L.H. et al v. Schwarzenegger et al

Filing 656

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge Lawrence K. Karlton on 10/3/11 for payment of attorneys' fees for 2010 and the first and second quarters of 2011, pursuant to the court's 9/14/11 order. (Refer to 654 for Exhibit A). (Meuleman, A)

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ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN, LLP
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

14 L.H., A.Z., D.K., D.R., M.N., and R.C., on behalf of
themselves and all other similarly situated juvenile parolees
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Plaintiffs,

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v.
EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., Governor, State of California,
MATTHEW CATE, Secretary, California Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”); SCOTT KERNAN,
Undersecretary of Operations, CDCR; RACHEL RIOS, Acting
Chief Deputy Secretary of the Division of Juvenile Justice;
MARTIN HOSHINO, Executive Officer of the Board of
Parole Hearings (“BPH”); ROBERT DOYLE, Chair of the
BPH; SUSAN MELANSON, HENRY AGUILAR, ASKIA
ABDULMAJEED, JOSEPH COMPTON, ROBERT
CAMERON, JOYCE ARREDONDO, MARY SCHAMER,
and TRACEY ST. JULIEN, Commissioners and Board
Representatives; CHUCK SUPPLE, Executive Officer of the
Juvenile Parole Board; CDCR; DIVISION OF JUVENILE
JUSTICE; BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS; and the
JUVENILE PAROLE BOARD,

Case No. 2:06-CV-02042-LKK-GGH
STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR
PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES
FOR 2010 AND THE FIRST AND
SECOND QUARTERS OF 2011,
PURSUANT TO THE COURT’S
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 ORDER

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The names of Defendants currently serving and their CDCR capacities have been substituted pursuant
to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25.
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES
CASE NO. 2:06-CV-02042-LKK-GGH

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On September 14, 2011, the Court granted Plaintiffs’ motion to compel compensation at

2 their counsel’s reasonable 2010 hourly rates (Docket No. 653).
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THE PARTIES THEREFORE STIPULATE:

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Pursuant to the Court’s September 14, 2011 Order, Defendants agree to pay the following

5 amounts, based on the difference between plaintiffs’ counsel’s 2010 and Judge Karlton’s 2008
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• $279,110.33 in principal for fees incurred during 2010 and the First and Second

8 Quarters of 2011, for monitoring and fee collection activities in this matter, plus interest accrued
9 through the date of this order pursuant to the procedure set forth in this Court’s February 11,
10 2009 Order. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a chart setting forth the fees payable to Plaintiffs
11 for the hours incurred in these six quarters.
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• Remaining in dispute is the difference between Plaintiffs’ 2010 and 2011 rates for

13 the hours incurred in Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 of 2011, which will be resolved consistent with the
14 order of June 16, 2011 (Docket No. 634).
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IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED that the amounts set forth above are due and collectable

16 as of forty-five days from the date of entry of this Order. Interest on these fees and costs will
17 continue to run from the dates set forth in the chart attached as Exhibit A hereto, accruing at the
18 rate provided by 28 U.S.C. § 1961.
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HANSON BRIDGETT LLP

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/s/ Megan Oliver Thompson
Megan Oliver Thompson
Attorneys for Defendants

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ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN, LLP

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/s/ Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld
Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES
CASE NO. 2:06-CV-02042-LKK-GGH