Emily Q, et al v. Diane Bonta, et al

Filing 547

ORDER REGARDING INTERIM ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS by Judge A. Howard Matz. Re: Stipulation for Attorney Fees 545 , that California Department of HealthCare Services shall pay the total amount of $440,000 in attorneys fees and$6,939 in costs and expenses for a total of $446,939 in full and completesatisfaction of all attorneys' fees and costs arising out of the above-captioned litigation that were incurred during calendar year 2007 (see document for further details). (jp)

1 EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General of the State of California 2 DOUGLAS M. PRESS Senior Assistant Attorney General 3 PAUL REYNAGA Supervising Deputy Attorney General 4 MELINDA VAUGHN, State Bar No. 120446 Deputy Attorney General 5 1300 I Street, Suite 125 P.O. Box 944255 6 Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] 8 Attorneys for Defendant 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 EMILY Q., et al., v. DIANA BONTA, et al. Plaintiffs, Defendant. CV 98-4181 AHM (AJWx) ORDER REGARDING INTERIM ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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On October 27, 2008, the plaintiffs Emily Q., et al., and defendant Sandra

2 Shewry in her official capacity as Director of the California Department of Health 3 Care Services (the successor-in-office to Diana Bonta) (CDHCS)1/ filed a 4 Stipulation regarding interim attorney's fees and costs. 5 6 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. CDHCS shall pay the total amount of $440,000 in attorneys' fees and

7 $6,939 in costs and expenses for a total of $446,939 in full and complete 8 satisfaction of all attorneys' fees and costs arising out of the above-captioned 9 litigation that were incurred during calendar year 2007. 10 2. The award of attorneys' f ees and costs shall be paid to the Western 11 Center on Law and Poverty (Western Center), Federal I.D. No. 95-2897721. 12 Payment shall be mailed to the Western Center, to the attention of plaintiffs' 13 attorney, Richard A. Rothschild, who is authorized to negotiate and accept 14 payment of attorneys' fees and costs on behalf of all plaintiffs and all their counsel. 15 3. If the principal sum as set forth in paragraph 1 above is not paid within 16 90 days after the proposed order is signed and served on defendant's counsel by 17 plaintiffs' counsel, then this sum shall be payable with interest calculated from the 18 first day after the expiration of the 90-day period up to and including the date of 19 actual payment at the rate prescribed by 28 U.S.C. section 1961. 20 4. Upon payment by CDHCS of the amount of $446,939 (plus interest as 21 specified above, if applicable), the State of California; the Director of the 22 Department of Health Care Services; and the California Department of Health Care 23 Services, its officers, agents, and employees, are discharged from any and all 24 liability for attorneys' fees and costs arising out of the litigation of the above25 captioned case and its appeals incurred from January 1, 2007 through December 26 27 1. The Department of Health Care Services was formerly known as the 28 Department of Health Services.
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1 31, 2007. 2 5. All parties to the Stipulation shall execute any further documents 3 consistent with the Stipulation and this Order that may be necessary to effectuate 4 the purposes of this agreement. 5 6. The terms of the Stipulation and this Order shall be binding upon all 6 parties and their successors, assigns, employees, officials, agents and 7 representatives. 8 9 DATE: October 28, 2008 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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_____________________________ A. Howard Matz United States District Judge