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Parties Involved:
Randolph Martin
Defendant
Samuel Maxwell
Plaintiff
MortgageIT, Inc.
Defendant
Erin Reilly
Defendant
Union Fidelity Mortgage, Inc.
Defendant

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REED SMITH LLP

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Case No: 1:08-cv-1329

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Lorenzo E. Gasparetti (SBN 135976)

Email: lgasparetti@reedsmith.com

Karen A. Braje (SBN 193900)

Email: kbraje@reedsmith.com

Kristine H. Chen (SBN 239925)

Email: kchen@reedsmith.com

REED SMITH, LLP

101 Second Street, Suite 1800

San Francisco, CA 94105-3659

Telephone: +1 415 543 8700

Facsimile: +1 415 391 8269

Attorneys for Defendant

MortgageIT, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

SAMUEL MAXWELL, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

UNION FIDELITY MORTGAGE, INC., 

ERIN REILLY, RANDOLPH MARTIN, 

MORTGAGEIT, INC., and Does 1 to 20, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No: 1:08-cv-1329

ORDER FINDING GOOD FAITH 

SETTLEMENT AND BARRING FURTHER 

CLAIMS FOR INDEMNITY OR 

CONTRIBUTION AS AGAINST 

DEFENDANT MORTGAGEIT, INC.

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Case No: 1:08-cv-1329 – 1 –

ORDER

On May 24, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 3 of this Court, defendant MortgageIT, Inc.’s 

(“MortgageIT”) Motion for Determination of Good Faith Settlement came on for regularly 

scheduled hearing. Upon consideration of the pleadings, the papers, the arguments of counsel, and 

with good cause appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that,

MortgageIT’s Motion for Determination of Good Faith Settlement with Plaintiff Samuel 

Maxwell (“Plaintiff”) is GRANTED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that:

1. The settlement as between MortgageIT and Plaintiff is a good faith settlement within 

the definition of California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 875 et seq.;

2. The claims as asserted by Plaintiff against MortgageIT are dismissed with prejudice; 

3. Any and all future claims in this action by any of the other defendants as against 

MortgageIT, its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors in interest, agents, or related party thereof, for 

implied indemnity, contribution or apportionment of fault, based on comparative negligence or 

fault, are barred; and,

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ORDER

4. Any apportionment of damages among non-settling defendants is limited to the nonsettling defendants proportionate share of liability to be determined at trial. See Franklin v. Kaypro 

Corp., 884 F.2d 1222 (1989).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 7, 2010 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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