Los Padres Forestwatch v. United States Forest Service
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
WESTERN DIVISION
3 4 LOS PADRES FORESTWATCH, Case No.: CV 18-6958-MWF (MAAx) 5 Plaintiff, 6 vs. ORDER APPROVING 7 UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, STIPULATED FEE SETTLEMENT 8 et al., 9 Defendants. 10 11 Plaintiff Los Padres ForestWatch (“Plaintiff”) and Defendants the United 13 States Forest Service and United States Fish and Wildlife Service et al. 14 (collectively, “Defendants”) entered into a Stipulated Fee Settlement Agreement 15 (“Agreement”) resolving attorneys’ fees, costs, and other litigation expenses for 16 this lawsuit. Now therefore, the Agreement is APPROVED, and for good cause, IT 17 IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. Plaintiff is entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees and costs under the 19 Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1540(g). Defendants shall pay Plaintiff a 20 total of $60,000.00 for attorneys’ fees, costs, and other litigation expenses for this 21 lawsuit. 2. Defendants shall make the payment required by Paragraph 1 and the 23 agreed order below by electronic funds transfer to Environmental Defense Center, 24…