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Nature of Suit Code: 130
Nature of Suit: Miller Act
Cause of Action: 40:270 Miller Act

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RAYMOND M. BUDDIE, ESQ. (SBN 121353)

FRANCIS TORRENCE, ESQ. (SBN 154653)

GARY S. MOOREFIELD, ESQ. (SBN 233360)

PECKAR & ABRAMSON, P.C.

455 Market Street, 21 Floor st

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 837-1968

Facsimile: (415) 837-1320

Attorneys for Defendant/Third Party Plaintiff, SKANSKA USA BUILDING, INC. / RQ

CONSTRUCTION, INC., a joint venture and Defendants SKANSKA USA BUILDING,

INC., a corporation; RQ CONSTRUCTION, INC., a corporation; TRAVELERS

CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, a corporation; FIDELITY AND

DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND, a corporation

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, for

the use and benefit of HELIX ELECTRIC,

INC., a California corporation,

Plaintiff,

vs.

SKANSKA USA BUILDING, INC., a

corporation; RQ CONSTRUCTION, INC., a

corporation; SKANSKA USA BUILDING,

INC./RQ CONSTRUCTION, INC., a joint

venture; TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND

SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, a

corporation; FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT

COMPANY OF MARYLAND, a

corporation; and DOES 1 through 20,

inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No.: 2:06-CV-02080-RRB-KJM

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR

DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE OF

CASE [F.R.C.P. rule 41(a)(1)]

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR DISMISSAL WITH

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the Parties hereto through their respective

counsel as follows:

WHEREAS, the Court has entered a Stay in This Action pursuant to the Parties prior

stipulation and request pending completion of trial in a matter currently pending in the Superior

Court of California, County of Solano, styled as Skanska USA Building Inc. /RQ Construction,

Inc. v. Southwest Air Conditioning, Inc. Et al., Case No.: FCS025311 (the “State Action”);

WHEREAS, the Parties have entered into various settlement agreements which effectively

dispose of all claims at issue in This Action and, to the extent duplicative, in the State Action;

WHEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the Parties hereto,

through their respective counsel, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure rule 41(a)(1):

1) That all Complaints, Cross-Complaints, Cross-Claims, Counter-Claims,

Third-Party Complaints (“Claims”) and any other Claims now pending in

This Action, which have previously been Dismissed With Prejudice, in the

State Action are Dismissed With Prejudice herein;

2) That all Claims which have not yet been dismissed in the State Action are

Dismissed Without Prejudice herein, with the parties agreeing that the

sole forum for the resolution of such Claims shall be the State Action;

3) That all parties shall bear their own costs and attorneys’ fees with respect

to This Action; 

4) That any and all oppositions to motions currently before the Court with

respect to CCP 877.6 Good Faith Settlement determinations are hereby

withdrawn, such that the Court’s Order granting same may issue; and

5) This Stipulation may be executed in counterparts and shall be effective

when such counterparts have been executed by the Parties, as if each Party

had executed one original. A facsimile or electronic (e.g. pdf) signature

will be deemed to be equally as valid as an original signature.

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Dated: December ____, 2007 PECKAR & ABRAMSON, P.C.

By: 

Bruce D. Meller

Francis Torrence

Gary S. Moorefield

Attorneys for Plaintiff, Skanska USA

Building, Inc.; RQ Construction, Inc.;

Skanska USA Building, Inc. / RQ

Construction, Inc., a joint venture;

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company

of America; Fidelity and Deposit

Company of Maryland

Dated: December ____, 2007 ROPERS, MAJESKI, KOHN & 

BENTLEY

By: 

Frank J. Pagliaro, Esq.

John A. Rowland, Esq.

Hugh A. Donohoe, Esq.

Attorneys for Southwest Air 

Conditioning, Inc. and Gary Halverson

Dated: December ____, 2007 BUTZ DUNN DESANTIS, ET AL

By: 

Kevin V. DeSantis, Esq.

Attorneys for GEM Engineering, Inc. and

Michael R. Akavan

Dated: December ____, 2007 GLASPY & GLASPY, INC.

By: 

Paul C. Glaspy, Esq.

Attorneys for Desert Plumbing & Heating

Company, Inc.

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Dated: December ____, 2007 BYRON & EDWARDS 

By: 

Craig A. Weeber, Esq.

Attorneys for Mac Donald Engineers

Incorporated, Christopher W. Kamp, SDSE,

Vasquez+Marshall and Associates, Inc. and

David R. Vasquez

Dated: December ____, 2007 DOWNEY BRAND LLP

By: 

Scott D. McElhern, Esq.

Michael J. Kuzmich, Esq.

Attorneys for Helix Electric, Inc.

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ORDER

Having considered the Stipulation of the parties, and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, the

Court Orders as follows:

1) All Complaints, Cross-Complaints, Cross-Claims, Counter-Claims,

Third-Party Complaints (“Claims”) and any other Claims now pending

in This Action, which have previously been Dismissed With Prejudice,

in the State Action are Dismissed With Prejudice herein; and

2) All Claims which have not yet been dismissed in the State Action are

Dismissed Without Prejudice herein, and the sole forum for the

resolution of such Claims shall be the State Action; and

3) All parties shall bear their own costs and attorneys’ fees with respect to

This Action; and

4) The Motions filed by Third-Party Defendants Vasquez+Marshall and

Associates, Inc. (and David R. Vasquez) and GEM Engineering, Inc. (and

Michael R. Akavan) pursuant to CCP 877 et seq. for Good Faith

Settlement Determinations are hereby granted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 14, 2007

/s/ Ralph R. Beistline 

Honorable Ralph R. Beistline

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR DISMISSAL WITH

PREJUDICE OF CASE

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