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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: 

FILING UNDER SEAL 

WOLF V. COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN 

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ROBERT R. POWELL, ESQ. 

DENNIS R. INGOLS, ESQ. 

LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT R. POWELL

925 West Hedding Street 

San José, California 95126 

T: 408-553-0200 

F: 408-553-0203 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SONYA WOLF, individually and 

ROGER CRAIG as Guardian Ad Litem 

for minor child Nicholas H. 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

(Sacramento Division) 

SONYA WOLF, et al. ) Case No. 2~06-CV-00047-WBS-KJM

 ) Related Case No. 

Plaintiffs, ) 2~06-CV-00050-WBS-KJM 

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vs. ) STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: 

 ) FILING OF PETITION FOR APPROVAL 

 ) OF MINOR’S COMPROMISE 

COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN, et al., ) UNDER SEAL 

 ) 

Defendants. ) 

 ) 

The parties hereto, in consultation with and through their respective counsel, in 

consideration of the facts and circumstances set forth below, hereby agree and stipulate as set for 

the herein below, and request this court adopt the stipulation of the parties as an order of this 

court. 

The facts and circumstances prompting this stipulation and the requested court order as 

considered by the parties are; 

1.) The parties have settled this matter and related Case No. 2~06-CV-00050, and,

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2.) Both cases involve a minor as a plaintiff, and therefore require the filing of a Petition 

for Minor’s Compromise of Claims (“Petition”), and, 

3.) The minor has rights of privacy pursuant to state and federal law, not only personally, 

but as to the financial nature of the settlement on his behalf, and requests the Petition and 

all related documents be and remain sealed without a time limitation as they contain 

information relating to settlement of a claim that arose while he was a minor, and, 

4.) There is an issue of urgency because of the limited period of time (seven days) that the 

annuity broker handling placement of the minor’s settlement proceeds into an annuity can 

guarantee a promised rate of return which can be used for calculating payout amounts for 

the minor’s annuity, as substantial changes (in particular the possibility of a decrease in 

interest rates) may require the re-submission of the Petition and significant additional 

revision of documents related to the annuity and the Petition. 

In consideration of the foregoing, the parties respectfully request the court order as 

follows: 

1. The Petition For Approval Of Minor’s Compromise Of Claims and all documents related 

to it shall be filed under seal, with hand delivery in a sealed envelope to the clerk for Judge 

Shubb, with this order affixed to the front of the envelope. 

2. The court will decide whether to approve the Petition on the papers alone, or to set a 

hearing on the matter, which hearing will either be held in chambers or in a hearing closed 

to the public, or such other method as will ensure confidentiality of the proceeding. 

3. In the event the court desires to hold a hearing on the Petition, the hearing will be set 

within 7 days of submission of the Petition, and the court may telephonically notice the 

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parties on as little as 24 hours advance notice, though in the event defendant’s counsel has 

filed a Statement of Non-Opposition, his attendance is not required. 

4. Plaintiffs will follow the requirements of Local Rule 39-141(c) and file the Notice of 

Filing of Document Under Seal procedures therein. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Date: 2/___/07 __________/s/___________________ 

 ROBERT R. POWELL 

 Attorney for Plaintiffs 

Date: 2/___/07 _______/s/_______________________ 

 DANA A. SUNTAG 

Attorney for Defendants 

ORDER 

Based on the foregoing stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing therefor, the 

court hereby adopts the stipulations as orders of this court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: March 5, 2007 

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