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Parties Involved:
Advanced Recycling Equipment, Inc.
Counter Claimant
Bio-Mass Energy Concepts, LLC
Counter Claimant
Burnham Brown
Movant
Donald Kunkel
Counter Claimant
Pacific MDF Products, Inc.
Counter Defendant

Document Text:

STIP. WITHDRAWING CLAIMS RE: KUNKEL 1 No. 2:05-CV-00642-LKK-JFM 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

PACIFIC MDF PRODUCTS, INC.,

Plaintiff, 

v. 

BIO-MASS ENERGY CONCEPTS, LLC, 

ADVANCED RECYCLING EQUIPMENT, 

INC. and DONALD KUNKEL,

Defendants. 

BIO-MASS ENERGY CONCEPTS, LLC, 

and ADVANCED RECYCLING 

EQUIPMENT, 

 Counter-Claimants, 

v. 

PACIFIC MDF PRODUCTS, INC., and 

ROES 1-50, 

 Counter-Defendants. 

No. 2:05-CV-00642, LKK-JFM

STIPULATION WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE WITHDRAWING CLAIMS 

OF ALTER EGO LIABILITY, BREACH 

OF CONTRACT AND BREACH OF 

THE COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH 

AND FAIR DEALING AGAINST 

DEFENDANT DONALD KUNKEL 

INDIVIDUALLY ONLY 

Complaint Filed April 1, 2005 

Trial Date: May 15, 2007 

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Clark J. Burnham, State Bar No. 041792

Robert M. Bodzin, State Bar No. 201327 

Gary Garrigues, State Bar No. 148667 

BURNHAM BROWN 

A Professional Law Corporation 

P.O. Box 119 

Oakland, California 94604 

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1901 Harrison Street, 11th Floor 

Oakland, California 94612 

Telephone: (510) 444-6800 

Facsimile: (510) 835-6666 

E-Mail addresses: cburnham@burnhambrown.com

 rbodzin@burnhambrown.com

 ggarrigues@burnhambrown.com

Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaimants 

BIO-MASS ENERGY CONCEPTS, LLC., ADVANCED 

RECYCLING EQUIPMENT, INC. and DEFENDANT 

DONALD KUNKEL 

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STIP. WITHDRAWING CLAIMS RE: KUNKEL 2 No. 2:05-CV-00642-LKK-JFM 

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Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 15 a, and 41a(1), Plaintiff Pacific MDF 

Products, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Donald Kunkel individually (“Kunkel”) through their 

counsel stipulate as follows: 

1. Plaintiff voluntarily dismisses without prejudice all claims against Kunkel based 

on the alter ego theory of liability, which include but are not limited to, the Eighth Cause Of 

Action in Plaintiff’s Complaint. 

2. Plaintiff voluntarily dismisses without prejudice all claims of breach of contract 

against Kunkel,, including but not limited to the Fourth Cause of Action in Plaintiff’s 

Complaint; 

3. Plaintiff voluntarily dismisses without prejudice all claims of Breach of the 

Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing against Kunkel including, but not limited to, 

this claim contained in the Fifth Cause of Action of Plaintiff’s Complaint. 

4. Plaintiff will provide Kunkel provide written notice received by no later than 

February 15, 2007 if it intends to obtain permission to proceed on theories of alter ego liability, 

breach of contract and/or breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing against Kunkel at 

trial. 

5. Plaintiff will provide Kunkel provide written notice received by no later than 

February 15, 2007 if it intends to obtain permission to proceed on theories of liability contained 

in the Fourth, Fifth and Eight causes of action against Kunkel at trial. 

6. As a condition precedent to proceeding with options outlined in paragraphs 4 & 5 

above, Plaintiff can only do so if it obtains permission from the Court on a properly noticed 

motion. 

7. If the Court provides approval as outlined in paragraph 6, Kunkel has not waived 

any rights to file dispositive motions as to the dismissed legal theories and/or causes of action. 

8. Within five (5) days after this stipulation is signed by Plaintiff’s counsel, 

Plaintiff’s counsel will file a notice of dismissal without prejudice as to the Fourth, Fifth and 

Eighth Causes of Action against Mr. Kunkel. 

9. Nothing in this stipulation prevents Plaintiff from continuing to prosecute its 

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claims for breach of express and/or implied warranties against Kunkel which are contained in the 

First, Second and Third Causes of Action; 

10. Nothing contained in this stipulation bars Plaintiff from continuing to prosecute 

its claims against Kunkel of fraud, negligent misrepresentation and violation of California 

Business and Professions Code section 17200 which are contained in the Sixth, Seventh and 

Ninth Causes of Action. 

11. This stipulation will not alter the date of any hearing or conference by the Court. 

DATED: August _18, 2006 WILKE, FLEURY, HOFFELT, 

GOULD & BIRNEY, LLP 

____________________________ 

THOMAS G. REDMON 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

PACIFIC MDF PRODUCTS, INC. 

DATED: August _22, 2006 BURNHAM BROWN 

____________________________ 

ROBERT M. BODZIN 

Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaimants 

BIO-MASS ENERGY CONCEPTS, LLC., 

ADVANCED RECYCLING EQUIPMENT, INC. 

and DEFENDANT DONALD KUNKEL 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: August 28, 2006 

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