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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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STIPULATION FOR SETTLEMENT AND ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IN THE EVENT OF DEFAULT 1

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Forrest Plant, Jr. – SBN 072266 

Goldsberry, Freeman & Guzman, LLP 

777 12th Street, Suite 250 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

(916) 448-0448; fax (916) 448-8628 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

J. ALBERT & SON (USA) INC. and 

RAYMOND D. MANZAREK, JOHN PAUL 

DENSMORE, ROBERT A. KRIEGER, 

COLUMBUS B. COURSON, PEARL M. 

COURSON, GEORGE S. MORRISON, 

CLARA MORRISON dba DOORS MUSIC 

COMPANY, 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

ERNESTO VERA, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. 1:06-CV-00605-OWW-DLB 

 

STIPULATION FOR SETTLEMENT AND 

ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IN THE EVENT 

OF DEFAULT 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiffs J. Albert & Son (USA), Inc., 

Raymond D. Manzarek, John Paul Densmore, Robert A. Krieger, Columbus B. Courson, Pearl 

M. Courson, George S. Morrison, and Clara Morrison dba Doors Music Company (hereinafter 

“Plaintiffs”) and Ernesto Vera (hereinafter “Defendant”) as follows: 

1. Defendant stipulates that Defendant shall pay to ASCAP, on behalf of Plaintiffs, 

the sum of Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000.00) in settlement of certain claims of ASCAP and its 

members. Payment of the settlement amount is to be made by an initial payment of Two 

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Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) concurrently with execution of this Stipulation and seven 

subsequent payments of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) on the following dates: September 

15, 2006; November 1, 2006; December 15, 2006; February 1, 2007; March 15, 2007; May 1, 

2007; and June 15, 2007. 

2. This Stipulation is in settlement of all claims and causes of action by Plaintiffs 

against Defendant for infringements of copyrights by unauthorized non-dramatic public 

performances of Plaintiffs’ copyrighted works, whether known or unknown, including, without 

limitation, the specific claims and causes of action as alleged in the complaint on file herein, for 

all periods through July 15, 2005. Plaintiffs release all such claims and further waive the 

provisions of California Civil Code section 1542 which provides: 

A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor 

does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of 

executing the release, which if known by him or her must have 

materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor. 

3. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Stipulation, ASCAP shall provide 

to Defendant a license agreement for the establishment known as Club Fred in Fresno, 

California, which will cover the one-year period commencing January 1, 2006. Defendant shall 

accept and execute said license agreement and comply with all terms and conditions of that 

license agreement. License fees due under such license agreement for the year 2005 are included 

in the settlement amount referred to above. 

4. Failure of Defendant to make the payments as set forth in Paragraph 1 above will 

constitute a default of Defendant’s obligations under this stipulation and will entitle Plaintiffs to 

judgment as hereinafter set forth. 

5. In the event of any default or other occurrence upon which judgment may be 

entered, as set forth above, and upon seven days’ written notice from ASCAP to Defendant’s 

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attorney, judgment shall be entered against Defendant in the amount of Nine Thousand Dollars 

($9,000.00) less the amount of any payment made by Defendant pursuant to paragraph 1 above. 

6. This action shall be dismissed with prejudice, subject to the right of Plaintiffs to 

move the court for an order reopening the action and entering judgment as provided in Paragraph 

5 above. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

 Defendant:

Dated: 

 ERNESTO VERA 

 Plaintiffs: 

 J. ALBERT & SON (USA) INC., et al.

Dated: By: 

 RICHARD H. REIMER 

 Senior Vice-President, Legal Services 

 American Society of Composers, Authors 

 and Publishers 

[Signatures continue on next page.] 

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APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Dated: August 16, 2006 Goldsberry, Freeman & Guzman, LLP 

 By: /s/ Forrest Plant, Jr. 

 FORREST PLANT, JR. 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

Dated: August 9, 2006. Baker, Manock & Jensen 

 By: /s/ Gary N. Lento 

 GARY N. LENTO 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 31, 2006 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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