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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Property

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STIPULATION TO DISMISS ENTIRE ACTION WITH 

PREJUDICE AND ORDER 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. AND 

WILLIAMS-SONOMA STORES, INC., 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

H & H CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC, 

an Ohio Corporation; HOLLISTER CO., a 

Delaware corporation, as a wholly owned 

subsidiary of ABERCROMBIE & FITCH 

MANAGEMENT CO., INC., ACI 

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LC, a Utah 

Corporation; ACI CONTRACTORS, a Utah 

partnership; ALISON ANN STRAUSS, a 

partner in ACI CONTRACTORS; RONALD 

DEAN SILLS, a partner in ACI 

CONTRACTORS; MICHELLE BROWN, 

DBA ACI CONTRACTORS in Utah; 

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH, INC., and 

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STORES, INC., 

a Delaware corporation; and DOES 1 through 

10, inclusive,

 Defendants. 

AND RELATED ACTIONS 

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STIPULATION TO DISMISS ENTIRE 

ACTION WITH PREJUDICE 

[FRCP Rule 41(a)(1)] and ORDER 

Gregory D. Brown, State Bar No. 065318

Claudia Leed, State Bar No. 122676 

BURNHAM BROWN 

A Professional Law Corporation 

P.O. Box 119 

Oakland, California 94604 

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1901 Harrison Street, 11th Floor 

Oakland, California 94612 

Telephone: (510) 444-6800 

Facsimile: (510) 835-6666 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. and 

WILLIAMS-SONOMA STORES, INC. 

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Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1) and Northern District of California 

Local Rule 7-12, Plaintiffs WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. and WILLIAMS-SONOMA 

STORES, INC. (“Plaintiffs”) and defendant MICHELLE BROWNE dba ACI Contractors in 

Utah (“Browne”), defendants and third-party defendants ABERCROMBIE & FITCH, INC. and 

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STORES, INC. (collectively “A&F”), defendant J.M. Hollister, 

LLC (“Hollister”), third-party defendants and third-party plaintiffs WESTFIELD GROUP, 

WESTFIELD AMERICA, INC. and VALLEY FAIR UTC, LLC (collectively “Westfield”), and 

defendant and third-party plaintiff and defendant H & H CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC. 

(“H&H”), by and through their respective attorneys of record, hereby request that this action be 

dismissed in its entirety with prejudice, including without limitation plaintiffs’ complaint, 

H&H’s third-party complaint, and Westfields’ third-party complaint. Each party is to bear their 

own legal fees and costs. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: April 18, 2007 BURNHAM BROWN 

 

 By: _/s/ _Claudia Leed_________________ 

 CLAUDIA LEED 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. AND 

WILLIAMS-SONOMA STORES, INC. 

Dated: April 18, 2007 DECKARD LAW FIRM 

 

 By: __/s/ _Diane Deckard______________ 

 DIANE DECKARD 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

MICHELLE BROWNE dba ACI 

CONTRACTORS, INC. 

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Dated: April 18, 2007 LIVINGSTON LAW FIRM 

 

 By: _/s/ _David L. Jordan____________ 

 DAVID L. JORDAN 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Attorneys for Defendant and Third-Party 

Plaintiff and Defendant H & H 

CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC., 

Defendants and Third-Party Defendants 

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH, INC., 

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STORES, INC., 

and Defendant J.M. HOLLISTER, LLC 

Dated: April 18, 2007 LAW OFFICES OF JEFFREY F. PACCASSI 

 

By: ___/s/ _Richard Levine___________ 

RICHARD LEVINE, ESQ. 

Attorneys for Third-Party Defendants and 

Plaintiffs WESTFIELD GROUP, 

WESTFIELD AMERICA, INC. and 

VALLEY FAIR UTC, LLC 

ORDER 

 Pursuant to Stipulation by the parties and good cause appearing therefor, 

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a Dismissal of the entire action with prejudice be 

entered with each party to bear their own legal fees and costs. 

 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: _____________ ____________________________________________ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARIA-ELENA JAMES 

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April 19, 2007

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