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Parties Involved:
Murphy C. Gant
Plaintiff
Postmaster General
Defendant

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

JOSEPH E. MALONEY, SBN 95458

Assistant United States Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2750

Attorneys for the Defendant

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MURPHY C. GANT, 

Plaintiff,

v.

JOHN E. POTTER, Postmaster

General,

Defendant.

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No. 2:05-CV-00920 WBS DAD 

STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT;

WAIVER; DISMISSAL

1. Plaintiff MURPHY C. GANT (hereinafter "plaintiff")

filed this action against the Postmaster General (hereinafter

"defendant"), citing 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., the Americans

with Disabilities Act (while defendant noted his view that the

ADA is inapplicable to the federal employer and that any claim of

handicap discrimination should be brought pursuant to the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 794)) alleging

discrimination in failure to hire on account of a handicap, as

more fully described in the Complaint filed on or about May 5,

2005.

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2. Defendant agrees to pay Plaintiff $2,500.00 (two

thousand five hundred dollars). No employer or employee

contributions to any benefit or retirement program shall be made

by the parties. The payment set forth above is the entire

monetary amount due to plaintiff from defendant. There shall be

no withholding from this amount, although it is understood

between the parties that this payment may be subject to taxation

and will be reported to the Internal Revenue Service. Plaintiff

will be solely responsible for any penalties assessed against him

and will indemnify and hold harmless defendant for any penalties

assessed against defendant as a result of defendant’s tax

treatment of the settlement payment, whatever that might be. 

This amount includes attorney’s fees, expert witness fees, and

all other costs or expenses, which amounts will be paid out of

the sum stated and not in addition to it. 

3. This Settlement Agreement shall not constitute an

admission of liability, fault or discrimination on the part of

defendant, the United States, its agencies, agents, or employees

and former employees, and is entered into by both parties only

for the purpose of compromising disputed claims and avoiding the

expenses and risks of continued litigation. 

4. This settlement is in full settlement and satisfaction

of any and all existing and future claims of any kind whatsoever,

known or unknown, which plaintiff or his children, estate, heirs,

successors or assigns may now have or hereafter acquire against

the defendant, the United States of America, its agencies,

agents, employees and former employees, individually and/or in

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their official capacities, as a result of any matter contained

within the Complaint on file in this action.

Plaintiff and his children, estate, heirs, successors or

assigns further agree to reimburse, indemnify, defend and hold

harmless the defendant, the United States, its agencies, agents,

and employees and former employees, individually and/or in their

official capacities, from any and all such claims incident to or

resulting from further litigation or the prosecution by plaintiff

or his children, estate, heirs, successors or assigns against any

third party, or against the defendant, the United States, its

agencies, agents, and employees and former employees,

individually and/or in their official capacities.

5. In consideration for payment of the amount specified in

paragraph 2 above, plaintiff agrees, represents and warrants that

this is a full and final release applying to all known, unknown

and unanticipated injuries, disabilities, damages or claims of

any kind arising in any manner out of the allegations contained

in the Complaint on file in this action. Plaintiff understands

that he may have suffered damages or have claims that are unknown

to him at present. Plaintiff acknowledges that the sum paid in

consideration of this settlement is intended to and does release

and discharge any claims in regard to such unknown or future

damages and claims of any kind arising out of the allegations

contained in the Complaint, and he does hereby waive to the

fullest extent permissible under law any and all rights under

Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which reads as

follows:

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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.

In connection with such waiver and relinquishment, plaintiff

acknowledges that he is aware that he may hereafter discover

claims and damages presently unknown or unsuspected, or facts in

addition to or different from those which he now knows or

believes to be true, with respect to the matters released herein. 

Nevertheless, it is the intention of plaintiff through this

release, and with the advice of counsel, fully, finally and

forever to settle and release all such matters and claims

relative thereto to the extent those claims arising out of the

allegations contained in the Complaint on file in this action.

6. Plaintiff represents and warrants that, other than

claims and liens for attorney's fees, he is the sole and lawful

owner of all rights, title and interests in and to every claim

and other matter which he purports to release herein, and that he

has not heretofore assigned or transferred, or purported or

attempted to assign or transfer to any person or entity any

claims or other matters herein released. Plaintiff shall

indemnify the United States of America and its agencies, agents,

employees and former employees, named and unnamed, against, and

defend and hold harmless from, any claims arising out of or

relating to any such assignment or transfer of any claims or

other matters released herein.

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7. Payment of the settlement amount will be made by a

check drawn on the United States Post Office. The check shall be

made payable to "LAW OFFICES OF LEO DONAHUE AND MURPHY C. GANT”

for the amount stated in paragraph 2. The check will be

requested by and received by the United States Attorney's Office,

and mailed to plaintiff's attorney at the following address: Leo

F. Donahue, Inc., 11344 Coloma Road, Suite 160, Gold River,

California, 95670. The check will be mailed within a reasonable

time after filing of the Order resulting from this agreement.

8. This Settlement Agreement contains the entire agreement

between the parties hereto, and plaintiff acknowledges and agrees

that no promise or representation not contained in this

Settlement Agreement has been made to him, and he acknowledges

and represents that this Settlement Agreement contains the entire

understanding between the parties, and contains all terms and

conditions pertaining to the compromise and settlement of the

disputes referenced herein. This Settlement Agreement is

executed without reliance upon any representation by defendant as

to tax consequences, and plaintiff is responsible for the payment

of all taxes that may be associated with the settlement payment.

9. The terms of this Settlement Agreement are binding on

the parties, but do not give rise to any separate cause of

action. In the event of a dispute between the parties regarding

a matter that arises under this Settlement Agreement, the sole

remedies of the parties shall be to seek relief through an order

from this Court. The parties hereby stipulate that this Court

shall maintain jurisdiction to enforce and interpret the terms of

this Settlement Agreement.

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10. This Settlement Agreement and the provisions contained

herein shall not be construed or interpreted for or against any

party hereto because that party drafted or caused that party's

legal representative to draft any of its provisions.

11. Plaintiff acknowledges that he has read this Settlement

Agreement, that he fully understands his rights, privileges and

duties hereunder, and that he enters into this Settlement

Agreement freely and voluntarily. Plaintiff further acknowledges

that he has had sufficient opportunity to consult with his

counsel to explain the terms of this Settlement Agreement and the

consequences of signing it.

12. Plaintiff agrees that, in consideration of defendant’s

agreement to take the steps set forth in paragraph 2, his action

may be and hereby is dismissed with prejudice. 

Dated: October , 2005 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

JOSEPH E. MALONEY

ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY

Dated: October , 2005

LEO F. DONAHUE

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

Dated: October , 2005

MURPHY C. GANT

PLAINTIFF

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 18, 2005

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