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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Contract Dispute

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[PROPOSED] ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE AND FINAL JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANTS THOMAS 

PISTACCHIO, DELORES PISTACCHIO, CENTRAL CALIFORNIA KENWORTH, JOHN R. LAWSON AND JOHN R. LAWSON ROCK 

& OIL, INC., AND AGAINST PLAINTIFF FLYING J, INC. 

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SAGASER, JONES & HELSLEY

2445 Capitol Street, 2nd Floor 

Post Office Box 1632 

Fresno, California 93717-1632 

Telephone: (559) 233-4800 

Facsimile: (559) 233-9330

Timothy Jones #119841 

John P. Kinsey #215916 

LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM C. HAHESY

6715 North Palm Avenue, Suite 214 

Fresno, California 93717-1632 

Telephone: (559) 579-1230 

Facsimile: (559) 579-1231 

William C. Hahesy #105743 

Attorneys for: Defendants John R. Lawson and John R. Lawson Rock & Oil, Inc., 

a California Corporation 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FLYING J, INC., a Utah Corporation, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

THOMAS PISTACCHIO, an individual, 

DELORES PISTACCHIO, an individual, 

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA KENWORTH, 

a California corporation, JOHN R. 

LAWSON, an individual; JOHN R. 

LAWSON ROCK & OIL, INC., a 

California Corporation. 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 1:03-CV-06706 OWW GSA 

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH 

PREJUDICE AND FINAL 

JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF 

DEFENDANTS THOMAS 

PISTACCHIO, DELORES 

PISTACCHIO, CENTRAL 

CALIFORNIA KENWORTH, JOHN 

R. LAWSON AND JOHN R. 

LAWSON ROCK & OIL, INC., AND 

AGAINST PLAINTIFF FLYING J, 

INC. 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE AND FINAL JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANTS THOMAS 

PISTACCHIO, DELORES PISTACCHIO, CENTRAL CALIFORNIA KENWORTH, JOHN R. LAWSON AND JOHN R. LAWSON ROCK 

& OIL, INC., AND AGAINST PLAINTIFF FLYING J, INC. 

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 On December 18, 2006, Defendants Thomas Pistacchio, Delores Pistacchio, and 

Central California Kenworth (collectively the “Pistacchio Defendants”) filed their: (1) Motion 

for Dismissal or Stay of Action on Grounds of Abstention, (Court Doc. No. 71); (2) Motion to 

Strike Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure, 

Section 425.16, (Court Doc. No. 72); and (3) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Second Amended 

Complaint Pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), (Court Doc. No. 78) (collectively the 

“Pistacchio Motions”). 

 On December 21, 2006, Defendants John R. Lawson and John R. Lawson Rock 

& Oil (collectively the “Lawson Defendants”) filed their: (1) Motions for Abstention and/or 

Stay of Federal Action and/or Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction 

Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, (Court Doc. No. 83); (2) 

Motion to Dismiss First, Second, Third, Fifth, and Sixth Claims for Relief in Second Amended 

Complaint Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, (Court Doc. No. 

84); and (3) Motion to Strike First, Second, Third, Fifth, and Sixth Claims for Relief in Second 

Amended Complaint Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.16, (Court 

Doc. No. 85) (collectively the “Lawson Motions”). 

 On November 5, 2007, this Court heard oral argument on the issues of mootness 

and collateral estoppel raised in the Pistacchio Motions and the Lawson Motions. 

 On March 31, 2008, this Court issued its “Memorandum Decision Granting 

Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss and Strike SAC as Moot and as Barred By Collateral Estoppel 

(Docs. 78 & 83) and Denying as Moot Defendants’ Motions to Strike and to Dismiss (Docs. 

72, 84 & 85),” (“Memorandum Decision”) (Court Doc. No. 173). The Memorandum Decision 

is incorporated by reference into this Order. 

 IT IS ORDERED that as a result of this Court’s Memorandum Decision, this 

action in its entirety shall be dismissed with prejudice against Defendants Thomas Pistacchio, 

Delores Pistacchio, Central California Kenworth, John R. Lawson and John R. Lawson Rock & 

Oil, Inc. 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE AND FINAL JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANTS THOMAS 

PISTACCHIO, DELORES PISTACCHIO, CENTRAL CALIFORNIA KENWORTH, JOHN R. LAWSON AND JOHN R. LAWSON ROCK 

& OIL, INC., AND AGAINST PLAINTIFF FLYING J, INC. 

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 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Plaintiff 

Flying J, Inc. shall take nothing by reason of this action, and that the action be DISMISSED 

WITH PREJUDICE against Defendants Thomas Pistacchio, Delores Pistacchio, and Central 

California Kenworth, and Defendants John R. Lawson and John R. Lawson Rock & Oil, each 

to recover from Plaintiff Flying J, Inc. their respective costs of this action. 

DATED: April 10, 2008 /s/ OLIVER W. WANGER 

Honorable Oliver W. Wanger 

 United States District Judge 

 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT: 

DATED: April 2, 2008 BAKER KEENER AND NAHRA

By: /s/ Daniel Patrick Leonard 

 Daniel Patrick Leonard, 

 Attorneys for Defendants 

 Thomas Pistacchio, Delores Pistacchio, 

 and Central Calif. Kenworth 

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