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Parties Involved:
Ford Motor Company
Defendant
Bruce Michael Phillips
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

BRUCE MICHAEL PHILLIPS, as the )

Administrator of the Estate of BRANT )

MICHAEL PHILLIPS, )

)

Plaintiff, )

)

vs. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 05-0029-P-L

)

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a foreign )

corporation, and FICTITIOUS PARTY A, a )

resident defendant, )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

In response to this court’s October 6, 2005 Order in re Settlement, counsel for defendant

Ford Motor Company, H. Lanier Brown, II, submitted a letter to the court dated October 21, 2005,

with a copy of the RELEASE AND CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT signed by

plaintiff Bruce Michael Phillips and his counsel R. Ben Hogan, III. Mr. Brown’s letter states that “the

Settlement Agreement has been perfected... [and] the only outstanding item is the parties’ continuing

duty of confidentiality of the settlement.” Defendant requests that “the Court’s final judgment of

dismissal specifically retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the confidentiality... provision in an

abundance of caution.” 

This court notes that the Joint Stipulation For Dismissal filed on October 4, 2005, was signed

by counsel for both parties to this litigation, Mr. Hogan, and Mr. Brown (doc.49).

Accordingly, after consideration of the Joint Stipulation For Dismissal filed by the parties on

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October 4, 2005 (doc.49), together with Mr. Brown’s letter dated October 21, 2005, it is ORDERED

that this action be and is hereby DISMISSED with prejudice pursuant to 

Rule 41(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

This court hereby retains jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement

contained within the RELEASE AND CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.

DONE this 14th day of November, 2005.

 S/Virgil Pittman 

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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