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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 28:2671 Federal Tort Claims Act

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STIP TO DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE 

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MELINDA HAAG (CABN 132612) 

United States Attorney 

ALEX G. TSE (CABN 152348) 

Chief, Civil Division 

MARK R. CONRAD (CABN 255667) 

Assistant United States Attorney 

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 

San Francisco, California 94102-3495 

Telephone: (415) 436-7025 

Fax: (415) 436-6748 

mark.conrad@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendant 

Richard L. Mahfouz II (SBN 246739) 

CLERKIN, SINCLAIR & MAHFOUZ, LLP 

701 B Street, Suite 1160 

San Diego, CA 92101 

Telephone: (619) 308-6550 

Fax: (619) 912-3132 

Email: rlmahfouz@clerkinlaw.com 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

STATE FARM AUTOMOBILE 

INSURANCE COMPANY, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Defendant. 

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CASE NO. C 14-05571 JCS 

STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE PURSUANT TO 

RULE 41(a)(1)(A)(ii)

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 WHEREAS, Plaintiff State Farm Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) filed the 

above-captioned action on December 22, 2014, see Dkt. No. 1; 

 WHEREAS, Plaintiff served the United States Attorney’s Office with a copy of the Complaint 

on February 26, 2015; served the United States Department of Defense with a copy of the Complaint on 

March 10, 2015; and served the Attorney General of the United States with a copy of the Complaint on 

March 11, 2015, see Dkt. Nos. 10-13; 

 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), “[a]n action shall not be 

instituted upon a claim against the United States for money damages for injury or loss of property or 

personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the 

Government while acting within the scope of his office or employment, unless the claimant shall have 

first presented the claim to the appropriate Federal agency and his claim shall have been finally denied 

by the agency in writing and sent by certified or registered mail,” 28 U.S.C. § 2675(a); 

 WHEREAS, Plaintiff alleges and asserts that a claim against the United States in connection 

with the events giving rise to this action was served upon the United States, and that no response to its 

administrative complaint was ever received, see Dkt. No. 1 ¶ 14; 

 WHEREAS, Defendant United States of America denies that an administrative claim was 

presented as required by the FTCA and, accordingly, asserts that the above-captioned matter is subject 

to dismissal under Rule 12(b)(1), see Caton v. United States, 495 F.2d 635, 638 (9th Cir. 1974); 

 WHEREAS, the parties wish to avoid the time, expense, and burden of litigating the fact or 

adequacy of State Farm’s presentation of its administrative claim and the corollary issue of whether this 

Court has subject matter jurisdiction over the claim presented; 

 NOW, THEREFORE, by and through their undersigned counsel in this action, the parties hereby 

stipulate and agree as follows: 

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 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), the above-referenced action shall be, 

and hereby is, dismissed without prejudice, each party to bear its own costs in the matter. 

 

 Respectfully submitted, 

DATED: March 20, 2015 MELINDA HAAG 

United States Attorney 

/s/ Mark R. Conrad 

MARK R. CONRAD 

Assistant United States Attorney 

DATED: March 20, 2015 CLERKIN, SINCLAIR & MAHFOUZ, LLP 

/s/ Richard L. Mahfouz II 

RICHARD L. MAHFOUZ II 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Dated: 3/24/15

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Joseph C. Spero

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