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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Tort Claim

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARY HELEN CORTEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

PAYLESS RENTALS; UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA,

Defendants. 

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Civil No.06cv0462 BEN (AJB)

ORDER FOLLOWING SETTLEMENT

STATUS CONFERENCE

On December 1, 2006, the Court convened a Settlement Status Conference in the above entitled

action. Appearing were Mark Bush, Esq., Mary Cortez and Vianca Traconis on behalf of plaintiff;

Dianne Schweiner, Esq. on behalf of defendant U.S., Gary Angotti, Esq., and Tony DiFrancesco, client

representative on behalf of defendant Payless.

The case settled in its entirety. The settlement was reached in the presence of the Court and is

binding and judicially enforceable. 

A telephonically Settlement Disposition Conference will be held on January 19, 2007 at 9:00

a.m. Plaintiff’s counsel will initiate the conference call. Counsel and all parties shall appear in person

unless a signed joint motion for dismissal of this case is filed and a copy of the signed joint motion is

provided to the chambers of Magistrate Judge Battaglia (via e:mail at

efile_battaglia@casd.uscourts.gov no less than 24 hours prior to the scheduled conference. 

Monetary sanctions shall be imposed for failure to comply with this order.

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The settlement includes the related, but as yet, unanswered case filed against the United States. 

Plaintiff’s counsel will submit a voluntary dismissal of the United States in that action bringing that

matter to a close.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 4, 2006

Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia

U.S. Magistrate Judge

United States District Court

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