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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:9659 CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response

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RENZEL AND TORRES NOTICE AND REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL

Bret A. Stone SBN 190161 BStone@PaladinLaw.com

Kirk M. Tracy SBN 288508 KTracy@PaladinLaw.com

PALADIN LAW GROUP® LLP

1176 Boulevard Way

Walnut Creek, CA 94595

Telephone: (925) 947-5700

Facsimile: (925) 935-8488

Counsel for Estate of Robert Renzel, Deceased, by and through his 

successors in interest, Susan Carter and Ann Renzel Sebastian; 

Robert E. Renzel Trust, by and through its trustees, Susan Carter 

and Ann Renzel Sebastian; Susan Carter; Ann Renzel Sebastian; 

and Bascom Avenue Development LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

ESTATE OF ROBERT RENZEL, 

DECEASED et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ESTATE OF LUPE VENTURA, 

DECEASED, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 4:15-cv-1648-HSG 

NOTICE AND REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL 

PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. PROC. 41(a)(2) 

OF RENZEL AND TORRES AND

ORDER

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS AND 

CROSSCLAIM.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2), Plaintiffs and 

Counter-Defendants Estate of Robert Renzel, Deceased, by and through his successors in interest, 

Susan Carter and Ann Renzel Sebastian; Robert E. Renzel Trust, by and through its trustees, Susan 

Carter and Ann Renzel Sebastian; Susan Carter; Ann Renzel Sebastian; and Bascom Avenue 

Development LLC, a California limited liability company (collectively, “Renzel”), and Defendants, 

Counter-Claimants, and Cross-Claimants Carmen Torres and Alfredo Torres (collectively, 

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“Torres”) hereby request an order that dismisses all claims between Renzel and Torres in this 

action. 

On July 17, 2019, the Court granted Renzel and Torres’ joint application for determination 

of good faith settlement and establishment of the Bascom Remediation Trust. ECF No. 321. All

required settlement payments have been received by Renzel. Pursuant to the terms of the underlying 

settlement agreement, Renzel and Torres submit this request for dismissal. Renzel and Torres are 

separately submitting notices of voluntary dismissal or requests for dismissal of all other remaining 

parties.

Accordingly, Renzel and Torres agree to and request an order:

1. Dismissing each of Renzel’s claims against Torres from its Second Amended

Complaint (ECF No. 67), with prejudice;

2. Dismissing each of Torres’s counterclaims against Renzel from its First Amended

Counterclaims (ECF No. 44), with prejudice;

3. Providing that Renzel and Torres shall bear their own attorneys’ fees and costs.

Respectfully submitted,

DATED: August 23, 2019 PALADIN LAW GROUP® LLP

/s/ Bret A. Stone

Counsel for Renzel

DATED: August 23, 2019 LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP

/s/ Glenn A. Friedman

Counsel for Counter Defendants Ann Renzel 

Sebastian, Susan Carter and the Estate of Robert 

Renzel

DATED: August 23, 2019 CAUFIELD & JAMES LLP

/s/ Jeffery L. Caufield

Counsel for Alfredo and Carmen Torres

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ORDER

Good cause appearing, the Court orders as follows: 

1. Each of Renzel’s claims against Torres from its Second Amended Complaint (ECF No. 67)

are hereby dismissed with prejudice;

2. Each of Torres’s counterclaims against Renzel from its First Amended Counterclaims (ECF

No. 44) are hereby dismissed with prejudice;

3. Renzel and Torres shall bear their own attorneys’ fees and costs.

Dated: 8/23/2019

United States District Judge United States District Judge

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