HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-90 RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION NO. 8-90
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT TO MCDERMOTT,
WILL & EMERY LAW FIRM FOR NOVEMBER 1-30, 1989
FOR LEGAL SERVICES RENDERED ON THE INCINERATOR
PROJECT.
BE TT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That
payment of $29,626.71 to
legal services rendered
1989.
the Board of Directors hereby authorize
the McDermott, Will EI Emery Law Firm for
on the incinerator project November 1-30,
PASSED AND APPROVED this
ATTEST:
Rif
16th day of January
A??ROVED:
By :Gfl-elad1 1
Mayor
, 1990.
TAX IDENTIFICATION
NO. 3B-1453178
LAW OFFICES OF
MCDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY
1850 K STREET, N.W.
SUITE 500
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006 - 2296
202/887-8000
City of Fayetteville
113 West Mountain
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
ATTN: James L. Pennington
STATEMENT
DATE:
December 21, 1989
PLEASE RETURN REMITTANCE COPY WITH
YOUR PAYMENT. NO RECEIPT WILL BE FUR-
NISHED UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED.
CLIENT / MATTER NO.:
24442-10
Fpm 157REV5
GENERAL
For Professional Services Rendered
between November 1, 1989 and November 30, 1989
as set forth in the attached
billing memorandum
Charges and Disbursements
Long Distance Phone Call
Federal Express Corp.
Travel
Toll Calls for Washington
Toll Calls for Chicago
Xerox -Chicago
Xerox -Washington
Chicago Telecopy
Washington Telecopy
Chicago Lexis
TOTAL
TOTAL THIS STATEMENT
INGOT
0881n
$ 16.23
33.50
1,678.26
2.69
73.06
178.40
106.20
146.00
14.00
138.37
$2,386.71
$27,240.00
2,386.71
,29.626.71
McDermott, Will & Emery
Suite 500
1850 K Street, M.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
202-887-8000
Client: 24442
City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
113 West Mountain
Fayetteville, AK 72701
ATTN: James L. Pennington
For Legal Services Rendered in Connection With:
Matter: 10
General Matter
11/01/89 M. Phillips
11/01/89 S. Pflaum
11/02/89 S. Pflaum
11/03/89 S. Pflaum
11/04/89 S. Pflaum
11/05/89 S. Pflaum
11/06/89 S. Pflaum
December 21, 1989
.50 Review and correct answer; conference
with S. Pflaum.
1.50 Office conference with M. Phillips re
answer, counterclaim, cross-claim and
third -party claim; revise same.
.75 Review documents re underlying
dispute; telephone conferences with W.
Niblock and K. Gay regarding status,
strategy and Tuesday meeting.
2.50 Review materials re background facts
and legal research; draft memorandum
regarding same.
3.75 Review materials regarding background
facts and legal issues; draft
memorandum regarding same.
4.25 Review materials regarding background
facts; draft agenda and list of legal
issues.
9.25 Preparation of agenda regarding
Fayetteville meeting; travel regarding
same; telephone conference with T.
Ingoldsby; telephone conference with
W. Niblock.
•
11/06/89 T. Ingoldsby
11/07/89 T. Ingoldsby
11/07/89 S. Pflaum
11/08/89 T. Ingoldsby
11/08/89 S. Pflaum
- 2
5.50 Revise issues related to Waste Supply
Agreement; call S. Pflaum; travel to
Fayetteville, Arkansas.
10.75 Conference with S. Pflaum; meet with
W. Niblock, K. Gay, N. Hamm and J.
Pennington; attend Board meeting.
11.75 Conference with T. Ingoldsby regarding
strategy; attendance at strategy
session with J. Pennington, W.
Niblock, K. Gay, N. Hamm and T.
Ingoldsby; attendance at Board of
Directors' meeting; conference with
litigation team and B. Martin
regarding same; preparation for Board
of Directors' meeting.
8.50 Conference with W. Niblock, J.
Pennington, S. Linebaugh; call
trustee's attorney; travel from
Fayetteville to DC.
9.75 Conference with litigation team
regarding status, strategy and
assignments; conference with
litigation team, J. Pennington and S.
Linebaugh regarding same; preparation
of meeting notes; travel from
Fayetteville to Chicago.
11/09/89 S. Pflaum 2.25 Preparation of notes of litigation
team meeting and action item list.
11/10/89 S. Pflaum
11/10/89 T. Ingoldsby
2.75 Telephone conference with litigation
team, J. Pennington, and D. Menz
regarding status of litigation;
December 1 payment; telephone
conference with litigation team and J.
Pennington regarding tolling agreement
issues.
3.00 Call with local counsel and J
Pennington; call with local counsel
and J Pennington; review procedures
for prosecuting third -party claims.
11/12/89 S. Pflaum 2.00 Revise tolling agreement.
11/13/89 S. Pflaum
1.00 Revise letter regarding tolling
agreements; telephone conference with
K. Gay and T. Ingoldsby regarding same
and regarding Authority issues.
11/13/89
11/13/89
11/14/89
J. Simon
T. Ingoldsby
S. Pflaum
11/14/89 T. Ingoldsby
11/15/89 S. Pflaum
11/16/89 T. Ingoldsby
11/16/89 S. Pflaum
11/17/89 J. Cozad
11/17/89 S. Pflaum
11/20/89 J. Huffman
11/20/89 T. Ingoldsby
11/20/89 S. Pflaum
11/22/89 T. Ingoldsby
- 3
. 50 Review and analyze complaint.
. 50 Call with S. Pflaum and K. Gay.
4.75 Telephone conference with K. Gay
regarding status; review
correspondence; revise Tolling
Agreement and correspondence regarding
same; telephone conference with T.
Ingoldsby regarding same.
. 75 Review Tolling Agreement; call S.
Pflaum.
4.00 Review draft brief re motion for
summary judgment by Union Bank; revise
Tolling Agreement and related
correspondence; telephone conference
with K. Gay re status; telephone
conference with W. Niblock re same.
1.25 Review draft of Trustee's summary
judgment motion.
2.00 Telephone conference with litigation
team regarding trustees' motion for
summary judgment and revitalization of
Authority; telephone conferences with
L. Holmes regarding motion for summary
judgment.
. 75 Review issue re: improper lending
under Arkansas law.
4.00 Telephone conference with L. Holmes re
Union Bank's motion for summary
judgment; office conference with J.
Cozad regarding status, strategy, and
assignments.
.75 Conference with S. Pflaum regarding
research on controlling person
liability issue and on the 8th
Circuit's position re: scienter in
10(b)(5) actions.
1.00 Call R. Cunningham and J. Kimmelman;
review summary judgment motion.
.75 Office conference with J. Huffman.
. 75 Call from S. Linebaugh.
•
11/22/89 T. Ingoldsby
11/22/89 S. Pflaum
11/25/89 S. Pflaum
11/26/89 S. Pflaum
11/27/89 J. Cozad
11/27/89 J. Simon
11/27/89 T. Ingoldsby
11/27/89 S. Pflaum
11/27/89 S. Boutet
11/28/89 J. Cozad
11/28/89 S. Boutet
11/28/89. B. Berning-Peppe
- 4
.50 Call from S. Linebaugh.
4.50 Telephone conference with C. Rildow
regarding telecommunications;
telephone conference with R. Gay and
N. Hamm regarding status and strategy;
legal research regarding authorities
in Robson's response to motion to
dismiss; draft reply brief.
2.00 Draft reply brief regarding motion to
dismiss.
2.25 Draft reply brief regarding motion to
dismiss.
2.00 Review precedent relating to lending
of credit issue.
5.50 Review provisions of Arkansas
Constitution and statutes cited in
plaintiff's complaint. Review
Agreement between the Authority and
the City of Fayetteville. Review
ordinance attached as exhibit to
complaint. Research on personal
liability and ultra vires acts under
Arkansas law.
1.25 Call with S. Linebaugh and FGIC
representatives; call B. Martin.
2.75 Draft and revise reply brief re motion
for summary judgment; review Tolling
Agreement letters; review materials re
transcript re remarketing; legal
research re WPPSS decision.
6.00 Review grounds for upholding municipal
body's actions.
2.50 Review authority on lending of credit
issue.
4.50 Review authority on requirement for
findings clause.
.25 Review estoppel and authorization
issues related to issuance of Revenue
Bonds.
11/28/89 B. Berning-Peppe
11/28/89 S. Pflaum
11/29/89 J. Cozad
11/29/89 M. Phillips
11/29/89 S. Boutet
11/29/89 B. Berning-Peppe
11/29/89 S. Pflaum
11/30/89 S. Pflaum
11/30/89 S. Boutet
1.25 Review interpretations and application
of Amendment 65.
3.25 Revise reply brief; legal research
regarding same; review correspondence
from Kutak firm re Tolling Agreement;
conference with B. Berning-Peppey
regarding research assignment re
enforceability of waste supply
agreement; telephone conference with
B. Berning-Peppey regarding research
regarding Amendment 65 to Arkansas
Constitution.
3.50 Review Arkansas authority on a city's
lending of credit; conference with S.
Pflaum regarding findings.
1.75 Conference with S. Pflaum re status
and research.
.50 Review case law and prepare summary of
conclusions on validity of
authorization of waste supply
agreement.
4.25 Research regarding issues of estoppel
and authorization in enforceability of
Revenue Bonds.
3.75 Telephone conference and conference
with J. Cozad re lending of credit
issue; legal research re same; revise
reply brief re motion to dismiss;
review draft letter to court review
draft brief re Francoeur litigation.
4.25 Review and revise letter to Judge
Adams and response to motion to
dismiss; telephone conference with
litigation team regarding status and
strategy; telephone conference with K.
Gay regarding motion to dismiss;
telephone conference with C. Kildow
regarding reply brief; conference with
S. Boutet regarding legal research.
.75 Discuss project with S. Pflaum. Run
Lexis search on whether findings
clause in ordinance required.
•
•
11/30/89 S. Boutet
11/30/89 B. Berning-Peppe
11/30/89 J. Cozad
Disbursements
- 6
2.50 Draft memo.
6.50 Research regarding issues of estoppel
and ratification in enforcement of
revenue bond payments.
2.50 Review authority on credit issues.
Total Hours 170.25
Total For Services $27,240.00
11/06/89 10/7/89 Long distance telephone
11/07/89 Federal Express Corp.
11/17/89 11/28/89 Travel
Toll calls for Washington
Toll calls for Chicago
Xerox -Chicago
Xerox -Washington
Chicago Telecopy
Washington Telecopy
Chicago Lexis
*** COMBINED TOTALS ***
3812Z
Sub Total
Sub Total
Disbursements Total
Total This Statement
16.23
33.50
1,678.26
$1,727.99
2.69
73.06
178.40
106.20
146.00
14.00
138.37
$658.72
$2,386.71
$29,626.71
Total Hours 170.25
Combined Total for Services, all Matters $27,240.00
Combined Total for Disbursements, all Matters $2,386.71
Combined Total this Statement, all Matters $29,626.71