Armstrong, et al v. Davis, et al

Filing 3403

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken Granting 3401 Motion for Disbursement of Funds. (bns, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/18/2022)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)

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Edward W. Swanson, SBN 159859
SWANSON & McNAMARA LLP
300 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100
San Francisco, California 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Court Expert

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN ARMSTRONG, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION AND
ORDER FOR PAYMENT

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Case No. C 94-2307 CW

GAVIN C. NEWSOM, et al.,
Defendants.

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ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION

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Pursuant to the Court’s order of June 11, 2007 (Docket No. 1121), court expert Edward

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Swanson hereby moves the Court for an order for payment of the attached invoice dated

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April 11th, 2022.

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Dated: April 15th, 2022

Respectfully submitted,
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EDWARD W. SWANSON
Court Expert

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the Court’s order of June 11, 2007, the Court HEREBY ORDERS payment
from the court registry to court expert Edward Swanson per the court expert’s invoice dated
April 11th, 2022.
Dated: 4/18/ 2022

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HON. CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Court

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Admin. Motion and [Proposed] Order for Payment
John Armstrong, et al., v. Gavin C. Newsom, et al., C 94-2307 CW

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Swanson & McNamara LLP
300 Montgomery Street
Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-477-3800
EIN: 94-3309866

Invoice submitted to:
Armstrong

April 11, 2022

Invoice # 31058
Professional Services
Hrs/Rate
3/1/2022 CB

Amount

Call with inmate re survey.

0.10
225.00/hr

22.50

AAB

Review of email from E. Swanson to all parties re survey tampering
issue.

0.10
550.00/hr

55.00

AAB

Phone call with staff re surveys being opened at SATF. Email to E.
Swanson re response.

0.40
550.00/hr

220.00

AAB

Review of documents and revising document requests.

1.50
550.00/hr

825.00

EWS Conference with colleague. Email to counsel.

0.30
825.00/hr

247.50

EWS Draft and respond to emails re upcoming meetings.

0.30
825.00/hr

247.50

EWS Review documents from parties.

0.30
825.00/hr

247.50

EWS Phone call with counsel. Confer with colleague.

0.80
825.00/hr

660.00

EWS Review correspondence from counsel.

0.20
825.00/hr

165.00

0.20
225.00/hr

45.00

0.50
825.00/hr

412.50

3/2/2022 CB

Emails re surveys returned in the mail.

EWS Meeting with counsel re program assignments.

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Hrs/Rate
3/2/2022 EWS Phone call with class member. Confer with A. Barron. Call with class
member.

2

Amount

0.90
825.00/hr

742.50

EWS Phone call with counsel re surveys.

0.80
825.00/hr

660.00

AAB

Phone call with parties re surveys.

0.10
550.00/hr

55.00

AAB

Phone call with E. Swanson re surveys.

0.10
550.00/hr

55.00

AAB

Emails with vendor and paralegal re survey mailing.

0.20
550.00/hr

110.00

AAB

Review of voicemails from incarcerated people regarding survey
tampering issue.

0.40
550.00/hr

220.00

AAB

Phone call with parties.

0.40
550.00/hr

220.00

AAB

Emails and calls with staff and E. Swanson re survey tampering issue.

0.50
550.00/hr

275.00

AAB

Meeting with parties re program assignment data.

1.00
550.00/hr

550.00

EWS Conference with colleagues. Call to court.

0.60
825.00/hr

495.00

BE

Call with inmate Lonnie Polsof re survey issues

0.10
275.00/hr

27.50

AAB

Phone call with counsel re surveys.

0.80
550.00/hr

440.00

AAB

Phone call with class member. Confer with E. Swanson. Call with class
member.

0.90
550.00/hr

495.00

EWS Conference with A. Barron. Email with counsel.

0.20
825.00/hr

165.00

EWS Review and respond to emails re surveys.

0.30
825.00/hr

247.50

Phone call with incarcerated person re survey/letter issues

0.20
275.00/hr

55.00

BE

Conference with relative of incarcerated person

0.10
275.00/hr

27.50

AAB

Listening to and responding to voice mails from incarcerated people at
SATF and their family members.

0.80
550.00/hr

440.00

3/3/2022 BE

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Hrs/Rate
3/3/2022 AAB

Amount

0.30
550.00/hr

165.00

APG Review OIG report. Review letter re SATF

1.10
700.00/hr

770.00

EWS Conference with A. Barron re SATF investigation.

1.20
825.00/hr

990.00

EWS Conference with A. Barron re correspondence to class members.
Review and edit letter.

0.20
825.00/hr

165.00

EWS Conference with A. Gugelmann re reporting.

0.20
825.00/hr

165.00

AAB

Conference with E. Swanson re correspondence to class members.
Review and edit letter.

0.20
550.00/hr

110.00

AAB

Conference with E. Swanson re SATF investigation.

1.20
550.00/hr

660.00

APG Conference with E Swanson

0.20
700.00/hr

140.00

EWS Review filings in related cases, emails in Armstrong.

0.20
825.00/hr

165.00

0.30
550.00/hr

165.00

APG Meeting with CDCR re blind/low-vision class issues. Conference with E
Swanson

0.50
700.00/hr

350.00

EWS Meeting with CDCR counsel. Confer with A. Gugelmann.

0.50
825.00/hr

412.50

EWS Review and respond to message from court. Confer with A.
Gugelmann. Communicate with coordination committee.

0.40
825.00/hr

330.00

AAB

0.40
550.00/hr

220.00

3/6/2022 EWS Review correspondence from counsel. Confer with A. Barron.

0.30
825.00/hr

247.50

3/7/2022 AAB

Meeting with parties regarding document requests.

1.00
550.00/hr

550.00

Revising and sending document requests.

0.60
550.00/hr

330.00

0.30
825.00/hr

247.50

3/4/2022 AAB

AAB

Drafting letter to survey recipients.

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Review of edits to survey letter and email to parties re same.

Emails with vendor regarding additional mailing project for second SATF
letter.

EWS Review correspondence from parties, coordinating committee.

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Hrs/Rate
3/8/2022 AAB

Phone call with incarcerated person.

4

Amount

0.30
550.00/hr

165.00

EWS Review emails from parties. Confer with colleagues.

0.40
825.00/hr

330.00

APG Email plaintiffs re blind/low vision issues

0.10
700.00/hr

70.00

1.20
700.00/hr

840.00

APG Meeting with parties re early warning system (partial attendance)

0.40
700.00/hr

280.00

EWS Meeting re EWS.

0.80
825.00/hr

660.00

EWS Conference with parties re BWC monitoring.

1.00
825.00/hr

825.00

0.80
700.00/hr

560.00

EWS Review correspondence.

0.20
825.00/hr

165.00

EWS Conference with counsel re SATF.

0.30
825.00/hr

247.50

0.80
700.00/hr

560.00

EWS Review email from counsel.

0.20
825.00/hr

165.00

EWS Meeting with A. Gugelmann. Draft email to parties.

0.80
825.00/hr

660.00

3/14/2022 EWS Review report from plaintiffs.

0.20
825.00/hr

165.00

3/15/2022 EWS Review emails from counsel.

0.20
825.00/hr

165.00

0.20
825.00/hr

165.00

0.20
825.00/hr

165.00

0.40
550.00/hr

220.00

3/9/2022 APG Meeting with parties re BWC issues

3/10/2022 APG Conference with E Swanson re reporting

3/11/2022 APG Review material re legal mail issues, DPH class members, CSP-SAC
monitoring, SATF issues

EWS Conference with A. Barron re interviews; forward information.
3/18/2022 EWS Conference with A. Barron re SATF.
AAB

Email to E. Swanson regarding interview prep.

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Hrs/Rate
3/18/2022 AAB

Amount

0.50
550.00/hr

275.00

3/20/2022 EWS Review correspondence from counsel. Review meet and confer agenda.
Review status statement. Email with colleagues.

0.50
825.00/hr

412.50

3/21/2022 BE

Take phone call from SATF inmate and take notes on issues; email to A
Barron re same.

0.30
275.00/hr

82.50

Review of incarcerated person surveys; updating chart; email to E.
Swanson and A. McGuigan re same.

3.00
550.00/hr

1,650.00

0.40
825.00/hr

330.00

Meeting re RVR process.

1.80
550.00/hr

990.00

Preparation for SATF tour - discussion with E. Swanson, review of
surveys and compiling interview list.

5.60
550.00/hr

3,080.00

APG Review status conference statement

0.40
700.00/hr

280.00

EWS Conference with A. Barron re SATF visit.

1.10
825.00/hr

907.50

APG Emails with E Swanson and CDCR re blind, low-vision issues

0.10
700.00/hr

70.00

EWS Review correspondence from parties, coordination committee.

0.30
825.00/hr

247.50

EWS Review letters from plaintiffs.

0.30
825.00/hr

247.50

EWS Conference with parties re RVRs.

1.10
825.00/hr

907.50

Meeting with Plaintiffs.

0.60
550.00/hr

330.00

AAB

Creating interviewee template.

0.90
550.00/hr

495.00

AAB

Meeting with CDCR re SATF interviews.

0.60
550.00/hr

330.00

AAB

Preparation for SATF interviews.

0.60
550.00/hr

330.00

AAB

Review of SATF survey responses and selecting interviewees.

8.40
550.00/hr

4,620.00

AAB

Meeting with T. Davis re doc requests.

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EWS Review and respond to emails re SATF investigation.
3/22/2022 AAB
AAB

3/23/2022 AAB

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Hrs/Rate
3/23/2022 EWS Conference with counsel re SATF tour.

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Amount

0.50
825.00/hr

412.50

0.70
825.00/hr

577.50

Preparation for SATF interviews.

5.30
550.00/hr

2,915.00

AAB

Phone call with R. Wesley.

0.70
550.00/hr

385.00

AAB

Revising interview list.

2.00
550.00/hr

1,100.00

APG Review message to parties; email E Swanson

0.10
700.00/hr

70.00

APG Conference with E Swanson; review filings re rollout

0.30
700.00/hr

210.00

EWS Meeting with parties for meet and confer. (Work on SATF)

3.70
825.00/hr

3,052.50

EWS Meeting with coordinating committee. Confer with A. Gugelmann in
advance of meeting.

0.90
825.00/hr

742.50

EWS Review and respond to emails re SATF tour.

0.40
825.00/hr

330.00

EWS Conference with R. Wesley. Conference with A. Barron. Conference
with A. McGuigan.

0.60
825.00/hr

495.00

EWS Review correspondence from parties. Review outline for SATF.

0.60
825.00/hr

495.00

EWS Review correspondence from parties. Email to colleagues.

0.20
825.00/hr

165.00

Revising interview template; call with interpreter.

0.80
550.00/hr

440.00

Preparation for interviews - organizing materials and interview questions.

3.80
550.00/hr

2,090.00

0.40
825.00/hr

330.00

0.20
825.00/hr

165.00

0.60
825.00/hr

495.00

EWS Conference with CDCR re SATF tour. Confer with A. Barron.
3/24/2022 AAB

3/25/2022 AAB
AAB

EWS Conference with A. Barron re tour.
3/26/2022 EWS Review correspondence from parties. Email with A. Gugelmann.
EWS Conference with R. Wesley. Email to A. Barron.

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Hrs/Rate
3/27/2022 AAB

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Amount

Travel to hotel [minus 1 hour billed separately towards preparation]

2.50
550.00/hr

1,375.00

Preparation for witness interviews - review of documents, organizing
interview folders.

5.00
550.00/hr

2,750.00

4.00
825.00/hr

3,300.00

Meeting with E. Swanson.

0.80
550.00/hr

440.00

AAB

Preparation for next interviews - review of surveys and editing outlines.

2.00
550.00/hr

1,100.00

AAB

Witness interviews at SATF; drive to and from SATF.

10.50
550.00/hr

5,775.00

EWS Conference with A. Barron re interviews.

0.70
825.00/hr

577.50

EWS Meetings at SATF for investigation. Travel to and from prison.

10.00
825.00/hr

8,250.00

10.80
825.00/hr

8,910.00

AAB

EWS Travel to SATF. Conference with A. Barron en route.
3/28/2022 AAB

3/29/2022 EWS Interviews at SATF. Travel to and from SATF. Conference with A.
Barron en route. Further conference after interviews.
AAB

Conference with E. Swanson re interviews.

0.50
550.00/hr

275.00

AAB

Meeting with E. Swanson.

0.80
550.00/hr

440.00

AAB

Preparation for next days' interviews.

3.00
550.00/hr

1,650.00

AAB

Meeting with incarcerated people at SATF; drive to and from prison.

10.00
550.00/hr

5,500.00

10.00
825.00/hr

8,250.00

3/30/2022 APG Review case management statement and attend court for status
conference

1.40
700.00/hr

980.00

APG Draft quarterly report. Review correspondence and prior orders.
Review new regulations

1.30
700.00/hr

910.00

AAB

14.00
550.00/hr

7,700.00

0.20
700.00/hr

140.00

EWS Meetings at SATF. Travel to and from SATF; conference with A. Barron
en route.

Interviews at SATF. Meeting with staff. Travel to and from SATF.
Conference with E. Swanson en route.

APG Conference with E Swanson and email parties re investigations review

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Hrs/Rate

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Amount

3/30/2022 EWS Interviews at SATF. Meeting with staff. Travel to and from SATF.
Conference with A. Barron en route.

14.00
825.00/hr

11,550.00

3/31/2022 APG Conference with E Swanson

0.70
700.00/hr

490.00

EWS Conference with A. Gugelmann. Review and edit quarterly submission.
Email to counsel.

1.20
825.00/hr

990.00

EWS Review and respond to emails from colleague, counsel.

0.20
825.00/hr

165.00

APG Finalize and file quarterly report

0.20
700.00/hr

140.00

For professional services rendered

182.80

$122,730.00

Additional Charges :
2/25/2022 Digital One invoice #SF22-020233

1,980.90

3/10/2022 AAB hotel cost for SATF trip

1,311.24

3/23/2022 translator for AAB for SATF

20.00

3/25/2022 COVID test for AAB for trip to SATF

78.43

3/27/2022 EWS Gas for Trip to SATF

58.74

Meal for EWS for SATF trip

35.27

EWS gas fro trip to SATF

52.58

3/28/2022 Meal for AAB for SATF trip
Meal for EWS for SATF trip
3/29/2022 Meal for AAB for SATF trip

31.35
52.45
3.95

Food for EWS for trip to SATF

49.92

Meal for AAB for SATF trip

34.30

3/31/2022 Virtual VRI-Intrepreting
Total additional charges
Total amount of this bill
Previous balance

375.00
$4,084.13
$126,814.13
$69,703.63

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Amount
Balance due

$196,517.76

Timekeeper Summary
Name
Audrey Barron - Associate
August P. Gugelmann - Partner
Britt Evangelist - Partner
Carly Bittman - Associate
Edward W. Swanson - Partner

Hours
95.60
9.80
0.70
0.30
76.40

Rate
550.00
700.00
275.00
225.00
825.00

Amount
$52,580.00
$6,860.00
$192.50
$67.50
$63,030.00