WINNEMUCCA — Attorneys representing Jungo Land & Investments in the lawsuit against Humboldt County have filed the necessary documents to recoup costs and attorney fees associated with the suit.

Costs together with attorney fees totaled $610,953.67 according to documents filed in federal court.

The judge presiding over the case granted Jungo’s writ earlier this month that reversed the decision by the Humboldt County Commissioners to revoke Jungo’s conditional use permit extension, granted by the Regional Planning Commission in 2010 for the construction of a class 1 landfill on Jungo Rd.

In seeking court fees and attorney costs, Jungo’s counsel alleged actions taken by the Commissioners drove up the cost of the suit, to include: ignoring the advice of their attorneys on two separate occasions.

On the first occasion, the commissioners were warned by then Humboldt County DA Russell Smith that Robert Dolan and Massey Mayo did not have standing to appeal a decision of the RPC to the County Commission.

The federal court ruled the commissioners acted outside of their jurisdiction in hearing the appeal.

The commissioners also went against the advice of their legal counsel when they voted against settling the case in December 2010.

Jungo’s counsel also alleges the cost of the suit was driven up because Humboldt County “resisted discovery”; that is, that Jungo had to file extra motions to compel the county to turn over documents Jungo was entitled to.

Itemized, the attorney fees sought by Jungo are $571,057.

The cost of bringing the suit was $41,012.52 to include:  $530 in clerk fees; $425 fees for summonses and subpoenas; $110 in witness fees ($40 Robert Dolan, $40 Phil Jacka, and $30 Tracy Austin), and $22,394 in miscellaneous fees (telephone, fax, FedEx, travel, mileage, research, photo copies, outside copies, and transcripts).

Previous posts:

Jungo prevails in federal lawsuit 

Commissioners vote 4-1 to reject proposed settlement 

Jungo and County Commission reach proposed settlement 

Settlement conference scheduled in Jungo v. Humboldt County Commissioners 

Review of lawsuit against Humboldt County and the Humboldt County Board of Commissioners 

Jungo seeks immediate court intervention

Humboldt County Commission revokes Jungo Land & Investment’s CUP extension

County commission sets appeal hearing 

Dolan appeals landfill extension to county commission 

RPC extends landfill CUP for five years