BENTZINGER v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY

IN THE UNITED 	STATES 	DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
VALDOSTA DIVISION
DAN BENTZINGER, 	AN 	INDIVIDUAL, 	*
*
PLAINTIFF,
v.
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* 	CIVIL ACTION NO.:
* 	7:25-CV-00104-WLS
STATE FARM FIRE AND 	CASUALTY 	*
COMPANY, 	A FOREIGN 	PROFIT 	*
CORPORATION, 	*
DEFENDANT. *
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STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL
COME NOW Dan Bentzinger, 	plaintiff in the above-styled action,
and 	State 	Farm 	Fire 	and 	Casualty 	Company, 	defendant 	in 	the
above-styled 	action, 	and 	pursuant 	to 	Fed, 	R. 	Civ. 	P.
41 (a) (1) (A) (ii), 	hereby 	enter 	into 	the 	following 	stipulation 	of
dismissal.
1.
On or around March 20, 	2026, 	the parties reached a 	settlement.
2.
On 	March 	20, 	2026, 	the 	parties 	filed 	a 	Notice 	of 	Settlement
with 	the 	Court.
3.
The parties have 	now completed 	the 	settlement of this matter.
4.
Therefore, 	the 	claims 	brought by the 	plaintiff for damages 	he
sustained 	are 	hereby dismissed WITH 	PREJUDICE.
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This 	7th 	day 	of May, 	2026.
Address 	of Counsel:
1600 	Ponce 	De 	Leon 	Blvd.
10 th 	Floor 	#42
Coral 	Gables, 	FL 	33134
786-778-4986
786-899-2091 	Fax
kai@kot-pa.com
kfranklin@kpt-pa.com
Address 	of 	Counsel:
P.O. 	Box 	3007
Valdosta, 	GA 	31604
229-242-2520
229-242-5040 	Fax
jaysmith@youngthagard.com
By:
BY:
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KAI 	P. 	THOMPSON, 	P.A.
Isl 	Kai 	P. 	Thompson
with 	expressed permission
Kai 	P. 	Thompson
State 	Bar 	No,: 	971357
Attorney 	for 	Plaintiff
YOUNG, 	THAGARD, 	HOFFMAN, 	LLP
Isl 	J. 	Holder 	Smith, 	Jr.
J. 	Holder 	Smith, 	Jr.
State 	Bar 	No. 	661105
Attorney 	for 	Defendant
SO ORDERED this 	{tl; 	day
of l!Jl::::/J!;;;
W. Louis Sands, Sr. Judge
United States District Court
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CERTIFICATE OF 	SERVICE
I 	hereby 	certify 	that 	I 	have 	this 	day 	served 	a 	copy 	of 	the
foregoing, 	STIPULATION 	OF 	DISMISSAL 	upon 	the 	following 	using 	the
CM/ECF 	system 	which 	will 	send 	notification 	of 	such 	filing 	to 	the
following:
Mr. 	Kai 	P. 	Thompson
Kai 	P. 	Thompson, 	P.A.
1600 	Ponce 	De 	Leon 	Blvd.
10 th 	Floor 	#42
Coral 	Gables, 	FL 	33134
kai@kpt-pa.com
kfranklin@kpt-pa.com
This 	7th day 	of May, 	2026.
Address 	of Counsel:
P.O. 	Box 	3007
Valdosta, 	GA 	31604
229-242-2520
229-242-5040 	fax
jaysmith@youngthagard.com
By:
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YOUNG, 	THAGARD, 	HOFFMAN, 	LLP
Isl 	J. 	Holder 	Smith, 	Jr.
J. 	Holder 	Smith, 	Jr.
State 	Bar 	No.: 	661105
Attorney 	for 	Defendant
State 	Farm 	Fire 	and
Casualty Company
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