Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Inc. et al v. Edgewood Partners Insurance Center et al

Filing 261

ORDER GRANTING 259 DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE OF ENTIRE ACTION AND COURT SUPERVISION OF SETTLEMENT AND APPROVAL RE: DISMISSAL. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 1/6/09. (jjo, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/6/2009)

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PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP BRADFORD K. NEWMAN (SB# 178902) SHANNON S. PIERCE (SB# 229319) 1117 S. California Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304-1106 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiffs Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Inc. & Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Insurance Brokers of California, Inc. MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP MARTIN D. BERN (SB#153203) MALCOLM A. HEINICKE (SB#194174) 560 Mission Street, Twenty-Seventh Floor San Francisco, CA 94105-2907 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Edgewood Partners Insurance Center, Dan R. Francis, John G. Hahn ADDITIONAL COUNSEL LISTED ON NEXT PAGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., INC., a Delaware Corporation, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. EDGEWOOD PARTNERS INSURANCE CENTER, a California corporation; et al., Defendants. CASE NO. 3:07-CV-06418-JSW [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE OF ENTIRE ACTION AND COURT SUPERVISION OF SETTLEMENT AND APPROVAL RE: DISMISSAL

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KERR & WAGSTAFFE LLP JAMES M. WAGSTAFFE (SB#95535) ADRIAN J. SAWYER (SB#203712) 100 Spear Street, Suite 1800 San Francisco, CA 94105-1528 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Andrew ("Wally") Brown, Brian Quinn, Michael Brown, and Laura Wick BRADLEY, CURLEY, ASIANO, BARRABEE & GALE, P.C. KEVIN M. SMITH (SB #97920) 1100 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 200 Larkspur, CA 94939 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants Allen L. Amos, Eric Chua, Carolann Cohn, Neil R. Cohn, Robert E. Dutto, Robert D. Ellsworth, Susan M. English, James C. Halbleib, Stephen Hause, Don J. Johnson, Laurinda A. Martin, Shandranette Middleton, George J. Petty, William Phillips, Jr., Linda Soo Hoo, Dirck R. Stinson, Paul H. Wagener, Robert H. Watkins

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WHEREAS, all Parties have stipulated to the dismissal of the above-captioned lawsuit; This Court, having reviewed and considered the materials submitted under seal, as well as the record in this case, and for GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, ORDERS that the settlement entered into by the Parties is hereby APPROVED and further ORDERS that the above-captioned lawsuit, is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. I, Malcolm A. Heinicke, attest that I have obtained concurrence from the other counsel listed below in the filing of this [PROPOSED] ORDER RE: DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE OF ENTIRE ACTION AND COURT SUPERVISION OF SETTLEMENT AND APPROVAL RE: DISMISSAL. See N.D. Cal. General Order 45 § 10(B). DATED: December 30, 2008 PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP BY:/s/ Bradford K. Newman BRADFORD K. NEWMAN ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., INC. & ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., INSURANCE BROKERS OF CALIFORNIA, INC. DATED: December 30, 2008 MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP BY: /s/ Malcolm A. Heinicke____________________ MALCOLM A. HEINICKE ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS EDGEWOOD PARTNERS INSURANCE CENTER, DAN R. FRANCIS, AND JOHN G. HAHN DATED: December 30, 2008 KERR & WAGSTAFFE, LLP BY: /s/ Adrian Sawyer _________________________ ADRIAN SAWYER

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS ANDREW ("WALLY") BROWN, JR., BRIAN F. QUINN, MICHAEL J. BROWN, AND LAURA J. WICK

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DATED: December 30, 2008

BRADLEY, CURLEY, ASIANO, BARRABEE & GALE, P.C. BY: /s/ Kevin Smith______________________________ KEVIN M. SMITH

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS NEIL R. COHN; CAROLANN COHN; STEPHEN HAUSE; JAMES C. HALBLEIB; LAURINDA ("LAURIE") A. MARTIN; ERIC CHUA; GEORGE J. PETTY; LINDA SOO HOO; ROBERT E. DUTTO; SUSAN M. ENGLISH; DON J. JOHNSON; ALLEN L. AMOS; WILLIAM ("BILL") PHILLIPS, JR.; DIRCK ("RICK") R. STINSON; ROBERT ("BOB") D. ELLSWORTH; ROBERT H. WATKINS; PAUL H. WAGENER; SHANDRANETTE MIDDLETON

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. This action is hereby dismissed with prejudice in its entirety.

January 6, 2009 DATED: December ___, 2008

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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