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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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[4619061.1] 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONFIRMING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS 

FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2024 

MICHAEL W. BIEN – 096891 

ERNEST GALVAN – 196065 

LISA ELLS – 243657 

ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & 

GRUNFELD LLP 

101 Mission Street, Sixth Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105-1738 

Telephone: (415) 433-6830 

DONALD SPECTER – 083925 

STEVEN FAMA – 099641 

PRISON LAW OFFICE 

1917 Fifth Street 

Berkeley, California 94710-1916 

Telephone: (510) 280-2621 

 CLAUDIA CENTER – 158255 

DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION 

AND DEFENSE FUND, INC. 

Ed Roberts Campus 

307 Adeline Street, Suite 210 

Berkeley, California 94703-2578 

Telephone: (510) 644-2555 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RALPH COLEMAN, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., 

Defendants. 

 Case No. 2:90-cv-00520-KJM-SCR 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER CONFIRMING ATTORNEYS’ 

FEES AND COSTS FOR THE THIRD 

QUARTER OF 2024 

Judge: Hon. Sean C. Riordan 

Case 2:90-cv-00520-KJM-SCR Document 8509 Filed 01/03/25 Page 1 of 2
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER CONFIRMING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS 

FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2024 

Pursuant to the periodic fees process in this case, Plaintiffs sent their Quarterly 

Statement for the Third Quarter of 2024 to Defendants via e-mail on November 8, 2024. 

The parties completed their meet and confer process on December 10, 2024. The parties 

have resolved all disputes regarding fees and costs for the Third Quarter of 2024, with an 

agreement to reduce claimed amounts to a total of $1,100,677.64 calculated at a rate of 

$258.00 per hour pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. § 1997e(d)(3). 

THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE that 

$1,100,677.64 plus interest is due and collectable as of forty-five days from the date of 

entry of this Order. Interest on these fees and costs will run from December 9, 2024 

(31 days after Defendants’ receipt of Plaintiffs’ statement), accruing at the rate provided by 

28 U.S.C. § 1961. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: December 18, 2024 /s/ Damon McClain 

 Damon McClain 

Supervising Deputy Attorney General 

Attorneys for Defendants 

DATED: December 18, 2024 /s/ Lisa Ells 

 Lisa Ells 

ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD LLP 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: Janiuary 2, 2025 

 Honorable Sean C. Riordan 

United States Magistrate Judge 

Case 2:90-cv-00520-KJM-SCR Document 8509 Filed 01/03/25 Page 2 of 2