<div dir="ltr"><div>Marc,<br><br>What I understood from the EC call yesterday was that the attorney is taking the case on a contingency basis, which means he won't get paid attorney's fees unless we win a monetary award. If we win damages, Nick's comments come into play.<br><br></div>-Alicia<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Marc Allan Feldman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:marc@openivo.com" target="_blank">marc@openivo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Nick wrote "The cost to the LNC will be limited to actual costs of filing fees,<br>
<span class="">depositions, expert testimony, transcription, etc."<br>
</span>Does this mean that Chris Wiest is donating his time? Or is the LNC<br>
also supporting hourly legal fees?<br>
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On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Nicholas Sarwark <<a href="mailto:chair@lp.org">chair@lp.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> All,<br>
><br>
> After our injunction to put Libertarian Senate candidate David<br>
> Patterson in a debate being hosted by Kentucky Educational Television<br>
> was denied, our attorney Chris Wiest suggested amending our complaint<br>
> to keep moving forward on our First Amendment claims, along with equal<br>
> protection, due process, and monetary damage claims.<br>
><br>
> The cost to the LNC will be limited to actual costs of filing fees,<br>
> depositions, expert testimony, transcription, etc. The LP KY has<br>
> committed to supporting $2,000 of the continuation expenses, and has<br>
> previously supported $3,250 of the initial legal bill.<br>
><br>
> At the Alexandria meeting, the LNC authorized $9,000 for the Kentucky<br>
> lawsuit. Mr. Wiest has billed a total of $7,500 for the lawsuit to<br>
> this point, which is a final bill for that phase of the litigation.<br>
> Between support from LP KY and David Patterson's campaign, the total<br>
> outlay from the LNC has been $3,250, leaving $5,750 still in the<br>
> budget for this litigation.<br>
><br>
> Actual costs are expected not to exceed $10,000, but that's still more<br>
> than the $5,750 left for this item.<br>
><br>
> I am requesting that the LNC approve a budget increase for this<br>
> litigation to allow for the expected cost. As before, I don't<br>
> anticipate all of the budgeted expense will be spent. Also as before,<br>
> there will be targeted fundraising for this action.<br>
><br>
> I am requesting that the following motion be submitted as a mail ballot:<br>
><br>
> Increase the budget for the Kentucky litigation from $9,000 to $14,000.<br>
><br>
><br>
> -Nick<br>
><br>
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