Hamade v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER GRANTING DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE re 48 Stipulation. The Clerk shall close this file. Signed by Judge James Ware on 11/12/2010. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/12/2010)

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Joseph J. Torres (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) Sheila P. Frederick (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 35 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 312-558-5700 Email: [e-mail] [e-mail] Jeffrey Bosley (SBN: 157388) WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 101 California Street San Francisco, California 94111-5894 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 415-591-1400 Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant THE ABBOTT SEVERANCE PAY PLAN FOR FORMER U.S. GUIDANT EMPLOYEES, 2006 EDITION

William Green (SBN: 129816) DELFINO GREEN & GREEN 1010 B Street, Suite 320 San Rafael, CA 94901 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 415-442-4802 Email: [e-mail] Attorney for Plaintiff SAMI HAMADE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE BRANCH SAMI HAMADE, Plaintiff, vs. THE ABBOTT SEVERANCE PAY PLAN FOR FORMER U.S. GUIDANT EMPLOYEES, 2006 EDITION, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. C09-01873 JW STIPULATION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE, AND [PROPOSED] ORDER [F.R.C.P. 41(a)(1)] Date Action Filed: April 29, 2009

This Stipulation is entered into by and among Plaintiff, Sami Hamade ("Plaintiff"), and Defendant, The Abbott Severance Pay Plan for Former U.S. Guidant Employees, 2006 Edition (the "Plan") (collectively the "Parties"), through their respective attorneys of record. WHEREAS, on April 29, 2010, Plaintiff filed a Complaint in the above-referenced matter, alleging that he was entitled to certain severance benefits; and WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to resolve this matter through a Settlement Agreement 1
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(the "Agreement"), and desire to avoid any future disputes. NOW THEREFORE, IT IS STIPULATED by and between the parties to this action through their designated counsel that the above-captioned matter should be dismissed with prejudice pursuant to FRCP 41(a)(1), with each side to bear its own costs and attorneys' fees.

Dated: November 8, 2010

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP By: /s/ Joseph J. Torres Joseph J. Torres Attorneys for Defendant THE ABBOTT SEVERANCE PAY PLAN FOR FORMER U.S. GUIDANT EMPLOYEES, 2006 EDITION

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DELFINO GREEN & GREEN /s/ William Green William Green Attorney for Plaintiff SAMI HAMADE

STIPULATION TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE CASE NO. 5:09-cv-01873 JW

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[PROPOSED] ORDER PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. The Clerk shall close this file. November 12, 2010 Date: ________________ _________________________________________ HON. JAMES WARE United States District Court Judge

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