ÿWPCj &þUN$ %rFx:¾FøN><ŒÈ 0(× 0Dÿ€Csà 0D6tz|î"Terri Porter VSUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK n,Converted by WordPort from source file mat015b.doc ."0Kathy Hughes6Times New Roman RegularX.Courier New Regular"Arial Regular.MS Linedraw Regular6ZapfDingbats BT Regular$Symbol Regular3|x($¡¡(2¯$§§Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý vÝ ƒ 'ÝÝ  ÝÔ€ôÔÓ °°g$ÓÓ  ÓN.Y.€LAWYERððS€FORMBOOK,€2d€EDITIONˆÌÌ iÝ ƒ 'ÝÝ  ÝÔ€ôÔÓ°g$ÓÓ  ÓÌÓ°ÓÓ  ÓÌ(2¯$©©Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý jÝ ƒ)ÝÝ  ÝÔ€ôÔÓ °°T$ÓMATR-Ô@  ÔÔA  ÔˆÌÓ  ÓÌ rÝ ƒ)ÝÝ  ÝÓ °°ÀÐ ÓÓ  ÓÔ@  ÔÔA  ÔÌÔ€ôÔÓ  ÓÌÝ ƒ !ÝÝ  ÝÑ  ÑØØÑ X ÑÖ€ ÖÖ€ ÖÖ€ÖÖ€ÖÓ  ÓSUPREME€COURT€OF€THE€STATE€OF€NEW€YORKÌCOUNTY€OF€_______________€ÌÌÌ---------------------------------------------------------------XÌÌÌ[NAME],ÌÌÌÓ °°œÓà àPlaintiff,à àIndex€No.€___________ÌÌÌÓ °°ÊœÓà à-against-à àò òAFFIDAVIT€IN€SUPPORT€OFó óÌÓ °°Ê2Óà àà àò òMOTION€TOó ó€ò òPRECLUDEÌÓ °°ÊçÓó ó[NAME],ÌÌÌÓ °°Óà àDefendant.ÌÌÌ--------------------------------------------------------------XÌÌÌÓ °°ÓÓ  ÓSTATE€OF€NEW€YORKà à)Ìà à)€ss.:ÌÓ °°hÓCOUNTY€OF€___________à à)ÌÌÌÓ °°žÓà à[Name€of€Attorney},€being€duly€sworn,€deposes€and€says:ÌÌÌà à1.€I€am€a€member€of€[Name€of€Firm],€attorneys€for€the€plaintiff€in€the€above-entitled€action,€am€personally€and€fully€familiar€with€all€of€the€facts€and€circumstances€hereof€and€make€this€affidavit€in€support€of€the€plaintiffððs€motion€to€preclude€the€defendant,€unconditionally,€from€presenting€any€evidence€whatsoever€in€support€of€his€claims€or€in€opposition€to€the€plaintiffððs€claims€and€directing€that€all€issues,€financial€or€otherwise,€be€deemed€resolved€for€the€purposes€of€this€action€in€accordance€with€the€claims€of€the€plaintiff€because€of€the€defendantððs€willful€and€inexcusable€refusal€to€appear€for€her€oral€deposition€in€this€action€and€for€an€award€of€counsel€fees€to€the€plaintiff€for€the€costs€of€this€motion.ÌÌÌà à2.à àThis€is€an€action€for€a€divorce€and€related€relief€which€was€commenced€on€[date],€by€the€filing€of€a€summons€in€the€office€of€the€_______________€County€Clerk.€A€copy€of€the€summons€was€served€upon€the€defendant€personally€on€[date].ÌÌÌà à3.à àOn€[date],€a€notice€to€take€the€deposition€upon€oral€examination€of€the€defendant€on€[date],€was€served€upon€the€defendantððs€attorney,€____________________,€Esq.€(see€Exhibit€ð ðAðð).€On€[date],€the€defendant€served€a€notice€to€take€the€deposition€of€the€plaintiff€on€[date]€(see€Exhibit€ð ðBðð).ÌÌÌÓ  Óà àòòò òTHE€DEFENDANTððS€REFUSAL€TO€BE€DEPOSEDó óóóÌÌÌà à[òòState€facts€specifying€the€manner€in€which€the€defendant€refused€to€appearóó]ÌÌÌòòò òÓ  ÓSERVICES€RENDERED€AND€TO€BE€RENDEREDÌÌÌà àó óóó[òòAdapt€the€following€to€the€facts€of€the€caseóó]ÌÌÌÓ  Óà à26.à àThere€have€already€been€more€than€3€hours€devoted€to€the€preparation€of€this€application€by€reason€of€reviewing€the€file,€preparing€this€motion,€making€various€telephone€calls,€correspondence€and€other€related€services,€as€is€shown€more€fully€on€Exhibit€ð ðCðð€annexed.ÌÌÌà à27.à àIn€addition,€I€expect€that€at€least€2€additional€hours€will€be€required€in€connection€with€this€application.€This€motion€must€be€submitted€to€the€court€and€served€upon€the€defendantððs€attorney.€The€defendant€will€no€doubt€prepare€an€opposing€affidavit,€to€which€I€shall€be€required€to€prepare€and€submit€a€reply.ÌÌÌà à28.à àIn€the€event€that€this€Court€orders€a€hearing€on€the€issues€of€this€motion,€many€additional€hours€of€time€will€be€required€for€preparation€and€for€the€hearing€itself,€which€additional€time€is€not€included€in€the€2€hour€estimate€of€additional€services€noted€above.€I€have€made€my€estimates€extremely€conservative€and€easily€could€be€required€to€expend€more€time€on€this€application€than€projected,€depending€upon€the€opposition€of€the€defendant€or€lack€of€it.€I,€therefore,€reserve€the€right€to€request€fees€in€excess€of€those€suggested€herein.ÌÌÌà à29.à àMy€time€is€presently€billed€at€the€rate€of€$_____€per€hour€in€this€case.€A€copy€of€my€firmððs€ð ðcardðð€as€set€forth€in€the€òòMartindale-Hubbell€Law€Directoryóó€is€annexed€as€Exhibit€ð ðHðð.€I€therefore,€respectfully€request€an€award€of€counsel€fees€in€the€present€amount€of€$____________€in€connection€with€this€motion,€assuming€that€there€is€no€hearing€and€that€the€matter€may€be€determined€on€the€basis€of€the€affidavits€and€that€leave€be€granted€for€further€award,€if€warranted€upon€the€conclusion€of€this€application.ÌÌÌÓ  Óà àòòò òCONCLUSIONó óóóÌÌÌÓ  Óà à30.à àBy€reason€of€all€of€the€foregoing,€I€respectfully€request€that€the€plaintiff€be€granted€all€of€the€relief€more€particularly€set€forth€in€the€annexed€notice€of€motion.ÌÌÌÓ°pÓÌÌÓ °°pÓà às/____________________________Ìà à[Name€of€Attorney]ÌÌÌÓ °°SÓSworn€to€before€me€on€theÌ______€day€of€__________,€20__.ÌÌÌ____________________________Ì