Farella Braun & Martel LLP

Russ Building

235 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, CA 94104

(415) 954-4400

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NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

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James W. Morando (State Bar No. 087896)

Lucas W. Huizar (State Bar No. 227111)

Farella Braun & Martel LLP

235 Montgomery Street, Suite 3000

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 954-4400

Facsimile: (415) 954-4480

Julie A. Wood (pro hac vice)

Parker, Hudson, Rainer and Dobbs, LLP

1500 Marquis Two Tower

285 Peachtree Center Ave., N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Telephone: (404) 523-5300

Facsimile: (404) 522-8409

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DANAHER CORPORATION & SUBSIDIARIES

PENSION PLAN and NORTHERN TRUST

COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

DANAHER CORPORATION &

SUBSIDIARIES PENSION PLAN and

NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

NORMA BALLARD,

Defendant.

Case No. C 05-01968 PJH

NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Fed. R. Civ. Proc. Rule 41(a)(1)

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; AND ORDER

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Russ Building

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NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure, the above-entitled action is hereby voluntarily dismissed without prejudice by

Plaintiffs.

DATED: February 21, 2006 FARELLA BRAUN & MARTEL LLP

By: /s/

Lucas W. Huizar

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

DANAHER CORPORATION &

SUBSIDIARIES PENSION PLAN and

NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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Farella Braun & Martel LLP

Russ Building, 30th Floor

235 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, CA 94104

(415) 954-4400

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PROOF OF SERVICE

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PROOF OF SERVICE

I, Katherine Small, declare:

I am a citizen of the United States and employed in San Francisco County, California. I

am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to the within-entitled action. My business

address is Russ Building, 30th Floor, 235 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94104.

On February 21, 2006, I caused to serve a copy of the within document(s):

NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT

PREJUDICE

 by transmitting via facsimile the document(s) listed above to the fax number(s) set

forth below on this date before 5:00 p.m.

by placing the document(s) listed above in a sealed envelope with postage thereon

fully prepaid, in the United States mail at San Francisco, California addressed as

set forth below.

 by placing the document(s) listed above in a sealed Federal Express envelope and

affixing a pre-paid air bill, and causing the envelope to be delivered to a

agent for delivery.

 by causing to personally deliver the document(s) listed above by Specialized Legal

to the person(s) at the address(es) set forth below.

Norma Ballard

334 Waikiki Circle

Union City, CA 94587

I am readily familiar with the firm's practice of collection and processing correspondence

for mailing. Under that practice it would be deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on that same

day with postage thereon fully prepaid in the ordinary course of business.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on February 21, 2006, at San Francisco, California.

/s/

KATHERINE SMALL

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