Free Motion for Attorney Fees - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Exhibit E
AFFIDAVIT OF LORI BUTLER } }ss. }

I, LORI BUTLER, swear under oath as follows: This Affidavit is submitted in support of Cha Cha, L.L.C., an Arizona Limited

Liability Company, for its Application for Fees and Expenses Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (28 U.S.C. § 2412). The statements contained in this Affidavit are based upon my personal knowledge and I believe I would be competent to testify to these matters if called as a witness at any hearing. 2. John Weil is the Partner at Weil & Weil, PLLC, in charge of this litigation.

John Weil has thirty years of litigation experience in areas of eminent domain, land use, bankruptcy, real estate transactions and contracts. John Weil was trial counsel in this matter. In addition, John Weil was responsible for designating the projects that any associate would

I am an Associate at Weil & Weil, PLLC. I provided mainly legal research

and writing on projects in this litigation. 4. There is no written fee agreement with Weil & Weil, PLLC and Cha Cha,

L.L.C. Weil & Weil, PLLC bills clients for attorney work at their standard hourly rate, in increments of 6 minutes of time, and bills clients on a monthly basis. Cha Cha, L.L.C. agreed to pay the monthly bills which included attorney's fees and costs, and did pay Weil

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& Weil, PLLC's attorney's fees and costs. Attorney hourly rates are comparable to the prevailing community rate in Yuma, Arizona. 5. I have reviewed all of my time entries in this case. John Weil has also

reviewed all time entries in this case. All attorneys review their time entries on draft bills before the final billing is mailed to clients. The time expended by all attorneys in this case was reasonable and necessary under the circumstances. We have exercised prudent billing judgment. 6. this case. 7. case. DATED: January 30, 2007 Attached hereto as Exhibit "G" are the invoices for attorney expenses in this Attached hereto as Exhibit "F" are the invoices for attorney time expended in

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Case 2:03-cv-02006-SRB

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