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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 00:0000 Cause Code Unknown

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BNFY 554064v1 -1- (CIV-F-03-06722 OWW DLB) 

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT LUPE MONTES AND REQUEST TO 

RETAIN JURISDICTION; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON 

Alan J. Kessel (Cal. Bar No.: 130707) 

Suzanne M. Burke (Cal. Bar No.: 188597) 

Brandon Q. Tran (Cal. Bar No.: 223435) 

BUCHALTER, NEMER, FIELDS & YOUNGER 

A Professional Corporation 

18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800 

Irvine, California 92612-0514 

Telephone: (949) 760-1121 

Facsimile: (949) 720-0182 

Attorneys for Plaintiff DIRECTV, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRESNO DIVISION 

DIRECTV, INC., a California corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

HEAD, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. CIV-F-03-06722 OWW DLB 

Hon. Oliver W. Wanger 

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY 

DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT LUPE 

MONTES AND REQUEST TO RETAIN 

JURISDICTION; ORDER THEREON 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc. 

(“DIRECTV”) and Defendant LUPE MONTES (“Defendant”), through their respective counsel 

of record, that the above-captioned action be and hereby is dismissed without prejudice, pursuant 

to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1), only as to Defendant. Each of said parties to bear its/her own costs 

and attorney’s fees. 

The terms of the Confidential Settlement Agreement dated May 19, 2005 

(“Agreement”) entered into between the Defendant and DIRECTV require installment payments 

from Defendant, the last of which is not due to be received until June 2006. If the Defendant does 

not make any payment under the Agreement when due, DIRECTV is authorized to seek the entry 

of a Judgment in this action against Defendant pursuant to a Stipulation for Entry of Judgment 

(“Stipulation”) executed by the parties concurrently with the Agreement. The parties therefore 

have consented, and hereby further stipulate and consent to, the retention of jurisdiction over 

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BNFY 554064v1 -2- (CIV-F-03-06722 OWW DLB) 

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT LUPE MONTES AND REQUEST TO 

RETAIN JURISDICTION; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON 

them by this Court and to reference to a Magistrate Judge in this District for the purpose of 

enforcing the payment terms of the Agreement, including entering a Judgment against Defendant 

pursuant to the Stipulation. The parties therefore respectfully request that the Court retain such 

jurisdiction. 

DATED: June 2, 2005 Respectfully Submitted, 

BUCHALTER, NEMER, FIELDS & YOUNGER 

A Professional Corporation 

By: /s/ Suzanne M. Burke 

Suzanne M. Burke 

Attorneys for Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc. 

DATED: May 25, 2005 

By: /s/ Lupe Montes 

Lupe Montes 

Defendant Pro Se

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BNFY 554064v1 -3- (CIV-F-03-06722 OWW DLB) 

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT LUPE MONTES AND REQUEST TO 

RETAIN JURISDICTION; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON 

ORDER

HAVING READ AND CONSIDERED the forgoing Stipulation for Voluntary 

Dismissal of Defendant LUPE MONTES and Request to Retain Jurisdiction, and such other 

pleadings, documents and records deemed appropriate by the Court, and good cause appearing 

therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

(1) Defendant LUPE MONTES is hereby dismissed from this action without 

prejudice; 

(2) Each of said parties to bear its/her own costs and attorney’s fees; and 

(3) The Court shall retain jurisdiction over DIRECTV and Defendant LUPE 

MONTES to enforce the terms described above of the Settlement Agreement between those 

parties dated May 19, 2005 and hereby refers any further proceedings in this action to enforce 

such terms of the Settlement Agreement to a Magistrate Judge of this District. 

Dated: June 6, 2005 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER 

__________________________________ 

Honorable Oliver W. Wanger 

 United States District Court 

Eastern District of California 

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BNFY 554064v1 -4- (CIV-F-03-06722 OWW DLB) 

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT LUPE MONTES AND REQUEST TO 

RETAIN JURISDICTION; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON 

PROOF OF SERVICE 

I am employed in the County of Orange, State of California. I am over the age of 18 and 

not a party to the within action. My business address is at BUCHALTER, NEMER, FIELDS & 

YOUNGER, A Professional Corporation, 18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800, Irvine, 

California 92612-0514. 

On June 3, 2005, I served the foregoing document described as: STIPULATION FOR 

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT LUPE MONTES AND REQUEST TO 

RETAIN JURISDICTION; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON on all other parties and/or 

their attorney(s) of record to this action by placing a true copy thereof in a sealed envelope as 

follows: 

***SEE ATTACHED LIST*** 

[X] BY MAIL I am a resident of, or employed in, the county where the mailing 

occurs; I am over the age of 18 years and am not a party to the cause. I am readily familiar 

with the business' practice for collection and processing of correspondence for mailing with the 

United States Postal Service. The correspondence will be deposited with the United States 

Postal Service this same day in the ordinary course of business. The address(es) shown above 

is(are) the same as shown on the envelope. The envelope was placed for deposit in the United 

States Postal Service at Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger in Irvine, California. The 

envelope was sealed and placed for collection and mailing with first-class prepaid postage on 

that date following ordinary business practices. 

 

[X] I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this court at 

whose direction the service was made. 

Executed on June 3, 2005, at Irvine, California. 

Joanne D. Mealey ______/s/ Joanne D. Mealey____________________ 

 (Signature) 

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BNFY 554064v1 -5- (CIV-F-03-06722 OWW DLB) 

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT LUPE MONTES AND REQUEST TO 

RETAIN JURISDICTION; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON 

SERVICE LIST 

Lupe Montes 

3954 Arden Drive North 

Fresno, California 93703 

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