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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:6901 Environmental Cleanup Expenses

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John B. Allen CSB #121880 

LAW OFFICE OF JOHN B. ALLEN 

P.O. Box 232 

Sutter Creek, CA 95685 

(209) 223-5705 

Attorney for Third-Party Defendants 

John B. Allen, Sr. & Janet Allen; 

Elgin Robert Bowers & Carolynne B. Plamondon, 

as the Successors in interest of Carolyn Bowers 

and Elgin Bowers); and Ann 

Munn, & Reed Munn 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

 

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, 

INC., ALPHEUS KAPLAN, NEHEMIAH 

DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, 

Defendants. 

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AND RELATED THIRD-PARTY 

COMPLAINT AND CROSS CLAIMS 

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Civil Action No. 

2:06-CV-00387-MCE-JFM 

ORDER GRANTING THIRD-PARTY 

DEFENDANTS JOHN B. ALLEN, SR. & 

JANET ALLEN; ELGIN ROBERT 

BOWERS & CAROLYNNE B. 

PLAMONDON, AS SUCCESSORS IN 

INTEREST OF CAROYLN BOWERS 

AND ELGIN BOWERS; AND ANN 

AND REED MUNN’S MOTION FOR 

APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT WITH 

THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFFS AND 

GOOD FAITH DETERMINATION 

Date: November 2, 2007 

Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Place: Courtroom 3 

Judge: Morrison C. England, Jr. 

Pretrial Conference: March 17, 2008 

Trial Date: April 23, 2008 

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The Motion for Approval of Settlement and Good Faith Determination (the 

“Motion”) brought by Third-Party Defendants John B. Allen, Sr. & Janet Allen; Elgin 

Robert Bowers & Carolynne B. Plamondon, as the Successors in interest of Carolyn 

Bowers and Elgin Bowers; and Ann Munn, & Reed Munn, on behalf of themselves and on 

behalf of their trusts, specifically: THE J&J ALLEN TRUST DATED MAY 18, 2004, 

through John B. Allen, Sr., its Successor Trustee; THE ELGIN AND CAROLINE 

BOWERS FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST – 1995, UTA DATED AUGUST 17, 1995, 

through Elgin Robert Bowers & Carolynne B. Plamondon, its Co-Successor Trustees, and 

THE MUNN REVOCABLE TRUST DATED JUNE 23, 1992, through John Reed Munn 

and Ann Munn, its Trustees, was heard by this Court. After considering the moving 

papers, any responses thereto and the record as a whole, the Court finds that the $10,000.00 

settlement payment and the terms set forth in the Mutual Release and Settlement 

Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”), which is attached as Exhibit “B” to the Declaration 

of John B. Allen, Jr. and which was entered into between Third-Party Plaintiffs and said 

Third-Party Defendants, was made in good faith and was fair, reasonable and consistent 

with the purposes of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 

Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 USC § 9601, et seq. 

The matter having been briefed, argued and submitted for decision, and good cause 

appearing, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: 

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1. Section 6 of the Uniform Comparative Fault Act (“UCFA”), 12 ULA 147 (1996), in 

pertinent part, is adopted as the federal common law in this case for the purpose of 

determining the legal effect of the Settlement Agreement. 

2. The Settlement Agreement is approved pursuant to Section 6 of the UCFA and 

California Code of Civil Procedure section 877.6. 

3. Third-Party Plaintiffs and said Third-Party Defendants entered into the Settlement 

Agreement in good faith pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure section 877.6. 

4. Pursuant to Section 6 of UCFA an California Code of Civil Procedure section 877.6, 

any and all claims for contribution and indemnity against said Third-Party Defendants or 

their trusts, specifically: THE J&J ALLEN TRUST DATED MAY 18, 2004, through John B. 

Allen, Sr., its Successor Trustee; THE ELGIN AND CAROLINE BOWERS FAMILY 

REVOCABLE TRUST – 1995, UTA DATED AUGUST 17, 1995, through Elgin Robert Bowers & 

Carolynne B. Plamondon, its Co-Successor Trustees; and THE MUNN REVOCABLE TRUST 

DATED JUNE 23, 1992, through John Reed Munn and Ann Munn, its Trustees, arising out of the 

facts alleged by Third-Party Plaintiffs are barred, regardless of when such claims are 

asserted and by whom, and regardless of whether the claims are brought pursuant to 

CERCLA or any other state or federal law. 

5. Any and all claims, including direct claims, cross-claims, counter-claims, and thirdparty claims, alleged or that could have been alleged against said Third-Party Defendants or 

their trusts by any party, including Third-Party Plaintiffs, are dismissed with prejudice. 

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6. Any and all claims, including direct claims, cross-claims, counter-claims, and thirdparty claims, alleged or that could have been alleged by any or all of said Third-Party 

Defendants or their trusts against the Third-Party Plaintiffs are dismissed with prejudice. 

7. The non-settlors’ share of liability for contribution pursuant to CERCLA for alleged 

respective shares of response costs and other costs Plaintiff United States claimed it incurred 

with respect to the Central Eureka Mine Superfund Site is reduced by said Third-Party 

Defendants’ proportionate share of liability in accordance with the “comparative fault” or 

“proportionate share” rule embodied in UCFA. 

8. This Court retain jurisdiction to enforce the Settlement Agreement. 

Dated: November 5, 2007

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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