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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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BNFY 513345v1 -1- (CV 04-5050 RMW) 

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT SAUL CEBALLOS AND REQUEST 

TO RETAIN JURISDICTION; ORDER THEREON

Alan J. Kessel (Cal. Bar No.: 130707)

Suzanne M. Burke (Cal. Bar No.: 188597) 

Kimberly R. Colombo (Cal. Bar No.: 210451)

BUCHALTER, NEMER, FIELDS & YOUNGER

A Professional Corporation 

18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800 

Irvine, California 92612-0514 

Telephone: (949) 760-1121

Facsimile: (949) 720-0182

Attorneys for Plaintiff DIRECTV, INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION DIRECTV, INC., a California corporation, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

SAUL CEBALLOS, Defendant. 

Case No. CV 04-5050 RMW

Hon. Ronald M. Whyte

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY 

DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT SAUL 

CEBALLOS AND REQUEST TO RETAIN 

JURISDICTION; ORDER 

THEREON

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc. 

(“DIRECTV”) and Defendant Saul Ceballos (“Defendant”), through their respective counsel of 

record, that the above-captioned action be and hereby is dismissed without prejudice, pursuant to 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1). Each of said parties to bear its/his/her own costs and attorney’s fees. 

The terms of the Confidential Settlement Agreement dated March 3, 2005 

(“Agreement”) entered into between the Defendant and DIRECTV require installment payments 

from Defendant, the last of which is not due to be received until April 2006. If the Defendant 

does not make any payment under the Agreement when due, DIRECTV is authorized to seek the 

entry of a Judgment in this action against Defendant pursuant to a Stipulation for Entry of 

Judgment (“Stipulation”) executed by the parties concurrently with the Agreement. The parties 

therefore have consented, and hereby further stipulate and consent to, the retention of jurisdiction 

over them by this Court and to reference to a Magistrate Judge in this District for the purpose of 

*E-FILED - 4/20/05*

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BNFY 513345v1 -2- (CV 04-5050 RMW) 

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT SAUL CEBALLOS AND REQUEST 

TO RETAIN JURISDICTION; ORDER THEREON

enforcing the payment terms of the Agreement, including entering a Judgment against Defendant 

pursuant to the Stipulation. The parties therefore respectfully request that the Court retain such 

jurisdiction. DATED: April 7, 2005 Respectfully Submitted,

BUCHALTER, NEMER, FIELDS & YOUNGER

A Professional Corporation 

By: /s/ Kimberly R. Colombo

Kimberly R. Colombo

Attorneys for Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc. DATED: March 30, 2005 By: /s/ Saul Ceballos 

Saul Ceballos

Defendant 

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BNFY 513345v1 -3- (CV 04-5050 RMW) 

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT SAUL CEBALLOS AND REQUEST 

TO RETAIN JURISDICTION; ORDER THEREON

ORDER

HAVING READ AND CONSIDERED the forgoing Stipulation for Voluntary 

Dismissal of Defendant Saul Ceballos and Request to Retain Jurisdiction, and such other 

pleadings, documents and records deemed appropriate by the Court, and good cause appearing 

therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

(1) Defendant Saul Ceballos is hereby dismissed from this action without

prejudice; 

(2) Each of said parties to bear its/his/her own costs and attorney’s fees; and 

(3) The Court shall retain jurisdiction over DIRECTV and Defendant Saul 

Ceballos to enforce the terms described above of the Settlement Agreement between those parties 

dated March 3, 2005 and hereby refers any further proceedings in this action to enforce such 

terms of the Settlement Agreement to a Magistrate Judge of this District. Dated: __________________________________ Honorable Ronald M. Whyte Judge of the United States District Court Northern District of California 

4/20/05

/S/ RONALD M. WHYTE

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