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Parties Involved:
Gulf Insurance Company
Counter-claimant
James A. Harris
Counter-defendant
Michael J. Stone
Counter-defendant
U.S. Aggregates, Inc.
Counter-defendant

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER DISMISSING ACTION WITH PREJUDICE – Case No. C 01-4906 (CW) 

STEPHEN N. GOLDBERG (Bar No. 57122) 

CELIA M. JACKSON (Bar No. 124508) 

HELLER EHRMAN LLP 

333 Bush Street 

San Francisco, California 94104-2878 

Telephone: (415) 772-6000 

Facsimile: (415) 772-6268 

stephen.goldberg@hellerehrman.com 

celia.jackson@hellerehrman.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff JAMES A. HARRIS 

ROBERT C. GEBHARDT (Bar No. 48965) 

JEFFER, MANGELS, BUTLER & MARMARO LLP 

Two Embarcadero Center, Fifth Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 415.398.8080 

Facsimile: 866.558.6777 

rgebhardt@jmbm.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff/Intervenor 

MICHAEL J. STONE 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

JAMES A. HARRIS, 

Plaintiff, 

 v. 

GULF INSURANCE COMPANY, 

Defendant, 

MICHAEL J. STONE, 

Plaintiff/Intervenor. 

Case No.: C 01-4906 (CW) 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

DISMISSING ACTION WITH 

PREJUDICE (F.R.C.P. 41(a)(1)) 

The Honorable Claudia Wilken

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The parties to this action, Plaintiff James A. Harris and Plaintiff/Intervenor Michael 

J. Stone (together, “Plaintiffs”) and The Travelers Indemnity Company, successor in interest 

by merger to Defendant Gulf Insurance Company (“Gulf”), stipulate to the following and 

based thereon request that this Court enter an Order Dismissing Action with Prejudice 

pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 41(a)(1). 

Stipulation 

1. On December 31, 2001, Plaintiff Harris filed a complaint for declaratory 

relief, breach of contract and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing related to 

Gulf’s obligations to defend and indemnify Harris in connection with consolidated 

securities litigation that became known as In re U.S. Aggregates, Inc. Securities Litigation. 

Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint on March 23, 2003. Plaintiff Stone filed a 

complaint in intervention on April 14, 2003. 

2. On September 28, 2005, the Court entered an Order Granting the Parties’ 

Joint Application for Judicial Resolution of Counts I and II of Plaintiffs’ First Amended 

Complaint and Entering Judgment on Counts I and II of Plaintiffs’ First Amended 

Complaint Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) (the “Judgment”). The Judgment 

was based on the Court’s December 12, 2003 Order, Granting in Part and Denying in Part 

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and Denying Defendant’s Motion for 

Summary Judgment, published as Harris v. Gulf Insurance Co., 297 F. Supp. 2d 1220 (N.D. 

Cal. 2003). Gulf filed a Notice of Appeal from the Judgment on October 28, 2005. On 

January 8, 2008, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the Judgment. 

3. Counts III and IV of the Amended Complaint remain pending before this 

Court. The parties have entered into a written settlement agreement that resolves these 

remaining claims. As reflected in the settlement agreement, in consideration for certain acts 

to be performed by Gulf, Plaintiffs have agreed to seek a dismissal with prejudice of all 

claims now pending in this action before this Court. In addition, the parties have agreed 

that each of the parties are to bear their own costs, attorneys’ fees and any other expenses 

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incurred or expended in connection with this case and with the appeal of the Judgment. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: February 4, 2008 HELLER EHRMAN LLP 

By /s/Stephen N. Goldberg 

STEPHEN N. GOLDBERG 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 JAMES A. HARRIS 

DATED: February 3, 2008 JEFFER, MANGELS, BUTLER & MARMARO LLP 

By /s/ Robert C. Gebhardt* 

ROBERT C. GEBHARDT 

Attorneys for Plaintiff/Intervenor 

MICHAEL J. STONE 

DATED: February 13, 2008 TUCKER ELLIS & WEST 

By /s/ Alec H. Boyd* 

ALEC H. BOYD 

Attorneys for Defendant 

GULF INSURANCE COMPANY 

* By express authorization. 

ORDER

Based on the stipulation of the parties, 

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. The action is dismissed in its entirety with prejudice; and 

2. Each of the parties shall bear its own costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees 

associated with the prosecution and defense of this action, whether incurred before this 

Court or in connection with the appeal of this Court’s Judgment. 

3/3/08 

Dated: _______________ __________________________________ 

 United States District Judge 

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