Emily Q, et al v. Diane Bonta, et al
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ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEYS FEES by Judge A. Howard Matz: CDHCS ordered to pay plaintiffs' counsel $83,684 for fees and costs incurred during the period 1/1/11 through 6/22/11 Re: Stipulation for Attorney Fees 642 . (se)
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KAMALA D. HARRIS
Attorney General of California
ISMAEL A. CASTRO
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
MELINDA VAUGHN
Deputy Attorney General
State Bar No. 120446
1300 I Street, Suite 125
P.O. Box 944255
Sacramento, CA 94244-2550
Telephone: (916) 324-7873
Fax: (916) 324-5567
E-mail: Melinda.Vaughn@doj.ca.gov
Attorneys for Defendant
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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Plaintiffs, ORDER APPROVING PAYMENT
OF INTERIM ATTORNEYS’ FEES
AND COSTS
v.
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CV 98-0418-AHM (AJWx)
EMILY Q., et al.,
DIANA BONTA, et al.,
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[No Hearing Required]
Judge: The Honorable A. Howard Matz
Defendant. Courtroom: 14
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ORDER APPROVING PAYMENT OF INTERIM
ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS
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The parties have filed a Stipulation regarding payment of attorneys’ fees and
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costs incurred by Plaintiffs’ counsel in regard to the above-captioned litigation
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incurred during the period January 1, 2011, through June 22, 2011 (Stipulation).
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The California Department of Health Care Services (CDHCS) has agreed to pay the
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total amount of $83,684 in attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses in full and complete
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satisfaction of any claims to such fees and costs by Plaintiffs or Plaintiffs’ counsel
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for the period January 1, 2011, through June 22, 2011.
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GOOD CAUSE HAVING BEEN SHOWN:
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CDHCS is ordered to pay Plaintiffs’ counsel the sum of $83,684 in
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attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses for fees and costs incurred during the period
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January 1, 2011, through June 22, 2011.
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Said fees and costs shall be paid to the Western Center on Law and
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Poverty (Western Center), Federal I.D. No. 95-2897721. Payment shall be mailed
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to the Western Center, to the attention of Plaintiffs’ attorney, Richard A.
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Rothschild.
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If the principal sum set forth in paragraph 1 above is not paid within
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90 days after this order is served on Defendant’s counsel by the Court (through the
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Central District’s e-filing notification system), then this sum shall be payable with
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interest calculated from the first day after the expiration of the 90-day period up to
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and including the date of actual payment, at the rate prescribed by 28 U.S.C.
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section 1961.
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Upon payment of the sum set forth in paragraph 1 above, plus interest
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(if applicable), the State of California, the Director of CDHCS, and CDHCS, its
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officers, agents, and employees, are released and forever discharged from any and
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all liability for attorneys’ fees and costs arising out of this litigation incurred from
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January 1, 2011, through June 22, 2011.
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The parties shall execute any further documents consistent with the
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Stipulation and this Order that may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of the
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Stipulation and Order.
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DATE: September 15, 2011____
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A. Howard Matz
United States District Judge
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