Kenoyer v. United States Postal Service

Filing 23

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 9/29/2011 re 22 Stipulation and Proposed Order ORDERING that, as provided in the stipulation, defendant shall pay to plaintiff $40,000 as full settlement and satisfaction of any and all claims, demands, rights, and causes of action; in consideration of this payment, plaintiff agrees that upon notification that the settlement check is ready for delivery, he will deliver to defendant's counsel a fully executed Notice of Dismissal of this action with prejudice; each party to bear their own costs, fees and expenses. (Waggoner, D)

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BENJAMIN B. WANGER
United States Attorney
EDWARD A. OLSEN, CSBN 214150
Assistant United States Attorney
501 I Street, Suite 10-100
Sacramento, California 95814
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PATRICK KENOYER,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Defendant.
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No. 2:10-CV-01858-EFB
STIPULATION AND
ORDER APPROVING COMPROMISE
SETTLEMENT

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff Patrick Kenoyer and Defendant
United States of America, by and through their respective attorneys as follows:
1. The parties do hereby agree to settle and compromise the above-entitled action under the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
2. Defendant United States of America agrees to pay to Plaintiff Patrick Kenoyer the sum of

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Forty Thousand Dollars and no cents ($40,000.00), which sum shall be in full settlement and

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satisfaction of any and all claims, demands, rights, and causes of action of whatsoever kind and

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nature, arising from, and by reason of any and all known and unknown, foreseen and unforeseen

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bodily and personal injuries, damage to property and the consequences thereof, resulting, and to

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result, from the same subject matter that gave rise to the above-captioned lawsuit, including any

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claims for wrongful death, for which Plaintiff or his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, and

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each of them, now have or may hereafter acquire against the United States of America, its agencies,

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agents, servants, and employees.

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3. Plaintiff and his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns hereby agree to accept the sum

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listed in paragraph 2 in full settlement and satisfaction of any and all claims, demands, rights, and

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causes of action of whatsoever kind and nature, arising from, and by reason of any and all known

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and unknown, foreseen and unforeseen bodily and personal injuries, damage to property and the

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consequences thereof which she may have or hereafter acquire against the United States of

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America, its agencies, agents, servants and employees on account of the same subject matter that

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gave rise to the above-captioned lawsuit, including any future claim for wrongful death. Plaintiff

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and his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns further agree to reimburse, indemnify and hold

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harmless the United States of America, its agencies, agents, servants or employees from any and all

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such causes of action, claims, liens, rights, or subrogated or contribution interests incident to or

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resulting from further litigation or the prosecution of claims by Plaintiff or his heirs, executors,

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administrators or assigns against any third party or against the United States, including claims for

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wrongful death.
4. This stipulation for compromise settlement shall not constitute an admission of liability or

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fault on the part of the United States, its agencies, agents, servants, or employees, and is entered

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into by the parties for the purpose of compromising disputed claims and avoiding the expenses and

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risks of litigation.
5. This Agreement may be pled as a full and complete defense to any subsequent action or

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other proceeding involving any person or party which arises out of the claims released and

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discharged by the Agreement.
6. It is also agreed, by and among the parties, that the settlement amount of Forty Thousand

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Dollars and no cents ($40,000.00) to Patrick Kenoyer represents the entire amount of the

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compromise settlement and that the respective parties will each bear their own costs, fees, and

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expenses and that any attorneys' fees owed by Plaintiff will be paid out of the settlement amount

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and not in addition thereto.

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7. It is also understood by and among the parties that, pursuant to Title 28, United States Code,

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Section 2678, attorneys' fees for services rendered in connection with this action shall not exceed

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25 percent of the amount of the compromise settlement.

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8. Payment of the settlement amount will be made by a check drawn on the United States

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Postal Service for Forty Thousand Dollars and no cents ($40,000.00) and made payable to Patrick

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Kenoyer and the Frank Law Group, P.C. The check will be mailed to Frank Law Group, P.C.,

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Courthouse Plaza, 1517 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA 95603. Plaintiff and his attorney are

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responsible for payment for any taxes that may be due on the settlement proceeds and Defendant

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makes no representation as to any tax consequences or liabilities Plaintiff and his attorney may

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incur as a result of this settlement.

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9. In consideration of this Agreement and the payment of the foregoing amount thereunder,

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Plaintiff agrees that upon notification that the settlement check is ready for delivery, he will deliver

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to Defendant's counsel a fully executed Notice of Dismissal with prejudice of Kenoyer v. United

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States, 2:10-CV-01858-EFB. Upon delivery of the Notice of Dismissal, Defendant's counsel will

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release the settlement check to Plaintiff’s counsel or his agent.

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10. Plaintiff has been informed that payment may take sixty days or more to process, but
Defendant agrees to make good faith efforts to expeditiously process said payment.
11. The parties agree that should any dispute arise with respect to the implementation of the

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terms of this Agreement, Plaintiff shall not seek to rescind the Agreement and pursue his original

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causes of action. Plaintiff’s sole remedy in such a dispute is an action to enforce the Agreement in

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district court. The parties agree that the district court will retain jurisdiction over this matter for the

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purposes of resolving any dispute alleging a breach of this Agreement.

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12. Plaintiff hereby releases and forever discharges the United States and any and all of its past

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and present officials, employees, agencies, agents, attorneys, their successors and assigns, from any

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and all obligations, damages, liabilities, actions, causes of action, claims and demands of any kind

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and nature whatsoever, whether suspected or unsuspected, at law or in equity, known or unknown,

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arising out of the allegations set forth in Plaintiff’s pleadings in this action.

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13. The provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542 are set forth below:

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"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 the release, which if known by him must have
materially affected his settlement with the debtor."

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Plaintiff having been apprised of the statutory language of California Civil Code Section 1542 by

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her attorneys, and fully understanding the same, nevertheless elects to waive the benefits of any and

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all rights he may have pursuant to the provision of that statute and any similar provision of federal

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law. Plaintiff understands that, if the facts concerning Plaintiff’s injuries and the liability of the

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government for damages pertaining thereto are found hereinafter to be other than or different from

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the facts now believed by them to be true, the Agreement shall be and remain effective

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notwithstanding such material difference.

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14. The parties agree that this Stipulation for Compromise Settlement, including all the terms

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and conditions of this compromise settlement and any additional agreements relating thereto, may

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be made public in their entirety, and plaintiff expressly consents to such release and disclosure

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pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b).
15. This instrument shall constitute the entire Agreement between the parties, and it is

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expressly understood and agreed that the Agreement has been freely and voluntarily entered into by

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the parties hereto with the advice of counsel, who have explained the legal effect of this

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Agreement. The parties further acknowledge that no warranties or representations have been made

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on any subject other than as set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement may not be altered,

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modified or otherwise changed in any respect except by writing, duly executed by all of the parties

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or their authorized representatives.

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Dated: September 2, 2011

/s/ Patrick Kenoyer

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PATRICK KENOYER

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Plaintiff

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Dated: September 2, 2011

/s/ Brett E. Rosenthal

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BRETT E. ROSENTHAL

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Attorney for Plaintiff

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Dated: September 2, 2011

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

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United States Attorney

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/s/ Edward A. Olsen

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EDWARD A. OLSEN

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Assistant United States Attorney
ORDER

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APPROVED AND SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 29, 2011.

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