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Nature of Suit Code: 310
Nature of Suit: Airplane Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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ORDER GRAN TING MOTION FOR GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT DETERM INATION; CIV S-03-0555 LKK DAD

Stephen L. Nelson (SBN 074836)

Bailey & Partners, A Professional Corp.

10510 Superfortress Ave., Suite C

Mather Field, CA 95655-4155

Telephone: (916) 231-1000

Facsimile: (916) 231-2000

Attorneys for Defendants,

Pitt Helicopters, Inc. and Bruce Chapman

STEPHEN C. KENNEY (SBN 53883)

DONALD S. HONIGMAN (SBN 106914)

HARVEY T. ELAM (SBN 114796)

G. RUSSELL CLARK (SBN 144764)

KENNEY & MARKOWITZ L.L.P.

255 California Street, Suite 1300

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 397-3100

Facsimile: (415) 397-3170

Attorneys for Defendant Eric K. Duarte

and other Releasees

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Sacramento Division

BARBARA JERPE, individually and as Special

Representative of the Heirs and Estate of

CHARLES JERPE, deceased, and SARAH E.

JERPE, etc., et al., 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

AEROSPATIALE HELICOPTER CORP., etc.,

et al., 

Defendants.

NO.: CIV S-03-0555 LKK DAD

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR GOOD

FAITH SETTLEMENT DETERMINATION

The motion of defendants, Pitt Helicopters, Inc., Bruce Chapman and Eric Duarte came on

regularly for hearing on Monday, August 1, 2005, at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 4 of the above entitled

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ORDER GRAN TING MOTION FOR GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT DETERM INATION; CIV S-03-0555 LKK DAD

court, before the Honorable Lawrence K. Karlton, Senior District Judge. The court, having read and

considered the defendants’ motion and the papers filed in opposition thereto, or, no opposition

having been filed thereto, hereby grants defendants’ motion. The settlement between the plaintiffs

and defendants Pitt Helicopters, Inc., Bruce Chapman, and Eric Duarte is deemed to be a good faith

settlement within the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure section 877.6 because: 1. The settlement

amount is the full limit of the liability insurance policy available to the settling defendants; 2. The

settling defendants have no other applicable liability insurance available to pay any judgment for

damages in this action; 3. The settlement is within the “ball park” of an approximation of the

settling defendants’ anticipated proportionate liability for any damages which may be awarded to

plaintiffs; 5. The settling defendants should pay less in settlement of the claims against them than

they might be required to pay if they are found liable after a contested trial; and 6. The settlement

was reached through a process of arms’ length negotiation between adversaries and was not the result

of any collusion, fraud, tortious or other improper conduct by the parties or their attorneys. Any

claims by alleged joint tortfeasors for contribution or indemnity based on comparative negligence

or comparative fault are hereby barred against the Releasees in the Settlement Agreement and Full

and Final Release of All Claims that was included with the moving papers for this motion as Exhibit

3, a copy of which is attached hereto.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: August 1, 2005

/s/Lawrence K. Karlton 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

SENIOR JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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