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Parties Involved:
City of Alameda
Defendant
Jeffrey Navarro
Plaintiff
Patrick Wyeth
Defendant

Document Text:

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ORDER RE PLAINTIFF JEFFREY NAVARRO’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO APPROVE COMPROMISE

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Susan Y. Kang Gordon, Esq. (SBN 273979)

LAW OFFICE OF SUSAN KANG GORDON

21C Orinda Way #162

Orinda, CA 94563

Phone: (510) 400-6146

Fax: (510) 400-6148

Email: susan@skg-law.com

Panos Lagos, Esq. (SBN 61821)

LAW OFFICES OF PANOS LAGOS

5032 Woodminster Ln

Oakland, CA 94602

Phone: (510) 530-4078

Fax: (510) 530-4725

Email: panoslagos@aol.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff: JEFFREY NAVARRO, 

by and through his Guardian Ad Litem

PERLITA NAVARRO

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEFFREY NAVARRO, by and through his

Guardian At Litem PERLITA NAVARRO

Plaintiff,

vs.

CITY OF ALAMEDA, PATRICK WYETH, 

and Does 1-100,

Defendants.

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CASE NO.: 3:14-cv-01954 JD

Hon. James Donato

[PROPOSED] ORDER RE PLAINTIFF 

JEFFREY NAVARRO’S UNOPPOSED 

MOTION TO APPROVE COMPROMISE

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ORDER

WHEREAS, on or around April 14, 2015, Plaintiff JEFFREY NAVARRO, by and through 

his Guardian ad Litem PERLITA NAVARRO ("Plaintiff"), and Defendants the CITY OF 

ALAMEA and PATRICK WYETH ("Defendants") entered into a judicially supervised global 

settlement of $450,000.00 inclusive of all damages, fees and costs;

WHEREAS, on June 19, 2015, Plaintiff JEFFREY NAVARRO was heard on his 

Unopposed Motion to Approve the Compromise before this Court (Docket Nos. 69-75);

WHEREAS, on July 15, 2015 and July 28, 2015, the Court entered orders granting in part 

and denying in part Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion to Approve the Compromise (Docket Nos. 82 

and 87), as set forth in the Settlement Agreement (Docket No. 85); 

WHEREAS, on August 19, 2015, Plaintiff was heard on his applications to Approve 

Compromise of a Pending Action, Establish a Special Needs Trust ("SNT") and Appoint a 

Guardian Ad Litem for the SNT before the Hon. Susan K. Bean of the Alameda County Superior 

Court (Case Nos. RP15775444 and RP15775450);

WHEREAS, on August 19, 2015, Judge Bean issued orders approving Plaintiff's 

applications to Approve Compromise of a Pending Action, Establish a SNT and Appoint a 

Guardian Ad Litem for the SNT, which were provided to the Court through a Joint Status Report 

on or around August 28, 2015 (Docket No. 88).

The Court now orders as follows and finally resolves Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to 

Approve the Compromise (Docket No. 69):

1. Defendants shall issue payment of $180,078.09 due to Plaintiff JEFFREY 

NAVARRO pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement and Judge Sandra K. Bean's Order 

of August 19, 2015. The payment shall be made payable to the "Jeffrey Navarro Special Needs 

Trust." 

2. Defendants shall issue payment of $48,702.09, which represents costs and advances

incurred by Plaintiff's counsels, pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement and Judge 

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Sandra K. Bean's Order of August 19, 2015. Reimbursement of costs in the amount of $48,702.09 

shall come from the $270,000.00 that is due to the Plaintiff under the Settlement Agreement.

3. Defendants shall issue payment of $180,000.00, representing attorney's fees, 

pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement and Judge Sandra K. Bean's Order of August 

19, 2015.

4. Plaintiff's counsel Susan Kang Gordon is authorized to issue immediate payment to 

Kevin Urbatsch of Meyers Urbatsch P.C for fees and costs associated with the probate court 

fillings in the amount of $9,000, from the attorney's fees award of $180,000 held in trust.

5. The hearing of November 18, 2015 is vacated. 

6. The entire action is dismissed with prejudice, with each party to bear their own fees 

and costs. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 9, 2015 

HON. JAMES DONATO

United States District Judge

Northern District of California

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