Free Supplement - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

EXHIBIT A
Case 2:02-cv—O2639-SRB Document 158-2 Filed 11/O1/2005 Page1 0f4

1 SABINUS A. MEGWA, ESQ.
The Megwa Law Office
9 GS} l SOIITSI Central A.ve1T¤U1é
Plmenix, Arizona 85042
3 Telephone (602) 243-6l5l_
State Bar Number: Ul l 266 _
4 lÂ¥l-Ms1iI: Megwnl;[email protected]
5 Attorney for P1a.i.n1;iff
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i' IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
B FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
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l0 Niczholas Alozie, :1. single 111:2.11, 3 NO. CII/’02 2639 PHX SRE
ll Plaintiff, i
I? vs.
13 _ { AFFIDAVIT OF ANNA M. CORDOVA
I 4 The Mills Co1·po1·a1tion. a foreign corporation; )
Mi11sSewiees Corp., E1 lrflfélgll corporation; and
15 A1·izo11a Mills, LLC., a foreign corporation, g
,| 6 ) [Before The IrIo11o1·alile Susan R. Bolton)
" Defendants, ;
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19 s-.:·1·A·1·1a cw itfzjtzoulhl 3
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22 Anna M. Cordova, loeing duly aworn, upon oath, depoaea and
23 aaye as follows:
24 l. I am a resident of Maricopa fiounrty, State of Arizona.
25 2. I 1x1.a.ke this Affidavit haeed on my pereonal knowledge.
26 3 . That Saloinus A. Megwa ie the attorney repreeen.‘ting
27 the Plaintiff in the ahove-referenced aotlon. and I am familiar
EB with l?laintiff’a file.
4 . I wae a full tirne legal eeoretary to Saloinue A.
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l Megwa for ten years from l988 to l998 and a partmtime legal
2 eevretary to Mr. Megwa from 200l to present and working ever
3 Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays. -
4 5. Ss part of my work duties as part-time legal seoretary to
5 Sabinus A. Megwa, I am responsible for reviewing, oalendaring and
6 filing all documents on all cases pending in court including
7 documents on Plaintiffs' ease.
8 8. That on or about August 24, 2005, the Megwa Law Office
9 received Judgment from the Court.
l0 7. That upon receive of suoh judgment, I proeeed to ealendar
ll the following:
I2 {al Motion for New Trial and Statement of Taxable Costs
l3 on September 6, 2005 (due on September 5, 2005, but due to holiday
l4 of Labor Day, I calendared for September 6, 2005;
I5 (b) Motion for Attorney's Fees tor September T, 2005. ·
lS (0) Response to Defendants Motion for New Trial (if one
1.7 is tiled}, for oepte1nl.Jel‘ 20, 2005;
l8 Ed} Reply to Plaintiff and/or Defendants’ Motion for New
io Trial far September 27, 2005, plus 3 days ees marlisg.
20 (el Memorandum in Support of Attorney’s Fees for
71 uawamnsv 7, annst
22 (f} Defendants’ Response to Memorandum in Support of
23 Attorney's fees for November 2l, 2005, plus 3 days for mailing.
24 (g) Plaintiff's Reply to Defendant's Response to
25 Memorandum in Support of Attorney's fees for November 28, 2005,
26 plus 3 days for mailing,
27 8. That in oalendaring said dates, I inadvertently
28 ealendared the due date for Plaintiff’s Memorandum in Support of
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l httcrney’s fees fcr Nevemher Y, 2006, instead ef Oeteher 24, 2005,
2 thintind that because these dates fell en a Menday, I, in my
3 capacity and experience, mistakenly turned te the wreng ealendar
4 date and ealendared fer the wreng date fer this decument tc he due.
6 Unfertunately, I must have mistakenly eeuhted the sixty (60) days
6 tram the date frem the time ef filing the Metien fer Atterney’s
7 Fees instead df the date ef entry ef Judgment.
8 9. In my experience as a. legal secretary, I have never had a
9 ealendaring preblem, due te the fact that if there was any questien
lf] in my mind ef any due dates I have always asked. the attcnrney fm:
ll clarificatien. I did helieve that I was calendaring the due dates
I2 in this case cerreetly.
l3 FURTHER YOUR AFFIHNT SHYETH NAUGHT.
M 0m·s0 tnia day ef eeteaar, 2005.
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gg SURSCRIBED AND SWORN T0 befdre me this EE} day ef Octcber,
2005.
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