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Parties Involved:
Devon Bell
Defendant
County of Placer
Defendant
Human Rights Defense Center
Plaintiff
Darrell Steinhauer
Defendant

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER DISMISSING CASE

SANFORD JAY ROSEN – 062566

JEFFREY L. BORNSTEIN – 099358

ERNEST GALVAN – 196065

LISA ELLS – 243657

BENJAMIN BIEN-KAHN – 267933

ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD LLP

101 Mission Street, Sixth Floor

San Francisco, California 94105-1738

Telephone: (415) 433-6830

Facsimile: (415) 433-7104

DANIEL MARSHALL – Fla. Bar No. 617210*

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER

P.O. Box 1151

Lake Worth, FL 33460

Telephone: (561) 360-2523

* Admitted Pro Hac Vice

Attorneys for HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE 

CENTER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER,

Plaintiff,

v.

COUNTY OF PLACER; DEVON BELL, 

Sheriff, individually and in his official 

capacity; DARRELL STEINHAUER, 

Corrections Commander, individually and 

in his official capacity; and JOHN AND 

JANE DOES 1-10, Staff, individually and 

in their official capacities,

Defendants.

Case No. 20-cv-00285-JAM-CKD

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

DISMISSING CASE

Judge: Hon. John A. Mendez

THE PARTIES, THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNSEL, STIPULATE AS 

FOLLOWS:

1. The Parties have negotiated a settlement agreement, executed on April 21, 

2020, resolving all claims asserted in the Complaint. See Exhibit A.

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2. The Parties agree that settlement has altered the legal and juridical 

relationship of the Parties.

3. Plaintiff has released Defendants for all claims pursuant to Paragraph 4 of 

the Settlement Agreement.

4. Because Defendants acted promptly to make changes to the incoming mail 

policies challenged by Plaintiff in this action, and worked cooperatively and in good faith 

to address Plaintiff’s concerns regarding said policies, the Parties agree that the Court need 

not retain jurisdiction over this matter for the purpose of enforcement of the Settlement 

Agreement, and agreed to a discounted settlement amount of one hundred thousand dollars 

($100,000.00) to compensate Plaintiff for its damages, attorney’s fees, and costs.

5. The Parties respectfully request that the Court enter the [Proposed] Order set 

forth below, instructing the Clerk to administratively close the case.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

DATED: May 14, 2020 Respectfully submitted,

ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD LLP

By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Bornstein

Jeffrey L. Bornstein

Attorneys for Plaintiff

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER

DATED: May 14, 2020 Respectfully submitted,

OFFICE OF THE PLACER COUNTY COUNSEL

By: /s/ Julia M. Reeves

Julia M. Reeves

Deputy County Counsel

Attorneys for Defendants

PLACER COUNTY, DEVON BELL, DARRELL 

STEINHAUER

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER DISMISSING CASE

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

The Parties, having reached a Settlement Agreement resolving the Plaintiff’s 

claims, the Court orders the claims dismissed with prejudice under Rule 41(a)(2) of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED 

Dated: May 14, 2020

/s/ John A. Mendez_____________________

United States District Court Judge

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