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Nature of Suit Code: 891
Nature of Suit: Agricultural Acts
Cause of Action: 07:499 Agricultural Commodities Act

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STIPULATION AND ORDER OF VOLUNTARY CONDITIONAL DISMISSAL

CASE NO. 19-CV-01610-NC 

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CAITLIN SINCLAIRE BLYTHE (CA SBN 265024)

CBlythe@mofo.com 

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

425 Market Street 

San Francisco, California 94105-2482 

Telephone: 415.268.7000 

Facsimile: 415.268.7522 

Settlement Attorneys for Defendants 

QUEEN FRESH FRUITS, LLC and QUEEN KHO BO, LLC 

SUSAN E. BISHOP (CA SBN 187253) 

susan.bishop@berliner.com 

BERLINER COHEN, LLP 

Ten Almaden Boulevard 

Eleventh Floor 

San Jose, California 95113-2233 

Telephone: (408) 286-5800 

Facsimile: (408) 998-5388 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

CHONG’S PRODUCE, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

CHONG’S PRODUCE, INC.,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

QUEEN FRESH FRUITS, LLC and QUEEN 

KHO BO, LLC, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 19-cv-01610-NC

STIPULATION AND ORDER OF 

VOLUNTARY CONDITIONAL 

DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO 

CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT 

AGREEMENT 

Judge: Hon. Nathanael Cousins 

Date Filed: March 28, 2019 

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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(ii), Plaintiff Chong’s Produce, Inc. 

(“Chong’s Produce”) and Defendants Queen Fresh Fruits, LLC, and Queen Kho Bo, LLC, 

(collectively the “Queen stores”) (hereafter referred to collectively as the “Parties”) jointly submit 

this Stipulation and Proposed Order of Voluntary Conditional Dismissal Pursuant to Confidential 

Settlement Agreement and request the Court to enter dismissal of this case without prejudice, but 

retain jurisdiction to enforce the Parties’ confidential settlement agreement. 

STIPULATION 

1. On March 28, 2019, Chong’s Produce filed a lawsuit against the Queen stores in 

the United States District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce alleged rights 

under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930, as amended, 7 U.S.C. § 499e, and 

certain alleged rights under breach of contract claims under state law. 

2. A pleading was not received from the Queen stores and Chong’s Produce received 

an entry of default from the Clerk of Court. Chong’s Produce then proceeded to request a default 

judgment against the Queen stores. 

3. There were two hearings for the Request for Entry of Default Judgment. The 

Queen stores’ manager and owner, Mr. Lam Thanh Le (“Le”), a non-party to this lawsuit, 

appeared at both hearings. But because the Queen stores are limited liability companies, Le, as 

the non-party manager and owner of the Queen stores, could not represent the Queen stores pro 

se. 

4. Prior to ruling on the Request for Entry of Default, this Court appointed limitedscope Settlement Counsel for the Queen stores and ordered the Parties to participate in a 

Settlement Conference by December 31, 2019. 

5. On December 6, 2019, Chong’s Produce, the Queen stores, and their limited-scope 

settlement attorneys, attended a Settlement Conference presided over by Magistrate Judge 

Virginia DeMarchi of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Le, 

the non-party manager and owner of the Queen stores, was also present at the Settlement 

Conference. 

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6. The Parties thereafter memorialized the terms of their settlement agreement in a 

written Confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (“Confidential Settlement 

Agreement”). Plaintiff and non-party Le also entered into a separate confidential agreement 

related to the settlement between the Parties. 

7. The Parties have agreed to the continuing jurisdiction of this Court purely for 

purposes of enforcing the terms of the Confidential Settlement Agreement. Le, in his capacity as 

a non-party to this action, also consents to this Court’s jurisdiction solely for enforcement of the 

terms of a separate confidential agreement reached between Le and Plaintiff in relation to the 

settlement. 

8. The Parties shall bear their respective attorney’s fees and costs incurred to date. 

9. The Parties hereby stipulate and request that the Court issue an Order of 

Conditional Dismissal providing that the case be dismissed, conditioned on the Parties’ 

compliance with the terms of the Confidential Settlement Agreement. 

Dated: February 25, 2020 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

By: /s/ Caitlin Sinclaire Blythe

CAITLIN SINCLAIRE BLYTHE 

Settlement Attorneys for Defendants 

QUEEN FRESH FRUITS, LLC and 

QUEEN KHO BO, LLC 

Dated: February 26, 2020 BERLINER COHEN, LLP 

By: /s/ Susan E. Bishop 

SUSAN E. BISHOP 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

CHONG’S PRODUCE, INC.

 

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ORDER OF CONDITIONAL DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO SETTLEMENT 

AGREEMENT 

This Court having reviewed the foregoing voluntary stipulation by and between Plaintiff 

Chong’s Produce, Inc., and Defendants Queen Fresh Fruits, LLC, and Queen Kho Bo, LLC 

(collectively the “Parties”), the action is dismissed without prejudice, subject to the Parties’ 

compliance with the Confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release, with which the 

Parties are hereby directed to comply. This Court retains jurisdiction solely to enforce the terms 

of the confidential settlement agreements reached between the Parties and non-party Lam Thanh 

Le. See Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co of Am., 551 U.S. 375 (1994). 

Should any Party seek enforcement of the confidential settlement agreements in this 

Action, they may request to submit copies of the relevant agreements under seal pursuant to the 

Civil Local Rules for the Northern District of California. Any request to seal must comply with 

N.D. Cal. Civil Local Rule 79-5. This order does not grant sealing in advance. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 27, 2020 

Hon. Nathanael Cousins 

United States Magistrate Judge 

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