Plata et al v. Schwarzenegger et al

Filing 2406

STIPULATION AND ORDER Regarding Attorneys' Fees, Expenses, and Costs. Signed by Judge Thelton E. Henderson on 10/13/2011. (tmi, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/13/2011)

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HANSON BRIDGET LLP
PAUL B. MELLO
JERROLD C. SCHAEFER
WALTER R. SCHNEIDER
MEGAN C. OLIVER THOMPSON
SAMANTHA D. WOLFF
RENJU P. JACOB
PAUL B. GRUWELL
425 Market Street, 26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 84105
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

KAMALA D. HARRIS
Attorney General of California
JONATHAN L. WOLFF
Senior Assistant Attorney General
DEBBIE VOROUS
WILLIAM KWONG
KYLE A. LEWIS
DANIELLE F. O'BANNON
Deputy Attorney General
State Bar No. 207095
455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA 94102-7004
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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AND THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT COMPOSED OF THREE JUDGES

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PURSUANT TO SECTION 2284, TITLE 28 UNITED STATES CODE

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RALPH COLEMAN, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.

CASE NO. 2:90-CV-00520 LKK JFM P
THREE-JUDGE COURT

EDMUND G. BROWN, JR, et al.,
Defendants.

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MARCIANO PLATA, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.

CASE NO. C01-1351 TEH
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER REGARDING ATTORNEYS’
FEES, EXPENSES, AND COSTS

EDMUND G. BROWN, JR et al.,
Defendants.

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All matters concerning attorneys’ fees, expenses, and costs arising out of the three-judge
court litigation were stayed pending the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision. (See Plata Docket 2321,
2344; Coleman Docket 3948, 2977.) On May 23, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its
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Stipulation and Order Case Nos. 90-0520 (E.D. Cal.) and 01-1351 (N.D. Cal.))

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decision affirming the three-judge court’s order. Defendants and the Prison Law Office submit

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this stipulation concerning the Prison Law Office’s attorneys’ fees, expenses, and costs arising

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out of the three-judge court litigation through June 30, 2011.

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Plaintiffs are represented by multiple law firms in this litigation. One law firm is the Prison

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Law Office. Defendants and the Prison Law Office completed their meet and confer process on

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October 4, 2011, and have successfully narrowed the dispute and reached a resolution in the

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amount of $2,184,759, for all fees, costs, and expenses related to, incurred by, and associated

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with the Prison Law Office’s attorneys’ fees, expenses, and costs for the three-judge court

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proceedings, including all work before the district court, the three-judge court, the Ninth Circuit

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Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court, incurred through June 30, 2011.

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The parties agree that Defendants will not pay any multiplier and the Prison Law Office

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agrees to discount its demand for attorneys’ fees, expenses, and costs as set forth above. The

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Prison Law Office waives any and all rights associated with any further payment of fees,

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expenses, costs, or compensation of any kind associated with the three-judge court proceedings

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through June 30, 2011. Defendants will pay $2,184,759 within 14 days of the date of execution

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of this stipulation.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED:

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DATED: October 5, 2011

HANSON BRIDGET LLP

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//s// Paul B. Mello
PAUL B. MELLO
Attorneys for Defendants

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ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE

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_//s// Danielle F. O’Bannon_
DANIELLE F. O’BANNON
Deputy Attorney General
Attorneys for Defendants

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Stipulation and Order Case Nos. 90-0520 (E.D. Cal.) and 01-1351 (N.D. Cal.))

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DATED: October 5, 2011

PRISON LAW OFFICE

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//s// Donald Specter
DONALD SPECTER
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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Stipulation and Order Case Nos. 90-0520 (E.D. Cal.) and 01-1351 (N.D. Cal.))