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Parties Involved:
Mars Snackfood US, LLC
Plaintiff
Mars, Inc.
Plaintiff
Masterfoods
Plaintiff
Wedel Export Associates, Inc.
Defendant

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STIPULATION AND MOTION FOR ENTRY OF CONSENT JUDGMENT

Dane H. Butswinkas

Sarah E. Citrin (Cal. Bar No. 241505)

WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP

725 Twelfth Street, N.W.

Washington DC 20005

(202) 434-5000

(202) 434-5029 (telecopy)

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Mars, Inc.

and Mars Snackfood US, LLC

Rebecca Mocciaro (Cal. Bar No. 89777)

Aurora Basa (Cal. Bar No. 245161)

FARMER & RIDLEY LLP

333 South Hope Street, Suite 3750

Los Angeles, California 90071-2924

(213) 626-0291

(213) 244-7474 (telecopy)

Attorneys for Defendant Wedel Export Associates, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

MARS, INC. AND MARS SNACKFOOD

US, LLC d/b/a MASTERFOODS, 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

WEDEL EXPORT ASSOCIATES, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 01:08-cv-00701-AWI-TAG

STIPULATION AND MOTION FOR

ENTRY OF CONSENT JUDGMENT

JUDGMENT

CONSENT JUDGMENT

Plaintiffs Mars, Inc. and Mars Snackfood US, LLC and Defendant Wedel Export

Associates, Inc. (Wedel Export) hereby stipulate and move that this Court should enter a Consent

Judgment in favor of Plaintiffs and against Wedel Export, to resolve all matters of dispute between

them in this action without trial, as follows:

1. The parties state that the First Amended Complaint in this action was filed and validly

served on July 29, 2008, and that Wedel Export’s Answer to the First Amended Complaint was filed

and validly served on August 11, 2008.

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STIPULATION AND MOTION FOR ENTRY OF CONSENT JUDGMENT

2. The parties consent to the continuing jurisdiction of this Court for purposes of

enforcement of this Consent Judgment. Wedel Export waives any claim that venue or jurisdiction by

this Court is improper or inconvenient. 

3. Wedel Export admits liability to Plaintiffs in the amount of $493,965, plus interest of

$93,168 through August 29, 2008 (calculated at the statutory rate of 10 percent per annum from the

date each payment became due), for a total liability to date of $587,133. The parties agree that, until

the date this Consent Judgment is entered, interest will continue to accrue at a rate of $135 per day. 

Thereafter, postjudgment interest will accrue as provided under 28 U.S.C. § 1961.

4. The parties acknowledge that each of them enters into this Stipulation for their mutual

benefit, including to avoid incurring fees and costs.

5. Wedel Export waives all rights to seek appellate review or otherwise challenge or

contest the validity or enforceability of this Consent Judgment, provided however that Wedel Export

expressly retains its right to seek the protection of the United States Bankruptcy Court. Any

Bankruptcy Court filing is not a challenge or contest of the validity or enforceability of this Consent

Judgment as the parties understand those terms.

AGREED:

August 29, 2008

/s/ Sarah E. Citrin

Sarah E. Citrin

Cal. Bar No. 241505

Williams & Connolly LLP

725 Twelfth Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 434-5000

On Behalf of Plaintiffs Mars, Inc.

and Mars Snackfood US, LLC

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STIPULATION AND MOTION FOR ENTRY OF CONSENT JUDGMENT

/s/Rebecca B.Mocciaro (as authorized on August 29, 2008)

Rebecca B. Mocciaro

Cal. Bar No. 89777

Farmer & Ridley LLP

333 South Hope Street, Suite 3750

Los Angeles, CA 90071

(213) 626-0291

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Jay Wedel

President and Chief Executive Officer

Wedel Export Associates, Inc.

5401 Business Park, Suite 214

Bakersfield, CA 93309

On Behalf of Defendant Wedel Export

Associates, Inc.

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STIPULATION AND MOTION FOR ENTRY OF CONSENT JUDGMENT

JUDGMENT

Having duly considered the stipulation of the parties and the proceedings in this action, the

Court orders that the Consent Judgment above shall be entered as the final judgment of this Court. 

There being no just reason for delay, the Clerk of the Court is hereby directed to enter this Judgment

pursuant to Rule 54 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 5, 2008 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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