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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 29:1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement

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STIPULATION FOR APPROVAL OF FORM OF NOTICE OF MOTION FOR APPROVAL 

OF SETTLEMENTS AND PROPOSED ORDER THEREON 

MICHAEL J. SENG, State Bar No. 069384 

SENG & STRATTON 

P.O. Box 14180 

Fresno, California 93650-4180 

Telephone: (559) 436-6111 

Facsimile: (559) 431-2654 

mseng@seng-stratton.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff Beth Maxwell Stratton, 

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee for SGP Benefit Plan, 

Inc. and Independent Fiduciary of the SGP Benefit 

Plan 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BETH MAXWELL STRATTON, 

CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE 

FOR THE SGP BENEFIT PLAN, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

GLACIER INSURANCE 

ADMINISTRATORS, INC.; GLACIER 

INSURANCE ENTERPRISES, INC.; 

FRESNO AGENT SERVICE TEAM, INC. 

DOING BUSINESS AS BEN MAR 

INSURANCE SERVICES; BEN MAR 

INSURANCE SERVICES; LAWRENCE 

THOMPSON; BRAD STARK; PIERRE 

TADA; NORMA SPALDING; DICK 

NEECE, SR.; WILLIAM 

WOLHAUPTER; and DOES 1 through 

250 inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. CIV-F-02-6213 OWW DLB 

STIPULATION AND ORDER APPROVING 

FORM OF NOTICE OF MOTION FOR 

APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENTS 

Judge Oliver W. Wanger 

WHEREAS, this Court on October 14, 2004, and January 4, 2005, issued Orders 

preliminarily approving the settlement agreements between Beth Maxwell Stratton (“Plaintiff”), 

and (a) Sunkist Growers, Inc. and Ted Jones, (b) Glacier Insurance Administrators, Inc., Glacier 

Insurance Enterprises, Inc., in its own name and doing business as Glacier Insurance 

Administrators, Fresno Agent Service Team, Inc., in its own name and doing business as Ben Mar 

Insurance Services, and Lawrence Thompson, as well as all of the officers, directors, 

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STIPULATION FOR APPROVAL OF FORM OF NOTICE OF MOTION FOR APPROVAL 

OF SETTLEMENTS AND PROPOSED ORDER THEREON 

shareholders, agents, employees, heirs, executors, affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, 

predecessors, assigns, transferees and insurers of the above (collectively the “Glacier 

Defendants”), and (c) Brad Stark, Pierre Tada, Norma Spalding, Dick Neece, Sr., and William 

Wolhaupter (collectively the “Former Trustee Defendants”), issuing temporary injunctions related 

thereto, and approving interim notices and forms and procedures for effectuating those 

settlements; 

WHEREAS, the Court’s Orders were based in part on the parties’ stipulation that once 

Plaintiff had administered and determined claims against SGP Benefit Plan, Inc. (“SGP”), the 

SGP Benefit Plan (“Plan”) and the SGP Benefit Plan Trust (“Trust”), and prepared a plan of 

distribution of settlement funds, Plaintiff would seek this Court’s approval of a proposed Notice 

(in English and Spanish) designed to advise claimants, creditors, and participants and 

beneficiaries of SGP, the Plan and the Trust of Plaintiff’s request for final approval of the 

proposed settlements and the distribution plan and of the hearing on that request; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff has completed her administration and determination of claims and 

has prepared a proposed plan of distribution of settlement funds and wishes to secure this Court’s 

final approval and implementation of that distribution and the settlements; 

WHEREAS, the parties have collectively prepared and approved a form of Notice of 

Motion for Final Court Approval, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A hereto; and 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto contend that it is reasonable to require that any person who 

wishes to oppose the Motion for Final Court Approval, or any of the relief sought in that Motion, 

either (1) hand-serve his or her written objection on all parties to the Motion at least twenty-one 

(21) days before the hearing on the Motion, or (2) mail-serve by regular first-class mail his or her 

written objection an all parties to the Motion at least twenty-one (21) days before the hearing on 

the Motion. 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, by and through their respective attorneys of 

record, stipulate, agree, and collectively request that the Court approve, execute, and issue its 

Order, in the form below, approving Plaintiff’s use of the form of Notice of Motion attached as 

Exhibit A hereto to give notice to all claimants, creditors, and participants and beneficiaries of 

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STIPULATION FOR APPROVAL OF FORM OF NOTICE OF MOTION FOR APPROVAL 

OF SETTLEMENTS AND PROPOSED ORDER THEREON 

SGP, the Plan and the Trust (in both English and Spanish) of the hearing on Plaintiff’s “Motion 

for Final Court Approval of: 1) Settlements Concerning SGP Benefit Plan, Inc., SGP Benefit 

Plan, and SGP Benefit Plan Trust; 2) Proposed Distribution of Settlement Funds; 3) Permanent 

Injunction against Claims or Litigation;” and 4) Bankruptcy Trustee’s Final Report of 

Administration. 

The Notice will be mailed not less than sixty (60) days prior to the hearing on the Motion. 

Additionally, the parties hereto request that the Court find and order that it is reasonable to 

require that any person who wishes to oppose the Motion for Final Court Approval, or any of the 

relief sought in that motion, either (1) hand-serve his or her written objection on all parties to the 

Motion at least twenty-one (21) days before the hearing on the Motion, or (2) mail-serve by 

regular first-class mail his or her written objection an all parties to the Motion at least twenty-one 

(21) days before the hearing on the Motion. 

Dated: May 1, 2006 MICHAEL J. SENG 

By S/ Michael J. Seng 

Michael J. Seng, Attorneys for Plaintiff Beth Maxwell 

Stratton, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee for SGP Benefit 

Plan, Inc., and Independent Fiduciary of the SGP Benefit 

Plan 

Dated: May 1, 2006 SAGASER, JONES & HAHESY 

By S/ William C. Hahesy 

William C. Hahesy, Attorney for Glacier Defendants 

Dated: May 1, 2006 MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 

By S/ Donald P. Sullivan 

Donald P. Sullivan, Attorney for Former Trustee 

Defendants 

Sunkist Growers, Inc., and Ted Jones, by and through their attorney of record, although 

not currently parties to this action, but directly affected thereby, endorse this request for the 

Court’s order. 

Dated: May 1, 2006 LUCE FORWARD HAMILTON & SCRIPPS 

By S/ Michael H. Bierman 

Michael H. Bierman, Attorney for Sunkist Growers, Inc., 

and Ted Jones 

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STIPULATION FOR APPROVAL OF FORM OF NOTICE OF MOTION FOR APPROVAL 

OF SETTLEMENTS AND PROPOSED ORDER THEREON 

ORDER 

Having reviewed the above stipulation and the proposed form of notice attached as 

Exhibit A to it, and for GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, 

The attached form of Notice of Motion is APPROVED for Plaintiff’s use in giving 

notice, in both English and Spanish, of the hearing to be held on Plaintiff’s Motion for Final 

Court Approval of: 1) Settlements Concerning SGP Benefit Plan, Inc., SGP Benefit Plan, and 

SGP Benefit Plan Trust; 2) Proposed Distribution of Settlement Funds; 3) Permanent Injunction 

against Claims or Litigation; and 4) Bankruptcy Trustee’s Final Report of Administration. The 

Notice shall be given at least sixty (60) days prior to the scheduled hearing on the Motion and be 

sent by regular first-class mail. 

Additionally, the Court finds that it is reasonable and orders that any person who wishes 

to oppose the Motion for Final Court Approval, or any of the relief sought in that motion, must 

either (1) hand-serve his or her written objection on all parties to the Motion at least twenty-one 

(21) days before the hearing on the Motion, or (2) mail-serve by regular first-class mail his or her 

written objection an all parties to the Motion at least twenty-one (21) days before the hearing on 

the Motion. 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

Dated: __May 3__________, 2006 

By /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER 

Oliver W. Wanger, Judge of the United 

States District Court, Eastern District of 

California 

1-SF/7362303.1 

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