Opinion
CASE NO. CV-10-5889-MEJ
11-14-2011
CRAIG YATES, an individual, Plaintiff, v. SLOAT REALTY, LLC, Defendant.
THOMAS E. FRANKOVICH (State Bar #074414) THOMAS E. FRANKOVICH A PROFESSIONAL LA W CORPORATION Attorney for Plaintiff, CRAIG YATES, an individual; THOMAS E. FRANKOVICH A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION Thomas E. Frankovich Attorney for Plaintiff CRAIG YATES DANFOURA LAW OFFICES Samer Danfoura Attorney for Defendant's SLOAT REALTY, INC.
THOMAS E. FRANKOVICH (State Bar #074414)
THOMAS E. FRANKOVICH
A PROFESSIONAL LA W CORPORATION
Attorney for Plaintiff, CRAIG YATES, an individual;
STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL AND [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON
The parties, by and through their respective counsel, stipulate to dismissal of this action in its entirety with prejudice pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.41 (a)(1). Outside of the terms of the Settlement Agreement and General Release ("Agreement") herein, each party is to bear its own costs and attorneys' fees. The parties further consent to and request that the Court retain jurisdiction over enforcement of the Agreement. See Kokonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co., 511 U.S. 375 (1994) (empowering the district courts to retain jurisdiction over enforcement of settlement agreements).
Therefore, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between parties to this action through their designated counsel that the above-captioned action be and hereby is dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure section 41(a)(1).
This stipulation may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one original document..
THOMAS E. FRANKOVICH
A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORPORATION
Thomas E. Frankovich
Attorney for Plaintiff CRAIG YATES
DANFOURA LAW OFFICES
Samer Danfoura
Attorney for Defendant's SLOAT REALTY, INC.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is dismissed with prejudice pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.41(a)(1). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court shall retain jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing the parties' Settlement Agreement and General Release should such enforcement be necessary., LTD with prejudice pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.41(a)(1).
Honorable Judge Maria-Elena James
UNITED STATE DISTRICT JUDGE