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Parties Involved:
David Ambrose
Defendant
City of Stockton
Defendant
Ken Egi
Defendant
Stephanie Evans
Defendant
Leslie
Defendant
Alae M.
Plaintiff
Amalia M.
Plaintiff
Dean Masoud
Plaintiff
Taren Masoud
Plaintiff
Arlene Miller
Defendant
Osbourne
Defendant
San Joaquin County
Defendant
Darren Sandoval
Defendant

Document Text:

Stipulation and Order Re: Filing 

Minor’s Compromise Under Seal 

Masoud v. San Joaquin County, et al. 

Case No. 2:06-CV-01170-FCD-EFB

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ROBERT R. POWELL, ESQ. CSB#159747 

DENNIS R. INGOLS, ESQ. CSB#236458 

LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT R. POWELL

925 West Hedding Street 

San José, California 95126 

T: 408-553-0200 F: 408-553-0203 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

DEAN & TAREN MASOUD, individually and as 

Guardians Ad Litem for their minor 

children ALAE M. and AMALIA M. 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

(Sacramento Division) 

DEAN MASOUD et al., ) Case No. 2:06-CV-01170-FCD-EFB 

 ) 

Plaintiffs, ) STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: 

 ) FILING PETITION FOR APPROVAL OF 

vs. ) MINOR’S COMPROMISE OF CLAIMS 

 ) UNDER SEAL 

 ) 

COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN, et al, ) 

 ) 

Defendants. ) 

_____ ) 

The parties hereto, in consultation with and through their respective counsel, in 

consideration of the facts and circumstances set forth below, hereby agree and stipulate as set for 

the herein below, and request this court adopt the stipulation of the parties as an order of this 

court. 

The facts and circumstances prompting this stipulation and the requested court order as 

considered by the parties are; 

1.) The parties have settled this matter; 

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2.) The case involves 2 minor plaintiffs, and therefore requires the filing of a Petition for 

Minor’s Compromise of Claims (“Petition”); 

3.) The minors have rights of privacy pursuant to the 1st Amendment, not only personally, 

but as to the financial nature of the settlement on their behalves, and request the documents 

remain sealed without a time limitation as they contain payouts of proceeds past their 

initial age of majority; and 

4.) There is an issue of urgency related to the limited period of time (seven days) that the 

annuity broker handling placement of the minor’s annuity can guarantee a promised rate of 

return which can be used for calculating payout amounts for the minors’ annuity, as 

substantial changes (in particular decreasing interest rates) would require the re-submission 

of the Petition and significant additional revision of documents related to the annuity and 

the Petition. 

5.) Additionally, the Settlement Agreement contains a Covenant Against Publicity, and 

therefore the Petition for Minor’s Compromise and supporting documents, all of which 

contain details of the Settlement Agreement, must be filed under seal if such provision of 

the Settlement Agreement is to have any meaning. 

In consideration of the foregoing, the parties respectfully request the court order as 

follows: 

1. The Petition For Approval of Minor’s Compromise Of Claims, and all documents 

submitted therewith shall be filed under seal, with hand delivery in a sealed envelope to the 

clerk for Judge Damrell, with this order affixed to the front of the envelope. 

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2. The court will decide whether to approve the Petition on the pleadings alone, or to set a 

hearing on the matter, which hearing will either be held in chambers or in a hearing closed 

to the public, or such other method as will ensure confidentiality of the proceeding. 

3. In the event the court desires to hold a hearing on the Petition, the parties request that the 

hearing be set within 7 days of submission of the Petition, and the court may telephonically 

notice the parties on as little as 24 hours advance notice, though in the event counsel for the 

County of San Joaquin and defendant employees thereof, or counsel for the City of Stockton 

and defendant employees thereof have filed a Statement of Non-Opposition, his/her 

attendance is not required. 

4. Plaintiffs will follow the requirements of Local Rule 39-141(c) and file the Notice of 

Filing of Document Under Seal procedures therein. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Date: 11/19/07 /s/ Robert R. Powell 

 ROBERT R. POWELL 

 Attorney for Plaintiffs 

Date: 11/19/07 /s/ Dana A. Suntag 

 DANA A. SUNTAG 

Attorney for Defendants County of San 

Joaquin, Arlene Miller, Ken Egi, and 

Stephanie Evans 

Date: 11/19/07 /s/ Shelley Green 

 SHELLEY GREEN 

Attorney for Defendants City of Stockton, 

James Osbourne, Richard Leslie, Darren 

Sandoval, and David Ambrose 

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Masoud v. San Joaquin County, et al. 

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ORDER 

 Based on the foregoing stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing therefor, the 

court hereby adopts the stipulations as orders of this court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: November 20, 2007 

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