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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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EDMUND G. BROWN JR.

Attorney General of the State of California

DAVID S. CHANEY

Chief Assistant Attorney General

FRANCES T. GRUNDER

Senior Assistant Attorney General

JONATHAN L. WOLFF

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

TIMOTHY J. MCDONOUGH, State Bar No. 235850

Deputy Attorney General

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

Telephone: (415) 703-5606

Fax: (415) 703-5843

Email: Tim.McDonough@doj.ca.gov

Attorneys for Defendants M. Duran, S. Freeman, D.

Coleman, J. Marvin, R. Hahn, and M. Powers

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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FRANKLIN R. ELLIS, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

DIRECTOR WOODFORD; SERGEANT

COLEMAN; SERGEANT POWERS;

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER HAHN;

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER DURAN;

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER MARVIN;

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER FREEMAN,

Defendants.

C05-2110SI(pr)

STIPULATION AND

[PROPOSED] ORDER OF

DISMISSAL

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Following a mediation with The Honorable Magistrate Judge Nandor Vadas, the parties

agree as follows:

A. Plaintiff Franklin Ellis (Plaintiff) filed his Complaint in this action on May 23, 2005.

(Court Docket (CD) # 1.)

B. In his Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants M. Duran, S. Freeman, D. Coleman,

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J. Marvin, R. Hahn, and M. Powers (Defendants) used excessive force against him on

May 4, 2004 at Pelican Bay State Prison.

C. In its Order of Service, the Court screened Plaintiff's Complaint and found that

liberally construed, Plaintiff's allegations stated a cognizable Eighth Amendment claim

against Defendants. (CD # 5.) On April 4, 2007, the Court referred the case to the Pro

Se Prisoner Mediation Program. (CD # 44.)

D. The parties mediated this matter before Magistrate Judge Vadas on May 31, 2007 at

California Correctional Institution, Tehachapi. A full and final settlement of this

action was reached by the parties. The parties wish to fully resolve all matters which

were or could have been asserted in this action. Therefore, they now enter into this

stipulation in order to fully settle and discharge all claims which are, or might have

been, the subject matter of the action, upon the terms and conditions set forth below.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH MATTERS DISCUSSED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE

VADAS AND THE PARTIES AT THE MAY 31, 2007 MEDIATION, THE PARTIES

STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Plaintiff agrees to the voluntary dismissal with prejudice of the above-captioned action

under Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

2. Defendants and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)

deny any and all liability. This agreement does not constitute an admission of liability

or any wrongdoing on behalf of any party.

3. In consideration for a release of all claims and a stipulation of dismissal in this action,

the CDCR, on behalf of Defendants, agrees to pay Plaintiff six hundred and fifty

dollars and no cents ($650).

4. At the time that Plaintiff signs this stipulation, he shall also sign and return to defense

counsel a Payee Data Record form. Upon receipt of the executed Stipulation and Order

of Dismissal and Payee Data Record Form, CDCR will have up to 120 days to issue the

settlement payment check

5. Plaintiff expressly waives and assumes the risk of any and all claims for damages

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which exist as of this date, but which he does not know or suspect to exist, whether

through ignorance, oversight, error, negligence, or otherwise, and which, if known,

would materially affect his decision to enter into this settlement agreement. Plaintiff

has read the contents of Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, and

he expressly waives the benefits of this section. Section 1542 reads as follows: "A

general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect

to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him

or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor."

6. In consideration of the obligations set forth in Paragraph 3, Plaintiff completely

releases and forever discharges Defendants, all served and unserved defendants,

CDCR, Pelican Bay State Prison, and any unnamed defendants, from any and all

claims that are the subject of the action as alleged in Plaintiff's Complaint that are

based on, related to, or derived from the alleged acts or omissions of Defendant,

CDCR, or Pelican Bay State Prison as alleged in Plaintiff's Complaint filed in this

action.

7. Under California Penal Code § 2085.5 all outstanding restitution orders and fines must

first be paid directly from this settlement. The restitution fines and fees, if any, shall be

deducted from the settlement proceeds and the remainder of the settlement amount will

be issued by check payable to Plaintiff.

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8. Each party shall bear his own attorneys' fees and costs.

9. This stipulation shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties arising from

the allegations alleged in this action, and it is expressly understood and agreed that this

stipulation has been freely and voluntarily entered into by all parties. It may not be

altered, amended, modified, or otherwise changed in any respect except by writing duly

executed by the parties to this agreement,

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: June /c5 , 2007

Dated: June , 2007

Dated: June 2007

TIM 11-HONOtTGH' .

Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Defendants M. Duran, S. Freeman, D. Coleman, J.

Marvin, R. Hahn, and M. Powers

,STAFFC

Office of Legal Affairs

California Department of Corrections and

Rehabilitation

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ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case against Defendants shall be dismissed with

prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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THE HONORABLE SUSAN ILLSTQN

United States District Court Judge

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DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY U.S. MAIL

Case Name: Franklin R. Ellis, Jr. v. Director Woodford, et al.

No.: C 05-2110 SI (pr)

I declare:

I am employed in the Office of the Attorney General, which is the office of a. member of the

California State Bar, at which member's direction this service is made. I am 18 years of age or

older and not a party to this matter. I am familiar with the business practice at the Office of the

Attorney General for collection and processing of correspondence for mailing with the United

States Postal Service. In accordance with that practice, correspondence placed in the internal

mail collection system at the Office of the Attorney General is deposited with the United States

Postal Service that same day in the ordinary course of business.

On June 27, 2007, I served the attached

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER OF DISMISSAL

by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid,

in the internal mail collection system at the Office of the Attorney General at 455 Golden Gate

Avenue, Suite 11000, San Francisco, CA 94102-7004, addressed as follows:

Franklin R. Ellis, Jr.

P-49433

California Correctional Institution

P.O. Box 1906

Tehachapi, CA 93581

In Pro Se

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California the foregoing is true

and correct and that this declaration was executed on June 27, 2007, at San Francisco,

California.

L. Santos • ^>s

Declarant Signature

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