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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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STIPULATION REGARDING GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT OF DEFENDANT, FLOW 

INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND ORDER

Gordon & Rees LLP

633 West Fifth Street, 52nd Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

CALVIN E. DAVIS (SBN: 101640) 

LESLIE A. SHEEHAN (SBN: 106332)

GORDON & REES LLP

633 West Fifth Street, 52nd Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Telephone: (213) 576-5000

Facsimile: (213) 680-4470

Attorneys for Defendant

FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID E. MCMILLAN, JR.,

Plaintiff,

vs.

VALLEY RUBBER & GASKET 

COMPANY, INC.; LEWIS-GOETZ 

AND COMPANY, INC.; FLOW 

INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; 

DOES 1 THROUGH 100,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 2:14-cv-01359-TLN-KJN

STIPULATION REGARDING 

GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT OF 

DEFENDANT, FLOW

INTERNATIONAL 

CORPORATION AND ORDER

Assigned to: Hon. Troy L. Nunley

The parties to this action, by and through their undersigned counsel of 

record, do hereby stipulate as follows:

1. Counsel for Plaintiff, DAVID E. McMILLAN, JR. (“McMillan”), and 

Defendant, FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (“Flow”), represent to 

the Court and parties that, after arms-length settlement negotiations, they have 

agreed to settle this matter for the sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars 

($25,000.00) in exchange for a release and dismissal with prejudice of McMillan’s 

case against Flow.

2. All parties to this matter agree that the settlement entered into 

between McMillan and Flow complies with the factors and considerations set forth 

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STIPULATION REGARDING GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT OF DEFENDANT, FLOW 

INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND ORDER

Gordon & Rees LLP

633 West Fifth Street, 52nd Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

in Tech-Built, Inc. v. Woodward-Clyde & Associates (1985) 37 Cal.3d 488 and its 

progeny.

3. The parties to this matter further agree to a court order that the 

settlement agreement by and between McMillan and Flow is determined to be in 

good faith within the meaning of the California Code of Civil Procedure §§877 

and 877.6.

4. The parties to this matter also agree that, pursuant to the California 

Code of Civil Procedure §877.6(c), all past, present, and future claims by any other 

party, or any other joint tortfeasor or co-obligor, including non-parties to this 

action, for any claims of equitable comparative contribution or partial or 

comparative indemnity, based on comparative negligence or comparative fault, are 

dismissed with prejudice and forever barred.

5. The parties to this matter agree that the filing of an application and/or 

motion for determination of good faith settlement would be a waste of client and 

judicial resources. Therefore, the parties waive notice of any submission of this 

stipulation for approval by the Court, whether on an ex parte basis or by formal 

noticed motion, because there is no opposition to Flow seeking an order that the 

settlement is in good faith.

6. This stipulation may be signed in counterparts.

SO STIPULATED:

Dated: October 28, 2015 GORDON & REES LLP

By: /s/ Leslie A. Sheehan

Calvin E. Davis 

Leslie A. Sheehan 

Attorneys for Defendant FLOW 

INTERNATIONAL 

CORPORATION

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STIPULATION REGARDING GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT OF DEFENDANT, FLOW 

INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND ORDER

Gordon & Rees LLP

633 West Fifth Street, 52nd Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Dated: October 28, 2015 MICHAEL H. KIM, P.C.

By: /s/ Michael H. Kim

Michael H. Kim, Esq.

Melanie Massey, Esq.

Attorneys for Plaintiff

DAVID E. MCMILLAN

Dated: October 28, 2015 METZ LEWIS BRODMAN MUST 

O’KEEFE LLC

By: /s/ Kenneth S. Kornacki 

Kenneth S. Kornacki

Attorneys for Defendants 

VALLEY RUBBER AND 

GASKET COMPANY, INC. AND 

LEWIS-GOETZ AND 

COMPANY, INC. 

Dated: October 28, 2015 HOLDEN LAW GROUP

By: /s/ Anthony C. Oceguera 

Stephen R. Holden

Anthony C. Oceguera

Attorneys for Defendants

VALLEY RUBBER AND 

GASKET COMPANY, INC. AND 

LEWIS-GOETZ AND 

COMPANY, INC.

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STIPULATION REGARDING GOOD FAITH SETTLEMENT OF DEFENDANT, FLOW 

INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND ORDER

Gordon & Rees LLP

633 West Fifth Street, 52nd Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

ORDER

On the filing of the above stipulation of the parties hereto by their respective 

attorneys,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the settlement between Plaintiff, DAVID E. 

McMILLAN, JR. and Defendant, FLOW INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, 

identified in paragraph one of the above stipulation is “in good faith” and satisfies 

the requirements of the California Code of Civil Procedure §877.6 and the factors 

set forth in Tech-Built, Inc. v. Woodward-Clyde & Associates (1985) 37 Cal.3d 488 

and its progeny.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all past, present, and future claims by any 

other party, or any other joint tortfeasor or co-obligor, including non-parties to this 

action, for any claims of equitable comparative contribution or partial or 

comparative indemnity, based on comparative negligence or comparative fault, are 

dismissed with prejudice and forever barred.

Dated: November 3, 2015 

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