HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2021 1201 CCSA REG ITEM 09BCITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
of December 1, 2021
ACTION APPROVED STAFF
RECOMMENDATION.
BY K. Spangler.
B. Consider Opioid Settlement Funds and Authorize the City Manager to Participate in the
National Opioid Settlement. Staff Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to
Participate in the National Opioid Settlement. (Staff: PJ Gagajena, Assistant City
Manager)
Item: 9.B.
MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: PJ Gagajena, Assistant City Manager
DATE: 12/01/2021 Regular Meeting
SUBJECT: Consider Opioid Settlement Funds and Authorize the City Manager to
Participate in the National Opioid Settlement
BACKGROUND
The opioid epidemic has cost hundreds of thousands of lives, and ravaged families and
communities across the nation. There were approximately 93,000 opioid overdose
deaths nationwide in 2020 and 3,244 deaths statewide in 2019 according to the State of
California Department of Justice. States and local governments have filed nearly 4,000
lawsuits against pharmaceutical distributors and manufacturers over the years for the
detrimental impacts of opioids and on July 21, 2021, a proposed nationwide settlement
in the amount of $26 billion was announced. The three largest pharmaceutical
distributors, McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen (Distributors) are
required to pay up to $21 billion over 18 years; and manufacturer Janssen
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen) and its parent company Johnson & Johnson, are
required to pay $5 billion over a nine-year period. Approximately $22.7 billion is
earmarked for remediation and abatement activities and more than $2.2 billion is
estimated to be allocated to California.
Pursuant to the settlement agreements with the Distributors and Janssen, 15% of the
total allocation to the State of California will go to the State Fund, which will be used by
the State for opioid remediation. Seventy percent will be allocated to the Abatement
Accounts Fund, which will be the pool of funds distributed to participating counties and
cities. The remaining 15% will be allocated to the Subdivision Fund, which is distributed
to plaintiff subdivisions that filed a lawsuit against one or more of the opioid defendants.
DISCUSSION
To receive the settlement funds, states and local governments must decide to join the
national settlement and states will receive a greater share of the funds depending on
the number of its local governments that participate. The State of California has
decided to join the settlement and recently completed State-Subdivision Agreements
regarding the distribution and use of settlement funds for both the Distributors and
Item: 9.B.
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Janssen settlements. This determines how the funds will be allocated to local
jurisdictions. There is no need for cities to have filed a lawsuit to participate. The
County of Ventura is encouraging full participation from all cities to maximize the dollars
that flow into California and the County to help combat the opioid epidemic, otherwise
those jurisdictions who do not participate will not receive any funding and decrease the
overall pool of funds to the State and County. Towns, cities, and counties with a
population of less than 10,000 are not eligible to receive the funds. Local entities have
until January 2, 2022, to register and opt into the national settlement with the Settlement
Administrator. Funds may be disbursed to states and local governments as soon as
April 2022 if certain requirements are met.
Cities that participate in the national settlement may elect to receive the funds directly if
they notify the Settlement Administrator at least 60 days prior to the payment date.
Otherwise, the cities’ allocation share will automatically be paid to their respective
county if that county also participates in the national settlement. Cities that elect to
receive the payment directly are advised to consider if they have the existing staff and
infrastructure to provide the required opioid remediation services and meet the reporting
requirements mandated by the Settlement Administrator. Cities may also elect to
receive only a portion of the funds and disburse the remaining share to the county.
The City of Moorpark is eligible to participate since it meets the population requirement.
However, since the City does not have the staff nor the services to meet the required
opioid remediation uses, staff reached out to the County of Ventura to determine how
they will use the funds if the City elected to have the County receive and manage the
share allocated for Moorpark. The County will be participating in the national
settlement. The County stated they have existing services and resources on opioids
and substance use disorder, medication assisted treatment, and prevention services.
They also have a provider program that works with physicians, dentists, and other
prescribing professionals to train them on safe prescribing in addition to offering
naloxone overdose rescue kits that family members can obtain to have on hand for at-
risk family members or loved ones. The County’s substance use disorder treatment
program follows a continuum of care, which includes early intervention, outpatient
services, residential inpatient services, medically managed services, a 24-hour hotline,
withdrawal management, recovery support services, and medication assisted treatment.
The program also includes services for justice involved clients as well as services for
pregnant and/or parenting women. Additionally, Ventura County Behavioral Health
offers screening, American Society of Addiction Medicine-based assessment and
Treatment Planning, individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, family therapy,
case management, and recovering support services. All the services and programs the
County offers to combat opioid addiction above would meet the opioid remediation
strategies prescribed by the national settlement.
Since counties that receive the funds allocated to cities are not required to spend those
funds exclusively for remediation services for that city, staff is working with the County
of Ventura in drafting an agreement that ensures the County will ensure the efficient use
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of the funds for the prescribed opioid remediation strategies; maximize the scope and
scale of relief; be responsible for all reporting requirements, tracking of deposits and
expenditures, and audit requests; and ensure their services are made available to
Moorpark residents. At this time, the draft agreement is not yet available but will be
brought forward to the City Council for future consideration.
Due to the benefits of participating, staff recommends the City of Moorpark register and
opt into the national settlement to meet the deadline of January 2, 2022. Once
registered, the City will receive information and documents required to participate in the
national settlement. More information about the National Opioid Settlement can be
found at https://nationalopioidsettlement.com or https://oag.ca.gov/opioids.
FISCAL IMPACT
California’s State-Subdivision Agreements indicate the City of Moorpark will be
receiving a weighted allocation percentage of 0.0067337% of the $2.2 billion estimated
settlement funds allocated to California, if the City elects to participate. This equates to
the City of Moorpark receiving an estimated amount of $148,141 in settlement
proceeds, which is subject to change depending on the number of local government
entities participating and/or changes to the calculated allocation percentages. A portion
of the allocated funds will be paid over a period of 18 years from the Distributors
settlement and the funds from Janssen settlement will be paid over a nine-year period.
COUNCIL GOAL COMPLIANCE
This action does not support a current strategic directive.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the City Manager to Participate in the National Opioid Settlement
Attachment 1: National Opioids Settlement Notice
Attachment 2: Proposed California State-Subdivision Agreement Regarding
Distribution and Use of Settlement Funds – Distributor Settlement
Attachment 3: Proposed California State-Subdivision Agreement Regarding
Distribution and Use of Settlement Funds – Janssen Settlement
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ATTACHMENT 1
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Proposed California State-Subdivision Agreement
Regarding Distribution and Use of
Settlement Funds – Distributor Settlement
1. Introduction
Pursuant to the Distributor Settlement Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2021, and any revision
thereto (the “Distributor Settlement Agreement”), including Section V and Exhibit O, the State
of California proposes this agreement (the “CA Distributor Allocation Agreement”) to govern
the allocation, distribution, and use of Settlement Fund payments made to California pursuant to
Sections IV and V of the Distributor Settlement Agreement.1 For the avoidance of doubt, this
agreement does not apply to payments made pursuant to Sections IX or X of the Distributor
Settlement Agreement.
Pursuant to Exhibit O, Paragraph 4, of the Distributor Settlement Agreement, acceptance of this
CA Distributor Allocation Agreement is a requirement to be an Initial Participating Subdivision.
2. Definitions
a)CA Participating Subdivision means a Participating Subdivision that is also (a) a
Plaintiff Subdivision and/or (b) a Primary Subdivision with a population equal to or
greater than 10,000. For the avoidance of doubt, eligible CA Participating
Subdivisions are those California subdivisions listed in Exhibit C (excluding
Litigating Special Districts) and/or Exhibit I to the Distributor Settlement Agreement.
b)Janssen Settlement Agreement means the Janssen Settlement Agreement dated July
21, 2021, and any revision thereto.
c)Litigating Special District means a school district, fire protection district, health
authority, health plan, or other special district that has filed a lawsuit against an
Opioid Defendant. Litigating Special Districts include Downey Unified School
District, Elk Grove Unified School District, Kern High School District, Montezuma
Fire Protection District (located in Stockton, California), Santa Barbara San Luis
Obispo Regional Health Authority, Inland Empire Health Plan, Health Plan of San
Joaquin, and LA Care Health Plan.
d)Plaintiff Subdivision means a Subdivision located in California, other than a
Litigating Special District, that filed a lawsuit, on behalf of the Subdivision and/or
through an official of the Subdivision on behalf of the People of the State of
California, against one or more Opioid Defendants prior to October 1, 2020.
1 A parallel but separate agreement (the “CA Janssen Allocation Agreement”) will govern the
allocation, distribution, and use of settlement fund payments under the Janssen Settlement
Agreement. An eligible Subdivision may elect to participate in either the Distributor Settlement
or the Janssen Settlement, or in both.
ATTACHMENT 2
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e) Opioid Defendant means any defendant (including but not limited to Johnson &
Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., Cardinal Health, Inc.,
AmerisourceBergen Corporation, and McKesson Corporation) named in a lawsuit
seeking damages, abatement, or other remedies related to or caused by the opioid
public health crisis in any lawsuit brought by any state or local government on or
before October 1, 2020.
3. General Terms
This agreement is subject to the requirements of the Distributor Settlement Agreement, as well as
applicable law, and the Distributor Settlement Agreement governs over any inconsistent
provision of this CA Distributor Allocation Agreement. Terms used in this CA Distributor
Allocation Agreement have the same meaning as in the Distributor Settlement Agreement unless
otherwise defined herein.
Pursuant to Section V(D)(1) of the Distributor Settlement Agreement, (a) all Settlement Fund
payments will be used for Opioid Remediation, except as allowed by Section V(B)(2) of the
Distributor Settlement Agreement; and (b) at least seventy percent (70%) of Settlement Fund
payment amounts will be used solely for future Opioid Remediation.
4. State Allocation
The Settlement Fund payments to California,2 pursuant to the Distributor Settlement Agreement,
shall be allocated as follows: 15% to the State Fund; 70% to the Abatement Accounts Fund; and
15% to the Subdivision Fund. For the avoidance of doubt, all funds allocated to California from
the Settlement Fund shall be combined pursuant to this CA Distributor Allocation Agreement,
and 15% of that total shall be allocated to the State of California (the “State of California
Allocation”), 70% to the California Abatement Accounts Fund (“CA Abatement Accounts
Fund”), and 15% to the California Subdivision Fund (“CA Subdivision Fund”).
A. State of California Allocation
Fifteen percent of the total Settlement Fund payments will be allocated to the State and used by
the State for future Opioid Remediation.
B. CA Abatement Accounts Fund
i. Allocation of CA Abatement Accounts Funds
a) Seventy percent of the total Settlement Fund payments will be allocated to the CA
Abatement Accounts Fund. The funds in the CA Abatement Accounts Fund will be
2 For purposes of clarity, use of the term “California” refers to the geographic territory of
California and the state and its local governments therein. The term “State” or “State of
California” refers to the State of California as a governmental unit.
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allocated based on the allocation model developed in connection with the proposed
negotiating class in the National Prescription Opiate Litigation (MDL No. 2804), as
adjusted to reflect only those cities and counties that are eligible, based on population or
litigation status, to become a CA Participating Subdivision. The percentage from the CA
Abatement Accounts Fund allocated to each CA Participating Subdivision is set forth in
Appendix 1 in the column entitled abatement percentage (the “Local Allocation”). For
the avoidance of doubt, Litigating Special Districts and California towns, cities, and
counties with a population less than 10,000 are not eligible to receive an allocation of CA
Abatement Accounts Funds.
b) A CA Participating Subdivision that is a county, or a city and county, will be allocated its
Local Allocation share as of the date on which it becomes a Participating Subdivision,
and will receive payments as provided in the Distributor Settlement Agreement.
c) A CA Participating Subdivision that is a city will be allocated its Local Allocation share
as of the date on which it becomes a Participating Subdivision. The Local Allocation
share for a city that is a CA Participating Subdivision will be paid to the county in which
the city is located, rather than to the city, so long as: (a) the county is a CA Participating
Subdivision, and (b) the city has not advised the Settlement Fund Administrator that it
requests direct payment at least 60 days prior to a Payment Date. A Local Allocation
share allocated to a city but paid to a county is not required to be spent exclusively for
abatement activities in that city, but will become part of the county’s share of the CA
Abatement Accounts Funds, which will be used in accordance with Section 4.B.ii (Use of
CA Abatement Accounts Funds) and reported on in accordance with Section 4.B.iii (CA
Abatement Accounts Fund Oversight).
d) A city within a county that is a CA Participating Subdivision may opt in or out of direct
payment at any time, and it may also elect direct payment of only a portion of its share,
with the remainder going to the county, by providing notice to the Settlement Fund
Administrator at least 60 days prior to a Payment Date. For purposes of this CA
Distributor Allocation Agreement, the Cities of Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, San
Jose and Eureka will be deemed to have elected direct payment if they become
Participating Subdivisions.
e) The State will receive the Local Allocation share of any payment to the Settlement Fund
that is attributable to a county or city that is eligible to become a CA Participating
Subdivision, but that has not, as of the date of that payment to the Settlement Fund,
become a Participating Subdivision.
f) Funds received by a CA Participating Subdivision, and not expended or encumbered
within five years of receipt and in accordance with the Distributor Settlement Agreement
and this CA Distributor Allocation Agreement shall be transferred to the State; provided
however, that CA Participating Subdivisions have seven years to expend or encumber CA
Abatement Accounts Funds designated to support capital outlay projects before they must
be transferred to the State. This provision shall not apply to the Cost Reimbursement
Funds, which shall be controlled by Appendix 2.
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ii. Use of CA Abatement Accounts Funds
a) The CA Abatement Accounts Funds will be used for future Opioid Remediation in one or
more of the areas described in the List of Opioid Remediation Uses, which is Exhibit E to
the Distributor Settlement Agreement.
b) In addition to this requirement, no less than 50% of the funds received by a CA
Participating Subdivision from the Abatement Accounts Fund in each calendar year will
be used for one or more of the following High Impact Abatement Activities:
(1) the provision of matching funds or operating costs for substance use disorder facilities
within the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program;
(2) creating new or expanded Substance Use Disorder (“SUD”) treatment infrastructure;
(3) addressing the needs of communities of color and vulnerable populations (including
sheltered and unsheltered homeless populations) that are disproportionately impacted
by SUD;
(4) diversion of people with SUD from the justice system into treatment, including by
providing training and resources to first and early responders (sworn and non-sworn)
and implementing best practices for outreach, diversion and deflection, employability,
restorative justice, and harm reduction; and/or
(5) interventions to prevent drug addiction in vulnerable youth.
c) The California Department of Health Care Services (“DHCS”) may add to this list (but
not delete from it) by designating additional High Impact Abatement Activities. DHCS
will make reasonable efforts to consult with stakeholders, including the CA Participating
Subdivisions, before adding additional High Impact Abatement Activities to this list.
d) For the avoidance of doubt, and subject to the requirements of the Distributor Settlement
Agreement and applicable law, CA Participating Subdivisions may form agreements or
ventures, or otherwise work in collaboration with, federal, state, local, tribal or private
sector entities in pursuing Opioid Remediation activities funded from the CA Abatement
Accounts Fund. Further, provided that all CA Abatement Accounts Funds are used for
Opioid Remediation consistent with the Distributor Settlement Agreement and this CA
Distributor Allocation Agreement, a county and any cities or towns within the county
may agree to reallocate their respective shares of the CA Abatement Accounts Funds
among themselves, provided that any direct distribution may only be to a CA
Participating Subdivision and any CA Participating Subdivision must agree to their share
being reallocated.
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iii. CA Abatement Accounts Fund Oversight
a) Pursuant to Section 5 below, CA Participating Subdivisions receiving settlement funds
must prepare and file reports annually regarding the use of those funds. DHCS may
regularly review the reports prepared by CA Participating Subdivisions about the use of
CA Abatement Accounts Funds for compliance with the Distributor Settlement
Agreement and this CA Distributor Allocation Agreement.
b) If DHCS determines that a CA Participating Subdivision’s use of CA Abatement
Accounts Funds is inconsistent with the Distributor Settlement Agreement or this CA
Distributor Allocation Agreement, whether through review of reports or information from
any other sources, DHCS shall send a request to meet and confer with the CA
Participating Subdivision. The parties shall meet and confer in an effort to resolve the
concern.
c) If the parties are unable to reach a resolution, DHCS may conduct an audit of the
Subdivision’s use of the CA Abatement Accounts Funds within one year of the request to
meet and confer, unless the parties mutually agree in writing to extend the meet and
confer time frame.
d) If the concern still cannot be resolved, the State may bring a motion or action in the court
where the State has filed its Consent Judgment to resolve the concern or otherwise
enforce the requirements of the Distributor Settlement Agreement or this CA Distributor
Allocation Agreement. However, in no case shall any audit be conducted, or motion be
brought, as to a specific expenditure of funds, more than five years after the date on
which the expenditure of the funds was reported to DHCS, in accordance with this
agreement.
e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement does not limit the statutory or
constitutional authority of any state or local agency or official to conduct audits,
investigations, or other oversight activities, or to pursue administrative, civil, or criminal
enforcement actions.
C. CA Subdivision Fund
i. Fifteen percent of the total Settlement Fund payments will be allocated to the CA
Subdivision Fund. All funds in the CA Subdivision Fund will be allocated among the
Plaintiff Subdivisions that are Initial Participating Subdivisions. The funds will be used,
subject to any limits imposed by the Distributor Settlement Agreement and this CA
Distributor Allocation Agreement, to fund future Opioid Remediation and reimburse past
opioid-related expenses, which may include fees and expenses related to litigation, and to
pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Special Master as set forth in Appendix 2.
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The CA Subdivision Funds will be allocated as follows:
a) First, funds in the CA Subdivision Fund shall be used to pay the Special Master’s
reasonable fees and expenses in accordance with the procedures and limitations set
forth in Appendix 2 to this document;
b) Second, funds will be allocated to Plaintiff Subdivisions that are Initial Participating
Subdivisions that have been awarded Costs, as defined by and in accordance with the
procedures and limitations set forth in Appendix 2 to this document.
c) Funds remaining in the CA Subdivision Fund, which shall consist of no less than 50%
of the total CA Subdivision Fund received in any year pursuant to Appendix 2,
Section 2.c.v, will be distributed to Plaintiff Subdivisions that are Initial Participating
Subdivisions, in relative proportion to the Local Allocation. These funds shall be used
to fund future opioid-related projects and to reimburse past opioid-related expenses,
which may include fees and expenses related to litigation against any Opioid
Defendant.
D. Provision for State Back-Stop Agreement
On August 6, 2021, Judge Dan Polster of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio,
Eastern Division, issued an order (ECF Docket Number 3814) (“MDL Fees Order”) in the
National Prescription Opiate Litigation (MDL No. 2804) “cap[ping] all applicable contingent fee
agreements at 15%.” Private counsel representing Plaintiff Subdivisions should seek its
contingency fees and costs from the Attorney Fee Fund or Cost Funds under the Distributor
Settlement Agreement and, if applicable, the Janssen Settlement Agreement.
A Plaintiff Subdivision may separately agree to use its share of the CA Subdivision Fund to pay
for fees or costs incurred by its contingency-fee counsel (“State Back-Stop Agreement”),
pursuant to Exhibit R, section I(R), of the Distributor Settlement Agreement and the MDL Fees
Order, so long as such contingency fees do not exceed a total contingency fee of 15% of the total
gross recovery of the Plaintiff Subdivision pursuant to the Distributor Settlement, and if
applicable, the Janssen Settlement, inclusive of contingency fees from the national Attorney Fee
Fund and this State Back-Stop Agreement. Before seeking fees or litigation costs and expenses
from a State Back-Stop Agreement, private counsel representing Plaintiff Subdivisions must first
seek contingency fees and costs from the Attorney Fee Fund or Cost Funds created under the
Distributor Settlement Agreement and, if applicable, the Janssen Settlement Agreement. Further,
private counsel may only seek reimbursement for litigation fees and costs that have not
previously been reimbursed through prior settlements or judgments.
To effectuate a State Back-Stop Agreement pursuant to this section, an agreement in the form of
Appendix 3 may be entered into by a Plaintiff Subdivision, private counsel, and the California
Office of the Attorney General. The California Office of the Attorney General shall, upon the
request of a Plaintiff Subdivision, execute any agreement executed by a Plaintiff Subdivision and
its private counsel if it is in the form of Appendix 3. The California Office of the Attorney
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General will also consider requests from Plaintiff Subdivisions to execute and enter into
agreements presented in other forms.
For the avoidance of doubt, this agreement does not require a Plaintiff Subdivision to request or
enter into a State Back-Stop Agreement, and no State Back-Stop Agreement shall impose any
duty or obligation on the State of California or any of its agencies or officers, including without
limitation the Attorney General.
5. State and Subdivision Reporting
a) DHCS will prepare an annual written report regarding the State’s use of funds from the
settlement until those funds are fully expended and for one year thereafter. These reports
will be made publicly available on the DHCS web site.
b) Each CA Participating Subdivision that receives payments of funds from the settlement
will prepare written reports at least annually regarding the use of those funds, until those
funds are fully expended and for one year thereafter. These reports will also include a
certification that all funds that the CA Participating Subdivision has received through the
settlement have been used in compliance with the Distributor Settlement Agreement and
this CA Distributor Allocation Agreement. The report will be in a form reasonably
determined by DHCS. Prior to specifying the form of the report DHCS will confer with
representatives of the Plaintiff Subdivisions.
c) The State and all CA Participating Subdivisions receiving CA Abatement Accounts
Funds will track all deposits and expenditures. Each such subdivision is responsible
solely for the CA Abatement Accounts Funds it receives. A county is not responsible for
oversight, reporting, or monitoring of CA Abatement Accounts Funds received by a city
within that county that receives direct payment. Unless otherwise exempt, Subdivisions’
expenditures and uses of CA Abatement Accounts Funds and other Settlement Funds will
be subject to the normal budgetary and expenditure process of the Subdivision.
d) Each Plaintiff Subdivision receiving CA Subdivision Funds will track all deposits and
expenditures, as required by the Distributor Settlement Agreement and this CA
Distributor Allocation Agreement. Among other things, Plaintiff Subdivisions using
monies from the CA Subdivision Fund for purposes that do not qualify as Opioid
Remediation must identify and include in their annual report, the amount and how such
funds were used, including if used to pay attorneys’ fees, investigation costs, or litigation
costs. Pursuant to Section V(B)(2) of the Distributor Settlement Agreement, such
information must also be reported to the Settlement Fund Administrator and the
Distributors.
e) In each year in which DHCS prepares an annual report DHCS will also host a meeting to
discuss the annual report and the Opioid Remediation activities being carried out by the
State and Participating Subdivisions.
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6. Miscellaneous
a) The State or any CA Participating Subdivision may bring a motion or action in the court
where the State has filed its Consent Judgment to enforce the requirements of this CA
Distributor Allocation Agreement. Before filing such a motion or action the State will
meet and confer with any CA Participating Subdivision that is the subject of the
anticipated motion or action, and vice versa.
b) Except as provided in the Distributor Settlement Agreement, this CA Distributor
Allocation Agreement is not enforceable by any party other than the State and the CA
Participating Subdivisions. It does not confer any rights or remedies upon, and shall not
be enforceable by, any third party.
c) Except as provided in the CA Distributor Allocation Agreement, if any provision of this
agreement or the application thereof to any person, entity, or circumstance shall, to any
extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this agreement, or the application of
such provision to persons, entities, or circumstances other than those as to which it is
invalid or unenforceable, will not be affected thereby, and each other provision of this
agreement will be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
d) Except as provided in the Distributor Settlement Agreement, this agreement shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of California.
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APPENDIX 1 DISCLAIMER: The allocation percentages herein are estimates only and should not be relied on for decisions regarding legal rights, releases, waivers, or other decisions affecting current or potential legal claims. Percentages shown in the Plaintiff Subdivision Percentage column may change pursuant to Section 4.C. of the California State-Subdivision Agreement Regarding Distribution and Use of Settlement Funds—Distributor Settlement, whereas the percentages shown in the Abatement Percentage column should not change. Participating Subdivisions, underlying calculations, and the calculated allocation percentages are subject to change. Regarding the column herein entitled “Abatement Percentage,” pursuant to Section 4.B.e., the State of California will receive the Local Allocation share of any payment to the Settlement Fund that is attributable to a county or city that is eligible to become a CA Participating Subdivision, but that has not, as of the date of that payment to the Settlement Fund, become a Participating Subdivision. Regarding the column herein entitled “Plaintiff Subdivision Percentage,” payments allocated to a Plaintiff Subdivision, which is not an Initial Participating Subdivision, will be re-allocated among the Plaintiff Subdivisions that are Initial Participating Subdivisions. Regarding the column herein entitled “Abatement Percentage,” the annotation of “100%” refers to one-hundred percent (100%) of the California Abatement Account Funds received, pursuant to Section 4.B. Regarding the column herein entitled “Plaintiff Subdivision Percentage,” the annotation of “100%” refers to one-hundred percent (100%) of the California Subdivision Funds received, pursuant to Section 4.C. Regarding the column herein entitled “Weighted Allocation Percentage,” the annotation of “100%” refers to one-hundred percent (100%) of the combined and weighted allocation of the Abatement Percentage and the Plaintiff Subdivision Percentage. 28
APPENDIX 1100.000% 100.000% 100.000%Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCountyAlameda CountyAlameda 2.332% 2.853%2.4237952%City Alameda Alameda 0.069%0.0570162%City Albany Alameda 0.013%0.0107768%City Berkeley Alameda 0.152%0.1249656%City Dublin Alameda 0.033% 0.040%0.0338810%City Emeryville Alameda 0.023%0.0185765%City Fremont Alameda 0.108%0.0888576%City Hayward Alameda 0.117%0.0966218%City Livermore Alameda 0.054%0.0446740%City Newark Alameda 0.026%0.0217626%City Oakland Alameda 0.486% 0.595%0.5055601%City Piedmont Alameda 0.014%0.0114064%City Pleasanton Alameda 0.067%0.0554547%City San Leandro Alameda 0.039%0.0321267%City Union City Alameda 0.043%0.0352484%CountyAmador CountyAmador 0.226% 0.277%0.2349885%CountyButte CountyButte 1.615% 1.975%1.6783178%City Chico Butte 0.216% 0.264%0.2246499%City Oroville Butte 0.079%0.0646595%CountyCalaveras CountyCalaveras 0.226% 0.277%0.2351644%CountyColusa CountyColusa 0.059%0.0489221%CountyContra Costa CountyContra Costa 2.102% 2.571%2.1844585%City Antioch Contra Costa 0.037%0.0301879%City Brentwood Contra Costa 0.026%0.0215339%City Clayton Contra Costa 0.002%0.0018060%City Concord Contra Costa 0.055%0.0456676%City Danville Contra Costa 0.010%0.0082255%City El Cerrito Contra Costa 0.023%0.0189024%City Hercules Contra Costa 0.010%0.0078273%1 of 1529
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityLafayetteContra Costa 0.006%0.0046030%CityMartinezContra Costa 0.012%0.0098593%CityMoragaContra Costa 0.004%0.0031007%CityOakleyContra Costa 0.010%0.0079416%CityOrindaContra Costa 0.005%0.0038157%CityPinoleContra Costa 0.013%0.0110909%CityPittsburgContra Costa 0.053%0.0436369%CityPleasant HillContra Costa 0.013%0.0106309%CityRichmondContra Costa 0.146%0.1201444%CitySan PabloContra Costa 0.018%0.0148843%CitySan RamonContra Costa 0.021%0.0176459%CityWalnut CreekContra Costa 0.026%0.0212132%CountyDel Norte CountyDel Norte 0.114% 0.140%0.1189608%CountyEl Dorado CountyEl Dorado 0.768% 0.939%0.7980034%CityPlacervilleEl Dorado 0.015%0.0127642%CitySouth Lake TahoeEl Dorado 0.081%0.0665456%CountyFresno CountyFresno 1.895% 2.318%1.9693410%CityClovisFresno 0.065%0.0536211%CityCoalingaFresno 0.012%0.0098554%CityFresnoFresno 0.397%0.3270605%CityKermanFresno 0.005%0.0042534%CityKingsburgFresno 0.008%0.0066167%CityMendotaFresno 0.002%0.0019387%CityOrange CoveFresno 0.004%0.0035607%CityParlierFresno 0.008%0.0069755%CityReedleyFresno 0.012%0.0098804%CitySangerFresno 0.018%0.0146135%CitySelmaFresno 0.015%0.0127537%CountyGlenn CountyGlenn 0.107% 0.131%0.1116978%CountyHumboldt CountyHumboldt 1.030% 1.260%1.0703185%2 of 1530
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityArcataHumboldt 0.054%0.0447660%CityEurekaHumboldt 0.117% 0.143%0.1216284%CityFortunaHumboldt 0.032%0.0266837%CountyImperial CountyImperial 0.258% 0.315%0.2679006%CityBrawleyImperial 0.011%0.0087986%CityCalexicoImperial 0.019%0.0152799%CityEl CentroImperial 0.158%0.1302522%CityImperialImperial 0.006%0.0048791%CountyInyo CountyInyo 0.073% 0.089%0.0754413%CountyKern CountyKern 2.517% 3.079%2.6159145%CityArvinKern 0.006%0.0046425%CityBakersfieldKern 0.212%0.1747198%CityCalifornia CityKern 0.009%0.0070820%CityDelanoKern 0.030%0.0249316%CityMcFarlandKern 0.003%0.0025644%CityRidgecrestKern 0.015%0.0120938%CityShafterKern 0.013%0.0103417%CityTehachapiKern 0.009%0.0073580%CityWascoKern 0.008%0.0069861%CountyKings CountyKings 0.293%0.2413469%CityAvenalKings 0.007%0.0056335%CityCorcoranKings 0.013%0.0107032%CityHanfordKings 0.027%0.0226038%CityLemooreKings 0.016%0.0131900%CountyLake CountyLake 0.795%0.6545389%CityClearlakeLake 0.041% 0.050%0.0426253%CityLakeportLake 0.021% 0.026%0.0222964%CountyLassen CountyLassen 0.319% 0.391%0.3320610%CitySusanvilleLassen 0.027%0.0219295%CountyLos Angeles CountyLos Angeles 13.896% 16.999%14.4437559%3 of 1531
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityAgoura HillsLos Angeles 0.005%0.0040024%CityAlhambraLos Angeles 0.042%0.0343309%CityArcadiaLos Angeles 0.033%0.0267718%CityArtesiaLos Angeles 0.001%0.0005100%CityAzusaLos Angeles 0.026%0.0210857%CityBaldwin ParkLos Angeles 0.027%0.0218520%CityBellLos Angeles 0.008%0.0068783%CityBellflowerLos Angeles 0.002%0.0014485%CityBell GardensLos Angeles 0.014%0.0114301%CityBeverly HillsLos Angeles 0.065%0.0534897%CityBurbankLos Angeles 0.100%0.0823132%CityCalabasasLos Angeles 0.006%0.0048948%CityCarsonLos Angeles 0.019%0.0159805%CityCerritosLos Angeles 0.005%0.0039682%CityClaremontLos Angeles 0.010%0.0082584%CityCommerceLos Angeles 0.000%0.0002971%CityComptonLos Angeles 0.044%0.0361882%CityCovinaLos Angeles 0.028%0.0229127%CityCudahyLos Angeles 0.001%0.0006020%CityCulver CityLos Angeles 0.055%0.0449894%CityDiamond BarLos Angeles 0.001%0.0006993%CityDowneyLos Angeles 0.052%0.0429994%CityDuarteLos Angeles 0.003%0.0027261%CityEl MonteLos Angeles 0.031% 0.038%0.0318985%CityEl SegundoLos Angeles 0.033%0.0268020%CityGardenaLos Angeles 0.034%0.0278088%CityGlendaleLos Angeles 0.166%0.1366586%CityGlendoraLos Angeles 0.016%0.0134411%CityHawaiian Gardens Los Angeles 0.005%0.0040549%CityHawthorneLos Angeles 0.050%0.0407833%4 of 1532
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityHermosa BeachLos Angeles 0.018%0.0145307%CityHuntington ParkLos Angeles 0.023%0.0190667%CityInglewoodLos Angeles 0.059%0.0489195%CityLa Cañada Flintridge Los Angeles 0.003%0.0025565%CityLakewoodLos Angeles 0.005%0.0039971%CityLa MiradaLos Angeles 0.010%0.0081572%CityLancasterLos Angeles 0.045%0.0369689%CityLa PuenteLos Angeles 0.002%0.0012999%CityLa VerneLos Angeles 0.024%0.0194190%CityLawndaleLos Angeles 0.002%0.0017731%CityLomitaLos Angeles 0.004%0.0031940%CityLong BeachLos Angeles 0.439%0.3614151%CityLos AngelesLos Angeles 2.715% 3.321%2.8218811%CityLynwoodLos Angeles 0.016%0.0134345%CityMalibuLos Angeles 0.002%0.0019269%CityManhattan BeachLos Angeles 0.032%0.0260686%CityMaywoodLos Angeles 0.004%0.0035528%CityMonroviaLos Angeles 0.031%0.0254455%CityMontebelloLos Angeles 0.030%0.0250670%CityMonterey ParkLos Angeles 0.031%0.0256677%CityNorwalkLos Angeles 0.031%0.0258228%CityPalmdaleLos Angeles 0.046%0.0375827%CityPalos Verdes Estates Los Angeles 0.006%0.0053102%CityParamountLos Angeles 0.011%0.0091483%CityPasadenaLos Angeles 0.146%0.1200524%CityPico RiveraLos Angeles 0.022%0.0183333%CityPomonaLos Angeles 0.111%0.0911933%CityRancho Palos Verdes Los Angeles 0.002%0.0012645%CityRedondo BeachLos Angeles 0.062%0.0506992%CityRosemeadLos Angeles 0.003%0.0028260%5 of 1533
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCitySan DimasLos Angeles 0.003%0.0022016%CitySan FernandoLos Angeles 0.013%0.0104837%CitySan GabrielLos Angeles 0.018%0.0147726%CitySan MarinoLos Angeles 0.009%0.0073791%CitySanta ClaritaLos Angeles 0.022%0.0178167%CitySanta Fe SpringsLos Angeles 0.031%0.0257531%CitySanta MonicaLos Angeles 0.158%0.1298513%CitySierra MadreLos Angeles 0.006%0.0048646%CitySignal HillLos Angeles 0.010%0.0084884%CitySouth El MonteLos Angeles 0.005%0.0039603%CitySouth GateLos Angeles 0.020%0.0166272%CitySouth PasadenaLos Angeles 0.012%0.0095334%CityTemple CityLos Angeles 0.005%0.0039498%CityTorranceLos Angeles 0.112%0.0919820%CityWalnutLos Angeles 0.006%0.0047305%CityWest CovinaLos Angeles 0.049%0.0404521%CityWest HollywoodLos Angeles 0.013%0.0108517%CityWhittierLos Angeles 0.032%0.0260581%CountyMadera CountyMadera 0.349% 0.427%0.3630669%CityChowchillaMadera 0.012%0.0097332%CityMaderaMadera 0.039%0.0318441%CountyMarin CountyMarin 0.564% 0.690%0.5861325%CityLarkspurMarin 0.015%0.0124697%CityMill ValleyMarin 0.020%0.0168401%CityNovatoMarin 0.028%0.0229824%CitySan AnselmoMarin 0.009%0.0078062%CitySan RafaelMarin 0.089%0.0729823%CountyMariposa CountyMariposa 0.084% 0.103%0.0876131%CountyMendocino CountyMendocino 0.439% 0.536%0.4558394%CityUkiahMendocino 0.039%0.0317153%6 of 1534
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCountyMerced CountyMerced 0.551% 0.674%0.5724262%City Atwater Merced 0.024%0.0195846%City Livingston Merced 0.006%0.0045873%City Los Banos Merced 0.020%0.0165142%City Merced Merced 0.061%0.0500762%CountyModoc CountyModoc 0.065% 0.080%0.0678250%CountyMono CountyMono 0.023% 0.029%0.0242606%CountyMonterey CountyMonterey 0.908% 1.111%0.9437083%City Greenfield Monterey 0.006%0.0050552%City King City Monterey 0.005%0.0037355%City Marina Monterey 0.017%0.0144098%City Monterey Monterey 0.041%0.0336540%City Pacific Grove Monterey 0.009%0.0074842%City Salinas Monterey 0.094%0.0776576%City Seaside Monterey 0.023%0.0191772%City Soledad Monterey 0.007%0.0060870%CountyNapa CountyNapa 0.288% 0.352%0.2994325%City American Canyon Napa 0.017%0.0136869%City Napa Napa 0.078%0.0642783%CountyNevada CountyNevada 0.441% 0.539%0.4579827%City Grass Valley Nevada 0.024%0.0197805%City Truckee Nevada 0.003%0.0023843%CountyOrange CountyOrange 4.364% 5.339%4.5363576%City Aliso Viejo Orange 0.014%0.0113841%City Anaheim Orange 0.554% 0.678%0.5759282%City Brea Orange 0.086%0.0708897%City Buena Park Orange 0.087%0.0714352%City Costa Mesa Orange 0.124% 0.152%0.1288366%City Cypress Orange 0.033%0.0271937%City Dana Point Orange 0.001%0.0005560%7 of 1535
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityFountain ValleyOrange 0.055%0.0455980%CityFullertonOrange 0.137% 0.168%0.1425744%CityGarden GroveOrange 0.213%0.1752482%CityHuntington BeachOrange 0.247% 0.302%0.2568420%CityIrvineOrange 0.139% 0.170%0.1442350%CityLaguna BeachOrange 0.047% 0.058%0.0493043%CityLaguna HillsOrange 0.014%0.0115457%CityLaguna NiguelOrange 0.001%0.0007071%CityLaguna WoodsOrange 0.001%0.0006546%CityLa HabraOrange 0.060% 0.073%0.0621049%CityLake ForestOrange 0.012%0.0101249%CityLa PalmaOrange 0.012%0.0095439%CityLos AlamitosOrange 0.008%0.0069190%CityMission ViejoOrange 0.014%0.0117560%CityNewport BeachOrange 0.179%0.1470134%CityOrangeOrange 0.150%0.1231320%CityPlacentiaOrange 0.029% 0.035%0.0298912%CityRancho Santa Margarita Orange 0.001%0.0006296%CitySan ClementeOrange 0.008% 0.010%0.0086083%CitySan Juan CapistranoOrange 0.008%0.0065510%CitySanta AnaOrange 0.502% 0.614%0.5213866%CitySeal BeachOrange 0.020%0.0165891%CityStantonOrange 0.035%0.0291955%CityTustinOrange 0.073%0.0600341%CityWestminsterOrange 0.104% 0.127%0.1082721%CityYorba LindaOrange 0.044%0.0362223%CountyPlacer CountyPlacer 1.045% 1.278%1.0861002%CityAuburnPlacer 0.017%0.0141114%CityLincolnPlacer 0.031%0.0255599%CityRocklinPlacer 0.076%0.0625485%8 of 1536
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityRosevillePlacer 0.196%0.1616559%CountyPlumas CountyPlumas 0.205% 0.251%0.2128729%CountyRiverside CountyRiverside 4.534% 5.547%4.7128296%CityBanningRiverside 0.017%0.0143848%CityBeaumontRiverside 0.021%0.0171135%CityBlytheRiverside 0.012%0.0096714%CityCanyon LakeRiverside 0.000%0.0001761%CityCathedral CityRiverside 0.067%0.0553614%CityCoachellaRiverside 0.021%0.0173054%CityCoronaRiverside 0.147%0.1207083%CityDesert Hot SpringsRiverside 0.024%0.0200433%CityEastvaleRiverside 0.000%0.0002747%CityHemetRiverside 0.051%0.0421792%CityIndioRiverside 0.056%0.0457794%CityJurupa ValleyRiverside 0.001%0.0008991%CityLake ElsinoreRiverside 0.021%0.0172949%CityLa QuintaRiverside 0.063%0.0516732%CityMenifeeRiverside 0.032%0.0260909%CityMoreno ValleyRiverside 0.137%0.1130348%CityMurrietaRiverside 0.048% 0.059%0.0497423%CityNorcoRiverside 0.016%0.0134542%CityPalm DesertRiverside 0.083%0.0682465%CityPalm SpringsRiverside 0.076%0.0629862%CityPerrisRiverside 0.009%0.0076774%CityRancho MirageRiverside 0.052%0.0431098%CityRiversideRiverside 0.268%0.2206279%CitySan JacintoRiverside 0.010%0.0085936%CityTemeculaRiverside 0.022%0.0180086%CityWildomarRiverside 0.008%0.0062500%CountySacramento CountySacramento 3.797% 4.645%3.9465887%9 of 1537
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityCitrus HeightsSacramento 0.057%0.0465312%CityElk GroveSacramento 0.130%0.1066994%CityFolsomSacramento 0.108%0.0890850%CityGaltSacramento 0.017%0.0143704%CityRancho CordovaSacramento 0.008%0.0067679%CitySacramentoSacramento 0.721% 0.882%0.7496530%CountySan Benito CountySan Benito 0.106% 0.130%0.1101417%CityHollisterSan Benito 0.027%0.0225355%CountySan Bernardino CountySan Bernardino 3.259% 3.987%3.3878124%CityAdelantoSan Bernardino 0.008%0.0066640%CityApple ValleySan Bernardino 0.025%0.0207360%CityBarstowSan Bernardino 0.015%0.0122056%CityChinoSan Bernardino 0.064%0.0525893%CityChino HillsSan Bernardino 0.001%0.0006388%CityColtonSan Bernardino 0.031%0.0253443%CityFontanaSan Bernardino 0.112%0.0920543%CityGrand TerraceSan Bernardino 0.006%0.0051051%CityHesperiaSan Bernardino 0.035%0.0291522%CityHighlandSan Bernardino 0.004%0.0029061%CityLoma LindaSan Bernardino 0.009%0.0071188%CityMontclairSan Bernardino 0.039%0.0322108%CityOntarioSan Bernardino 0.179%0.1472934%CityRancho Cucamonga San Bernardino 0.084%0.0689431%CityRedlandsSan Bernardino 0.057%0.0469150%CityRialtoSan Bernardino 0.073%0.0603206%CitySan Bernardino San Bernardino 0.178%0.1461880%CityTwentynine Palms San Bernardino 0.002%0.0012605%CityUplandSan Bernardino 0.052%0.0424460%CityVictorvilleSan Bernardino 0.033%0.0269400%CityYucaipaSan Bernardino 0.016%0.0128772%10 of 1538
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityYucca ValleySan Bernardino 0.003%0.0021228%CountySan Diego CountySan Diego 5.706% 6.980%5.9309748%CityCarlsbadSan Diego 0.128%0.1050485%CityChula VistaSan Diego 0.189% 0.231%0.1961456%CityCoronadoSan Diego 0.044%0.0359095%CityEl CajonSan Diego 0.113%0.0933582%CityEncinitasSan Diego 0.061% 0.074%0.0630289%CityEscondidoSan Diego 0.145%0.1192204%CityImperial BeachSan Diego 0.014%0.0118283%CityLa MesaSan Diego 0.055% 0.068%0.0575593%CityLemon GroveSan Diego 0.022%0.0183911%CityNational CitySan Diego 0.080%0.0656808%CityOceansideSan Diego 0.213%0.1753428%CityPowaySan Diego 0.062%0.0511040%CitySan DiegoSan Diego 1.975% 2.416%2.0531169%CitySan MarcosSan Diego 0.089%0.0733897%CitySanteeSan Diego 0.033%0.0268401%CitySolana BeachSan Diego 0.017%0.0138564%CityVistaSan Diego 0.052%0.0425144%ConsolidatedSan FranciscoSan Francisco 3.026% 3.702%3.1457169%CountySan Joaquin CountySan Joaquin 1.680% 2.055%1.7460399%CityLathropSan Joaquin 0.009%0.0075394%CityLodiSan Joaquin 0.053%0.0439484%CityMantecaSan Joaquin 0.054%0.0443454%CityRiponSan Joaquin 0.013%0.0104219%CityStocktonSan Joaquin 0.313% 0.383%0.3256176%CityTracySan Joaquin 0.084%0.0692047%CountySan Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo 0.816% 0.999%0.8484126%CityArroyo Grande San Luis Obispo 0.024%0.0199053%CityAtascaderoSan Luis Obispo 0.029%0.0240680%11 of 1539
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCity El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) San Luis Obispo 0.043%0.0353456%City Grover Beach San Luis Obispo 0.017%0.0137881%City Morro Bay San Luis Obispo 0.020%0.0160922%City San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo 0.077%0.0637841%CountySan Mateo CountySan Mateo 1.074% 1.313%1.1159599%City Belmont San Mateo 0.021%0.0169860%City Burlingame San Mateo 0.019%0.0152537%City Daly City San Mateo 0.044%0.0363880%City East Palo Alto San Mateo 0.013%0.0103982%City Foster City San Mateo 0.020%0.0166101%City Half Moon Bay San Mateo 0.004%0.0031638%City Hillsborough San Mateo 0.013%0.0110029%City Menlo Park San Mateo 0.015%0.0126209%City Millbrae San Mateo 0.013%0.0105836%City Pacifica San Mateo 0.016%0.0130625%City Redwood City San Mateo 0.056%0.0463511%City San Bruno San Mateo 0.021%0.0172161%City San Carlos San Mateo 0.013%0.0108885%City San Mateo San Mateo 0.052%0.0425841%City South San Francisco San Mateo 0.043%0.0353943%CountySanta Barbara CountySanta Barbara 1.132% 1.385%1.1768968%City Carpinteria Santa Barbara 0.001%0.0008938%City Goleta Santa Barbara 0.004%0.0028969%City Lompoc Santa Barbara 0.047%0.0389379%City Santa Barbara Santa Barbara 0.122%0.1004559%City Santa Maria Santa Barbara 0.058%0.0479179%CountySanta Clara CountySanta Clara 2.404% 2.941%2.4987553%City Campbell Santa Clara 0.014%0.0112566%City Cupertino Santa Clara 0.008%0.0066824%City Gilroy Santa Clara 0.025%0.0202891%12 of 1540
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityLos AltosSanta Clara 0.013%0.0103338%CityLos GatosSanta Clara 0.013%0.0103220%CityMilpitasSanta Clara 0.036%0.0298120%CityMorgan HillSanta Clara 0.015%0.0124619%CityMountain ViewSanta Clara 0.041%0.0334608%CityPalo AltoSanta Clara 0.039%0.0323080%CitySan JoseSanta Clara 0.294% 0.360%0.3054960%CitySanta ClaraSanta Clara 0.067%0.0549723%CitySaratogaSanta Clara 0.004%0.0034161%CitySunnyvaleSanta Clara 0.053%0.0434069%CountySanta Cruz CountySanta Cruz 0.783% 0.957%0.8135396%CityCapitolaSanta Cruz 0.020%0.0168191%CitySanta CruzSanta Cruz 0.143%0.1180348%CityScotts ValleySanta Cruz 0.015%0.0126525%CityWatsonvilleSanta Cruz 0.063%0.0520136%CountyShasta CountyShasta 1.095% 1.339%1.1380191%CityAndersonShasta 0.024%0.0198896%CityReddingShasta 0.284%0.2334841%CityShasta LakeShasta 0.004%0.0031993%CountySiskiyou CountySiskiyou 0.228% 0.279%0.2373393%CountySolano CountySolano 0.760%0.6260795%CityBeniciaSolano 0.031%0.0253903%CityDixonSolano 0.016%0.0130849%CityFairfieldSolano 0.109%0.0897317%CitySuisun CitySolano 0.021%0.0176183%CityVacavilleSolano 0.119%0.0976497%CityVallejoSolano 0.167%0.1373644%CountySonoma CountySonoma 1.218% 1.490%1.2661290%CityHealdsburgSonoma 0.032%0.0266929%CityPetalumaSonoma 0.081%0.0667507%13 of 1541
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityRohnert ParkSonoma 0.041%0.0340759%CitySanta RosaSonoma 0.184%0.1519070%CitySonomaSonoma 0.022%0.0183438%CityWindsorSonoma 0.016%0.0129298%CountyStanislaus CountyStanislaus 1.722%1.4182273%CityCeresStanislaus 0.041%0.0340260%CityModestoStanislaus 0.217%0.1788759%CityNewmanStanislaus 0.006%0.0046964%CityOakdaleStanislaus 0.018%0.0145531%CityPattersonStanislaus 0.015%0.0126590%CityRiverbankStanislaus 0.010%0.0085699%CityTurlockStanislaus 0.065%0.0531966%CountySutter CountySutter 0.306% 0.374%0.3179548%CityYuba CitySutter 0.074%0.0606242%CountyTehama CountyTehama 0.213% 0.261%0.2216654%CityRed BluffTehama 0.014%0.0117771%CountyTrinity CountyTrinity 0.082% 0.101%0.0855476%CountyTulare CountyTulare 0.809% 0.990%0.8410949%CityDinubaTulare 0.014%0.0116929%CityExeterTulare 0.004%0.0032479%CityFarmersvilleTulare 0.003%0.0027879%CityLindsayTulare 0.007%0.0057111%CityPortervilleTulare 0.021%0.0171845%CityTulareTulare 0.037%0.0302273%CityVisaliaTulare 0.066%0.0545872%CountyTuolumne CountyTuolumne 0.486% 0.594%0.5047621%CountyVentura CountyVentura 2.192% 2.681%2.2781201%CityCamarilloVentura 0.002%0.0012815%CityFillmoreVentura 0.002%0.0020294%CityMoorparkVentura 0.008%0.0067337%14 of 1542
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityOxnardVentura 0.156% 0.190%0.1617338%CityPort HuenemeVentura 0.021%0.0174145%CitySan Buenaventura (Ventura) Ventura 0.085%0.0702181%CitySanta PaulaVentura 0.014%0.0119072%CitySimi ValleyVentura 0.065%0.0533043%CityThousand OaksVentura 0.022%0.0179902%CountyYolo CountyYolo 0.357% 0.437%0.3713319%CityDavisYolo 0.055%0.0451747%CityWest SacramentoYolo 0.066%0.0544321%CityWoodlandYolo 0.058%0.0477904%CountyYuba CountyYuba 0.214% 0.262%0.2225679%CityMarysvilleYuba 0.014%0.0112079%15 of 1543
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Cost Reimbursement Procedure
1. Additional defined terms:
a) Costs means the reasonable amounts paid for the attorney and other City Attorney and
County Counsel staff time for individuals employed by a Plaintiff Subdivision at the
contractual rate, inclusive of benefits and overhead, together with amounts paid for court
reporters, experts, copying, electronic research, travel, vendors, and the like, which were
paid or incurred (i) prior to July 21, 2021 in litigation against any Opioid Defendant
and/or (ii) in negotiating and drafting this CA Distributor Allocation Agreement. Costs
does not include attorneys’ fees, costs, or expenses incurred by private contingency fee
counsel. No part of the CA Abatement Accounts Fund will be used to reimburse Costs.
b) First Claims Date means October 1, 2023 or when all applications for reimbursement of
Costs, in whole or in part, from funds available under Section X and Exhibit R of the
Distributor Settlement Agreement or Section XI and Exhibit R of the Janssen Settlement
Agreement, have been finally determined under the provisions of those agreements,
whichever comes first.
c) Special Master means a retired judicial officer or former public lawyer, not presently
employed or retained by a Plaintiff Subdivision, who will aggregate, review, and
determine the reasonable Costs to be awarded to each Plaintiff Subdivision that submits a
claim for reimbursement of Costs. The Special Master will be selected by a majority vote
of the votes cast by Plaintiff Subdivisions, with each such subdivision having one vote.
d) Plaintiff Subdivision Committee means the committee of Plaintiff Subdivisions that will
review and approve the invoices submitted by the Special Master reflecting his or her
reasonable time and expenses.
2. Cost Reimbursement to Plaintiff Subdivision
a) Purpose. Substantial resources have been expended to hold Opioid Defendants
accountable for creating and profiting from the opioid crisis, and this effort has been a
significant catalyst in creating a National Opioid Settlement with Distributors, Johnson &
Johnson, and others.
b) Claims Procedure.
i. If a Plaintiff Subdivision is eligible to seek reimbursement of Costs, in whole or in
part, from funds available under Section X or Exhibit R of the Distributor
Settlement Agreement or Section XI or Exhibit R of the Janssen Settlement
Agreement, it must first make a timely application for reimbursement from such
funds. To allow sufficient time for determination of those applications, no claim for
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Costs to the CA Subdivision Fund under this Agreement may be made before the
First Claims Date.
ii. A Plaintiff Subdivision that wishes to be reimbursed from the CA Subdivision Fund
must submit a claim to the Special Master no later than forty-five (45) days after the
First Claims Date. The Special Master will then compile and redistribute the
aggregated claim totals for each Plaintiff Subdivision via email to representatives of
all the Plaintiff Subdivisions. A claim for attorney and staff time must list, for each
attorney or staff member included in the claim, the following information: name,
title, total hours claimed, hourly rate (including, if sought, benefits and share of
overhead), and narrative summarizing the general nature of the work performed by
the attorney or staff member. For reimbursement of “hard” costs, the subdivision
may aggregate across a category (e.g., total for travel costs). It is the intention of the
Plaintiff Subdivisions that submission of documents related to reimbursement of
Costs does not waive any attorney-client privilege or exemptions to the California
Public Records Act.
iii. The Special Master may request, at his or her sole option, additional documents or
details to assist in the final award of Costs.
iv. The Special Master will review claims for reasonableness and will notify each
Plaintiff Subdivision of the final determination of its claim, and will provide a list of
all final awards to all Plaintiff Subdivisions by email or, upon request, via First
Class U.S. Mail. Any Plaintiff Subdivision may ask the Special Master to reconsider
any final award within twenty-one (21) days. The Special Master will make a final
determination on any such reconsideration request within thirty (30) days of receipt.
v. Any decision of the Special Master is final and binding, and will be considered
under the California Arbitration Act, Code of Civil Procedure section 1280 et seq.
as a final arbitration award. Nothing in this agreement is intended to expand the
scope of judicial review of the final award for errors of fact or law, and the Parties
agree that they may only seek to vacate the award if clear and convincing evidence
demonstrates one of the factors set forth in Code of Civil Procedure, section 1286.2,
subdivision (a). Plaintiff Subdivisions will have fourteen (14) days after all final
awards are made, together with any final determination of a request for
reconsideration, to seek review in the Superior Court of California, pursuant to Code
of Civil Procedure, section 1285, where the State has filed its Consent Judgment.
vi. The Special Master will prepare a report of Costs that includes his or her fees and
expenses at least ninety (90) days before the Payment Date for each Annual
Payment. The Special Master’s preparation of a report of Costs does not discharge a
Plaintiff Subdivision’s reporting requirement under Section V.B.2 of the Distributor
Agreement.
vii. A member of the Plaintiff Subdivision Committee, which is a CA Participating
Subdivision, will submit to the Settlement Fund Administrator and the Distributors a
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report of the fees and expenses incurred by the Special Master pursuant to Section
V.B.2 of the Distributor Agreement.
c) Claims Priority and Limitation.
i. The Special Master will submit invoices for compensation of reasonable fees and
expenses to the Plaintiff Subdivision Committee no later than ninety (90) days prior
to the Payment Date for each Annual Payment. The Plaintiff Subdivision Committee
will promptly review and, if reasonable, approve the Special Master’s invoice for
compensation. The Plaintiff Subdivision Committee will submit approved invoices
to the Settlement Fund Administrator for payment. The Special Master’s approved
invoices have priority and will be paid first from the CA Subdivision Fund before
any award of Costs, subject to the limitation in Section 2.c.v below.
ii. Final Awards of Costs that do not exceed seventy-five thousand dollars
($75,000.00) will be paid next in priority after the Special Master’s approved
invoices.
iii. Final Awards of Costs in excess of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) will
be paid proportionally from the funds remaining in that year’s Annual Payment.
iv. Any claim for Costs that is not paid in full will be allocated against the next year’s
distribution from the CA Subdivision Fund, until all approved claims for Costs are
paid in full.
v. In no event will more than 50% of the total CA Subdivision Fund received in any
year be used to pay Costs or the Special Master’s approved invoices.
vi. In no event shall more than $28 million of the total CA Subdivision Funds paid
pursuant to the Distributor Settlement Agreement and the Janssen Settlement
Agreement be used to pay Costs.
d) Collateral Source Payments and Third-Party Settlement.
i. In the event a Plaintiff Subdivision is awarded compensation, in whole or in part, by
any source of funds created as a result of litigation against an Opioid Defendant for
its reasonable Costs, it will reduce its claim for Costs from the CA Subdivision
Fund by that amount. If a Plaintiff Subdivision has already received a final award of
Costs from the CA Subdivision Fund, it will repay the fund up to the prior award of
Costs via a payment to the Settlement Fund Administrator or notify the Settlement
Fund Administrator that its allocation from the next and subsequent Annual
Payments should be reduced accordingly. If the Plaintiff Subdivision is repaying
any prior award of Costs, that repayment will occur as soon as is feasible after the
Plaintiff Subdivision’s receipt of Cost funds from the collateral source, but no more
than 90 days after its receipt from the collateral source. The Settlement Fund
Administrator will add any repaid Costs to the CA Subdivision Fund.
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ii. In the event a Plaintiff Subdivision reaches a monetary settlement or compromise
against any Opioid Defendant outside of the National Opioid Settlement, the
monetary portion of such settlement, net of fees paid to outside contingency fee
counsel and of funds earmarked strictly for abatement, will be credited against its
Costs and the subdivision will be ineligible to recover those credited Costs from the
CA Subdivision Fund. Plaintiff Subdivisions negotiating monetary settlements or
compromises against any Opioid Defendant outside of the National Opioid
Settlement will negotiate for funds to repay any Costs it previously received from
the CA Subdivision Fund or for Costs it otherwise might be eligible to claim from
the CA Subdivision Fund. If such a settlement is paid after all final approved claims
for Costs by all Plaintiff Subdivisions are satisfied in full, the settling subdivision
will reimburse the CA Subdivision Fund in that amount by making payment to the
Settlement Fund Administrator to add to the CA Subdivision Fund in a manner
consistent with the repayments described in section 2.d.i above.
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APPENDIX 3
CALIFORNIA-SUBDIVISION BACKSTOP AGREEMENT
On August 6, 2021, Judge Polster of the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
issued an Order (the Order), docket number 3814, in In Re National Prescription Opiate
Litigation, MDL 2804, addressing contingent attorney fee contracts between political
subdivisions eligible to participate in the Distributors Settlement and their counsel.
In light of the Order, and at the request of [SUBDIVISION], the [SUBDIVISION], its counsel
[COUNSEL], and the California Attorney General, on behalf of the State of California, are
entering into this California-Subdivision Backstop Agreement (Backstop Agreement).
[SUBDIVISION] and [COUNSEL] intend this Backstop Agreement to constitute a State Back-
Stop Agreement as that term is used in the Order and in Exhibit R (Agreement on Attorneys’
Fees, Expenses and Costs) of the Distributor Settlement Agreement.
Pursuant to this Backstop Agreement, [SUBDIVISION] may, subject to the limitations of the
Distributor Settlement Agreement and CA Distributor Allocation Agreement, as well as any
other limitations imposed by law, use funds that it receives from the Distributor Settlement CA
Subdivision Fund to pay a contingent fee to [COUNSEL]. Any such payment from
[SUBDIVISION] to [COUNSEL], together with any contingency fees that [COUNSEL] may
receive from the national Attorney Fee Fund, will not exceed a total contingency fee of
[PERCENTAGE NOT TO EXCEED 15%] of the total gross recovery of [SUBDIVISION] from
the Distributors Settlement.
[COUNSEL] certify that they first sought fees and costs from the Attorney Fee Fund created
under the Distributor Settlement Agreement before seeking or accepting payment under this
backstop agreement. [COUNSEL] further certify that they are not seeking and will not accept
payment under this backstop agreement of any litigation fees or costs that have been reimbursed
through prior settlements or judgments.
The Attorney General is executing this agreement solely because the definition of “State Back-
Stop Agreement” in Exhibit R of the Distributor Settlement Agreement requires such agreements
to be between “a Settling State” and private counsel for a participating subdivision. Neither the
California Attorney General nor the State of California have any obligations under this Backstop
Agreement, and this Backstop Agreement does not require the payment of any state funds to
[SUBDIVISION], [COUNSEL], or any other party.
[DATE] [SUBDIVISION SIGNATURE BLOCK]
[DATE] [COUNSEL SIGNATURE BLOCK]
[DATE] [ATTORNEY GENERAL SIGNATURE BLOCK]
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Proposed California State-Subdivision Agreement
Regarding Distribution and Use of
Settlement Funds – Janssen Settlement
1. Introduction
Pursuant to the Janssen Settlement Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2021, and any revision
thereto (the “Janssen Settlement Agreement”), including Section VI and Exhibit O, the State of
California proposes this agreement (the “CA Janssen Allocation Agreement”) to govern the
allocation, distribution, and use of Settlement Fund payments made to California pursuant to
Sections V and VI of the Janssen Settlement Agreement.1 For the avoidance of doubt, this
agreement does not apply to payments made pursuant to Sections X or XI of the Janssen
Settlement Agreement.
Pursuant to Exhibit O, Paragraph 4, of the Janssen Settlement Agreement, acceptance of this CA
Janssen Allocation Agreement is a requirement to be an Initial Participating Subdivision.
2. Definitions
a)CA Participating Subdivision means a Participating Subdivision that is also (a) a
Plaintiff Subdivision and/or (b) a Primary Subdivision with a population equal to or
greater than 10,000. For the avoidance of doubt, eligible CA Participating
Subdivisions are those California subdivisions listed in Exhibit C (excluding
Litigating Special Districts) and/or Exhibit I to the Janssen Settlement Agreement.
b)Distributor Settlement Agreement means the Distributor Settlement Agreement dated
July 21, 2021, and any revision thereto.
c)CA Litigating Special District means a Litigating Special District located in
California. CA Litigating Special Districts include Downey Unified School District,
Elk Grove Unified School District, Kern High School District, Montezuma Fire
Protection District (located in Stockton, California), Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo
Regional Health Authority, Inland Empire Health Plan, Health Plan of San Joaquin,
and LA Care Health Plan.
d)Plaintiff Subdivision means a Subdivision located in California, other than a CA
Litigating Special District, that filed a lawsuit, on behalf of the Subdivision and/or
through an official of the Subdivision on behalf of the People of the State of
California, against one or more Opioid Defendants prior to October 1, 2020.
e)Opioid Defendant means any defendant (including but not limited to Johnson &
Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Purdue Pharma L.P., Cardinal Health, Inc.,
1 A parallel but separate agreement (the “CA Distributor Allocation Agreement”) will govern the
allocation, distribution, and use of settlement fund payments under the Distributor Settlement
Agreement. An eligible Subdivision may elect to participate in either the Distributor Settlement
or the Janssen Settlement, or in both.
ATTACHMENT 3
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AmerisourceBergen Corporation, and McKesson Corporation) named in a lawsuit
seeking damages, abatement, or other remedies related to or caused by the opioid
public health crisis in any lawsuit brought by any state or local government on or
before October 1, 2020.
3. General Terms
This agreement is subject to the requirements of the Janssen Settlement Agreement, as well as
applicable law, and the Janssen Settlement Agreement governs over any inconsistent provision
of this CA Janssen Allocation Agreement. Terms used in this CA Janssen Allocation Agreement
have the same meaning as in the Janssen Settlement Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.
Pursuant to Section VI(D)(1) of the Janssen Settlement Agreement, (a) all Settlement Fund
payments will be used for Opioid Remediation, except as allowed by Section VI(B)(2) of the
Janssen Settlement Agreement; and (b) at least seventy percent (70%) of Settlement Fund
payment amounts will be used solely for future Opioid Remediation.
4. State Allocation
The Settlement Fund payments to California,2 pursuant to the Janssen Settlement Agreement,
shall be allocated as follows: 15% to the State Fund; 70% to the Abatement Accounts Fund; and
15% to the Subdivision Fund. For the avoidance of doubt, all funds allocated to California from
the Settlement Fund shall be combined pursuant to this CA Janssen Allocation Agreement, and
15% of that total shall be allocated to the State of California (the “State of California
Allocation”), 70% to the California Abatement Accounts Fund (“CA Abatement Accounts
Fund”), and 15% to the California Subdivision Fund (“CA Subdivision Fund”).
A. State of California Allocation
Fifteen percent of the total Settlement Fund payments will be allocated to the State and used by
the State for future Opioid Remediation.
B. CA Abatement Accounts Fund
i. Allocation of CA Abatement Accounts Funds
a) Seventy percent of the total Settlement Fund payments will be allocated to the CA
Abatement Accounts Fund. The funds in the CA Abatement Accounts Fund will be
allocated based on the allocation model developed in connection with the proposed
negotiating class in the National Prescription Opiate Litigation (MDL No. 2804), as
adjusted to reflect only those cities and counties that are eligible, based on population or
litigation status, to become a CA Participating Subdivision. The percentage from the CA
2 For purposes of clarity, use of the term “California” refers to the geographic territory of
California and the state and its local governments therein. The term “State” or “State of
California” refers to the State of California as a governmental unit.
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Abatement Accounts Fund allocated to each CA Participating Subdivision is set forth in
Appendix 1 in the column entitled abatement percentage (the “Local Allocation”). For
the avoidance of doubt, CA Litigating Special Districts and California towns, cities, and
counties with a population less than 10,000 are not eligible to receive an allocation of CA
Abatement Accounts Funds.
b) A CA Participating Subdivision that is a county, or a city and county, will be allocated its
Local Allocation share as of the date on which it becomes a Participating Subdivision,
and will receive payments as provided in the Janssen Settlement Agreement.
c) A CA Participating Subdivision that is a city will be allocated its Local Allocation share
as of the date on which it becomes a Participating Subdivision. The Local Allocation
share for a city that is a CA Participating Subdivision will be paid to the county in which
the city is located, rather than to the city, so long as: (a) the county is a CA Participating
Subdivision, and (b) the city has not advised the Settlement Fund Administrator that it
requests direct payment at least 60 days prior to a Payment Date. A Local Allocation
share allocated to a city but paid to a county is not required to be spent exclusively for
abatement activities in that city, but will become part of the county’s share of the CA
Abatement Accounts Funds, which will be used in accordance with Section 4.B.ii (Use of
CA Abatement Accounts Funds) and reported on in accordance with Section 4.B.iii (CA
Abatement Accounts Fund Oversight).
d) A city within a county that is a CA Participating Subdivision may opt in or out of direct
payment at any time, and it may also elect direct payment of only a portion of its share,
with the remainder going to the county, by providing notice to the Settlement Fund
Administrator at least 60 days prior to a Payment Date. For purposes of this CA Janssen
Allocation Agreement, the Cities of Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, San Jose and
Eureka will be deemed to have elected direct payment if they become Participating
Subdivisions.
e) The State will receive the Local Allocation share of any payment to the Settlement Fund
that is attributable to a county or city that is eligible to become a CA Participating
Subdivision, but that has not, as of the date of that payment to the Settlement Fund,
become a Participating Subdivision.
f) Funds received by a CA Participating Subdivision, and not expended or encumbered
within five years of receipt and in accordance with the Janssen Settlement Agreement and
this CA Janssen Allocation Agreement shall be transferred to the State; provided
however, that CA Participating Subdivisions have seven years to expend or encumber CA
Abatement Accounts Funds designated to support capital outlay projects before they must
be transferred to the State. This provision shall not apply to the Cost Reimbursement
Funds, which shall be controlled by Appendix 2.
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ii. Use of CA Abatement Accounts Funds
a) The CA Abatement Accounts Funds will be used for future Opioid Remediation in one or
more of the areas described in the List of Opioid Remediation Uses, which is Exhibit E to
the Janssen Settlement Agreement.
b) In addition to this requirement, no less than 50% of the funds received by a CA
Participating Subdivision from the Abatement Accounts Fund in each calendar year will
be used for one or more of the following High Impact Abatement Activities:
(1) the provision of matching funds or operating costs for substance use disorder facilities
within the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program;
(2) creating new or expanded Substance Use Disorder (“SUD”) treatment infrastructure;
(3) addressing the needs of communities of color and vulnerable populations (including
sheltered and unsheltered homeless populations) that are disproportionately impacted
by SUD;
(4) diversion of people with SUD from the justice system into treatment, including by
providing training and resources to first and early responders (sworn and non-sworn)
and implementing best practices for outreach, diversion and deflection, employability,
restorative justice, and harm reduction; and/or
(5) interventions to prevent drug addiction in vulnerable youth.
c) The California Department of Health Care Services (“DHCS”) may add to this list (but
not delete from it) by designating additional High Impact Abatement Activities. DHCS
will make reasonable efforts to consult with stakeholders, including the CA Participating
Subdivisions, before adding additional High Impact Abatement Activities to this list.
d) For the avoidance of doubt, and subject to the requirements of the Janssen Settlement
Agreement and applicable law, CA Participating Subdivisions may form agreements or
ventures, or otherwise work in collaboration with, federal, state, local, tribal or private
sector entities in pursuing Opioid Remediation activities funded from the CA Abatement
Accounts Fund. Further, provided that all CA Abatement Accounts Funds are used for
Opioid Remediation consistent with the Janssen Settlement Agreement and this CA
Janssen Allocation Agreement, a county and any cities or towns within the county may
agree to reallocate their respective shares of the CA Abatement Accounts Funds among
themselves, provided that any direct distribution may only be to a CA Participating
Subdivision and any CA Participating Subdivision must agree to their share being
reallocated.
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iii. CA Abatement Accounts Fund Oversight
a) Pursuant to Section 5 below, CA Participating Subdivisions receiving settlement funds
must prepare and file reports annually regarding the use of those funds. DHCS may
regularly review the reports prepared by CA Participating Subdivisions about the use of
CA Abatement Accounts Funds for compliance with the Janssen Settlement Agreement
and this CA Janssen Allocation Agreement.
b) If DHCS determines that a CA Participating Subdivision’s use of CA Abatement
Accounts Funds is inconsistent with the Janssen Settlement Agreement or this CA
Janssen Allocation Agreement, whether through review of reports or information from
any other sources, DHCS shall send a request to meet and confer with the CA
Participating Subdivision. The parties shall meet and confer in an effort to resolve the
concern.
c) If the parties are unable to reach a resolution, DHCS may conduct an audit of the
Subdivision’s use of the CA Abatement Accounts Funds within one year of the request to
meet and confer, unless the parties mutually agree in writing to extend the meet and
confer time frame.
d) If the concern still cannot be resolved, the State may bring a motion or action in the court
where the State has filed its Consent Judgment to resolve the concern or otherwise
enforce the requirements of the Janssen Settlement Agreement or this CA Janssen
Allocation Agreement. However, in no case shall any audit be conducted, or motion be
brought, as to a specific expenditure of funds, more than five years after the date on
which the expenditure of the funds was reported to DHCS, in accordance with this
agreement.
e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement does not limit the statutory or
constitutional authority of any state or local agency or official to conduct audits,
investigations, or other oversight activities, or to pursue administrative, civil, or criminal
enforcement actions.
C. CA Subdivision Fund
i. Fifteen percent of the total Settlement Fund payments will be allocated to the CA
Subdivision Fund. All funds in the CA Subdivision Fund will be allocated among the
Plaintiff Subdivisions that are Initial Participating Subdivisions. The funds will be used,
subject to any limits imposed by the Janssen Settlement Agreement and this CA Janssen
Allocation Agreement, to fund future Opioid Remediation and reimburse past opioid-
related expenses, which may include fees and expenses related to litigation, and to pay
the reasonable fees and expenses of the Special Master as set forth in Appendix 2.
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The CA Subdivision Funds will be allocated as follows:
a) First, funds in the CA Subdivision Fund shall be used to pay the Special Master’s
reasonable fees and expenses in accordance with the procedures and limitations set
forth in Appendix 2 to this document;
b) Second, funds will be allocated to Plaintiff Subdivisions that are Initial Participating
Subdivisions that have been awarded Costs, as defined by and in accordance with the
procedures and limitations set forth in Appendix 2 to this document.
c) Funds remaining in the CA Subdivision Fund, which shall consist of no less than 50%
of the total CA Subdivision Fund received in any year pursuant to Appendix 2,
Section 2.c.v, will be distributed to Plaintiff Subdivisions that are Initial Participating
Subdivisions, in relative proportion to the Local Allocation. These funds shall be used
to fund future opioid-related projects and to reimburse past opioid-related expenses,
which may include fees and expenses related to litigation against any Opioid
Defendant.
D. Provision for State Back-Stop Agreement
On August 6, 2021, Judge Dan Polster of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio,
Eastern Division, issued an order (ECF Docket Number 3814) (“MDL Fees Order”) in the
National Prescription Opiate Litigation (MDL No. 2804) “cap[ping] all applicable contingent fee
agreements at 15%.” Private counsel representing Plaintiff Subdivisions should seek its
contingency fees and costs from the Attorney Fee Fund or Cost Funds under the Janssen
Settlement Agreement and, if applicable, the Distributor Settlement Agreement.
A Plaintiff Subdivision may separately agree to use its share of the CA Subdivision Fund to pay
for fees or costs incurred by its contingency-fee counsel (“State Back-Stop Agreement”),
pursuant to Exhibit R, section I(R), of the Janssen Settlement Agreement and the MDL Fees
Order, so long as such contingency fees do not exceed a total contingency fee of 15% of the total
gross recovery of the Plaintiff Subdivision pursuant to the Janssen Settlement, and if applicable,
the Distributor Settlement, inclusive of contingency fees from the national Attorney Fee Fund
and this State Back-Stop Agreement. Before seeking fees or litigation costs and expenses from a
State Back-Stop Agreement, private counsel representing Plaintiff Subdivisions must first seek
contingency fees and costs from the Attorney Fee Fund or Cost Funds created under the Janssen
Settlement Agreement and, if applicable, the Distributor Settlement Agreement. Further, private
counsel may only seek reimbursement for litigation fees and costs that have not previously been
reimbursed through prior settlements or judgments.
To effectuate a State Back-Stop Agreement pursuant to this section, an agreement in the form of
Appendix 3 may be entered into by a Plaintiff Subdivision, private counsel, and the California
Office of the Attorney General. The California Office of the Attorney General shall, upon the
request of a Plaintiff Subdivision, execute any agreement executed by a Plaintiff Subdivision and
its private counsel if it is in the form of Appendix 3. The California Office of the Attorney
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General will also consider requests from Plaintiff Subdivisions to execute and enter into
agreements presented in other forms.
For the avoidance of doubt, this agreement does not require a Plaintiff Subdivision to request or
enter into a State Back-Stop Agreement, and no State Back-Stop Agreement shall impose any
duty or obligation on the State of California or any of its agencies or officers, including without
limitation the Attorney General.
5. State and Subdivision Reporting
a) DHCS will prepare an annual written report regarding the State’s use of funds from the
settlement until those funds are fully expended and for one year thereafter. These reports
will be made publicly available on the DHCS web site.
b) Each CA Participating Subdivision that receives payments of funds from the settlement
will prepare written reports at least annually regarding the use of those funds, until those
funds are fully expended and for one year thereafter. These reports will also include a
certification that all funds that the CA Participating Subdivision has received through the
settlement have been used in compliance with the Janssen Settlement Agreement and this
CA Janssen Allocation Agreement. The report will be in a form reasonably determined
by DHCS. Prior to specifying the form of the report DHCS will confer with
representatives of the Plaintiff Subdivisions.
c) The State and all CA Participating Subdivisions receiving CA Abatement Accounts
Funds will track all deposits and expenditures. Each such subdivision is responsible
solely for the CA Abatement Accounts Funds it receives. A county is not responsible for
oversight, reporting, or monitoring of CA Abatement Accounts Funds received by a city
within that county that receives direct payment. Unless otherwise exempt, Subdivisions’
expenditures and uses of CA Abatement Accounts Funds and other Settlement Funds will
be subject to the normal budgetary and expenditure process of the Subdivision.
d) Each Plaintiff Subdivision receiving CA Subdivision Funds will track all deposits and
expenditures, as required by the Janssen Settlement Agreement and this CA Janssen
Allocation Agreement. Among other things, Plaintiff Subdivisions using monies from
the CA Subdivision Fund for purposes that do not qualify as Opioid Remediation must
identify and include in their annual report, the amount and how such funds were used,
including if used to pay attorneys’ fees, investigation costs, or litigation costs. Pursuant
to Section VI(B)(2) of the Janssen Settlement Agreement, such information must also be
reported to the Settlement Fund Administrator and Janssen.
e) In each year in which DHCS prepares an annual report DHCS will also host a meeting to
discuss the annual report and the Opioid Remediation activities being carried out by the
State and Participating Subdivisions.
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6. Miscellaneous
a) The State or any CA Participating Subdivision may bring a motion or action in the court
where the State has filed its Consent Judgment to enforce the requirements of this CA
Janssen Allocation Agreement. Before filing such a motion or action the State will meet
and confer with any CA Participating Subdivision that is the subject of the anticipated
motion or action, and vice versa.
b) Except as provided in the Janssen Settlement Agreement, this CA Janssen Allocation
Agreement is not enforceable by any party other than the State and the CA Participating
Subdivisions. It does not confer any rights or remedies upon, and shall not be
enforceable by, any third party.
c) Except as provided in the CA Janssen Allocation Agreement, if any provision of this
agreement or the application thereof to any person, entity, or circumstance shall, to any
extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this agreement, or the application of
such provision to persons, entities, or circumstances other than those as to which it is
invalid or unenforceable, will not be affected thereby, and each other provision of this
agreement will be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
d) Except as provided in the Janssen Settlement Agreement, this agreement shall be
governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of California.
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APPENDIX 1 DISCLAIMER: The allocation percentages herein are estimates only and should not be relied on for decisions regarding legal rights, releases, waivers, or other decisions affecting current or potential legal claims. Percentages shown in the Plaintiff Subdivision Percentage column may change pursuant to Section 4.C. of the California State-Subdivision Agreement Regarding Distribution and Use of Settlement Funds—Janssen Settlement, whereas the percentages shown in the Abatement Percentage column should not change. Participating Subdivisions, underlying calculations, and the calculated allocation percentages are subject to change. Regarding the column herein entitled “Abatement Percentage,” pursuant to Section 4.B.e., the State of California will receive the Local Allocation share of any payment to the Settlement Fund that is attributable to a county or city that is eligible to become a CA Participating Subdivision, but that has not, as of the date of that payment to the Settlement Fund, become a Participating Subdivision. Regarding the column herein entitled “Plaintiff Subdivision Percentage,” payments allocated to a Plaintiff Subdivision, which is not an Initial Participating Subdivision, will be re-allocated among the Plaintiff Subdivisions that are Initial Participating Subdivisions. Regarding the column herein entitled “Abatement Percentage,” the annotation of “100%” refers to one-hundred percent (100%) of the California Abatement Account Funds received, pursuant to Section 4.B. Regarding the column herein entitled “Plaintiff Subdivision Percentage,” the annotation of “100%” refers to one-hundred percent (100%) of the California Subdivision Funds received, pursuant to Section 4.C. Regarding the column herein entitled “Weighted Allocation Percentage,” the annotation of “100%” refers to one-hundred percent (100%) of the combined and weighted allocation of the Abatement Percentage and the Plaintiff Subdivision Percentage. 57
APPENDIX 1100.000% 100.000% 100.000%Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCountyAlameda CountyAlameda 2.332% 2.853%2.4237952%City Alameda Alameda 0.069%0.0570162%City Albany Alameda 0.013%0.0107768%City Berkeley Alameda 0.152%0.1249656%City Dublin Alameda 0.033% 0.040%0.0338810%City Emeryville Alameda 0.023%0.0185765%City Fremont Alameda 0.108%0.0888576%City Hayward Alameda 0.117%0.0966218%City Livermore Alameda 0.054%0.0446740%City Newark Alameda 0.026%0.0217626%City Oakland Alameda 0.486% 0.595%0.5055601%City Piedmont Alameda 0.014%0.0114064%City Pleasanton Alameda 0.067%0.0554547%City San Leandro Alameda 0.039%0.0321267%City Union City Alameda 0.043%0.0352484%CountyAmador CountyAmador 0.226% 0.277%0.2349885%CountyButte CountyButte 1.615% 1.975%1.6783178%City Chico Butte 0.216% 0.264%0.2246499%City Oroville Butte 0.079%0.0646595%CountyCalaveras CountyCalaveras 0.226% 0.277%0.2351644%CountyColusa CountyColusa 0.059%0.0489221%CountyContra Costa CountyContra Costa 2.102% 2.571%2.1844585%City Antioch Contra Costa 0.037%0.0301879%City Brentwood Contra Costa 0.026%0.0215339%City Clayton Contra Costa 0.002%0.0018060%City Concord Contra Costa 0.055%0.0456676%City Danville Contra Costa 0.010%0.0082255%City El Cerrito Contra Costa 0.023%0.0189024%City Hercules Contra Costa 0.010%0.0078273%1 of 1558
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityLafayetteContra Costa 0.006%0.0046030%CityMartinezContra Costa 0.012%0.0098593%CityMoragaContra Costa 0.004%0.0031007%CityOakleyContra Costa 0.010%0.0079416%CityOrindaContra Costa 0.005%0.0038157%CityPinoleContra Costa 0.013%0.0110909%CityPittsburgContra Costa 0.053%0.0436369%CityPleasant HillContra Costa 0.013%0.0106309%CityRichmondContra Costa 0.146%0.1201444%CitySan PabloContra Costa 0.018%0.0148843%CitySan RamonContra Costa 0.021%0.0176459%CityWalnut CreekContra Costa 0.026%0.0212132%CountyDel Norte CountyDel Norte 0.114% 0.140%0.1189608%CountyEl Dorado CountyEl Dorado 0.768% 0.939%0.7980034%CityPlacervilleEl Dorado 0.015%0.0127642%CitySouth Lake TahoeEl Dorado 0.081%0.0665456%CountyFresno CountyFresno 1.895% 2.318%1.9693410%CityClovisFresno 0.065%0.0536211%CityCoalingaFresno 0.012%0.0098554%CityFresnoFresno 0.397%0.3270605%CityKermanFresno 0.005%0.0042534%CityKingsburgFresno 0.008%0.0066167%CityMendotaFresno 0.002%0.0019387%CityOrange CoveFresno 0.004%0.0035607%CityParlierFresno 0.008%0.0069755%CityReedleyFresno 0.012%0.0098804%CitySangerFresno 0.018%0.0146135%CitySelmaFresno 0.015%0.0127537%CountyGlenn CountyGlenn 0.107% 0.131%0.1116978%CountyHumboldt CountyHumboldt 1.030% 1.260%1.0703185%2 of 1559
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityArcataHumboldt 0.054%0.0447660%CityEurekaHumboldt 0.117% 0.143%0.1216284%CityFortunaHumboldt 0.032%0.0266837%CountyImperial CountyImperial 0.258% 0.315%0.2679006%CityBrawleyImperial 0.011%0.0087986%CityCalexicoImperial 0.019%0.0152799%CityEl CentroImperial 0.158%0.1302522%CityImperialImperial 0.006%0.0048791%CountyInyo CountyInyo 0.073% 0.089%0.0754413%CountyKern CountyKern 2.517% 3.079%2.6159145%CityArvinKern 0.006%0.0046425%CityBakersfieldKern 0.212%0.1747198%CityCalifornia CityKern 0.009%0.0070820%CityDelanoKern 0.030%0.0249316%CityMcFarlandKern 0.003%0.0025644%CityRidgecrestKern 0.015%0.0120938%CityShafterKern 0.013%0.0103417%CityTehachapiKern 0.009%0.0073580%CityWascoKern 0.008%0.0069861%CountyKings CountyKings 0.293%0.2413469%CityAvenalKings 0.007%0.0056335%CityCorcoranKings 0.013%0.0107032%CityHanfordKings 0.027%0.0226038%CityLemooreKings 0.016%0.0131900%CountyLake CountyLake 0.795%0.6545389%CityClearlakeLake 0.041% 0.050%0.0426253%CityLakeportLake 0.021% 0.026%0.0222964%CountyLassen CountyLassen 0.319% 0.391%0.3320610%CitySusanvilleLassen 0.027%0.0219295%CountyLos Angeles CountyLos Angeles 13.896% 16.999%14.4437559%3 of 1560
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityAgoura HillsLos Angeles 0.005%0.0040024%CityAlhambraLos Angeles 0.042%0.0343309%CityArcadiaLos Angeles 0.033%0.0267718%CityArtesiaLos Angeles 0.001%0.0005100%CityAzusaLos Angeles 0.026%0.0210857%CityBaldwin ParkLos Angeles 0.027%0.0218520%CityBellLos Angeles 0.008%0.0068783%CityBellflowerLos Angeles 0.002%0.0014485%CityBell GardensLos Angeles 0.014%0.0114301%CityBeverly HillsLos Angeles 0.065%0.0534897%CityBurbankLos Angeles 0.100%0.0823132%CityCalabasasLos Angeles 0.006%0.0048948%CityCarsonLos Angeles 0.019%0.0159805%CityCerritosLos Angeles 0.005%0.0039682%CityClaremontLos Angeles 0.010%0.0082584%CityCommerceLos Angeles 0.000%0.0002971%CityComptonLos Angeles 0.044%0.0361882%CityCovinaLos Angeles 0.028%0.0229127%CityCudahyLos Angeles 0.001%0.0006020%CityCulver CityLos Angeles 0.055%0.0449894%CityDiamond BarLos Angeles 0.001%0.0006993%CityDowneyLos Angeles 0.052%0.0429994%CityDuarteLos Angeles 0.003%0.0027261%CityEl MonteLos Angeles 0.031% 0.038%0.0318985%CityEl SegundoLos Angeles 0.033%0.0268020%CityGardenaLos Angeles 0.034%0.0278088%CityGlendaleLos Angeles 0.166%0.1366586%CityGlendoraLos Angeles 0.016%0.0134411%CityHawaiian Gardens Los Angeles 0.005%0.0040549%CityHawthorneLos Angeles 0.050%0.0407833%4 of 1561
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityHermosa BeachLos Angeles 0.018%0.0145307%CityHuntington ParkLos Angeles 0.023%0.0190667%CityInglewoodLos Angeles 0.059%0.0489195%CityLa Cañada Flintridge Los Angeles 0.003%0.0025565%CityLakewoodLos Angeles 0.005%0.0039971%CityLa MiradaLos Angeles 0.010%0.0081572%CityLancasterLos Angeles 0.045%0.0369689%CityLa PuenteLos Angeles 0.002%0.0012999%CityLa VerneLos Angeles 0.024%0.0194190%CityLawndaleLos Angeles 0.002%0.0017731%CityLomitaLos Angeles 0.004%0.0031940%CityLong BeachLos Angeles 0.439%0.3614151%CityLos AngelesLos Angeles 2.715% 3.321%2.8218811%CityLynwoodLos Angeles 0.016%0.0134345%CityMalibuLos Angeles 0.002%0.0019269%CityManhattan BeachLos Angeles 0.032%0.0260686%CityMaywoodLos Angeles 0.004%0.0035528%CityMonroviaLos Angeles 0.031%0.0254455%CityMontebelloLos Angeles 0.030%0.0250670%CityMonterey ParkLos Angeles 0.031%0.0256677%CityNorwalkLos Angeles 0.031%0.0258228%CityPalmdaleLos Angeles 0.046%0.0375827%CityPalos Verdes Estates Los Angeles 0.006%0.0053102%CityParamountLos Angeles 0.011%0.0091483%CityPasadenaLos Angeles 0.146%0.1200524%CityPico RiveraLos Angeles 0.022%0.0183333%CityPomonaLos Angeles 0.111%0.0911933%CityRancho Palos Verdes Los Angeles 0.002%0.0012645%CityRedondo BeachLos Angeles 0.062%0.0506992%CityRosemeadLos Angeles 0.003%0.0028260%5 of 1562
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCitySan DimasLos Angeles 0.003%0.0022016%CitySan FernandoLos Angeles 0.013%0.0104837%CitySan GabrielLos Angeles 0.018%0.0147726%CitySan MarinoLos Angeles 0.009%0.0073791%CitySanta ClaritaLos Angeles 0.022%0.0178167%CitySanta Fe SpringsLos Angeles 0.031%0.0257531%CitySanta MonicaLos Angeles 0.158%0.1298513%CitySierra MadreLos Angeles 0.006%0.0048646%CitySignal HillLos Angeles 0.010%0.0084884%CitySouth El MonteLos Angeles 0.005%0.0039603%CitySouth GateLos Angeles 0.020%0.0166272%CitySouth PasadenaLos Angeles 0.012%0.0095334%CityTemple CityLos Angeles 0.005%0.0039498%CityTorranceLos Angeles 0.112%0.0919820%CityWalnutLos Angeles 0.006%0.0047305%CityWest CovinaLos Angeles 0.049%0.0404521%CityWest HollywoodLos Angeles 0.013%0.0108517%CityWhittierLos Angeles 0.032%0.0260581%CountyMadera CountyMadera 0.349% 0.427%0.3630669%CityChowchillaMadera 0.012%0.0097332%CityMaderaMadera 0.039%0.0318441%CountyMarin CountyMarin 0.564% 0.690%0.5861325%CityLarkspurMarin 0.015%0.0124697%CityMill ValleyMarin 0.020%0.0168401%CityNovatoMarin 0.028%0.0229824%CitySan AnselmoMarin 0.009%0.0078062%CitySan RafaelMarin 0.089%0.0729823%CountyMariposa CountyMariposa 0.084% 0.103%0.0876131%CountyMendocino CountyMendocino 0.439% 0.536%0.4558394%CityUkiahMendocino 0.039%0.0317153%6 of 1563
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCountyMerced CountyMerced 0.551% 0.674%0.5724262%City Atwater Merced 0.024%0.0195846%City Livingston Merced 0.006%0.0045873%City Los Banos Merced 0.020%0.0165142%City Merced Merced 0.061%0.0500762%CountyModoc CountyModoc 0.065% 0.080%0.0678250%CountyMono CountyMono 0.023% 0.029%0.0242606%CountyMonterey CountyMonterey 0.908% 1.111%0.9437083%City Greenfield Monterey 0.006%0.0050552%City King City Monterey 0.005%0.0037355%City Marina Monterey 0.017%0.0144098%City Monterey Monterey 0.041%0.0336540%City Pacific Grove Monterey 0.009%0.0074842%City Salinas Monterey 0.094%0.0776576%City Seaside Monterey 0.023%0.0191772%City Soledad Monterey 0.007%0.0060870%CountyNapa CountyNapa 0.288% 0.352%0.2994325%City American Canyon Napa 0.017%0.0136869%City Napa Napa 0.078%0.0642783%CountyNevada CountyNevada 0.441% 0.539%0.4579827%City Grass Valley Nevada 0.024%0.0197805%City Truckee Nevada 0.003%0.0023843%CountyOrange CountyOrange 4.364% 5.339%4.5363576%City Aliso Viejo Orange 0.014%0.0113841%City Anaheim Orange 0.554% 0.678%0.5759282%City Brea Orange 0.086%0.0708897%City Buena Park Orange 0.087%0.0714352%City Costa Mesa Orange 0.124% 0.152%0.1288366%City Cypress Orange 0.033%0.0271937%City Dana Point Orange 0.001%0.0005560%7 of 1564
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityFountain ValleyOrange 0.055%0.0455980%CityFullertonOrange 0.137% 0.168%0.1425744%CityGarden GroveOrange 0.213%0.1752482%CityHuntington BeachOrange 0.247% 0.302%0.2568420%CityIrvineOrange 0.139% 0.170%0.1442350%CityLaguna BeachOrange 0.047% 0.058%0.0493043%CityLaguna HillsOrange 0.014%0.0115457%CityLaguna NiguelOrange 0.001%0.0007071%CityLaguna WoodsOrange 0.001%0.0006546%CityLa HabraOrange 0.060% 0.073%0.0621049%CityLake ForestOrange 0.012%0.0101249%CityLa PalmaOrange 0.012%0.0095439%CityLos AlamitosOrange 0.008%0.0069190%CityMission ViejoOrange 0.014%0.0117560%CityNewport BeachOrange 0.179%0.1470134%CityOrangeOrange 0.150%0.1231320%CityPlacentiaOrange 0.029% 0.035%0.0298912%CityRancho Santa Margarita Orange 0.001%0.0006296%CitySan ClementeOrange 0.008% 0.010%0.0086083%CitySan Juan CapistranoOrange 0.008%0.0065510%CitySanta AnaOrange 0.502% 0.614%0.5213866%CitySeal BeachOrange 0.020%0.0165891%CityStantonOrange 0.035%0.0291955%CityTustinOrange 0.073%0.0600341%CityWestminsterOrange 0.104% 0.127%0.1082721%CityYorba LindaOrange 0.044%0.0362223%CountyPlacer CountyPlacer 1.045% 1.278%1.0861002%CityAuburnPlacer 0.017%0.0141114%CityLincolnPlacer 0.031%0.0255599%CityRocklinPlacer 0.076%0.0625485%8 of 1565
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityRosevillePlacer 0.196%0.1616559%CountyPlumas CountyPlumas 0.205% 0.251%0.2128729%CountyRiverside CountyRiverside 4.534% 5.547%4.7128296%CityBanningRiverside 0.017%0.0143848%CityBeaumontRiverside 0.021%0.0171135%CityBlytheRiverside 0.012%0.0096714%CityCanyon LakeRiverside 0.000%0.0001761%CityCathedral CityRiverside 0.067%0.0553614%CityCoachellaRiverside 0.021%0.0173054%CityCoronaRiverside 0.147%0.1207083%CityDesert Hot SpringsRiverside 0.024%0.0200433%CityEastvaleRiverside 0.000%0.0002747%CityHemetRiverside 0.051%0.0421792%CityIndioRiverside 0.056%0.0457794%CityJurupa ValleyRiverside 0.001%0.0008991%CityLake ElsinoreRiverside 0.021%0.0172949%CityLa QuintaRiverside 0.063%0.0516732%CityMenifeeRiverside 0.032%0.0260909%CityMoreno ValleyRiverside 0.137%0.1130348%CityMurrietaRiverside 0.048% 0.059%0.0497423%CityNorcoRiverside 0.016%0.0134542%CityPalm DesertRiverside 0.083%0.0682465%CityPalm SpringsRiverside 0.076%0.0629862%CityPerrisRiverside 0.009%0.0076774%CityRancho MirageRiverside 0.052%0.0431098%CityRiversideRiverside 0.268%0.2206279%CitySan JacintoRiverside 0.010%0.0085936%CityTemeculaRiverside 0.022%0.0180086%CityWildomarRiverside 0.008%0.0062500%CountySacramento CountySacramento 3.797% 4.645%3.9465887%9 of 1566
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityCitrus HeightsSacramento 0.057%0.0465312%CityElk GroveSacramento 0.130%0.1066994%CityFolsomSacramento 0.108%0.0890850%CityGaltSacramento 0.017%0.0143704%CityRancho CordovaSacramento 0.008%0.0067679%CitySacramentoSacramento 0.721% 0.882%0.7496530%CountySan Benito CountySan Benito 0.106% 0.130%0.1101417%CityHollisterSan Benito 0.027%0.0225355%CountySan Bernardino CountySan Bernardino 3.259% 3.987%3.3878124%CityAdelantoSan Bernardino 0.008%0.0066640%CityApple ValleySan Bernardino 0.025%0.0207360%CityBarstowSan Bernardino 0.015%0.0122056%CityChinoSan Bernardino 0.064%0.0525893%CityChino HillsSan Bernardino 0.001%0.0006388%CityColtonSan Bernardino 0.031%0.0253443%CityFontanaSan Bernardino 0.112%0.0920543%CityGrand TerraceSan Bernardino 0.006%0.0051051%CityHesperiaSan Bernardino 0.035%0.0291522%CityHighlandSan Bernardino 0.004%0.0029061%CityLoma LindaSan Bernardino 0.009%0.0071188%CityMontclairSan Bernardino 0.039%0.0322108%CityOntarioSan Bernardino 0.179%0.1472934%CityRancho Cucamonga San Bernardino 0.084%0.0689431%CityRedlandsSan Bernardino 0.057%0.0469150%CityRialtoSan Bernardino 0.073%0.0603206%CitySan Bernardino San Bernardino 0.178%0.1461880%CityTwentynine Palms San Bernardino 0.002%0.0012605%CityUplandSan Bernardino 0.052%0.0424460%CityVictorvilleSan Bernardino 0.033%0.0269400%CityYucaipaSan Bernardino 0.016%0.0128772%10 of 1567
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityYucca ValleySan Bernardino 0.003%0.0021228%CountySan Diego CountySan Diego 5.706% 6.980%5.9309748%CityCarlsbadSan Diego 0.128%0.1050485%CityChula VistaSan Diego 0.189% 0.231%0.1961456%CityCoronadoSan Diego 0.044%0.0359095%CityEl CajonSan Diego 0.113%0.0933582%CityEncinitasSan Diego 0.061% 0.074%0.0630289%CityEscondidoSan Diego 0.145%0.1192204%CityImperial BeachSan Diego 0.014%0.0118283%CityLa MesaSan Diego 0.055% 0.068%0.0575593%CityLemon GroveSan Diego 0.022%0.0183911%CityNational CitySan Diego 0.080%0.0656808%CityOceansideSan Diego 0.213%0.1753428%CityPowaySan Diego 0.062%0.0511040%CitySan DiegoSan Diego 1.975% 2.416%2.0531169%CitySan MarcosSan Diego 0.089%0.0733897%CitySanteeSan Diego 0.033%0.0268401%CitySolana BeachSan Diego 0.017%0.0138564%CityVistaSan Diego 0.052%0.0425144%ConsolidatedSan FranciscoSan Francisco 3.026% 3.702%3.1457169%CountySan Joaquin CountySan Joaquin 1.680% 2.055%1.7460399%CityLathropSan Joaquin 0.009%0.0075394%CityLodiSan Joaquin 0.053%0.0439484%CityMantecaSan Joaquin 0.054%0.0443454%CityRiponSan Joaquin 0.013%0.0104219%CityStocktonSan Joaquin 0.313% 0.383%0.3256176%CityTracySan Joaquin 0.084%0.0692047%CountySan Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo 0.816% 0.999%0.8484126%CityArroyo Grande San Luis Obispo 0.024%0.0199053%CityAtascaderoSan Luis Obispo 0.029%0.0240680%11 of 1568
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCity El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) San Luis Obispo 0.043%0.0353456%City Grover Beach San Luis Obispo 0.017%0.0137881%City Morro Bay San Luis Obispo 0.020%0.0160922%City San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo 0.077%0.0637841%CountySan Mateo CountySan Mateo 1.074% 1.313%1.1159599%City Belmont San Mateo 0.021%0.0169860%City Burlingame San Mateo 0.019%0.0152537%City Daly City San Mateo 0.044%0.0363880%City East Palo Alto San Mateo 0.013%0.0103982%City Foster City San Mateo 0.020%0.0166101%City Half Moon Bay San Mateo 0.004%0.0031638%City Hillsborough San Mateo 0.013%0.0110029%City Menlo Park San Mateo 0.015%0.0126209%City Millbrae San Mateo 0.013%0.0105836%City Pacifica San Mateo 0.016%0.0130625%City Redwood City San Mateo 0.056%0.0463511%City San Bruno San Mateo 0.021%0.0172161%City San Carlos San Mateo 0.013%0.0108885%City San Mateo San Mateo 0.052%0.0425841%City South San Francisco San Mateo 0.043%0.0353943%CountySanta Barbara CountySanta Barbara 1.132% 1.385%1.1768968%City Carpinteria Santa Barbara 0.001%0.0008938%City Goleta Santa Barbara 0.004%0.0028969%City Lompoc Santa Barbara 0.047%0.0389379%City Santa Barbara Santa Barbara 0.122%0.1004559%City Santa Maria Santa Barbara 0.058%0.0479179%CountySanta Clara CountySanta Clara 2.404% 2.941%2.4987553%City Campbell Santa Clara 0.014%0.0112566%City Cupertino Santa Clara 0.008%0.0066824%City Gilroy Santa Clara 0.025%0.0202891%12 of 1569
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityLos AltosSanta Clara 0.013%0.0103338%CityLos GatosSanta Clara 0.013%0.0103220%CityMilpitasSanta Clara 0.036%0.0298120%CityMorgan HillSanta Clara 0.015%0.0124619%CityMountain ViewSanta Clara 0.041%0.0334608%CityPalo AltoSanta Clara 0.039%0.0323080%CitySan JoseSanta Clara 0.294% 0.360%0.3054960%CitySanta ClaraSanta Clara 0.067%0.0549723%CitySaratogaSanta Clara 0.004%0.0034161%CitySunnyvaleSanta Clara 0.053%0.0434069%CountySanta Cruz CountySanta Cruz 0.783% 0.957%0.8135396%CityCapitolaSanta Cruz 0.020%0.0168191%CitySanta CruzSanta Cruz 0.143%0.1180348%CityScotts ValleySanta Cruz 0.015%0.0126525%CityWatsonvilleSanta Cruz 0.063%0.0520136%CountyShasta CountyShasta 1.095% 1.339%1.1380191%CityAndersonShasta 0.024%0.0198896%CityReddingShasta 0.284%0.2334841%CityShasta LakeShasta 0.004%0.0031993%CountySiskiyou CountySiskiyou 0.228% 0.279%0.2373393%CountySolano CountySolano 0.760%0.6260795%CityBeniciaSolano 0.031%0.0253903%CityDixonSolano 0.016%0.0130849%CityFairfieldSolano 0.109%0.0897317%CitySuisun CitySolano 0.021%0.0176183%CityVacavilleSolano 0.119%0.0976497%CityVallejoSolano 0.167%0.1373644%CountySonoma CountySonoma 1.218% 1.490%1.2661290%CityHealdsburgSonoma 0.032%0.0266929%CityPetalumaSonoma 0.081%0.0667507%13 of 1570
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityRohnert ParkSonoma 0.041%0.0340759%CitySanta RosaSonoma 0.184%0.1519070%CitySonomaSonoma 0.022%0.0183438%CityWindsorSonoma 0.016%0.0129298%CountyStanislaus CountyStanislaus 1.722%1.4182273%CityCeresStanislaus 0.041%0.0340260%CityModestoStanislaus 0.217%0.1788759%CityNewmanStanislaus 0.006%0.0046964%CityOakdaleStanislaus 0.018%0.0145531%CityPattersonStanislaus 0.015%0.0126590%CityRiverbankStanislaus 0.010%0.0085699%CityTurlockStanislaus 0.065%0.0531966%CountySutter CountySutter 0.306% 0.374%0.3179548%CityYuba CitySutter 0.074%0.0606242%CountyTehama CountyTehama 0.213% 0.261%0.2216654%CityRed BluffTehama 0.014%0.0117771%CountyTrinity CountyTrinity 0.082% 0.101%0.0855476%CountyTulare CountyTulare 0.809% 0.990%0.8410949%CityDinubaTulare 0.014%0.0116929%CityExeterTulare 0.004%0.0032479%CityFarmersvilleTulare 0.003%0.0027879%CityLindsayTulare 0.007%0.0057111%CityPortervilleTulare 0.021%0.0171845%CityTulareTulare 0.037%0.0302273%CityVisaliaTulare 0.066%0.0545872%CountyTuolumne CountyTuolumne 0.486% 0.594%0.5047621%CountyVentura CountyVentura 2.192% 2.681%2.2781201%CityCamarilloVentura 0.002%0.0012815%CityFillmoreVentura 0.002%0.0020294%CityMoorparkVentura 0.008%0.0067337%14 of 1571
APPENDIX 1Participating Subdivision ClassificationParticipating Subdivision CountyAbatement PercentagePlaintiff Subdivision PercentageWeighted Allcation PercentageCityOxnardVentura 0.156% 0.190%0.1617338%CityPort HuenemeVentura 0.021%0.0174145%CitySan Buenaventura (Ventura) Ventura 0.085%0.0702181%CitySanta PaulaVentura 0.014%0.0119072%CitySimi ValleyVentura 0.065%0.0533043%CityThousand OaksVentura 0.022%0.0179902%CountyYolo CountyYolo 0.357% 0.437%0.3713319%CityDavisYolo 0.055%0.0451747%CityWest SacramentoYolo 0.066%0.0544321%CityWoodlandYolo 0.058%0.0477904%CountyYuba CountyYuba 0.214% 0.262%0.2225679%CityMarysvilleYuba 0.014%0.0112079%15 of 1572
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APPENDIX 2
Cost Reimbursement Procedure
1. Additional defined terms:
a) Costs means the reasonable amounts paid for the attorney and other City Attorney and
County Counsel staff time for individuals employed by a Plaintiff Subdivision at the
contractual rate, inclusive of benefits and overhead, together with amounts paid for court
reporters, experts, copying, electronic research, travel, vendors, and the like, which were
paid or incurred (i) prior to July 21, 2021 in litigation against any Opioid Defendant
and/or (ii) in negotiating and drafting this CA Janssen Allocation Agreement. Costs does
not include attorneys’ fees, costs, or expenses incurred by private contingency fee
counsel. No part of the CA Abatement Accounts Fund will be used to reimburse Costs.
b) First Claims Date means October 1, 2023 or when all applications for reimbursement of
Costs, in whole or in part, from funds available under Section X and Exhibit R of the
Distributor Settlement Agreement or Section XI and Exhibit R of the Janssen Settlement
Agreement, have been finally determined under the provisions of those agreements,
whichever comes first.
c) Special Master means a retired judicial officer or former public lawyer, not presently
employed or retained by a Plaintiff Subdivision, who will aggregate, review, and
determine the reasonable Costs to be awarded to each Plaintiff Subdivision that submits a
claim for reimbursement of Costs. The Special Master will be selected by a majority vote
of the votes cast by Plaintiff Subdivisions, with each such subdivision having one vote.
d) Plaintiff Subdivision Committee means the committee of Plaintiff Subdivisions that will
review and approve the invoices submitted by the Special Master reflecting his or her
reasonable time and expenses.
2. Cost Reimbursement to Plaintiff Subdivision
a) Purpose. Substantial resources have been expended to hold Opioid Defendants
accountable for creating and profiting from the opioid crisis, and this effort has been a
significant catalyst in creating a National Opioid Settlement with Distributors, Johnson &
Johnson, and others.
b) Claims Procedure.
i. If a Plaintiff Subdivision is eligible to seek reimbursement of Costs, in whole or in
part, from funds available under Section X or Exhibit R of the Distributor
Settlement Agreement or Section XI or Exhibit R of the Janssen Settlement
Agreement, it must first make a timely application for reimbursement from such
funds. To allow sufficient time for determination of those applications, no claim for
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Costs to the CA Subdivision Fund under this Agreement may be made before the
First Claims Date.
ii. A Plaintiff Subdivision that wishes to be reimbursed from the CA Subdivision Fund
must submit a claim to the Special Master no later than forty-five (45) days after the
First Claims Date. The Special Master will then compile and redistribute the
aggregated claim totals for each Plaintiff Subdivision via email to representatives of
all the Plaintiff Subdivisions. A claim for attorney and staff time must list, for each
attorney or staff member included in the claim, the following information: name,
title, total hours claimed, hourly rate (including, if sought, benefits and share of
overhead), and narrative summarizing the general nature of the work performed by
the attorney or staff member. For reimbursement of “hard” costs, the subdivision
may aggregate across a category (e.g., total for travel costs). It is the intention of the
Plaintiff Subdivisions that submission of documents related to reimbursement of
Costs does not waive any attorney-client privilege or exemptions to the California
Public Records Act.
iii. The Special Master may request, at his or her sole option, additional documents or
details to assist in the final award of Costs.
iv. The Special Master will review claims for reasonableness and will notify each
Plaintiff Subdivision of the final determination of its claim, and will provide a list of
all final awards to all Plaintiff Subdivisions by email or, upon request, via First
Class U.S. Mail. Any Plaintiff Subdivision may ask the Special Master to reconsider
any final award within twenty-one (21) days. The Special Master will make a final
determination on any such reconsideration request within thirty (30) days of receipt.
v. Any decision of the Special Master is final and binding, and will be considered
under the California Arbitration Act, Code of Civil Procedure section 1280 et seq.
as a final arbitration award. Nothing in this agreement is intended to expand the
scope of judicial review of the final award for errors of fact or law, and the Parties
agree that they may only seek to vacate the award if clear and convincing evidence
demonstrates one of the factors set forth in Code of Civil Procedure, section 1286.2,
subdivision (a). Plaintiff Subdivisions will have fourteen (14) days after all final
awards are made, together with any final determination of a request for
reconsideration, to seek review in the Superior Court of California, pursuant to Code
of Civil Procedure, section 1285, where the State has filed its Consent Judgment.
vi. The Special Master will prepare a report of Costs that includes his or her fees and
expenses at least ninety (90) days before the Payment Date for each Annual
Payment. The Special Master’s preparation of a report of Costs does not discharge a
Plaintiff Subdivision’s reporting requirement under Section VI.B.2 of the Janssen
Agreement.
vii. A member of the Plaintiff Subdivision Committee, which is a CA Participating
Subdivision, will submit to the Settlement Fund Administrator and Janssen a report
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of the fees and expenses incurred by the Special Master pursuant to Section VI.B.2
of the Janssen Agreement.
c) Claims Priority and Limitation.
i. The Special Master will submit invoices for compensation of reasonable fees and
expenses to the Plaintiff Subdivision Committee no later than ninety (90) days prior
to the Payment Date for each Annual Payment. The Plaintiff Subdivision Committee
will promptly review and, if reasonable, approve the Special Master’s invoice for
compensation. The Plaintiff Subdivision Committee will submit approved invoices
to the Settlement Fund Administrator for payment. The Special Master’s approved
invoices have priority and will be paid first from the CA Subdivision Fund before
any award of Costs, subject to the limitation in Section 2.c.v below.
ii. Final Awards of Costs that do not exceed seventy-five thousand dollars
($75,000.00) will be paid next in priority after the Special Master’s approved
invoices.
iii. Final Awards of Costs in excess of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) will
be paid proportionally from the funds remaining in that year’s Annual Payment.
iv. Any claim for Costs that is not paid in full will be allocated against the next year’s
distribution from the CA Subdivision Fund, until all approved claims for Costs are
paid in full.
v. In no event will more than 50% of the total CA Subdivision Fund received in any
year be used to pay Costs or the Special Master’s approved invoices.
vi. In no event shall more than $28 million of the total CA Subdivision Funds paid
pursuant to the Distributor Settlement Agreement and the Janssen Settlement
Agreement be used to pay Costs.
d) Collateral Source Payments and Third-Party Settlement.
i. In the event a Plaintiff Subdivision is awarded compensation, in whole or in part, by
any source of funds created as a result of litigation against an Opioid Defendant for
its reasonable Costs, it will reduce its claim for Costs from the CA Subdivision
Fund by that amount. If a Plaintiff Subdivision has already received a final award of
Costs from the CA Subdivision Fund, it will repay the fund up to the prior award of
Costs via a payment to the Settlement Fund Administrator or notify the Settlement
Fund Administrator that its allocation from the next and subsequent Annual
Payments should be reduced accordingly. If the Plaintiff Subdivision is repaying
any prior award of Costs, that repayment will occur as soon as is feasible after the
Plaintiff Subdivision’s receipt of Cost funds from the collateral source, but no more
than 90 days after its receipt from the collateral source. The Settlement Fund
Administrator will add any repaid Costs to the CA Subdivision Fund.
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ii. In the event a Plaintiff Subdivision reaches a monetary settlement or compromise
against any Opioid Defendant outside of the National Opioid Settlement, the
monetary portion of such settlement, net of fees paid to outside contingency fee
counsel and of funds earmarked strictly for abatement, will be credited against its
Costs and the subdivision will be ineligible to recover those credited Costs from the
CA Subdivision Fund. Plaintiff Subdivisions negotiating monetary settlements or
compromises against any Opioid Defendant outside of the National Opioid
Settlement will negotiate for funds to repay any Costs it previously received from
the CA Subdivision Fund or for Costs it otherwise might be eligible to claim from
the CA Subdivision Fund. If such a settlement is paid after all final approved claims
for Costs by all Plaintiff Subdivisions are satisfied in full, the settling subdivision
will reimburse the CA Subdivision Fund in that amount by making payment to the
Settlement Fund Administrator to add to the CA Subdivision Fund in a manner
consistent with the repayments described in section 2.d.i above.
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APPENDIX 3
CALIFORNIA-SUBDIVISION BACKSTOP AGREEMENT
On August 6, 2021, Judge Polster of the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
issued an Order (the Order), docket number 3814, in In Re National Prescription Opiate
Litigation, MDL 2804, addressing contingent attorney fee contracts between political
subdivisions eligible to participate in the Janssen Settlement and their counsel.
In light of the Order, and at the request of [SUBDIVISION], the [SUBDIVISION], its counsel
[COUNSEL], and the California Attorney General, on behalf of the State of California, are
entering into this California-Subdivision Backstop Agreement (Backstop Agreement).
[SUBDIVISION] and [COUNSEL] intend this Backstop Agreement to constitute a State Back-
Stop Agreement as that term is used in the Order and in Exhibit R (Agreement on Attorneys’
Fees, Costs, and Expenses) of the Janssen Settlement Agreement.
Pursuant to this Backstop Agreement, [SUBDIVISION] may, subject to the limitations of the
Janssen Settlement Agreement and CA Janssen Allocation Agreement, as well as any other
limitations imposed by law, use funds that it receives from the Janssen Settlement CA
Subdivision Fund to pay a contingent fee to [COUNSEL]. Any such payment from
[SUBDIVISION] to [COUNSEL], together with any contingency fees that [COUNSEL] may
receive from the national Attorney Fee Fund, will not exceed a total contingency fee of
[PERCENTAGE NOT TO EXCEED 15%] of the total gross recovery of [SUBDIVISION] from
the Distributors Settlement.
[COUNSEL] certify that they first sought fees and costs from the Attorney Fee Fund created
under the Janssen Settlement Agreement before seeking or accepting payment under this
backstop agreement. [COUNSEL] further certify that they are not seeking and will not accept
payment under this backstop agreement of any litigation fees or costs that have been reimbursed
through prior settlements or judgments.
The Attorney General is executing this agreement solely because the definition of “State Back-
Stop Agreement” in Exhibit R of the Janssen Settlement Agreement requires such agreements to
be between “a Settling State” and private counsel for a participating subdivision. Neither the
California Attorney General nor the State of California have any obligations under this Backstop
Agreement, and this Backstop Agreement does not require the payment of any state funds to
[SUBDIVISION], [COUNSEL], or any other party.
[DATE] [SUBDIVISION SIGNATURE BLOCK]
[DATE] [COUNSEL SIGNATURE BLOCK]
[DATE] [ATTORNEY GENERAL SIGNATURE BLOCK]
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