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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Tort Claim

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SCOTT N. SCHOOLS (South Carolina Bar No. 9990) 

United States Attorney 

JOANN M. SWANSON (California Bar No. 88143) 

Chief, Civil Division 

LETITIA R. KIM (California Bar No. 200142) 

Assistant United States Attorney 

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 

San Francisco, California 94102-3495 

Telephone: (415) 436-7181 

Facsimile: (415) 436-6748 

Email: letitia.r.kim@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for Defendant 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

STEVEN H. SCHROEDER; HENRY 1 Case No. C 06-4498 WHA 

SCHROEDER (a.k.a. STEVEN HENRY ) SCHROEDER), ) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND 

1 [PROPOSED] ORDER 

Plaintiffs, 1 

LJNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

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Defendant. 1 

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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 

Plaintiffs Steven H. Schroeder and Steven Henry Schroeder, and defendant United States 

,f America (collectively, the "Parties") hereby enter into this Settlement Agreement (the 

'Agreement"), as follows: 

1. The Parties hereby agree to settle and compromise all claims asserted by plaintiffs 

in Steven H. Schroeder, et al. v. United States ofAmerica, United States District Court for the 

Northern District of California, Case No. C 06-4498 WHA (the "I,awsuit"), under the terns and 

:onditions set forth herein. 

2. The defendant agrees to pay plaintiffs the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars 

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($50,000.00) (the "Settlement Amount") in full settlement of the claims asserted in the Lawsuit 

and any and all liability, claims, causes of action, demands, and rights of whatsoever kind and 

nature (including any claim for wrongful death), which arise or may arise from the same subject 

matter that gave rise to the Lawsuit. Payment of the Settlement Amount will be made by check 

payable to "Lamphere Law Offices." Payment of the Settlement Amount may take sixty days or 

more to process, but the defendant agrees to make good faith efforts to expeditiously process the 

payment. 

3. In consideration of payment of the Settlement Amount, plaintiffs agree that upon 

notification that the settlement check is ready for delivery, their counsel will deliver to defense 

counsel a fully executed stipulation for dismissal of the lawsuit, with prejudice. Upon receipt of 

the executed 

4. In consideration of payment of the Settlement Amount, plaintiffs and their heirs, 

executors, administrators, and assigns hereby release and forever discharge the United States of 

America and any and all of its past and present officials, employees, agencies, agents, attorneys, 

successors, and assigns from any and all obligations, damages, liabilities, actions, causes of 

action, claims, and demands of any kind and nature whatsoever, whether suspected or 

unsuspected, at law or in equity, known or unknown (including any claim for wrongful death), 

which arise or may arise from the same subject matter that gave rise to the Lawsuit. 

5. In consideration of payment of the Settlement Amount, plaintiffs and their heirs, 

executors, administrators, and assigns further agree to reimburse, indemnify, and hold harmless 

the United States of America, its agencies, agents, servants, and employees from any and all such 

causes of action, claims, liens, rights, or subrogated or contribution interests incident to or 

resulting from further litigation or the prosecution of the claims alleged in the Lawsuit by 

plaintiffs or their heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns against any third party or against the 

United States of America, including any future claim for wrongful death. 

6. California Civil Code Section provides as follows: 

A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does 

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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. 

'laintiffs, having been apprised of such language by their attorney, and fully understanding the 

:ame, nevertheless waive the benefits of any and all rights they may have pursuant to Section 

542 and any similar provisions of federal law. Plaintiffs understand that, if the facts concerning 

heir injuries or the facts concerning the liability of the United States of America, its agencies, 

rgents, servants or cmployees for damages pertaining thereto are found hereinafter to be other 

han or different from the facts now believed to be tme, this Agreement shall be and remain 

:ffective notwithstanding such difference. 

7. This Agreement shall not constitute an admission of liability or fault on the part of 

he United States of America, its agencies, agents, servants, or employees, for the liability alleged 

n the Lawsuit, and is entercd into by and between the Parties for the purpose of compromising 

lisputed claims and avoiding the expenses and risks of litigation. 

8. This Agreement may be pled as a full and complete defense to any subsequent 

lction or other proceeding involving any person or party which arises out of the claims released 

md discharged by this Agreernent. 

9. The Settlement Amount represents the entirc amount of the compromise 

ettlement between the Parties. The Parties will each bear their own costs, attorneys' fees, and 

:xpenses, and any attorneys' fees or liens owed by plaintiffs will be paid out of the Settlement 

hount and not in addition thereto. 

10. It is also understood by plaintiffs that, pursuant to Title 28, Section 2678 of the 

Jnited States Code, attorneys' fees for services rendered in connection with this Lawsuit shall 

lot exceed 25 percent of the Settlement Amount. 

11. The Parties agree that should any dispute arise with respect to the implementation 

)f the terms of this Agreement, plaintiffs shall not seek to rescind the Agreement and pursue their 

xiginal causes of action. Plaintiffs' sole remedy in such a dispute is an action to enforce the 

:ettlement in the United States District Court. The parties agree that the United States District 

:ourt will retain jurisdiction over this matter for purposes of resolving any dispute alleging a 

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reach of this Agreement. 

12. This instrument shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties, and it is 

xpressly understood and ageed that this Agreement has been freely and voluntarily entered into 

y the Parties with the advice of counsel, who have explained the legal effect of this Agreement. 

'he Parties further acknowledge that no warranties or representations have been made on any 

ubject other than as set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement may not be altered, modified, 

mended, or otherwise changed in any respect except by writing, duly executed by the Parties and 

~eir authorized representatives. 

& Nf/md, STEVEN H. SCHROEDER 

)ATED: Lj' a 7- 07 LAMPHERE LAW OFFICES 

MICHAEL 0. LAMPHERE 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

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SCOTT N. SCHOOLS 

United States Attorney 

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LETITIA R. KIM \ 

Assistant United States Attorney 

Attorneys for Defendant 

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BROPOSEDI ORDER 

The above Settlement Agreement is APPROVED and SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

WILLIAM H. ALSUF' 

United States District Judge 

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April 30, 2007

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge William Alsup

The Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce this agreement for 90 days from the date of this order.

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