Morgan Hill Concerned Parents Association v. California Department of Education

Filing 132

ORDER signed by Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 12/1/2015 ORDERING by previous order, 116 the court appointed Winston Krone discovery Special Master in this case; the court also concluded the CA Department of Education should bear the responsibility f or special master's fees at this stage of the case; the court clarified it would issue a separate order on the method of payment; THIS IS THAT SEPARATE ORDER the itemized invoice will be forwarded by email to both parties; No later than 14 days after the date this order is filed, the CDE may object to any item in that invoice in an in camera filing submitted to [e-mail] and served on plaintiffs' counsel; the court may then request a response from plaintiffs' counsel if necessary. (cc: Invoice to Winston Krone, CDE)(Reader, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MORGAN HILL CONCERNED
PARENTS ASSOCIATION, an
unincorporated association, and
CONCERNED PARENTS
ASSOCIATION, an unincorporated
association,

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ORDER

Plaintiffs,

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No. 2:11-cv-03471-KJM-AC

v.
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION and DOES 1 through 5,
Defendants.

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By previous order, the court appointed Winston Krone discovery Special Master in

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this case. ECF No. 116. The court also concluded the California Department of Education

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(CDE) should bear the responsibility for special master’s fees at this stage of the case. Id. at 4.

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The court clarified it would issue a separate order on the method of payment. Id. at 5. This is

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that separate order.

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The Special Master forwarded the court an invoice of his fees incurred between

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August 4, 2015 and October 18, 2015. His fees total $23,678.88 at an hourly rate of $350. His

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billable expenses total $53.88. On review of the invoice, the proposed discovery protocol, and
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the case’s progression between August 2015 and the date of this order, the court has tentatively

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concluded these amounts are reasonable and will be paid by the CDE.

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The itemized invoice will be forwarded by email to both parties. No later than

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fourteen days after the date this order is filed, the CDE may object to any item in that invoice in

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an in camera filing submitted to [e-mail] and served on plaintiffs’ counsel.

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The court may then request a response from plaintiffs’ counsel if necessary.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: December 1, 2015.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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