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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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DENNIS M. COTA, Bar No. 127992

DEREK P. COLE, Bar No. 204250

SCOTT E. HUBER, Bar No. 

COTA DUNCAN & COLE

2241 Douglas Boulevard, Suite 250

Roseville, CA 95661

Telephone: (916) 780-9009

Facsimile: (916) 780-9050

Attorneys for Defendants

County of Madera, Angela Basch,

Mark Meyers and Gary Gilbert

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

ERNEST MERRILL, LILA MERRILL,

Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF MADERA AN ENTITY

UNKNOWN, ANGELA BASCH

INDIVIDUALLY AND AS AN

EMPLOYEE OF MADERA COUNTY,

MARK MEYERS INDIVIDUALLY AND

AS AN EMPLOYEE OF MADERA

COUNTY, GARY GILBERT

INDIVIDUALLY AND AS AN AGENT

FOR MADERA COUNTY AND DOE

DEFENDANTS 1 TO 10,

Defendants.

Case No. CIV F-05-0195 AWI SMS

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER

Trial Date: April 3, 2007

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Stipulation and Proposed Order

Case No. CIV F-05-0195 AWI SMS

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER

Through their respective counsel, Plaintiffs, Ernest and Lila Merrill (collectively,

“Merrill”); Defendants, County of Madera, Angela Basch, Gary Gilbert, and Mark Meyers

(collectively, “County”); and Counter-Defendants Duane Jones, Pia Burrough-Pond, John

Burrough, Rose Medford, and Kristin McFall (collectively, “Purchaser Defendants”), who

collectively are referred to as the “Settling Parties,” stipulate as follows:

1. In this action, the County has asserted counter-claims against Merrill and crossclaims against the Purchaser Defendants for (1) County Code violations, (2) public nuisance,

(3) illegal subdivisions, and (4) declaratory relief.

2. The County agrees to dismiss all the counter-claims and cross-claims with

prejudice. Per Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(ii), the County accordingly requests that

the Court order the dismissal.

3. In agreeing to dismissal of all cross-claims and counter-claims, no Settling Party

makes any admission as to the merit of those claims. No evidence regarding the dismissal of the

claims shall be offered for or against any Settling Party at trial. Further, per Federal Rule of

Evidence 408, this Agreement, and all discussions and correspondence leading to the Agreement,

shall not be admissible as evidence for or against any Settling Party.

4. Each Settling Party shall bear its own attorneys’ fees and expenses as to the

counter-claims and cross-claims.

Dated: March 31, 2007 LAW OFFICE OF LAYNE HAYDEN

By: /s/ Layne E. Hayden

Layne E. Hayden

Scott Lyons

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Ernest Merrill and Lila Merrill

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Stipulation and Proposed Order

Case No. CIV F-05-0195 AWI SMS

Dated: March 19, 2007 COTA DUNCAN & COLE

By: /s/ Dennis M. Cota

Dennis M. Cota

Derek P. Cole

Attorneys for Defendants

County of Madera, Angela Basch, Gary

Gilbert, and Mark Meyers

Dated: March 14, 2007 LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD ARCHBOLD

By: /s/ Richard M. Archbold

Richard M. Archbold

Attorney for Cross-Defendants

Rose Medford and Kristin McFall

Dated: March 22, 2007 NUTTING AND JORGENSEN

By: /s/ Kenneth Jorgensen

Kenneth Jorgensen

Attorney for Cross-Defendants

Duane Jones, Pia Burrough-Pond, and

John Burrough

ORDER

Based on the above stipulation of all parties to this action, the Court directs the Clerk to

dismiss all the County’s counterclaims against Plaintiffs, Ernest and Lila Merrill, and all the

County’s cross-claims against Counter-Defendants Rose Medford, Kristin McFall, Duane Jones,

Pia Burrough-Pond, and John Burrough.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 21, 2007 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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