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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 20:1400 Civil Rights of Handicapped Child

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(916) 797-4300 TELEPHONE

(916) 797-7404 FACSIMILE

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ORDER APPROVING PETITION TOAPPROVE COMPROMISE OF PENDING ACTION 

AS TO THE MINOR CHILD, KENDRA HARRIS 

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MAUREEN E. NUTTER (SBN 191951) 

GIGI M. KNUDTSON (SBN 114993) 

KNUDTSON & NUTTER LLP 

Attorneys at Law 

1620 Lead Hill Blvd., Suite 100 

Roseville, California 95661 

Telephone: (916) 797-4300 

Facsimile: (916) 797-7404 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

THERESA LOPEZ, a minor, 

by her next friend and Parent, 

CATINA THOMAS; and 

KENDRA HARRIS, a minor, 

by her next friend and Parent, 

TASHA DAVIS-INGRAM 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THERESA LOPEZ, by her next friend and 

Parent, Catina Thomas, and KENDRA 

HARRIS, a minor, by her next friend and 

Parent, Tasha Davis-Ingram, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL 

DISTRICT; ETHEL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY 

SCHOOL; MARY GREESON, individually and 

in her official capacity as School Principal; 

ANTONIO MEDRANO, individually and in his 

official capacity as School Vice Principal, 

Defendants. 

CASE NO.: 2:05-CV-02533-DFL-KJM 

ORDER APPROVING PETITION TO 

APPROVE COMPROMISE OF 

PENDING ACTION FOR MINOR AS 

TO THE MINOR CHILD, KENDRA 

HARRIS 

Hearing: 10/20/06 

Time: 1:30 PM 

Dept.: 7 

Plaintiff KENDRA HARRIS, a minor, by her next friend and Parent, TASHA 

DAVIS-INGRAM (hereinafter “Plaintiff”) petitioned for court approval of a proposed 

disposition of the proceeds of a settlement for a minor. Hearing of the Petition to Approve 

Compromise of Pending Action on behalf of the minor child, KENDRA HARRIS was heard 

by this court on October 20, 2006, in Department 7, before the HONORABLE DAVID F. 

LEVI, presiding. 

Having considered all the evidence set forth in the papers submitted in support herein, 

and the Petition to Approve Compromise of Pending Action on behalf of the minor child, 

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ORDER APPROVING PETITION TOAPPROVE COMPROMISE OF PENDING ACTION 

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KENDRA HARRIS, being unopposed, the Court finds that all notices required by law have 

been given and ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: 

1. That the Petition to Approve Compromise of Pending Action on behalf of the 

minor child, KENDRA HARRIS, is hereby approved; 

2. The gross amount of the settlement in favor of plaintiff, KENDRA HARRIS, 

shall be $63,000.00; 

3. The payor, SACRAMENTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, shall disburse the 

proceeds of the settlement approved by this order in the following manner: 

(a) Payment of attorney’s fees and expenses 

 Attorney’s fees and expenses in the total amount of $25,325.00 shall be paid to 

plaintiff’s attorney, KNUDTSON & NUTTER LLP, which is hereby authorized to be paid out 

of the proceeds of the settlement; 

(b) Balance

The balance of the settlement funds available to Plaintiff, KENDRA HARRIS, 

after payment of all allowed fees and expenses, shall be $37,675.00. 

Dated: 10/24/2006 

______________________________ 

DAVID F. LEVI 

United States District Judge

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