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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR DISMISSAL OF CLAIMS AGAINST DEFENDANT SAMUEL HENKA, 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE - C 09 02388 JW PVT 

Andrew B. Downs, SBN 111435 

E-Mail: andy.downs@bullivant.com 

BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEY PC 

601 California Street, Suite 1800 

San Francisco, California 94108 

Telephone: 415.352.2700 

Facsimile: 415.352.2701 

Attorneys for Plaintiff United States Fire 

Insurance Company 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a corporation, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

VESTA STRATEGIES, LLC, a limited liability 

company; SAMUEL W. HENKA, an 

individual, 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: C 09 02388 JW PVT 

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

DISMISSAL OF CLAIMS AGAINST 

DEFENDANT SAMUEL HENKA, 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

Plaintiff United States Fire Insurance Company and defendant Samuel Henka stipulate 

as follows: 

1. On May 27, 2010, the Court entered an Order on various motions including U.S. 

Fire’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings against Henka’s Counterclaim (Docket # 181). 

That Order dismissed Henka’s Counterclaim against U.S. Fire with prejudice and operated to 

resolve or render moot all claims between Henka and U.S. Fire. 

2. In order to streamline the litigation of the remaining issues in this action and to 

avoid litigating issues that are moot at the present time, Henka and U.S. Fire desire to have U.S. 

Fire’s claims against Henka dismissed without prejudice to the positions of either party 

following any future appellate review. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR DISMISSAL OF CLAIMS AGAINST DEFENDANT SAMUEL HENKA, 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE - C 09 02388 JW PVT 

3. Accordingly, Henka and U.S. Fire request that the court dismiss U.S. Fire’s 

claims against Henka without prejudice, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41, with 

each party to bear its own costs and attorney’s fees. 

DATED: October 29, 2010 

BULLIVANT HOUSER BAILEY PC 

By /s/ Andrew B. Downs 

Andrew B. Downs, SBN 111435 

Attorneys for Plaintiff United States Fire Insurance 

Company 

DATED: 10/29/10 

HOLLISTER & BRACE 

By /s/ Peter L. Candy (by e-mail authorization) 

Robert L. Brace, SBN 122240 

Peter L. Candy, SBN 149976 

Attorneys for Thomas Dillon, Court-Appointed 

Receiver for defendant Vesta Strategies, LLC and 

for defendant Samuel Henka 

ORDER 

The parties having stipulated and good cause appearing, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff United States Fire Insurance Company’s First 

Amended Complaint is dismissed without prejudice as to defendant Samuel Henka only, with 

each party to bear its own costs and attorney’s fees. 

DATED: 

 

United States District Judge 

12854506.1 

November 2, 2010 

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