Di Grazia v. Sazerac Company, Inc.

Filing 80

STIPULATION AND ORDER Granting Dismissal Without Prejudice Pursuant to FRCP 41(a)(1) (A)(i)of Defendant Tequila Herradura, S.A re 66 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal. Tequila Herradura, S.A. terminated. Signed by Judge James Ware on 7/29/2009. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/4/2009)

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MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT SAN JOSE DIVISION

DEBORAH DI GRAZIA, a widow, Plaintiff, vs. SAZERAC COMPANY, INC., a Louisiana corporation; BROWN-FORMAN, INC., a Kentucky corporation; and TEQUILA HERRADURA, S.A., a Mexican corporation. Defendants.

No. 5:08-CV-01562 JW

NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE OF DEFENDANT TEQUILA HERRADURA, S.A.

NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i) Plaintiff Deborah di Grazia ("Plaintiff") voluntarily dismisses Defendant Tequila Herradura, S.A. ("Defendant Herradura") from the above-captioned action without prejudice. Defendant Herradura has provided affidavits to Plaintiff (attached hereto as Exhibits 1 and 2) indicating that it had sold to Defendant Brown-Forman, Inc. substantially all of its assets related to the production, sale, and distribution of the Herradura Brands prior to the events giving rise to
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NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT TEQUILA HERRADURA, S.A. (5:08-CV-01562 JW)

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MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP STEPHEN S. MAYNE (Bar No. CA 49631) E-mail: [e-mail] ANDREW A. BASSAK (Bar No. CA 162440) E-mail: [e-mail] ANN M. HEIMBERGER (Bar No. CA 197060) E-mail: [e-mail] TRAVIS RITCHIE (Bar No. CA 258084) E-mail: [e-mail] One Embarcadero Center, 30th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

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Plaintiff's claims. Plaintiff and Defendant Herradura have agreed to toll all applicable statutes of limitations related to any claims Plaintiff may have against Defendant Herradura related to the above-captioned action (Tolling Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 3).

Dated: May 15, 2009

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

By: /s/ Travis M. Ritchie Stephen S. Mayne Andrew A. Bassak Travis M. Ritchie Attorneys for Plaintiff DEBORAH DI GRAZIA Pursuant to General Order 45 X.B. the filer hereby attests that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from each signatory, which shall serve in lieu of his or her signature on the document.

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NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF DEFENDANT TEQUILA HERRADURA, S.A. (5:08-CV-01562 JW)