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HomeMy WebLinkAbout22-75 i , I . RESOLUTION NO. .&c2 - 75 , A RESOLUTION of the City of Port Angeles approving and ratifying settlement of civil litigation. WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles, hereinafter called II this agency," by Resolution No. 969, agreed to participate in civil antitrust litigation with the State of Washington and all other public agencies similarly participating with the State of WaShing- ton, and said litigation was filed against various manufacturers of road aspha1ti and ~~EREAS, said agreement to participate provided that final approval and ratification of any settlement of the litigation was and remained the prerogative of this agency; and WHEREAS, the State of Washington and this agency, pursuant to the aforementioned resolution, retained the law firm of Fergu- son & Burdell as special counsel to prosecute the litigation in their behalf; and WHEREAS, said special counsel has reached a tentative agree ment of compromise and settlement with the defendants, which agree- ment has been approved by the State of Washington ; and WHEREAS, said special counsel has recommended the agreement to this agency as being in its best interests; WHEREAS, the recommended agreement is set forth in a form of release and covenant; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: 1. That said agreement of settlement and compromise as set forth in the release and covenant (Exhibit "A") is in the best interest of this agency and is adopted, confirmed and ratifiedi anc 2. That said special counsel are authorized and directed to take such further steps as they deem necessary and advisable, . I including signing the release and covenant (Exhibit "An) and the stipulation for dismissal with prejudice (Exhibit "B"), to finalize and terminate the litigation; and 3. That this agency accepts as settlement in full of all claims made in Or arising out of said litigation the amount set forth in the attached schedule (Exhibit nen) and waives any claim it may now have or hereafter discover, arising out of clerical error or inadvertence in calculation, against each other partici- pant in this litigation and said special counsel; and 4. That the adoption of this resolution is necessary to the public we 11 being. There fore, an emergency is declared and this resolution shall be effective immediately. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles and approved by its Mayor at a regular meeting of the Council held on -tL the ~ day of August, 1975. ... ~.tJ~~~ -:0', :'~"-".'''--':.' e. Vernon Basom, Mayor '" ~...... ..~..~~ , A~BT: _, \--:.. ~~J~ Ha:r;"an C...Par);"ish, City Clerk ',,"".,. ..-'"".~<, f ~ -........ -;"'...... APPROVED lIS ft FORM: ~ --4~ D I ,~L Stanley A. Taylo~, City Atto ey -2- I EXHIBIT , l'i irA II '" HEL1::ASr: AND COVENANT THIS RELEASE is entered into this 1st day of April, 1975, at Seattle, Washington, by the Plaintiffs and I Intervenors in the Washington unit of the Western Liquid Asphalt Cases listed on Exhibi,t "A" and Exhibit "E" hereto; WIT N E SSE T H: WHEREAS, the State of Washington and the Counties of Skamania and Snohoniish, both of Washington, filed suit in the United States District,Court for the Western District of Washington against various asphalt manufacturers, distri- butors, shippers and suppliers; and WHEREAS, thereafter certain additional counties, cities and other public bodies intervened or filed Complaints in intervention in said action pursuant to a procedure authorized and ordered by the Court; and \'mERI:AS I from time to time certain of the inter- vening public bodies have caused or permitted the action to be dismissed as to them with prejudicei and WHERr::AS I the Hult::i.district Litigation Panel caused said action. to be transferred to the Northern District of California for coordinated and consolidated pre-trial pro- I, ceedings; and WHEREAS, said action is among the civil antitrust suits consolidated in the United States District Court,' Northern District of California, Master File No. 50173 R. E. S ., as part of the W(~stern loiquid Asphal'.: Cases, and said action beirig assigned to the Honorable Russell E. -1- ~, ---.-.r'."'t1...,--" .. It--- n 1'1 . I ----.--..-.1'~... '~-'.;""" I , ~'::"f1-j- ~":~.'t~<~;':. '--~.~ . .r.o( l~';'~ ,..'~r , ~ . If Smith, united S~atcs D':'o~trict ~r,!d",9' f01" pretria.'1 pJ~occc(.r,.. '. " 10-...- .,I; ~~"'...~~.f--: ~ 1"'-I;~Jo'~Ce!.,,,\,." . j....,. .> ings; and WHEREAS, the Plaintiffs cnd Interv~nors in the Washin'gton uni t of the VIt'est.ern !-,iqiJid Jl.sphalt ~~ps include th~ State of Washington and various cities, counties and other governmental Donies and subdivisions in .the State of Washington, a list of all said Plaintiffs and Intervenors being attached I1c:.:-eto clS Exhibit "A" and Exhibit liB" (col- lectively the "~qashington Plai"1tiffs") i and WHEREAS, the complaints filed in the United States District Court,' ,';restern District of Washington, in the If\/ashington unit allege violations of t;1e antitrust laws by Douglas oil Company of California, Chevron Asphalt Company, Standard Oil Company of California, Shell Oil Company and Union Oil Company of California (collectivc::ly the. "named , defendants"), and by various unn2.mcd per saris , corporat.ions and other entities alleged to have been acting in concert \...i th the named defendant.s; and WHEREAS, each of the named defendants in the Hash.i.nqtoll unit, and each of the cJc[,.mdants ~n the other units of the Western Lj,~Luic1 Ar:;pha}i: Cases has denied that it , has committed any violo.t.ions of the anti trus I: laws, or any , other \,;rongful act in connection \"i th the manufacture, distribution, ship;nent or marke-c;ing of asphalt.; and ~~~.s, in vie\" of th(, substantial and serious disputes \vhich exist. bct\'lccn the Hashington Plaintiffs, on t.he one hand, and the named defen.:1ants, on the other hand, \,.ith respect to iSl:;ues of disputed fact' and with respect to the interpretation and application of the antitrust laws, "'2- " ~ ,. '" ,o! ~ i , ~.""--"....."".J"".;... (..'-"~,.........~~ .....~~. " T ":~. . and in v:;.p.w of ti;/; cas.. of 13. t:l,q,l t. tmi tbcsc is~;ucs of. fact. ond 10"1 in a (:0r,1;)1(;:-: ~llH'\,.pr()t:r,.t~t('~~"'tJ:Hll, it if; thp. dQsi'j~~ " '......,1- . " ,~,~-.;.\'J..~:.- - :.;. ",!~-~- of .the I'lnshington Pla.i.ntiffs and t,hc nZdllcd Defondants, in the interest 0:: compromise, to scU:~\~ and discha:tge the claixos S.~ t.~.9,. v;Slsh.~ngton Plaintiffs, "lh1ch settlement and c1i~,char9c are to include all anU.trus't and other overcharge claims against said named Defendants which have been or which could have beerl raised in the aforesaid civil anti- trust action at a~y time, to and including the date of this release, or which relate in any way 'to anti trust violation or overcharge claims arising out of the manufacture, distri- bution, shipment or marketing af asphalt at any time to and including the date of this release; NOW, THEHEFORE, in co"nsidel:a tion of thE: payment of a va1u~ble consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are herE::by acknowledged: 1. The ItJashington Plaintiffs, and each of the1l1, hereby release and forever discharge, separately and col- lectively, (a) the named Defendants, {b) the parent cor- porations, if any I of each of the iWli1ed Defendants, (c) '-[:1"1e stockholders of each of the named Defendant.s, {d} t.he p2.st and present officers, directOJ~s, agents, ser.vants, employees, representatives, and attorneys of each of the named Defen- dunts, and (e) all persons, corporations, partnerships, joint venture~ and other legal entities acting with, by, through or under -chem, or any of them (collecU.v8ly the "Releasees "), a~1d each of 1.:hem, of and fl.-om any and all ~lairns, causes of action, suits, debts, liens, contracts, obligutions, agreements, prorni::::Gs, liab:iliti(~s, demands; damages, losses, costs o~ c~)enscs of any nature whatsoever, -3- R !" r: t - ~' ~~~.~. :~i~ ~~; '." ,,' known or ur.knmvn, f:i.~'~'~"fl conl"j;)~l;'nt ~ .. . ;~.,~;'"; .;.~~4, .. (collectivoly ". the .~. "Claims") i \'lh:;ch any of: tho V~t,sil.i.ngton Pli'lintiffs may no\v have, at" may hereaft,81: have, against t.118 Releasccs, or any of th(c:m,' by reason of ,.ny ma;:tcr, cause 0;: thing \d1atsoevcr I . .. , from the beginning of U,me to the date hereof arisi,ng' out of, based upon, or relating to (i) the civil antitrust action n6w consolid,~tcd as the \'i1asbin9ton unit of the Yri'estern Liquid Asphalt C-'l.s~S, (ii) ':'Iny antitrust violations or overcharges arising out of the manufacture, distribution, shipment or marketing of asphalt, that Nere, or have been, cr' could in anY way have been, by supplel]1ental or amended complaint or otherwise, alleged in the respective pleadi.ngs or other papers filed in said civil action, and (iii) any other antitrust violations or overcha~ge claims arising out oj: \:he manufacture, diG~~d.butj.C\n, shipmcmt or mC;krkcting of: asphalt at any time to and including t.hc date hereof. 2. In addi tion to the rel(~a GC of the Claims described in paragraph 1 above, the Washington plaintiffs, individually and collectively, covenant not to sue or to sue further the Releasocs with respect. to any of the claims covered by this Release and Covenant by way of con~laint, cross-complaint, co~nterclaim, affi.rmative defense, setoff or recoupmen'\: in any other proceeding, or action, to which any of said Washington Plaintiffs is or may be a party, or a participant by intervention or otherwise. 3. Each of the \1ashLlgton Plaintiffs acknow- ledges that it may have sustained damages, expenses or -4- " ~ r ,.., , I e ~~"r.~,' ..~..~.-. ~ : ~r~..;:: ~ ~.~1~>~, . . <(1- . (: ~ \:" ".\'l.~..':~. ;2.....~. l~rI ,: . 105 &.r.-~r~ d.r.i. s i nq ,) u ~~ (}~~."'r1r-ri r~~, l:'1: \J ~~ f~~.;:"',!r V~ l....l. ,.:.; n':"11~(J \ ~ '- ., ',... ~ cli1:il11H in respect. of the fl., '.1.':,".:';"<.;:: I manufc,ctuJ:<:" distribution I sJlipmcnt or mnr):cL:nu oi i.<.sphi:llt. t:lc, claims for which are pr~scntr:y urllno,\711 0:" 'unG,:~;'pec't8(1, iiL(~ thCi t. such daJiti:lqcs, expenses or losses may g~vo riso to ~dditionJl antitrust or overcharge claims for o<.:rr:a<;.1os, c>:])(-~nsos 0:. losses in. the future, arising out of its past acquisitions of asphalt, which are not now an~iclpated by it. Ncv0rtheless, each Washington Plaintiff ~chnowledgos thdt t~is release has been neriotiated an~ agreed upon in the li0ht of this realization and, being fully aware of this situa~ion; hereby expressly waives any rights that it may have, in such unknown or cnsuspected antitrust or overcharge claims with respect to ii.:s pilst acquisitions or asphalt:, \mder any s tat.e or fQden..l 5-catute or common law p:d.nc:i.ple. However, it: is not the intelYC of the \1ITashington P~_aintiffs to Vlilive .any un)~l..ovm or unsuspected claims, excapt the antitrust or overcharge claims referenced in this paragraph 3, arising out of any nonnaJ. contractual relationships between any of the r7ashing- 'con Plaintiffs and any 0:1: the Def(;nc1ants. 4. The Washing'.::or. Plain'difs, and each of them, represent and ,...ar:nmt that they ht.i.ve n01: made or caused any c1ssignment, sale, or other U:ar.sfe:c or disposition of <.tny interest in any of the claims rc18.:::scd hereby 89'ainst the ReleasE:e~, or any of theJr{, arid t.hc WCishington l'laintiffs, unc1 each of them, ay:;:ee 't:.G indemnif-Y,and hold harmless noleasees, and E',ach of thCJ1l; from and against any liabilities, (~emands, ilamages, costs, expense", and atto:Cl1e~{5 I fees -5... P" PI!' ~' I - ..... ,~ ;~- -:;, incurred by RelcdGccs, or any of them, as the result of thc~'. . "" . -. ..... ;.~rf!_~.... ~,.."'"'~~.:.... :" assertion of any rj,ijl>ts or clai.ms \.illder or by virtue of any such ilssj,gnment, salo, or other trimsfcr or disposition of: any i ntcr0st in aj~Y of sa id claims, providing, however, that .=--,i . as a condition precedent to any assertion of this agreement to indemnify z.,~d hol.(~ harmless, the ilffected Releasee shall first have tendered to the Washington Plaintiffs the defense against any such asserted assignment, sal.e or other transfer or disposition of any interest in said claims. 5. Hi thout limiting the gc;merali ty of the above Paragraph 4, the Was11in9ton Plaintiffs, and each of them, represent and warrant that they have not in any way caused any Claim described in Paragraph I, above, relating to any transaction identified in any of t.heir responses to defr.!n- c1clnt.s I Interroga'tod.es 7.1, 27. iJ.n" 23, in th0 ~~"lshingtol'. unit; of cases, to be transferred in any way to the United Stat.es or any department 'or agency thereof. In the evei1t that any demand, claim, right or aci.:ion ba:3ed upon any transaction identified,in said Interrogatory responses is asserted ilgain!;t the Relei:\s(":.~es, or any of them, by the United Stab;,~!, or any department or agency thej:eoi, the Washington Plain- tiifs agree that if any Rele8sees shall tender the defense of said demand, claim, right or action to the Washington Plaintiffs, ~aid tender will bz accepted as to that Releasee <tnd. said TIeJ.easee inde.-nnified and held hal.":mless therefrom. Failing acceptance of f;aid tend0T. by the Washington Plaintiffs, said Plaint.iffs ag,:cee '<:0 indemnify and hold harmless each Releasee whose tender is not accepted. -6- If ~ '" '" , e, ,'....... . ,-,'!-. ;~.,,;....~~- '. ~-';~-_."'-'lq .~o, r I ~., " ., , ~ .,.. :a." 6. ...~ ~".,..-:.~ ~~" . ' .s...~~',~-.-~-,'t/~j.... lrhc~ W..,:.!-l Lj';'~J'1.'.on' f'J;i t~)t-:;. fls, the.'111 , Clno ('<.'leI) of: will indemnify and holc harmless t,lIo Rel.easccs, and ci:tch of them, from and againc'.:. a~,jY and all cL.\irns aS~;E~rted aqainst . t . ~ ~ '~ . any saici, Re16'Ls(~e as a .ccsult of., OJ: in connection with, any action or oth(-~r proceeding' brou(jI.(. by or J.Jrosecuted \'1i th i t5 or their consent for the benefit of the Washington Plain- tiffs, or any of t.hem, contrary t.o the provisions of this Release. In ~he event that an action is brought without the consent of any of the ~',7asbingtoll Plaint:iffs, but for their benefit, each such Washington Plaintiff agrees to assert its lack of consent in such action and to as~ert this Release as {a) a full and complete defense to such action, (b) as the basis for an abatement of or an injunction against said action or other proceedings, and (c) as the basis of a counte:cclai.m or c:rosr,-.complici,nt for dama~F~[; <1gain::;t UJe person or entity causing said action or oth~r proceeding to be commenced. Each 1'lashington pla.intiff further agr.eesthat in the event such an action or other proceeding is co~nenced, 'l/ithout its consent, it will indemnify and, hold hannJ.ess the Releasee(s) herein to the full extent of any settlement or a\\Tard of judgment made agailwt said Releasee (s) for the ben:?fi t of any \vElshington Plainti If. 7. In the event of any breach of this Release and Covenant by uny 'Ivashington Plaint.iff or Plaintiffs. the pa:cty agg'l:ieved thereby shilll be en-t:it:1ec1 to a recovery against said breaching \';Jashing-;;,on Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, and each of .them, not only the amount of any judgment vlhich may be at-larded ilgainst. said part'.y, but also all such other -7- , e :,.._....~'\~~ -. ~-. ;~...-f.n..I'"'""~,;.:.; . "'-;. ~~rr~' ..' '(,. '.,\;; . '7 ~; d:~m:,:c;e:.~, cas 1::3 imC) ,~;~~"<;,*;.h;'S itS )~;;\k.J;.~; illcl,rred by ~i,\ic1 ~, pn:r.ty; i.ncludinSl COUl:t: ,;o:~ts, atL.url1l''ls' fees and all other costs ~nd expunsQs, tax~DJe or o~herwise, in prep~ring the c1efcn~e',9f;(.~,:-,f'3r.d;.lHJ aqi..inst, OJ: SCL'i;j ng or obtaining nIl tiLatcment. of or injunction against. such action or procced- ings, in estal;J.ishiny or maintaininq tLe applicability or validi t.y of tLis R8J.<.:'3Sl~ and Covena11t or any provisions thereof, and in proscc~ting any counter~laim or cross~ complaint based thereon. 8. The enforcibility of the indeMnity and hold harmless provisions Get forth in this Release and Covenant docs not require or depend upon payment by the party agSlrieved of any claim, demana, OJ: obligil'-L io;, covered t:hereby, as a conditi.on precedent to the assertion of said pa.rty' ~ right.s under said indmBnity and hold harmless provisions against '~he l'~ashington Plaintiffs, or any of them. Enforcibili ty depenrls upon a prior tend!?;:- to the l.vashington Plaintiffs, by t.he party aggrieved or potent.ially aggd.eved, of the def€H1se '\ against any such claim, demand, or obligation, and upon ,the rejection of the t.cmdc.:.:. Should :::t\c:h t.ende:r be accep';;e(1., and t:he defense nevel:th(:;lesr3 unsuc(-;8ssfulr the washingi.:on Pl.:d.ntiffs, and each Of:i.:j-l~"11, to tile extent. not express:Ly herein otherwise provic:wd: ag:cee!',to iadcmnify and hold h.:l.rmlc~.;:3 the p;;1,rt.y aggd,t2:'.'0d by such claim, demand or ohligation to t.he ex'i:.,~Li:; ';;;10(';: E;aid claim, demand or obli- gation Clrises out: of any clc";.m vlhich is the subject of this Release ana Covenant. 9. This Re],B8s0 and Co~enant not to sue or -n- ~ - e -'-?~"'-~-'::.r~t~::~~_. ..r -~~~~~:~;:'!/f'.~,~ , ~,'f- -~ r ~ . " I' of....!'i'.. '~ . f. ,; ,....'.. )10' 1:, , ~. l,~ .'~ , ',' - f;~~ft\EJ~!~ ~ ;:;YV:~~ti.~~')(~ further sue (.:.1.) s]liJ11 L1.llC1 J.nd l:)c ..:m::'occ~;;})lc~ i19':'UBSt all succesS,brs ar,.] ass) 0..3 of the W"U,'"illC; L,,;) Plain,:.Lf.f.s, and ~ _ ~ f each Ofi.t,:ht'itv. ,,,"r;d (J.J~ sb.::.lJ inuF, t:o thL' ben8fit of (i) a'll successors and assi'Jlls of the corp0l.i:'lt." RelE?asce:;, (ii) all successors and assi~;r.s of any' pat. L.n(-;"~;;ji;')s, limi ted 'partner~ ships, joint ventures " and other lc~)",.i. c:nt.i. t:i es past or present, in which any of the Rclea5~eb shall be o~ have been a participant, an: (iii) all successors, heirs, executors, administrators, and aSEagns of each or the individual Releasees, and each of tl1e.il. 10. Each washington Plain~~ff understands that if any fact. ,vi th respf:ct. 'co any li;atter c0ve:r.ed by this Release is found hereafter to be oth~~1.' t.i3.ni or different than, the facts now believed by ca~e W~sL~ngton Pl~intiff to be true, , said Washington Plaintirf expJ~essly accepts and assumes the ~isk of such possible differences in facts and agrees that this Release and Coven,mt shall b8, uno l;emain, in effe(~t not\V'i thstanding such diffen.~l:ce in facts. 11. Each l~uuh:;.agto,i P] f.:i.ntiff is repLcs(~n-ced by counsel with respect to this ne18a~e, and all matters -::ove:ced by it; each Wa[;h:'.ngton Pl",intiff has been fully advised by &'aic1 couDsel \'liLh respec1: to the eJ:ecutioil. of thi~ Relcusc, and each W~shin~t~n ~laintiff hereby authQrizcs and directs its respec'::i:ve cou;;f:e:l of record to ta];:f~ such action as may be neces~ary, or appropriate, to dismiss with ;?rejudice the anti trU:.;l: act5.on no,\' pEmding as the l'\1ashinsLi:c!:' lmit of the tvesten:!. !:o.~I~~.a i\spha~t._ ~ase~i in which it is a -9'- ... . - .-- ........ I"l I e ,\-~...;:~~j,'0rl;~~' . (~''''''0C";""l'......L" -, : -~, ~._,..' .",.,....,..- ti "1 in t.0r~2Pjt+.;or il~,:,~tl;hr~l;c'" it Zl ~:;sectu _ any cln im. 12. Nu:i,t.L,-;r the paymcint of- any ~;um of manc'v as pluintiff or consideration for the C}:c""cution 01 th:;s Reluase, n01: the regu8stt;.f;Qr,',{:his Hclew.se, shOllJ cOll,~ti -L.te, oi" be constru(~d . .t~:~- . t~ as an admission or any liability ,.,h,-'lt,soever by, or 'on bC)"l<.llf . . of, Chevron l\sphalt: C0l1li:lany, Sti":'lH.iar.i Chl Company of CuI1.- forni.a, Do'Ugl<H~' Oi 1 Corr,pany of Cali forni", Shell Oil. Company, or Union oil Company of Cali.forn':'..l, Oi~, any of the ot:her Releasees, which have consistently taken ~he position that they have no liability whatsoever to the Plaintiffs, or any of them, in the Wes~ern Liquid ~~halt Cases. No represen- tative of any i'lashington Plaintiff \'7i11 make any stab,".ment intended to be made public which will claim that this Release, or the sum paid in connec'.:ion thej:ewi th, indicn tes , any violation 01 the antitrust laws or other wrongful act on the part. of any of .the Relci1scer;. This Rele<.,se is \'1.ithout prejudice to any posi ticn Uwt anJ' of the Releast~es has <u,se:Cb;d, oX' may assert, in i:he Wc::~t..8):}2. ~uid ~halt Cases, or in any o'cher proceeding. 13. '1'hi8 dOCU1Clcnt embo<lj.8S the entire term.s and condi t.ions of tbe Hele.::<sc desc:ci)x~d herein. All words; phrases, sentences and par~g~aph~, including the recitals he::reto, are ma,tE:rial to the execution hereof. All execut,cd copies are duplicate orig-ir,als; equally admisGible in ovi- clcnce. 14. This Release shall he construed and enforced pursuant to the laws of the State of Washington. 15. This Release may be (i) signed in countcr- -10- . . e , ....N.- 'f t, "" " , P.-.J:"i:;', O.C (ii l Si'lJld3' ,,~.. ::q:,u.(),i:'1.;,>,f2~\~6.yc('s(,1.uti(ln en; OJ:o,i n"nc,~ incorpo~ating this document, but shall not become effective until signed by or in bohalf o~ each of the Washington , Plaintj;[f~; ;-- ,. ~ Dated: April 1, 1975. SLADE GaR'c'O;~ I lIttorney General, ,State of Washington By __.__ As attorney for the State of \'Vashington <.1.l:0 the 7\ppendix "A" Intervenors and as aut.horized by each of them as indicated in the attached.resolutions. SIDERIUS, LONERGAN & CHO\\:GEY By ____,_ _"__"_._ ,___.___~_______._____ J~s att,o:i~nc.:y f".r }\.ppcmtli>: "13" Inte.1:venoYG anc1 as authoJ'ized by each of them as indicated in the attached resolutions. -:1.1- e e , ", .... ...... !;)'; ~! ,J.jl.r!.._~ Stat.1; of V)"shin9ton ,ncnt;;;n COJmty Cl1c j.t!t1t C:,o~lt~ t)c. ' ]"r .:mk f.' 111 Co un ly Grilyr.; Harbor Count.y Xi Ujap COlU1 L",y Lc\,'is County Pacific C(llUlt~' Sun JULl.n County Skagit: County SkalTlilnia County Snohomish Counl:y Steven:; County Thurston County Walla Walla County Ci ty of I<enne\d. ck Ci ty of Port Angeles Port of Seattle. City of Puyallup City of Ri,chland City of Tacoma Ci ty of Yakimil City of S8ai:tle l,ing CO\mty Lake Washington School District No. ~14 , .' '.' I Islhr;d County ,Cit~o.f Even::tt . ,'; . ., Sl.?o)t;a.h~~. Co llnty WahkioJ.kul\i COWlty Grant County e' EX,} llHT i\ ....... ...-~'-~......- r r- . u .' I >"!'l\\_~ EXHIBIT "B" e , .f~:.~ :&'.'l' ~'."':'" ....;.~ ~" ~'c ' '" . .' , ' STl :)'"',~,,, ',I '."N FOn 1) I St-,;. ~>~1!\;" -- - ~...---.....- --------- - ~.- 'j.~1I.' ~ . . 'tI t. ~ ~ ,~~~ l.~..ir;,,-<~~. <{,,_f: _...~, ,.:;~~'i. ~ ! WI'l']! 1'lL,JCDICE I\;\D (\;..:;)rm " It is he:ceby st...,ipulatcd by O"Q illno;HJ the PIElin- ~ ,','t. 'il,....' . '" tiffs .:!11'-t.,~trl;t{~rveJloT.3 in the Vhl:'-dJi n<.:fLon uni.t of; cases in the . :',"t4Jt: . ~ "~es'(:ern Li..'lui.~1 ~2J.~:l!:: Cas<~s anti the De.fendants in said action, acting through their respective c0unsel, that said action shall be dismissed vlith pl.:ejudicc as t.o Defendants Ch~vron Asphalt Compacy, Standard Oil Company of California, Douglas Oil Cornpany of California, Shel: Oil Cornpnny, and Union Oil Company of California, each party to bear its own costs. Dated this DEFENDANTS f,'j'l\ND.i\Hl) on:, COJ'.IPAr.r:{ OF ,CALll"or,Nlh AND Cll1:WnON ],SPHAL'l' COMPANY By~_ Richard J; MacLaury, Esq. Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro 225 Bush Street San Francisco, CA 9'"104 SHELl, OITJ COl1J? 1l.NY By _~,_____________ 'Graham B. Moody, Jr., Esq. McCutchen, Doyle, Bro~n & Euc;!):sen 601 California Street San Francisco, CA 94108 UNION OIL CONPlIl'lY OF CALIFORNIl\ By__ Hichard S. Haas, Esq. Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison 111'Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 1~016 day of , 1975. SThTE OF h',l\.SHING1'ON AND PARTiC:L- PANTS LISTBD IN EXHIBIT A SLADl~ GORTON, A1:torney General, Stab:! of t'i'ashJ.l)gtOl1 ' By Ferguson & Burdell, Special Assistants Attorney General COUNTIES OF GRANT, ISLAND, SPOK1\NE AND \\'AHI<IAKUH, and CI':l'Y OF EVEHE'f'l' By , SIDERIUS, LONERGAN Logan Building Seattle,WA 9UIOl & CRONLEY -1- e - " DOUGL8S OIL COMPANY OF ChLIFORNln By ~L, ' l''Jn;- Gi.l1flJlit ~Bf,q. Latham & Watkins 555 So. Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to the stipulation by and among the Plaintiffs and Intervenors and the Defen- dants in the above-captioned action, as set forth above, that said action be, and the same hereby is, dismissed with prejudice as to Defendants Chevron Asphalt Company, Standard Oil Company of California, Douglas oil Company of California, Shell Oil Company, and Union Oil Company of California. Dated this day of , 1975. -2- , , ):;Xtil P'[')' ^ . ~ i e Sta.\.c ,ofWa,'~hi1l9L0:1 . B8i1'tl:m. C..:.un I.J ch~J:l.nl, Coun,ty Fr,,;~~.f.t.~~'~ un tt.1 Gr~ys fia;~bol~ C~UTii:.Y Ki'.;S<I)) CO.lU1 ly Lewis Count:y Pac! t:ic Co un ty San ,Tuan County Skagi,' I: County SkC'rnania CO,]., t~. SnohOlnish COW1t:y SteVe,IS COlmty , Thurston County :WallaWalla County ci ty' of Kenne\'!ick City of Port Angeles l?OJ=t of Seattle Ci ty of Puyallup City of Richla.nd City, of Tacoma City of Yakima ci ty of Seattle King County Lake Washington School District No. 414 '.. e r ~ . ,