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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT JEFFERSON COUNTY

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COALITION FOR A BETTER JEFFERSON and

PATTI LORBECKI, a qualified elector of the

City of Jefferson,

Plaintiffs,

v. Case No. 05-CV-582

Case Code 30704

CITY OF JEFFERSON and

COMMON COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF JEFFERSON,

Defendants.

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NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR FEES

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TO: Coalition for a Better Jefferson Patti Lorbecki

c/o Attorney David R. Halbrooks c/o Attorney David R. Halbrooks

735 W. Wisconsin Ave., Ste. 1200 735 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200

Milwaukee, WI 53233 Milwaukee, WI 53233

Midwest Environmental Advocates, Inc.

702 E. Johnson Street

Madison, WI 53703

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Defendants, City of Jefferson and Common Council of the City of Jefferson, will move the court on the _____ day of ___________________, 2006, at ____ o’clock in the ____noon, before the Honorable John M. Ullsvik, for fees, pursuant to Muscoda Bridge Company v. Worden-Allen Company, 207 Wis.2d 22 239 N.W.2d 649 (1931) and § 813.06, Wis. Stats.

Specifically, the Defendants are moving the court for an award of the attorney’s fees incurred in this action for having to defend against the injunction, which injunction (Temporary Restraining Order) was entered by the court at the request of the Plaintiffs. Defendants respectfully contend Plaintiffs had no legal right to the issuance of the Temporary Restraining Order.

Respectfully submitted this ______ day of February, 2006.

LAITSCH & BRANTMEIER, LLC

Attorneys for Defendants

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Bennett J. Brantmeier

WI State Bar #1019428

100 N. Main Street, Suite 203

Jefferson, WI 53549

(920) 674-6220

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