Free Motion for Order - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO CASE NO. 04-CV-0354-WDM-BNB SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Plaintiff vs. KELSEY L. GARMAN, KOINONIA INCOME ACCOUNT, KOINONIA INVESTMENT CLUB II, KOINONIA 100/200 CLUB AND KOINONIA KINGDOM CLUB Defendants

RECEIVER'S TENTH APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF RECEIVER'S FEES AND EXPENSES FOR THE PERIOD FROM JULY 1, 2006 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2006

John Paul Anderson, Receiver, by and through its counsel, The Jobin Law Firm, P.C., applies to the Court for approval of payment of the Receiver's fees in the amount of $4,410.00 and expenses in the amount of $5,627.96 for the period from July 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006 ("Tenth Application"). In support of this Tenth Application, the Receiver states as follows: 1. On February 28, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filed its

complaint against the defendants in this case and sought the appointment of a receiver. On March 2, 2004, the Court granted the SEC's request that a receiver be appointed and issued its Order of Preliminary Injunction and Other Relief ("Order of Preliminary Injunction") pursuant to which John Paul Anderson was appointed Receiver of this receivership estate. A copy of the Order of

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Preliminary Injunction is in the Court's file and is incorporated by reference. 2. On May 25, 2004, the Court authorized the Receiver to pay 100% of his fees at the

rate of $180 per hour and his expenses incurred in the amount of $15,000 per month. In addition, the Court directed the Receiver to file on July 15, 2004, for the four month period ending June 30, 2004, an application in which the Receiver sets forth in detail the services he has provided to the receivership, the hours spent and expenses he has incurred and paid during the preceding four month period. The Court also directed the Receiver to file successive applications for each three month period thereafter. 3. Following is a summary of the Receiver's Fees and Expenses which have been

approved by the Court throughout the pendency of this case. Fee Application First Application Second Application Third Application Fourth Application Fifth Application Sixth Application Seventh Application Eighth Application Ninth Application Total 4. Period 2/26/04 - 6/30/06 7/1/04 - 9/30/04 10/1/04 - 12/31/04 1/1/05 - 3/31/05 4/1/05 - 6/30/05 7/1/05 - 9/30/05 10/1/05 - 12/31/05 1/1/06 - 3/31/06 4/1/06 - 6/30/06 2/26/04 - 3/31/06 Fees Approved $62,262.00 $55,926.00 $24,174.00 $15,183.00 $18,774.00 $13,572.00 $3,969.00 $5,148.00 $9,882.00 $208,890.00 Expenses Approved $35,470.67 $11,124.00 $23,563.39 $17,504.80 $12,358.01 $38,194.58 $8,458.51 $6,146.24 $13,183.89 $166,004.09

The Receiver reports that during the pendency of this receivership estate through

September 30, 2006, the assets have earned interest in the amount of $481,621. 2

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5.

In this Tenth Application, the Receiver seeks approval of payment of the Receiver's

fees in the amount of $4,410.00 and expenses in the amount of $5,627.96 for the period July 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006. 6. The Receiver has no agreement or understanding of any kind or nature with any other

person to share any compensation received for services rendered in or in connection with this case. The Receiver does not hold any and has not held during the pendency of these proceedings any interest adverse to the estate. 7. In support of this Tenth Application, the Receiver attaches the following:

Exhibit A - List of Patten MacPhee & Associates, Inc.'s employees and their respective billing rates. Exhibit B - Summary of Billings which includes Attachments 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The Summary of Billings sets forth an historical statement concerning the case and the professional services rendered by the Receiver to the estate and the expenses he has incurred during the period July 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006. The services rendered, hours expended and expenses incurred by category and amount are set forth in Exhibit B in detail. During the period of time covered in this Tenth Application, the Receiver expended a total of 24.5 hours and incurred fees in the amount of $4,410.00. The Receiver incurred expenses in the amount of $5,627.96. Included in these expenses are fees paid to: Christine Jobin, Esq., the Receiver's legal counsel, in the amount of $3,111.50, to Brad Greenstone, CPA, for accounting services in the amount of $450.00, and to Lawrence Gustafson, Esq. for legal services in the amount of $1,700.00. Attachment 1 to Exhibit B sets forth in detail and in chronological order the time entries by timekeeper and also includes a summary by category of the services rendered and fees 3

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incurred. Attachment 2 to Exhibit B sets forth in detail the expenses incurred. Attachment 3 to Exhibit B sets forth detailed billing statements by month for all services rendered by Patten MacPhee & Associates, Inc. ("PMA") by timekeeper and by narrative description of services rendered for the relevant time. Each person who has performed services in these matters has kept daily time records for the services performed and the charges being described thereon, all of which are set forth in Attachment 3. All work performed for the estate has been billed on an hourly basis. The Receiver has taken special care to ensure that duplication of time and services rendered has not occurred. To the extent that employees of PMA, other than the Receiver, have rendered services to the receivership estate, these services are characterized as expenses. Attachment 4 to Exhibit B sets forth the billing statements for the Receiver's counsel. The statements include detailed narratives of legal services performed by Ms. Jobin by date and amount of time. The expenses incurred by counsel are also identified by amount and type of expense. Attachment 5 to Exhibit B sets forth the billing statements for the Receiver's accountant, Mr. Greenstone and Baum & Gustafson, P.C. 8. During the period covered by this Tenth Application, the Receiver's counsel advised

concerning the tax issues which arose concerning the notice of deficiency issued by the Internal Revenue Service to Kelsey Garman, individually, in connection with his treatment and reporting of certain investment transactions under his individual social security number. The Receiver's counsel met with Robert Varra at the Internal Revenue Service and with Mr. Garman's tax attorney and has provided to each the information and documents to enable the Internal Revenue Service to review and conclude that the transactions in question were reported completely and accurately in the partnership tax return for year 2003, and that there is no tax deficiency for the year(s) in question. As of the date of this Tenth Application, the Internal Revenue Service has not contacted the Receiver to discuss further these latest tax issues or the information provided by the Receiver. On November 4

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1, 2006, the Receiver will file a further status report as directed by the Court on June 26, 2006. 9. The Receiver believes that all of the services rendered to date and expenses incurred

have been necessary and reasonable, in light of the scope of the transactions, number of investors and length of time during which Kelsey Garman operated the Koinonia Investment Clubs, and the results obtained by the Receiver since his appointment on March 2, 2004. WHEREFORE, the Receiver respectfully requests this Court to enter its order approving this Tenth Application for approval of payment of the Receiver's fees in the amount of $4,410.00 and expenses in the amount of $5,627.96 for the period from July 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006, and for such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper. DATED this 16th day of October, 2006.

s/Christine J. Jobin Christine J. Jobin, Esq. #12335 The Jobin Law Firm, P.C. 1900 Grant Street Suite 815 Denver, Colorado 80203 Telephone: (303) 839-1390 FAX: (303) 839-1113 E-mail: [email protected] Attorney for the Receiver, John Paul Anderson

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (CM/ECF) I hereby certify that on this 16th day of October, 2006, I electronically filed the foregoing RECEIVER'S TENTH APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF RECEIVER'S FEES AND EXPENSES FOR THE PERIOD FROM JULY 1, 2006 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following e-mail addresses: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] s/Christine J. Jobin Christine J. Jobin, Esq. #12335 Attorney for Receiver, John Paul Anderson The Jobin Law Firm, P.C. 1900 Grant Street Suite 815 Denver, Colorado 80203 Telephone: (303) 839-1390 FAX: (303) 839-1113 E-mail: [email protected]

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