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Parties Involved:
Joe Colliss
Defendant
Joseph Colliss
Cross-claimant
Maureen B. Colliss
Counter-defendant
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
Counter-defendant
Li-Hua C. Yang
Cross-defendant
Chin S. Yang
Counter-claimant

Document Text:

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JOINT STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL AND [PROPOSED] ORDER Case No. 3:17-cv-6658-RS

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PERRY, JOHNSON, ANDERSON,

MILLER 

& MOSKOWITZ LLP

Leslie R. Perry, Bar No. 062390

Michael G. Miller, Bar No. 136491

Nicole M. Jaffee, Bar No. 255944

PERRY, JOHNSON, ANDERSON, 

MILLER & MOSKOWITZ, LLP

438 1st Street, 4th Floor

Santa Rosa, California 95401

Telephone: (707) 525-8800

Facsimile: (707) 545-8242

Email: Perry@perrylaw.net

Miller@perrylaw.net

Attorneys for Defendants/CrossClaimants/Cross- Defendants

MAUREEN B. COLLISS, an individual, 

MAUREEN B. COLLISS, TRUSTEE OF 

THE MAUREEN B. COLLISS 2000 

TRUST, JOSEPH COLLISS aka JOE 

COLLISS, an individual

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO 

CHIN S. YANG, an individual, and LIHUA C. YANG, an individual,

Plaintiffs,

v.

MAUREEN B. COLLISS, an individual,

MAUREEN B. COLLISS, TRUSTEE OF 

THE MAUREEN B. COLLISS 2000

TRUST, JOSEPH COLLISS aka JOE 

COLLISS, an individual, and SONOMA 

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL 

PRESERVATION AND OPEN SPACE 

DISTRICT, a California public agency,

Defendants.

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Case No. 3:17-cv-6658-RS

JOINT STIPULATION FOR 

DISMISSAL AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER

AND RELATED CROSS-CLAIMS

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WHEREAS, plaintiffs Chin S. Yang and Li-Hua C. Yang (hereinafter “the Yang 

Parties”) filed their First Amended Complaint against defendants Maureen B. Colliss, Maureen 

B. Colliss, Trustee of the Maureen B. Colliss 2000 Trust, Joseph Colliss aka Joe Colliss

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PERRY, JOHNSON, ANDERSON,

MILLER 

& MOSKOWITZ LLP

(hereinafter “the Colliss Parties”) and Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open 

Space District, a California public agency (hereinafter “the District”) on November 21, 2017;

the Colliss Parties filed counterclaims against the Yang Parties and crossclaims against the 

District on January 9, 2018; the District filed counterclaims against the Colliss Parties and 

crossclaims against the Yang Parties on January 30, 2018 and the Yang Parties filed 

counterclaims against the Colliss Parties on February 1, 2018 and counterclaims against the 

District on February 12, 2018; 

WHEREAS, the Yang Parties, the Colliss Parties and the District settled this matter on 

or about February 26, 2019;

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the Yang Parties, the 

Colliss Parties and the District through their designated counsel that the above-captioned 

action should be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

41(a)(1)(A)(i). The parties further stipulate that, except as set forth in the Settlement 

Agreement between them, the parties shall bear their own attorney’s fees, expenses and costs. 

By signing this Joint Stipulation for Dismissal and [Proposed] Order, the counsel for 

each party listed below concurs in its filing. This document is being filed through the 

Electronic Case Filing system by attorney Nicole M. Jaffee. By her signature, she attests that 

the Colliss Parties have obtained concurrence in the filing of this document from each counsel 

signing the stipulation, pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: March 14, 2019

MERLIN LAW GROUP

/s/ Victor Jacobellis

BRUCE D. GOLDSTEIN, COUNTY 

COUNSEL

/s/ Michael A. King

VICTOR JACOBELLIS

Attorneys for Plaintiffs/CrossClaimants/Cross-Defendants

CHIN S. YANG, an individual, and LIHUA C. YANG, an individual

MICHAEL A. KING

Deputy County Counsel

Attorneys for Defendant/CrossClaimant/Cross-Defendant

SONOMA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL 

PRESERVATION AND OPEN SPACE 

DISTRICT

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PERRY, JOHNSON, ANDERSON,

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PERRY, JOHNSON, ANDERSON, 

MILLER & MOSKOWITZ, LLP

/s/ Nicole M. Jaffee

LESLIE R. PERRY

MICHAEL G. MILLER

NICOLE M. JAFFEE

Attorneys for Defendants/CrossClaimants/Cross-Defendants

MAUREEN B. COLLISS, an individual, 

MAUREEN B. COLLISS, TRUSTEE OF 

THE MAUREEN B. COLLISS 2000 

TRUST, JOSEPH COLLISS aka JOE 

COLLISS, an individual

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PERRY, JOHNSON, ANDERSON,

MILLER 

& MOSKOWITZ LLP

ORDER

The Court having considered the stipulation of the parties, orders as follows:

1. The action is dismissed with prejudice as against Defendants/CrossDefendants/Counter-Defendants MAUREEN B. COLLISS, an individual, MAUREEN 

B. COLLISS, TRUSTEE OF THE MAUREEN B. COLLISS 2000 TRUST, JOSEPH 

COLLISS aka JOE COLLISS, an individual; and Defendant/Cross-Defendant/CounterDefendant SONOMA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION AND OPEN 

SPACE DISTRICT; and Cross-Defendants/Counter-Defendants CHIN S. YANG, an 

individual, and LI-HUA C. YANG, an individual, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i).

2. Each party shall bear their own attorney’s fees, costs and expenses. 

3. The Court shall retain jurisdiction over this matter to enforce the terms of the 

February 26, 2019 Settlement Agreement. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March ____, 2019 ___________________________________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

RICHARD SEEBORG 

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