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Nature of Suit Code: 720
Nature of Suit: Labor Management Relations Act
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Labor/Mgmnt. Relations

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REMANDING - 1 - 

CIVIL ACTION TO STATE COURT 

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LAW OFFICES OF PANOS LAGOS 

Panos Lagos, Esq. / SBN 61821 

5032 Woodminster Lane 

Oakland, CA 94602 

(510)530-4078

(510)530-4725/FAX

Attorney for Plaintiff, 

GORDON E. LARKS 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GORDON E. LARKS, 

 Plaintiff, 

v.

HUSTEADS, INC., GALE VERNON 

LARKS, CAROL ANN LARKS, and 

DOES 1 to 100, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

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CASE NO.: C05-2265EMC 

STIPULATION AND ORDER REMANDING 

CIVIL ACTION TO STATE COURT

Alameda County Superior Court 

Case No.: RG05209192 

 The parties, by and through their Counsel of record, do hereby agree and stipulate as 

follows: 

 1. The following language shall be deemed stricken from Plaintiff’s Complaint: 

a. Page 2, Line 28, beginning with the words “to deny” and including the 

word “pension” on Page 3, Line 1; 

b. Page 3, Line 4, beginning with the word “including” and ending with the 

word “retirement” on Page 3, Line 5; 

c. Page 5, Line 1, beginning with the words “i.e., to deny” and ending with 

the word “benefits”; 

d. Page 5, Line 8, beginning with the word “but” and including the word 

“pension” at line 9; 

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CIVIL ACTION TO STATE COURT 

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e. [Prayer] Page 8, Paragraph 1, Line 20, the words [lost] “employment 

benefits”.

2. Plaintiff hereby waives any and all ERISA-based claims of damages in the aboveentitled action. 

 3. Plaintiff, Gordon E. Larks, makes no claim of any kind for any statement(s), 

comment(s), or insinuation(s) directly or indirectly made during the course of the investigation or 

the processing of any grievance pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement governing 

Plaintiff’s employment with Defendant Husteads. All of the alleged slanderous/defamatory 

statements that are the subject of this lawsuit are limited to any made after (1) the conclusion of 

the proceedings relating to any grievance pertaining to Plaintiff, including but not limited to any 

Board of Adjustment, and (2) the termination of his employment with Defendant Husteads. 

Subject to the limitations contained herein, Plaintiff is retaining his right to seek damages for the 

causes of action set forth in his Complaint arising from and related to comments made as more 

particularly alleged in his Complaint. Defendants retain their rights to (1) allege and prove that 

any statement(s), comment(s), or insinuations(s) upon which Plaintiff purports to base this 

lawsuit is subject to preemption by Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, and/or 

(2) remove the case to the United States District Court, Northern District of California, if 

Plaintiff alleges any statement(s), comment(s), or insinuation(s) that is subject to such 

preemption. 

 4. This matter is hereby remanded to the State Court to proceed in the Alameda 

County Superior Court as Case No.: RG05209192. 

Dated: July 6, 2005 LAW OFFICES OF PANOS LAGOS 

 /s/Panos Lagos 

 Panos Lagos, Esq. 

 Attorney for Plaintiff, 

 GORDON E. LARKS 

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CIVIL ACTION TO STATE COURT 

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Dated: July 8, 2005 SEYFARTH SHAW LLP 

 /s/Jonathan D. Martin 

 Jonathan D. Martin, Esq. 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

 HUSTEADS, INC., GALE VERNON 

LARKS, and CAROL ANN LARKS 

ORDER

 Good cause appearing therefore, 

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that the above-entitled action 

is hereby remanded to the State Court to proceed in the Alameda County Superior Court as Case 

No.: RG05209192. 

Dated:_____________________ ______________________________________ 

 MAGISTRATE JUDGE EDWARD M. CHEN 

I, Panos Lagos, attorney for Plaintiff GORDON E. LARKS, attest that I have obtained the 

concurrence of Jonathan D. Martin, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw, attorneys for Defendants HUSTEADS, 

INC., GALE VERNON LARKS, and CAROL ANN LARKS, for the filing of this Stipulation 

and Order Remanding Civil Action to State Court. 

Dated: July 11, 2005 

LAW OFFICES OF PANOS LAGOS 

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Panos Lagos, Esq. 

Attorney for Plaintiff, 

GORDON E. LARKS 

The Clerk is directed to close this case.

August 5, 2005

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Judge Edward M. Chen