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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 to Resolve Attys Fees/Costs 

KEVIN V. RYAN (CSBN 118321)

United States Attorney

JAMES CODA (SBN 1012669 (WI))

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Ave., Box 36055

San Francisco, CA 94102

Telephone: (415) 536-6967

Facsimile: (415) 436-6748

MATTHEW McKEOWN

Acting Assistant Attorney General

CYNTHIA S. HUBER

cynthia.huber@usdoj.gov

Acting Assistant Section Chief

RACHEL A. DOUGAN

Environment and Natural Resources Div.

U.S. Dept. of Justice

P.O. Box 663, Ben Franklin Station

Washington, DC 20044-0663

Tel: (202) 514-5273/Facsimile: (202) 305-0506

Attorneys for Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SIERRA CLUB, ET AL., ) Case No. 05-CV-00397 CRB 

Plaintiffs, )

v. )

)

DALE BOSWORTH, in his official capacity ) STIPULATION 

as Chief of the United States Forest Service, ) RESOLVING PLAINTIFFS’

ET AL., ) CLAIMS FOR ATTORNEYS’

Defendants, ) FEES AND COSTS;

) [PROPOSED] ORDER

and )

)

SIERRA FOREST PRODUCTS, )

Defendant-Intervenors. )

______________________________________ )

In the interests of judicial economy, to avoid litigating a request for attorneys’ fees and

costs, the Parties hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

1. The Forest Service agrees to settle the claims for costs and attorneys’ fees of

Plaintiffs Tule River Conservancy, Center for Biological Diversity, Sequoia Forestkeeper, Sierra

Nevada Forest Protection Campaign, and Earth Island Institute for a total payment of

$323,094.00. The Parties agree that Plaintiff Sierra Club is not eligible for attorneys fees as a

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plaintiff under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”); provided, however, that Sierra Club

attorneys may be reimbursed for legal services rendered to EAJA-eligible parties. 

2. Payment shall be made to Earthjustice and conveyed by check to the attention of

Deborah S. Reames, Earthjustice, Oakland Regional Office, 426 17 Street, 5th Floor, Oakland, th

CA 94612, or by electronic funds transfer in accordance with the instructions provided to the

Forest Service. Payment shall be made within sixty (60) days of the withdrawal, or resolution in 

Plaintiffs’ favor, of the Defendants’ appeal in this case.

3. Plaintiffs agree to accept payment of $323,094.00 in full satisfaction of any and

all claims for attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation to which Plaintiffs allege they are entitled in

the above-captioned litigation. This agreement excludes any fees and costs incurred after the

Effective Date in connection with the appeal or 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 Defendants, nor shall the settlement be cited in any other litigation except as

necessary to enforce the terms of the stipulation. 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 constitute, a commitment or requirement that 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 Defendants in this litigation was not substantially justified.

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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.

Respectfully submitted,

Matthew J. McKeown

Acting Assistant Attorney General

Environment and Natural Resources

 Division

Dated: February 2, 2007 ______/ s /_________________

Cynthia S. Huber

Acting Assistant Section Chief

Rachel Dougan

Trial Attorney

Natural Resources Section

Environment and Natural Resources

 Division

U.S. Department of Justice

P.O. Box 663

Washington, D.C. 20044

(202) 514-5273

Kevin V. Ryan (SBN 118321)

United States Attorney

Northern District of California

James Coda (SBN 1012669(WI))

Assistant United States Attorney

Northern District of California

450 Golden Gate Avenue

P.O. Box 36055

San Francisco, CA 94102

(415) 436-6748

Attorneys For Defendants

Deputy Attorneys General

By: /s/ (as authorized on 1/25/07) 

Patrick Gallagher

Eric Huber

Attorneys for the Sierra Club and Tule River

Conservancy

Deborah Reames

George Torgun

EARTHJUSTICE

Attorneys for Sierra Nevada Forest Protection

Campaign and Center for Biological Diversity

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Rachel M. Fazio

JOHN MUIR PROJECT

Attorneys for Earth Island Institute and Sequoia

Forestkeeper

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

________________________________

 Hon. Charles R. Breyer

February 7, 2007

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on February 2, 2007, I caused a copy of Stipulation Resolving

Plaintiffs’ Claim for Attorney’s Fees and Costs; and [Proposed] Order to be served by ECF

electronic filing on the following:

Patrick Gallagher Eric Huber

Sierra Club Sierra Club

85 Second Street 2260 Baseline Road, Suite 105

San Francisco, CA 94104 Boulder, CO 80302

pat.gallagher@sierraclub.org Eric.huber@sierraclub.org

Deborah Reames Rachel Fazio

George M. Torgun P.O. Box 697

Earthjustice Cedar Ridge, CA 95924

426 17 Street, 5 Floor Rfazio@nccn.net

th th

Oakland, CA 94612

dreames@earthjustice.org

gtorgun@earthjustice.org

Dennis Mac Wilson Scott Horngren

7801 Folsom Blvd., Suite 105 Haglund, Kelley, Horngren & Jones LLP

Sacramento, CA 95826 101 SW Main Street, Suite 1800

denniswilson@covad.net Portland, OR 97204

horngren@hk-law.com

Sally M. Knox

Claudia Polsky

Deputy Attorney General

State of California

1515 Clay Street, 20 Floor th

Oakland, CA 94612-1413

510-622-2270

Sally.Knox@doj.ca.gov

______/s/_____________________

Cynthia S. Huber

Counsel for Defendants

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