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Parties Involved:
Yolanda Barra
Defendant
Victor De La Cruz
Defendant
Henry Garza
Defendant
Hispanic Distribution, LLC
Plaintiff
Leonel Jacobo
Defendant

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CONSENT DECREE 

Jeremy Sugerman, State Bar No. 146315 

Geoffrey Gordon-Creed, State Bar No. 136188 

Dena M. Roche, State Bar No. 191124 

GORDON-CREED, KELLEY, 

HOLL & SUGERMAN, LLP 

222 Kearny Street, Suite 650 

San Francisco, CA 94108 

Telephone: (415) 421-3100 

Facsimile: (415) 421-3150 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

HISPANIC DISTRIBUTION, LLC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

HISPANIC DISTRIBUTION, LLC, a 

Delaware Limited Liability Company, 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

YOLANDA BARRA, HENRY GARZA, 

VICTOR DE LA CRUZ, LEONEL 

JACOBO, individuals. 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:05-CV-02639-WBS-KJM 

CONSENT DECREE 

WHEREAS Hispanic Distribution, LLC (“HDL” or “plaintiff”) filed a complaint 

against YOLANDA BARRA, HENRY GARZA, VICTOR DE LA CRUZ, and LEONEL 

JACOBO, (collectively “the Defendants”) in the matter of Hispanic Distribution, LLC v. 

Yolanda Barba, Henry Garza, Victor De La Cruz, and Leonel Jacobo, Case No. 2:05-CV02639-WBS-KJM in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, asserting 

claims Fraud; Defamation; Trade Libel; Unfair Competition (Cal. B&P § 17200); Intentional 

Interference with Contract; Tortious Interference With Prospective Economic Advantage; 

Conversion; Misappropriation of Trade Secrets; and Breach Of Oral Contract, and seeking 

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temporary and permanent injunctive relief, money damages, attorney’s fees, interest, and costs 

from the Defendants; and 

WHEREAS plaintiff and defendants Barba, Garza, and De La Cruz, (collectively, “the 

Settling Parties”) have agreed upon a settlement of these claims, pursuant to which Defendants 

undertake and refrain from certain conduct and will make certain payments, as set forth in the 

agreement between the Settling Parties entitled “Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release” 

dated January __ 2006; 

WHEREAS the Settling Parties agree that the settlement of these claims is made in 

good faith and in an effort to avoid expensive and protracted litigation, but without any 

admission or finding of liability or fault as to any party; 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED as 

follows: 

I. JURISDICTION

A. The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of and the parties to this 

Consent Decree pursuant to pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. 

B. The Settling Parties do not contest and agree not to contest the Court’s 

jurisdiction to enter into and enforce this Consent Decree. 

II. BINDING EFFECT

A. Yolanda Barba certifies that she is fully authorized to enter into the terms and 

conditions of this Decree and that she is competent to execute this document and legally bind 

herself to the provisions of this Decree. 

B. Henry Garza certifies that he is fully authorized to enter into the terms and 

conditions of this Decree and that he is competent to execute this document and legally bind 

himself to the provisions of this Decree. 

C. Victor De La Cruz certifies that he is fully authorized to enter into the terms and 

conditions of this Decree and that he is competent to execute this document and legally bind 

himself to the provisions of this Decree. 

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D. Peter Golomb, the managing member of Hispanic Distribution, LLC, certifies 

that he is fully authorized to enter into the terms and conditions of this Decree on behalf of 

HDL, and that HDL has not assigned, transferred or purported to assign or transfer to any 

person or entity any claim or other matter which is the subject of this Decree. 

III. PERSONAL DECLARATIONS

A. Plaintiff attests and declares that it is the sole owner of all trade secrets at issue 

in this action, including customer lists, employee contact information, and sales information 

created before January 16, 2005; 

B. The Settling Defendants do not contest that plaintiff is the sole owner of all such 

trade secrets; 

IV. TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT

Pursuant to the agreement of the parties, the terms of this settlement and release are set 

forth in the documents entitled “Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release” dated January __, 

2006. The settlement documents are confidential, and shall not be filed with the Court in 

conjunction with this Consent Decree. 

V. PERMANENT INJUNCTION 

The Settling Parties have stipulated to the entry of a permanent injunction, as follows: 

Defendants Yolanda Barba, Henry Garza, and Victor De La Cruz, and all those acting 

in active concert or participation with any of them who receive actual notice of this order, as 

well as their employees, agents, and representatives, are hereby permanently enjoined and 

restrained from selling, marketing, or distributing, directly or indirectly, any prepaid telephone 

calling cards to customers in California in conjunction with the use of any trade secret 

information at issue in this action, including customer lists, employee contact information, and 

sales information belonging to HDL; 

The parties recognize that defendant Victor De La Cruz continues to act as a salesman 

of prepaid calling cards, and that he continues to sell such cards to certain retailers who were 

his customers before he worked for Hispanic Communications, Inc. and/or HDL. This Decree 

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shall not impede Mr. De La Cruz from continuing to sell prepaid calling cards to those specific 

retail customers, so long as he does not utilize Plaintiffs’ trade secret information to do so. 

VI. MODIFICATION 

There shall be no modification of this Consent Decree without written approval of all 

parties hereto. 

VII. EFFECTIVE DATE 

This Consent Decree is effective upon the date of its entry by the Court. 

VIII. DISMISSAL AND CONTINUING JURISDICTION

Upon entry of this Consent Decree by the Court, all claims against the settling parties in 

Hispanic Distribution, LLC v. Yolanda Barba, Henry Garza, Victor De La Cruz, and Leonel 

Jacobo, Case No. 2:05-CV-02639-WBS-KJM shall be dismissed with prejudice. All claims 

against Leonel Jacobo, who was never served with the summons and complaint, shall be 

dismissed without prejudice. 

The Court specifically retains jurisdiction over both the subject matter of, and the 

parties to, this action for the duration of this Consent Decree for the purpose of issuing such 

further orders or directions as may be necessary or appropriate to construe, implement, modify, 

enforce, terminate, or reinstate the terms of this Consent Decree, including but not limited to 

attorneys’ fees, costs and litigation expenses incurred in enforcing this Decree, or for any 

further relief as the interests of justice may require. 

IX. TERMINATION AND SATISFACTION

The Court’s jurisdiction over this matter shall terminate upon completion of all of the 

acts and duties set forth in the “Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release” dated January __, 

2006, unless any party hereto shows good cause for the continuance of this Consent Decree. 

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X. COUNTERPARTS: EXECUTION OF CONSENT DECREE

This Consent Decree may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall 

constitute but one original document. 

The undersigned hereby consent to the foregoing Consent Decree. 

Dated: February 23, 2007 GORDON-CREED, KELLEY, 

HOLL & SUGERMAN LLP 

 

 

 By: /s/ Jeremy Sugerman 

Jeremy Sugerman 

Attorneys for HISPANIC DISTRIBUTION, LLC 

 A Delaware Limited Liability Company 

 LAW OFFICE OF MARYELLEN LAUMBACH 

Dated: January 13, 2007 /s/ Maryellen Laumbach 

Maryellen Laumbach 

Attorney for YOLANDA BARBA, HENRY 

GARZA and VICTOR DE LA CRUZ 

Dated: February 21, 2007 /s/ Peter Golomb 

 Peter Golomb 

 Managing Member, Hispanic Distribution, LLC 

Dated: January 13, 2007 /s/ Yolanda Barba 

 Yolanda Barba 

Dated: January 13, 2007 /s/ Henry Garza 

 Henry Garza 

Dated: February 14, 2007 /s/ Victor De La Cruz 

 Victor De La Cruz 

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CONSENT DECREE 

ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATE: February 27, 2007 

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