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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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JOINT STIPULATION; ORDER

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

KIRK E. SHERRIFF (SBN 219488)

Asst. United States Attorney

U.S. Courthouse, Suite 4401

2500 Tulare St.

Fresno, CA 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

Facsimile: (559) 497-4099

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,

and the Veterans Affairs Central

California Healthcare System

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY HEALTH

CONSORTIUM, a California

non-profit corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

VETERAN AFFAIRS, VETERANS

ADMINISTRATION CENTAL

CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE

SYSTEM, UNIVERSITY OF

CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, PRAKASH

C. DEEDWANIA, M.D., ENRIQUE

V. CARBAJAL. M.D., RICHARD

D. BERTKEN, M.D., PAULETTE

GINIER, M.D., and DOES 1-

100, inclusive,

Defendants.

 

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Case No.: 1:06-cv-01674 AWI (WMW)

JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL;

ORDER

Plaintiff San Joaquin Valley Health Consortium, federal

defendants United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the

Veterans Affairs Central California Health Care System, and

defendants Prakash C. Deedwania, M.D., Enrique V. Carbajal, M.D.,

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 The Regents of the University of California, on behalf of the 1

named interpleader defendant University of California San

Francisco School of Medicine, filed a disclaimer of interest on

January 10, 2007 (Doc. 9), disclaiming any interest in the

interpleader funds in this action.

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JOINT STIPULATION; ORDER

Paulette Ginier, M.D., and Richard D. Bertken, M.D. hereby

stipulate to dismissal with prejudice of the complaint in this

action pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a), and subject to the

terms and conditions of the parties’ Settlement Agreement and the

Court’s May 1, 2007 Order in this action.1

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: July 3, 2007 DOYLE, FIKE & WATSON

/s/ David A. Fike 

DAVID A. FIKE

Attorneys for Plaintiff

San Joaquin Valley Health 

Consortium

Dated: July 12, 2007 United States Attorney

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

/s/ Kirk E. Sherriff 

KIRK E. SHERRIFF

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Federal Defendants 

the U.S. Department of Veterans 

Affairs, and the VA Central 

California Healthcare System

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JOINT STIPULATION; ORDER

Dated: July 2, 2007 FISHMAN, LARSEN, GOLDRING & ZEITLER

/s/ Michael Goldring 

MICHAEL GOLDRING

Attorneys for Defendants

Prakash C. Deedwania, M.D.,

Paulette Ginier, M.D., and

Enrique V. Carbajal, M.D.

Dated: July 7, 2007 /s/ Richard D. Bertken 

RICHARD D. BERTKEN, M.D.

ORDER

Pursuant to Rule 41(a), this action is DISMISSED with

prejudice. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to close this

case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 13, 2007 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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