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Nature of Suit Code: 950
Nature of Suit: Contitutionality of State Statutes
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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STIPULATION RE: SUBSTITUTION OF PLAINTIFFS

Michael F. Wright (Bar No. 89910) 

Armen Tamzarian (Bar No. 180778) 

CASE, KNOWLSON, JORDAN & WRIGHT LLP 

2029 Century Park East, Suite 2500 

Los Angeles, California 90067 

Telephone: (310) 552-2766 

Facsimile: (310) 552-3229 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

BRUCE A. BEHRENS, Chief Counsel 

RONALD W. BEALS, Assistant Chief Counsel 

JOHN K. HOXIE (Bar No. 162434) 

NAVTEJ S. BASSI (Bar No. 188406)

Attorneys for Defendants 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA STATE OUTDOOR 

ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION, 

INC., et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., 

 

Defendants. 

Case No.: 2:05-CV-00599-FCD-DAD 

STIPULATION and ORDER TO (1) 

GRANT MOTION; (2) VACATE ORDER 

TO SHOW CAUSE RE: SANCTIONS; 

AND (3) DISMISS CLAIMS OF 

PLAINTIFF HEYWOOD COMPANY 

OUTDOOR 

“AS MODIFIED” 

Date: January 13, 2006 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Judge: Courtroom 2 

 Hon. Frank C. Damrell, Jr. 

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Plaintiffs and Defendants, through their respective counsel, enter into this 

stipulation with reference to the following: 

A. Plaintiffs have filed a motion (the “Motion”) to substitute as real 

parties in interest Van Wagner/Goodman, LLC, a California limited liability 

company and Van Wagner Communications, LLC, a New York limited liability 

company for plaintiff Van Wagner Communications, a New York corporation. 

B. The Motion is made on the following grounds: 

1. Van Wagner/Goodman, LLC and Van Wagner Communications, LLC 

are real parties in interest under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(a); and 

2. Van Wagner Communications, Inc. was erroneously named as the 

plaintiff the Complaint and First Amended Complaint instead of the real parties in 

interest. 

C. Defendants do not oppose the Motion. 

D. The hearing on the Motion was originally set for December 16, 2005. 

E. On or about December 12, 2005, the Court issued an Order to Show 

Cause (“OSC”) to Defendants’ counsel as to why they should not be sanctioned in 

amount of $150 for failing to file an opposition or notice of non-opposition to the 

Motion. 

F. The Court also continued the hearing on the Motion to January 13, 

2006, at 10:00 a.m. 

G. Plaintiff Heywood Company Outdoor has merged out of existence and 

its former principal has passed away. 

WHEREFORE, with permission of the Court, Plaintiffs and Defendants 

stipulate and respectfully request that the Court order the following: 

1. The Motion is granted and the hearing set for 1/13/06 is VACATED; 

2. Van Wagner/Goodman, LLC, a California limited liability company 

and Van Wagner Communications, LLC, a New York limited liability company 

shall be plaintiffs in this action; 

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3. Van Wagner Communications, a New York corporation, is no longer a 

plaintiff in this action; 

4. The OSC is DISCHARGED and the hearing is vacated ; 

5. All claims of plaintiff Heywood Company Outdoor shall be dismissed 

without prejudice; and 

6. Defendants shall not recover costs or attorney’s fees related to the 

filing of this action by plaintiff Heywood Company Outdoor. 

Dated: December 13, 2005 CASE, KNOWLSON, JORDAN & WRIGHT LLP 

 Michael F. Wright 

 Armen Tamzarian 

 

By:______________________ 

Michael Wright 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Dated: December 13, 2005 BRUCE BEHRENS, Chief Counsel 

 RONALD W. BEALS, Assistant Chief Counsel 

 JOHN K. HOXIE (Bar No. 162434) 

 NAVTEJ. S. BASSI (Bar No. 188406) 

 By: ______________________________ 

 Navtej Bassi 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED 

DATED: December 16, 2005 

/s/ Frank C. Damrell Jr. ____ 

 United States District Judge 

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