Opinion
Case No. C 01-01351 TEH
03-11-2013
RE: Plata, et al. v. Brown, et al.
PATRICK R. MCKINNEY Deputy Attorney General For KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney General
KAMALA D. HARRIS
Attorney General
State of California
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Via E-Mail
The Honorable Thelton E. Henderson
United States District Court
Northern District of California
Dear Judge Henderson:
Attached please find a revised invoice from the court-appointed expert, Joe Goldenson, M.D.:
(1) Dr. Goldenson, revised invoice dated 02/02/2013, professional fees and expenses: $28,820.21;
I apologize for any inconvenience to the court and to Dr. Goldenson. I have reviewed the revised invoice and believe it appears appropriate to pay. Please contact me with any questions.
Respectfully submitted,
PATRICK R. MCKINNEY
Deputy Attorney General
For KAMALA D. HARRIS
Attorney General
Judge Thelton E. Henderson Enclosures cc: Joe Goldenson, M.D. (via E-Mail, w/o encls.) MS:
Joe Goldenson, MD
1406 Cypress Street, Berkeley, CA 94703
510-524-3102
jgoldenson@gmail.com
Invoice: Plata
Billing Period: Jan-13 Hourly rate: $275.00 (Travel @ $137.50/hr) Amount to be paid this period: $28,820.21
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Date ¦Hours ¦Hourly Fee ¦Total ¦Task Performed ¦ +-------+-------+------------+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/2/13 ¦2.00 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$550.00 ¦Review of documents, development of¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦audit methodology ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/3/13 ¦2.00 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$550.00 ¦Phone conferences with CDCR, review¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦of documents ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/4/13 ¦1.25 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$343.75 ¦Phone conferences with experts ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦review of documents ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/5/13 ¦0.75 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$206.25 ¦Review of documents ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/6/13 ¦1.00 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$275.00 ¦Review of medical records ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/7/13 ¦9.00 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$2,475.00 ¦SQ Site Visit ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/8/13 ¦9.00 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$2,475.00 ¦SQ Site Visit ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/9/13 ¦9.50 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$2,612.50 ¦SQ Site Visit ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/10/13¦9.50 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$2,612.50 ¦SQ Site Visit ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/11/13¦9.50 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$2,612.50 ¦SQ Site Visit ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/13/13¦6.50 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$1,787.50 ¦Report writing ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/19/13¦3.50 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$962.50 ¦Report writing ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/20/13¦1.00 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$275.00 ¦Review of records ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/21/13¦4.00 ¦@¦$137.50 ¦=¦$550.00 ¦CMC Site Visit ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/22/13¦10.00¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$2,750.00 ¦CMC Site Visit ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/23/13¦10.00¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$2,750.00 ¦CMC Site Visit ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/24/13¦6.00 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$1,650.00 ¦CMC Site Visit ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/24/13¦4.00 ¦@¦$137.50 ¦=¦$550.00 ¦CMC Site Visit ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/26/13¦2.00 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$550.00 ¦Report writing ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/27/13¦4.00 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$1,100.00 ¦Review of medical records ¦ +-------+-----+-+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦1/29/13¦2.25 ¦@¦$275.00 ¦=¦$618.75 ¦Report writing ¦ +-------+-------+----------+-+------------+-----------------------------------¦ ¦Total ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦$28,256.25 ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--------------------------------+ ¦Professional Fees ¦$28,256.25 ¦ +-------------------+------------¦ ¦Travel Expenses ¦$563.96 ¦ +-------------------+------------¦ ¦TOTAL DUE ¦$28,820.21 ¦ +--------------------------------+
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Joe Goldenson, MD