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Nature of Suit Code: 443
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Accommodations
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Housing Discrimination

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LaRELL FRANKLIN, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

ALLSTATE CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendants

 /

No. C-06-1909 MMC

ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR

APPROVAL OF MINORS’ COMPROMISE

INCIDENT TO SETTLEMENT OF ACTION

AGAINST RAS DEFENDANTS

Before the Court is the Petition of Dorothy A. Sewell, filed July 11, 2008, for approval

of the compromise of the claims brought by minor plaintiffs Deaneer Mona Franklin and

Coti Alexander Franklin against defendants Scott D. Schwartz and Rust, Armenis &

Schwartz (collectively, “RAS Defendants”), incident to plaintiffs’ settlement of the action

against said defendants. No opposition to said Petition has been filed. 

Having read and considered the papers filed in support of the Petition, the Court

finds it is in the best interests of the minors that the claims be settled for the amounts stated

in the Petition. Accordingly, good cause appearing,

1. The Petition is hereby GRANTED.

2. The settlement agreement is hereby APPROVED with respect to the minors’ 

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compromise contained therein.

3. The share of Deaneer Mona Franklin after payment of attorney fees shall be

$6250 and the share of Coti Alexander Franklin after payment of attorney fees shall be

$6250.

4. Said funds shall be held in individual blocked accounts in the names of Deaneer

Mona Franklin and Coti Alexander Franklin, respectively, with petitioner Dorothy Sewell as

custodian. Said accounts shall be separate and distinct from any other account maintained

on behalf of said minors, with the exception that the funds may be held in the blocked

accounts opened by petitioner on behalf of each minor pursuant to the prior settlement, in

the instant action, of the minors’ claims against the “Allstate Defendants” and the “EFI

Defendants.” Upon deposit of said funds, petitioner shall file with the Court a completed 

“Receipt and Acknowledgment of Order for the Deposit of Money into Blocked Account”

(“Receipt”). See California Judicial Council Form MC-356.

5. A status conference with respect to the deposit of the minors’ settlement funds is

hereby set for September 19, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. No appearance is required if a completed

Receipt is filed on or before August 29, 2008.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 30, 2008 MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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