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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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ORDER RE: PETITION FOR MINOR’S COMPROMISE 

U.S. District Court – Eastern District of California 

Case No. 2:07-CV-00451-DAD 

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ROBERT R. POWELL, ESQ. CSB#159747 

DENNIS R. INGOLS, ESQ. CSB#236458 

LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT R. POWELL

925 West Hedding Street 

San José, California 95126 

T: 408-553-0200 F: 408-553-0203 

rpowell@rrpassociates.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

MARK RISSO, and A.R. through 

Guardian Ad Litem Linda Risso 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

(Sacramento Division) 

MARC RISSO, et al. ) Case Number: 2:07-CV-00451-DAD 

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 Plaintiffs, ) ORDER APPROVING MINOR’S 

 ) COMPROMISE OF CLAIMS 

vs. ) 

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COUNTY OF EL DORADO, et al. ) 

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 Defendants. ) 

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Following a settlement conference presided over by the undersigned, plaintiffs herein, by 

and through their counsel, submitted a Petition for Court Approval of Minor’s Compromise of 

Claims (“Petition”) on July 18, 2008, pertaining to a settlement that all plaintiffs had reached 

with the County of El Dorado and the City of Placerville. The Petition was noticed for 

hearing on August 22, 2008. On July 22 and July 23, 2008, counsel for defendants filed 

statements of non-opposition to plaintiffs’ Petition. In his declaration in support of the 

Petition, plaintiffs’ counsel has requested that the court approve the minor’s compromise 

without a hearing. 

Upon review of the file and consideration of plaintiffs’ Petition, the declaration of 

plaintiffs’ counsel and supporting documentation submitted therewith, and the statements of 

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ORDER RE: PETITION FOR MINOR’S COMPROMISE 

U.S. District Court – Eastern District of California 

Case No. 2:07-CV-00451-DAD 

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non-opposition by defendants provided to the Court prior to the making of this Order, the 

Court does hereby find that a hearing on the Petition is unnecessary. The Court also finds that 

good cause has been established for the proposed attorney fees award in excess of 25% of the 

total settlement. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 

1. The minor Plaintiff’s claims against the Defendant County of El Dorado, the Defendant 

City of Placerville, and the individually named employee-defendants thereof, as compromised 

pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement and General Release (as described in the 

Petition) and the Non-Qualified Assignment and Release (of Periodic Payment Obligation, 

Ex. A to the Declaration of Robert R. Powell), is approved. 

2. Plaintiffs’ counsel may attach the fully-executed settlement documents, when obtained, 

to this Order for purposes of submitting same to The Allstate Life Insurance Company and/or 

Allstate International Assignments, Ltd. 

3. The Court approves the distribution of attorneys’ fees to Plaintiffs’ counsel as set forth 

in the Petition. 

4. The Court approves of the dismissal of all claims, of all Plaintiffs, as against all 

Defendants, with prejudice. Plaintiffs’ counsel shall submit such dismissal promptly after the 

annuity/annuities set forth in the settlement documents have been funded, and all other due 

consideration has been received by Plaintiffs’ counsel. 

5. The hearing set for August 22, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. before the undersigned is vacated. 

DATED: August 19, 2008. 

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