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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1319 Pollutants &amp; Permit Violations

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STIPULATION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

MICHAEL R. LOZEAU (Cal. Bar No. 142893) 

Law Office of Michael R. Lozeau 

1516 Oak Street, Suite 216 

Alameda, CA 94501 

Tel: (510) 749-9102 

Fax: (510) 749-9103 

E-mail: mrlozeau@lozeaulaw.com

ANDREW L. PACKARD (Cal. Bar No. 168690) 

MICHAEL P. LYNES (Cal. Bar No. 230462) 

Law Offices of Andrew L. Packard 

319 Pleasant Street 

Petaluma, CA 94952 

Tel: (707) 763-7227 

Fax: (707) 763-9229 

E-mail: andrew@packardlawoffices.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff CALIFORNIA 

SPORTFISHING PROTECTION ALLIANCE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING 

PROTECTION ALLIANCE, a non-profit 

corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

VALIMET, INC., a corporation, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 2:05-CV-02278-WBS-DAD 

STIPULATION TO DISMISS 

PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS WITH 

PREJUDICE; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

GRANTING DISMISSAL WITH 

PREJUDICE [FRCP 41(a)(2)] 

WHEREAS, on September 2, 2005 Plaintiff California Sportfishing Protection Alliance 

(“CSPA”) provided Defendant Valimet, Inc. (“Valimet”) with a Notice of Violations and Intent to 

File Suit (“Notice”) under Clean Water Act §505, 33 U.S.C. §1365. 

WHEREAS, on November 9, 2005 CSPA filed its Complaint against Valimet in this 

Court, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance v. Valimet, Inc., Case No. 2:05-CV-02278-

WBS-DAD. Said Complaint incorporates by reference all of the allegations contained in CSPA’s 

Notice. 

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STIPULATION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

WHEREAS, CSPA and Valimet, through their authorized representatives and without 

either adjudication of CSPA’s claims or admission by Valimet of any alleged violation or other 

wrongdoing, have chosen to resolve in full by way of settlement the allegations of CSPA as set 

forth in the Notice and Complaint, thereby avoiding the costs and uncertainties of further 

litigation. A copy of the Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release of Claims (“Settlement 

Agreement”) entered into by and between CSPA and Valimet is attached hereto as Exhibit D and 

incorporated by reference. 

WHEREAS, the parties submitted the Settlement Agreement via certified mail, return 

receipt requested, to the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice and the 45 day review 

period set forth at 40 C.F.R. § 135.5 has completed. 

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED and agreed to by and between the 

parties that CSPA’s claims, as set forth in the Notice and Complaint, be dismissed with prejudice. 

The parties respectfully request an order from this Court dismissing such claims with prejudice. 

In accordance with paragraph 2 of the Settlement Agreement, the parties also request that this 

Court maintain jurisdiction over the parties through August 31, 2008 for the sole purpose of 

resolving any disputes between the parties with respect to enforcement of any provision of the 

Settlement Agreement. 

Dated: August 9, 2006 LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL R. LOZEAU 

By: 

Michael R. Lozeau 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Dated: August __, 2006 DOWNEY BRAND LLP 

By: 

Melissa Thorme 

Attorney for Defendant 

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STIPULATION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

ORDER 

Good cause appearing, and the parties having stipulated and agreed, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff California Sportfishing Protection Alliance’s 

claims against Defendant Valimet, Inc., as set forth in the Notice and Complaint filed in Case No. 

2:05-CV-02278-WBS-DAD, are hereby dismissed with prejudice. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court shall retain jurisdiction over the parties 

through August 31, 2008 for the sole purpose of enforcing compliance by the parties of the terms 

of the Settlement Agreement, attached to the parties’ Stipulation to Dismiss as Exhibit D. 

IT IS SO ORDERED 

EASTERN DISTRICT COURT OF CALIFORNIA 

DATED: August 9, 2006 

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