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

Filing 644

ORDER AWARDING INTERIM ATTORNEYS FEES by Judge A. Howard Matz in the amount of $198,531.00 granting Stipulation for Attorney Fees 641 . (se)

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KAMALA D. HARRIS
Attorney General of California
ISMAEL A. CASTRO
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
MELINDA VAUGHN
Deputy Attorney General
State Bar No. 120446
1300 I Street, Suite 125
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Plaintiffs, ORDER APPROVING PAYMENT
OF INTERIM ATTORNEYS’ FEES
AND COSTS

v.

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CV 98-4181 AHM (AJWx)

EMILY Q., et al.,

DIANA BONTA, et al.,

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[No Hearing Required]
Judge: The Honorable A. Howard Matz
Defendant. Courtroom: 14

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ORDER APPROVING PAYMENT OF INTERIM
ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS

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The parties have filed a Stipulation regarding payment of attorneys’ fees and

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costs incurred by Plaintiffs’ counsel in regard to the above-captioned litigation

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incurred during the period January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010

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(Stipulation). The California Department of Health Care Services (CDHCS) has

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agreed to pay the total amount of $198,531 in attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses in

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full and complete satisfaction of any claims to such fees and costs by Plaintiffs or

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Plaintiffs’ counsel for the period January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010.

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GOOD CAUSE HAVING BEEN SHOWN:
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CDHCS is ordered to pay Plaintiffs’ counsel the sum of $198,531 in

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attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses for fees and costs incurred during the period

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January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010.

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2.

Said fees and costs shall be paid to the Western Center on Law and

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Poverty (Western Center), Federal I.D. No. 95-2897721. Payment shall be mailed

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to the Western Center, to the attention of Plaintiffs’ attorney, Richard A.

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Rothschild.

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If the principal sum set forth in paragraph 1 above is not paid within

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90 days after this order is served on Defendant’s counsel by the Court (through the

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Central District’s e-filing notification system), then this sum shall be payable with

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interest calculated from the first day after the expiration of the 90-day period up to

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and including the date of actual payment, at the rate prescribed by 28 U.S.C.

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section 1961.

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4.

Upon payment of the sum set forth in paragraph 1 above, plus interest

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(if applicable), the State of California, the Director of CDHCS, and CDHCS, its

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officers, agents, and employees, are released and forever discharged from any and

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all liability for attorneys’ fees and costs arising out of this litigation incurred from

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January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010.

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5.

The parties shall execute any further documents consistent with the

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Stipulation and this Order that may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of the

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Stipulation and Order.

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DATE: September 13, 2011____

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A. Howard Matz
United States District Judge

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LA1998CV1047
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