Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-caed-1_04-cv-05418/USCOURTS-caed-1_04-cv-05418-4/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

---

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING 

COMPROMISE OF MINOR’S CLAIM

STEPHEN J. RINGHOFF, SBN 067287

LAW OFFICE OF STEPHEN J. RINGHOFF

A Professional Law Corporation 

814 - 14th Street, Suite C

Post Office Box 3009

Modesto, California 95353-3009

Telephone: (209) 527-5360

Facsimile: (209) 527-1727

Attorney for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Eastern District of California

LEE ROSENBERG, individually

and as the Guardian ad Litem

of ALEX ROSENBERG, a minor, 

and as survivor of JORDAN

ROSENBERG, deceased

Plaintiff(s),

v.

COLT’S MANUFACTURING

COMPANY, LLC; NEW COLT

HOLDING CORPORATION; CRAIG

HANSEN; SHARRIE RODZONHARRIS, and DOES 1 through

100, 

Defendant(s).

___________________________

AND RELATED COUNTERLCLAIMS

AND CROSSCLAIMS.

Case NO. CIV.F-04-5418 OWW TAG

 ORDER APPROVING COMPROMISE OF

MINOR’S CLAIM

___________________________/

//

//

Case 1:04-cv-05418-OWW -TAG Document 83 Filed 10/13/05 Page 1 of 4
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING 

COMPROMISE OF MINOR’S CLAIM - 2 -

This matter came on regularly for hearing, on September 19,

2005, before the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger, United States

District Judge, Judge Presiding. 

The matter having been presented to this Court, and good

cause appearing 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the minor’s compromise\settlement

on behalf of the minor, Alex Rosenberg, is approved, and that

Alex Rosenberg shall receive one-third ($33,333.34) of the

settlement funds paid out by Craig Hansen in settlement of all

claims against Craig Hansen. In exchange for payment by Craig

Hansen to said minor, Craig Hansen shall be fully and forever

released and discharged of and from all claims, charges, and

demands of said minor arising of and from the incident that

serves as the basis for the underlying lawsuit. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Lee Mitchell Jacobson, as

Guardian ad Litem, shall execute a release in full of all claims

on behalf of said minor releasing any and all claims said minor

may have against Craig Hansen. Lee Mitchell Jacobson, as

Guardian ad Litem, shall, on behalf of said minor, execute a

dismissal with prejudice of all claims and cross-claims said

minor may have against Craig Hansen. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Lee Mitchell Jacobson, as

Guardian Ad Litem, shall execute the documents necessary for a

dismissal of all claims and cross-claims, without prejudice,

leaving the minor free to renew any claims he may have against

the Colt parties when he reaches the age of majority. 

Case 1:04-cv-05418-OWW -TAG Document 83 Filed 10/13/05 Page 2 of 4
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING 

COMPROMISE OF MINOR’S CLAIM - 3 -

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the net settlement proceeds due

the minor, Alex Rosenberg, shall be placed into a structured

settlement annuity that would begin paying annuities to Alex

Rosenberg when he reaches the age of majority. 

DATED: 10/12/05

/s/Oliver W. Wanger

 Oliver W. Wanger 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

Case 1:04-cv-05418-OWW -TAG Document 83 Filed 10/13/05 Page 3 of 4
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING 

COMPROMISE OF MINOR’S CLAIM - 4 -

PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF STANISLAUS

I, the undersigned, declare that I am a citizen of the

United States and a resident of the County aforesaid; I am over

the age of eighteen (18) years and not a party to the within

entitled action; my business address is 814 - 14th Street, Suite

C, Modesto, California, 95354. My mailing address is P. O. Box

3009, Modesto, California, 95353. On October 13, 2005, I served

the within [PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING LEE ROSENBERG’S

APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF PARTIAL COMPROMISE OF MINOR’S CLAIM

on the parties in said action, by placing a true copy thereof in

a sealed envelope, with postage thereon fully prepaid, in the

United States Mail, at Modesto, California, for regular first

class mail, addressed as follows: 

CHARLES D. OREN 

OREN & OREN, INC. 

Attorneys at Law 

470 East Herndon, Suite 202 

Fresno, CA 93720 

(Attorney for Sherrie Rodzon-Harris)

JESS A. MERCADO

LAW OFFICES OF JESS A. MERCADO

P. O. Box 21717 

Bakersfield, CA 93390-1717

(Attorney for Craig Hansen)

RONALD P. OINES 

RUTAN & TUCKER LLP 

611 Anton Blvd., 14th Floor 

Costa Mesa, CA 92626-1998 

(Attorney for Colt) 

I am “readily familiar” with the firm’s practice of

collection and processing of correspondence for mailing. The

above document(s) is(are) deposited with the U.S. Postal Service

on that same day in the ordinary course of business. I am aware

that on a motion of the party served, service is presumed

invalid if the postal cancellation date or postage meter date is

more than one day after the date of deposit for mailing in the

affidavit. I declare under penalty of perjury that the

foregoing is true and correct. Executed on October 13, 2005, at

Modesto, California. 

 /s/ Sharon A. Haggard 

SHARON A. HAGGARD

Case 1:04-cv-05418-OWW -TAG Document 83 Filed 10/13/05 Page 4 of 4