Humboldt Baykeeper et al v. Union Pacific Railroad Company et al

Filing 469

ORDER GRANTING 462 STIPULATION SETTLING PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR FEES AND COSTS INCURRED FOR DEPOSITIONS OF DEFENDANTS NON-DISCLOSED WITNESSES. Signed by Judge JEFFREY S. WHITE on 8/12/10. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/12/2010)

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Case3:06-cv-02560-JSW Document462 Filed08/02/10 Page1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JEFFREY K. LEE (BAR NO. 212465) WILLIAM D. CONNELL (BAR NO. 89124) KATHRYN C. CURRY (BAR NO. 157099) GCA LAW PARTNERS LLP 1891 Landings Drive Mountain View, CA 94043 Telephone: (650) 428-3900 Facsimile: (650) 428-3901 Email: jlee@gcalaw.com Email: bconnell@gcalaw.com Email: kcurry@gcalaw.com LAYNE FRIEDRICH (BAR NO. 195431) DREVET HUNT (BAR NO. 240487) LAWYERS FOR CLEAN WATER, INC. 1004 O'Reilly Avenue San Francisco, CA 94129 Telephone: (415) 440-6520 Facsimile: (415) 440-4155 Email: layne@lawyersforcleanwater.com Email: drev@lawyersforcleanwater.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs HUMBOLDT BAYKEEPER, and ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION Additional Plaintiffs' counsel of record listed below DOWNEY BRAND LLP CLIFTON J. MCFARLAND (Bar No. 136940) ANDREW L. COLLIER (Bar No.191137) GREGORY T. BRODERICK (Bar No. 220871) 621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814-4686 Telephone: (916) 444-1000 Facsimile: (916) 444-2100 cmcfarland@downeybrand.com acollier@downeybrand.com gbroderick@downeybrand.com Attorneys for Defendant CUE VI, LLC Paul P. "Skip" Spaulding III (Bar No. 83922) R. Christopher Locke (Bar No. 101704) Matthew Bostick (Bar No. 268563) FARELLA, BRAUN + MARTEL 235 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 954-4400 Facsimile: (415) 954-4480 sspaulding@farella.com clocke@farella.com mbostick@fbm.com Attorneys for Defendant UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY Additional Defendants' counsel of record listed below UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA HUMBOLDT BAYKEEPER, a program of Ecological Rights Foundation, and ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION, a non-profit corporation, Plaintiffs, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, NORTH COAST RAILROAD AUTHORITY, a state agency, and CUE VI, LLC, an Alaska limited liability company, Defendants. Civil Case No.: C 06-02560 JSW (MEJ) STIPULATION SETTLING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR FEES AND COSTS INCURRED FOR DEPOSITIONS OF DEFENDANTS' NON-DISCLOSED WITNESSES; [PROPOSED] ORDER Judge: Honorable Jeffrey S. White Trial Date: August 30, 2010 Stipulation Re: Depo. Fees [Proposed] Order Case No. C 06-02560 JSW (MEJ) Case3:06-cv-02560-JSW Document462 Filed08/02/10 Page2 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Michelle Smith (Bar No. 233515) Humboldt Baykeeper 217 E Street Eureka, CA 95501 Telephone: (707) 268-0665 Facsimile: (707) 268-8901 Email: michelle@humboldtbaykeeper.org Fredric Evenson (Bar No. 198059) Law Offices of Fredric Evenson William Verick (Bar No. 140972) Klamath Environmental Law Center 424 First Street Eureka, CA 95501 Telephone: (707) 268-8900 Facsimile: (707) 268-8901 Email: ecorights@earthlink.net Attorneys for Plaintiffs HUMBOLDT BAYKEEPER and ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION Stipulation Re: Depo. Fees [Proposed] Order Case No. C 06-02560 JSW (MEJ) Case3:06-cv-02560-JSW Document462 Filed08/02/10 Page3 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Plaintiffs Humboldt Baykeeper and Ecological Rights Foundation ("Plaintiffs") and Defendants CUE VI, LLC and Union Pacific Railroad Company (collectively "the Parties") submit this Stipulation Settling Plaintiffs' Motion for Payment of Fees And Costs Incurred For Depositions of Defendants' Non-Disclosed Witnesses and [Proposed] Order. WHEREAS, Plaintiffs' Motion for Payment of Fees And Costs Incurred For Depositions of Defendants' Non-Disclosed Witnesses came before the Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James on July 29, 2010; WHEREAS, the Parties came to a mutual agreement settling Plaintiffs' Motion; The Parties hereby stipulate to the following: Defendants CUE VI, LLC and Union Pacific Railroad Company agree to reimburse Plaintiffs for their fees and costs associated with preparation for and taking of the depositions of the witnesses ("Deposition Fees and Costs") by making payment of Eighty Six Thousand Dollars ($86,000) no later than August 30, 2010. This payment shall fully and finally settle any and all claims by Plaintiffs for reimbursement of Deposition Fees and Costs, as well as all fees and costs for negotiations with Defendants to settle the Deposition Fees and Costs incurred, and the briefing and motion proceedings on the Deposition Fees and Costs. The Parties further agree that if payment is not timely made and paid in full by August 30, 2010, Plaintiffs will immediately notify the Honorable Maria-Elena James, and the Parties will be prepared to appear before Judge James no later than September 3, 2010, or as soon thereafter as the court's calendar permits, for a hearing on the collection of the agreed-upon payment. Dated: August 2, 2010 Respectfully submitted, JEFFREY K. LEE (BAR NO. 212465) WILLIAM D. CONNELL (BAR NO. 89124) KATHRYN C. CURRY (BAR NO. 157099) 1891 Landings Drive Mountain View, CA 94043 Phone No.: (650) 428-3900 Fax No.: (650) 428-3901 Email: jlee@gcalaw.com Email: bconnell@gcalaw.com Stipulation Re: Depo. Fees [Proposed] Order Case No. C 06-02560 JSW (MEJ) 1 Case3:06-cv-02560-JSW Document462 Filed08/02/10 Page4 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Stipulation Re: Depo. Fees [Proposed] Order Layne Friedrich (Bar No. 195431) Drevet Hunt (Bar No. 240487) LAWYERS FOR CLEAN WATER, INC. 1004 O'Reilly Avenue San Francisco, California 94129 Telephone: (415) 440-6520 Facsimile: (415) 440-4155 Email: layne@lawyersforcleanwater.com By: /s/ Layne Friedrich . Attorneys for Plaintiffs HUMBOLDT BAYKEEPER and ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION August 2, 2010 Paul P. "Skip" Spaulding III (Bar No. 83922) R. Christopher Locke (Bar No. 101704) Matthew Bostick (Bar No. 268563) FARELLA, BRAUN + MARTEL 235 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 954-4400 Facsimile: (415) 954-4480 sspaulding@farella.com clocke@farella.com mbostick@fbm.com By: /s/ R. Christopher Locke Attorneys for Defendant UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY August 2, 2010 DOWNEY BRAND LLP CLIFTON J. MCFARLAND (Bar No. 136940) ANDREW L. COLLIER (Bar No.191137) GREGORY T. BRODERICK (Bar No. 220871) 621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814-4686 Telephone: (916) 444-1000 Facsimile: (916) 444-2100 cmcfarland@downeybrand.com acollier@downeybrand.com gbroderick@downeybrand.com A By: /s/ Gregory T. Broderick ttorneys for Defendant CUE VI, LLC 2 Case No. C 06-02560 JSW (MEJ) Case3:06-cv-02560-JSW Document462 Filed08/02/10 Page5 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Stipulation Re: Depo. Fees [Proposed] Order ATTESTATION I, Layne Friedrich, am counsel for Plaintiffs and the registered ECF user whose username and password are being used to file this Stipulated Request to Vacate and Continue Pretrial Conference and Associated Dates and [Proposed] Order. In compliance with General Order 45 X.B, I hereby attest that the above-identified counsel for Defendants concurred in this filing. Dated: August 2, 2010 Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ Layne Friedrich 3 Case No. C 06-02560 JSW (MEJ) Case3:06-cv-02560-JSW Document462 Filed08/02/10 Page6 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Stipulation Re: Depo. Fees [Proposed] Order [PROPOSED] ORDER PURSUANT TO THE PARTIES STIPULATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: Defendants CUE VI, LLC and Union Pacific Railroad Company will reimburse Plaintiffs for their fees and costs incurred for depositions of Defendants' non-disclosed witnesses by making payment of Eighty Six Thousand Dollars ($86,000) no later than August 30, 2010. If payment is not timely made and paid in full by August 30, 2010, Plaintiffs shall notify the Honorable Maria-Elena James on August 30, 2010, and the Parties shall be prepared to appear before Judge James no later than September 3, 2010, or as soon thereafter as the court's calendar permits, for a hearing on the collection of the agreed-upon payment. IT IS SO ORDERED. August 12 Dated: ______________, 2010 ____________________________________ JEFFREY S. WHITE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 4 Case No. C 06-02560 JSW (MEJ)

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