D.S. et al v. Washington State Department of Children Youth and Families et al

Filing 171

ORDER granting Parties' 169 Stipulated Motion for Attorney Fees. Signed by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein. (MJV)

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THE HONORABLE BARBARA J. ROTHSTEIN

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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D.S., et al.

No. 21-cv-000113-BJR

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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED
MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES
AND COSTS

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT
OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES,
et al.,
Defendants.

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This matter comes before the Court upon the Parties’ Stipulated Motion for Attorney’s

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Fees and Costs.
THE COURT FINDS that the attorney’s fees and costs reflected in the Parties’ Stipulated

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Motion for Attorney’s Fees and Costs are reasonable and compensable under 42 U.S.C. § 1988.

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants shall, within fourteen (14) days of the date
of this order, pay to Plaintiffs’ counsel the sum of $78,311.00 in fees.

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Order Granting Stipulated Motion
for Attorney’s Fees and Costs
D.S. v. DCYF, 21-cv-000113-BJR
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Dated this 10th day of March 2025.

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Barbara J. Rothstein
United States District Judge

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Presented by:
/s/ Marko Pavela
James M. Richardson, III, WSBA No. 45095
Marko Pavela, WSBA No. 49160
Assistant Attorneys General
Office of the Attorney General
7141 Cleanwater Drive SW
P.O. Box 40124
Olympia, WA 98504-0124
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants

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DISABILITY RIGHTS WASHINGTON
/s/ Sarah Eaton
Sarah Eaton, WSBA # 46854
315 5th Ave South, Suite 850
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
CARNEY GILLESPIE PLLP
/s/ Christopher Carney
Christopher Carney, WSBA No. 30325
Carney Gillespie PLLP
600 1st Avenue, Suite LL08
Seattle, Washington 98104
Tel. [phone]
Email:
[e-mail]
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

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/s/ Leecia Welch
Leecia Welch, WSBA #26590
2021 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

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Tel. [phone]

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Email: [e-mail]

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NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH
LAW

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/s/ Freya Pitts
Order Granting Stipulated Motion
for Attorney’s Fees and Costs
D.S. v. DCYF, 21-cv-000113-BJR
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Freya Pitts, admitted pro hac vice
Jean Strout, admitted pro hac vice
1212 Broadway, Suite 600
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]
Email:
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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Order Granting Stipulated Motion
for Attorney’s Fees and Costs
D.S. v. DCYF, 21-cv-000113-BJR
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