Free Memorandum - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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I SABINUS A. MEGWA, ESQ.
The Megwa Law Oflice
9 6911 South Central .·’\.ve1·|.1.1e
Phoenix, Arizona 85042
3 Telephone (602) 24345151
4 State Bar Number: Ul 1266
F Attorney for Plaintiff
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7 IN TI-IE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
8 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
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il U Nicholas Alozie, a single man, ) NO. CIVTJ2 2639 PI-Di SRE.
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1 1 Plaintiff ) AFFIDAVIT OF ATTORNEY SABINUS A.
° l MEGWA IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFIPS
A2 Vg MEMORANDUIVI IN SUPPORT OF
l 3 } PLAINTIFITS NIOTION FOR AW`AIU) OF
) ATTORNEYS FEES AND RELATED NON-
1 4 The Mills Corporation, a foreign corporation; g TAXABLE COSTS
MillsServices Corp., a foreign corporation; and )
l 5 Arizona Mills, L.L.C., a foreign corporation, ) _
) (Before The lrIcnorable Susan R. Bolton)
I" 6 Defend ants,
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1 B stars or aaizona 1
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County of Maricopa )
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0 1 I, SABINUS A. MEGWA, being duly sworn, upon oath, deposes and states as follows:
2 l. [ am the attorney retained by Plaintiff, Nicholas Alozie, to represent him inthe above-
P Y2 ratl?h1·r=nr·r=¤r*l 1·n_:11·1·r=·r and 1‘lna1· all legal wmrlat clone in this matter was pe1·f¤r11·1e::l by rue and that all the
2 4 billable time asked for is not for any work performed by any associate, legal assista.nt or paralegal.
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2. `lbat 1 am a 19El graduate ottloutncrn University School ot` Law (J.D) and Georgetown
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p ,7, University Law Center (l9B2 ~- LLM International business law).
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J- 3. ln 1981, I was first licensed to practice law in 1:he State of Louisiana. l have been admitted
2 to praenee law tn the Izitate ot Arizona and the Llnitecl States District Court tor the District o·I·` Arizona
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since 1987.
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5 4. I have been a sole praetioner since 1992 and my main areas of practice include representing
5 Plaintiifls in civil litigation inthe areas of personal injury, employment, civil rights and discri_mins.tion
7 law, and sports contracts and international bttsiness transactions. I have also represented a corporate
8 client in tto·t’om·tiag employtvoetit and civil riglirs diserirtaiiaation eases.
1; 5. My current hourly rate for representing parties in employment, civil rights and
1 I rJii.set*i1nination·related matters is $300.00 per hour. This has been my hourly rate since January 2004,
1 2 Prior to that and for the period of entering into a comin gent fee agreement with P1ainti;[FfNie]1n]`as
l 3 Alozie in 2002, my hourly rate then was $250,00 per_l]•;n,1r,
6. l rn alce this Alilidavit in support of P1aintifi°’s M cmorandtrm in Support of P1a.intift“s
Q5 Motion for Award of Attorney”s Fees and Related Non-Taxable Costs.
I L { 7. The mrairtggetirciuts for- Mr. A1¤zie”s_lJay1i1et1t oliliis ctLi.utut:_y°o [ccs etutl uusl:1 assueiatetl witlt
I B his ease is coveted by an aw1‘ittcn Contingent Fee Agreement (“Fee Agreement"). Under the terms
l 9 ofthe Fee Agreement, Mr. Alozie was to pay all costs incurred and $250.00 attorneys fees or a forty
ii (40%) contingency fee basis, whielrever is greater,
Q 2 3. The plaintiff has not paid any attorney’s fees related to the litigation of this matter. Plaintilli
9 Q, has paid substantial amount of money for eo sts.
2 4 9. Sahinus A. Megwa has reviewed and approved the time and charges set forth in thc
2 5 iteinizetl billing statement and hereby certifies that the time spent and expenses incurred were
ji reasonable and necessary under the circumstances of this case.
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I 1.0. Sabinus A. Megwa exercised "bil1ing judgment" in the eempletien et the itentized billing
2 5L?·llUIIUiFIll by eliminating unnecessary, Ctupticattve and excessive time and by deleting certain
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categories ef time and expense.
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5 l. I. lbave read the fmiegmittg ann;} the accempanying supporting dneuntents and believe the
5 facts centainecl in them te be true and enrreet and that the liintimmtiett 5etfm·tl1in this; A·|?Hdgvit gm;].
l inthe accetn]>a11yi.11g exhibits is in substantial cempliance witl1.requi1·eme11t sn the Leeal Rule.
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1 O FURTHER YOUR AFFIANT SAYETI-I NAUGI-IT.
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l2 Dated this. SZ clay et Oetebet, 2005. ll
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ld Sabinus A. Megwa, Esq. I
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15 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN te befete me this:,’•l§-T day el? October 2005, by Ssbinus A.
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