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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

BP Group, Inc., Plaintiff, vs. David N. Kloeber, Jr., Gerald L. Trooien, Capital Wings Airlines, Inc. Defendants.

Court File No. 09-CV-2040 (JRT/JSM)

AFFIDAVIT OF AARON MILLS SCOTT

STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ) ss COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )

Aaron Mills Scott, being first duly sworn on oath, states as follows:

1. My name is Aaron Mills Scott and I am an attorney representing Plaintiff

BP Group, Inc. (“BP Group”) in this matter. I make this Affidavit in support of BP

Group’s Request for Attorney Fees and Costs and its Motion to Add Interest to Judgment.

I make this Affidavit of my own personal knowledge. I am above eighteen years of age,

of sound mind, and, if called to testify, could and would competently testify hereto.

2. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the Aircraft

Management Agreement.

3. Legal work on this dispute began in April 2009, leading to the filing of the

Complaint in August 2009. Numerous depositions were taken in this case. Defendant

David Kloeber noticed and took the depositions of BP Group, Inc., Ben Price, Dennis

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Blackburn, and Wachovia Bank. BP Group noticed and took the depositions of David

Kloeber, Brian Overvig, Mike Victor, and Terry Adams. BP Group drafted several

written motions and submission in the case. First, Defendant David Kloeber made a

demand for trial by jury, necessitating a motion to strike that demand by BP Group in

light of the jury trial waiver contained in the Aircraft Management Agreement. After BP

Group’s motion to strike the jury demand was filed, Kloeber withdrew the demand.

Later, the parties brought complex cross-motions for summary judgment, arguing

numerous issues that were briefed and argued at length. Kloeber also designated an

expert witness to testify at trial on subjects that were, in BP Group’s view, improper

subjects of expert testimony. BP Group’s motion to strike the expert was ultimately

denied as moot once BP Group’s motion for summary judgment was granted.

4. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct summary identifying the

attorneys who performed work on behalf of BP Group in this matter, the number of hours

they worked, and their billing rates. BP Group hereby makes available to Defendant

David Kloeber, upon request, redacted copies of all time entries for work performed on

this matter (redacted to avoid disclosure of attorney-client privileged or work-product

material). Unredacted copies of all time entries are available to the Court for in camera

review upon request.

5. Attached hereto as Exhibit C are true and correct copies of invoices and

supporting documentation supporting all costs and legal expenses for which

reimbursement is sought.


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6. Attached hereto as Exhibit D is a true and correct copy of an email from

JetChoice employee Brian Overvig produced in this litigation.

7. Attached hereto as Exhibit E is a true and correct spreadsheet identifying

and indicating the calculation of all amounts of interest that BP Group seeks to have

added to the judgment in this case.

Further affiant sayeth not.

Dated: March 18, 2011 s/ Aaron Mills Scott Aaron Mills Scott Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day of March, 2011

s/ Kara Jorges Notary Public State of Minnesota My Commission Expires 1/31/2015

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EXHIBIT B


The legal work performed on behalf of BP Group was performed by three attorneys:

Gary Hansen (partner): billing rate $535/hr (2009), $550/hr (2010), $565/hr (2011)

Aaron Scott (associate): billing rate $290/hr (2009), $310/hr (2010), $330/hr (2011)

Tara Iversen (associate): $250/hr (2010), $270/hr (2011)

The hours billed on the case are divided as follows:

Gary Hansen: 87.2 hours

Aaron Scott: 412.4 hours

Tara Iversen: 210.4 hours

In addition, a small amount of work (8.7 hours) was performed by Oppenheimer’s information resources (library) staff working with legal resources and authority, information technology staff to manage electronic discovery issues, and other legal assistants to prepare for motion hearings.

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