O. for a total amount of $5,005.00.

b. Minor Plaintiff K.O. shall bear 3.64% of the $13,703.93 of litigation costs incurred by 

the Law Offices of John L. Burris for a total amount of $498.82.

c. Minor Plaintiff K.O.’s net settlement is $14,516.18.

d. Minor Plaintiff K.O.’s net settlement in the amount of $14,516.18 shall be placed in an 

FDIC insured court-blocked account, with distributions made only by Court order. All funds 

remaining in this FDIC insured court-blocked account shall be made available to Minor Plaintiff on 

her 18th birthday.

10. This petition was prepared by the Law Offices of John L. Burris, the lead counsel 

representing plaintiff in this action. Benjamin Nisenbaum, Esq. of Law Offices of John L. Burris also 

represents plaintiff and is in agreement with the terms of this Petition. John L. Burris, Esq. and 

Benjamin Nisenbaum, Esq. hereby represent to the Court that they became involved in this case at the 

request of plaintiffs, and have not received, and do not expect to receive any compensation for their 

services in connection with this action from any person other than the parties whom they represent in 

this action.

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11. Petitioner and her counsel have made a careful and diligent inquiry and investigation 

to ascertain the facts relating to the subject incidents, the responsibility therefore, and the nature and 

extent of injury to the minor plaintiff, and fully understand that if the compromise herein proposed is 

approved by the Court and is consummated, said minor plaintiff will be forever barred and prevented 

from seeking any further recovery of compensation as against all Defendants in this action, even if 

said minor’s losses and injuries might in the future prove to be more serious than they are now 

thought to be.

 12. Petitioner recommends this compromise settlement to the Court as being fair, 

reasonable, and in the best interests of said minor plaintiff.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Dated: October 12, 2016 /s/Benjamin Nisenbaum_____________

Benjamin Nisenbaum

Attorney for Plaintiffs

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ORDER

Plaintiff’s Petition to Appoint DANIEL OJEDA as the guardian ad litem of his daughter, 

Minor Plaintiff K.O., in the instant matter is hereby Granted.

The Court hereby approves the minor’s compromise according to the terms set forth in the 

instant petition to approve the minor’s compromise.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 18, 2016

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