Dragovich et al v. United States Department of the Treasury et al
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ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken DENYING 149 MOTION TO WITHDRAW. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/17/2014)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California
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MICHAEL DRAGOVICH; MICHAEL
GAITLEY; ELIZABETH LITTERAL;
PATRICIA FITZSIMMONS; CAROLYN
LIGHT; CHERYL LIGHT; DAVID BEERS;
CHARLES COLE; RAFAEL V.
DOMINGUEZ; and JOSE G.
HERMOSILLO, on behalf of
themselves and all others
similarly situated,
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ORDER DENYING
MOTION TO WITHDRAW
(Docket No. 149)
Plaintiffs,
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No. C 10-1564 CW
v.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY; JACOB LEW, in his
official capacity as Secretary of
the U.S. Treasury Department;
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; JOHN
KOSKINEN, in his official
capacity as Commissioner of the
Internal Revenue Service; BOARD
OF ADMINISTRATION OF CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT
SYSTEM; and ANNE STAUSBOLL, in
her official capacity as Chief
Executive Officer, CalPERS; and
BIPARTISAN LEGAL ADVISORY GROUP,
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Defendants.
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Defendant Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) moves to
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withdraw as a party.
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that the Court has yet to decide whether they may recover
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attorneys’ fees and costs from BLAG.
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file a motion for attorneys’ fees and costs under 42 U.S.C. § 1988
Plaintiffs oppose the motion on the grounds
They note that they plan to
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The Court has substituted Defendants Jacob Lew and John Koskinen
as Defendants pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d).
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and the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2412 et
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seq., after the stay of attorneys’ fee litigation is lifted.
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Although BLAG contends that Plaintiffs may not recover attorneys’
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fees under either of these statutes, this issue is not appropriate
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for resolution on a motion to withdraw.
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as a party (Docket No. 149) is therefore DENIED.
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the exception of responding to Plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’
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fees and costs, BLAG is excused from participating in all matters
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in this litigation.
BLAG’s motion to withdraw
However, with
The Court will lift the stay of attorneys’
United States District Court
For the Northern District of California
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fee litigation and solicit briefing on the matter after it has
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resolved the remaining claims of domestic partner Plaintiffs.
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previously stated, a hearing on the domestic partnership issues
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will be held at 2:00 p.m. on April 3, 2014.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
1/17/2014
CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge
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