Armstrong, et al v. Davis, et al

Filing 2010

ORDER Granting 2009 Proposed Order Confirming Undisputed Attorney's Fees and Costs for the Fourth Quarter of 2011. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 3/7/2012. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/7/2012)

1 DONALD SPECTER – 083925
REBEKAH EVENSON – 207825
2 PRISON LAW OFFICE
1917 Fifth Street
3 Berkeley, California 94710-1916
Telephone: [phone]
4 Facsimile: [phone]

WARREN E. GEORGE – 053588
BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP
Three Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, California 94111-4066
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

5 LINDA D. KILB – 136101
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION &
6 DEFENSE FUND, INC.
3075 Adeline Street, Suite 201
7 Berkeley, California 94703
Telephone: [phone]
8 Facsimile: [phone]

MICHAEL W. BIEN – 096891
ERNEST GALVAN – 196065
GAY CROSTHWAIT GRUNFELD – 121944
ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN, LLP
315 Montgomery Street, Tenth Floor
San Francisco, California 94104-1823
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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14 JOHN ARMSTRONG, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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

Case No. C94 2307 CW
[PROPOSED] ORDER CONFIRMING
UNDISPUTED CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
AND REHABILITATION
ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS
FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF
2011
Judge: Hon. Claudia Wilken

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[PROPOSED] ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2011

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On March 26, 1997, the District Court established procedures by which Plaintiffs
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are to collect periodic attorneys’ fees and costs in this case in connection with their work
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monitoring Defendants’ compliance with the Court’s Orders and collecting fees.
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Pursuant to these procedures, on January 20, 2012, Plaintiffs served on Defendants
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their Fourth Quarterly Statement for 2011 by overnight delivery. The parties completed
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their meet-and-confer process on February 23, 2012 as to the number of hours and costs
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incurred on all matters.
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As a result of the February 23, 2012 agreement, the parties agree to the following:
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The parties agree to the payment of $774,132.22 for undisputed fees and costs
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incurred during the Fourth Quarter of 2011, for monitoring and fee collection activities in
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the California Department of Corrections of Rehabilitation Division of Adult Operations
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and Adult Programs (CDCR AOAP) portion of the case. Attached hereto as Exhibit A are
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charts setting forth the fees and costs claimed by Plaintiffs and the amounts agreed to by
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the parties to settle these claims.
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The parties agree to the payment of $261,471.49 for undisputed fees and costs
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incurred during the Fourth Quarter of 2011, for monitoring and fee collection activities in
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the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) portion of the case. Attached hereto as Exhibit B are
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charts setting forth the fees and costs claimed by Plaintiffs and the amounts agreed to by
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the parties to settle these claims.
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The parties agree to the payment of $47,162.98 for undisputed fees and costs
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incurred during the Fourth Quarter of 2011, for monitoring and fee collection activities in
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the Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) portion of the case. Attached hereto as
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Exhibit C are charts setting forth the fees and costs claimed by Plaintiffs and the amounts
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agreed to by the parties to settle these claims.
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[PROPOSED] ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2011

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the amounts set forth above are due and

2 collectable as of forty-five days from the date of entry of this Order. Interest on these fees
3 and costs will run from February 20, 2012 accruing at the rate provided by 28 U.S.C.
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3/7/2012
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THE HONORABLE CLAUDIA WILKEN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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/s/ Scott Feudale

DATED: March 6, 2012

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Scott Feudale
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Attorney for Defendants
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/s/ Kenneth M. Walczak

DATED: February 28, 2012

Kenneth M. Walczak
18 Rosen, Bien & Galvan, LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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[PROPOSED] ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2011

EXHIBIT A

Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2011
October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011

CDCR/AOAP SUMMARY OF UNDISPUTED FEES AND COSTS
MATTER
CDCR/AOAP MONITORING
CDCR/AOAP FEES

TOTALS

FEES

COSTS

$717,940.00

$28,740.43

$27,122.50

$329.29

$745,062.50

$29,069.72

GRAND TOTAL:

$774,132.22

Armstrong v. Brown
Summary of Undisputed Fees
4th Quarter - October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
Matter: CDCR/AOAP Fees Work
Actual
Hours

Undisputed
Hours

2011
Rates

Fees Now
Owing

FEES (581-2)
ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN
Michael W. Bien (MWB)
Gay C. Grunfeld (GCG)
Shirley Huey (SH)

0.20
9.30
0.20

Kenneth Walczak (KMW)
Lisa Ells (LAE)
Blake Thompson (BT)
Sumana Cooppan (SC)
Karen Stilber (KES)
Carolina Casanas (CPC)
Haruka Roudebush (HR)
Hugo Cabrera (HDC)

12.10
0.60
4.60
0.40
19.30
0.60
0.20
47.30
94.80

Total Hours:

0.00 $740
8.70 $625
0.00 $440
10.40
0.00
4.60
0.00
16.30
0.00
0.00
43.90
83.90

$420
$385
$350
$315
$250
$230
$205
$205

RBG UNDISPUTED FEES:

$0.00
$5,437.50
$0.00
$4,368.00
$0.00
$1,610.00
$0.00
$4,075.00
$0.00
$0.00
$8,999.50

$24,490.00

PRISON LAW OFFICE
Edie DeGraff (ED)
Total Hours:

9.10
9.10

9.10 $175
9.10

$1,592.50

PLO UNDISPUTED FEES:

$1,592.50

INTEREST OWED FOR Q2 2011

$1,040.00

TOTAL UNDISPUTED FEES WORK:

$27,122.50

Armstrong v. Brown
Summary of Undisputed Fees
4th Quarter - October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
Matter: CDCR/AOAP Monitoring/Merits

Monitoring (581-3)

Actual
Hours

Undisputed
Hours

2011
Rates

29.70
29.10
0.00
87.60
0.00
83.80
82.30
110.30
157.20
0.00
0.00
75.50
0.00
0.00
5.60
105.20
164.60
137.70
1,068.60

$740
$625
$590
$525
$420
$385
$365
$350
$325
$315
$275
$250
$230
$250
$205
$205
$205
$205

Fees Now
Owing

ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN
Michael W. Bien (MWB)
Gay C. Grunfeld (GCG)
Ernest Galvan (EG)
Tom Nolan (TN)
Kenneth M. Walczak (KMW)
Lisa Ells (LAE)
Laura Boysen-Aragon (LBA)
Blake Thompson (BT)
Michael Freedman (MLF)
Sumana Cooppan (SC)
Kevin Jones (KEJ)
Josephine Weinberg (JBW)
Carolina Casanas (CPC)
Karen Stilber (KES)
Diana Ruslani (DAR)
Marc Shinn-Krantz (MSK)
Haruka Roudebush (HR)
Hugo Cabrera (HDC)
Total Hours:

29.80
29.40
1.10
87.60
0.10
88.60
83.80
111.20
157.30
3.40
0.20
76.10
2.10
2.10
10.90
108.90
221.30
142.60
1,156.50

RBG UNDISPUTED FEES:

$21,978.00
$18,187.50
$0.00
$45,990.00
$0.00
$32,263.00
$30,039.50
$38,605.00
$51,090.00
$0.00
$0.00
$18,875.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,148.00
$21,566.00
$33,743.00
$28,228.50

$341,713.50

PRISON LAW OFFICE
Donald Specter (DS)
Steve Fama (SF)
Sara Norman (SN)
Alison Hardy (AH)
Rebekah Evenson (RE)
Megan Hagler (MH)
Penny Godbold (PG)
Susan D. Christian (SDC)
Corene Kendrick (CK)
Vincent Quan (VC)
Riley Doyle Evans (RDE)
Simon Woodard (SW)
Madeline Bailey (MB)
Lauren Kelleher (LK)
Viraj Talwar (VT)
Total Hours:

11.70
0.50
2.60
1.60
214.60
139.30
143.00
4.00
179.70
80.10
68.30
74.40
43.50
49.70
18.80
1,031.80

11.70
0.50
2.60
1.60
214.60
139.30
143.00
4.00
179.70
80.10
68.30
74.40
43.50
49.70
18.80
1,031.80

$750
$675
$560
$540
$495
$420
$420
$570
$420
$185
$185
$185
$185
$185
$185

PLO UNDISPUTED FEES:

$8,775.00
$337.50
$1,456.00
$864.00
$106,227.00
$58,506.00
$60,060.00
$2,280.00
$75,474.00
$14,818.50
$12,635.50
$13,764.00
$8,047.50
$9,194.50
$3,478.00

$375,917.50

DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND
Linda Kilb (LDK)
Hongyu Min (HM)
Total Hours:

DREDF UNDISPUTED FEES:

TOTAL UNDISPUTED MONITORING FEES:

0.20
4.70
4.90

0.20 $585
2.40 $80
2.60

$117.00
$192.00

$309.00

$717,940.00

Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2011
October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Costs

Matter: CDCR/AOAP Merits/Monitoring
Rosen, Bien & Galvan (581-3)

Undisputed Costs
$1,252.80
$1,317.00
$240.59
$19.76
$678.38
$4,399.57
$35.20
$9,145.00
$320.00

Photocopying (In house)
Photocopying (Outside)
Lexis / Westlaw
Online Research - PACER
Postage & Delivery
Travel - Mileage, Tolls, Food
Telephone
Expert, Paul Bishop
Interpreting and Translation Services

Total RBG Costs:

$17,408.30

Prison Law Office
Photocopying (In house)
Lexis / Westlaw
Travel - Mileage, Tolls, Food
Interpreting and Translation Services
Expert, Paul Bishop

$1,347.20
$34.88
$6,399.63
$1,050.00
$1,627.50

Total PLO Costs:

$11,080.61

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, Inc.
Photocopying (in-house)
Postage & Delivery
Online Research - PACER

$209.20
$38.64
$3.68

Total DREDF Costs:

$251.52

TOTAL UNDISPUTED MONITORING COSTS:

$28,740.43

Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2011
October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Costs

Matter: CDCR/AOAP Fees Work
Rosen, Bien & Galvan (581-2)

Undisputed Costs
$82.40
$2.56
$1.00
$243.33

Photocopying (in-house)
Online Research - PACER
Telephone
Postage & Delivery

Total RBG Costs:

$329.29

TOTAL UNDISPUTED FEES COSTS :

$329.29

EXHIBIT B

Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2011
October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011

BPH SUMMARY OF UNDISPUTED FEES AND COSTS
MATTER
BPH MONITORING
BPH FEES

TOTALS

FEES

COSTS

$247,455.00

$9,902.99

$4,113.50

$0.00

$251,568.50

$9,902.99

GRAND TOTAL:

$261,471.49

Armstrong v. Brown
Summary of Undisputed Fees
4th Quarter - October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
Matter: BPH Monitoring
Actual
Hours

Undisputed
Hours

2011
Rates

17.20
76.20
7.30
11.80
16.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
52.60
67.60
98.60
23.30
0.00
5.10
33.50
23.40
12.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
41.70
486.50

$740
$625
$590
$440
$420
$385
$370
$365
$365
$350
$325
$315
$275
$250
$250
$230
$205
$205
$215
$205
$205
$205

Fees Now
Owing

BPH MONITORING (581-4)
ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN
Michael W. Bien (MWB)
Gay C. Grunfeld (GCG)
Ernest Galvan (EG)
Shirley Huey (SH)
Kenneth Walczak (KMW)
Lisa Ells (LAE)
Katherine Mantoan (KGM)
Laura Boysen-Aragon (LBA)
Aaron Fischer (AJF)
Blake Thompson (BT)
Michael Freedman (MLF)
Sumana Cooppan (SC)
Kevin Jones (KEJ)
Raquel V. Dizon (RVD)
Karen Stilber (KES)
Carolina Casanas (CPC)
Elizabeth S. Hennessey (ESH)
Marc Shinn-Krantz (MSK)
Diana Ruslani (DAR)
Doris Tseng (DT)
Haruka Roudebush (HR)
Hugo Cabrera (HDC)
Total Hours:

17.20
76.20
7.30
12.50
16.60
1.40
2.70
1.00
52.60
68.60
106.40
24.10
0.70
5.60
33.90
26.90
12.50
0.60
0.50
1.40
3.70
45.00
517.40

RBG UNDISPUTED FEES:

$12,728.00
$47,625.00
$4,307.00
$5,192.00
$6,720.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$19,199.00
$23,660.00
$32,045.00
$7,339.50
$0.00
$1,275.00
$8,375.00
$5,382.00
$2,501.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$8,548.50

$184,897.00

BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN
Tracey D. Berger (TB)
Total Hours:

29.20
29.20

29.20 $530
29.20

BMc UNDISPUTED FEES:

$15,476.00

$15,476.00

PRISON LAW OFFICE
Susan Christian (SDC)
Total Hours:

82.60
82.60

PLO UNDISPUTED FEES:

TOTAL UNDISPUTED FEES FOR BPH MONITORING WORK:

82.60 $570
82.60

$47,082.00

$47,082.00

$247,455.00

Armstrong v. Brown
Summary of Undisputed Fees
4th Quarter - October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
Matter: BPH Fees
Actual
Hours

Undisputed
Hours

2011
Rates

2.00
0.00
1.10
11.00
14.10

$625
$420
$350
$205

Fees Now
Owing

BPH FEES (581-4A)
ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN
Gay C. Grunfeld (GCG)
Kenneth M. Walczak (KMW)
Blake Thompson (BT)
Hugo Cabrera (HDC)
Total Hours:

2.00
0.60
1.10
11.50
15.20

RBG UNDISPUTED FEES:

$1,250.00
$0.00
$385.00
$2,255.00

$3,890.00

BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN
Geoffrey T. Holtz (GH)
Total Hours:

0.20
0.20

0.20 $680
0.20

BMc UNDISPUTED FEES:

$136.00

$136.00

PRISON LAW OFFICE
Edie DeGraff (ED)
Total Hours:

PLO UNDISPUTED FEES:

TOTAL UNDISPUTED FEES FOR BPH FEES WORK:

0.50
0.50

0.50 $175
0.50

$87.50

$87.50

$4,113.50

Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2011
October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Costs

Matter: BPH Monitoring
Rosen, Bien & Galvan (581-4)

Undisputed Costs
$1,305.80
$2,825.75
$13.28
$946.34
$152.18
$97.75
$0.90
$3,050.94
$195.00

Photocopying (In-house)
Photocopying (Outside)
Online Research - PACER
Lexis / Westlaw
Postage and Delivery
Interpreting and Translation Services
Telephone
Travel - Mileage, Tolls, Food
Deposition Transcripts

Total RBG Costs:

$8,587.94

Total PLO Costs:

$620.46

Prison Law Office
Sue Christian Travel Expenses

$620.46

BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN
Travel - Mileage, Tolls, Food

TOTAL UNDISPUTED BPH MONITORING COSTS:

$694.59
$694.59

$9,902.99

EXHIBIT C

Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2011
October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011

DAPO SUMMARY OF UNDISPUTED FEES AND COSTS
MATTER
DAPO MONITORING
DAPO FEES

TOTALS

FEES

COSTS

$44,747.00

$1,899.48

$516.50

$0.00

$45,263.50

$1,899.48

GRAND TOTAL:

$47,162.98

Armstrong v. Brown
Summary of Undisputed Fees
4th Quarter - October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
Matter: DAPO Monitoring
Actual
Hours

Undisputed
Hours

2011
Rates

0.00
6.40
0.00
26.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
48.90
14.30
52.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
148.10

$740
$625
$440
$420
$385
$350
$325
$315
$250
$205
$205
$205
$205

Fees Now
Owing

DAPO MONITORING (581-9)
ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN
Michael Bien (MWB)
Gay C. Grunfeld (GCG)
Shirley Huey (SH)
Kenneth M. Walczak (KMW)
Lisa Ells (LAE)
Blake Thompson (BT)
Michael Freedman (MLF)
Sumana Cooppan (SC)
Karen Stilber (KES)
Diana Ruslani (DAR)
Haruka Roudebush (HR)
Marc Shinn-Krantz (MSK)
Hugo Cabrera (HDC)
Total Hours:

1.00
7.60
0.60
28.00
0.30
0.50
4.70
50.20
15.10
59.50
0.80
0.40
0.30
169.00

RBG UNDISPUTED FEES:

$0.00
$4,000.00
$0.00
$11,088.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$15,403.50
$3,575.00
$10,680.50
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$44,747.00

TOTAL UNDISPUTED FOR DAPO MONITORING WORK:

$44,747.00

Armstrong v. Brown
Summary of Undisputed Fees
4th Quarter - October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
Matter: DAPO Fees
Actual
Hours

Undisputed
Hours

2011
Rates

Fees Now
Owing

DAPO FEES (581-10)
ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN
Kenneth M. Walczak (KMW)
Hugo Cabrera (HDC)
Total Hours:

RBG UNDISPUTED FEES:

TOTAL UNDISPUTED FOR DAPO FEES WORK:

0.40
1.70
2.10

0.40 $420
1.70 $205
2.10

$168.00
$348.50

$516.50

$516.50

Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2011
October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Costs

Matter: DAPO Monitoring
Rosen, Bien & Galvan (581-9)

Undisputed Costs
$72.80
$204.69
$44.64
$3.20
$1,574.15

Photocopying (in-house)
Photocopying (outside)
Postage & Delivery
Telephone
Travel

Total RBG Costs:

$1,899.48

TOTAL UNDISPUTED DAPO MONITORING COSTS:

$1,899.48