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Parties Involved:
Tara Dorabji
Plaintiff
Henry C. Finney
Plaintiff
Marylia Kelley
Plaintiff
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Defendant
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Defendant
National Nuclear Security Administration
Defendant
Nuclear Watch of New Mexico
Plaintiff
Catherine Sullivan
Plaintiff
Tri-Valley Cares
Plaintiff
Janis Kate Turner
Plaintiff
United States Department Of Energy
Defendant

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[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING STIPULATED SCHEDULE FOR 

RESOLUTION OF PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIM TO ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS

STEPHAN C. VOLKER (CSB #63093)

JOSHUA A.H. HARRIS (CSB #226898)

MARNIE E. RIDDLE (CSB #233732)

LAW OFFICES OF STEPHAN C. VOLKER

436 14th Street, Suite 1300

Oakland, California 94612

Telephone: 510/496-0600

Facsimile: 510/496-1366

ALLETTA BELIN, ESQ.

BELIN & SUGARMAN

618 Paseo de Peralta

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501

Telephone: 505/983-8936

Facsimile: 505/983-0036

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

TRI-VALLEY CARES, NUCLEAR 

WATCH OF NEW MEXICO, MARYLIA KELLEY,

JANIS KATE TURNER, TARA DORABJI,

HENRY C. FINNEY and CATHERINE SULLIVAN 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRI-VALLEY CARES, NUCLEAR WATCH OF

NEW MEXICO, MARYLIA KELLEY, JANIS

KATE TURNER, TARA DORABJI, HENRY C.

FINNEY and CATHERINE SULLIVAN, 

Plaintiffs,

 

v. 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

ENERGY, NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY

ADMINISTRATION, LAWRENCE

LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY, and

LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, 

Defendants. 

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Civ. No. C-0-3-3926 SBA

[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING

STIPULATED SCHEDULE FOR

RESOLUTION OF PLAINTIFFS’

CLAIM TO ATTORNEY’S FEES AND

COSTS

Dept: 3

Judge: Hon. Saundra B. Armstrong

Upon consideration of the parties’ stipulation, and for good cause shown, it is ORDERED

that the following procedure shall govern resolution of Plaintiffs’ claim to attorney’s fees and under

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[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING STIPULATED SCHEDULE FOR 

RESOLUTION OF PLAINTIFFS’ CLAIM TO ATTORNEY’S FEES ANiD COSTS

EAJA for the above captioned matter:

1. The deadline for filing a fee motion under EAJA is 90 days from the Ninth Circuit’s

October 16, 2006 decision, or January 14, 2007;

2. The issue of whether Plaintiffs are entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees and costs under

EAJA in this case is bifurcated from the issue of the amount of any such award;

3. On December 22, 2006, Plaintiffs will file a brief on the issue of their entitlement to fees

and costs under EAJA and shall notice a hearing on that issue pursuant to Local Civil Rule 7-2(a);

4. Defendants will file a brief in response to Plaintiffs’ brief regarding entitlement to fees

and costs as provided by Local Civil Rule 7-3(a);

5. Plaintiffs will file a reply on the issue of their entitlement to fees and costs under EAJA

as provided by Local Civil Rule 7-3(c); and

6. Should the Court determine that Plaintiffs are entitled to an award of fees and costs under

EAJA, the parties will engage in good faith efforts to resolve the amount of such an award. Should such

negotiations fail, the parties will submit to the Court, within 30 days of the Court’s decision regarding

Plaintiffs’ entitlement to an award of fees and costs, a stipulated schedule for resolution of the issue of

the amount of such award.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ___________ 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

11/29/06

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