Johnson v. Clayton et al

Filing 107

ORDER re: Settlement. Signed by Judge Robert C. Jones on 12/27/10. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ASB)

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G RA C E CLA Y TO N , i di i ualy and as n vd l l 6 adoptve par nt of STA C EY CLAY TON , i e STA C EY CLAYTON , a m i or i di i ualy, n , n vd l l FELI I TUCKER, i di i ualy and i her 7 CA n vd l n om c a c pa iy; SUSAN ROTHSCH I D , il a ct L 18 i di i ualy and i her om ci l capaciy; a t n vd l n 1 N AN C Y M C LAN E, i di i ualy and i her 9 n vd l n of i i l capaciy; CLARK fc a t CO UN TY 20 DEPA RTM EN T OF FAM I Y SERVI E S; L C CO LJ TY OF CLA RK , a poltcal subdi i i n N ii v so 2 l oft e St t of Nev da;DOES 1X ,i di i u l; h ae a - n vd as 22 a d RO E CORPO RA T I N S IX , n O Doc. 107

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I I FURTHER O RD ERED t a ,afe d du to of a pr ve f e ,c s a d ou s n i g TS h t tr e c in p o d es o t n tm d n Ien , t e t t lamount of t e pr c e s of t e pr pos d c m pr m i e t b pa d t J R EM I H i s h oa h o ed h o e o o s oe ioE A

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SCOTT i a f lows $1 ,7161 p ya l a nual ,guaa te f rf ur()ye r whihi fur() s s ol : 24 . , a be n l y rne d o o 4 as c s o 4
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