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Parties Involved:
Halonda Naff
Counter Defendant
Jarvis Naff
Counter Defendant
State Farm General Insurance Company
Counter Claimant

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STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION TO VACATE JUDGMENT AND 

ORDER DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET

FRESNO, CA 93720

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard,

Wayte & Carruth LLP

Gordon M. Park, #72190

Todd W. Baxter, #152212

Dana B. Denno, #227971

7647 North Fresno Street

Fresno, California 93720

Telephone: (559) 433-1300

Facsimile: (559) 433-2300

Attorneys for STATE FARM GENERAL 

INSURANCE COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

HALONDA NAFF and JARVIS NAFF,

Plaintiffs,

v.

STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE 

COMPANY and DOES 1 through 25, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-00515-JLT

STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION TO 

VACATE JUDGMENT AND ORDER 

DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE; ORDER 

THEREON

[FRCP 60, 41(a)(1)]

AND RELATED COUNTER-CLAIMS

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiffs/Counterdefendants HALONDA 

NAFF and JARVIS NAFF, by and through their counsel Michael Marderosian of MARDEROSIAN 

& COHEN, and Defendant/Counterclaimant STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 

by and through their counsel, Gordon M. Park of MCCORMICK BARSTOW, SHEPPARD WAYTE 

& CARRUTH, LLP, as follows:

1. A settlement has been reached between all parties;

2. Pursuant to the terms of the settlement, the parties agree and jointly move pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(5) and (6) that the Judgment entered by this Court on 

September 2, 2016, well as the jury’s verdict, be vacated [Thomas v. City of Tacoma, 410 F.3d 644, 

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STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION TO VACATE JUDGMENT AND 

ORDER DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET

FRESNO, CA 93720

647 n. 2 (9th Cir.2005) (In conjunction with vacating the judgment, a district court may also vacate 

the verdict under which the judgment was entered after the parties reached a settlement agreement); 

Adobe Systems, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, 2008 WL 1743879 (N.D. Cal. 

2008)(entry of order on stipulation to vacate summary judgment after settlement); Hebrew Univ. of 

Jerusalem v. Gen. Motors LLC, 2015 WL 9653154, at *2 (C.D. Cal. 2015)(“the policy of promoting 

settlement does weigh in favor of vacating the Judgment”)]; 

3. Pursuant to the terms of the settlement, the parties agree that the Complaint and 

Counterclaim filed herein shall both be dismissed, with prejudice;

4. The parties waive all rights of appeal; and 

5. The parties shall bear their own costs and attorney’s fees.

Dated: October 12, 2016 MARDEROSIAN & COHEN

By: /s/ Michael G. Marderosian

Michael G. Marderosian

Heather S. Cohen,

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

HALONDA NAFF and JARVIS NAFF

Dated: October 14, 2016 McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD,

WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP

By: /s/ Todd W. Baxter

Gordon M. Park

Todd W. Baxter

Dana B. Denno

Attorneys for STATE FARM GENERAL 

INSURANCE COMPANY

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STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION TO VACATE JUDGMENT AND 

ORDER DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE

MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET

FRESNO, CA 93720

ORDER

Based on the stipulation of the parties pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(5) and 

(6), the Court ORDERS:

1. The stipulation of the parties pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(5) and 

(6) is GRANTED;

2. The Judgment on Verdict entered by this Court on September 2, 2016 and the Jury’s 

Verdict is VACATED; 

3. The matter in its entirety is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE; 

4. The parties have waived all rights of appeal;

5. The parties shall bear their own costs and attorney’s fees.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 17, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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