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Parties Involved:
Nancy Alcantar
Respondent
Michael Chertoff
Respondent
Alberto Gonzales
Respondent
Samih Hussein Zabadi
Petitioner

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STIPULATION AND ORDER APPROVING COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT

C 05-1796-WHA 1

KEVIN V. RYAN, CSBN 118321

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON, CSBN 88143

Assistant United States Attorney

Chief, Civil Division

EDWARD A. OLSEN, CSBN 214150

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-6915

FAX: (415) 436-7169

Attorneys for Respondents

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

SAMIH HUSSEIN ZABADI,

Petitioner,

v.

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, in his Official

Capacity, Department of Homeland

Security; ALBERTO GONZALES, in his

Official Capacity, Attorney General,

Department of Justice; and NANCY

ALCANTAR, Field Office Director, San

Francisco, CA, U.S. Bureau of

Immigration and Customs Enforcement,

Respondents.

 

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No. C 05-1796-WHA

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

APPROVING COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT

OF ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS

PURSUANT TO THE EQUAL ACCESS TO

JUSTICE ACT

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their undersigned counsel,

subject to approval by the Court, the following:

1. The respondents shall pay the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars and no cents ($30,000) in

settlement of the petitioner’s motion for attorney’s fees and costs under the Equal Access to

Justice Act (“EAJA”) filed in Zabadi v. Chertoff, C-05-1796-WHA, and in settlement of any

motion for attorney’s fees and costs the petitioner could bring in Zabadi v. Chertoff, C-05-3335-

WHA. The check is to be payable to Petitioner’s counsel:

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STIPULATION AND ORDER APPROVING COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT

C 05-1796-WHA 2

Marc Van Der Hout

Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale, LLP

180 Sutter Street, Fifth Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel: 981-3000; Fax: 981-3003

2. This is a settlement of petitioner’s request for attorney fees and costs in this case, as well as

any request for attorney’s fees and costs the petitioner could file in Zabadi v. Chertoff, C-05-3335-

WHA. It does not constitute an admission of liability or fault on the part of the respondents or a

concession as to the propriety and amount of fees and costs. This agreement is entered into by the

parties for the purpose of compromising the request for fees and costs and avoiding the expense

and risk of further litigation.

3. The payment of $30,000 will constitute a full and complete release from and bar to any and

all claims, rights, causes of action, liens or subrogated interests relating to Zabadi v. Chertoff, C05-1796-WHA or Zabadi v. Chertoff, C-05-3335-WHA.

4. The payment may take sixty days or more to process, but the respondents agree to make

good faith efforts to expeditiously process said payment.

5. Within 14 days of receipt of payment, the petitioner will withdraw the motion for attorney’s

fees and costs.

6. The Court retains jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this settlement agreement.

Dated: May16, 2006 /s/

MARC VAN DER HOUT

Van Der Hout, Brigagliano and Nightingale

Attorney for Petitioner

KEVIN V. RYAN

United States Attorney

Dated: May 16, 2006 /s/

EDWARD A. OLSEN

Assistant United States Attorney

until Dec. 31, 2006. 

7. The parties shall appear before the Court for a status conference on payment at 11. A.M., 

Thursday, June 15, 2006. 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER APPROVING COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT

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ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

Dated: ___________________ _____________________________

WILLIAM ALSUP

United States District Court Judge

May 18, 2006

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Judge William Alsup

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