Opinion
Case No. C 01-01351 TEH
05-06-2013
RE: Plata, et al. v. Brown, et al., U.S.D.C., N.D. Cal.,
MANEESH SHARMA Deputy Attorney General For KAMALA D. HARRIS Attorney General
KAMALA D. HARRIS
Attorney General
State of California
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Via Hand Delivery
The Honorable Thelton E. Henderson Dear Judge Henderson:
Enclosed please find the following invoices from the court-appointed experts, Madeleine LaMarre, MN, Michael Puisis, D.O., and Joe Goldenson, M.D.:
(1) Ms. LaMarre, invoices dated 04/05/13, professional fees and expenses: $34,931.34;
(2) Dr. Puisis, invoice dated 04/05/13, revised 04/21/13, professional fees and expenses: $17,959.87;
(3) Dr. Goldenson, invoice dated 04/01/13, professional fees and expenses: $21,449.49.
I have reviewed the invoices and believe they appear appropriate to pay. Please contact me with any questions.
Respectfully submitted
MANEESH SHARMA
Deputy Attorney General
For KAMALA D. HARRIS
Attorney General
APPROVED:
__________________________
Thelton E. Henderson
United States District Judge
cc:
Madeleine LaMarre MN (via U.S. Mail, w/o encls.)
Michael Puisis, D.O. (via U.S. Mail, w/o encls.)
Joe Goldenson, M.D. (via U.S. Mail, w/o encls.)
Paul Mello, Esq. (via U.S. Mail, w/o encls.)
Donald Specter, Esq. (via U.S. Mail, w/o encls.)
MS:
CA2001CS0001
20688714.doc
State of California
Department of Justice
Office of the Attorney General
ATTN: Patrick R. McKinney II, Deputy Attorney General
455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA 94102-7004
RE: Plata v. Brown Dear Mr. McKinney, Enclosed you will find my invoices for professional fees and expenses related work as a Plata Medical Expert. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for your assistance in processing this invoice.
Sincerely,
Madeleine LaMarre MN, FNP-BC
Professional Fees:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Date ¦Hours ¦Activity ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/1/13 ¦12.0 ¦RJD draft report, correspondence and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦conference calls with court experts ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Review of information provided by ¦ ¦3/2/13 ¦10.0 ¦Receiver's office regarding Facility ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Improvement Plans, editing of San Quentin ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦report, ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/4/13 ¦12.0 ¦Completion of San Quentin and CMC reports, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦submission to the court ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/5/13 ¦7.5 ¦RDJ Report ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/7/13 ¦3.5 ¦CMC edits from comments by Kelso and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Michael Chu ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/8/13 ¦8.50 ¦RJD editing of combined report ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/9/13 ¦10.0 ¦RJD editing of combined report ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/10/13 ¦3.5 ¦RJD report ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/11/13 ¦10.0 ¦RJD record review, edits from court ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦experts, revision of RJD report ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Finalized SQ and CMC reports, RJD draft ¦ ¦3/12/13 ¦6.25 ¦finalized and forwarded to Michael Chu and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Clark Kelso, conference call with Mike ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Puisis. ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/13/13 ¦7.25 ¦SCC report ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/14/13 ¦8.25 ¦Review of Michael Chu comment regarding the¦ ¦ ¦ ¦RJD report, SCC Report ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Conference calls with Rich Kirkland and ¦ ¦3/15/13 ¦8.5 ¦Clark Kelso, Review of CCHCS RJD comments, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦SCC report ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/16/13 ¦5.5 ¦Review of RJD response, RJD and SCC report ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦editing, ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/17/13 ¦7.5 ¦Review of RJD response, RJD and SCC report ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦editing ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/19/13 ¦10.0 ¦CCI Review ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/20/13 ¦10.0 ¦CCI Review ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/21/13 ¦10.0 ¦CCI Review ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/22/13 ¦2.75 ¦CCI Review ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦3/25/13 ¦5.5 ¦SCC Report editing, email correspondence, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦CCI Report ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦Total Professional Fees ¦158.5 ¦@ $200 =$31,700 ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦Travel Fees: ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦Date ¦Hours ¦Activity ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦February 4, 2013 ¦10.0 ¦Travel from Atlanta to LAX ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦February 8, 2013 ¦7.25 ¦Travel from CCI to Albuquerque ¦ +-------------------------+-------+-------------------------------------------¦ ¦Total Professional Fees ¦17.25 ¦@ $100 =$1,750 ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Expenses:
+----------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Date ¦Description ¦Reimbursement Due¦ +--------------+-------------------------------+-----------------¦ ¦ ¦Airfare from Atlanta to LAX ¦$250.00* ¦ ¦ +-------------------------------+-----------------¦ ¦ ¦Cab fare to Atlanta Airport ¦$48.75 ¦ ¦ +-------------------------------+-----------------¦ ¦March 18, 2013¦Rental Car ¦$345.71 ¦ ¦ +-------------------------------+-----------------¦ ¦ ¦Hotel ¦$90.72 ¦ ¦ +-------------------------------+-----------------¦ ¦ ¦Meals ¦$14.00 ¦ +--------------+-------------------------------+-----------------¦ ¦ ¦Hotel ¦$90.72 ¦ ¦March 19, 2013+-------------------------------+-----------------¦ ¦ ¦Meals ¦$49.00 ¦ +--------------+-------------------------------+-----------------¦ ¦ ¦Hotel ¦$90.72 ¦ ¦March 20, 2013+-------------------------------+-----------------¦ ¦ ¦Meals ¦$37.00 ¦ +--------------+-------------------------------+-----------------¦ ¦ ¦Hotel ¦$90.72 ¦ ¦March 21, 2013+-------------------------------+-----------------¦ ¦ ¦Meals ¦$40.00* ¦ +--------------+-------------------------------+-----------------¦ ¦ ¦Meals ¦$12.00 ¦ ¦ +-------------------------------+-----------------¦ ¦March 22, 2013¦Gasoline ¦$42.00 ¦ ¦ +-------------------------------+-----------------¦ ¦ ¦Airfare from LAX to Albuquerque¦$250.00* ¦ +--------------+-------------------------------+-----------------¦ ¦TOTAL ¦ ¦$1,481.34 ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------------+
*Less than billed amount
Total Due:
+-----------------------------+ ¦Professional Fees ¦$31,700 ¦ +------------------+----------¦ ¦Travel Fees ¦$1,750 ¦ +------------------+----------¦ ¦Expenses ¦$1,481.34 ¦ +------------------+----------¦ ¦Total Due ¦$34,931.34¦ +-----------------------------+