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Parties Involved:
Richard Fernandez
Defendant
Henry Bernard Jones
Plaintiff
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Defendant
Regents of the University of California
Defendant
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy
Defendant
Jeff Weiner
Defendant

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STIP. & [PROP.] ORDER TO FRCP 41(a) DISMISSAL

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SCOTT N. SCHOOLS (SCBN 9990)

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON (CSBN 88143)

Chief, Civil Division

JENNIFER S WANG (CSBN 233155)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-6967

Facsimile: (415) 436-6748

jennifer.s.wang@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

SECRETARY OF THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

HENRY BERNARD JONES,

Plaintiff,

v.

JEFF WEINER, RICHARD

FERNANDEZ, LAWRENCE

BERKELEY NATIONAL

LABORATORY, SECRETARY OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY,

 

Defendants.

 

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No. 07-2180 JSW

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER DISMISSING DEFENDANT

SECRETARY OF THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

1. On or about March 23, 2007, plaintiff Henry Bernard Jones, appearing pro se, filed

suit in Alameda Superior Court against Jeff Weiner; Richard Fernandez; Lawrence Berkeley

National Laboratory (“LBNL”); the Secretary of the United States Department of Energy (“the

federal defendant”); and DOES 1 through 25. 

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2. The federal defendant removed the case to the United States District Court on April

19, 2007 and answered the Complaint on April 26, 2007. In removing the case, the federal

defendant erroneously also moved on behalf of the LBNL, which is not a legal entity, and thus,

not a proper defendant in this action. 

3. Plaintiff is now represented by counsel and has asked the parties to stipulate to the

dismissal of the federal defendant pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a). 

4. The parties do not oppose the dismissal of the federal defendant pursuant to Federal

Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a), with each party bearing its own costs and attorney’s fees. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: August 31, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

__________/s/______________________

JENNIFER S WANG

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant 

Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy

DATED: August 31, 2007 __________/s/______________________

MICHAEL J. REED

Attorney for Plaintiff

DATED: August 31, 2007 __________/s/______________________

DOUGLAS H. BARTON

Attorney for Defendants Jeff Weiner, Jeffrey 

Fernandez, and the Regents of the University

of California for the Lawrence Berkeley 

National Laboratory

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 [PROPOSED] ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the federal defendant, the Secretary of the United 

States Department of Energy, is dismissed from this action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 41(a), with each party bearing its own costs and attorney’s fees. 

DATED: ____________________

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JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

September 10, 2007

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