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Parties Involved:
California Indian Basketweavers Association
Plaintiff
California Native Plant Society
Plaintiff
California Oak Foundation
Plaintiff
Californians for Alternatives to Toxics
Plaintiff
Tom Quinn
Defendant
United States Forest Service
Defendant

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

DAVID T. SHELLEDY

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2799

Attorney for Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA OAK FOUNDATION;

CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT

SOCIETY; CALIFORNIA INDIAN

BASKETWEAVERS ASSOCIATION;

CALIFORNIANS FOR ALTERNATIVES

TO TOXICS,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE;

TOM QUINN, in his official

capacity as Forest Supervisor

for the Stanislaus National

Forest,

Defendants.

 

1:05-CV-01395-LJO-SMS

SETTLEMENT STIPULATION;

RELEASES; DISMISSAL; ORDER

It is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between Plaintiffs

California Oak Foundation, California Native Plant Society,

California Indian Basketweavers Association, and Californians for

Alternatives to Toxics (“plaintiffs”) and Defendants United

States Forest Service and Tom Quinn, in his official capacity as

Forest Supervisor for the Stanislaus National Forest

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(“defendants,” collectively, “the parties”), and their

undersigned attorneys as follows:

1. The parties hereby agree to settle and compromise each

and every claim, demand, and cause of action for attorneys’ fees,

costs, or expert witness fees incurred in or arising from the

litigation of this case, under the terms and conditions set forth

in this Stipulation.

2. Defendants agree to pay the sum of seventy thousand

dollars ($70,000) to plaintiffs as provided below, which sum

shall be in full and complete satisfaction of any and all claims,

demands, rights, and causes of action pursuant to the Equal

Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), or any other

statute or common law theory, for all attorneys’ fees and costs

incurred by Plaintiffs, individually or severally, in this

litigation, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen.

3. Plaintiffs hereby agree to accept the sum set forth in

paragraph 2 in full settlement and satisfaction of any and all

claims, demands, rights, and causes of action pursuant to the

Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), or any

other statute or common law theory, for all attorneys’ fees and

costs incurred by Plaintiffs, individually or severally, in this

litigation, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen; and 

further agree to reimburse, indemnify and hold harmless

defendants, the United States, and its agencies, agents, servants

and employees from and against any and all such causes of action,

claims, demands, rights, and causes of action.

4. Plaintiffs’ undersigned attorney represents that he has

explained, and plaintiffs warrant and represent that they intend,

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that this Stipulation shall release all existing and future

claims within the scope of paragraph 3, including claims that are

unknown and unforeseen, notwithstanding Section 1542 of the Civil

Code of the State of California, which provides as follows:

A general release does not extend to claims

which the creditor does not know or suspect

to exist in his favor at the time of

executing [this] Release, which if known by

him must have materially affected his

settlement with the debtor.

5. This Stipulation is not, is in no way intended to be,

and should not be construed as, an admission of liability or

fault on the part of defendants, the United States, or its

agencies, agents, servants, or employees, and it is specifically

denied that they are liable to plaintiffs. This settlement is

entered into by all parties for the purpose of compromising

disputed claims and avoiding the expenses and risks of further

litigation.

6. Payment of the settlement amount will be made by a

single check payable to California Oak Foundation. The check

will be delivered to plaintiffs’ attorney, Michael W. Graf, Esq.,

within sixty (60) days after entry of the Court’s order approving

this Agreement. Any payment to plaintiffs’ attorneys or anyone

else claiming to be entitled to the settlement proceeds shall be

solely plaintiffs’ responsibility.

7. No provision of this Agreement shall constitute a

commitment or requirement that Defendants obligate or pay funds

in violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. § 1341, or any

other applicable appropriations law.

8. The parties and their attorneys agree to execute and

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deliver such other and further documents as may be required to

carry out the terms of this Agreement.

9. Each person signing this Stipulation warrants and

represents that he or she possesses full authority to bind the

person[s] on whose behalf he or she is signing to the terms of

the Stipulation.

10. Each person signing this Stipulation warrants and

represents that no promises, inducements, or other agreements not

expressly contained herein have been made; that this Stipulation

contains the entire agreement between the parties; and that the

terms of this Stipulation are contractual and not mere recitals. 

This Stipulation may not be altered, amended, modified, or

otherwise changed in any respect, except by a writing duly

executed by the party to be charged. All prior oral

understandings, agreements, and writings are superseded by this

Stipulation and are of no force or effect.

11. Each person executing this Stipulation represents that

he or she has read and understands its contents; that he or she

executes this Stipulation voluntarily; that he or she has not

been influenced by any person acting on behalf of any party.

12. The terms of this agreement shall become effective upon

approval by the Court as provided below.

For Plaintiffs:

Date: November 5, 2007 /s/ MICHAEL W. GRAF

MICHAEL W. GRAF

Attorney for Plaintiffs

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For Defendants:

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

Date: November 13, 2007 /s/ David T. Shelledy

By: DAVID T. SHELLEDY

Assistant U.S. Attorney

ORDER

 The case is deemed settled and closed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 14, 2007 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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