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Nature of Suit Code: 371
Nature of Suit: Truth in Lending
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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KAREN M. GOODMAN (State Bar No. 117423) 

SUMMER D. HARO (State Bar No. 245482) 

GOODMAN & ASSOCIATES 

3840 Watt Avenue – Bldg. A 

Sacramento, CA 95821-2640 

Telephone: (916) 643-0600 

Facsimile: (916)643-0605 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

DAVID SMITH 

MICHAEL J. STEINER (State Bar No. 112079) 

JOSHUA E. WHITEHAIR (State Bar No. 244900) 

SEVERSON & WERSON 

A Professional Corporation 

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 398-3344 

Facsimile: (415) 956-0439 

Attorneys for Defendant 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. (sued herein 

as WELLS FARGO, N.A.) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DAVID SMITH, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

CHASE MORTGAGE CREDIT GROUP, LA 

JOLLA LENDING & REAL ESTATE, INC., 

PAUL BAKHTIAR, POOYAN BAKHTIAR, 

WELLS FARGO, N.A., WEST AMERICAN 

ESCROW, INC., and DOES 1 through 10 

inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: 2:08-cv-01049-LKK-KJN 

STIPULATION AND ORDER OF 

DISMISSAL 

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Plaintiff David Smith (“Plaintiff”) brought this action against defendants Chase Mortgage 

Credit Group (“Chase”), La Jolla Lending & Real Estate, Inc. (“La Jolla”), Pooyan, a.k.a. “Paul” 

Bakhtiar (“Bakhtiar”), West American Escrow, Inc. (“West American”) and Wells Fargo Bank, 

N.A. (“Wells Fargo”). 

Defendants Chase, La Jolla, Bakhtiar and West American filed an answer to the 

complaint. Wells Fargo also filed an answer and a counterclaim against Plaintiff for declaratory 

and/or equitable relief. In addition, Wells Fargo filed a crossclaim against Chase, La Jolla, 

Bakhtiar and West American for indemnity, contribution and declaratory relief. 

By Order of October 5, 2009, the Court granted Plaintiff’s ex parte application for entry of 

default against West American. On October 15, 2009, the Court granted attorney Dale 

Hardeman’s motion to withdraw as counsel for Chase, La Jolla and Bakhtiar. Chase and La Jolla 

were advised that a corporation could only appear by attorney and ordered to inform the Court 

within 60 days of the name of their counsel. As of the date of this writing, no such notification 

has been received by Plaintiff or Wells Fargo. Defendant Bakhtiar is representing himself pro se. 

Pursuant to Local Rule 160, Plaintiff, Wells Fargo and Bakhtiar hereby give notice that a 

settlement has been reached that fully resolves Plaintiff’s claims against Wells Fargo and 

Bakhtiar and Wells Fargo’s counterclaim against Plaintiff. 

Due to the default of West American, the failure of Chase and La Jolla to obtain counsel, 

Plaintiff, Wells Fargo and Bakhtiar are not able to obtain their signatures for a stipulation of 

dismissal per Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Nevertheless, 

Plaintiff, Wells Fargo and Bakhtiar stipulate, and respectfully request that the Court enter an 

order, that Plaintiff’s claims against Wells Fargo be dismissed with prejudice, that Wells Fargo’s 

counterclaim against Plaintiff be dismissed with prejudice and that Wells Fargo’s cross claims be 

dismissed against West American, Chase, La Jolla and Bakhtiar without prejudice. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

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DATED: February 10, 2010 GOODMAN & ASSOCIATES 

By: /s/ Karen M. Goodman 

Karen M. Goodman 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

DAVID SMITH 

DATED: February 10, 2010 SEVERSON & WERSON 

A Professional Corporation 

By: /s/ Michael J. Steiner 

Michael J. Steiner 

Attorneys for Defendant 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. 

DATED: February 10, 2010 

By: /s/ Pooyan Baktiar 

 Pooyan Bakhtiar 

ORDER

Pursuant to the Stipulation of Plaintiff, Wells Fargo and Bakhtiar, and good cause 

appearing, this action is hereby dismissed with prejudice as to Plaintiff’s claims against Wells 

Fargo. Wells Fargo’s counterclaim against Plaintiff is dismissed with prejudice. Wells Fargo’s 

cross claims against defendants West American, Chase, La Jolla, and Bakhtiar are dismissed 

without prejudice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: February 16, 2010 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, declare that I am over the age of 18 and am not a party to this action. I 

am employed in the City of San Francisco, California; my business address is Severson & 

Werson, One Embarcadero Center, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA 94111. 

On the date below I served a copy, with all exhibits, of the following document(s): 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER OF DISMISSAL 

on all interested parties in said case addressed as follows: 

Paul Bakhtiar 

168 Dewart Place 

Las Vegas NV 89144 

In Pro Per 

Pooyan Bakhtiar 

168 Dewart Place 

Las Vegas NV 89144 

In Pro Per 

x (BY MAIL) By placing the envelope for collection and mailing following our ordinary 

business practices. I am readily familiar with the firm’s practice of collecting and processing 

correspondence for mailing. On the same day that correspondence is placed for collection and 

mailing, it is deposited in the ordinary course of business with the United States Postal Service in 

San Francisco, California in sealed envelopes with postage fully prepaid. 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the Bar of 

this Court at whose direction the service was made. This declaration is executed in San 

Francisco, California, on February 10, 2010. 

/s/ Marilyn C. Li

Marilyn C. Li 

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