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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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Case No. 2:07-CV-02208 MCE EFB

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER DISMISSING ENTIRE ACTION WITH PREJUDICE AND RETAINING 

JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

3 Park Plaza, 20

th Floor

Irvine, CA 92614-8505

(949) 263-8400

R. Scott Feldmann (State Bar No. 169230) 

Jonathan M. Lindsay (State Bar No. 208840) 

Thomas E. Dietrich (State Bar No. 254282) 

CROWELL & MORING LLP 

3 Park Plaza, 20th Floor 

Irvine, California 92614-8505 

Telephone: (949) 263-8400 

Facsimile: (949) 263-8414

Jennifer Burdman (admitted pro hac vice) 

CROWELL & MORING LLP 

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004-2595 

Telephone: (202) 264-2500 

Facsimile: (202) 628-5116 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterclaim Defendant 

B&H MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 

John B. Scherling (State Bar No. 122234) 

SUGHRUE MION, PLLC 

501 West Broadway, Suite 1600 

San Diego, California 92101 

Telephone: (619) 238-3545 

Facsimile: (619) 238-4931 

Mark Boland (admitted pro hac vice) 

Raja N. Saliba (admitted pro hac vice) 

Brian K. Shelton (admitted pro hac vice) 

SUGHRUE MION, PLLC 

2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20037 

Telephone: (202) 293-7060 

Facsimile: (202) 293-7860

Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaimants 

SIDEL S.A.S., SIDEL S.p.A., SIDEL CANADA, INC., AND SIDEL, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

B&H MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 

INC., a California corporation doing business 

as “B&H Labeling Systems,” 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

SIDEL S.A.S., a French corporation, 

SIDEL S.p.A., an Italian corporation, 

SIDEL CANADA, Inc., a Canadian 

corporation, and 

SIDEL, Inc., a Georgia 

corporation, 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:07-CV-02208 MCE EFB 

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER 

DISMISSING ENTIRE ACTION WITH 

PREJUDICE AND RETAINING 

JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND 

RELEASE 

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Case No. 2:07-CV-02208 MCE EFB

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER DISMISSING ENTIRE ACTION WITH PREJUDICE AND RETAINING 

JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

3 Park Plaza, 20

th Floor

Irvine, CA 92614-8505

(949) 263-8400

Plaintiff and Counterclaim Defendant B&H Manufacturing Company, Inc. and Defendants 

and Counterclaim Plaintiffs Sidel Participations (named in the Second Amended Complaint as 

Sidel S.A.S.), Sidel S.p.A., Sidel Canada, Inc., and Sidel, Inc. (Sidel entities collectively referred 

to as “Sidel”) (collectively with B&H, the “Parties”) in the above-captioned litigation (the 

“Action”) by and through their respective counsel submit this Joint Stipulation and Order 

Dismissing the Entire Action with Prejudice and Retaining Jurisdiction to Enforce Settlement 

Agreement and Release. 

WHEREAS, the Parties have entered into a confidential settlement agreement and release 

effective December 29, 2009 (the “Agreement & Release”); 

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that it is in their interest and the interest of efficiency and 

cost-effectiveness for this Court to retain jurisdiction over enforcement of the Agreement & 

Release; 

THEREFORE, pursuant to the Agreement & Release, the Parties stipulate and agree that 

the Action in its entirety, including all claims by B&H and all counterclaims by Sidel, is hereby 

dismissed with prejudice, with each Party bearing its own attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses 

incurred in the Action. The Parties further stipulate and agree that, subject to the Court’s 

approval, this Court will retain jurisdiction over enforcement of the Agreement & Release 

pursuant to Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America, 511 U.S. 375, 381 (1994). 

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Case No. 2:07-CV-02208 MCE EFB

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER DISMISSING ENTIRE ACTION WITH PREJUDICE AND RETAINING 

JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

3 Park Plaza, 20

th Floor

Irvine, CA 92614-8505

(949) 263-8400

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

CROWELL & MORING LLP 

By: /s/ 

R. Scott Feldmann 

Jonathan M. Lindsay 

Jennifer Burdman 

Thomas E. Dietrich 

Attorneys for Plaintiff and 

Counterdefendant 

B&H MANUFACTURING 

COMPANY, INC.

SUGHRUE MION, PLLC 

By: /s/ 

John B. Scherling 

Mark Boland 

Raja N. Saliba 

Brian K. Shelton 

Attorneys for Defendants and 

Counterclaimants 

SIDEL, INC., 

SIDEL S.A.S. (now Sidel Participations), 

SIDEL CANADA, INC., and 

SIDEL S.p.A. 

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, this case is hereby dismissed in its entirety, subject to 

the Court’s retention of continuing jurisdiction to enforce the parties’ settlement should that be 

necessary. The Clerk is hereby directed to close the file. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: January 11, 2010 

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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