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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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William M. Audet (waudet@audetlaw.com) 

Michael McShane (mmcshane@audetlaw.com) 

Adel A. Nadji (anadji@audetlaw.com) 

AUDET & PARTNERS, LLP 

221 Main Street, Suite 1460 

San Francisco CA 94105 

Telephone: 415.982.1776 

Facsimile: 415.568.2556 

Attorneys for Federal Plaintiffs and 

the Dungeness Crab Settlement Class 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR 

THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Allen Loretz, individually and on behalf of all 

others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v.

Regal Stone, Ltd., Hanjin Shipping, Co., Ltd., 

Synergy Maritime, Ltd., Fleet Management 

Ltd., and John Cota, In Personam; M/V Cosco 

Busan, their engines, tackle, equipment, 

appurtenances, freights, and cargo In Rem,

 Defendants. 

Case No. C 07-5800 SC 

STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

REGARDING NON-SETTLED 

CLAIMS

WHEREAS, putative class actions have been filed on behalf of all commercial 

fishermen operating in the San Francisco Bay and surrounding ocean areas (“Putative Omnibus 

Commercial Fishermen Class”) against Defendants arising out of the Cosco Busan Oil Spill of 

November 7, 2007 (“CBOS”) in federal court and California State court (collectively 

“Actions”).

WHEREAS, the original federal putative class action complaint was filed on November 

15, 2007, as Chelsea, LLC, et al. v. Regal Stone, Ltd., et al., No. 07-5800 and an amended 

Complaint was filed on November 19, 2007, alleging claims for damages and injunctive and 

declaratory relief against Defendants (“Federal Court Action”); 

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WHEREAS, a state putative class action was filed on November 20, 2007, entitled 

Tarantino, et al. v. Hanjin Shipping, alleging similar claims for damages and injunctive and 

declaratory relief against substantially the same Defendants ( “Related State Court Action”); 

WHEREAS, the Parties have concluded a settlement that, finally and fully resolves and 

dismisses with prejudice the claims of those class members, in both the Federal Court Action 

and Related State Court Action, that arise out of class members’ activities as commercial 

Dungeness Crab fishermen against Defendants (“Dungeness Crab Settlement”); 

WHEREAS, on August 6, 2009, San Francisco Superior Court Judge John Munter 

certified a commercial herring fishermen subclass (“Herring Subclass”) in the Related State 

Court Action;

WHEREAS, on March 26, 2010, Judge Munter set a trial date of February 14, 2011for 

the Related State Court Action (“Trial Date”); 

WHEREAS, counsel for plaintiffs in the Related State Court Action have represented 

that, if appropriate, they intend to seek certification of the remainder of the Putative Omnibus 

Commercial Fishermen Class prior to the Trial Date; 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to avoid unnecessary and inefficient duplication of 

efforts in the Federal Court Action and Related State Court Action; 

NOW, WHEREFORE, the Parties stipulate and agree: 

1. That after entry of final approval by the Federal Court of the Dungeness Crab 

Settlement, Plaintiffs will move to dismiss any and all claims remaining 

in the Federal Court Action without prejudice to proceeding in the 

Related State Court Action; 

2. The dismissal shall be done without impacting any and all claims asserted by the 

federal plaintiffs (other than those that arise out of class members’ 

activities as commercial Dungeness Crab fishermen which were 

dismissed with prejudice in accordance with the Dungeness Crab 

Settlement), and Plaintiffs may file an Amended Complaint in the 

Related State Court Action asserting any claims that were previously 

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asserted and not settled in the Federal Court Action (“the Non-Settled 

Claims”) and such claims and facts asserted in that Amended Complaint 

shall be deemed to have been asserted as of the date of the filing of the 

Federal Court Action. The dismissal of the Federal Court Action shall 

not impact the Non-Settled Claims of the putative class members, by 

application of potential statute of limitations or otherwise. 

3. The parties agree that no consideration has been provided or will be provided to 

obtain this dismissal of the Federal Court Action in favor of the Related 

State Court Action. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be 

executed on its behalf by its duly authorized counsel of record, all as of the day set forth below. 

AGREED: 

PLAINTIFFS AND PLAINTIFFS’ CLASS COUNSEL IN THE ACTION

Dated: April 9, 2010 AUDET & PARTNERS, LLP 

 /s/ William M. Audet

William M. Audet 

Michael McShane 

Adel J. Nadji 

221 Main Street, Suite 1460 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Telephone: 415.568.2555 

Facsimile: 415.568.2556 

Counsel For Federal Court Plaintiff And Proposed 

Class Counsel On Behalf Of Dungeness Crab 

Settlement Class 

Dated: April 9, 2010 COTCHETT, PITRE & MCCARTHY 

 /s/ Frank M. Pitre 

Frank M. Pitre 

Stuart G. Gross 

Daniel R. Sterrett

San Francisco Airport Office Center 

840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200 

Burlingame, CA 94010 

Telephone: 650.697.6000 

Facsimile: 650.697.0577 

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Counsel For State Court Plaintiffs And Proposed 

Class Counsel On Behalf Of Dungeness Crab 

Settlement Class 

SETTLING DEFENDANTS AND SETTLING DEFENDANTS’ COUNSEL IN THE 

ACTION

Dated: April 9, 2010 KEESAL, YOUNG & LOGAN PC 

 /s/ Joseph A. Walsh II 

 Joseph A. Walsh II 

 Julie L. Taylor 

 Julie A. Kole 

 450 Pacific Avenue 

 San Francisco, CA 94133 

Telephone: 415.398.6000 

 Facsimile: 415.981.0136 

Counsel For Defendants Regal Stone Limited,

 Fleet Management Ltd. and M/V Cosco Busan

Dated: April 9, 2010 FLYNN, DELICH & WISE LLP 

 

 /s/ Erich P. Wise Erich P. Wise 

 Conte C. Cicala 

 One California Street, Suite 350 

 San Francisco CA 94111 

 Telephone: 415.693.5566 

 Facsimile: 415.693.0410 

Counsel For Defendant Hanjin Shipping, Co. 

Dated: April 9, 2010 COPPENRATH & ASSOCIATES LLP 

 /s/ Walter Coppenrath 

 Walter Coppenrath 

 George Jones 

 400 Oceangate, Ste. 700 

 Long Beach, CA 90802 

Telephone: 562.216-2948 

 Facsimile: 562.685-0460 

Counsel For Defendant John Cota 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Samuel Conti

4/21/10

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PURSUANT TO THE ABOVE STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: , 2010 

 The Honorable Samuel Conti 

 United States District Judge 

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