Armstrong, et al v. Davis, et al

Filing 2405

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken Granting 2403 Stipulation Confirming Undisputed Attorneys' Fees and Costs for the Fourth Quarter of 2013. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit) (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/31/2014)

1 DONALD SPECTER – 083925
REBEKAH EVENSON – 207825
2 PRISON LAW OFFICE
1917 Fifth Street
3 Berkeley, California 94710-1916
Telephone: [phone]
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GEOFFREY T. HOLTZ – 191370
BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP
Three Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, California 94111-4066
Telephone: [phone]
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5 LINDA D. KILB – 136101
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION &
6 DEFENSE FUND, INC.
3075 Adeline Street, Suite 201
7 Berkeley, California 94703
Telephone: [phone]
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MICHAEL W. BIEN – 096891
ERNEST GALVAN – 196065
GAY C. GRUNFELD – 121944
BLAKE THOMPSON – 255600
MICHAEL FREEDMAN – 262850
ROSEN BIEN GALVAN &
GRUNFELD LLP
315 Montgomery Street, Tenth Floor
San Francisco, California 94104-1823
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN ARMSTRONG, et al.,

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

Case No. C94 2307 CW
[PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER
CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED
ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS
FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF
2013
Judge: Hon. Claudia Wilken

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[PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS FOR THE
FOURTH QUARTER OF 2013

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On March 26, 1997, the District Court established procedures by which Plaintiffs

2 are to collect periodic attorneys’ fees and costs in this case in connection with their work
3 monitoring Defendants’ compliance with the Court’s Orders and collecting fees.
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Pursuant to these procedures, on January 29, 2014 Plaintiffs served on Defendants

5 their Fourth Quarterly Statement for 2013 by overnight delivery. The parties completed
6 their meet-and-confer process on March 25, 2014 as to the fees and costs incurred on all
7 matters.
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As a result of the March 25, 2014 agreement, the parties agree to the following:

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The parties agree to the payment of $856,996.67 for undisputed fees and costs

10 incurred during the Fourth Quarter of 2013, for monitoring and/or litigation activities in
11 the California Department of Corrections of Rehabilitation Division of Adult Operations
12 and Adult Programs (CDCR AOAP) portion of the case. Attached hereto as Exhibit A are
13 charts setting forth the fees and costs claimed by Plaintiffs and the amounts agreed to by
14 the parties to settle these claims.
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The parties agree to the payment of $34,692.66 for undisputed fees and costs

16 incurred during the Fourth Quarter of 2013, for monitoring and/or litigation activities in
17 the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) portion of the case. Attached hereto as Exhibit B are
18 charts setting forth the fees and costs claimed by Plaintiffs and the amounts agreed to by
19 the parties to settle these claims.
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The parties agree to the payment of $139,916.83 for undisputed fees and costs

21 incurred during the Fourth Quarter of 2013, for monitoring and/or litigation activities in
22 the Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) portion of the case. Attached hereto as
23 Exhibit C are charts setting forth the fees and costs claimed by Plaintiffs and the amounts
24 agreed to by the parties to settle these claims.
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The parties agree to the payment of $3,786.23 for undisputed fees and costs

26 incurred during the Fourth Quarter of 2013, for activities in the County Jail Appeal portion
27 of the case. Attached hereto as Exhibit D are charts setting forth the fees and costs
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28 claimed by Plaintiffs and the amounts agreed to by the parties to settle these claims.
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[PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS FOR THE
FOURTH QUARTER OF 2013

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The parties agree to the payment of $12,539.85 for undisputed fees and costs

2 incurred during the Third Quarter of 2013, for fees on fees. Attached hereto as Exhibit E
3 are charts setting forth the fees and costs claimed by Plaintiffs and the amounts agreed to
4 by the parties to settle these claims.
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the amounts set forth above are due and

6 collectable as of forty-five days from the date of entry of this Order. Interest on these fees
7 and costs will run from March 3, 2014, accruing at the rate provided by 28 U.S.C. § 1961.
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3/31/2014
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THE HONORABLE CLAUDIA WILKEN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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/s/ Jay M. Goldman
Jay M. Goldman
Deputy Attorney General
Attorney for Defendants
/s/ Blake Thompson
Blake Thompson
Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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[PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS FOR THE
FOURTH QUARTER OF 2013