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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act

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STIPULATION AND ORDER ON ATTORNEYS’ FEES, COSTS, AND OTHER 

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JOHN R. MELLGREN, THE HONORABLE NATHANAEL COUSINS

Oregon Bar # 114620 

Western Environmental Law Center

1216 Lincoln Street

Eugene, Oregon 97401

Ph: (541) 359-0990

mellgren@westernlaw.org

Attorney for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KLAMATH-SISKIYOU WILDLANDS CENTER, 

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, and 

KLAMATH FOREST ALLIANCE,

 Plaintiffs,

v.

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 

ADMINISTRATION, NATIONAL MARINE 

FISHERIES SERVICE, and UNITED STATES 

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE,

 Defendants,

 and 

FRUIT GROWERS SUPPLY COMPANY, 

 Defendant-Intervenor. 

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Case No. 3:13-cv-3717-NC

STIPULATIONS AND AGREED 

ORDER SETTLING COSTS AND 

ATTORNEYS’ FEES

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-12, this stipulation is entered into by and between 

Plaintiffs Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Center for Biological Diversity, and Klamath 

Forest Alliance and Federal Defendants National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,

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National Marine Fisheries Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Plaintiffs and Federal 

Defendants hereby agree and stipulate as follows:

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ lawsuit challenged Federal Defendants’ issuance of Incidental 

Take Permits to Defendant-Intervenor Fruit Growers Supply Company under Section 10 of the 

Endangered Species Act, see 16 U.S.C. § 1539(a)(2)(B);

WHEREAS, The Court granted Plaintiffs’ cross-motion for summary judgment in part 

and denied the motion in part; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Attorneys’ Fees, Costs, and Other Litigation 

Expenses on August 27, 2015. Doc. No. 107;

WHEREAS, The parties have reached a settlement agreement that obviates the need for 

further litigation of Plaintiffs’ motion for fees and costs;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS STIPULATED BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS 

FOLLOWS:

1. Plaintiffs are entitled to an award of costs and attorneys’ fees under the 

Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1540(g). Federal Defendants shall pay Plaintiffs a total of 

four hundred and eighty thousand dollars ($480,000.00) for attorneys’ fees, costs, and other 

litigation expenses for this lawsuit.

2. Federal Defendants shall make the payment required by Paragraph 1 and the 

agreed order below by electronic funds transfer to the client trust account of the Western 

Environmental Law Center, 1216 Lincoln Street, Eugene, Oregon 97401.

3. Plaintiffs agree to furnish Federal Defendants with the information necessary to 

effectuate the payment required by Paragraph 1 of this stipulation and the agreed order below. 

Federal Defendants agree to submit all necessary paperwork for the processing of the attorneys’ 

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fees award to the Department of the Treasury’s Judgment Fund Office within ten (10) business 

days of entry of the Order below by the court or the receipt of the information described in this 

Paragraph, whichever is later.

4. Plaintiffs agree to accept Federal Defendants’ payment of $480,000.00 in full 

satisfaction of any and all claims for attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation incurred in this matter

to date. Plaintiffs agree that receipt of this payment from Federal Defendants shall operate as a 

release of Plaintiffs’ claims for attorneys’ fees and costs in this matter to date.

5. Plaintiffs reserve the right to seek additional fees and costs incurred subsequent to 

this Stipulation arising in any future litigation or continuation of the present action. Federal 

Defendants reserve the right to contest fees claimed by Plaintiffs or Plaintiffs’ counsel, including 

hourly rates and the number of hours billed, in any future litigation or continuation of the present 

action. Further, this Stipulation as to attorneys’ fees and costs has no precedential value and 

shall not be used as evidence in any other attorneys’ fees litigation.

6. Nothing in this Stipulation shall be interpreted as, or shall constitute, a 

requirement that Federal Defendants are obligated to pay any funds exceeding those available, or 

take any action in contravention of the Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. § 1341, or any other 

appropriations law.

7. This Stipulation shall be binding on the parties and their successors, agents, 

designees, employees, and all those acting by and through their authority.

8. The parties agree that this Stipulation was negotiated in good faith and that this 

Stipulation constitutes a resolution of claims that were denied and disputed by the parties. By 

entering into this Stipulation, the parties do not waive any claim or defense.

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9. The undersigned representatives of each party certify that they are fully 

authorized by the parties they represent to agree to the terms and conditions of this Stipulation 

and do hereby agree to the terms herein.

10. The parties hereby jointly and respectfully request that the Court review and 

approve the terms of this stipulation, and retain jurisdiction to enforce its terms. See Kokkonen 

v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America, 511 U.S. 375 (1994).

Respectfully submitted this 20th day of November, 2015.

__/s/ John R. Mellgren__________________

JOHN R. MELLGREN, Oregon Bar # 114620

Western Environmental Law Center

1216 Lincoln Street

Eugene, Oregon 97401

Ph: (541) 359-0990

mellgren@westernlaw.org

Attorney for Plaintiffs

JOHN C. CRUDEN 

Assistant Attorney General

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

SETH M. BARSKY, Chief

KRISTEN L. GUSTAFSON, Assistant Chief

__/s/ Travis J. Annatoyn_________________

TRAVIS J. ANNATOYN, 

Trial Attorney

United States Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Wildlife and Marine Resources Section

Benjamin Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7611

Washington, D.C. 20044-7611

(202) 514-5243 (tel)

(202) 305-0275 (fax)

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

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E-FILING ATTESTATION

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I attest that Travis J. Annatoyn has concurred in 

the filing of this document.

/s/ John R. Mellgren ____________________

JOHN R. MELLGREN, Oregon Bar # 114620

Attorney for Plaintiffs

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ORDER

The above STIPULATION concerning attorneys’ fees, costs, and other litigation 

expenses in the above-captioned litigation is hereby APPROVED and GRANTED.

1. Federal Defendants shall pay Plaintiffs $480,000.00 in full satisfaction of any and all 

claims for attorneys’ fees, costs, and other litigation expenses in the above-captioned 

litigation to date;

2. Federal Defendants shall submit all necessary paperwork for the processing of the 

attorneys’ fees award to the Department of the Treasury’s Judgment Fund Office 

within ten (10) business days of entry of this Order or the receipt of the required 

information from Plaintiffs, as described in Paragraph 3 of the Stipulation;

3. The Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of the above Stipulation and 

this Order, see Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of America, 511 U.S. 375 

(1994);

4. This Order resolves Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees, Costs, and Other 

Litigation Expenses, Doc. No. 107. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 20, 2015 ______________________________________

THE HONORABLE NATHANAEL COUSINS

United States Magistrate Judge

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