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Declaration of Elizabeth Kristen

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William C. McNeill III, State Bar No. 64392Claudia Center, State Bar No. 158255Elizabeth Kristen, State Bar No. 218227LEGAL AID SOCIETY-EMPLOYMENT LAW CENTER180 Montgomery Street, Suite 600

San Francisco, CA 94104Telephone: (415) 864-8848Facsimile: (415) 593-0096

Daniel S. Mason, State Bar No. 54065Patrick Clayton, State Bar No. 240191Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3400San Francisco, CA 94104Telephone: (415) 693-0700Facsimile: (415) 693-0770Email: pclayton@zelle.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL DRAGOVICH, MICHAELGAITLEY, ELIZABETH LITTERAL,PATRICIA FITZSIMMONS, CAROLYNLIGHT, and CHERYL LIGHT, on behalf ofthemselves and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THETREASURY, TIMOTHY GEITHNER, in hisofficial capacity as Secretary of the Treasury,United States Department of the Treasury,INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE,DOUGLAS SHULMAN, in his officialcapacity as Commissioner of the InternalRevenue Service, BOARD OFADMINISTRATION OF CALIFORNIAPUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENTSYSTEM, and ANNE STAUSBOLL, in herofficial capacity as Chief Executive Officer,CalPERS,

Defendants.

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DECLARATION OF ELIZABETH KRISTEN

IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFSBILL OF

COSTS

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I, Elizabeth Kristen declare that:

1. I am counsel of record for the class of plaintiffs in this matter, and amlicensed to practice law throughout California.

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The Legal Aid SocietyEmployment Law Center (Legal Aid) andZelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP jointly represent the class in this matter.

3. I make this declaration in support of Plaintiffs Bill of Costs. I havepersonal knowledge of the facts stated herein, except as to those matters alleged on

information and belief, and as to those matters I believe them to be true. If called upon

as a witness, I could and would competently testify thereto.

4. The Bill of Costs separately and specifically states each item of taxablecosts claimed. All of the costs incurred by Legal Aid are accurate and were actually and

necessarily incurred in this case.

5. I prepared the Bill of Costs filed herewith. I am attaching invoices insupport of the bill of costs as described herein. Each item of taxable costs claimed is

described below.

Court Filing Fee (Local Rule 54-3(a)(1))

6. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy reflectingpayment to the Clerk of the Court for the filing fee for this case. This fee was $350.00.

Fees for Service (Local Rule 54-3(a)(2)

7. Attached hereto as Exhibits B and C are true and correct copies ofinvoices for service of process on the State Defendants ($60) and the Federal Defendants

($38.20). These fees total $98.20.

Fees For Reporters Transcripts (Local Rule 54-3(b))

8. Attached hereto as Exhibit D is a true and correct copy of an invoice forthe reporters transcript of the October 14, 2010, motion to dismiss hearing. This fee

totals $194.00. This transcript was necessarily obtained for use in the case because the

hearing regarding the first motion to dismiss provided important information about the

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Courts analysis of plaintiffs claims for both the subsequent motion to dismiss and the

cross-motions for summary judgment.

Fees For Exemplification of Government Records (Local Rule 54-3(d)(1))

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Attached hereto as Exhibits E and F are true and correct copies reflectingthe costs incurred for copying the Secretary of States records regarding registered

domestic partners. These fees total $40.

Fees for Reproducing Disclosure or Formal Discovery Documents (Local Rule 54-

3(d)(2))

10. The formal discovery and disclosure documents in this case consisted ofPlaintiffs Initial Disclosures (4 pages); documents bates labeled MD00001-MD000114

(114 pages); Plaintiffs First Set of Requests for Admission (6 pages); and Plaintiffs

First Set of Interrogatories (7 pages). The total number of pages was therefore 131

pages. Legal Aid charges $0.09 per page. Therefore, plaintiffs incurred $11.79 in

copying costs.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California and of the

United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct, and that this declaration

was executed in San Francisco, California on June 7, 2012.

By: /s/Elizabeth Kristen

ELIZABETH KRISTEN

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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EXHIBIT A

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