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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Regarding Expert Fees

Perez v. Tilton, C-05-5241 JSW

CARLOS PEREZ, et al.,

Plaintiffs, 

v.

JAMES TILTON, et al.,

Defendants.

PRISON LAW OFFICE

DONALD SPECTER #83925

ALISON HARDY #135966

General Delivery

San Quentin, CA 94964

Telephone: (415) 457-9144

Facsimile: (415) 457-9151

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Perez, et al.

BILL LOCKYER

Attorney General of the State of California

JAMES M. HUMES

Chief Assistant Attorney General

FRANCES T. GRUNDER

Senior Assistant Attorney General

ROCHELLE C. EAST

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000

San Francisco, CA 94102-7004

Telephone: (415) 703-5711

Facsimile: (415) 703-5843

HANSON BRIDGETT MARCUS VLAHOS

& RUDY, LLP

JERROLD C. SCHAEFER

PAUL B. MELLO

425 Market Street, 26 Floor th

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 777-3200

Facsimile: (415) 541-9366

Attorneys for Defendants Tilton, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

No. C05-5241 JSW

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER REGARDING

COMPENSATION OF

INDEPENDENT COURT EXPERTS 

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Regarding Expert Fees

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The parties, by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate to the

following regarding the compensation of the independent Court experts appointed by the

Court’s August 31, 2006, Order in this action:

The independent experts shall be compensated at the following reasonable hourly

rates for services performed in accordance with the August 31, 2006 Order Appointing

Experts Pursuant to Rule 706: $300.00 per hour, except that they will be compensated at

the rate of $100.00 per hour for travel time. All reasonable expenses incurred by the

independent experts in performing their duties under the August 31, 2006 Order shall be

reimbursed as costs.

The independent experts’ fees and expenses shall be borne by the defendants as part

of the costs of this action, pursuant to paragraph 26 of the Amended Stipulation and Order

signed and filed herein on August 21, 2006. Defendants shall deposit the sum of two

hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) with the Clerk of the Court as an interim

payment of costs. All amounts deposited with the Clerk of the Court shall be invested in an

interest-bearing account. All interest earned shall accrue to the benefit of defendants.

The independent experts shall periodically submit to the Clerk of the Court, with a

copy to defendants’ and plaintiffs’ designated representative, an itemized statement of fees

and expenses. The itemized statement shall be payable ten (10) days after submission

unless defendants within that ten (10) day period file and serve objections regarding the

itemized statement on the grounds that the services performed were not in accord with the

August 31, 2006 Order appointing the independent experts, or that the expenses claimed are

unreasonable. If defendants within the ten (10) day period file and serve objections

regarding only a part of the itemized statement, the remaining portion shall be payable. 

Defendants’ objections regarding all or part of an itemized statement will be heard and

determined by the Court or a Magistrate Judge to whom the issue is referred for decision. 

At such point that the above sum is substantially drawn down, the Court will

order defendants to deposit additional sums with the Clerk of the Court.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED AND AGREED.

AGREED TO BY THE PARTIES:

Date: September 15, 2006

 /s/ 

Alison Hardy

Attorney for Plaintiffs

Date: September 15, 2006 /s/ 

Rochelle C. East

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Defendants Tilton, FarberSzekrenyi, and Kuykendall

Date: September 15, 2006 __________________________

Paul B. Mello 

Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy

Attorneys for Defendants Tilton, FarberSzekrenyi, and Kuykendall

I, Alison Hardy, attest that Rochelle East and Paul Mello signed this document on

September 15, 2006.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: _______________, 2006 ___________________________

Honorable Jeffrey S. White

United States District Court Judge

Septmeber 18 cc: Finance Department

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