Case 1:14-cv-00683-ESH Document 34 Filed 06/02/15 Page 1 of 2

UNITED ST ATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DEF)

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PRISON LEGAL NEWS
Plaintiff,

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, et al.
Defendants.

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Civil Action No.: 14-683 (ESH)

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STIPULATION AND COURT ORDER
Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Prison Legal News' Motion for Summary Judgment
(ECF No. 24 ). The parties conferred and now stipulate to the following:
1.
For purposes of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that is the subject
of the above-captioned case, Defendant Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) will not oppose
Plaintiffs request for a public interest fee waiver in this case only;
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The BOP will not assess fees, including duplication fees, for purposes of
processing and producing non-exempt documents in response to Plaintiffs current FOIA
request, currently the subject of this litigation; and
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The parties further stipulate that Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment is
moot.
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The parties also further agree that BOP will pay Plaintiff the amount of
$31,384.00 for attorney's fees and costs surrounding Plaintiffs drafting and filing of the said
Motion for Summary Judgment.
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This payment is for resolution of this issue only and is without prejudice to
Plaintiff seeking reasonable attorney's fees and costs on any other issue or for the remaining
issues of the Complaint as a whole. Within 5 working days of the entry of the Order, BOP will
submit the settlement to the BO P's Administration Division for processing of the payment.
Payment referred to in paragraph 6, above, shall be made within 60 days of the entry of this
Order and may be extended by 30 days with notice to the Plaintiff.

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Respectfully Submitted,

June 1, 2015

//s- - - - Carl Messineo
PARTNERSHIP FOR CIVIL
JUSTICE FUND
Legal Director
617 Florida Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 232-1180 x201
Counsel for Plaintiff

VINCENT H. COHEN, JR.
D.C. BAR# 471489
Acting United States Attorney
DANIEL F. VAN HORN
D.C. BAR# 924092
Chief, Civil Division
By:

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JOHN C. TRUONG
D.C. BAR #465901
Assistant United States Attorney
555 4th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
Tel: (202) 252-2524
Fax: (202) 252-2599
E-mail: John.Truong(l~.usdoj.Qov
Counsel for Defendant

Of counsel:
C. Darnell Stroble, Esq.
Federal Bureau of Prisons

SO ORDERED.

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Ellen S. Huvelle
United States District Judge