Emily Q, et al v. Diane Bonta, et al

Filing 645

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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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 10 FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 13 14 Plaintiffs, ORDER APPROVING PAYMENT OF INTERIM ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS v. 15 16 CV 98-0418-AHM (AJWx) EMILY Q., et al., DIANA BONTA, et al., 17 [No Hearing Required] Judge: The Honorable A. Howard Matz Defendant. Courtroom: 14 18 19 ORDER APPROVING PAYMENT OF INTERIM ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS 20 The parties have filed a Stipulation regarding payment of attorneys’ fees and 21 22 costs incurred by Plaintiffs’ counsel in regard to the above-captioned litigation 23 incurred during the period January 1, 2011, through June 22, 2011 (Stipulation). 24 The California Department of Health Care Services (CDHCS) has agreed to pay the 25 total amount of $83,684 in attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses in full and complete 26 satisfaction of any claims to such fees and costs by Plaintiffs or Plaintiffs’ counsel 27 for the period January 1, 2011, through June 22, 2011. 28 /// 1 1 2 GOOD CAUSE HAVING BEEN SHOWN: 1. CDHCS is ordered to pay Plaintiffs’ counsel the sum of $83,684 in 3 attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses for fees and costs incurred during the period 4 January 1, 2011, through June 22, 2011. 5 2. Said fees and costs shall be paid to the Western Center on Law and 6 Poverty (Western Center), Federal I.D. No. 95-2897721. Payment shall be mailed 7 to the Western Center, to the attention of Plaintiffs’ attorney, Richard A. 8 Rothschild. 9 3. If the principal sum set forth in paragraph 1 above is not paid within 10 90 days after this order is served on Defendant’s counsel by the Court (through the 11 Central District’s e-filing notification system), then this sum shall be payable with 12 interest calculated from the first day after the expiration of the 90-day period up to 13 and including the date of actual payment, at the rate prescribed by 28 U.S.C. 14 section 1961. 15 4. Upon payment of the sum set forth in paragraph 1 above, plus interest 16 (if applicable), the State of California, the Director of CDHCS, and CDHCS, its 17 officers, agents, and employees, are released and forever discharged from any and 18 all liability for attorneys’ fees and costs arising out of this litigation incurred from 19 January 1, 2011, through June 22, 2011. 20 5. The parties shall execute any further documents consistent with the 21 Stipulation and this Order that may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of the 22 Stipulation and Order. 23 24 DATE: September 15, 2011____ _________________________ A. Howard Matz United States District Judge 25 26 27 28 LA1998CV1047 10659754.doc 2

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