Free Order - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Case 2:04-cv-00384-ROS Document 518 Filed 08/23/2007 Page 1 of 2

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) ) Ricky Lee Hancock, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS ) ) ) Meritage Homes Corporation, et al.,

No. CV 04-0384-PHX-ROS ORDER

The Court has been informed by Stipulation that Plaintiffs, Meritage Homes Corporation, a Maryland corporation, formerly d/b/a Meritage Corporation, Hancock-MTH Builders, Inc., an Arizona corporation, Hancock-MTH Communities, Inc., an Arizona corporation, and currently d/b/a Meritage Homes Construction, Inc., an Arizona corporation, and Meritage Homes of Arizona, Inc., an Arizona corporation, (hereinafter collectively "Meritage"), Defendants, Ricky Lee Hancock and Brenda Hancock, husband and wife, Rick Hancock Homes, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company, RLH Development, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company, (hereinafter collectively "Rick Hancock Defendants") and Third Party Defendants, Steven J. Hilton and Suzanne Hilton, husband and wife, John R. Landon and Eleanor Landon, husband and wife, Scott Keeffe and Vicky Keeffe, husband

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and wife, Roger Zetah and Margaret Ann Zetah, husband and wife, and James Arneson and Zane Arneson, husband and wife, (hereinafter collectively "Meritage Individuals"), have reached a settlement in this matter. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED all claims of Meritage against the Rick Hancock Defendants only are dismissed with prejudice and all claims of the Rick Hancock Defendants against Meritage and the Meritage Individuals are dismissed with prejudice. Each party shall bear their own respective attorneys' fees and costs. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED Meritage is reminded to exercise care in the filing of documents. Further errors in filing will result in sanctions. DATED this 22nd day of August, 2007.

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