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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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STIPULATION REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT; AND ORDER THEREON

Stephen R. Cornwell, CA Bar #40737 CORNWELL & SAMPLE, LLP

Attorneys at Law

7045 N. Fruit Avenue 

Fresno, CA 93711-0761

Telephone: (559) 431-3142

Facsimile: (559) 436-1135 

John C. Hall 

Attorney at Law

1200 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 114

Bakersfield, CA 93301

Telephone: (661) 328-1200

Facsimile: (661) 328-1281

Attorneys for Plaintiff RALPH M. BANKS

(SPACE BELOW FOR FILING STAM P ONLY)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

RALPH M. BANKS, 

Plaintiff ,

v.

EQUILON ENTERPRISES LLC

doing business as Shell Oil Products US,

Defendants.

CASE NO. CIV. F-05-01127 OWW TAG

S T I P U L A T I O N R E G A RDI N G

PL A IN TIF F ’S MOTIO N F O R

PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT;

AND ORDER THEREON

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between counsel for all the parties as

follows:

WHEREAS, Plaintiff suffered an injury on October 3, 2003, while at the Shell

Refinery in Bakersfield, California, owned and operated by EQUILON ENTERPRISES, and;

WHEREAS, TIMEC Company, Inc. had supplied employees to work at the

Shell Refinery in Bakersfield, California, on various tasks including cleanup of

environmental spills and; 

WHEREAS, the Plaintiff has sued EQUILON ENTERPRISES regarding its

negligent maintenance of its premises causing injury to the Plaintiff, and; 

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WHEREAS, the Plaintiff has filed a Motion for Summary Judgment to

establish, in part, that EQUILON ENTERPRISES was the special employer of TIMEC

Company, Inc., so that in this action EQUILON ENTERPRISES is vicariously responsible

for the actions of TIMEC Company, Inc., employees, and; 

WHEREAS, counsel have conferred with respect to the legal issues and have

agreed to a stipulation concerning this case, and this case only, which will render the Motion

for Summary Judgment moot.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES STIPULATE for this action, and this

action only, that EQUILON ENTERPRISES LLC dba Shell Oil Products US is vicariously

responsible for any negligence or fault on the part of TIMEC Company, Inc., and/or TIMEC

Company, Inc., employees which contributed to or caused the incident alleged in the

Plaintiff’s Complaint and which caused the Plaintiff to be injured. 

The parties further stipulate that the Motion for Summary Judgement filed by

the Plaintiff shall be withdrawn inasmuch as this Stipulation resolves the issues pending in

said Motion. 

DATED: July 31, 2007. CORNWELL & SAMPLE, LLP

By: /s/ Stephen R. Cornwell 

 

Stephen R. Cornwell

Attorney for Plaintiff

RALPH M. BANKS

DATED: July 31, 2007. HAGER, TRIPPEL, MACY & JENSEN

By: /s/ Craig D. Trippel 

 

Craig D. Trippel

Attorney for Defendant

EQUILON ENTERPRISES LLC

DBA SHELL OIL PRODUCTS US

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 31, 2007 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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