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

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[Proposed] Order for Special Master Compensation

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BILL LOCKYER

Attorney General of the State of California

JAMES M. HUMES

Chief Assistant Attorney General

FRANCES T. GRUNDER

Senior Assistant Attorney General

ROCHELLE C. EAST

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

BENJAMIN T. RICE, State Bar No. 199754

Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 324-2445

Fax: (916) 324-5205

Attorneys for Defendants Schwarzenegger, et al.

CA1997CS0005

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JERRY VALDIVIA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al.,

Defendants.

2:94-cv-0671 LKK GGH P

ORDER FOR SPECIAL

MASTER COMPENSATION

On May 23, 2005, upon Defendants’ motion, this Court ordered that a special master

be appointed in this case. The Order of Reference defining the duties of the special master was

filed by this Court on August 19, 2005. This Court appointed Chase Riveland as special master

on December 16, 2005. Mr. Riveland, following no objection by either party, has appointed

Virginia Morrison and Nancy Campbell as deputy special masters.

In conjunction with those previously filed Orders, it is further ordered that Special

Master Chase Riveland shall be compensated at the rate of $200 per hour for services performed

in accordance with the Order of Reference, except that he shall be compensated at the rate of 

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$90 per hour for travel time. Deputy Special Master Virginia Morrison shall be compensated at

the same rates as Mr. Riveland. Deputy Special Master Nancy M. Campbell shall be

compensated at the rate of $180 per hour for services performed in accordance with the Order of

Reference, except that she shall be compensated at the rate of $90 per hour for travel time. All

reasonable expenses incurred by the special master in performing the duties under the Order of

Reference shall be reimbursed as costs of the mastership. 

Pursuant to the Order of Reference, the special master’s fees and expenses shall be

borne by the Defendants. Defendants are hereby ordered to deposit, within 30 days of the date of

this Order, the sum of $500,000 with the clerk of this court as an interim payment of costs, which

shall be invested in an interest-bearing account. All interest earned in the account shall accrue to

the benefit of Defendants. The special master shall periodically submit to the Clerk of the Court,

with a copy to Defendants’ and Plaintiffs’ designated representatives, an itemized statement of

the special master’s and deputy special masters’ fees and expenses, which shall be payable upon

receipt. When the above sum is substantially drawn down, the court may order Defendants to

deposit additional sums with the Clerk of the Court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 2, 2006. /s/Lawrence K. Karlton 

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

Senior Judge

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Dated: February 1, 2006 /s/ Ernest Galvan

ERNEST GALVAN

Rosen Bien & Asaro

Attorneys for Plainitffs

Dated: February 1, 2006 /s/ Benjamin T. Rice

BENJAMIN T. RICE

Deputy Attorney General

Attorney for Defendants

94cv671.mastercomp.0202.wpd

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