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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:501 Copyright Infringement

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: CONDITIONAL DISMISSAL OF ACTION 

BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP 

BETH H. PARKER (SBN 104773) 

AARON SCHUR (SBN 229566) 

Three Embarcadero Center 

San Francisco, California 94111-4067 

Telephone: 415.393.2000 

Fax: 415.393.2286 

beth.parker@bingham.com 

aaron.schur@bingham.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff J. Carlos Ferguson 

ELLIS, COLEMAN, LA VOIE & STEINHEIMER, LLP 

MARK E. ELLIS (SBN 127159) 

ANDREW M. STEINHEIMER (SBN 200524) 

555 University Ave #200 

Sacramento, California 95825 

Telephone: 916.283.8820 

Fax: 916.283.8821 

mellis@ecplslaw.com 

asteinheimer@ecplslaw.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Rockwell Hopp 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

J. CARLOS FERGUSON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ROCKWELL HOPP; DOES 1 through 10, 

inclusive, 

Defendants. 

No. C 06-01619 WDB 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER RE: CONDITIONAL 

DISMISSAL OF ACTION 

The parties to this action hereby stipulate that a settlement has been reached in the abovecaptioned action. As part of this settlement, a Consent Decree has been filed with the Court. 

The executed Settlement Agreement And Release, with appendices, is attached as Exhibit A 

(“Settlement Agreement”). 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: CONDITIONAL DISMISSAL OF ACTION 

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1. As described in Paragraph 12 of the Settlement Agreement, the Court shall retain 

jurisdiction over this action until full payment is made by Defendant pursuant to Paragraph 2 of 

the Settlement Agreement; 

2. Within 30 days after Defendant makes full payment pursuant to Paragraph 2 of 

the Settlement Agreement, Plaintiff shall file a stipulation dismissing this action substantially in 

the form attached as Exhibit B; 

3. Pursuant to Paragraph 4 of the Settlement Agreement, the Court shall retain 

custody of the painting at issue in this action (“Painting B”). At the time of entry of the 

Dismissal Order, the Court shall release Painting B, and the canvas strip from Painting B that 

was received by the Court on July 19, 2007, to Plaintiff’s counsel. At that time, pursuant to the 

terms of Paragraph 4 of the Settlement Agreement, Painting B and the canvas strip shall be 

destroyed; 

4. At all times, the Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the Consent 

Decree, filed in this action; 

5. Pursuant to Paragraph 11 of the Settlement Agreement, if payment is not made by 

Defendant for any reason whatsoever on or before either of the time periods specified in 

Paragraph 2 of the Settlement Agreement, an executed Stipulation for Entry of Judgment 

substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C may be presented to the Court and shall serve as a 

legal and binding agreement that judgment be entered against Defendant, and Defendant shall 

pay the entire amount specified Paragraph 2 of the Settlement Agreement, costs and attorneys 

fees related to the filing of the executed Stipulation for Entry of Judgment, and any additional 

amounts allowed pursuant to the Stipulation for Entry of Judgment. 

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DATED: January 10, 2008 BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP 

By: /s/ 

Aaron Schur 

Attorneys for Plaintiff J. Carlos Ferguson 

ELLIS, COLEMAN, LA VOIE & STEINHEIMER, LLP 

By: /s/ 

Andrew Steinheimer 

Attorneys for Defendant Rockwell Hopp 

I hereby attest that I obtained concurrence in the filing of this document from each of the 

other signatories on this e-filed document. 

DATED: January 10, 2007 BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP 

By: /s/ 

Aaron Schur 

Attorneys for Plaintiff J. Carlos Ferguson 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

DATED: 

United States District Court Judge 

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