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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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Stipulation And Order Granting Attorneys' Fees Motion And Modifying Judgment 

Case No. CIV S-00-0875 WBS JFM 

LANCE A. ETCHEVERRY (State Bar No. 199916) 

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP 

300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400 

Los Angeles, California 90071 

Telephone: (213) 687-5000 

Facsimile: (213) 687-5600 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. 

FRANK KAPLAN (State Bar No. 50859) 

ALSCHULER, GROSSMAN, STEIN & KAHAN LLP 

1620 26th Street, Third Floor, North Tower 

Santa Monica, California 90404 

Telephone: (310) 907-1000 

Facsimile: (310) 907-2000 

Attorneys for Defendant John Garamendi, in his capacity as 

Commissioner of Insurance of the State of California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI S.p.A., 

 Plaintiff, 

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JOHN GARAMENDI, in his capacity as the 

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER OF THE 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 

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Case No. CIV S-00-0875 WBS JFM 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

GRANTING ASSICURAZIONI 

GENERALI S.P.A.’S MOTION FOR 

ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS AND 

MODIFYING JUDGMENT 

[Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 54 and 58] 

Presiding: The Hon. William B. Shubb 

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RECITALS

1. The Plaintiff in the above-captioned action (the “Action”) is Assicurazioni Generali 

S.p.A. (“Generali”) and the Defendant is John Garamendi, in his capacity as Commissioner of 

Insurance of the State of California (the “Commissioner”). (Generali and the Commissioner are 

collectively the “Parties.”) 

2. This matter is before this Court on remand from the Ninth Circuit to determine the 

amount of attorneys’ fees and costs to be awarded to Generali under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 as the 

prevailing party. See Gerling Global Life Ins. Co. of America, et al. v. Garamendi, 400 F.3d 803, 

as amended, 410 F.3d 531 (9th Cir. 2005). 

3. Generali’s moving papers in support of its fee motion were filed on May 22, 2006. 

The Commissioner filed an opposition on August 22, 2006. Pursuant to stipulation of the parties 

and order of the Court, the Honorable Daniel Weinstein (Ret.) was appointed as a Special Master to 

report to the Court on certain issues relating to the fee motion in the Action, as well as in two 

related actions in which the plaintiffs were held entitled to recover attorneys' fees and costs, 

Gerling Global Life Ins. Co. of America, et al. v. Garamendi, E.D. Cal. Case No. CIV. S-00-CV0506 WBS JFM (the “Gerling Action”), and American Insurance Association, et al. v. Garamendi, 

E.D. Cal. Case No. Civ. S-00-613 WBS JFM (the “AIA Action”). 

4. In an effort to avoid the cost and delay associated with protracted litigation over the 

amount of fees and costs to be awarded to the plaintiffs, the Parties, as well as the parties to the 

Gerling Action and the AIA Action, agreed to mediate their respective fee motions before Judge 

Weinstein on October 7-8, 2006. Following the mediation, Judge Weinstein issued a mediator’s 

proposal, in which he proposed that Generali be awarded six hundred fifty thousand dollars 

($650,000) in fees and costs in settlement of their dispute respecting Generali’s fee motion.

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1 Generali, as a member of the American Insurance Association, also incurred a portion of 

the fees and costs at issue in the fee motion in the AIA Action. Such fees and costs were not 

included within the $650,000, and as set forth in the Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release 

concurrently executed by the Parties (the “Settlement Agreement), Generali has reserved, and not 

waived, its rights and ability to share in any fees and costs recovered by the plaintiffs in the AIA 

Action. Likewise, the Commissioner has agreed that it will not use the Settlement Agreement or 

this Stipulation and Order as a defense to or set-off against the American Insurance Association’s 

claims for fees and costs. 

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5. Both Generali and the Commissioner have accepted the mediator’s proposal, have 

entered into the Settlement Agreement, which adopts the proposal and other material terms, and are 

entering into this Stipulation to effectuate this agreed resolution. 

6. It is the Parties’ intent in entering into this Stipulation that the Order and the 

modified Judgment resulting therefrom be enforceable against and binding on the Commissioner 

just as any other post-judgment order awarding attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to Rules 54 and 

58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

7. Each signatory hereto represents and warrants that he or she has the right, power, 

legal capacity and authority to bind the party on whose behalf he or she signs and that no further 

act of board, entity, body or other person is necessary. 

STIPULATION

NOW, THEREFORE, through their duly authorized representatives, the Parties stipulate as 

follows: 

1. Generali and the Commissioner stipulate that the Court shall (1) enter an order to 

GRANT Generali’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs and award Generali six hundred fifty 

thousand dollars ($650,000) in attorneys’ fees and costs in the Action; and (2) modify the 

Judgment previously entered by the Court to reflect this award. 

2. Timely satisfaction of the modified Judgment (hereafter, the “Judgment”) in 

accordance with the Settlement Agreement shall fully satisfy and release all claims for attorneys’ 

fees, costs, and interest by Generali in the Action including, but not limited to, any claim for fees, 

costs, or post-judgment interest incurred between the date of entry of this Stipulation and Order and 

satisfaction of the Judgment (but as noted above, shall not impact in any way Generali’s 

entitlement to share in any fees and costs recovered by the plaintiffs in the AIA Action). 

3. Should this Stipulation and Order or any material portion thereof later be adjudged 

unenforceable, then the Parties agree that the matter shall be returned to the District Court for such 

further proceedings as may be appropriate to carry out the mandate of the Ninth Circuit in Gerling 

Global Life Ins. Co. of America et al. v. Garamendi, 400 F.3d 803, as amended, 410 F.3d 531 (9th 

Cir. 2005). 

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Dated: January __, 2007 JOHN GARAMENDI, in his capacity as the Commissioner 

of Insurance of the State of California 

By: /s/ Gary Cohen 

Gary Cohen 

Deputy Commissioner and 

General Counsel, California 

Department of Insurance 

Dated: January __, 2007 ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI S.p.A. 

By: /s/ John Martini 

John Martini 

Chief Executive Officer 

Generali US Branch 

Dated: January __, 2007 ALSCHULER, GROSSMAN, STEIN & KAHAN LLP 

By: /s/ Frank Kaplan 

Frank Kaplan 

Attorneys for Defendant John Garamendi, in his capacity as 

Commissioner of Insurance of the State of California 

Dated: January __, 2007 SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP 

By: /s/ Lance A. Etcheverry 

Lance A. Etcheverry 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. 

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ORDER AND MODIFIED JUDGMENT

Pursuant to Rules 54 and 58(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 42 U.S.C. § 

1988, and the opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Gerling Global 

Life Ins. Co. of America, et al. v. Garamendi, 400 F.3d 803, as amended, 410 F.3d 531 (9th Cir. 

2005); based upon the Stipulation of the parties; and good cause appearing, the Court hereby 

GRANTS Generali’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs, filed on or about May 22, 2006, and 

awards it six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($650,000) in attorneys’ fees and costs. The Court’s 

prior judgment, entered on October 22, 2001, and as amended on appeal, is hereby modified to 

reflect this award. Nothing in this Order and Modified Judgment shall be deemed in any way to 

affect or alter Generali’s entitlement to share in any attorneys’ fees or costs recovered by the 

plaintiffs in the related action captioned American Insurance Association and American ReInsurance Company v. John Garamendi, in his capacity as the Insurance Commissioner of the 

State of California, E.D. Cal. Case No. Civ. S-00-613 WBS JFM. 

IT IS SO ORDERED AND ADJUDGED. 

Dated: January 10, 2007 

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