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Parties Involved:
Leroy James Johnson
Defendant
Vincent Svedise
Plaintiff
United States of America
Defendant

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JERRY E. NASTARI (California Bar No. 151756)

JANET M. LI (California Bar No. 219410)

COREY, LUZAICH, PLISKA, DE GHETALDI & NASTARI LLP

700 El Camino Real, P.O. Box 669

Millbrae, California 94030

Telephone: (650) 871-5666

Facsimile: (650) 871-4144

Email: jen@coreylaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS (South Carolina Bar No. 9990)

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON (California Bar No. 88143)

Chief, Civil Division

LETITIA R. KIM (California Bar No. 200142)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-7181

Facsimile: (415) 436-6748

Email: letitia.r.kim@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

VINCENT SVEDISE,

Plaintiff,

v.

LEROY JAMES JOHNSON,

Defendant.

 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER (1) TO

SUBSTITUTE UNITED STATES AS

DEFENDANT AND

(2) TO DISMISS ACTION WITHOUT

PREJUDICE

STIPULATION

This is an action arising from a motor vehicle collision between the plaintiff and Leroy

James Johnson, a police officer with the United States Postal Service. Because Mr. Johnson was

acting within the scope of his federal employment at the time of the accident, the parties hereby

stipulate to substitute the United States as the sole defendant in place of Mr. Johnson. See Lance

v. United States, 70 F.3d 1093, 1095 (9th Cir. 1995) (U.S. is only proper defendant in action

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alleging tort committed by federal employee acting within the scope of his employment); 28

U.S.C. § 2679(d)(1) (same). Additionally, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

41(a)(1)(ii), the parties hereby stipulate to dismiss this action without prejudice.

Respectfully submitted,

Dated: _______________________ SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

 

LETITIA R. KIM

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendant

Dated: _______________________ COREY, LUZAICH, PLISKA,

DE GHETALDI & NASTARI LLP

 

JERRY E. NASTARI

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, the Court hereby substitutes the United States of

America as the sole defendant in place of Leroy James Johnson, and dismisses the action without

prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

3/2/07

Dated:__________________ 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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