Bakersfield Pipe & Supply, Inc., v. Cornerstone Valve, LLC

Filing 86

ORDER GRANTING 83 Stipulation to File Exhibit "A" to the Stipulated Dismissal and Order Thereon Under Seal, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 7/7/2016. (Hall, S)

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Sandeep G. Agarwal, Esq., SBN 210598
LAW OFFICES OF SANDEEP G. AGARWAL
13428 Maxella Avenue, Suite 238
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants
CORNERSTONE VALVE, LLC and NITESH K. GUPTA

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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BAKERSFIELD PIPE & SUPPLY, INC., a
California Corporation doing business as
PALADON AMERICAS,
Plaintiffs,

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vs.

Case No.: 1:14-cv-01445---JLT
STIPULATION TO FILE EXHIBIT “A” TO
THE STIPULATED DIMISSAL AND
ORDER THEREON UNDER SEAL; AND
PROPOSED ORDER

CORNERSTONE VALVE, LLC, a Texas
Limited Liability Corporation; NITESH K.
GUPTA; and DOES 1 to 50, inclusive,

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Defendants.

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STIPULATION

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The parties have reached a settlement in this case. Counsel for defendants and

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defendants wish to keep the terms of the settlement confidential and under seal. Courts

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regularly grant protective orders to protect confidential settlements agreements. Phillips v.

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GMC, 307 F.3d 1206, 1212 (9th Cir.2002) (citing Hasbrouck v. BankAmerica Hous. Servs., 187

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F.R.D. 453, 455 (N.D.N.Y. 1999) and Kalinauskas v. Wong, 151 F.R.D. 363, 365-67 (D. Nev.

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1993)).

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The parties hereby stipulate and request that the Court order that the settlement

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agreement and mutual release attached as Exhibit “A” to the document entitled “STIPULATED

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DISMISSAL AND ORDER THEREON” be filed under seal unless and until the defendants are

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in default under the terms of the settlement agreement and mutual release. The parties shall be

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entitled to seek to have the settlement agreement and mutual release attached as Exhibit “A”

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unsealed in the event that either party seeks to enforce any of the terms set forth in the

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settlement agreement and mutual release and the party not seeking enforcement of the

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agreement will take no action to oppose any such effort by the moving party.

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Dated: July 7, 2016
__/s/ Matthew C. McCartney____________
MATTHEW C. MCCARTNEY
Attorney for Bakersfield Pipe & Supply, Inc.

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Dated: July 7, 2016

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//s// Sandeep G. Agarwal, Esq._
Sandeep G. Agarwal, Esq.
Attorney for Defendants CORNERSTONE
VALVE, LLC and NITESH K. GUPTA

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ORDER

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Based on the within stipulation, and good cause appearing therefor, the Court hereby
orders as follows:
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The document entitled stipulated dismissal and order thereon will be filed

electronically without Exhibit “A” (the settlement agreement and mutual release) attached.

STIPULATION

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2.

Exhibit “A” (the settlement agreement and mutual release) to the stipulated

dismissal and order thereon will be separately filed under seal according to Local Rule 141.
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A party seeking to enforce the agreement shall be entitled to seek to have Exhibit

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“A” (the settlement agreement and mutual release) unsealed in the event that the moving party

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seeks to take any action to enforce the settlement agreement and mutual release.

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7/6/16
Dated:___________ Signed:_______________________
Jennifer L. Thurston
UNTITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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STIPULATION