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Nature of Suit Code: 310
Nature of Suit: Airplane Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:2671 Federal Tort Claims Act

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ND AMENDED ORDER RE: MINOR’S COMPROMISE — CASE NO. C02-05461JW

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVE FUNDERBURG, ROBERT DALE

BOOTH, Guardian ad Litem for MARK

DEXTER BOOTH, a minor, and MARK

SAJJADI, M.D.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant.

/

No. C02-05461 JW

SECOND AMENDED ORDER RE;

COMPROMISE OF MINOR’S CLAIM 

Date: November 9, 2005

Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Courtroom: 8, 4TH fl.

Hon . James Ware

Petitioner ROBERT DALE BOOTH has petitioned for approval of the proposed

compromise of the claims specified in the Petition. The Court has considered the

Amended Petition for Approval of the Compromise of the Minor’s Claim, the Petition for

Approval of the Compromise of the Minor’s Claim, and the Declarations of Robert Dale

Booth and David S. Rand in Support, as well as the Supplemental Declaration of David S.

Rand in Support. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
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1) ROBERT DALE BOOTH, who was appointed by the Boulder County, Colorado District

Court for the presentation and prosecution of claims on behalf of his natural son, for

damages arising out of the airplane crash of August 5, 2001, is hereby appointed as

Guardian ad Litem and authorized by this Court to resolve and compromise all claims

pursued on behalf of Mark Dexter Booth, a minor, arising out of that airplane crash. 

2) The Amended Petition is granted and the compromise of claims, as presented is

GRANTED.

3) Of the total settlement of all claims of all three plaintiffs, Robert Dale Booth, Guardian

ad Litem for Mark Dexter Booth, Steve Funderburg and Mark Sajjadi, M.D., of a gross

amount of $4,750,000, the Court orders a gross allocation to the minor, Mark Dexter

Booth, of $2,866,052.50.

4) The payors, Great American Insurance Company, the County of Trinity, or its liability

insurer acting on its behalf, and the United States of America, shall pay the agreed upon

amounts (Great American: $1,000,000; County of Trinity: $1,750,000; United States of

America: $2,000,000) as follows:

a) Amounts to be paid by Great American Insurance Company and the United States of

America shall be paid directly into the trust account of the Law Offices of David S. Rand by

wire transfer or certified or cashiers check, within 14 days of the date of this Order, or as

soon thereafter as possible;

b) $1,000,000 of the amount to be paid on behalf of the County of Trinity by its

insurer shall be paid directly into the trust account of the Law Offices of David S. Rand by

wire transfer or certified or cashier’s check within 14 days of the date of this Order, or as

soon thereafter as possible;

c) $750,000 of the amount to be paid on behalf of the County of Trinity by its

insurance carrier paid to Hartford CEBSCO, in payment of a single premium for a

structured payout to Mark Dexter Booth, of monthly payments commencing at age 25 and

continuing for life, with annual increases of 3%, guaranteed for 20 years, in the amount of

$3,828.00. County of Trinity or its insurance carrier will assign its obligation to make the
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future periodic payments to Hartford CEBSCO pursuant to IRC 130. The annuity contract

will be issued by Hartford Life Insurance Company. 

5) The Court approves and orders disbursement of $2,116,052.50 of the funds deposited

into the Trust Account of Law Offices of David S. Rand, allocated to payment of the claims

of Mark Dexter Booth, as follows: 

a) Costs and expenses to be allocated to the minor, Mark Dexter Booth, and to be

deducted from the recovery obtained and allocated to the minor, in the amount of

$180,601.44.

b) Attorneys fees to be paid for legal services rendered on behalf of the minor, Mark

Dexter Booth, and to be deducted from the recovery obtained and allocated to the minor, in

the amount of $671,362.77.

c) $80,000.00 in principal loan repayment to be paid to Dr. Mark Sajjadi

d) $32,514.34 to be paid to Robert Dale Booth, to be used as the payoff of financing

for a 2005 Honda CRV vehicle and for purchase and installation of hand controls for use by

the minor

e) $2,000.00 to be paid to Robert Dale Booth to be used for the purchase of new

computer and printer for use by the minor

f) $1,185.76 to be paid to Health Care Recoveries, in satisfaction of a lien for

medical services rendered for evaluation and treatment for injuries sustained in the subject

airplane crash, paid for by Blue Cross of California

g) $2,335.20 to be paid to Advantage Receivables Mgmt, in satisfaction of a lien for

medical services rendered for evaluation and treatment for injuries sustained in the subject

airplane crash by Mercy Medical Center, Redding, California 

h) $3,558.00 to be paid to Robert Dale Booth to be used for the purchase of a new

everyday wheelchair for the minor

i) $1,142,494.99 to be deposited into Wachovia Securities LLC, 303 Almaden Blvd,

Ste 1100, San Jose, CA 95110-2706, maintained in the name of Robert Dale Booth, trustee

for Mark Dexter Booth, a minor, to be used for the purchase of United States Treasury
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Notes, in an aggregate amount as close as possible to the full deposit, less an amount to be

withheld for anticipated taxes on interest earned thereon, with the remainder to be held in

an FDIC insured interest bearing account. 

6) The Court further orders that, within 48 hours of the receipt by the trust account of the

Law Offices of David S. Rand of all of the settlement funds from each payor, David Rand

shall deposit the amount of $1,142,494.99 into the Wachovia account, in accordance with

the above instructions.

7) Petitioner and/or Petitioner’s attorney shall deliver to Wachovia Securities LLC, at the

address shown above, three copies of the Order to Deposit Money into Blocked Account,

which is signed contemporaneously with this Order, and three copies of a Receipt and

Acknowledgement of Order to Deposit Money into Blocked Account. The Petitioner

and/or Petitioner’s attorney shall file a copy of the receipt with this Court within 15 days of

the deposit. 

8) The blocked account belongs to a minor. The minor was born on 9/6/89. No

withdrawals of principal or interest may be made from the blocked account, except to pay

taxes on interest earned, without a written order under this case name and number, signed

by a judge, and bearing the seal of this court, until the minor attains the age of 18 years. 

When the minor attains the age of 18 years, the depository, without further order of this

court, is authorized and directed to pay by check or draft to the minor, or into a trust

account designated by him, upon proper demand, all moneys including interest deposited

under this order. The money on deposit is not subject to escheat. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 22, 2005 /s/James Ware

Hon. James Ware

Judge, United States District Court 

Northern District of California