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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

D’LAINE PARRISH, guardian ad

litem for GAVIN J. PARRISH, 

ASHLEIGH PARRISH AND DANIEL 

PARRISH, ESTATE OF RICHARD 

LEBON

Plaintiffs,

vs.

ALAMEDA COUNTY, DEPUTY

SHERIFF R. L. SILCOCKS, and

DOES 1-20, inclusive,

Defendants.

___________________________________/

CASE NO. C 05-03140 BZ

ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO

APPROVE COMPROMISE OF PENDING

ACTION AND DISPOSITION OF

PROCEEDS OF JUDGMENT

1. Petitioner D’Laine Parrish, guardian ad litem for Gavin J. Parrish, Ashleigh

Parrish and Daniel Parrish and the Estate of Richard Lebon has petitioned for court approval of a

proposed compromise of this action involving the three minor children of Richard LeBon against

Alameda County Sheriff R. L. Silcocks and the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department.

2. The court finds that all notices required by law have been given.

3. The Court grants the petition to approve the compromise of the action and the

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disposition of the proceeds. 

4. The guardian ad litem is authorized to stipulate to dismissal of the case, to sign a

standard form release, and to pay attorneys’ fees and expenses of litigation awarded by separate

order of the Court, upon receipt from defendants of one or more checks or drafts, drawn payable to

the order of the petitioner D’Laine Parrish, guardian ad litem for Gavin J. Parrish, Ashleigh Parrish

and Daniel Parrish and the petitioner’s attorney Laurence F. Padway in the amount of the settlement,

which is $500,000. (five hundred thousand dollars).

5. The guardian ad litem shall temporarily deposit the net proceeds of $207,465.19 in

a federally insured account jointly titled “D’laine Parrish, guardian ad litem for Gavin J. Parrish,

Ashleigh Parrish and Daniel Parrish etc., and the Law Offices of Laurence F. Padway at a bank or

savings and loan in California. All checks or withdrawals from the account shall require both the

signature of the guardian ad litem and her attorney. The guardian ad litem shall promptly file with

the Court, a receipt from the depository, acknowledging that the funds deposited therein may not be

withdrawn except in accordance with this order. 

6. No withdrawals of principal or interest shall be made from the blocked account

described in paragraph 5, except that the guardian ad litem may withdraw up to Ten thousand dollars

($10,000.0) for a refundable deposit toward a new residence and up to an additional Five thousand

dollars ($5,000.00) for inspections and reports reasonably necessary in contemplation of the

purchase of the property. These expenditures do not require Court approval. In the event that a

prospective residence is determined by the guardian ad litem to be unsuitable as the result of the

inspections or the guardian ad litem’s investigation of the property, the guardian ad litem may

abandon the property and locate another one. The guardian ad litem may continue this process

without Court approval until an appropriate residence is located as long as the cost of the inspections

and reports does not exceed a total of Five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).

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7. After being satisfied as to the suitability of the purchase, and having received

appropriate reports, the guardian ad litem shall apply, ex parte, to the Court for approval of the final

purchase. Title shall be taken in the name of the guardian ad litem in trust for the three minors, and

an order shall be recorded in the chain of title of the property in a form attached as exhibit 1 hereto,

giving notice that title is being held subject to the jurisdiction of the Court. A copy of the deed and

the recorded order shall be filed by the guardian with this Court promptly after the close of the

purchase. Any sums which remain in the account referred to in paragraph 5 of this order following

the purchase shall be deposited as set forth in paragraph 14, infra.

8. The property shall be used as the residence of the guardian ad litem and the

minors. The guardian ad litem shall be responsible for payment of all taxes, insurance, repairs and

maintenance on the property but shall not be obligated to pay rent. As any of the minors attain the

age of majority, the guardian ad litem may request that they contribute to these expenses, but none

of the minors shall be asked to contribute towards the property as long as they are full time students.

9. The guardian ad litem may sell the property and terminate the trust in her

discretion at any time after the youngest beneficiary turns 18, i.e., on or after June 15, 2020. In

connection with any such sale, the guardian ad litem shall file an accounting with the Court and

obtain prior approval for sale. A motion to approve the accounting and the sale shall be served by

mail or personal delivery to the beneficiaries and counsel for plaintiffs and scheduled as a law and

motion proceeding. The Court will approve either an open market sale, with funds to be disbursed

to the beneficiaries, or a sale to one or more of the beneficiaries supported by an appropriate

appraisal. Court approval of the sale will be limited to assuring that the sale is at an appropriate

price and that funds are distributed to the beneficiaries of the trust. The guardian ad litem is not

obligated to give any notice of the sale to anyone other than the beneficiaries and counsel for

plaintiffs or otherwise conform to procedures followed in probate sales in California. The Court will

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not conduct the sale or entertain overbids as part of the Court approval.

10. On June 15, 2025, unless sooner terminated by the sale of the property, the trust

shall terminate and title shall thereafter be held in the names of Gavin Parrish, Ashleigh Parrish and

Daniel Parrish, as tenants in common. On that date, the guardian ad litem shall be discharged and

the jurisdiction of this Court shall end. The guardian shall notify the court of the termination date,

so a final order may issue.

 11. In the event that the guardian ad litem and the minor children cease to reside at

 the premises (other than while enrolled as a full time students), prior to June 15, 2025, the guardian

ad litem shall notify the Court and any beneficiaries over the age of 18 and make appropriate

recommendations with respect to the trust.

12. The trust described herein is spendthrift, and the beneficiaries may not transfer,

assign or hypothecate or in any manner alienate their interests therein. 

13. The guardian shall not borrow against or mortgage the property, shall not use it

as collateral for any borrowing and shall not take any action which may diminish the beneficiaries’

interest in the property without prior approval of the court.

14. There will be no formal trust instrument other than this order. 

15. To the extent that any funds of the minors are not exhausted in the purchase of

the residence, they shall be deposited by the guardian ad litem in a federally insured blocked account

in the name of the guardian ad litem as trustee for the minor children. No withdrawals of principal

or interest shall be made from the blocked account without a written order under this case name and

number, signed by a judge, and bearing the seal of this court. The money on deposit is not subject to

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escheat. 

16. Each of the three minor children own a one third interest in the sums on deposit

in the account described in paragraph 14, which he or she may withdraw, without further order of

the Court, on or after his or her 18th birthday. The minors and the dates of their 18th birthdays are:

Gavin J. Parrish aka Gavin J. Lebon, March 22, 2013;

Daniel Parrish aka Daniel Lebon, June 15, 2020;

Ashleigh Parrish aka Ashleigh Lebon, June 15, 2020.

17. Bond is not required. The guardian shall file annually on October 1, a letter

report, with a copy to counsel for plaintiffs, confirming that the minors are still living in the house

and that no ownership problems have arisen and otherwise advising the court of the status of the

guardianship.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: October 3, 2007 _________________________________

Honorable Bernard Zimmerman

United States Magistrate Judge

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Recording requested by and when recorded return to:

Laurence F. Padway

Law Offices of Laurence F. Padway

1516 Oak Street, Suite 109

Alameda, California 94501

(510) 814-6100

Attorneys for D’laine Parrish,

guardian ad litem, etc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

D’LAINE PARRISH, guardian ad

litem for GAVIN J. PARRISH, 

ASHLEIGH PARRISH AND DANIEL Case No. C 05-03140 BZ

PARRISH, ESTATE OF RICHARD 

LEBON

NOTICE OF RESTRICTION

Plaintiffs, ON SALE OR ENCUMBRANCE

vs.

ALAMEDA COUNTY, DEPUTY

SHERIFF R. L. SILCOCKS, and

DOES 1-20, inclusive,

Defendants.

___________________________________/

Notice is hereby given that the attached order entered in this action restricts the sale

or encumbrance of the real property described as follows:

[legal description, address and APN]

Dated:

____________________

Laurence F. Padway

Attorney for plaintiffs

[Attach pages 1-5 of the Order Granting Petition to Approve Compromise]

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