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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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William C. McNeill, III, State Bar No. 64392

Elizabeth Kristen, State Bar No. 218227

LEGAL AID SOCIETYEMPLOYMENT LAW CENTER

180 Montgomery Street, Suite 600

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 864-8848

Facsimile: (415) 593-0096

Email: wmcneill@las-elc.org

 ekristen@las-elc.org

Daniel S. Mason, State Bar No. 54065

Patrick Clayton, State Bar No. 240191

ZELLE HOFMANN VOELBEL & MASON LLP

44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3400

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 693-0700

Facsimile: (415) 693-0770

Email: pclayton@zelle.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (OAKLAND DIVISION)

MICHAEL DRAGOVICH, MICHAEL

GAITLEY, ELIZABETH LITTERAL,

PATRICIA FITZSIMMONS, CAROLYN

LIGHT, CHERYL LIGHT, DAVID BEERS,

CHARLES COLE, RAFAEL V. DOMINGUEZ, 

and JOSE G. HERMOSILLO, on behalf of 

themselves and all others similarly situated,

 Plaintiffs,

 v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE

TREASURY, TIMOTHY GEITHNER, in his

official capacity as Secretary of the Treasury,

United States Department of the Treasury,

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DOUGLAS

SHULMAN, in his official capacity as

Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service,

BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’

RETIREMENT SYSTEM, and ANNE

STAUSBOLL, in her official capacity as Chief

Executive Officer, CalPERS,

 Defendants.

Case No. 4:10-cv-01564-CW

Assigned to the Hon. Claudia Wilken

JOINT STIPULATION AND PROPOSED 

ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFFS’

MOTION FOR REASONABLE 

ATTORNEYS’ FEES, COSTS

AND EXPENSES

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WHEREAS, on December 12, 2014, Plaintiffs filed a Joint Stipulation and 

Proposed Order are seeking additional time within which to file their motion for 

reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses and setting a briefing schedule;

WHEREAS, on December 15, 2014, this Court entered an order granting 

Plaintiffs additional time and setting a briefing schedule;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ opening brief is due January 30, 2015;

WHEREAS, on January 19, 2015, Plaintiffs’ counsel emailed Defendants’ 

counsel asking to meet and confer pursuant to Local Rule 54-5(a);

WHEREAS, on January 22, 2015, counsel for Plaintiffs, the federal Defendants 

and the state Defendants met and conferred telephonically. During this productive phone 

call, the parties agreed to further discuss Plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses 

once Plaintiffs’ counsel could provide a more detailed breakdown of fees, costs and 

expenses to Defendants;

WHEREAS, both counsel for federal and state Defendants indicated that they 

would stipulate to more time for Plaintiffs’ motion should Plaintiffs request more time;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ counsel has been working diligently on the motion for 

reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses but due to the press of other litigation 

matters (including an appellate fee reply in Ollier v. Sweetwater, Case No. 12-56348 (due 

February 23, 2015)), the complicated nature of the motion, the time required to review 

and categorize time spent (more than 2000 hours) by two organizations regarding three 

defendants and claims of same-sex plaintiffs and domestic partner plaintiffs over five 

years, and the possibility of further productive meet and confer sessions with the federal 

and state Defendants that could narrow the issues in dispute in the motion, Plaintiffs’ 

counsel is seeking to modify the briefing schedule to afford Plaintiffs’ counsel additional 

time to file the motion for reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses;

WHEREAS, all parties have agreed to a stipulated briefing schedule;

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 

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Plaintiffs’ motion for reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses will be filed 

on or before March 12, 2015. 

Defendants’ opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion for reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs 

and expenses will be filed on or before April 27, 2015.

Plaintiffs’ reply in support of their motion for reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs 

and expenses will be filed on or before May 21, 2015.

The hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion for reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and

expenses will be on June 11, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

So stipulated,

THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY –

EMPLOYMENT LAW CENTER

 

Dated: January 26, 2015 By: /S/ Elizabeth Kristen

Elizabeth Kristen

BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF 

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ 

RETIREMENT SYSTEM, and ANNE 

STAUSBOLL

Dated: January 26, 2015 By: /S/ Jennifer Morrow

Jennifer Morrow, Counsel for Defendants CalPERS 

and Stausboll

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

CIVIL DIVISION

Dated: January 26, 2015 By: /S/ Jean Lin

Jean Lin, Counsel for Federal Defendants

BIPARTISAN LEGAL ADVISORY GROUP 

OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Dated: January 26, 2015 By: /S/ Kerry W. Kircher

Kerry W. Kircher, Counsel for 

Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group 

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GENERAL ORDER 45 ATTESTATION

In accordance with General Order 45, concurrence in the filing of this document has been 

obtained from each of the signatories, and I shall maintain records to support this concurrence 

for subsequent production for the court if so ordered or for inspection upon request by a party.

/S/ Elizabeth Kristen

Elizabeth Kristen

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ORDER

It is so ordered.

Dated UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1/28/2015

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