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Parties Involved:
Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Defendant
Tu Phuoc Nguyen
Defendant
Sadia Pudo Awok
Plaintiff
Diana Tarcisyo Puno
Plaintiff
Mary Tarcisyo Puno
Plaintiff
Susan Tarcisyo Puno
Plaintiff
Bethene M. Valles
Plaintiff

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Stuart C. Talley (SB# 180374) 

KERSHAW CUTTER & RATINOFF LLP 

401 Watt Avenue 

Sacramento, California 95864 

Telephone: (916) 448-9800 

Facsimile: (916) 669-4499 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MARIA SOTO, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., et al. 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:06-CV-01612 MCE-DAD

(Consolidated Cases) 

Related with: 

2:07-cv-01630-MCE-DAD (Teague) 

2:07-cv-01934-MCE DAD (Martin) 

2:07-cv-01943-MCE-DAD (Leak) 

STIPULATION FOR PAYMENT OF 

DEPOSITED FUNDS; ORDER 

DUNBAR AITKENS, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., et al. 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:06-CV-02077 MCE-DAD 

JANICE KUESTER, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., et al. 

Defendants.

CASE NO. 2:07-CV-00398 MCE-DAD 

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SADIA PUDO AWOK, et al. 

Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., et al. 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:07-CV-01231 MCE-DAD 

OLGA MEADOR HERRERA, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., et al. 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:07-CV-01229 MCE-DAD 

BETHENE M. VALLES, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

TU PHUOC NGUYEN, 

Defendant. 

CASE NO. 2:07-cv-02354-MCE-DAD 

YVONNE LA CLAIRE, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., et al. 

Defendant. 

CASE NO. 2:07-cv-00989-MCE-DAD 

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FLORENCE MANEZ TEAGUE, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., et al. 

Defendants. 

RELATED CASE 

NO. 2:07-CV-01630 MCE-DAD 

LARRY D. MARTIN, JR., 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., et al. 

Defendants. 

RELATED CASE 

CASE NO. 2:07-CV-01934 MCE-DAD 

KENNETH ALLEN LEAK, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

GREYHOUND LINES, INC., et al. 

Defendants. 

RELATED CASE 

CASE NO. 2:07-cv-01943-MCE-DAD 

AND CROSS-COMPLAINT. 

WHEREAS, this case arises from an accident involving a motor vehicle driven by 

Defendant TU PHUOC NGUYEN and a bus owned an operated by Defendant GREYHOUND 

LINES, INC; 

WHEREAS, plaintiffs in all of the above entitled actions were passengers on the 

Greyhound bus involved in the accident and each has asserted claims against both TU PHUOC 

NGUYEN and GREYHOUND LINES, INC. for injuries suffered in the accident; 

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WHEREAS, defendant TU PHUOC NGUYEN filed for bankruptcy and thereafter sought 

dismissal from this case; 

WHEREAS, as a condition of dismissal the Court required the insurance carrier for TU 

PHUOC NGUYEN to interplead with this Court the sum or $50,000 which represents the policy 

limits for defendant TU PHUOC NGUYEN; 

WHEREAS, said funds were deposited with the Court on or about September 23, 2009; 

WHEREAS, all plaintiffs named in the above entitled actions have agreed on an 

appropriate apportionment of the $50,000. 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED BY THE UNDERSIGNED THAT 

JUDGMENT BE ENTERED IN THIS ACTION AS FOLLOWS: 

The $50,000 deposited with the court shall be paid to plaintiffs and their attorneys of 

record and as follows: 

Janice Kuester and her attorneys 

Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff 

 $ 19,249 

Olga Meador Herrera and her 

attorneys Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff

$ 6,053 

Dunbar Aitkens and his attorneys 

Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff 

 $ 3,356 

Sadia Awok Pudo and her attorneys 

Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff 

 $3,643 

Mary Tarciyo and her attorneys 

Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff 

 $345 

Diana Tarciyo and her attorneys 

Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff 

 $901 

Susan Tarciyo and her attorneys 

Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff 

 $ 896 

Bethene Valles and her attorneys 

Law Offices of Thomas Santistevan 

 $1,717 

Kenneth Leak and his attorneys 

Reiner, Simpson, Timmons & 

Slaughter 

 $2,601 

Maria Soto and her attorneys 

Walker, Hamilton & Koenig 

 $2,081 

Yvonne La Claire and her attorney 

William Kuziara 

 $1,665 

Larry Martin and his attorney 

Terrance Thompson 

 $ 3,850 

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Florence Teague and her attorneys 

Vantassell, Fornasero & Wagstaffe 

 $ 3,642 

Dated: July 21, 2010______________. LAW OFFICES OF TERRANCE J. 

 THOMPSON

By /s/ 

TERRANCE J. THOMPSON 

P.O. Box 2189 

Sacramento, California 95812 

Telephone: (916) 442-9406 

Attorneys for Plaintiff LARRY D. MARTIN, JR. 

Dated: July 23, 2010_______________. VANTASSELL, FORNASERO & 

WAGSTAFFE

By /s/ 

PAUL J. WAGSTAFFE 

2625 Fair Oaks Blvd., Suite 7 

Sacramento, California 95864 

Telephone: (916) 444-8633 

Attorneys for Plaintiff FLORENCE MANEZ TEAGUE 

Dated: July 21, 2010_______________. WALKER, HAMILTON & KEONIG

By /s/ 

CLARISSA E. KEARNS 

50 Francisco Street, Suite 460 

San Francisco, California 94133 

Telephone: (415) 986-3339 

Attorneys for Plaintiff MARIA SOTO 

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Dated: July 27, 2010_______________. KERSHAW, CUTTER & RATINOFF LLP

By /s/ 

STUART C. TALLEY 

401 Watt Avenue 

Sacramento, California 95864 

Telephone: (916) 448-9800 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs JANICE KUESTER, DUNBAR 

AITKENS, OLGA MEADOR HERRERA, SADIA PUDO 

AWOK, DIANA TARCISYO PUNO, SUSAN TARCISYO 

PUNO, and MARY TARCISYO PUNO 

Dated: July 21, 2010_______________. LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS 

SANTISTEVAN

By /s/ 

 THOMAS SANTISTEVAN 

 331 J Street, Suite 200 

 Sacramento, CA 95814 

 Telephone: (916) 553-0056 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Bethene Valles 

Dated: July 20, 2010_______________. LAW OFFICE OF WILLIAM T. KUZIARA 

By /s/ 

 WILLIAM KUZIARA 

 P.O. Box 1266 

 Santa Rosa, CA 95402 

 Telephone: (707) 546-1040 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Yvonne La Claire

Dated: July 21, 2010______________. REINER, SIMPSON, TIMMONS & 

SLAUGHTER 

By /s/ 

 ROBERT SIMPSON 

 2851 Park Marina Drive 

 Suite 200 

 Redding , CA 96001 

 Telephone: (530) 241-1905 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Kenneth Leak 

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ORDER

 IT IS HERE BY ORDERED that the $50,000 deposited with the court shall be 

paid to plaintiffs and their attorneys of record and as follows: 

Janice Kuester and her attorneys 

Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff 

 $ 19,249 

Olga Meador Herrera and her 

attorneys Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff

$ 6,053 

Dunbar Aitkens and his attorneys 

Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff 

 $ 3,356 

Sadia Awok Pudo and her attorneys 

Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff 

 $3,643 

Mary Tarciyo and her attorneys 

Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff 

 $345 

Diana Tarciyo and her attorneys 

Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff 

 $901 

Susan Tarciyo and her attorneys 

Kershaw Cutter & Ratinoff 

 $ 896 

Bethene Valles and her attorneys 

Law Offices of Thomas Santistevan 

 $1,717 

Kenneth Leak and his attorneys 

Reiner, Simpson, Timmons & 

Slaughter 

 $2,601 

Maria Soto and her attorneys 

Walker, Hamilton & Koenig 

 $2,081 

Yvonne La Claire and her attorney 

William Kuziara 

 $1,665 

Larry Martin and his attorney 

Terrance Thompson 

 $ 3,850 

Florence Teague and her attorneys 

Vantassell, Fornasero & Wagstaffe 

 $ 3,642 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: July 28, 2010 

__________________________________ 

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

 

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