Coleman, et al v. Schwarzenegger, et al

Filing 7729

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 2/15/2023 CONFIRMING Third Quarter 2022 Plaintiffs Attorney Fees in the Amount of $974,416.25 plus interest. (Donati, J)

Case 2:90-cv-00520-KJM-DB Document 7729 Filed 02/15/23 Page 1 of 2

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MICHAEL W. BIEN – 096891
ERNEST GALVAN – 196065
LISA ELLS – 243657
ROSEN BIEN GALVAN &
GRUNFELD LLP
101 Mission Street, Sixth Floor
San Francisco, California 94105-1738
Telephone: [phone]

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DONALD SPECTER – 083925
STEVEN FAMA – 099641
PRISON LAW OFFICE
1917 Fifth Street
Berkeley, California 94710-1916
Telephone: [phone]

CLAUDIA CENTER – 158255
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION
AND DEFENSE FUND, INC.
Ed Roberts Campus
307 Adeline Street, Suite 210
Berkeley, California 94703-2578
Telephone: [phone]

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10 Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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15 RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.

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Case No. 2:90-cv-00520-KJM-DB
STIPULATION AND ORDER
CONFIRMING ATTORNEYS’ FEES
AND COSTS FOR THE THIRD
QUARTER OF 2022

18 GAVIN NEWSOM, et al.,
Judge: Hon. Deborah Barnes
Defendants.

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[4204313.1]

STIPULATION AND ORDER CONFIRMING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER
OF 2022

Case 2:90-cv-00520-KJM-DB Document 7729 Filed 02/15/23 Page 2 of 2

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Pursuant to the periodic fees process in this case, Plaintiffs sent their Quarterly

2 Statement for the Third Quarter of 2022 to Defendants via e-mail on November 18, 2022.
3 The parties completed their meet and confer process on December 19, 2022. The parties
4 have resolved all disputes regarding fees and costs for the Third Quarter of 2022, with an
5 agreement to reduce claimed amounts to a total of $974,416.25 calculated at a rate of
6 $237.00 per hour pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. § 1997e(d)(3).
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THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE that

8 $974,416.25 plus interest is due and collectable as of forty-five days from the date of entry
9 of this Order. Interest on these fees and costs will run from December 19, 2022 (31 days
10 after Defendants’ receipt of Plaintiffs’ statement), accruing at the rate provided by
11 28 U.S.C. § 1961.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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14 DATED: December 20, 2022
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/s/ Elise Thorn
Elise Thorn
Deputy Attorney General
Attorneys for Defendants

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18 DATED: December 20, 2022
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/s/ Lisa Ells
Lisa Ells
ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONFIRMING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER
OF 2022