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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:4321 Review of Agency Action-Environment

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STIPULATION REGARDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS; ORDER 1

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DAVID B. EDELSON, State Bar No. 104390 

840 Grizzly Peak Blvd. 

Berkeley, CA 94708 

Telephone: 510/527-4116 

Facsimile: 510/527-4116 

MICHAEL W. GRAF, State Bar No. 136172 

Law Offices 

227 Behrens St. 

El Cerrito, CA 94530 

Telephone: 510/525-7222 

Facsimile: 510/525-1208 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

CYNTHIA S. HUBER 

Assistant Section Chief, Natural Resources Section 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

U.S. Department of Justice 

P.O. Box 663 

Washington, D.C. 20044-0663 

Telephone: 202/305-3022 

Facsimile: 202/305-0506 

(See signature page for listing of additional attorneys for Federal Defendants) 

Attorneys for Federal Defendants 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

SIERRA NEVADA FOREST PROTECTION 

CAMPAIGN, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

LAURIE TIPPIN, et al., 

 Defendants, 

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SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, 

 Defendant-Intervenor. 

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Case No: 2:06-CV-00351-FCD-DAD 

STIPULATION REGARDING ATTORNEYS’ 

FEES AND COSTS; ORDER 

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 Plaintiffs and Federal Defendants, by their undersigned attorneys, hereby stipulate as 

follows: 

 1. On August 16, 2006, this Court issued judgment for Plaintiffs in this case. By stipulation 

of the parties and by order dated September 11, 2006, this Court ruled that the deadline for Plaintiffs 

to file a motion for attorneys’ fees and expenses “shall be 30 days after this Court’s judgment is not 

appealable.” By order dated March 7, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted 

Federal Defendants’ motion for voluntary dismissal of their appeal of this Court’s judgment. On 

April 6, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a motion for attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to 

Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(A). 

2. Federal Defendants agree to settle Plaintiffs’ claim for attorneys’ fees and costs for a total 

of $80,000.00. Payment in that amount shall be made either by check payable to Friends of the 

River, 915-20th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 442-3155, directed to the attention of Bill 

Duarte, or via electronic transfer of funds. The Forest Service agrees to submit all necessary 

paperwork to the appropriate office within twenty (20) days of receipt of the signed court order 

approving this stipulation. The Forest Service further agrees to make reasonable efforts to see that 

payment is made promptly. 

3. Plaintiffs agree to accept payment of $80,000.00 in full satisfaction of any and all claims 

for attorneys’ fees and costs to which Plaintiffs allege they are entitled in this case, but excluding 

any attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in enforcing this stipulation or in connection with any future 

litigation arising out of this same matter. 

4. This stipulation is the result of compromise and settlement, is based on and limited solely 

to the facts involved in this case, and shall not be construed as an admission of liability by Federal 

Defendants, nor shall the settlement be cited in any other litigation except as necessary to enforce the 

terms of the stipulation. Federal Defendants do not waive any defenses they may have concerning 

the claims settled under this Agreement. Nothing in this stipulation shall be interpreted as, or shall 

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constitute, a commitment or requirement that Federal Defendants obligate or pay funds, or take any 

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

appropriations law. 

5. The undersigned representatives of the Parties certify that they are fully authorized by the 

party or parties whom they represent to enter into the terms and conditions of this Stipulated 

Agreement and to legally bind the parties to it. 

6. Nothing in this Stipulation shall be construed as an admission that the position of the 

Federal Defendants in this litigation was not substantially justified. 

7. This Stipulation represents the entirety of the Parties’ commitments with regard to 

settlement. The terms of this agreement shall become effective upon approval by the Court of this 

Stipulation. 

DATE: May 24, 2007 

 /s/ David B. Edelson

 DAVID B. EDELSON, State Bar No. 104390 

840 Grizzly Peak Blvd. 

Berkeley, CA 94708 

Telephone: 510/527-4116 

Facsimile: 510/527-4116 

MICHAEL W. GRAF, State Bar No. 136172 

Law Offices 

227 Behrens St. 

El Cerrito, CA 94530 

Telephone: 510/525-7222 

Facsimile: 510/525-1208 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 

MATTHEW J. MCKEOWN 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

U.S. Department of Justice 

/s/Cynthia S. Huber (as authorized 5/24/07)

CYNTHIA S. HUBER 

Assistant Section Chief 

Natural Resources Section 

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Environment and Natural Resources Division 

U.S. Department of Justice 

P.O. Box 663 

Washington, D.C. 20044-0663 

Telephone: 202-514-5273 

Facsimile: 202-305-0506 

McGREGOR W. SCOTT 

United States Attorney 

DAVID SHELLEDY 

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2700 

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 

Attorneys for Federal Defendants 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: May 25, 2007 

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