Filed: Mar. 27, 2015
Latest Update: Mar. 27, 2015
Summary: [PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2014 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 28, 2015, Plaintiffs served on Defendants their Fourth Q
Summary: [PROPOSED] STIPULATED ORDER CONFIRMING UNDISPUTED ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2014 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 28, 2015, 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 2014
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 28, 2015, Plaintiffs served on Defendants their Fourth Quarterly Statement for 2014 by overnight delivery. The parties completed their meet-and-confer process on March 24, 2015 as to the fees and costs incurred on all matters.
As a result of the March 24, 2015 agreement, the parties agree to the following:
The parties agree to the payment of $950,580.12 to resolve all fees and costs incurred during the Fourth Quarter of 2014, 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 $28,932.41 to resolve all fees and costs incurred during the Fourth Quarter of 2014, 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 $201,125.59 to resolve all fees and costs incurred during the Fourth Quarter of 2014, 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 $9,741.87 to resolve all fees and costs incurred during the Fourth Quarter of 2014, for fees on fees. 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 March 2, 2015, accruing at the rate provided by 28 U.S.C. § 1961.
EXHIBIT A
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2014
October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
CDCR/AOAP SUMMARY OF UNDISPUTED FEES AND COSTS
MATTER UNDISPUTED FEES UNDISPUTED COSTS
CDCR/AOAP MONITORING $922,720.80 $27,859.32
TOTAL: $950,580.12
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2014
October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
Maifer. CDCR/AOAP Monitoring/Merits
Fees Now Owing
Monitoring (581-3) Actual Claimed 2014 Total Based on
Negotiated
Hours Hours Rates Claimed Fees Compromise
ROSEN, BIEN, GALVAN & GRUNFELD
Michael W. Bien (MWB) 6.40 6.40 $800 $5,120.00 $4,915.20
Gay C. Grunfeld (GCG) 15.30 15.30 $675 $10,327.50 $9,914.40
Ernest Galvan (EG) 1.20 1.20 $650 $780.00 $748.80
Thomas Nolan (TN) 164.80 164.80 $550 $90,640.00 $87,014.40
Lisa Ells (LAE) 101.50 96.60 $470 $45,402.00 $43,585.92
Aaron Fischer (AJF) 0.20 0.20 $460 $92.00 $88.32
Blake Thompson (BT) 104.80 102.80 $450 $46,260.00 $44,409.60
Michael Freedman (MLF) 127.80 126.10 $440 $55,484.00 $53,264.64
Benjamin Bien-Kahn (BBK) 0.20 0.00 $410 $0.00 $0.00
Krista Stone-Manista (KSM) 98.90 98.70 $410 $40,467.00 $38,848.32
Kevin Jones (KEJ) 0.10 0.00 $290 $0.00 $0.00
Rolayn Tauben (RLT) 122.40 109.50 $290 $31,755.00 $30,484.80
Karen Stilber (KES) 57.10 56.50 $270 $15,255.00 $14,644.80
Diana Gama (DAG) 18.90 18.70 $230 $4,301.00 $4,128.96
Lauren Vandemortel (LWV) 6.80 6.80 $215 $1,462.00 $1,403.52
Haruka Roudebush (HR) 350.70 331.60 $230 $76,268.00 $73,217.28
Doris Tseng (DT) 2.50 0.00 $230 $0.00 $0.00
Greg Gonzalez (GZG) 2.00 0.00 $230 $0.00 $0.00
Lucy Taylor (LRT) 181.30 166.80 $230 $38,364.00 $36,829.44
___________ ___________
Total Hours: 1362.90 1302.00 $461,977.50
RBGG UNDISPUTED FEES: $443,498.40
PRISON LAW OFFICE
Donald Specter(DS) 14.80 14.80 $800 $11,840.00 $11,366.40
Steve Fama (SF) 24.30 24.30 $745 $18,103.50 $17,379.36
Sara Norman (SN) 0.90 0.90 $620 $558.00 $535.68
Rebekah Evenson (RE) 193.60 193.60 $570 $110,352.00 $105,937.92
Penny Godbold (PG) 116.70 116.70 $490 $57,183.00 $54,895.68
Corene Kendrick (CK) 124.60 124.60 $490 $61,054.00 $58,611.84
Kelly Knapp (KK) 143.10 143.10 $450 $64,395.00 $61,819.20
Amber Norris (AN) 286.30 286.30 $260 $74,438.00 $71,460.48
Megan Lynch (ML) 83.00 83.00 $240 $19,920.00 $19,123.20
Nora Searle (NS) 143.30 143.30 $240 $34,392.00 $33,016.32
John Bonacorsi (JB) 56.10 56.10 $240 $13,464.00 $12,925.44
Joyce de la Pena (JP) 60.90 60.90 $240 $14,616.00 $14,031.36
Sarah Hopkins (SH) 50.10 50.10 $240 $12,024.00 $11,543.04
Viviana Arcia (VA) 25.10 25.10 $240 $6,024.00 $5,783.04
___________ _____________
Total Hours: 1322.80 1322.80 $498,363.50
PLO UNDISPUTED FEES: $478,428.96
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION
AND DEFENSE FUND
Linda Kilb (LDK) 0.60 0.60 $725 $435.00 $417.60
Hongyu Min (HM) 2.70 2.70 $145 $391.50 $375.84
_________ __________
Total Hours: 3.30 3.30 $826.50
DREDF UNDISPUTED FEES: $793.44
TOTAL UNDISPUTED CDCR/AOAP
MONITORING FEES: $922,720.80
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2014
October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
Costs
Matter: CDCR/AOAP Merits/Monitoring
Withdrawn by Undisputed Costs Now
Rosen, Bien, Galvan 8 Grunfeld (581-3)
Claimed Costs Plaintiffs Owing
_____________________________________________________________
Photocopying (In house) $1,603.00 $64.12 $1,538.88
Photocopying (Outside) $2,174.01 $86.96 $2,087.05
Online Research — PACER $7.30 $0.29 $7.01
Postage & Delivery $639.68 $25.59 $614.09
Travel — Mileage, Tolls, Food $9,284.25 $371.37 $8,912.88
Telephone $8.45 $0.34 $8.11
__________ __________ __________
Total RBGG Costs: $13,716.69 $548.67 $13,168.02
Withdrawn by Undisputed Costs Now
Prison Law Office
Claimed Costs Plaintiffs Owing
Photocopying (In house) $1,413.20 $56.53 $1,356.67
Expert Services $2,309.50 $92.38 $2,217.12
Postage & Delivery $1,185.96 $47.44 $1,138.52
Travel — Mileage, Tolls, Food $9,224.29 $368.97 $8,855.32
Interpreting and Translation Services $964.64 $38.59 $926.05
__________ _________ __________
Total PLO Costs: $15,097.59 $603.90 $14,493.69
Withdrawn by Undisputed Undisputed
Disability Rights Education &Defense Fund, Inc.
Claimed Costs Plaintiffs Costs Now Owing
Photocopying (in-house) $160.60 $6.42 $154.18
Postage &Delivery $40.45 $1.62 $38.83
Online Research — PACER $4.80 $0.19 $4.61
__________ _________ _________
Total DREDF Costs: $205.85 $8.23 $197.62
TOTAL UNDISPUTED CDCR/AOAP MERITS/MONITORING $27,859.32
EXHIBIT B
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2014
October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
BPH SUMMARY OF UNDISPUTED FEES AND COSTS
MATTER UNDISPUTED FEES UNDISPUTED COSTS
BPH $28,051.68 $880.73
TOTAL: $28,932.41
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2014
October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
Matter: BPH
Fees Now Owing
BPH (581-4) Actual Claimed 2014 Total Based on
Negotiated
Hours Hours Rates Claimed Fees Compromise
BPH MONITORING (581-4
ROSEN. BIEN. GALVAN & GRUNFELD
Gay C. Grunfeld (GCG) 0.10 0.10 $675 $67.50 $64.80
Blake Thompson (BT) 18.00 18.00 $450 $8,100.00 $7,776.00
Rolayn Tauben (RLT) 0.80 0.70 $290 $203.00 $194.88
__________ __________
Total Hours: 18.90 18.80 $8,370.50
RBGG UNDISPUTED FEES: $8,035.68
PRISON LAW OFFICE
Sara Norman (SN) 0.30 0.30 $620 $186.00 $178.56
Rana Anabtawi (RA) 50.40 50.40 $410 $20,664.00 $19,837.44
__________ __________
Total Hours: 50.70 50.70 $20,850.00
PLO UNDISPUTED FEES: $20,016.00
TOTAL UNDISPUTED FEES FOR
BPH WORK: $28,051.68
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2014
October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
Costs
Matter: BPH
Withdrawn by Undisputed Costs Now
Rosen, Bien, Galvan & Grunfeld (581-4)
Claimed Costs Plaintiffs Owing
________________________________________________________________
Telephone $2.25 $0.09 $2.16
Travel — Mileage, Tolls, Food $81.20 $3.25 $77.95
________ _______ ________
Total RBGG Costs: $83.45 $3.34 $80.11
Prison Law Office
Travel — Mileage, Tolls, Food
$833.98 $33.36 $800.62
________ ________ ________
Total PLO Costs: $833.98 $33.36 $800.62
TOTAL UNDISPUTED BPH COSTS: $880.73
EXHIBIT C
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2014
October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
DAPO SUMMARY OF UNDISPUTED FEES AND COSTS
MATTER UNDISPUTED FEES UNDISPUTED COSTS
DAPO MONITORING $196,315.68 $4,809.91
TOTAL: $201,125.59
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2014
October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
Matter: DAPO Monitoring
Fees Now Owing
DAPO Monitorinp (581-9) Actual Claimed 2014 Total Based on
Negotiated
Hours Hours Rates Claimed Fees Compromise
ROSEN, BIEN, GALVAN & GRUNFELD
Michael Bien (MWB) 0.60 0.60 $800 $480.00 $460.80
Gay C. Grunfeld (GCG) 15.10 15.10 $675 $10,192.50 $9,784.80
Ernest Galvan (EG) 0.70 0.70 $650 $455.00 $436.80
Tom Nolan (TN) 0.10 0.00 $550 $0.00 $0.00
Lisa Ells (LAE) 0.20 0.00 $470 $0.00 $0.00
Aaron Fischer (AJF) 74.40 73.70 $460 $33,902.00 $32,545.92
Blake Thompson (BT) 16.20 15.70 $450 $7,065.00 $6,782.40
Michael Freedman (MLF) 10.10 10.10 $440 $4,444.00 $4,266.24
Benjamin Bien-Kahn (BBK) 134.60 130.90 $410 $53,669.00 $51,522.24
Margot Mendelson (MKM) 25.10 23.90 $410 $9,799.00 $9,407.04
Jennifer Stark (JLS) 0.80 0.00 $410 $0.00 $0.00
Jenny Yelin (JSY) 98.40 98.20 $390 $38,298.00 $36,766.08
Rolayn Tauben (RLT) 42.00 27.80 $290 $8,062.00 $7,739.52
Kevin Jones (KJ) 0.40 0.00 $290 $0.00 $0.00
Karen Stilber (KES) 0.80 0.00 $270 $0.00 $0.00
Lucy Taylor (LRT) 70.90 68.50 $230 $15,755.00 $15,124.80
Diana Gama (DAG) 93.10 62.10 $230 $14,283.00 $13,711.68
Haruka Roudebush (HR) 1.40 0.00 $230 $0.00 $0.00
_______ ______
Total Hours: 584.90 527.30 $196,404.50
RBGG UNDISPUTED FEES: $188,548.32
MORGAN LEWIS
Cameron Saul (CS) 17.40 17.40 $465 $8,091.00 $7,767.36
_________ _________
Total Hours: 17.40 17.40 $8,091.00
ML UNDISPUTED FEES: $7,767.36
TOTAL UNDISPUTED FOR DAPO
MONITORING WORK: $196,315.68
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2014
October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
Costs
Matter: DAPO Monitoring
Withdrawn by Undisputed Costs Now
Rosen, Bien, Galvan & Grunfeld (581-9)
Claimed Costs Plaintiffs Owing
_____________________________________________________________
Photocopying (in-house) $1,143.00 $45.72 $1,097.28
Photocopying (outside) $137.82 $5.51 $132.31
Lexis/Westlaw $47.25 $1.89 $45.36
Online Research — PACER and Legislative History $21.10 $0.84 $20.26
Postage & Delivery $191.88 $7.68 $184.20
Telephone $7.40 $0.30 $7.10
Travel — Mileage, Tolls, Food $3,196.87 $127.87 $3,069.00
___________ _______ __________
Total RBGG Costs: $4,745.32 $189.81 $4,555.51
Withdrawn by Undisputed Costs Now
Morgan. Lewis & Bockius LLP
Claimed Costs Plaintiffs Owing
_____________________________________________________________
Photocopying (in-house) $44.00 $1.76 $42.24
Travel — Mileage, Tolls, Food $221.00 $8.84 $212.16
_______ _______ _______
Total ML Costs: $265.00 $10.60 $254.40
TOTAL UNDISPUTED DAPO MONITORING COSTS: $4,809.91
EXHIBIT D
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2014
October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
SUMMARY OF UNDISPUTED FEES WORK AND COSTS
UNDISPUTED FEES UNDISPUTED COSTS
FEES WORK (ALL MATTERS) $9,510.24 $231.63
TOTAL: $9,741.87
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2014
October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
Mafter: All Matters Fees Work
Fees Now Owing
Fees (581-2) Actual Claimed 2014 Total Based on
Negotiated
Hours Hours Rates Claimed Fees Compromise
ROSEN, BIEN, GALVAN & GRUNFELD
Gay C. Grunfeld (GCG) 0.70 0.70 $675 $472.50 $453.60
Lisa Ells (LAE) 0.20 0.00 $470 $0.00 $0.00
Blake Thompson (BT) 8.30 8.30 $450 $3,735.00 $3,585.60
Kevin Jones (KEJ) 0.20 0.00 $290 $0.00 $0.00
Glenn Baldwin (GMB) 1.30 0.00 $230 $0.00 $0.00
Lauren Vandemortel (LWV) 25.60 14.90 $215 $3,203.50 $3,075.36
_________ __________
Total Hours: 10.70 9.00 $7,411.00
RBGG UNDISPUTED FEES: $7,114.56
PRISON LAW OFFICE
Rebekah Evenson (RE) 0.8 0.8 $570 $456.00 $437.76
Edie DeGraff (ED) 7.30 7.30 $190 $1,387.00 $1,331.52
___________ _________
Total Hours: 8.10 8.10 $1,843.00
PLO UNDISPUTED FEES: $1,769.28
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION AND
DEFENSE FUND
Linda Kilb (LDK) 0.90 0.90 $725 $652.50 $626.40
_______ _______
Total Hours: 0.90 0.90 $652.50
DREDF UNDISPUTED FEES: $626.40
TOTAL UNDISPUTED FEES FOR
ARMSTRONG FEES WORK: $9,510.24
Armstrong v. Brown
Fourth Quarterly Statement of 2014
October 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014
Costs
Matter: Fees Work in All Matters
Rosen, Bien, Galvan & Grunfeld (581-2) Withdrawn by Undisputed Costs Now
Claimed Costs Plaintiffs Owing
___________________________________________________________
Photocopying and Printing (in-house) $179.20 $7.17 $172.03
Online Research — PACER $25.50 $1.02 $24.48
Postage & Delivery $29.58 $1.18 $28.40
_______ _____ ______
Total RBGG Costs: $234.28 $9.37 $224.91
Withdrawn by Undisputed Undisputed
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, Inc.
Claimed Costs Plaintiffs Costs Now Owing
__________________________________________________________
Photocopying (in-house) $7.00 $0.28 $6.72
Total DREDF Costs: $7.00 $0.28 $6.72
TOTAL UNISPUTED FEES WORK COSTS: $231.63
