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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:7413(b) Clean Air Act

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SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE

Assistant Attorney General

Environment and Natural Resources Division

NORMAN L. RAVE, JR.

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment and Natural Resources Division

Environmental Defense Section

P.O. Box 23986

Washington, D.C. 20026-3986

Tel: (202) 616-7568 / Fax: (202) 514-8865

Attorneys for Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

MEDICAL ADVOCATES FOR HEALTHY

AIR, SIERRA CLUB, and LATINO ISSUES

FORUM, 

Plaintiffs,

v.

STEPHEN L. JOHNSON, in his official

capacity as Administrator of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency, and

WAYNE NASTRI, in his official capacity as

Regional Administrator for Region IX of the

United States Environmental Protection

Agency, 

Defendants,

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SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED AIR

POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT,

Defendant-Intervenor.

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Case No. C-06-00093 SBA

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER

SETTLING PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIMS

FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS 

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Plaintiffs Medical Advocates for Healthy Air, Sierra Club and the Latino Issues Forum,

and Defendants Stephen L. Johnson, in his official capacity as Administrator of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), and Wayne Nastri, in his official capacity as

Regional Administrator for Region IX of the EPA, by and through their undersigned counsel, say

as follows: 

WHEREAS, on January 9, 2006, Plaintiffs filed a Complaint for Declaratory and

Injunctive Relief alleging that Defendants violated Clean Air Act section 110(c)(1), 42 U.S.C.

§ 7410(c)(1); 

WHEREAS, on July 5, 2006, the Court issued an Order granting Plaintiffs’ motion for

summary judgment;

WHEREAS, the Court entered Judgment in favor of Plaintiffs on July 24, 2006;

WHEREAS, the Court granted the parties’ stipulation to extend the time for Plaintiffs to

file a motion seeking attorneys’ fees and bill of costs on July 24, 2006;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have presented Defendants with a claim for attorneys’ fees and

costs in this matter; 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that it is in the interest of the parties and judicial economy

to settle the Plaintiffs’ claim for attorneys’ fees and costs in this action without protracted

litigation; 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby Stipulate and Agree as follows:

1. Defendants agree to pay Plaintiffs, and Plaintiffs agree to accept, the total amount of

eighty-three thousand one hundred and thirty-four dollars and eleven cents ($83,134.11) in full

settlement of all claims for costs and attorneys’ fees in the above-captioned litigation;

2. In the event that the payment required by Paragraph 1 is not made within 90 days of

entry of this Order, interest on the unpaid balance shall be paid at the rate established pursuant to

section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9607(a), commencing on the effective date of this Order

and accruing through the date of the payment.

3. By this agreement, Defendants do not waive any right to contest fees claimed by

Plaintiffs or Plaintiffs’ counsel, including the hourly rate, in any future litigation. Further, this

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stipulation as to attorneys' fees and costs has no precedential value and shall not be used

as evidence by either Defendants or Plaintiffs in any other attorneys' fees litigation.

Dated: October 4, 2006. Dated: October 4, 2006.

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PAUL R. CORT

GEORGE TORGUN

DEBORAH S. REAMES

Earthjustice

426 17th Street, 5th Floor

Oakland, CA 94612

Tel: (510) 550-6725

Fax: (510) 550-6749

SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE

Assistant Attorney General

Environment and Natural Resources Division

________/S/_________________

NORMAN L. RAVE, JR.

Trial Attorney

United States Department of Justice

Environment and Natural Resources Division

Environmental Defense Section

P.O. Box 23986

Washington, D.C. 20026-3986

Tel: (202) 616-7568

Fax: (202) 514-8865

KEVIN V. RYAN

United States Attorney

JAMES CODA

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Ave.

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-7200

Counsel for Defendants

The Court hereby approves and orders each and every term of this stipulated settlement.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 10-6-06 ___________________________ Date SAUNDRA B. ARMSTRONG

United States District Court Judge

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