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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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Stipulation and Order Re: Payment of Interim Fees and Stay of Motion to Compel

Plata v. Schwarzenegger, No. C-01-1351 T.E.H.

MARCIANO PLATA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al.,

Defendants.

PRISON LAW OFFICE

DONALD SPECTER #83925

STEVEN FAMA #99641 

ALISON HARDY #135966

1917 Fifth Street

Berkeley, CA 94710

Telephone: (510) 280-2621

ahardy@prisonlaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

BINGHAM McCUTCHEN

WARREN E. GEORGE #53588 

Three Embarcadero Center

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 393-2000

Facsimile: (415) 393-2286

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

No. C-01-1351 T.E.H.

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER TO PAY PLAINTIFFS

INTERIM FEES AND TO STAY

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO

COMPEL PAYMENT

OF REASONABLE FEES FOR

WORK PERFORMED BY

NONPARALEGALS DURING 2009

UNTIL THE RESOLUTION OF 

PEREZ V. CATE APPEAL NO. 09-

17185

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Stipulation and Order Re: Payment of Interim Fees and Stay of Motion to Compel

Plata v. Schwarzenegger, No. C-01-1351 T.E.H. 2

STIPULATION TO PAY PLAINTIFFS INTERIM FEES AND TO STAY

PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO COMPEL PAYMENT OF FEES FOR WORK

PERFORMED BY NONPARALEGAL LITIGATION ASSISTANTS DURING 2009

UNTIL THE RESOLUTION OF PEREZ V. CATE APPEAL NO. 09-17185

Plaintiffs and Defendants STIPULATE as follows: 

1. Pursuant to the Plata Periodic Fees Order, “Plaintiffs will file a yearly motion to

compel payment of disputed items, if necessary, not later than sixty (60) days after the parties

meet and confer with respect to the statement covering the fourth quarter of each year.” 

December 17, 2002 Stipulation and Order for Periodic Collection of Attorneys' Fees and

Costs (attached as Appendix A). The parties have already stipulated to stay all attorneys' fees,

costs and expense matters related to the Three-Judge Panel and related appeals until January

17, 2011. The only fee issue remaining in dispute for 2009, other than the Three-Judge Panel

fees, is the rate or rates defendants must pay plaintiffs for work performed by paralegals and

by nonparalegal litigation assistants.

2. On June 28, 2010, the parties agreed to stay Plaintiffs’ motion to compel

regarding the rate to be paid paralegals pending final resolution of Perez, et al. v. Cate, et al.,

Court of Appeals Docket No. 09-17185, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,

including any petitions for panel or en banc rehearing, or final resolution in the United States

Supreme Court (hereinafter “Perez appeal”). Docket No. 2319. The parties agreed, however,

that plaintiffs would move to compel based on defendants’ refusal to pay any fees for work

performed by nonparalegal litigation assistants. Id.

3. Plaintiffs now withdraw their motion to compel payment for work performed by

nonparalegal litigation assistants (Docket No. 526), as defendants agree to pay these fees, at a

reduced rate. The parties agree to stay Plaintiffs’ motion regarding the final rate to be paid

nonparalegal litigation assistants pending final resolution of the Perez appeal, including any

petitions for panel or en banc rehearing, or final resolution in the United States Supreme

Court. 

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4. In the interim, defendants agree to pay nonparalegal litigation assistant fees at

the hourly rate of $82.50. For 2009, defendants will pay plaintiffs, within 30 days of the

passage of the California state budget for 2010/2011, $72,839 for 882.9 hours of hours that

defendants had previously refused to compensate. In so doing, Plaintiffs do not waive and

will enforce their right to interest in accordance with the provisions set forth in the December

17, 2002 Periodic Fees order. Nothing in this Stipulation may be deemed a waiver or

concession of any party’s legal arguments regarding this issue.

5. If the Ninth Circuit rules in the Perez appeal that the Prison Litigation Reform

Act governs paralegal fees, then the PLRA also governs nonparalegal litigation assistant fees.

6. If the requested stay is granted, the parties will meet and confer regarding

the nonparalegal rate issue, as well as the paralegal rate issue, within 10 days after the

mandate issues in the Perez appeal. If the parties are still unable to resolve this issue, Plaintiffs

will re-file a motion to compel within 60 days of the completion of the meet and confer.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Date: August 27, 2010 /s/ 

Alison Hardy

Prison Law Office

Attorney for Plaintiffs

 Date: August 30, 2010 /s/ 

Samantha Wolff

Hanson Bridgett

Attorney for Defendants

I, Alison Hardy, attest that Samantha Wolff signed this document on August 30, 2009.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ____________________ 

Thelton E. Henderson

Senior United States District Judge

08/31/10

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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Judge Thelton E. Henderson

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