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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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STIP., APPLICATION & ORDER GRANTING SUPPL. AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES TO HO PLAINTIFFS 

Related Case Nos. C-78-1445-WHA, C-94-2418-WHA 

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Anthony K. Lee (State Bar No. 156018) 

Attorney at Law 

580 California Street, 16th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 439-4862 

Facsimile: (415) 439-4962 

David I. Levine (State Bar No. 092236) 

200 McAllister Street 

San Francisco, California 94102 

Telephone: (415) 565-4677 

Facsimile: (415) 565-4865 

Daniel C. Girard (State Bar No. 114826) 

GIRARD GIBBS & De BARTOLOMEO LLP

601 California Street, Suite 1400 

San Francisco, California 94108 

Telephone: (415) 981-4800 

Facsimile: (415) 981-4846 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Class in Ho

[Other counsel listed on signature pages] 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO NAACP, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL 

DISTRICT, et al., 

 Defendants. 

Case No. C-78-1445-WHA 

BRIAN HO, by his parent and next friend, 

CARL HO, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL 

DISTRICT, et al., 

 Defendants. 

Related Case No. C-94-2418-WHA 

STIPULATION, APPLICATION, AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

SUPPLEMENTAL AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ 

FEES TO HO PLAINTIFFS FOR PERIOD 

THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2005
STIP., APPLICATION & ORDER GRANTING SUPPL. AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES TO HO PLAINTIFFS 

Related Case Nos. C-78-1445-WHA, C-94-2418-WHA - 1 - 

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 Pursuant to the Order re Ho Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Award of Attorneys’ Fees Through 

November 30, 2005, filed December 1, 2005, the Ho Plaintiffs; the San Francisco Unified School 

District, Superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District, and San Francisco Board of 

Education (“Local Defendants”); and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and State 

Department of Education (“State Defendants”) hereby stipulate, through their respective counsel: 

 1. That the Local Defendants’ counsel and State Defendants’ counsel have reviewed 

detailed records showing work done and time spent by the Ho Plaintiffs’ counsel in the Ho case from 

January 1, 2004 through November 30, 2005 (“Covered Period”); 

 2. That as prevailing parties in the Ho case, the Ho Plaintiffs are entitled to reasonable 

attorneys’ fees for work done during the Covered Period; 

 3. That the Local Defendants’ counsel and State Defendants’ counsel are familiar with the 

work performed by the Ho Plaintiffs’ counsel during the Covered Period; 

 4. That the Ho Plaintiffs’ counsel, Local Defendants’ counsel, and State Defendants’ 

counsel have discussed the amount requested by the Ho Plaintiffs for fees during the Covered Period 

and have negotiated a reduction in the requested amount to $112,711.23; 

 5. That $112,711.23 represents a fair and reasonable award for fees incurred by the Ho

Plaintiffs during the Covered Period, and that settlement of the fee request will spare the Court and the 

parties the effort and expense of further litigation; 

6. That the Local Defendants shall pay 87.5 percent of the total amount ($98,622.33), and 

the State Defendants shall pay 12.5 percent ($14,088.90), such amounts representing a fair and 

reasonable allocation of responsibility between the Local Defendants and State Defendants for such 

fees;

7. That if approved, this stipulation represents a full and final settlement of the Ho

Plaintiffs’ claim for fees incurred during the Covered Period, and that they will not seek payment of any 

of those fees from the San Francisco NAACP. 

 WHEREFORE, the Ho Plaintiffs, State Defendants, and Local Defendants respectfully request 

that pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, the Court approve this stipulation and application for a supplemental 

award of attorneys’ fees and costs to the Ho Plaintiffs and enter the proposed order below. 
STIP., APPLICATION & ORDER GRANTING SUPPL. AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES TO HO PLAINTIFFS 

Related Case Nos. C-78-1445-WHA, C-94-2418-WHA - 2 - 

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Dated: December 15, 2005 

 David I. Levine 

200 McAllister Street 

San Francisco, California 94102 

Telephone: (415) 565-4677 

Facsimile: (415) 565-4865 

Anthony K. Lee Daniel C. Girard 

Attorney at Law GIRARD GIBBS & De BARTOLOMEO LLP

580 California Street, 16th Floor 601 California Street, Suite 1400 

San Francisco, California 94104 San Francisco, California 94108 

Telephone: (415) 439-4862 Telephone: (415) 981-4800 

Facsimile: (415) 439-4962 Facsimile: (415) 981-4846 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Class in Ho

Dated: December 15, 2005 

 David F. Campos (State Bar No. 194580) 

 General Counsel 

 San Francisco Unified School District 

 555 Franklin Street, Third Floor 

 San Francisco, California 94102 

 Telephone: (415) 241-6163 

 Facsimile: (415) 241-6371 

 Maree F. Sneed 

HOGAN & HARTSON L.L.P.

 555 Thirteenth Street, NW 

 Washington, DC 20004 

 Telephone: (202) 637-5600 

 Facsimile: (202) 637-5910 

 Attorneys for San Francisco Unified School District, 

 Superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School 

 District, and San Francisco Board of Education 

Dated: December 15, 2005 

 Robin B. Johansen (State Bar No. 079084) 

REMCHO, JOHANSEN & PURCELL

 P.O. Box 189 

 201 Dolores Avenue 

 San Leandro, California 94577 

 Telephone: (510) 346-6200 

 Facsimile: (510) 346-6201 

 Attorneys for State Superintendent of Public Instruction 

and State Department of Education 
STIP., APPLICATION & ORDER GRANTING SUPPL. AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES TO HO PLAINTIFFS 

Related Case Nos. C-78-1445-WHA, C-94-2418-WHA - 3 - 

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[PROPOSED]

ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION AND APPLICATION FOR 

SUPPLEMENTAL AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS TO HO PLAINTIFFS

Good cause having been shown, and pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, the Court approves the 

foregoing stipulation and grants the foregoing application for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs 

incurred by the Ho Plaintiffs from January 1, 2004 through November 30, 2005. 

 Therefore, it is hereby ordered that: 

 1. The Local Defendants and State Defendants shall pay the Ho Plaintiffs the total amount 

of $112,711.23 for attorneys’ fees incurred from January 1, 2004 through November 30, 2005. 

 2. The Local Defendants shall pay 87.5 percent of the total amount ($98,622.33), and the 

State Defendants shall pay 12.5 percent ($14,088.90), such amounts representing a fair and reasonable 

allocation of responsibility between the Local Defendants and State Defendants for such fees. 

 3. All payments shall be made to Girard, Gibbs & DeBartolomeo, LLP, who shall distribute the 

fees to Ho Plaintiffs’ counsel. 

5. With respect to the SFUSD, the SFUSD shall make its payments to Ho Plaintiffs’ counsel on 

the following schedule: 

a. By January 31, 2006, SFUSD shall pay $24,656.00. 

b. On or before July 1, 2006, SFUSD shall pay $73,966.00. 

6. The Court shall retain jurisdiction for the limited purpose of insuring compliance with this 

stipulation and these orders for payment of attorneys’ fees and costs. 

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the amounts herein ordered to be paid by the 

SFUSD, its Board of Education and its Superintendent shall be deemed to be “court mandated costs” 

within the meaning of former California Education Code Sections 42243.6 and 42249, and any other 

applicable provision of California law, and the San Francisco Unified School District shall be entitled to 

submit its claim for reimbursement immediately and be reimbursed forthwith. 

DATED: 

 THE HONORABLE WILLIAM ALSUP 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE