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Case 1:89-cv-00218-EJD

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IN THE UNITED STATESCOURTOF FEDERALCLAIMS THE CHEROKEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA. Plaintiff,
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Chief JudeeEdward J. Damich

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DECLARATION OF DAVID S. PANZER pursuant 28 U.S.C.ç 1746 says: DAVID S. PANZER, ESQ.,declares to and 1. I am an attorney associated the law firm of Greenberg with TraurigLLP at

800 ConnecticutAvenue, N.W., Washington,DC 20006, and I am counselfor the IntervenorPlaintiff, PattonBoggsLLP. I submit this Declaration supportof Patton in Boggs'sCross-Motion Summary (the for Judgment $1,247,501.80 "Motion") in the for above captioned case. 2. Exhibit I in the Appendixto the Motion is a true andaccurate copyof the

1988attorney contract fee between Cherokee the Nation on the onehand,andMr. James WilcoxenandMr. PaulNiebell.on the otherhand.

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3.

Exhibit 2 in the Appendix to the Motion is a true and accuratecopy of the

1989 attorney fee contract betweenthe CherokeeNation and Patton Boggs. 4. Exhibit 3 in the Appendix to the Motion is a true and accuratecopy of a

letter from CherokeeNation Principal Chief Joe Byrd to Ms. Katharine Boyce of Patton Boggs,datedOctober30,1995. 5. Exhibit 4 in the Appendix to the Motion is a true and accuratecopy of a

Nation GeneralCounselJulianFite, datedOctober6,2003. letter from Cherokee 6. Exhibit 5 in the Appendix to the Motion is a true and accuratecopy of a 'Wilcoxen and Ms. Margaret Swimmer to the CherokeeNation,

letter from Mr. James datedMarch 3I,2005. 7.

Exhibit 6 in the Appendix to the Motion is a true and accuratecopy of a

letter from Assistant Secretary James Cason, of the Department of the Interior, to the October 13,2005. Nation's Principal Chief, Chad Smith, date-stamped Cherokee 8. All of these above-mentionedexhibits were provided to Patton Boggs by

the CherokeeNation or the governmentduring the courseof Patton Boggs' representation dispute involving Patton of the CherokeeNation, or during the course of the subsequent Boggs' attorneys fees at issue in this litigation. All of these exhibits are what they purport to be.

Dated:March20.2006 DAVID S.

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