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Parties Involved:
Robin Ann Hulford
Plaintiff
United States of America
Defendant

Document Text:

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS (South Carolina BN 9990) 

United States Attorney 

IOANN M. SWANSON (SBN 88143) 

Chief, Civil Division 

ANDREW Y.S. CHENG (SBN 164613) 

Assistant United States Attorney 

LETITIA R. KIM (SBN 200142) 

Assistant United States Attorney 

U.S. Attorney's Office 

450 Golden Gate Avenue, 9th Floor 

San Francisco, Callforn~a 94102-3495 

Telephone: 41 5-436-71 81 

Facsimile: 41 5-436-6748 

Email: letitia.r.klm@usdoj .gov 

Attorneys for Defendant 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

ROBIN ANN HULFORD, Case No. C 05-02086 SBA 

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Defendant. ) 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 

On November 8, 2006, plaintiff Robin Ann Hulford and defendant United States of 

America filed a Settlement Agreement with the Court. The parties now enter into this Amended 

Settlement Agreement (the "Agreement"), as follows: 

1. The parties hereby agree to settle and compromise Robirz Ann Htrlfbrd v. Ut~iterl 

States ofArrrericcr, United States District Court for the Northern District of California Case 

Number C 05-02086 SBA (the "Lawsuit"), under the terms and conditions set forth herein. 

2. The United States of America agrees to pay plaintiff the sum of Two Hundred 

Eighty Thousand Dollars ($280,000.00) (the "Settlement Amount") in fi~ll settlement and 

satisfaction of any and all claims, demands, rights, and causes of action of whatsoever kind and 

Amend. Settlement Agreement & [Proposed] Order Approving Settlement 

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nature, arising from, and by reason of any and all known and unknown, foreseen and unforeseen 

bodily and personal injuries, damage to property and the consequences thereof, resulting, and to 

result, from the same subject matter that gave rise to the Lawsuit, including any claims for 

wrongful death, for which plaintiff or her heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, and each of 

them, now have or may hereafter acquire against the United States of America, its agencies, 

agents, servants, or employees. 

3. Plaintiff and her heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns hereby agree to 

accept the Settlement Amount in full settlement and satisfaction of any and all claims, demands, 

rights, or causes of action of whatsoever kind and nature, arising from, and by reason of any and 

all known and unknown, foreseen and unforeseen bodily and personal injuries, damage to 

property and the consequences thereof which they may have or hereafter acquire against the 

United States of America, its agencies, agents, servants, or employees on account of the same 

subject malter that gave rise to the Lawsuit, including any future claim for wrongful death. 

Plaintiff and her heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns further agree to reimburse, 

indemnify, and hold harmless the United States of America, its agencies, agents, servants, and 

employees from any and all such causes of action, claims, liens, rights, or subrogated or 

contribution interests incident to or resulting from further litigation or the prosecution of claims 

by plaintiff or her heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns against any third party or against the 

United States of America, including claims for wrongful death. 

4. This Agreement shall not constitute an admission of liability or fault on the part of 

the United States of America, ils agencies, agents. servants, or employees, and is entered into by 

and between the parties for the purpose of compron~ising disputed claims and avoiding the 

expenses and risks of litigation 

5. This Agreement may be pled as a full and complete defense to any subsequent 

action or other proceeding involving any person or party which arises out of the claims released 

and discharged by this Agreement. 

6. The Settlement Amount represents the entire amount of the compromise 

settlement. The parties will each bear their own costs, attorneys' fees, and expenses, and any 

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attorneys' fees or liens owed by plaintiff will be paid out of the Settlement Amount and not in 

addition thereto. 

7. It is also understood by plaintiff that, pursuant to Title 28 , Section 2678 of the 

United States Code, attorneys' fees for services rendered in connection with this Lawsuit shall 

not exceed 25 percent of the Settlement Amount. 

8. Payment of the Settlement Amount will be made by a check drawn on the United 

States Postal Service and will be made payable lo "Robin Ann Hulford and her attorneys, Ropers, 

Majeski, Kohn & Bentley." 

9. In coilsideration of paynent of the Settlement Amount and this Agreement, 

plaintiff agrees that upon notification that the settlement check is ready for delivery, she will 

deliver to defense counsel a fully executed Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice of the 

Lawsuit. Upon delivery of the Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice, defense counsel will 

release the settlement check to plaintiffs counsel. 

10. Plaintiff has been informed that payment of the Settlement Amount may take sixty 

days or more to process, but defendant agrees to make good faith efforts to expeditiously process 

the payment. 

11. The parties agree that should any dispute arise with respect to the implementation 

of the terms of this Agreement, plaintiff shall not seek to rescind the Agreement and pursue her 

original causes of action. Plaintiffs sole remedy in such a dispute is an action to enforce the 

settlement in the United States District Court. The parties agree that the United States District 

Court will retain jurisdiction over this matter for purposes of resolving any dispute alleging a 

breach of this Agreement, and consent to have a Magistrate Judge resolve any such dispute. 

12. In consideration ofpayment of the Settlement Amount and this Agreement, 

plaintiff hereby releases and forever discharges the United States of America and any arld all of 

its past and present officials, employees, agencies, agents, attorneys, successors, and assigns from 

any and all obligations, damages, liabilities, actions, causes of action, clain~s, and demands of 

any kind and nature whatsoever, whether suspected or unsuspected, at law or in equity, known or 

unknown, arising out of the allegatioils set forth in the pleadings in the Lawsuit. 

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13. California Civil Code Section provides as follows: 

A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does 

not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing 

the release, which if known by him must have materially affected 

his settlement with the debtor. 

'laintiff, having been apprised of such language by her attorney, and fully understanding the 

arne, nevertheless waives the benefits of any and all rights she may have pursuant to Section 

542 and any similar provisions of federal law. Plaintiff understands that, if the facts concerning 

ler injuries and the liability of the defendant for damages pertaining thereto are found hereinafter 

o be other than or different from the facts now believed to be true, this Agreement shall be and 

ernain effective notwithstanding such difference. 

14. This instrument shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties, and it is 

:xpressly understood and agreed that this Agreement has been freely and voluntarily entered into 

~y the parties with the advice of counsel, who have explained the legal effect of this Agreement. 

The parties further acltnowledge that no warranties or representations have been made on any 

ubject other than as set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement may not be altered, modified, 

mended, or othenvise changed in any respect except by writing, duly executed by all parties and 

heir authorized representatives. 

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ROB!.N ANN HULFORD 

Plaintiff 

ROPERS, MAJESKJ, KOHN & BENTLEY 

IMONSON A, BISBEE 

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/~ttorne~s Tor Plaintiff 1 

KEVIN V. RYAN 

United States Attorney 

Assistant united States Attorneys 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Order Approving 

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