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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Constitutionality of State Statute(s)

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PETER HSIAO (Bar No. 119881) 

ROBIN STAFFORD (Bar No. 200950) 

MORRISON & FOERSTERLLP 

425 Market Street 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone: (415) 268-7000 

Facsimile: (415) 268-7522 

Attorneys for Defendants 

AMERICAN STORES PROPERTIES, INC., and 

LUCKY STORES, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; 

and CITY OF LODI, CALIFORNIA, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

M & P INVESTMENTS, a California Partnership 

in Dissolution; et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. CIV-S-00-2441 FCD JFM 

AMENDED ORDER APPROVING 

SETTLEMENT AND 

CONTRIBUTION PROTECTION 

AND RELATED CROSS-CLAIMS, 

COUNTERCLAIMS, THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS, 

AND FOURTH-PARTY CLAIMS. 

Having considered the motion of defendants American Stores, Inc. and Lucky Stores, Inc. 

(collectively, “ASPI”), and Fred Lewis and Jeanne Lewis (“the Lewises”) (ASPI and the Lewises 

hereinafter collectively, “Settling Defendants”) for Good-Faith Settlement Approval (the 

“Motion”) (filed November 14, 2006), and good cause appearing, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. The motion is granted in all respects. 

2. The settlement agreement between the Settling Defendants and the Plaintiff City of 

Lodi, as embodied in the Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (“Settlement Agreement”) set 

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forth in Exhibit 1 to the Declaration of Robin Stafford in support of the Motion, was negotiated in 

good faith within the meaning of Section 877 and 877.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, 

and is fair, reasonable and consistent with the purposes of the Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

3. Section 6 of the Uniform Comparative Fault Act (“UCFA”), 12 U.L.A. 147 

(1996), in pertinent part, is hereby adopted as the federal common law in this case for the purpose 

of determining the legal effect of the Settlement Agreement. 

4. Pursuant to Section 6 of UCFA and Section 877.6 of the California Code of Civil 

Procedure, any and all claims by any person or entity against Settling Defendants (whether arising 

under federal, state or local law) for contribution, equitable indemnity, comparative equitable 

indemnity, or any other “fair share” claims related to or arising out of any matters addressed by 

the Settlement Agreement (“Matters Addressed”) shall be, and hereby are, completely and 

permanently barred. Matters Addressed shall also include costs incurred by non-parties to 

respond to directives by or obligations to the City or any government agency respecting the 

Matters Addressed. 

5. Any and all claims asserted or deemed asserted by the City or by any other party 

against Settling Defendants, or asserted or deemed asserted by Settling Defendants against the 

City, for the matters addressed in the Settlement Agreement are hereby dismissed with prejudice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 30, 2006 

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