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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.

DECLARATION OF LESLIE COOPER IN SUPPORT OF

PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES

I, Leslie Cooper, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1746, declare as follows:

1.

I submit this declaration in support of the motion filed by the Plaintiffs for an

award of attorney fees and costs for preparing, filing, and litigating the above-captioned case.
2.

I am attorney at the ACLU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Project

based in New York.

3.

I was co-counsel for plaintiffs in Whitewood v. Wolf, no. 12-1861-JEJ (M.D.Pa.),

a federal constitutional challenge to Pennsylvanias law excluding same-sex couples from

marriage in that state.
4.

The plaintiffs prevailed in in Whitewood v. Wolf in May of 2014 when the

district court granted plaintiffs motion for summary judgment and the defendants did not appeal.
5.

Plaintiffs entered into a settlement agreement with defendants counsel regarding

costs and fees. In the settlement agreement (a copy of which is attached as Exh. 1), the
defendants agreed to pay $1,500,000 for plaintiffs attorneys fees and costs. Although Exhibit 1
does not bear the signatures of the defendants, it was agreed to by the parties and the defendants
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fulfilled their obligations under its terms. As a result, plaintiffs submitted an Uncontested
Motion to Discontinue and Close Case informing the court that the parties had resolved and
settled their dispute over plaintiffs attorneys fees and that defendants have fully satisfied their
obligations, and the motion was granted by the court. (Motion and order attached as Exh. 2).
5.

Plaintiffs legal team in Whitewood v. Wolf included eleven attorneys: two

attorneys from the ACLU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Project; three attorneys from
the ACLU of Pennsylvania; five attorneys from the law firm Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin &
Schiller; and law professor Seth Kreimer.

I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

DATE:

February 19, 2015

/s/ Leslie Cooper

Leslie Cooper

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