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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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BN 829524v1 1 (CV-05-0546 JW)

REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT NUONG NGUYEN;

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

Debra Healy Deem (Cal. Bar No. 89183)

Brandon Q. Tran (Cal. Bar No. 223435)

BUCHALTER NEMER

A Professional Corporation

18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800

Irvine, California 92612-0514

Telephone: (949) 760-1121

Facsimile: (949) 720-0182

E-mail: btran@buchalter.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff DIRECTV, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

DIRECTV, INC., a California corporation,

Plaintiff,

vs.

NUONG NGUYEN, 

Defendant.

Case No. CV-05-0546 JW

Hon. James Ware

REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

OF DEFENDANT NUONG NGUYEN;

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2), Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc. ( DIRECTV )

hereby respectfully requests that the Court enter an Order dismissing the above-captioned action 

without prejudice as to Defendant Nuong Nguyen ( Defendant ). This request is made on the

grounds that Defendant and DIRECTV have entered into an agreement settling this matter.

Pursuant to the terms of that agreement, DIRECTV agreed to voluntarily dismiss this action 

against Defendant, each party to bear its/her own attorneys fees and costs incurred in this action

to date.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge James Ware

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REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT NUONG NGUYEN;

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

Defendant answered the Complaint on or about February 7, 2005. DIRECTV, 

therefore, cannot unilaterally dismiss this action against Defendant absent a Court Order. Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 41(a). Accordingly, DIRECTV respectfully requests the entry of such an order dismissing 

Defendant without prejudice.

DATED: May 1, 2006 Respectfully Submitted,

BUCHALTER NEMER

A Professional Corporation

By: /s/ Brandon Q. Tran

Brandon Q. Tran

Attorneys for Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc.

ORDER

Having read the foregoing Request for Voluntary Dismissal of Defendant 

Nuong Nguyen filed by Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc., and such other pleadings and papers deemed 

appropriate by the Court, and GOOD CAUSE appearing therefore, the Court ORDERS as 

follows:

1. This action is hereby dismissed without prejudice as against Defendant 

Nuong Nguyen; and

2. Each party shall bear its/her own attorneys fees and costs incurred in this action to 

date.

DATED: MAY 3, 2006

_________________________________

Honorable James Ware

United States District Court 

Northern District of California

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REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT NUONG NGUYEN;

[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

PROOF OF SERVICE

I am employed in the County of Orange, State of California. I am over the age of 18 and 

not a party to the within action. My business address is at BUCHALTER NEMER, A 

Professional Corporation, 18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800, Irvine, California 92612-0514.

On May 1, 2006, I served the foregoing document described as: REQUEST FOR 

VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT NUONG NGUYEN; [PROPOSED] 

ORDER THEREON on all other parties and/or their attorney(s) of record to this action by 

placing a true copy thereof in a sealed envelope as follows:

Tam Nguyen, Esq.

Tam Nguyen & Associates

545 East St. John Street

San Jose, CA 95112

(Attorney for Defendant Nuong Nguyen)

[X] BY MAIL I am a resident of, or employed in, the county where the mailing occurs; 

I am over the age of 18 years and am not a party to the cause. I am readily familiar with the 

business' practice for collection and processing of correspondence for mailing with the United 

States Postal Service. The correspondence will be deposited with the United States Postal

Service this same day in the ordinary course of business. The address(es) shown above is(are) 

the same as shown on the envelope. The envelope was placed for deposit in the United States 

Postal Service at Buchalter Nemer in Irvine, California. The envelope was sealed and placed 

for collection and mailing with first-class prepaid postage on that date following ordinary 

business practices.

[X] I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this court at 

whose direction the service was made.

Executed on May 1, 2006, at Irvine, California.

Joanne D. Mealey-Hatch____ _____ /s/ Joanne D. Mealey-Hatch___

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