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Mario L. Herman 2897 Hope Mills Lane Adamstown, MD 21710 Telephone: (301) 607-4111 Admitted Pro Hac Vice Attorney for Amit Patel and Anar Enterprises, Inc. Lang & Baker. PLC 8233 Via Paseo del Norte Suite C-100 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Telephone: 480-947-1911 William G. Klain, #015851 Local counsel for Amit Patel and Anar Enterprises, Inc. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
KAHALA CORP., a Florida Corporation fka SPORTS ) GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Florida ) Corporation; MALIBU SMOOTHIE FRANCHISE ) CORP., an Arizona Corporation; FRULLATI ) FRANCHISE SYSTEMS, INC., a Texas Corporation; ) ROLLERZ FRANCHISE SYSTEMS, L.L.C., An ) Arizona Limited Liability Company; TAHI MANA, ) L.L.C., an Arizona Limited Liability Company; RANCH ) *1 GROUP, INC., a New York Corporation, ) v. Plaintiffs,

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RILWALA GROUP, INC., an Illinois Corporation; MANU JOGANI, an Individual; PRAVIN PATAL, an Individual, PARESH JANI, an Individual; DINESH GHANDHI, an Individual; HARESH SHAH, an Individual; R.B. TEXAS COLLECTIONS, INC., an Illinois Corporation; JANI FOODS, INC., a Texas Corporation; SNEHAL D. JANI, an Individual; AMIT PATEL, an Individual; RILWALA FOODS, INC., an Illinois Corporation; and DOES 1-100, Inclusive, Defendants. AMIT PATEL, an individual; ANAR ENTERPRISES, INC., an Illinois corporation, v. Cross-Complainants/Counter-Defendants

RILWALA GROUP, INC., an Illinois Corporation; MANU JOGANI, an Individual; PRAVIN PATAL, an Individual, PARESH JANI, an Individual; DINESH GHANDHI, an Individual; HARESH SHAH, an Individual; R.B. TEXAS COLLECTIONS, INC., an

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DECLARATION OF MARIO L. HERMAN IN COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDER OF JULY 26, 2005

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) ) ) ) Cross-Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs. ) __________________________________________)
Illinois Corporation; JANI FOODS, INC., a Texas Corporation; RILWALA FOODS, INC., an Illinois Corporation; and ROES 1-100, Inclusive.

MARIO L. HERMAN, being first duly sworn, upon his oath, deposes and says: 1. I am an attorney of record for Counter-defendants /Cross-complainants, ANAR

ENTERPRISES, INC. and AMIT PATEL ("Anar/ Patel") in the above entitled action. I make the following declaration based upon my own personal knowledge, and if called to testify thereto, would and could competently do so. 2. In the Court's order of July 26, 2005, Your Honor invited the undersigned to

"submit a single all-inclusive affidavit of reasonable attorney's fees within 20 days of this Order." (Order, at p.3) 3. In compliance with the Court's Order, the undersigned hereby files a summary of

the hours expended by me and my Paralegal, along with the normal hourly rates that apply. The summary reflects a true and correct statement of services rendered on behalf of Anar/Patel in this matter from the month of March 2005 to the present with respect to the various issues which formed the basis of the Court's Order awarding monetary sanctions. Mario L. Herman 8.25 hours x $395.00/hour = $3,258.75

(Emails, phone discussions, research, drafting, and review of letter, declarations and motions relating to disqualification and sanctions.) Mary Klein (Paralegal) 11.50 hours x $90.00/hour = $1,035.00

(Research on standards for disqualification of counsel; draft letter to attorney regarding disqualification; research and draft points and authorities, declaration of Patel.) Mario L. Herman 4.75 hours x $395.00/hour = $1,876.25

(Emails, phone discussions, research, drafting, and review of Meet & Confer letter relating to discovery issue, and drafting Motion for Sanctions.)

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Mario L. Herman

4.5 hours x $395.00/hour = $1,777.50

(Emails, phone discussions, drafting, and final review of Opposition to Motion to Stay.) Mary Klein (Paralegal) 4.50 hours x $90.00/hour = $405.00

(Research discovery law, proper and improper objections, conferences with MLH, draft first draft of Meet & Confer letter relating to discovery issue.) Mary Klein (Paralegal) 5.50 hours x $90.00/hour = $495.00

(Research basis for opposition to stay/modification, conferences with MLH, draft first draft of Opposition to Motion to Stay.) Mario L. Herman 2.5 hours x $395.00/hour = $987.50

(Phone calls, emails and drafting of OSC Order.) Mary Klein (Paralegal) 2.0 hours x $90.00/hour = $180.00

(Research and initial draft of OSC Order.) TOTAL 5. $ 10,015.00

The allowance of attorneys' fees of $10,015.00 in this matter would be, in my

opinion, reasonable as a matter of law.

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