Case: 3:14-cv-00064-bbc Document #: 191 Filed: 02/19/15 Page 1 of 2

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

VIRGINIA WOLF, et al.,

Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No. 14-C-00064-BBC

SCOTT WALKER, et al.,

Defendants.

SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF JOHN KNIGHT IN SUPPORT OF

PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES

I, John Knight, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1746, declare as follows:

1.

I submit this supplemental declaration in support of the motion filed by the

Plaintiffs for an award of attorney fees and costs arising from the work performed by attorneys,
paralegals, and other support staff at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation,
the ACLU of Wisconsin Foundation, and Mayer Brown LLP in preparing, filing, and litigating
the above-captioned case. This declaration addresses my time records related to the services I
have performed in this case since December 10, 2014.
2.

I have reviewed my files in this case, including the time records that I

contemporaneously maintained during the course of my involvement in this case. The Schedule
of Services attached as Exhibit A to this fee petition is a true and accurate reflection of
professional services reasonably rendered by me to the Plaintiffs in this litigation, with details
concerning the hours expended, the dates when the work was done, and the type of services
provided. I reviewed the time records, corrected errors and, in the exercise of billing judgment,
determined that some time should not be charged. The time report fairly and accurately
represents the time I spent on this case since the initial fee motion was submitted.
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I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
DATE:

February 19, 2015

/ John A. Knight
John A. Knight
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project
180 North Michigan Ave., Ste. 2300
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 201-9740
jaknight@aclu.org

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