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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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Ayesha N. Khan (motion for admission pro hac vice pending) 

Richard B. Katskee (admitted pro hac vice) 

Sara J. Rose (admitted pro hac vice) 

Heather L. Weaver (motion for admission to the Bar of this court pending) 

AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF 

CHURCH AND STATE 

518 C St., NE 

Washington, DC 20002 

Tel: (202) 466-3234 

Fax: (202) 466-2587 

akhan@au.org / katskee@au.org / rose@au.org / weaver@au.org

Maurice A. Leiter (Bar No. 123732) 

John Danos (Bar No. 210964) 

ARNOLD & PORTER LLP 

777 South Figueroa Street, 44th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90017-5844 

Telephone: (213) 243-4000 

Facsimile: (213) 243-4199 

Maury_Leiter@aporter.com / John_Danos@aporter.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

HURST, et al. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KENNETH HURST, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

STEVE NEWMAN, et al., 

Defendants. 

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CASE NO. 1:06-CV-00036-OWW-SMS 

STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL WITH 

PREJUDICE; ORDER 

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Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice 

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By and through their attorneys of record, plaintiffs KENNETH HURST, JOAN BALCOME, 

KIRK ROGER TINGBLAD, BARRY S. GOLDBERG, SOPHIE GOLDBERG, JEANNIE 

PARENT, KEN and JODY VALMASSY, and ANN and RICHARD HOWARD (collectively, 

“Plaintiffs”) and defendants STEVE NEWMAN, PAULA REGAN, STACEY GUSTAFSON, 

KITTY JO NELSON, PHYLLIS THROCKMORTON, JOHN WIGHT, DAN PENNER, and 

SHARON LEMBURG (collectively, “Defendants”), hereby agree and stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Defendants have resolved their dispute in this matter upon the 

conditions set forth below; 

WHEREAS, Defendants have the capacity and authority to bind the El Tejon Unified School 

District (the “School District”) and the Frazier Mountain High School (the “High School”) to the 

provisions set forth herein; 

THEREFORE, the parties stipulate, and request that the Court enter an Order, as follows: 

(1) Defendants shall cause the course entitled “Philosophy of Design” or “Philosophy of 

Intelligent Design” to be terminated and discontinued no later than January 27, 2006; 

(2) No school over which the School District has authority, including the High School, 

shall offer, presently or in the future, the course entitled “Philosophy of Design” or “Philosophy of 

Intelligent Design” or any other course that promotes or endorses creationism, creation science, or 

intelligent design; 

(3) Plaintiffs’ lawsuit is dismissed with prejudice; 

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Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice 

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(4) The Court reserves jurisdiction to enforce this Order such that, in the event that the 

School District fails to comply with this Order, plaintiffs or Americans United for Separation of 

Church and State may file a motion with this Court seeking enforcement of this Order, and 

Defendants are hereby deemed to have submitted irrevocably to the jurisdiction and venue of this 

Court, and to have waived any objection thereto, for any proceeding arising out of this Order; 

(5) Each party shall bear his or her own costs and fees, including attorneys’ fees, with 

respect to this lawsuit. 

 

DATED: January 14, 2006 __/s/ Richard B. Katskee_______________

Richard B. Katskee 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

DATED: January 14, 2006 __/s/ Peter C. Carton__________________

Peter C. Carton, 

Attorney for Defendants 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: _Jan. 17,2006 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER 

Honorable Oliver W. Wanger 

United States District Judge 

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