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Parties Involved:
Zahed Uddin Ahmed
Defendant
Santiago Cruz
Plaintiff

Document Text:

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR DISMISSAL 

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R. MORGAN GILHULY (SBN 133659; mgilhuly@bargcoffin.com) 

JULIA R. GRAESER (SBN 294117; jgraeser@bargcoffin.com) 

BARG COFFIN LEWIS & TRAPP, LLP 

600 Montgomery Street, Suite 525 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 228-5400 

Fax: (415) 228-5450 

Attorneys for Plaintiff SANTIAGO CRUZ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SANTIAGO CRUZ, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

ZAHED UDDIN AHMED, 

 Defendant. 

Case No. 4:15-cv-01855-KAW

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER FOR DISMISSAL 

STIPULATION 

WHEREAS, on April 16, 2018, Plaintiff Santiago Cruz (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Dr. 

Zahed Uddin Ahmed ("Defendant”) (collectively “Settling Parties”) through their respective 

counsel participated in a settlement conference where the case settled in principal as to the 

monetary terms of the settlement. 

WHEREAS the Settling Parties finalized a written settlement agreement in late July 2018 

and have been in the process of obtaining signatures. 

WHEREAS Plaintiff Cruz signed the final settlement agreement on August 2, 2018, and 

Dennis M. Beaty signed the settlement agreement on behalf of California Department of 

Corrections and Rehabilitation on August 21, 2018. 

WHEREAS attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct, fully executed copy of the 

settlement agreement; 

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WHEREAS the Settling Parties agree and request that this Court retain jurisdiction until 

settlement proceeds are paid pursuant to Paragraph 4 of the Agreement. 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Settling Parties that the 

complaint and all causes of action against Defendant in the above-captioned action be and hereby 

are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 

41(a)(1)(A)(ii). 

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that Settling Parties shall bear their own costs, and no 

Settling Party will seek to recover its attorney’s fees and costs incurred in this action from any 

other Settling Party. 

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that, pursuant to the Settling Parties’ agreement, this 

Court shall retain jurisdiction with respect to disputes arising under the Agreement, namely the 

timely payment of settlement moneys. 

IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED THAT, Defendant will notify this Court when payment 

has been made, and if notification of payment has not been made by August 21, 2019, that this 

Court shall set a Settlement Status Conference soon thereafter wherein Defendant must provide 

to the Court the status of payment and reason for delay. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: August 21, 2018 Respectfully submitted, 

 

R. MORGAN GILHULY 

JULIA R. GRAESER 

BARG COFFIN LEWIS & TRAPP, LLP 

/s/ Julia R. Graeser 

JULIA R. GRAESER 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Santiago Cruz 

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Dated: August 21, 2018 Respectfully submitted, 

XAVIER BECERRA

Attorney General of California 

JEFFREY R. VINCENT

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

/s/ Rohit Kodical 

ROHIT KODICAL 

Attorneys for Defendant Dr. Ahmed 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _________ _____________________________ 

 The Honorable Kandis Westmore 

8/22/18

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