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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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Sonia M. Mercado (Bar # 117069)

SONIA MERCARDO & ASSOCIATES

5701 W. Slauson Avenue, Suite 202

Culver City, CA 90230

Telephone: (310) 410-2981

R. Samuel Paz (Bar # 62373)

LAW OFFICES OF R. SAMUEL PAZ

5701 W. Slauson Avenue, Suite 202

Culver City, CA 90230

Telephone: (310) 410-2981

Attorneys for Defendant, 

JERRY HARPER

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

IN AND FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FONDA WHITFIELD; and THE ESTATE

OF DEON WHITFIELD,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA; STATE OF

CALIFORNIA YOUTH AUTHORITY;

JERRY HARPER; WALTER ALLEN III,

JEFF HARADA; DR. PARAGUAN;

HAMID SIAL, M.D., et al.,

Defendants.

Consolidated CV2730, Feaster v. CYA

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CASE NO. CIV S-04-02729 GEB JFM

STIPULATED DISMISSAL WITH

PREJUDICE; ORDER

[F.R.C.P §41(a)(2)]

It is hereby stipulated, pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,

by and between the plaintiffs FONDA WHITFIELD and THE ESTATE OF DEON

WHITFIELD, and ALLEN FEASTER, GLORIA FEASTER, AND THE ESTATE OF

DURRELL FEASTER, by and through their attorneys Sonia M. Mercado and R. Samuel Paz of

MORENO & RIVERA, LLP

1451 River Park Drive, Suite 145

Sacramento, California 95815

Tel: 916-922-1200 Fax: 916 922-1301

Jesse M. Rivera, CSN 84259

Jonathan B. Paul, CSN 215884

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Rule 41

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Sonia Mercado & Associates, and defendant, JERRY HARPER by and through his attorney,

Jesse M. Rivera of Moreno & Rivera, and JEFF HARADA, DOMINADOR C. PAGADUAN,

HAMID SIAL, M.D., VIRGINIA KEGG, MARVIN WILLIAMS, IVORY CUMMINGS,

MARIE CURRAN, PAUL WOODWARD, DR. BEN TEMPLETON, ELAINE STENOSKI,

ERNEST MERRELL, HAYMAN MATLOCK, KIP LOWE, AND PAT THOMAS, by and

through their attorney, Stephen Acquisto, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, for the

Attorney General’s Office that the named defendant parties to this stipulation are dismissed with

prejudice forthwith pursuant to F.R.C.P. §41(a)(1). As a condition of said dismissal each side is

to bear its own costs and attorney fees. 

The sole remaining defendant, the California Youth Authority, will be dismissed upon

the execution of the parties' written settlement agreement.

SONIA M. MERCADO & ASSOCIATES

SONIA M. MERCADO

Dated: April 25, 2007 /s/ Sonia M. Mercado 

Sonia M. Mercado, Counsel for Plaintiffs

FONDA WHITFIELD AND THE ESTATE OF

DEON WHITFIELD AND ALLEN FEASTER,

GLORIA FEASTER, AND THE ESTATE OF

DURRELL FEASTER

MORENO & RIVERA

JESSE M. RIVERA 

Dated: April 26, 2007 /s/ Jesse. M. Rivera 

Jesse M. Rivera, Counsel for Defendant, 

JERRY HARPER

ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE

STEPHEN ACQUISTO

Dated: April 24, 2007 /s/ Stephen Acquisto 

Stephen Acquisto, Counsel for Defendants,

JEFF HARADA, DOMINADOR C. PAGADUAN,

HAMID SIAL, M.D., VIRGINIA KEGG,

MARVIN WILLIAMS, IVORY CUMMINGS,

MARIE CURRAN, PAUL WOODWARD, DR.

BEN TEMPLETON, ELAINE STENOSKI,

ERNEST MERRELL, HAYMAN MATLOCK,

KIP LOWE, AND PAT THOMAS

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Rule 41

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In consideration of the Stipulation entered by the parties, in the Whitfield v. State of

California, et. al. United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. CIV S04-02729 GEB JFM; consolidated with Feaster v. State of California, et al., United States

District Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. CIV S-04-02730 GEB JFM, the

following defendants, JERRY HARPER, JEFF HARADA, DOMINADOR C. PAGADUAN,

HAMID SIAL, M.D., VIRGINIA KEGG, MARVIN WILLIAMS, IVORY CUMMINGS,

MARIE CURRAN, PAUL WOODWARD, DR. BEN TEMPLETON, ELAINE STENOSKI,

ERNEST MERRELL, HAYMAN MATLOCK, KIP LOWE, AND PAT THOMAS are hereby

dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a) (2). 

Further, docket entry number 128 closing this action is vacated because this action is not

completely resolved by this stipulated dismissal. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 30, 2007

 

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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