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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE AS TO LIT DEFS. AND ALBANESE; ORDER

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SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

James D. McNairy (SBN 230903)

Email: jmcnairy@seyfarth.com

Michael G. Cross (SBN 268999)

Email: mcross@seyfarth.com

Enedina S. Cardenas (SBN 276856)

Email: ecardenas@seyfarth.com

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2350

Sacramento, California 95814-4428

Telephone: (916) 448-0159

Facsimile: (916) 558-4839

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

G. Daniel Newland (SBN 087965)

dnewland@seyfarth.com

Chantelle C. Egan (SBN 257938)

Email: cegan@seyfarth.com

560 Mission Street, Suite 3100

San Francisco, California 94105

Telephone: (415) 397-2823

Facsimile: (415) 397-8549

Attorneys for Plaintiff

U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT, INC.

BARNES & THORNBURG LLP

Kevin D. Rising (SBN 211663)

kevin.rising@btlaw.com

Joel R. Meyer (SBN 247620)

joel.meyer@btlaw.com

Matthew B. O’Hanlon (SBN 253648)

matthew.o’hanlon@btlaw.com

2029 Century Park East, Suite 300

Los Angeles, CA 90067-3012

Telephone: 310-284-3880

Facsimile: 310-284-3894

Attorneys for Defendants, CrossDefendants, and Counter-Claimants

THE LIT GROUP LLC, 

HUTCHINGS COURT REPORTERS, 

LLC, AND LITIGATION 

SERVICES, LLC

EHLERS LAW CORPORATION

Wesley C.J. Ehlers (SBN 181537)

wes@ehlerslawcorp.com

2600 Capitol Ave Suite 300

Sacramento, California 95816

Telephone: (916) 442-0300

Facsimile: (916) 650-1039

Attorneys for Defendant’

MORGAN ALBANESE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT, INC., a Texas 

corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

AMEEN HOFIONI, an individual, MORGAN 

ALBANESE, an individual, THE LIT GROUP, a 

Nevada corporation, HUTCHINGS COURT 

REPORTERS, LLC, a California corporation, and 

LITIGATION SERVICES, a Nevada corporation,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:13-CV-01770-MCE-AC

STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL WITH 

PREJUDICE AS TO ONLY DEFENDANTS 

THE LIT GROUP, LLC, HUTCHINGS 

COURT REPORTERS, LLC AND 

LITIGATION SERVICES, LLC AND 

DEFENDANT MORGAN ALBANESE; 

ORDER

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Plaintiff U.S. Legal Support, Inc. and Defendants The LIT Group, LLC, Hutchings Court 

Reporters, LLC, Litigation Services, LLC, and Morgan Albanese (collectively, the “Parties”) have fully 

and finally resolved the issues between the Parties set forth in this case. 

Pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Confidential Settlement 

Agreement and General Mutual Release signed by Plaintiff U.S. Legal Support, Inc. and Defendants The 

LIT Group, LLC, Hutchings Court Reporters, LLC, Litigation Services, LLC, and Morgan Albanese, it 

is HEREBY STIPULATED that U.S. Legal Support, Inc.’s First Amended Complaint [Dkt No. 44] shall 

be dismissed with prejudice as to Defendants The LIT Group, LLC, Hutchings Court Reporters, LLC, 

Litigation Services, LLC, and Morgan Albanese only. Defendant Ameen Hofioni (“Hofioni”) is not 

party to the Parties’ underlying settlement nor this Stipulation, and thus U.S. Legal Support, Inc.’s First 

Amended Complaint [Dkt No. 44] shall not be dismissed as to the claims against Hofioni by virtue of 

this Stipulation.

The Parties FURTHER STIPULATE that, as between Plaintiff and the settling defendants, each 

side shall bear their own attorneys’ fees and costs.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Stipulated and respectively submitted,

DATED: March 18, 2016 SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

By: /s/ James D. McNairy

G. Daniel Newland

James D. McNairy

Chantelle C. Egan

Michael G. Cross

Enedina S. Cardenas

Attorneys for Plaintiff

U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT, INC.

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DATED: March 18, 2016 BARNES & THORNBURG LLP

By: /s/ Joel R. Meyer (with permission)

Kevin D. Rising

Joel R. Meyer

Matthew B. O’Hanlon

Attorneys for Defendants, Cross-Defendants and 

Counter-Claimants

THE LIT GROUP, LLC, HUTCHINGS COURT 

REPORTERS, LLC, and LITIGATION 

SERVICES, LLC

DATED: March 18, 2016 EHLERS LAW CORPORATION

By: /s/ Wesley C.J. Ehlers (with permission)

Wesley C.J. Ehlers

Attorneys for Defendant

MORGAN ALBANESE

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 29, 2016

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