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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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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS 

PRISON LAW OFFICE

DONALD SPECTER (State Bar # 83925)

STEVE FAMA (State Bar # 99641)

General Delivery

San Quentin, California 94964

Telephone (415) 457-9144

BINGHAM McCUTCHEN

WARREN GEORGE (State Bar # 53588)

Three Embarcadero Center

San Francisco, California 94111-4066

Telephone (415) 393-2000

ROSEN, BIEN & ASARO, LLP

MICHAEL W. BIEN (State Bar # 096891)

SANFORD JAY ROSEN (State Bar # 062566)

THOMAS NOLAN (State Bar # 169692)

ERNEST GALVAN (State Bar # 196065)

155 Montgomery Street, 8th Floor San Francisco, California 94104

Telephone (415) 433-6830

HELLER, EHRMAN, WHITE & McAULIFFE

RICHARD L. GOFF (State Bar # 36377)

701 Fifth Avenue

Seattle, Washington 98104

Telephone (206) 447-0900

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RALPH COLEMAN,

Plaintiff,

vs.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al.,

Defendants

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Case No. Civ. S 90-0520 LKK-JFM

STIPULATION AND ORDER

CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED

ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS

FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER

OF 2004 AND RESOLVING

DISPUTED ATTORNEYS’ FEES

AND COSTS ON THE SECOND

AND THIRD QUARTERLY

STATEMENTS OF 2004

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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS 

On March 19, 1996, the District Court established procedures by which plaintiffs

are to collect periodic attorneys’ fees and costs in this case in connection with their work

monitoring defendants’ compliance with the Court’s Orders and collecting fees. 

Pursuant to these procedures, the parties have met and conferred concerning fees

and costs incurred by plaintiffs’ attorneys during the Fourth Quarter of 2004. Plaintiffs

have also had an annual meet and confer in order to resolve fees that remained in dispute

from the second, third, and fourth quarter of 2004. 

Results of Meet and Confer Regarding Fourth Quarter 2004 Statement: As a result

of the meet and confer session concerning the Fourth Quarter Statement for 2004, the

parties are able to agree to the payment of $324,508.89 in fees and costs incurred during

the Fourth Quarter of 2004. Attached hereto as Exhibit A are charts setting forth the fees

and expenses now due and owing on the Fourth Quarter of 2004. This agreement

resolves all disputed fees and costs for the Fourth Quarter of 2004 except for $8,722.50 in

fees and costs incurred by plaintiffs in investigating and challenging classification

policies of the CDC that interfere with access by members of the plaintiff class to mental

health care. The parties agree to defer any dispute over the payment of this $8,722.50 in

fees and agree that plaintiffs may seek compensation this time in the future once the

status of these issues has been addressed more thoroughly in the case.

WHEREFORE, IT IS CONFIRMED that $324,508.89 is due and collectable as of

45 days from the date of entry of this order. Daily interest runs from March 10, 2005 at

the rate of 3.25%.

Amount Interest Rate Daily Interest Interesting Began Accruing

$324,508.89 3.25% $28.89 March 10, 2004 

(Interest accrues at the rate provided by 28 U.S.C. § 1961.)

Results of Annual Meet and Confer Regarding Disputed Second Quarter Fees: The

parties also reached agreement on the amounts remaining in dispute on the Second

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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS 

Quarterly Statement for 2004, and agree to a payment of $3,178.84 on the previously

disputed items, as reflected in Exhibit B. 

WHEREFORE, IT IS CONFIRMED that $3,178.84 is due and collectable as of 45

days from the date of entry of this order. Daily interest runs from September 7, 2004 at

the rate of 2.13%.

Amount Interest Rate Daily Interest Interesting Began Accruing

$3,178.84 2.13% $0.19 September 7, 2004

(Interest accrues at the rate provided by 28 U.S.C. § 1961.)

Results of Annual Meet and Confer Regarding Disputed Third Quarter 2004 Fees:

The parties also met and conferred regarding fees which remained in dispute from the

Third Quarter 2004 and reached agreement on the amounts remaining in dispute on the

Third Quarterly Statement for 2004. As a result of the meet and confer, the parties hereby

agree to a payment of $5,300.96 on the previously disputed items, as reflected in Exhibit

C. As to the Third Quarter of 2004, this agreement resolves all disputed fees and costs

except for $621.25 in fees and costs incurred by plaintiffs in investigating and

challenging classification policies of the CDC that interfere with access by members of

the plaintiff class to mental health care. The parties agree to defer any dispute over the

payment of this $621.25 in fees and agree that plaintiffs may seek compensation this time

in the future once the status of these issues has been addressed more thoroughly in the

case.

WHEREFORE, IT IS CONFIRMED that $5,300.96 is due and collectable as of

45 days from the date of entry of this order. Daily interest runs from December 23, 2004

at the rate of 2.70%.

Amount Interest Rate Daily Interest Interesting Began Accruing

$5,300.96 2.70% $.39 December 23, 2004

(Interest accrues at the rate provided by 28 U.S.C. § 1961.)

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STIPULATION AND ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS 

WHEREFORE, IT IS CONFIRMED that $332,988.69, plus interest is due and collectable

as of 45 days from the date of entry of this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 22, 2005.

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

/s/ DATED: June 19, 2005 

Lisa Tillman, Esq.

Deputy Attorney General

Attorney for Defendants

 /s/ DATED: June 21, 2005 

Thomas Nolan, Esq.

Rosen, Bien & Asaro

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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