Opinion
21 C 1537
05-13-2021
TRUSTEES OF THE SUBURBAN TEAMSTERS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS WELFARE AND PENSION FUNDS, Plaintiffs, v. LEO'S HAULING, INC., an Illinois corporation Defendant.
JOHN J. TOOMEY ARNOLD AND KADJAN, LLP
JOHN J. TOOMEY ARNOLD AND KADJAN, LLP
Judge John F. Ness,
Magistrate Judge Heather K. McShain
AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF ATTORNEYS' FEES
JOHN J. TOOMEY, Judge
NOW COMES the undersigned, JOHN J. TOOMEY, upon being first duly sworn, deposes and states as follows:
1. The undersigned is counsel of record in No. 2021 C 1537.
2. Affiant is an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois since 1978. Affiant is admitted to the trial Bar of the Northern District of Illinois, the Central District of Illinois and the Seventh, Eighth, Second and Eleventh Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal, U.S. Tax Court and the United States Supreme Court since January 11, 1982.
3. The time spent in the case is as follows, was reasonably necessary in the prosecution of the case, no paralegals were used:
| March 19, 2021 | Open file; draft complaint and summons and file with court | 2 hours |
| April 22, 2021 | Return of service filed with the court | .5 hours |
| May 13, 2021 | Draft Motion for Judgment in Sum Certain | 1.5 hours |
| Court appearance on Motion for Judgment in Sum Certain | 1.0 hours |
4. The costs expended in prosecuting the case are:
| Filing fee | $400.00 |
| Reliant Agency | $91.00 |
| Total Costs | Service of Complaint $491.00 |
5. Reasonable value of such services is Two Hundred Fifty Dollars per hour:
$250.00 x 5 hours $1, 250.00
6. The total in fees and costs expended are:
| Attorneys' fees | $ 1, 250.00 |
| Costs | $491 .00 |
| Tota | $ 1, 741 .00 |