Filed: Mar. 12, 2019
Latest Update: Mar. 12, 2019
Summary: [PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2018 CLAUDIA WILKEN , District Judge . 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, on January 18, 2019, Plaintiffs served on Defendants their Fourth Q
Summary: [PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2018 CLAUDIA WILKEN , District Judge . 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, on January 18, 2019, Plaintiffs served on Defendants their Fourth Qu..
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[PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2018
CLAUDIA WILKEN, District Judge.
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, on January 18, 2019, Plaintiffs served on Defendants their Fourth Quarterly Statement for 2018 by overnight delivery. The parties completed their meet-and-confer process on March 6, 2019 as to the fees and costs incurred on all matters.
As a result of the March 6, 2019 agreement, the parties agree to the following:
The parties agree to the payment of $1,256,784.34 to resolve all fees and costs incurred during the Fourth Quarter of 2018, for monitoring and/or litigation activities in the California Department of Corrections of Rehabilitation Division of Adult Operations and Adult Programs (CDCR AOAP) portion of the case. Attached hereto as Exhibit A are charts setting forth the fees and costs claimed by Plaintiffs and the amounts agreed to by the parties to settle these claims.
The parties agree to the payment of $86,039.36 to resolve all fees and costs incurred during the Fourth Quarter of 2018, for monitoring and/or litigation activities in the Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) portion of the case. Attached hereto as Exhibit B are charts setting forth the fees and costs claimed by Plaintiffs and the amounts agreed to by the parties to settle these claims.
The parties agree to the payment of $214,040.36 to resolve all fees and costs incurred during the Fourth Quarter of 2018, for monitoring and/or litigation activities in the Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) portion of the case. Attached hereto as Exhibit C are charts setting forth the fees and costs claimed by Plaintiffs and the amounts agreed to by the parties to settle these claims.
The parties agree to the payment of $13,311.87 to resolve all fees and costs incurred during the Fourth Quarter of 2018, for fees work. Attached hereto as Exhibit D are charts setting forth the fees and costs claimed by Plaintiffs and the amounts agreed to by the parties to settle these claims.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the amounts set forth above are 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 February 19, 2019, accruing at the rate provided by 28 U.S.C. § 1961.
EXHIBIT A
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2018
October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
CDCR/AOAP SUMMARY OF UNDISPUTED FEES AND COSTS
MATTER UNDISPUTED FEES UNDISPUTED COSTS
CDCR/AOAP MONITORING $1,221,013.92 $ 35,770.42
TOTAL UNDISPUTED: $1,256,784.34
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2018
October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
Matter: CDCR/AOAP Monitoring/Merits
Monitoring (581-3) Actual Claimed 2018 Fees Now Owing
Per Negotiated
Hours Hours Rates Total Compromise
ROSEN, BIEN, GALVAN & GRUNFELD
Michael W. Bien (MWB) 1.70 1.70 $965 $1,640.50 $1,574.88
Gay C. Grunfeld (GCG) 24.90 24.90 $835 $20,791.50 $19,959.84
Ernest Galvan (EG) 1.6 0 $780 $0.00 $0.00
Penny Godbold (PG) 312.50 309.00 $675 $208,575.00 $200,232.00
Thomas Nolan (TN) 184.90 182.20 $700 $127,540.00 $122,438.40
Lisa Ells (LAE) 0.20 0.00 $650 $0.00 $0.00
Michael L. Freedman (MLF) 48.70 47.20 $585 $27,612.00 $26,507.52
Ben Bien-Kahn (BBK) 151.30 150.50 $535 $80,517.50 $77,296.80
Krista Stone-Manista (KSM) 51.80 49.60 $535 $26,536.00 $25,474.56
Jenny Yelin (JY) 22.20 21.80 $525 $11,445.00 $10,987.20
Hugo D. Cabrera (HDC) 51.40 51.40 $410 $21,074.00 $20,231.04
Karen Stilber (KES) 137.60 134.90 $340 $45,866.00 $44,031.36
F. Gail LaPurja (FGL) 0.10 0.00 $275 $0.00 $0.00
Greg Gonzalez (GZG) 55.40 54.80 $275 $15,070.00 $14,467.20
Fely F. Villadelgado (FFV) 0.40 0.00 $275 $0.00 $0.00
Dylan Verner-Crist (DVC) 77.30 72.00 $240 $17,280.00 $16,588.80
Marcus V. Levy (MVL) 0.50 0.00 $240 $0.00 $0.00
Nathalie Welch (NW) 28.00 16.70 $240 $4,008.00 $3,847.68
Hanna Wallace (HW) 334.40 321.40 $240 $77,136.00 $74,050.56
Michael Brier (MB) 170.00 140.40 $225 $31,590.00 $30,326.40
RBGG CLAIMED FEES: Total Hours: 1,654.90 1,578.50 $716,681.50 $688,014.24
PRISON LAW OFFICE
Donald Specter (DS) 8.10 8.10 $965 $7,816.50 $7,503.84
Sara Norman (SN) 4.40 4.40 $790 $3,476.00 $3,336.96
Corene Kendtrick (CK) 3.90 3.90 $675 $2,632.50 $2,527.20
Rita Lomb (RL) 164.00 164.00 $615 $100,860.00 $96,825.60
Thomas Nosewicz (TMN) 96.90 96.90 $585 $56,686.50 $54,419.04
Margot Mendelson (MM) 57.30 57.30 $535 $30,655.50 $29,429.28
Camille Woods (CW) 86.70 86.70 $350 $30,345.00 $29,131.20
Amber Norris (AN) 151.30 151.30 $335 $50,685.50 $48,658.08
Megan Lynch (ML) 289.20 289.20 $335 $96,882.00 $93,006.72
Sarah Hopkins (SH) 128.90 128.90 $300 $38,670.00 $37,123.20
Alayna O'Bryan 70.80 70.80 $275 $19,470.00 $18,691.20
Tania Amarillas (TA) 20.30 20.30 $275 $5,582.50 $5,359.20
Darryl Geyer (DG) 14.60 14.60 $275 $4,015.00 $3,854.40
Alexis Hoffman (AH) 50.70 50.70 $275 $13,942.50 $13,384.80
Gabby Sergi (GS) 145.60 145.60 $275 $40,040.00 $38,438.40
Gabriela Pelsinger (GP) 84.80 84.80 $275 $23,320.00 $22,387.20
Juliette Mueller (JM) 108.20 108.20 $275 $29,755.00 $28,564.80
Total Hours: 1,485.70 1,485.70
PLO CLAIMED FEES: $554,834.50 $532,641.12
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION AND
DEFENSE FUND
Linda Kilb (LK) 0.1 0.1 $845 $84.50 $81.12
Case Clerk 1.70 1.70 $170 $289.00 $277.44
Total Hours: 1.70 1.70
DREDF CLAIMED FEES: $373.50 $358.56
TOTAL CLAIMED CDCR/AOAP
MONITORING FEES: $1,271,889.50 $1,221,013.92
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2018
October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
Costs
Matter: CDCR/AOAP Merits/Monitoring
Costs Now Owing
Rosen, Bien, Galvan & Grunfeld (581-3) Costs Per Negotiated
Compromise
Photocopying (In house) $1,604.00 $1,539.84
Photocopying/printing (Outside) $712.29 $683.80
Translation/Interpreter Services $1,841.20 $1,767.55
Online Research — PACER, Westlaw $155.73 $149.50
Postage & Delivery $184.72 $177.33
Telephone $149.10 $143.14
Travel — Mileage, Tolls, Food $12,174.94 $11,687.94
Total RBGG Costs: $16,821.98 $16,149.10
Prison Law Office
Photocopying (In house) $301.80 $289.73
Interpreter services (SLI) $4,793.70 $4,601.95
Travel — Mileage, Tolls, Food $13,696.88 $13,149.00
Postage & Delivery $1,566.10 $1,503.46
Total PLO Costs: $20,358.48 $19,544.14
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, Inc.
Photocopying (in-house) $61.80 $59.33
Postage & Delivery $18.59 $17.85
Total DREDF Costs: $80.39 $77.17
TOTAL CLAIMED CDCR/AOAP MERITS/MONITORING COSTS: $37,260.85 $35,770.42
EXHIBIT B
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2018
October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
BPH SUMMARY OF UNDISPUTED FEES AND COSTS
MATTER UNDISPUTED FEES UNDISPUTED COSTS
BPH $85,276.80 $762.56
TOTAL UNDISPUTED: $86,039.36
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2018
October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
Matter: BPH
BPH (581-4) Actual Claimed 2018 Fees Now Owing
Per Negotiated
Hours Hours Rates Total Compromise
BPH MONITORING (581-4)
ROSEN, BIEN, GALVAN & GRUNFELD
Ernest Galvan (EG) 2.2 2.2 $780 $1,716.00 $1,647.36
Gay C. Grunfeld (GCG) 4.40 4.40 $835 $3,674.00 $3,527.04
Thomas Nolan (TN) 49.60 49.60 $700 $34,720.00 $33,331.20
Karen Janssen (KJJ) 0.40 0.00 $525 $0.00 $0.00
Benjamin Bien-Kahn (BBK) 0.10 0.00 $535 $0.00 $0.00
Hugo D. Cabrera (HDC) 11.50 11.50 $410 $4,715.00 $4,526.40
Karen Stilber (KES) 1.60 1.60 $340 $544.00 $522.24
Dylan Verner-Crist (DVC) 0.30 0.00 $240 $0.00 $0.00
Marcus V. Levy (MVL) 0.70 0.00 $240 $0.00 $0.00
Nathalie C. Welch 3.80 1.30 $240 $312.00 $299.52
Total Hours: 74.60 70.60
RBGG CLAIMED FEES: $45,681.00 $43,853.76
PRISON LAW OFFICE
Sara Norman (SN) 9.80 9.80 $790 $7,742.00 $7,432.32
Rita Lomio (RL) 18.60 18.60 $615 $11,439.00 $10,981.44
Rana Anabtawi (RA) 44.80 44.80 $535 $23,968.00 $23,009.28
Total Hours: 73.20 73.20
PLO CLAIMED FEES: $43,149.00 $41,423.04
TOTAL CLAIMED FEES FOR
BPH WORK: $88,830.00 $85,276.80
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2018
October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
Costs
Matter: BPH
Costs Now Owing
Rosen, Bien, Galvan & Grunfeld (581-4) Costs Per Negotiated
Compromise
Photocopying (In house) $18.20 $17.47
Telephone $0.60 $0.58
Travel — Mileage, Tolls, Food $333.86 $320.51
Total RBGG Costs: $352.66 $338.55
Prison Law Office
Travel — Mileage, Tolls, Food $441.67 $424.00
Total PLO Costs: $441.67 $424.00
TOTAL CLAIMED BPH COSTS: $794.33 $762.56
EXHIBIT C
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2018
October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
DAPO SUMMARY OF UNDISPUTED FEES AND COSTS
MATTER UNDISPUTED FEES UNDISPUTED COSTS
DAPO MONITORING $209,897.76 $4,142.60
TOTAL UNDISPUTED: $214,040.36
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2018
October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
Costs
Matter: DAPO Monitoring
Costs Now Owing
Rosen, Bien, Galvan & Grunfeld (581-3) Costs Per Negotiated
Compromise
Photocopying (in-house) $814.20 $781.63
Photocopying (outside) $179.77 $172.58
Westlaw $392.57 $376.87
Inhouse Postage $57.35 $55.06
Long distance telephone charges $1.35 $1.30
Travel — Mileage, Tolls, Food $2,869.97 $2,755.17
Total RBGG Costs: $4,315.21 $4,142.60
TOTAL CLAIMED DAPO MONITORING COSTS: $4,315.21 $4,142.60
EXHIBIT D
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2018
October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
SUMMARY OF UNDISPUTED FEES AND COSTS
UNDISPUTED FEES UNDISPUTED COSTS
FEES WORK (ALL MATTERS) $13,072.32 $239.55
TOTAL UNDISPUTED: $13,311.87
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2018
October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
Matter: All Matters Fees Work
Fees (581-2) Actual Claimed 2018 Fees Now Owing
Per Negotiated
Hours Hours Rates Total Compromise
ROSEN, BIEN, GALVAN & GRUNFELD
Gay C. Grunfeld (GCG) 7.40 7.20 $835 $6,012.00 $5,771.52
Karen E. Stilber (KES) 14.80 14.00 $340 $4,760.00 $4,569.60
Linda H. Woo (LHW) 0.20 0.00 $225 $0.00 $0.00
RBGG CLAIMED FEES: Total Hours: 22.40 21.20 $10,772.00 $10,341.12
PRISON LAW OFFICE
Rita Lomio 1.50 1.50 $615 $922.50 $885.60
Margot Mendelson (MKM) 1.00 1.00 $535 $535.00 $513.60
Ashley Kirby (AK) 5.40 5.40 $210 $1,134.00 $1,088.64
Total Hours: 7.90 7.90
PLO CLAIMED FEES: $2,591.50 $2,487.84
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION AND
DEFENSE FUND
Linda Kilb (LDK) 0.30 0.30 $845 $253.50 $243.36
DREDF CLAIMED FEES: Total Hours: 0.30 0.30 $253.50 $243.36
TOTAL CLAIMED FEES FOR
ARMSTRONG FEES WORK: $13,617.00 $13,072.32
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2018
October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
Costs
Matter: Fees Work in All Matters
Costs Now Owing
Rosen, Bien, Galvan & Grunfeld (581-2) Costs Per Negotiated
Compromise
Photocopying and Printing (in-house) $194.60 $186.82
Postage & Delivery $46.53 $44.67
Total RBGG Costs: $241.13 $231.48
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, Inc.
Photocopying (in-house) $8.40 $8.06
Total DREDF Costs: $8.40 $8.06
TOTAL CLAIMED FEES WORK COSTS: $249.53 $239.55
