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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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MOT. TO VOLUNTARILY DISMISS CERTAIN PLS.’ CLAIMS

PURSUANT TO FRCP 41(a)(2) Case No: C 99-02506 SI

BARBARA ENLOE HADSELL [S.B. #086021]

bhadsell@hadsellstormer.com

DAN STORMER [S.B. #101967]

dstormer@hadsellstormer.com

LAUREN TEUKOLSKY [S.B. #211381]

lauren@hadsellstormer.com

HADSELL & STORMER, INC.

128 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 204

Pasadena, California 91103-3664

Tel: (626) 585-9600 Fax: (626) 585-9600

[Counsel For Plaintiffs Continued On Next Page]

Attorneys for All Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LARRY BOWOTO, et. al.,

Plaintiffs,

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CHEVRON CORPORATION, et al.

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Case No: C 99-02506 SI

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION

TO VOLUNTARILY DISMISS CLAIMS

OF CERTAIN PLAINTIFFS PURSUANT

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

[PROPOSED] ORDER OF DISMISSAL

NO ORAL ARGUMENT NEEDED

Date: April 11, 2008

Time: 9:00am

Courtroom: 10, 19th floor

Judge: Honorable Susan Illston

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Counsel for Plaintiffs (continued from first page)

THERESA TRABER [S.B.#116305]

tmt@tvlegal.com

BERT VOORHEES [S.B. #137623]

bv@tvlegal.com

LAURA FAER [S.B. # 233846]

lf@tvlegal.com

TRABER & VOORHEES

128 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 204

Pasadena, California 91103

Tel: (626) 585-9611 Fax: (626) 577-7079

RICHARD HERZ

rick@earthrights.org

MARCO SIMONS [S.B. #237314]

marco@earthrights.org

EARTHRIGHTS INTERNATIONAL

1612 K Street N.W., Suite 401

Washington, DC 20006

Telephone: (202) 466-5188

Facsimile: (202) 466-5189

CINDY A. COHN [S.B.#145997]

cindy@eff.org

ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION

454 Shotwell St.

San Francisco, California 94110

Tel: (415) 436-9333 Fax: (415) 436-9993

MICHAEL S. SORGEN [S.B. #43107]

msorgen@sorgen.net

LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL S. SORGEN

240 Stockton Street, 9 Floor th

San Francisco, California 94108

Tel: (415) 956-1360 Fax: (415) 956-6342

JOSE LUIS FUENTES [S.B.#192236]

jlf499@sbcglobal.net

SIEGEL & YEE

499 14th Street, Suite 220

Oakland, Ca 94612

Tel: (510) 839-1200 Fax: (510) 444-6698

JUDITH BROWN CHOMSKY

jchomsky@igc.org

LAW OFFICES OF JUDITH BROWN

CHOMSKY

Post Office Box 29726

Elkins Park, PA 19027

Tel: (215) 782-8367 Fax: (215) 782-8368 

JENNIFER M. GREEN

jgreen@ccr-ny.org

CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

666 Broadway, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10012

Tel: (212) 614-6431 Fax: (212) 614-6499

PAUL HOFFMAN [S.B.# 71244]

hoffpaul@ix.netcom.com

SCHONBRUN, DESIMONE, SEPLOW,

HARRIS & HOFFMAN LLP

723 Ocean Front Walk

Venice, California 90210

Tel: (310) 396-0731 Fax: (310) 399-7040 

ROBERT D. NEWMAN [S.B. #086534]

rnewman@wclp.org

LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT D. NEWMAN

3701 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 208

Los Angeles, California 90010

Tel: (213) 487-4727 Fax: (213) 487-0242

ANTHONY DICAPRIO

ad@humanrightslawyers.com

RATNER, DICAPRIO & CHOMSKY, LLP

110 E. 59th Street

New York, NY 10022

Tel: (212) 604-9466 Fax: (212) 604-9467 

RICHARD R. WIEBE [S.B. #121156]

wiebe@pacbell.net

LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD R WIEBE

425 California Street, #2025

San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel: (415) 433-3200 Fax: (415) 433-6382

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NOTICE OF MOTION TO VOLUNTARILY DISMISS CLAIMS

Please take notice that at 9:00 a.m. on April 11, 2008, before the Honorable Susan Illston in

Courtroom 10, located at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 19th floor, San Francisco, California, plaintiffs

Smart P. Iteimor (aka Menekiei Job, Menewei Job), Benson Edekou, Anthony Lawuru, Henry Pabulogba

(aka Berlin Tiemo), and John Ikeyan will move for an order dismissing with prejudice certain claims

asserted in the Ninth Amended Complaint, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2).

Plaintiffs do not request oral argument on this motion and do not believe it is needed.

MOTION TO VOLUNTARILY DISMISS CLAIMS

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2), plaintiff Smart P. Iteimor (aka Menekiei

Job, Menewei Job) moves to dismiss with prejudice all claims he has asserted in the Ninth Amended

Complaint, individually and as attorney-in-fact.

Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2), plaintiff Smart P. Iteimor (aka Menekiei Job, Menewei Job) moves to

dismiss with prejudice all claims asserted by plaintiffs identified in the Ninth Amended Complaint as:

Miyensente Oloko (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 31);

Perebo Oloko (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 32);

Doubra Oloko (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 33);

Ebifa Oloko (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 34);

Gbolo Oloko (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 35);

Monday Oloko (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 36); and

Silas Oloko (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 37).

Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2), plaintiff Benson Edekou moves to dismiss with prejudice all claims he

has asserted in the Ninth Amended Complaint, individually and as attorney-in-fact.

Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2), plaintiff Benson Edekou moves to dismiss with prejudice all claims

asserted by plaintiffs identified in the Ninth Amended Complaint as:

Peremobo Okoro (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 39); and

Bralaye Okoro (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 40).

Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2), plaintiff Anthony Lawuru moves to dismiss with prejudice all claims

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he has asserted in the Ninth Amended Complaint, individually and as attorney-in-fact.

Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2), plaintiff Anthony Lawuru moves to dismiss with prejudice all claims

asserted by plaintiffs identified in the Ninth Amended Complaint as:

Helen Lawuru (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 42);

Ebi Lawuru (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 43);

Francis Lawuru (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 44); and

Peter Lawuru (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 45).

Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2), plaintiff Henry Pabulogba (aka Berlin Tiemo) moves to dismiss with

prejudice all claims he has asserted in the Ninth Amended Complaint, individually and as attorney-infact.

Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2), plaintiff Henry Pabulogba (aka Berlin Tiemo) moves to dismiss with

prejudice all claims asserted by plaintiffs identified in the Ninth Amended Complaint as:

Elizabeth Bright (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 47, 50);

Bakewei Pabulogba (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 48); and

Grace Pabulogba (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 49).

Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2), plaintiff John Ikeyan moves to dismiss with prejudice all claims he has

asserted in the Ninth Amended Complaint, individually and on behalf of his deceased father,

Agbagbaedi Ikenyan, including as a successor-in-interest to Agbagbaedi Ikenyan, and as attorney-in-fact.

Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(2), plaintiff John Ikeyan moves to dismiss with prejudice all claims

asserted by plaintiffs identified in the Ninth Amended Complaint as:

Blessing Ikenyan (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 52);

Nanamu Ikenyan (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 53);

Tominibor Ikenyan (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 54); and

Yellow Ikenyan (Ninth Am. Compl. ¶ 55).

“A district court should grant a motion for voluntary dismissal under Rule 41(a)(2) unless a

defendant can show that it will suffer some plain legal prejudice as a result.” Smith v. Lenches, 263 F.3d

972, 975 (9th Cir. 2001) (footnote omitted). No such legal prejudice exists here.

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Accordingly, plaintiffs Smart P. Iteimor (aka Menekiei Job, Menewei Job), Benson Edekou,

Anthony Lawuru, Henry Pabulogba (aka Berlin Tiemo), and John Ikeyan respectfully request that the

above-mentioned claims be dismissed with prejudice.

Dated: March 7, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

HADSELL & STORMER, INC.

TRABER & VOORHEES

ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION

EARTHRIGHTS INTERNATIONAL

SIEGEL & YEE

LAW OFFICES OF JUDITH BROWN CHOMSKY

CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

SCHONBRUN, DESIMONE, SEPLOW, HARRIS & HOFFMAN LLP

LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT D. NEWMAN

RATNER, DICAPRIO & CHOMSKY, LLP

LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD R WIEBE

LAW OFFICES OF MICHAEL S. SORGEN

By /s/

Barbara Enloe Hadsell

 Attorneys for All Plaintiffs

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[PROPOSED] ORDER OF DISMISSAL Case No: C 99-02506 SI

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[PROPOSED] ORDER OF DISMISSAL

The motion of plaintiffs Smart P. Iteimor (aka Menekiei Job, Menewei Job), Benson Edekou,

Anthony Lawuru, Henry Pabulogba (aka Berlin Tiemo), and John Ikeyan to voluntarily dismiss the

claims of certain plaintiffs is GRANTED. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2), all

claims of the plaintiffs identified in the Ninth Amended Complaint as Smart P. Iteimor (aka Menekiei

Job, Menewei Job), Miyensente Oloko, Perebo Oloko, Doubra Oloko, Ebifa Oloko, Gbolo Oloko,

Monday Oloko, Silas Oloko, Benson Edekou, Peremebo Okoro, Bralaye Okoro, Anthony Lawuru, Helen

Lawuru, Ebi Lawuru, Francis Lawuru, Peter Lawuru, Henry Pabulogba (aka Berlin Tiemo), Elizabeth

Bright, Bakewei Pabulogba, Grace Pabulogba, John Ikeyan, Blessing Ikenyan, Nanamu Ikenyan,

Tominibor Ikenyan, and Yellow Ikenyan are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:______________________________ ______________________________

The Honorable Susan Illston

United States District Court Judge

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