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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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Nguyen v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.

United States District Court Case No. C05-3507 CW

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DENNIS J. HERRERA, State Bar #139669

City Attorney 

JOANNE HOEPER, State Bar #114961

Chief Trial Attorney 

MONICA F. WILEY, State Bar # 183005 

Deputy City Attorney 

Fox Plaza 

1390 Market Street, 6th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94102-5408 

Telephone: (415) 554-3956 

Facsimile: (415) 554-3837 

E-Mail: monica.wiley@sfgov.org 

Attorneys for Defendants 

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 

and MICHAEL HENNESSEY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

NAM HOANG NGUYEN, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN 

FRANCISCO, MICHAEL HENNESSEY, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. C05-3507 CW 

FULL AND FINAL RELEASE 

AND ORDER 

FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, which shall be addressed in more detail 

below, the sufficiency of which is hereby admitted and acknowledged, NAM NGUYEN, individually 

and on behalf of his heirs, domestic partners, executors, administrators, and assigns, if any 

(hereinafter referred to individually and collectively as “RELEASOR”), hereby agrees to fully and 

forever release and discharge the City and County of San Francisco, and Michael Hennessey, together 

with their elective and/or appointive boards, agents, servants, employees, consultants, departments, 

commissioners, officers, and deputies, (hereinafter referred to individually and collectively as “SAN 

FRANCISCO”), from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, liabilities, damages, demands, 

attorneys’ fees, expenses and costs (including without limitation court costs) of any kind or nature 

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whatsoever, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, which have existed or may have 

existed, or which do exist, or which hereafter shall or may exist, and which (1) are alleged or set forth 

or attempted to be set forth in the pleadings on file in that the action entitled "Nam Nguyen v. City 

and County of San Francisco", being action No. C05-440754 in the Superior Court of the State of 

California, County of San Francisco, and in the action entitled "Nam Nguyen v. City and County of 

San Francisco", being action No. C05-03507 CW, in the United States District Court (hereinafter 

collectively referred to as the “ACTION”), or (2) arise out of or are in any way related to any of the 

transactions, occurrences, acts or omissions set forth or alleged in any of the pleadings in the Action 

(hereinafter referred to collectively as the “CLAIMS”). 

RELEASOR represents and warrants that he has not assigned or transferred, or agreed to 

assign or transfer, or attempted to assign or transfer, to any third party or entity (including without 

limitation any insurer) any interest in any of the CLAIMS. RELEASOR agrees to defend, indemnify 

and hold harmless SAN FRANCISCO against any loss, expense or liability, including without 

limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from any breach of the foregoing. Furthermore, in the 

event that SAN FRANCISCO learns that RELEASOR has breached this warranty, SAN 

FRANCISCO may, at its sole option, elect to rescind this Full and Final Release. 

SAN FRANCISCO hereby agrees to apply non-skid adhesive material in one of the dorm 

shower stall floors located at the San Francisco County Jail at the Hall of Justice as a test of the nonskid adhesive material within sixty (60) days of the execution of this Agreement. In the event that 

SAN FRANCISCO determines that the test is successful and that the application of the adhesive 

material will not endanger the health or safety of inmates located in the County Jail facility, SAN 

FRANCISCO will apply similar non-skid material to other dorm shower stall floors at County Jail 

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facilities in San Francisco in its discretion and as allowed by the budget of the City and County of 

San Francisco. 

RELEASOR agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless SAN FRANCISCO against any 

and all claims by any person or entity purporting to hold any lien, interest, or other claim, whether for 

medical care, unemployment and/or disability compensation, attorneys’ fees, or otherwise, involving 

RELEASOR and arising in connection with any of the CLAIMS. 

RELEASOR certifies that he has read Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which 

provides: 

"A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR 

 DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF 

 EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE 

 MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR." 

RELEASOR hereby waives application of Section 1542 of the Civil Code. RELEASOR understands 

and acknowledges that, as a consequence of this waiver of Section 1542, even if RELEASOR should 

eventually suffer additional or further loss, damages or injury arising out of or in any way related to 

any of the events which gave rise to the CLAIMS, or any of them, RELEASOR will not be permitted 

to make any further claims against SAN FRANCISCO to recover for such loss, damages or injury. 

RELEASOR acknowledges that he intends these consequences even as to claims for personal injury 

or property damage that may exist as of the date of this Full and Final Release but which 

RELEASOR does not know exist, and which, if known, would materially affect RELEASOR’s 

decision to execute this Full and Final Release, regardless of whether RELEASOR’s lack of 

knowledge is the result of ignorance, oversight, error, negligence, or any other cause. 

RELEASOR acknowledges that, in executing this Full and Final Release, he is acting on his 

own, independent judgment informed by his legal counsel. RELEASOR acknowledges having read 

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this Full and Final Release and having been advised by his attorney as to its meaning and effect. 

RELEASOR acknowledges and warrants that his execution of this Full and Final Release is free and 

voluntary. RELEASOR further represents and warrants that, at the time he executed this Full and 

Final Release, he was not in the period of first physical confinement, whether as an inpatient or 

outpatient, in a clinic or health facility (as defined in Sections 1203 and 1250 of the Health and Safety 

Code) as a result of the injury alleged to have given rise to any of the CLAIMS, and that as a result 

Business and Professions Code Section 6152(b) cannot be used to invalidate this Full and Final 

Release. 

RELEASOR acknowledges that this Full and Final Release contains and constitutes the entire 

agreement between RELEASOR and SAN FRANCISCO with respect to the CLAIMS. The terms of 

this Full and Final Release are contractual and not a mere recital. RELEASOR acknowledges that 

SAN FRANCISCO has made no representations, express or implied, to induce RELEASOR to enter 

into this Full and Final Release, other than as expressly set forth herein. 

No aspect of this Full and Final Release or the settlement which led to it is intended to be nor 

at any time shall be construed, deemed, or treated in any respect as an admission by SAN 

FRANCISCO of liability for any purpose. It is expressly understood by RELEASOR that this Full 

and Final Release does not constitute an admission of the truth or accuracy of any of the allegations 

made in the complaint on file in the ACTION or of liability for any of the CLAIMS, and that SAN 

FRANCISCO expressly denies the allegations made in the complaint, as more fully set forth in the 

answer or other responsive pleadings on file in the ACTION. 

If any of the provisions of this Full and Final Release or the application thereof is held to be 

invalid, its invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of this Full and Final Release 

to the extent that such other provision or application can be given effect without the invalid provision 

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or application, and to this end, the provisions of this Full and Final Release are declared and 

understood to be severable. 

RELEASOR understands and acknowledges that both RELEASOR and SAN FRANCISCO 

shall each bear their own legal expenses, costs and attorney's fees incurred in connection with 

prosecuting or defending against the ACTION and any of the CLAIMS. None of the parties shall be 

considered a prevailing party in this ACTION as to any of the CLAIMS. 

The parties shall file a Request for Dismissal – Order of Dismissal in the ACTION within five 

(5) days of the execution of this FULL AND FINAL RELEASE. 

RELEASOR and SAN FRANCISCO agree that the United States District Court shall retain 

jurisdiction in the ACTION for the purpose of carrying out or enforcing the settlement and this FULL 

AND FINAL RELEASE. 

This Full and Final Release and the settlement, which led to it, were fully negotiated with the 

assistance of counsel and should not be construed more strictly against one party than another. 

Dated: December 18, 2006 _s/_____________________________________ 

 NAM HOANG NGUYEN, 

 Plaintiff 

Dated: December 18, 2006 _s/_____________________________________ 

ROBIN FOOR, ESQ. 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Dated: December 18, 2006 By: _s/_____________________________________ 

MICHAEL HENNESSEY 

SHERIFF OF COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 

Dated: December 18, 2006 DENNIS J. HERRERA 

City Attorney 

JOANNE HOEPER 

Chief Trial Deputy 

By: _s/_____________________________________ 

MONICA F. WILEY 

Deputy City Attorney 

Attorneys for Defendants CITY AND COUNTY OF 

SAN FRANCISCO and MICHAEL HENNESSEY 

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ORDER RETAINING JURISDICTION 

The parties having reached a settlement in this matter, following the dismissal with prejudice 

of this lawsuit, IT IS ORDERED: 

The Court shall retain jurisdiction in this case for the purposes of carrying out or enforcing the 

settlement and the FULL AND FINAL RELEASE. 

Dated: 1/5/07 __________________________________ 

 Honorable Claudia Wilken 

 United States District Judge 

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