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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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BN 771742v1 -1- (CV-03-2194 RMW) 

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT DUOC NGUYEN AND REQUEST TO 

RETAIN JURISDICTION; ORDER THEREON

Alan J. Kessel (Cal. Bar No.: 130707)

Suzanne M. Burke (Cal. Bar No.: 188597)

Brandon Q. Tran (Cal. Bar No.: 223435)

BUCHALTER NEMER

A Professional Corporation 

18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800 

Irvine, California 92612-0514 

Telephone: (949) 760-1121

Facsimile: (949) 720-0182

E-mail: btran@buchalter.com Attorneys for Plaintiff DIRECTV, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

DIRECTV, INC., a California corporation, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

MIGUEL CERDA, et al., Defendants. Case No. CV-03-2194 RMW

Hon. Ronald M. Whyte

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY 

DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT 

DUOC NGUYEN AND REQUEST TO 

RETAIN JURISDICTION; 

ORDER THEREON

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc. 

( DIRECTV ) and Defendant Duoc Nguyen ( Defendant ), through their respective counsel of 

record, that the above-captioned action be and hereby is dismissed without prejudice, pursuant to 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1), as to Defendant. Each of said parties to bear its/his own costs and 

attorneys fees. 

The terms of the Confidential Settlement Agreement dated November 18, 2005

( Agreement ) entered into between Defendant and DIRECTV require installment payments 

from Defendant, the last of which is not due to be received until August 2007. If Defendant does 

not make any payment under the Agreement when due, DIRECTV is authorized to seek the entry 

of a Judgment in this action against Defendant pursuant to a Stipulation for Entry of Judgment 

( Stipulation ) executed by the parties concurrently with the Agreement. The parties therefore 

have consented, and hereby further stipulate and consent to, the retention of jurisdiction over 

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BN 771742v1 -2- (CV-03-2194 RMW) 

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT DUOC NGUYEN AND REQUEST TO 

RETAIN JURISDICTION; ORDER THEREON

them by this Court and to reference to a Magistrate Judge in this District for the purpose of 

enforcing the payment terms of the Agreement, including entering a Judgment against Defendant 

pursuant to the Stipulation. The parties therefore respectfully request that the Court retain such 

jurisdiction. DATED: February 21, 2006 Respectfully Submitted,

BUCHALTER NEMER

A Professional Corporation 

By: /s/ Suzanne M. Burke Suzanne M. Burke

Attorneys for Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc. DATED: February 7, 2006 By: /s/ Duoc Nguyen Duoc Nguyen

Defendant Pro Se

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BN 771742v1 -3- (CV-03-2194 RMW) 

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT DUOC NGUYEN AND REQUEST TO 

RETAIN JURISDICTION; ORDER THEREON

ORDER

HAVING READ AND CONSIDERED the forgoing Stipulation for Voluntary 

Dismissal of Defendant Duoc Nguyen and Request to Retain Jurisdiction, and such other 

pleadings, documents and records deemed appropriate by the Court, and good cause appearing 

therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

(1) Defendant Duoc Nguyen is hereby dismissed from this action without

prejudice; 

(2) Each of said parties to bear its/his own costs and attorneys fees; and

(3) The Court shall retain jurisdiction over Plaintiff DIRECTV, Inc. and 

Defendant Duoc Nguyen to enforce the terms described above of the Settlement Agreement 

between those parties dated November 18, 2005 and hereby refers any further proceedings in this 

action to enforce such terms of the Settlement Agreement to a Magistrate Judge of this District. Dated: __________________________________ Honorable Ronald M. Whyte Judge of the United States District Court Northern District of California

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BN 771742v1 -4- (CV-03-2194 RMW) 

STIPULATION FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT DUOC NGUYEN AND REQUEST TO 

RETAIN JURISDICTION; ORDER THEREON

PROOF OF SERVICE

I am employed in the County of Orange, State of California. I am over the age of 18 and 

not a party to the within action. My business address is at BUCHALTER NEMER, A 

Professional Corporation, 18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800, Irvine, California 92612-0514. 

On February 21, 2006, I served the foregoing document described as: STIPULATION 

FOR VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT DUOC NGUYEN AND REQUEST 

TO RETAIN JURISDICTION; [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON on all other parties 

and/or their attorney(s) of record to this action by placing a true copy thereof in a sealed envelope 

as follows:

Duoc Nguyen

3911 Suncrest Ave 

San Jose , CA 95132

(Defendant Pro Se) 

[X] BY MAIL I am a resident of, or employed in, the county where the mailing 

occurs; I am over the age of 18 years and am not a party to the cause. I am readily familiar 

with the business' practice for collection and processing of correspondence for mailing with the 

United States Postal Service. The correspondence will be deposited with the United States 

Postal Service this same day in the ordinary course of business. The address(es) shown above 

is(are) the same as shown on the envelope. The envelope was placed for deposit in the United 

States Postal Service at Buchalter Nemer in Irvine, California. The envelope was sealed and 

placed for collection and mailing with first-class prepaid postage on that date following 

ordinary business practices.

 [X] I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this court at 

whose direction the service was made. 

Executed on February 21, 2006, at Irvine, California.

Joanne D. Mealey-Hatch

 _______/s/ Joanne D. Mealey-Hatch________ (Signature) 

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