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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Personal Injury

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PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL AS TO THE COUNTY OF FRESNO ONLY

Stanley K. Jacobs, Esq., SBN 30363

Thomas F. Borcher, Esq., SBN 110255

JACOBS, JACOBS & EISFELDER, LLP

11755 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2150

Los Angeles, California 90025

Telephone: (310) 473-9211/(310) 820-4500

Fax: (310) 473-6811/(310) 826-0683

Attorneys for Plaintiff

GEORGINA SHANTELL THOMAS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – FRESNO DIVISION

GEORGINA SHANTELL THOMAS,

Plaintiff,

vs.

BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA

FE CORPORATION; BURLINGTON

NORTHERN AND SANTA FE

RAILWAY COMPANY; BNSF

RAILWAY COMPANY; NATIONAL

RAILROAD PASSENGER

CORPORATION (AMTRAK);

ERNEST MARTINEZ; STATE OF

CALIFORNIA, DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION, CALTRANS;

FRESNO CITY COLLEGE; STATE

CENTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

DISTRICT; COUNTY OF FRESNO;

CITY OF FRESNO; CLARDY LEE

MULLIN, JR.; DOES 1 through 500,

inclusive,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:05-CV-01444 OWW DLB

Judge: Oliver W. Wanger

Dept.: 1

PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR

DISMISSAL AS TO THE COUNTY

OF FRESNO ONLY;

STIPULATION; ORDER

TO THIS HONORABLE COURT:

COMES NOW the Plaintiff, GEORGINA SHANTELL THOMAS, and

requests that the Court issue an order dismissing the County of Fresno as a defendant in

this action, with prejudice, pursuant to the Stipulation of Counsel which follows. The

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PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL AS TO THE COUNTY OF FRESNO ONLY

Stipulation calls for each party to bear their own costs and fees.

Dated: August __, 2006 JACOBS, JACOBS & EISFELDER, LLP

By: _____________________________

Thomas F. Borcher

Attorneys for Plaintiff

STIPULATION

WHEREAS the Plaintiff desires to dismiss the COUNTY OF FRESNO

from this action with prejudice; and,

WHEREAS counsel for the COUNTY OF FRESNO has consented to this

dismissal and joins in the request; and,

WHEREAS counsel for Plaintiff and the COUNTY OF FRESNO agree to

this Request for Dismissal with each side bearing their own costs and fees,

Plaintiff and the COUNTY OF FRESNO join in this request that the court

issue an Order dismissing the COUNTY OF FRESNO from this action with each side

bearing their own costs and attorney fees.

Dated: August __, 2006 JACOBS, JACOBS & EISFELDER, LLP

By:______________________________________

Thomas F. Borcher

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Dated: August __, 2006 COUNTY OF FRESNO

By:________________________________________

William F. Mar, Jr., Sr. Deputy County Counsel

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL AS TO THE COUNTY OF FRESNO ONLY

ORDER

The court having read and considered the request of Plaintiff to dismiss the

action with prejudice against the Defendant COUNTY OF FRESNO, and, the court

having read and reviewed the Stipulation signed by both counsel for Plaintiff and the

COUNTY OF FRESNO,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the plaintiff’s request to dismiss the

COUNTY OF FRESNO with prejudice and with each side bearing its own costs and fees

is hereby granted and the COUNTY OF FRESNO is hereby dismissed from this action.

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PROOF OF SERVICE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )

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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )

I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. I am

over the age of 18 and not a party to the within action. My business address is 11755

Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2150, Los Angeles, California 90025.

On September 7, 2006 I served the foregoing document described as: 

PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL AS TO THE COUNTY OF FRESNO

ONLY; STIPULATION; ORDER in this action by placing a true copy thereof

enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed as follows:

SEE ATTACHED MAILING LIST

X BY U.S. MAIL I caused such envelope to be deposited in the mail, with postage

thereon fully prepaid, at Los Angeles, California. [I am "readily familiar" with

this firm's practice of collection and processing correspondence for mailing. It is

deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on that same day in the ordinary course of

business. I am aware that on motion of the party served, service is presumed

invalid if the postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than one (1)

day after the date of deposit for mailing in the affidavit.]

 BY PERSONAL SERVICE I personally delivered such envelope to the offices

of the addressee. 

 BY FEDERAL EXPRESS MAIL I personally delivered such envelope on ** to

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PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL AS TO THE COUNTY OF FRESNO ONLY

a Federal Express drop box or office in Los Angeles, California, marked for

delivery on **

 BY FACSIMILE I faxed such document to the addressee at the fax number

listed for each addressee. 

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. 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California

that the above is true and correct and that this declaration was executed on September 7,

2006, at Los Angeles, California.

______________________________

SANDRA SPIEGEL

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MAILING LIST

Thomas v. Burlington

B. Clyde Hutchinson, Esq.

Leora Ragones, Esq.

Lombardi, Loper & Conant, LLP

Lake Merritt Plaza

1999 Harrison Street, Suite 2600

Oakland, California 94612-3541

Ph: (510) 433-2600

Fax: (510) 433-2699

Attorneys for Defendant NATIONAL

RAILROAD PASSENGER 

CORPORATION and BNSF

RAILWAY COMPANY

David M. Overstreet, IV, Esq.

Overstreet & Associates

1530 E. Shaw Avenue, Suite 102

Fresno, California 93710

Ph: (559) 221-2771

Fax: (559) 221-2775

Attorneys for Defendant STATE

CENTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

DISTRICT and CITY OF FRESNO

Dennis A. Marshall, County Counsel

William F. Mar, Jr., Sr. Deputy County

Counsel

2220 Tulare Street, 5 Floor th

Fresno, California 93721

Ph: (559) 488-3479

Fax: (559) 488-1900

Attorneys for Defendant COUNTY OF

FRESNOIT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 7, 2006 

Emm0d6

 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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