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MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD
HYNES & LERACH LLP
KEITH F. PARK (54275)
ALAN SCHULMAN (128661)
MARK SOLOMON (151949)
JOY ANN BULL (138009)
600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: 619/231-1058
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KIMBERLY C. EPSTEIN (169012)
222 Kearny Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Telephone: 415/288-4545
WEISS & YOURMAN
JOSEPH H. WEISS
JACK I. ZWICK
551 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1600
New York, NY 10176
Telephone: 212/682-3025
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KEVIN J. YOURMAN (147159)
10940 Wilshire Blvd.
24th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Telephone: 310/208-2800
BERNSTEIN LIEBHARD & LIFSHITZ
MEL E. LIFSHITZ
274 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: 212/779-1414
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION
BROOKE GRAUBART, et al., On Behalf of
Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
INSIGNIA SOLUTIONS PLC, et al.,
Defendants.
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No. C-97-20265-JW(EAI)
CLASS ACTION
DATE: April 20, 1998
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
COURTROOM: The Honorable
James Ware
DECLARATION OF KEITH F. PARK IN SUPPORT OF
APPLICATION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES
AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES
I, KEITH F. PARK, declare as follows:
1. I am a member of the firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP. I am submitting this declaration in support of my firm's application for an award of attorneys' fees in connection with services rendered in the above-entitled action and the reimbursement of expenses incurred by my firm in the course of this litigation.
2. This firm is counsel of record for plaintiffs.
3. The identification and background of my firm and its partners is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
4. My firm expended a total of $250,648.75 in unreimbursed expenses in connection with the prosecution of this litigation. These expenses are broken down as follows:
EXPENSES
From Inception through March 31, 1998
Dow Jones, Lexis, Westlaw, Online Library Research $ 11,845.86
Experts/Consultants/Investigators 150,204.90
Filing and Legal Fees (including attorney
services and witness fees) 3,337.15
Meals, Hotel and Transportation 18,307.76
Mediation Fees 4,990.00
Messenger, Courier, Federal Express 1,304.98
Paralegal 43,020.00
Photocopying 12,605.18
Postage 435.15
Telephone, Facsimile 4,597.77
TOTAL: $250,648.75
5. The expenses incurred pertaining to this case are reflected in the books and records of this firm. These books and records are prepared from expense vouchers and check records and are an accurate record of the expenses incurred.
6. Attached hereto are true and correct copies of the following:
Exhibit B: Berley, et al. v. Sculley, et al., Civ. No. C-91-20270-JW (PVT) (N.D. Cal. April 20, 1992);
Exhibit C: In re Altera Corp. Sec. Litig., Master File No. C-92-20399-JW(EAI) (N.D. Cal. July 29, 1994);
Exhibit D: Strassman, et al. v. Fresh Choice, Inc., et al., Civil No. 95-20017 SW (N.D. Cal. October 10, 1997);
Exhibit E: Stack, et al. v. Lobo, et al., No. C-95-20049-SW (EAI) (N.D. Cal. April 4, 1997);
Exhibit F: Slomovics v. Gallogly, et al., No. C-94-2262-CAL (N.D. Cal. June 13, 1996);
Exhibit G: In re AT&E Corporation Sec. Litig., Master File No. C-90-3265-CAL (N.D. Cal. July 13, 1992);
Exhibit H: In re Genentech, Inc. Sec. Litig., Master File No. C-88-4038 DLJ (N.D. Cal. February 21, 1991);
Exhibit I: In re Ross Systems Sec. Litig., Master File No. C-94-0017-DLJ (WDB) (N.D. Cal. December 13, 1995);
Exhibit J: Leonard v. NetFrame Systems, Inc., et al., C-95-0238-DLJ (N.D. Cal. March 20, 1996);
Exhibit K: In re Seagate Technology Sec. Litig., Master File No. C-84-20756(A)-WAI (N.D. Cal. August 14, 1991);
Exhibit L: In re ASK Computer Systems Sec. Litig., Master File No. C-85-20207(A)-WAI(EAI) (N.D. Cal. November 16, 1992);
Exhibit M: In re Advanced Micro Devices Sec. Litig., Master File No. C-93-20662-EAI (N.D. Cal. December 12, 1994);
Exhibit N: Fisher, et al. v. Acuson Corp., et al., No. C-93-20477-EAI (N.D. Cal. October 7, 1996);
Exhibit O: Cooper, et al. v. Hwang, et al., No. C-86-20146-WAI (N.D. Cal. March 5, 1991);
Exhibit P: Perkins, et al. v. Preletz, et al., Civ. No. 90-20026-WAI (N.D. Cal. October 1, 1991);
Exhibit Q: Shields v. Smith, et al., Civ. No. C-90-0349-FMS (N.D. Cal. Dec. 21, 1993);
Exhibit R: Levy, et al. v. Eletr, et al., No. C-88-3457-FMS (N.D. Cal. June 20, 1994);
Exhibit S: Roe, et al. v. Hospital Staffing Services, Inc., et al., No. C-92-4101-CW (N.D. Cal. June 30, 1995);
Exhibit T: In re Sam & Libby Inc. Sec. Litig., Master File No. 92-1564-WHO (N.D. Cal. August 1, 1994);
Exhibit U: Empirical Study of Class Actions in Four Federal District Courts, Final Report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, (Federal Judicial Center 1996); and
Exhibit V: Recent Trends III: What Explains Settlements in Shareholder Class Actions? (National Economic Research Associates June 1995).
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 8th day of April, 1998, at San Diego, California.
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KEITH F. PARK
INSIGN-2\DLM13121.DEC
DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY MAIL
PURSUANT TO NORTHERN DISTRICT LOCAL RULE 23-2(c)(2)
I, the undersigned, declare:
1. That declarant is and was, at all times herein mentioned, a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County of San Diego, over the age of 18 years, and not a party to or interested in the within action; that declarant's business address is 600 West Broadway, Suite 1800, San Diego, California 92101.
2. That on April 10, 1998, declarant served the DECLARATION OF KEITH F. PARK IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEYS' FEES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES by depositing a true copy thereof in a United States mailbox at San Diego, California in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid and addressed to the parties listed on the attached Service List and that this document was forwarded to the following designated Internet site at:
http://securities.milberg.com
3. That there is a regular communication by mail between the place of mailing and the places so addressed.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 10th day of April, 1998, at San Diego, California.
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DANELLE L. McNERTNEY