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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act

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STIPULATED AGREEMENT REGARDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND ORDER

No. 2:05-cv-0299-MCE-EFB 1

SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE

Assistant Attorney General

BEVERLY F. LI

Trial Attorney

United States Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

P.O. Box 663

Washington, DC 20044-0663

Tel: (202) 353-9213

Fax: (202) 514-8865

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

DAVID SHELLEDY

Assistant United States Attorney

501 I Street, 10th Floor

Sacramento, California 95814

Tel: (916) 554-2700

david.shelledy@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendant

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KLAMATH-SISKIYOU WILDLANDS ) Case No. 2:05-cv-0299-MCE-EFB

CENTER, ENVIRONMENTAL )

PROTECTION INFORMATION )

CENTER, and KLAMATH FOREST )

ALLIANCE, ) STIPULATED AGREEMENT AND

) ORDER REGARDING ATTORNEYS’

Plaintiffs, ) FEES

)

v. )

)

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, )

)

Defendant. )

____________________________________)

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Environmental Protection 

Information Center, and Klamath Forest Alliance challenge under the National Environmental

Policy Act (“NEPA”) the adequacy of the Record of Decision and the Final Environmental

Impact Statement that Defendant the Forest Service prepared for the Meteor Project in the

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Klamath National Forest;

WHEREAS, this Court in its Memorandum and Order dated July 14, 2006, held 

that the Project did not conform with NEPA on several grounds, finding that the Forest Service

failed to adequately analyze effects of harvesting large trees, failed to adequately disclose

information showing compliance with Forest Plan requirements for snag and green tree retention,

failed to adequately disclose natural background turbidity levels, and improperly tiered to

environmental assessments;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have indicated that they intend to seek attorneys’ fees and costs for

their prosecution of this litigation, and Defendant would oppose such a motion; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Defendant (collectively, “the Parties”) believe that it is in the 

interests of judicial economy to avoid litigating a request for attorneys’ fees and costs and to

avoid diverting Agency resources; 

THEREFORE, in the interests of the public, the Parties, and judicial economy, the Parties 

hereby stipulate and agree to the following:

1. Defendant agrees to pay the lump sum total of forty-nine thousand, eight hundred dollars

($49,800) in full and complete satisfaction of any and all claims, demands, rights, and

causes of action pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), and/or

any other statute and/or common law theory, for all attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by

Plaintiffs, individually and/or severally, in this litigation through and including the date

this stipulated agreement is executed by Plaintiffs. 

2. Defendant will make full payment within sixty (60) days of filing this Agreement with the

Court. 

3. Plaintiffs agree that receipt of this payment from Defendant shall operate as a release of

any and all claims for attorneys’ fees and costs that Plaintiffs may seek to pursue in this

matter relating to the litigation or settlement through the date of this Agreement.

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4. The Forest Service’s payment, as identified in Paragraph 2 above, shall be accomplished

by the Forest Service using an electronic fund transfer to deposit the $49,800.00

settlement amount into the Client Trust Account of Plaintiffs’ attorneys, the Pacific

Environmental Advocacy Center (“PEAC”). Plaintiffs’ attorneys shall provide the

appropriate account number to the undersigned Forest Service counsel. Thereafter, the

Forest Service shall make the electronic fund transfer to the specified account of:

Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center

IOLTA Trust Account

Key Bank

Mailcode: OR-20-99-0034

6335 SW Capitol Highway

Portland, OR 97239.

5. Plaintiffs and PEAC agree to hold harmless Defendant in any litigation, further suit, or

claim arising from the deposit of the agreed-upon $49,800.00 settlement amount into the

PEAC Client Trust Account identified in Paragraph 4 above.

6. If the Forest Service does not provide full payment within 60 days of the Parties’ filing

this Agreement with the Court, interest on any unpaid amount shall accrue beginning on

the 61st day after the filing this Agreement with the Court. The rate of interest for any

unpaid amount shall be the rate of interest specified in 28 U.S.C. § 1961. 

7. Nothing in the terms of this Stipulated Agreement shall be construed to limit or deny the

power of a federal official to promulgate or amend regulations.

8. No provision of this Stipulated Agreement shall be interpreted as or constitute a

commitment or requirement that Defendant obligate or pay funds in violation of the

Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. § 1341, or any other law or regulation.

9. This Settlement Agreement does not represent an admission by any Party to any fact,

claim, or defense in any issue in this lawsuit. This Stipulation has no precedential value

and shall not be used as evidence of such in any litigation, including any and all claims

for attorneys’ fees and costs that Plaintiffs may accrue or seek for work conducted after

the date of this Agreement. 

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10. The undersigned representatives of the Parties certify that they are fully authorized by the

party or parties whom they represent to enter into the terms and conditions of this

Stipulated Agreement and to legally bind the Parties to it.

IT IS HEREBY AGREED.

Date: January 18, 2007

 /s/ Susan Jane Brown 

Susan Jane Brown

Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center

10015 SW Terwiliger Boulevard

Portland, OR 97219

Tel: 503-768-6823

Fax: 503-768-6642

Attorney for Plaintiffs

Date: January 18, 2007

SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE

Assistant Attorney General

/s/ Beverly F. Li 

BEVERLY F. LI 

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment and Natural Resources

Division-NRS

P.O. Box 663

Washington, DC 20044-0663

Tel: (202) 353-9213

Fax: (202) 514-8865

Attorney for Defendants

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 24, 2007

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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