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LINDA D. FRIEDMAN

RAFAEL E. LÁZARO

STOWELL & FRIEDMAN, LTD.

321 S. Plymouth Ct., Suite 1400

Chicago, IL 60604

Telephone: (312) 431-0888

Facsimile: (312) 431-0228

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

JANICE PFEIFFER and

CHRISTINE BOEDDIKER

MICHAEL D. BRUNO

KEVIN D. WHITTAKER

GORDON & REES LLP

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 986-5900

Facsimile: (415) 986-8054

Attorney for Defendant

BIGFIX, INC.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JANICE PFEIFFER AND CHRISTINE

BOEDDIKER,

Plaintiffs,

v.

BIGFIX, INC.

Defendant.

CASE NO.: 09-cv-01735-WHA

REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL WITH

PREJUDICE DUE TO SETTLEMENT

Judge: Hon. William H. Alsup

Complaint filed: April 21, 2009

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2 REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL WITH

PREJUDICE DUE TO SETTLEMENT

Case No. 09-CV-01735 WHA

Plaintiffs Janice Pfeiffer and Christine Boeddiker hereby request dismissal of the entirety

of their claims with prejudice due to settlement. In support of this request, Plaintiffs state as

follows:

1. On August 6, 2009, this court referred this case to the ADR unit for mediation.

The parties participated in mediation on October 30, 2009.

2. Each of the parties has entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release

(“Settlement Agreements”).

3. The Settlement Agreements resolve all issues presented in the action identified in

the caption above.

THEREFORE, Plaintiffs, by and through their counsel, hereby request that this court

dismiss the above-referenced action forthwith, each side to bear its own costs and attorney’s fees.

Dated: January 12, 2010 STOWELL & FRIEDMAN, LTD.

/s/ Rafael E. Lázaro____________

Attorney for Plaintiffs

SO ORDERED:

______________________________

Hon. William H. Alsup

United States District Judge

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Dated: January 12, 2010. ORDER OF

 PURSUANT TO FRCP 41(a), plaintiffs' request for voluntary dismissal of this action 

with prejudice is hereby GRANTED. THE COURT SHALL CLOSE THE FILE.

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge William Alsup

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3 REQUEST FOR DISMISSAL WITH

PREJUDICE DUE TO SETTLEMENT

Case No. 09-CV-01735 WHA

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Rafael E. Lázaro, an attorney, hereby certify that on January 12, 2010, I caused a true

and correct copy of the Request for Dismissal with Prejudice Due to Settlement to be served on

the following via ECF upon:

Michael Bruno

Kevin D. Whittaker

Gordon & Rees, LLP

275 Battery Street

Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

/s/ Rafael E. Lázaro

Linda D. Friedman

Rafael E. Lázaro

Jasmine E. Simmons

Stowell & Friedman, Ltd.

321 S. Plymouth Ct., Suite 1400

Chicago, IL 60604

(312) 431-0888

rlazaro@sfltd.com

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