Opinion
NO. CIV. S-94-671 LKK/GGH.
October 4, 2011
ORDER
Pursuant to the court's August 18, 2005 Order of Reference, the Special Master has submitted for payment a bill for services provided during the month of September, 2011. Good cause appearing, it is ORDERED that:
1. The Clerk is directed to pay to:
Chase Riveland
Valdivia Special Master
5714 Deer Harbor Road, Box 367
Deer Harbor, WA 98243
the amount of $53,338.03 in accordance with the attached statement; and
2. A copy of this order shall be served on the financial department of this court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: October 3, 2011.
The Special Master hereby submits his statement for fees and disbursements for the period of September 1 thru September 30, 2011. $ 10,436.34 $ 36,319.03 $ 6,582.66 $ 53,338.03
Chase Riveland, Special Master Services $ 8,925.00 Disbursements $ 1,511.34 Total amount due Virginia Morrison, Deputy Special Master Services $34,347.50 Disbursements $ 1,971.53 Total amount due Nancy Campbell, Deputy Special Master Services $ 6,570.00 Disbursements $ 12.66 Total amount due TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE REIMBURSED: Receipts for justification of reported expenditures are available upon request.Respectfully submitted,
Chase Riveland
/s/ Chase Riveland
Special Master
October 2, 2011 VALDIVIA Valdivia
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL MASTER TO: Ms. Leslie Medina, Financial Administrator /S/ Chase Riveland FROM: Chase Riveland, Special Master, Date: October 2, 2011 RE: Reimbursement for fees and disbursements expended during the period ending September 30, 2011. Please send the check to the following individual for the amount indicated.
Chase Riveland
Valdivia Special Master
5714 Deer Harbor Road
Box 367
Deer Harbor, WA 98243
Amount to be reimbursed: $ 53,338.03
For: Chase Riveland
Tax #: 390-40-6490 Fees for September 2011 th 1.0 $ 8,925 Expenses for September 2011 6.50 Total Fees and Expenses: $ 8,925.00 + $ 1,511.34 = $ 10, 436.34
9/1/11 Correspondence: Court documents, Morrison, Campbell; review materials .8 9/2/11 Correspondence: Court documents, Jacob, Morrison, Riley, Ruslani; review materials .5 9/5/11 Correspondence: Campbell, Morrison; review materials; telephone: Campbell .9 9/6/11 Correspondence: Morrison, Campbell, Ambroselli, Xiong; review materials .6 9/6/11 Travel: Deer Harbor to Sacramento 8.0 * 9/7/11 Meet with Campbell and Morrison, meet with all Parties, meet with Rice; meet with Defendants, meet with Schaffer, Court, meet with Morrison; Correspondence: Huey, Xiong, Riley, Court; review materials 9.3 9/7/11 Travel in Sacramento .5 * 9/8/11 Correspondence: Morrison, Jacob, Xiong, Boyd, Boysen-Aragon, Riley; review Defendant materials submitted for OSM 11 report 4.3 9/8/11 Travel: Sacramento to Deer harbor 8.0 * 9/9/11 Correspondence: Stilber, Campbell, Prewitt; review materials: Defendants materials submitted for OSM report; telephone: Campbell; review CalPAP report 1.6 9/12/11 Correspondence: Campbell, Morrison, Carvo, Dolin; review Defendants document production for August 1.1 9/13/11 Correspondence: Xiong, Campbell, Morrison, Riley, Huey; review materials .7 9/14/11 Correspondence: Xiong, Morrison, Campbell, Court, Jacob; telephone: Campbell; review materials 1.0 9/15/11 Correspondence: Morrison, Campbell, Christian, Riley, Boyd, Court, Xiong; review materials .9 9/16/11 Correspondence: Morrison, Campbell, Riley, Kogen, Jacob, Huey; review materials 1.4 9/17/11 Correspondence: Morrison, Campbell; review materials .4 9/19/11 Correspondence: Campbell, Morrison, Carvo, Stilber, Riley; review materials for OSM report 3.6 9/20/11 Correspondence; Morrison, Campbell; review materials; submit final OSM draft to parties 4.7 9/21/11 Correspondence: Jacob, Galvan, Morrison, Lemos, Blake, Stilber; Conference call with Defendants; review materials 1.8 9/22/11 Correspondence: Campbell, Riley; review materials .3 9/23/11 Correspondence: Riley, Campbell, Prewitt; review materials .6 9/26/11 Correspondence: Boysen, Morrison, Campbell, Stilber; review materials .5 9/27/11 Correspondence: Jacob, Bien, Xiong; review materials .7 9/28/11 Correspondence: Jacob, Stilber, Xiong; review materials .3 9/29/11 Correspondence: Morrison, Bien, Jacob; review materials .2 9/30/11 Correspondence: Morrison, Riley, Stilber; review materials; prepare OSM team billing 37.2 16.5 * * 16.5 Hrs. @ $90/hr. = $1,485 and 37.2 hrs. @ $200/hr. = $7,440 = * travel time @ $90/hr. 9/6/11 Travel: Home to airport: 13 mi @ .52/mi 6.50 9/6/11 Travel: Deer Harbor to Seattle and return flight 268.00 9/6/11 Shuttle: Boeing Field to Seatac 15.00 9/6/11 Travel: Seattle to Sacramento and return flight 645.00 9/6/11 Lunch and dinner 49.98 9/7/11 Parking: 2 times 18.00 9/7/11 Breakfast, lunch, dinner 66.88 9/8/11 Hotel and night parking: 2 nights 251.90 9/8/11 Rental car: 2 ½ days 134.58 9/8/11 Taxi: Seatac to Boeing Field 49.00 9/8/11 Travel: POV, airport to home: 13 mi@ .52/mi $1,511.34For: Nancy Campbell
Tax #: 060-40-9849 Fees for Sept 2011 Date Activity Time/Hours Total ............................................................... 36.50 Total Fees 6,570.00 Disbursements/Expenses for September 2011 Date Activity Amount Total Expenses 12.66 Total Fees and Expenses: $6,582.66
9/6/11 TC Riveland; Review Realignment docs; .75 9/7/11 OSM Team Mtg; Parties Mtg re: Realignment and Hearing 4.50 Space; Mtg with Ds 9/16/11 Report Research; TC Riley 5.50 9/18/11 Report Research; Ems Xiong, Riley, Morrison, Riveland 8.50 9/19/11 Report research and drafting; Ems Bertacchi, Xiong, Riley, 9.00 Morrison, Riveland, Macias-Price; TCs Riley and Bluffefen, Macias-Price, Morrison. Review RSTS Training for BRRs. 9/20/11 Ems Riveland, Morrison, Bertacchi; Report writing and editing 6.00 9/23/11 Review remedies proposal, ICDTP self-disclosure, corr re: .50 hearing space and AB 17 X; tour schedule 9/26/11 EM Morrison and Riveland re: scheduling review of OSM 11; .25 review Realignment policy 9/30/11 Edit OSM 11 endnotes; review PVDMI changes and P feedback, 1.50 corr Re: jail space and realignment policy final 36.50 × $180/hour= $6,570.00 9/7/11 Meals 12.66 Valdivia et al. v. Brown et al., No. CIV S-94-671 LKK/GGHCollaboration Specialists
Services rendered by Virginia Morrison Tax #: 51-0433003 Fees for September 2011 Date Activity Time/Hours $ 34,347.50
9/1/11 Review and respond to email communication 0.2 9/4/11 Review recent pleadings; draft material for OSM report; review and 3.5 analyze RSTS reports; email communication w/defendants 9/5/11 Review and analyze documents 0.8 9/6/11 Review email communication; telephone conference w/defendants re: 1.5 RSTS; review and analyze RSTS reports 9/7/11 Conference w/OSM team; conference w/all parties re: realignment and 6.6 hearing space dispute; telephone conference w/defendants re: RSTS; conference w/OSM; review and respond to email communication 9/7/11 Travel from Sacramento to San Anselmo 1.75* 9/8/11 Review and respond to email communication; review and analyze RSTS 4.4 reports and other documents; telephone conferences w/defendants 9/9/11 Review and analyze documents; review email communication 5.7 9/10/11 Review and analyze documents 4.75 9/11/11 Review and analyze documents 7.0 9/12/11 Telephone conferences w/defendants; review and analyze documents; 10.4 email communication w/OSM team, CalPAP and defendants 9/13/11 Review and analyze documents; review and respond to email 5.5 communication 9/14/11 Round-trip travel between San Anselmo and Oakland 2.0* 9/14/11 Observe BPH training; conference w/defendants re: RSTS; review 6.6 decision review records; review and analyze documents; review and respond to email communication 9/15/11 Review and analyze documents; review and respond to email 8.2 communication; telephone conference w/defendants re: RSTS 9/16/11 Review and analyze documents; draft OSM report sections; review and 9.5 respond to email communication 9/17/11 Review and analyze documents; draft OSM report sections 11.3 9/18/11 Review and analyze documents; draft OSM report sections; review and 11.6 respond to email communication 9/19/11 Review and analyze documents; draft OSM report sections; review and 14.2 respond to email communication; telephone conferences w/N. Campbell and defendants 9/20/11 Draft OSM report sections; telephone conferences w/OSM team; email 8.7 communication w/parties 9/20/11 Travel from San Anselmo to Santa Barbara for site visit 5.7* 9/21/11 Interview parolees at Santa Barbara County Jail; review and respond to 2.0 email communication 9/22/11 Observe proceedings at Santa Barbara County Jail; review and respond 5.4 to email communication; telephone conferences w/defendants re: RSTS 9/22/11 Travel from San Anselmo to Sacramento 6.2* 9/23/11 Conferences w/defendants re: RSTS, realignment; observe DAPO 3.2 training 9/23/11 Round-trip travel between Sacramento and North Highlands; travel 2.5* from Sacramento to San Anselmo 9/25/11 Travel from San Anselmo to Ventura for jail site visit 5.7* 9/26/11 Conduct parolee interviews at Ventura County Jail; review and respond 9.5 to email communication; review documents 9/27/11 Observe proceedings at Ventura County Jail; review recent 9.75 correspondence 9/27/11 Travel from Ventura to San Anselmo 5.3* 9/28/11 Review and respond to email communication; review documents; revise 1.5 OSM report 9/29/11 Observe DAPO training; review and respond to email communication; 5.1 revise OSM report; review documents; telephone conferences w/defendants 9/29/11 Round-trip travel between San Anselmo and Oakland 1.6* 9/30/11 Review documents; review and respond to email communication 1.0 Total .................................................................... 157.9 *30.75 157.9 × $200/hour = $ 31,580.00 30.75 × $90/hour = $ 2,767.50 * denotes travel time at lower rate Disbursements/Expenses for September 2011 Date Activity Amount $1,971.53 Total Fees and Expenses: $36,319.03 9/7/11 Parking for Sacramento meetings 13.75 9/7/11 Meals during Sacramento meetings 47.05 9/7/11 Hotel during Sacramento meetings 139.00 9/7/11 Mileage and tolls between San Anselmo and Sacramento (174 miles at 51 96.74 cents per mile) 9/14/11 Parking during BPH training 14.00 9/14/11 Mileage and tolls between San Anselmo and Oakland (49 miles at 51 cents 29.99 per mile) 9/22/11 Accommodations for Santa Barbara County Jail tour 220.00 9/23/11 Mileage and tolls between San Anselmo, Santa Barbara, Sacramento and 440.99 North Highlands (849 miles at 51 cents per mile) 9/23/11 Meals during Santa Barbara County Jail tour and Sacramento training 174.75 9/23/11 Parking during Sacramento meetings 3.95 9/27/11 Airport parking for Ventura County Jail visit 38.88 9/27/11 Mileage and tolls for round-trip travel between San Anselmo and SFO (64 37.64 miles @ 51 cents per mile) 9/27/11 Airfare for Ventura County Jail visit 244.40 9/27/11 Hotel for Ventura County Jail visit 302.96 9/27/11 Meals during Ventura County Jail visit 46.78 9/27/11 Rental car and gas for Ventura County Jail visit 79.66 9/29/11 Parking for Oakland trainings 11.00 9/29/11 Mileage and tolls for round-trip travel between San Anselmo and Oakland 29.99 (49 miles @ 51 cents per mile) Total: ...................................................................