______________________________________________ DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE: January 12, 1998 ______________________________________________ GSBCA 14180-FTC DEBORAH A. REDMAN, Appellant, v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Respondent. Dr. Deborah A. Redman, pro se, Washington, DC. Alex Tang, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent. PARKER, Board Judge. ORDER Dr. Deborah A. Redman filed this appeal with the Board on May 8, 1997, in connection with a contract with the Federal Trade Commission for translation services. On January 9, 1998, the parties filed a joint motion to dismiss with prejudice and settlement agreement which stated: 1. The parties to this Settlement Agreement are Deborah A. Redman ("pro se Appellant") and the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"). 2. This Settlement Agreement resolves and settles, now and forever, any and all known and/or unknown disputes, liabilities, obligations, demands, actions, suits, debts, charges, causes of action, alleged invoices or requests for money and/or payment, and claims whatsoever arising or relating in any way to the pro se Appellant's contract with the FTC ("contract"), which includes the written contract (FTC No. L-0008) and/or any alleged oral contract or oral modification of the written contract. 3. The parties agree to the terms and conditions set forth in this Settlement Agreement. 4. The FTC agrees to pay and pro se Appellant agrees to accept the lump sum of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000), in full and final settlement and payment of any and all disputes and/or claims that pro se Appellant may now have, or may allege to have or have had, at any time arising under or relating in any way to the contract and/or any and all other claims against the FTC. Nothing in this Settlement Agreement shall prohibit the pro se Appellant from exercising her rights under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, or the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C 2671 et seq. 5. Each party shall execute this Settlement Agreement and also the attached joint motion to dismiss with prejudice the pro se Appellant's contract appeal before the General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals ("GSBCA" or "the Board") in GSBCA 14180-FTC. The executed joint motion and Settlement Agreement shall be void and of no legal effect whatsoever if the $6,000 check payable to the pro se Appellant does not clear or is stopped. 6. Pro se Appellant unconditionally and forever discharges and releases FTC and the United States, its agents, servants, employees, officials, successors, and assigns, in their official and individual capacities, from any and all liability for disputes described in pro se Appellant's complaint in GSBCA 14180-FTC and from any and all other known and/or unknown liabilities, obligations, demands, actions, suits, debts, charges, causes of action, alleged invoices or other requests for money and/or payment, and claims whatsoever arising under or relating in any way to her contract with the FTC, and/or any other claims against the FTC, including, but not limited to, any attorneys fees (including attorneys fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 5 U.S.C. 504), claims for costs, and any interest (including 3 interest under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, 41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 7. Except as provided or prohibited by law, the parties unconditionally, now and forever, waive any right of further appeal, lawsuit, or any other judicial or administrative action arising under or relating in any way to the contract, including any right to challenge or contest the validity of this Settlement Agreement. 8. As between the parties to this Settlement Agreement, and as between either party to this Settlement Agreement and any other person, firm, corporation, or other entity, nothing contained in this Settlement Agreement shall be construed as an admission of liability or fact or default or as an admission against interest by either party to this Settlement Agreement. 9. The parties have carefully read, and they fully understand, the terms and conditions of this Settlement Agreement. The parties have consulted with, or have had sufficient opportunity to consult with, legal counsel. The parties enter into this Settlement Agreement voluntarily and of their own free will, with full knowledge of its significance, effects, and consequences, and without duress, threat, coercion, intimidation, promise, or inducement other than the terms and conditions set forth in this Settlement Agreement. 10. This Settlement Agreement reflects the entire agreement of the parties. There are no other terms or conditions not described in this Settlement Agreement. If any provision of this Settlement Agreement shall be subsequently deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed severable from this Settlement Agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions. 11. This Settlement Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and their heirs, successors, and assigns. 4 12. The effective date of this Settlement Agreement shall be the latest date of execution by any signatory of this Settlement Agreement. Pursuant to the above, the appeal is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Rule 128. _________________________________ ROBERT W. PARKER Board Judge