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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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[4408272.1]

STIPULATION AND ORDER CONFIRMING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS

FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2023

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-DB

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

CONFIRMING ATTORNEYS’ FEES 

AND COSTS FOR THE THIRD

QUARTER OF 2023

Judge: Hon. Deborah Barnes

Case 2:90-cv-00520-KJM-SCR Document 8096 Filed 12/22/23 Page 1 of 2
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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONFIRMING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS

FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2023

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

Statement for the Third Quarter of 2023 to Defendants via e-mail on November 17, 2023. 

The parties completed their meet and confer process on December 19, 2023. The parties 

have resolved all disputes regarding fees and costs for the Third Quarter of 2023, with an 

agreement to reduce claimed amounts to a total of $1,255,685.01 calculated at a rate of 

$246.00 per hour pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. § 1997e(d)(3).

THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE that 

$1,255,685.01 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 18, 2023

(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 21, 2023 /s/ Elise Thorn

Elise Thorn

Deputy Attorney General

Attorneys for Defendants

DATED: December 21, 2023 /s/ Lisa Ells

Lisa Ells

ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD LLP

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 21, 2023

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