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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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BNFY 567043v1 -1- (CV-04-04128 EDL)

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT RODNEY ISLAND AND REQUEST 

TO RETAIN JURISDICTION; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

Alan J. Kessel (Cal. Bar No.: 130707)

Suzanne M. Burke (Cal. Bar No.: 188597)

Brandon Q. Tran (Cal. Bar No.: 223435)

BUCHALTER, NEMER, FIELDS & YOUNGER

A Professional Corporation

18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800

Irvine, California 92612-0514

Telephone: (949) 760-1121

Facsimile: (949) 720-0182

E-mail: sburke@buchalter.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff DIRECTV, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

DIRECTV, INC., a California corporation,

Plaintiff,

vs.

RODNEY ISLAND,

Defendant.

Case No. CV-04-04128 EDL

Hon. Elizabeth D. Laporte

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY

DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT RODNEY

ISLAND AND REQUEST TO RETAIN

JURISDICTION; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

THEREON

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc. 

( DIRECTV ) and Defendant RODNEY ISLAND ( Defendant ), through their respective 

counsel of record, that the above-captioned action be and hereby is dismissed without prejudice, 

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1), as to Defendant. Each of said parties to bear its/his own 

costs and attorney s fees.

The terms of the Confidential Settlement Agreement dated May 9, 2005

( Agreement ) entered into between the Defendant and DIRECTV require the performance of

certain obligations by Defendant that will not be completed until June 2007. If the Defendant 

does not timely or fully perform these obligations when due, DIRECTV is authorized to seek 

enforcement of those obligations in this Court. The parties therefore have consented, and hereby 

further stipulate and consent to, the retention of jurisdiction over them by this Court and to 

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BNFY 567043v1 -2- (CV-04-04128 EDL)

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT RODNEY ISLAND AND REQUEST 

TO RETAIN JURISDICTION; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

reference to a Magistrate Judge in this District for the purpose of enforcing those obligations of 

the Agreement, as defined therein. The parties therefore respectfully request that the Court retain 

such jurisdiction.

DATED: June 14, 2005 Respectfully Submitted,

BUCHALTER, NEMER, FIELDS & YOUNGER

A Professional Corporation

By: /s/ Suzanne M. Burke

Suzanne M. Burke

Attorneys for Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc.

DATED: June 14, 2005 PARR LAW GROUP

By: /s/ Shawn R. Parr

Shawn R. Parr

Attorneys for Defendant Rodney Island

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BNFY 567043v1 -3- (CV-04-04128 EDL)

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT RODNEY ISLAND AND REQUEST 

TO RETAIN JURISDICTION; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

ORDER

HAVING READ AND CONSIDERED the forgoing Stipulation for Voluntary 

Dismissal of Defendant RODNEY ISLAND and Request to Retain Jurisdiction, and such other 

pleadings, documents and records deemed appropriate by the Court, and good cause appearing 

therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

(1) Defendant RODNEY ISLAND is hereby dismissed from this action 

without prejudice; 

(2) Each of said parties to bear its/his own costs and attorney s fees; and

(3) The Court shall retain jurisdiction over DIRECTV and Defendant 

RODNEY ISLAND to enforce the terms described above of the Settlement Agreement between 

those parties dated May 9, 2005 and hereby refers any further proceedings in this action to 

enforce such terms of the Settlement Agreement to a Magistrate Judge of this District.

Dated:

__________________________________

Honorable Elizabeth D. Laporte

United States District Court 

Northern District of California

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June 20, 2005

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte

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