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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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HILL, FARRER & BURRILL LLP 

A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

ONE CALIFORNIA PLAZA, 37TH FLOOR 

300 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE 

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071-3147 

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STIPULATION RE: DISMISSAL; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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HILL, FARRER & BURRILL LLP

Neil D. Martin (Bar No. 094121) Email: nmartin@hillfarrer.com 

Clayton J. Hix (Bar No. 236718) Email: chix@hillfarrer.com 

One California Plaza, 37th Floor 

300 South Grand Avenue 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-3147 

Telephone: (213) 620-0460 

Fax: (213) 624-4840 

Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant 

CornerStone Staffing Solutions, Inc. and 

Counter-Defendant Mary Anderson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CORNERSTONE STAFFING 

SOLUTIONS, INC., a California 

corporation,

Plaintiff, 

vs.

LARRY THAXTER JAMES, an 

individual; et al.,

Defendants.

______________________________

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS 

CASE NO. C12-01527 RS

STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL 

WITH PREJUDICE; [PROPOSED] 

ORDER

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HILL, FARRER & BURRILL LLP 

A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

ONE CALIFORNIA PLAZA, 37TH FLOOR 

300 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE 

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071-3147 

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STIPULATION RE: DISMISSAL; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant CORNERSTONE STAFFING SOLUTIONS, 

INC. (“CornerStone”) and Defendants/Counter-Claimants LARRY THAXTER 

JAMES, DEPLOY HR, INC., HANBON-MI II, INC., and HANBON-CT I, LLC 

(“Counterclaimants”), by and through their counsel of record, hereby stipulate as 

follows:

(1) In order to avoid the uncertainty associated with protracted litigation, 

the expense associated therewith, and in order to settle their differences, 

CornerStone and Counterclaimants have agreed to a settlement with each other. 

(2) CornerStone agrees to dismiss the entire complaint with prejudice, 

except for its claims against Defendant Larry James, which are the subject of a 

separate stipulation and judgment being filed concurrently herewith. The 

defendants dismissed with prejudice are David R. Batton, Andre Douzdjian, 

Marcos Barrera, Batton Technical Engineering Consultants, Inc., Batton, Inc., 

Hanbon-Caro I, LLC, Hanbon-MI I, LLC, Hanbon-MI II, Inc., Hanbon-Marlette I, 

LLC, Hanbon-PA I, LLC, Hanbon-CT I, LLC, TEC Group, Inc., DeployHR, Inc., 

Deploy HR, Inc. 

(3) Counterclaimants agree to dismiss all counterclaims in their entirety 

with prejudice—i.e., all claims against CornerStone Staffing Solutions, Inc. and 

Mary Anderson. 

(4) The recovery of fees and costs is being addressed in separate 

settlement documents. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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HILL, FARRER & BURRILL LLP 

A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP 

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 

ONE CALIFORNIA PLAZA, 37TH FLOOR 

300 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE 

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071-3147 

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DATED: August 21, 2015 HILL, FARRER & BURRILL LLP

By: /s/ Clayton Hix

CLAYTON J. HIX 

Attorneys for Plaintiff/CounterDefendant CORNERSTONE 

STAFFING SOLUTIONS, INC.; and 

Counter-Defendant MARY 

ANDERSON

DATED: August 21, 2015 SCHEPER, KIM & HARRIS, LLP

By: /s/ David Scheper

DAVID SCHEPER 

Attorneys for Defendant/CounterClaimant LARRY JAMES and 

Defendants DEPLOY HR, INC.; 

DEPLOYHR, INC.; HANBON MI I, 

LLC; HANBON MI II, INC.; TEC 

GROUP, INC.; HANBON-CARO, 

LLC; HANBON-MARLETTE, LLC; 

HANBON-PA I LLLC 

DATED: August 21, 2015 MORISON & PROUGH, LLP

By: /s/ William Morison

WILLIAM C. MORISON 

Attorneys for Defendant/ 

Counterclaimant HANBON-CT I, 

LLC

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HILL, FARRER & BURRILL LLP 

A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP 

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300 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation of the Parties, the Court orders as 

follows:

(1) The entire complaint is dismissed with prejudice, except for 

CornerStone’s claims against Defendant Larry James, which are the subject of a 

separate stipulation and judgment. Specifically, the following defendants are 

dismissed with prejudice: David R. Batton, Andre Douzdjian, Marcos Barrera, 

Batton Technical Engineering Consultants, Inc., Batton, Inc., Hanbon-Caro I, LLC, 

Hanbon-MI I, LLC, Hanbon-MI II, Inc., Hanbon-Marlette I, LLC, Hanbon-PA I, 

LLC, Hanbon-CT I, LLC, TEC Group, Inc., DeployHR, Inc., and Deploy HR, Inc. 

(2) All counterclaims are dismissed with prejudice—i.e., all claims against 

CornerStone Staffing Solutions, Inc. and Mary Anderson. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: _________________ __________________________ 

 HON. RICHARD SEEBORG 

 U.S. DIST. COURT JUDGE 

HFB 1565395.1 C7662017

8/21/15

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