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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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[PROPOSED] ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS FOR THE FOURTH 

[365007-1] QUARTER OF 2009 CASE NO. C94 2307 CW

PRISON LAW OFFICE 

DONALD SPECTER – 83925 

SARA NORMAN – 189536 

1917 Fifth Street 

Berkeley, California 94710-1916 

Telephone: (510) 280-2621 

Facsimile: (510) 280-2704 

BINGHAM McCUTCHEN 

WARREN E. GEORGE – 53588 

Three Embarcadero Center 

San Francisco, California 94111-4066 

Telephone: (415) 393-2000 

Facsimile: (415) 393-2286 

DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION & 

DEFENSE FUND, INC. 

LINDA KILB – 136101 

2212 Sixth Street 

Berkeley, California 94710-2219 

Telephone: (510) 644-2555 

Facsimile: (510) 841-8645 

ROSEN, BIEN & GALVAN, LLP 

MICHAEL W. BIEN – 096891 

ERNEST GALVAN – 196065 

GAY CROSTHWAIT GRUNFELD – 121944 

HOLLY M. BALDWIN - 191317 

315 Montgomery Street, Tenth Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104-1823 

Telephone: (415) 433-6830 

Facsimile: (415) 433-7104 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

OAKLAND DIVISION 

JOHN ARMSTRONG, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al., 

Defendants. 

 Case No. C94 2307 CW 

[PROPOSED] ORDER CONFIRMING 

UNDISPUTED BOARD OF PAROLE 

HEARINGS ATTORNEY’S FEES AND 

COSTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER 

OF 2009 

Case 4:94-cv-02307-CW Document 1715 Filed 04/21/10 Page 1 of 7
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[PROPOSED] ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS FOR THE FOURTH 

[365007-1] QUARTER OF 2009 CASE NO. C94 2307 CW

On March 26, 1997, 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, Plaintiffs served by overnight delivery their Fourth 

Quarterly Statement for 2009 on Defendants on February 12, 2010. Defendants responded on 

March 24, 2010. The parties completed their meet-and-confer process on April 8, 2010. 

As a result of the April 8, 2010 agreement, the parties are able to agree to a settlement 

of $235,891.62 for fees and costs incurred during the Fourth Quarter of 2009, for monitoring 

and fee collection activities in the Board of Parole Hearings portion of the case. Attached 

hereto as Exhibit A is a chart setting forth the fees and costs claimed by Plaintiffs for the 

Fourth Quarter of 2009, and the amounts agreed to by the parties to settle these claims. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that $235,891.62 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 

March 19, 2010, accruing at the rate provided by 28 U.S.C. § 1961. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: _______________ 

THE HONORABLE CLAUDIA WILKEN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

APPROVED AS TO FORM: 

/s/ Jay C. Russell

Jay C. Russell 

Deputy Attorney General 

Attorney for Defendants 

DATED: April 21, 2010 

/s/ Holly M. Baldwin

Holly M. Baldwin 

Rosen, Bien & Galvan, LLP 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

DATED: April 21, 2010 

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EXHIBIT A 

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MATTER FEES COSTS

BPH MONITORING WORK 223,332.75 $ 9,573.34 $ 

BPH FEES WORK 2,977.00 $ 8.53 $ 

TOTALS: 226,309.75 $ 9,581.87 $ 

 GRAND TOTAL: $ 235,891.62

Armstrong v. Schwarzenegger

Undisputed Fees - 4th Quarterly Statement of 2009

October 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009

SUMMARY OF UNDISPUTED FEES AND COSTS

Total Summary 4th Quarter, 2009 4/12/2010

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Hours Hours

581-4 Actual Claimed Claimed Originally Withdrawn Undisputed 2008 Fees Now Owing

Attorney/Law Firm Hours Hours Fees In Dispute By Pltfs Hours Rates

ROSEN BIEN & GALVAN

Michael W. Bien (MWB) 22.50 22.50 14,400.00 $ 1.30 0.39 22.11 $640 14,150.40 $ Gay C Grunfeld (GCG) 53.00 52.70 25,032.50 $ 12.60 3.78 48.92 475 23,237.00 $ Ernest Galvan (EG) 2.80 2.80 1,260.00 $ 1.60 0.48 2.32 450 1,044.00 $ Tom Nolan (TN) 54.00 54.00 23,760.00 $ 0.00 0.00 54.00 440 23,760.00 $ Holly M. Baldwin (HMB) 64.50 64.50 27,412.50 $ 22.00 6.60 57.90 425 24,607.50 $ Maria Morris (MVM) 0.70 0.70 259.00 $ 0.70 0.21 0.49 370 181.30 $ Anne H. Mania (AHM) 15.50 15.50 5,735.00 $ 1.80 0.54 14.96 370 5,535.20 $ Shirley Huey (SH) 35.70 35.70 12,852.00 $ 0.70 0.21 35.49 360 12,776.40 $ Kenneth M. Walczak (KMW) 33.00 32.50 11,050.00 $ 0.00 0.00 32.50 340 11,050.00 $ Lisa Ells (LAE) 13.70 13.40 3,953.00 $ 12.50 3.75 9.65 295 2,846.75 $ R. Blake Thompson (RBT) 101.00 100.90 27,243.00 $ 46.40 13.92 86.98 270 23,484.60 $ Mark Feeser (MRF) 0.80 0.80 216.00 $ 0.80 0.24 0.56 270 151.20 $ Karen Stilber (KES) 27.10 25.50 5,355.00 $ 0.10 0.03 25.47 210 5,348.70 $ Sofia Millham (SAM) 3.60 3.20 576.00 $ 2.20 0.66 2.54 180 457.20 $ Matt Harrison (MRH) 54.50 41.10 6,987.00 $ 12.40 3.72 37.38 170 6,354.60 $ Ritika Aggarwal (RSA) 53.90 42.60 7,242.00 $ 11.10 3.33 39.27 170 6,675.90 $ Haruka Roudebush (HR) 6.10 3.80 646.00 $ 0.00 0.00 3.80 170 646.00 $ Claire Hoffmann (CAH) 2.30 0.00 - $ 0.00 0.00 0.00 160 - $ Adrienne Wilson (AGW) 0.20 0.00 - $ 0.00 0.00 0.00 160 - $ 

TOTAL RBG 544.90 512.20 173,979.00 $ 126.20 37.86 474.34 162,306.75 $ 

Bingham, McCutchen

Geoffrey Holtz (GH) 0.20 0.20 117.00 $ 0.00 0.20 585 117.00 $ Tracey Berger (TB) 31.90 31.90 11,005.50 $ 0.00 31.90 345 11,005.50 $ Frank Busch (FB) 37.10 37.10 $ 10,573.50 0.00 37.10 285 10,573.50 $ 

TOTAL PLO 69.20 69.20 21,696.00 $ 0.00 0.00 69.20 21,696.00 $ 

Prison Law Office

Susan Christian (SDC) 82.80 82.80 $ 39,330.00 0.00 0.00 82.80 $475 39,330.0 $ 0

TOTAL DREDF 82.80 82.80 39,330.00 $ 0.00 0.00 82.80 39,330.00 $ 

Total Monitoring - All Offices 614.10 581.40 235,005.00 $ 126.20 37.86 543.54 223,332.75 $ 

Armstrong v. Schwarzenegger

Summary of Disputed and Undisputed Fees 

4th Quarter - October 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009

BPH Monitoring Work

 4th Qtr Undisputed Totals 

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581-4A Actual Claimed Claimed Undisputed 2008 Fees Now

Attorney/Law Firm Hours Hours Fees Hours Rate Owing

ROSEN BIEN & GALVAN

Holly M. Baldwin (HMB) 3.2 3.2 1,360.00 $ 3.20 $425 1,360.00 $ Sofia Millham (SAM) 2.30 2.30 $ 2.30 180 414.00 414.00 $ 

TOTAL RBG 2.30 2.30 414.00 $ 2.30 1,774.00 $ 

Bingham, McCutchen

Geoffrey Holtz (GH) 1.80 1.80 1,053.0 $ 1.80 585 1,053.0 0 $ 0

TOTAL Bingham 1.80 1.80 1,053.00 $ 1.80 1,053.00 $ 

PRISON LAW OFFICE

Edie DeGraff (ED) 1.00 1.00 $ 150.00 1.00 150 150.00 $ 

TOTAL PLO 1.00 1.00 150.00 $ 1.00 150.00 $ 

Total Fees - All Offices 3.30 3.30 564.00 $ 3.30 2,977.00 $ 

BPH Fees Work

Armstrong v. Schwarzenegger

Summary of Disputed and Undisputed Fees 

4th Quarter - October 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009

 4th Qtr Undisputed Totals 

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Claimed Disputed Undisputed Disputed

Rosen, Bien & Galvan (581-4) Costs Costs Costs Costs

Photocopying (in-house) $ 3,149.80 $ - $ 3,149.80 $ -

Photocopying (outside) $ 481.65 $ - $ 481.65

Postage & Delivery $ 625.33 $ - $ 625.33 $ -

Travel - Mileage, Tolls, Food $ 3,655.67 $ - $ 3,655.67 $ -

Westlaw $ 304.66 $ - $ 304.66 $ -

Online Research - PACER $ 13.68 $ - $ 13.68 $ -

Telephone $ - 4.62 $ 4.62 $ - $ 

Total RBG Costs: 8,235.41 $ - $ 8,235.41 $ - $ 

Bingham, McCutchen

Travel - Mileage, Tolls, Food $ - 592.22 $ 592.22 $ - $ 

$ - 592.22 $ 592.22 $ - $ 

Prison Law Office

Sue Christian Travel Expenses $ - 745.71 $ 745.71 $ - $ 

Total DREDF Costs: $ - 745.71 $ 745.71 $ - $ 

TOTAL UNDISPUTED BPH MONITORING COSTS $ 9,573.34 9,573.34 $ 

TOTAL UNDISPUTED

Claimed Disputed Undisputed Disputed

Rosen, Bien & Galvan (581-4A) Costs Costs Costs Costs

Postage and Delivery $ 8.53 8.53 $ - $ 

Total RBG Costs: $ 8.53 $ - $ 8.53 $ -

TOTAL UNDISPUTED BPH FEES COSTS 9,581.87 $ -$ $ 9,581.87 -$ 

Matter: BPH Fees

Matter: BPH Merits/Monitoring

Armstrong v. Schwarzenegger

Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2009

October 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009

 Undisputed Costs 

COSTS SUMMARY 4th Quarter 2009 4/12/2010

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