IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION The REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, an Illinois

s special purpose unit of government and municipal corporation, Plaintiff, vs. UNITED AVIATION FUELS CORPORATION, UNITED AIRLINES, INC., and THE CITY of SYCAMORE, an Illinois home rule municipality, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

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COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF NOW COMES the REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, an Illinois special purpose unit of government and municipal corporation (RTA or Plaintiff), and for its causes of action against Defendants UNITED AVIATION FUELS CORPORATION (United Fuels), UNITED AIRLINES, INC. (United Airlines), and the City of Sycamore (Sycamore), states as follows: Introduction 1. This case is filed to redress the improper tax siting by Defendants of retail sale

taxes on enormous sales of jet fuel. This practice, which has been ongoing since approximately 2001, has diverted tax monies from Plaintiff and other municipalities to Defendants. 2. Plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment finding this practice improper, equitable

relief enjoining this practice, a declaration that the Defendants various agreements allowing this practice are void, a constructive trust upon any monies held by Defendants which were obtained from this practice, and for the recovery of appropriate damages. 1

Parties, Venue and Jurisdiction 3. RTA is a special purpose unit of local government and municipal corporation

recognized under Illinois law. RTAs primary responsibility is the financial and budget oversight of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), the Commuter Rail Division of RTA (Metra), the Suburban Bus Division of RTA (Pace), and regional transit planning issues. RTA is the third largest public transportation system in North America, providing more than two million rides a day, and its system covers 7,200 route miles in a six-county region that currently has a population of approximately eight million people. Those counties are Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will. CTA, Metra, and Pace depend upon tax revenues to support their operations. 4. United Fuels is a foreign corporation with its primary place of business in

Chicago, Illinois. United Fuels is a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Airlines. 5. United Airlines is a foreign corporation which transacts business in Illinois. Its

corporate headquarters and operations center are located in Chicago. 6. 7. Sycamore is a home rule municipality of the State of Illinois. Jurisdiction therefore exists under 735 ILCS 5/2-209 because the Defendants are

residents of, and/or transact business within, the State of Illinois. 8. Venue is proper in the Circuit Court of Cook County pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/2-

101, 5/2-102, and 5/2-103 because at least one Defendant resides in Cook County, because it is the County where Defendants activity described herein has inflicted damage, and because it is the County in which the transaction or some part thereof occurred out of which the causes of action arose.

Background Facts United Airlines 9. United Airlines claims the most comprehensive global route network on the

planet. Its corporate headquarters and operations center are in Chicago, Illinois. United Airlines also has subsidiary regional carriers, including United Express. require large purchases of jet fuel. 10. United Airlines jet fuel purchases in Illinois are subject to retail sales taxes. This Their combined operations

suit concerns United Airlines use of its subsidiary, United Fuels, to improperly claim jet fuel sales as taking place in Sycamore as opposed to Chicago, thus lowering United Airlines sales tax bill based on the lower tax rate in Sycamore and the large amount rebated to United Fuels by Sycamore of Sycamores local share of the sales tax. Illinois Retail Sales Taxes 11. In Illinois, the sales tax is actually a combination of the companion Retailers

Occupation and Use Taxes. 35 ILCS 120/1, et seq. 12. Illinois levies upon all retailers in the state a 6.25% sales tax pursuant to the

Retailers Occupation Tax Act. 35 ILCS 120. This tax is computed as a percentage of retail sales, and, depending on where the sale takes place, local taxes in addition to the statewide tax may be imposed (65 ILCS 5/8-11-1). These taxes may vary by local jurisdiction. 13. The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) collects all of these taxes, and remits

to local government units their respective shares. In addition to the municipal tax that some municipalities impose on sales, municipalities are entitled to a Local Share of the statewide 6.25% tax, which presently amounts to 1.0% of the sale price (35 ILCS 120/3). 3

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For instance, sales that take place in Chicago are currently subject to an overall

tax of 9.5% (6.25% state tax, 1.0% Cook County tax, 1.0 % RTA tax, and 1.25% Chicago tax). However, sales that take place in Sycamore are currently subject to an overall tax of 8.0% (6.25% state tax, and 1.75% Sycamore tax). 15. Thus, for every retail sale in Chicago, Chicago receives from IDOR 2.25% of the

sale price (the 1.25% Chicago tax plus Chicagos 1.0% Local Share of the statewide tax). For every retail sale in Sycamore, Sycamore receives 2.75% (the 1.75% Sycamore tax plus Sycamores 1.0% Local Share of the statewide tax). 16. For all sales in Cook County, RTA receives 1.25% of the sales price (the 1.0% RTA RTA receives

imposed tax, plus .25% directly allocated from Cooks share of the statewide tax).

from the state an additional payment equal to 30% of its sales tax revenue as a Public Transportation Fund (PTF) match on sales made in any of the six counties within the RTA region. See e.g., 70 ILCS 3615/4.03. 17. In Illinois, the location where the sale occurs determines which local Thus, municipalities are highly motivated to

governmental unit receives the tax on that sale.

attract retailers to their towns to garner the resulting sales tax revenue. 18. Various statutes and regulations promulgated by IDOR determine the situs of a

sales transaction. See generally, 86 Ill. Adm. Code 270.115 (Home Rule Municipal Retailers Occupation Tax), and 320.115 (Regional Transportation Authority Retailers Occupation Tax), attached hereto as Group Exhibit A. A common understanding and sense to the reality of the transaction is also appropriate in making sure that the intent of the law is carried out under

particular factual circumstances. As shown below, the totality of the circumstances must be considered in determining where the sale truly occurred. 19. For example, IDOR regulations specific to home rule municipalities (such as

Sycamore) and RTA state: (a) The Mere Solicitation of Orders is not sufficient to demonstrate proof of doing business in a given location. Specifically, [f]or a seller to incurRetailers Occupation Tax liabilityenough of the selling activity must occur within [a jurisdiction] to justify concluding that the seller is engaged in business within [that jurisdiction] with respect to that sale. See, 86 Ill. Adm. Code 270.115(a)(1); 320.115(a)(1) in Group Exhibit A. (b) While these regulations note the sellers acceptance of the purchase order or other contracting action in the making of the sales contract is the most important single factor in the occupation of selling, and IDOR will assume that the seller has accepted the purchase order at the place of business at which the seller receives such purchase order from the purchaser in the absence of clear proof to the contrary, the Department admits it cannot anticipate every kind of fact situation that may arise in this connection, and therefore, the above regulations are only to be used generally. Exhibit A. 20. In sum, the statutes, regulations, and common sense at issue in this case See, 86 Ill. Adm. Code 270.115(b)(1), (2); 320.115(b)(1), (2) in Group

demonstrate: 1) some true substance of the transaction must have occurred in the jurisdiction where the transaction is taxed; 2) the place of purchase order acceptance is not the sole 5

controlling factor; 3) additional factors, including other contracting action[s] must be considered; and 4) IDORs regulations cannot anticipate every kind of fact situation that may arise in this connection. Accordingly, the sales in this case must be examined by the totality of the circumstances.1 21. As described below, acceptance of the subject jet fuel sales does not truly occur

in Sycamore nor does United Fuels engage in sufficient sales activity in Sycamore to allow such sales to be sited there for sales tax purposes. Economic Development Agreement between Sycamore and United Fuels 22. In June 2001, Sycamore and United Fuels entered into an Economic Development

Agreement (EDA). See EDA, attached hereto as Exhibit B. The intent of the EDA for United Fuels and United Airlines was to obtain a lower sales tax rate for jet fuel being purchased for United Airlines and its regional carriers, including United Express. For Sycamore, the intent of the EDA was to obtain tax revenue without burden. Under that EDA: (a) United Fuels agreed to establish a business location within the corporate limits of Sycamore; (b) Sycamore and United Fuels agreed to share Sycamores portion of the Illinois Retailers Occupation Tax and the Citys Home Rule Retailers Occupation Tax under a contractually established formula; and (c) The term of the EDA was ten (10) years.

A case decided by the Third District Appellate Court this past year, Hartney Fuel Oil Co., found that the tax situs test was single factor bright line test (i.e., the place of the purchase order acceptance). However, the dissent in that case correctly concluded the test was a totality of the circumstances (or multi-factor) test, as pleaded here. Hartney was a fact-specific case and is currently on a Petition for Leave to Appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court. See Hartney Fuel Oil Co. v. Hamer, 2012 IL App (3d) 110144.

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The Sycamore City Council Agenda materials for June 4, 2001 (Exhibit C, pp. 8-9)

discuss the proposed agreement between Sycamore and United Fuels, stating in part: The attached agreement would establish an incentive for the United Aviation Fuel Corporation, a subsidiary of United Airlines. The firm is involved in the purchase of jet fuel, primarily for Uniteds OHare operations. United Aviation proposes to locate a call center or order acceptance center in Sycamore. The center would be a modest operation housing several employees who would review, process, and approve purchase orders and also process extensions of credit in connection with such sales. An office suite of less than 1,000 square feet would be sufficient for the operation. There will be no demand on public services for such a business. Because of the nature of the firms business, a high volume of sales is anticipated. Under Illinois law, sales are counted for taxation purposes at the site where the order is accepted. This means that Sycamore would be the recipient of a substantial increase in new state and home rule sales tax revenue. Under the terms of the agreement, the City and the retailer would agree for a period of ten years to share sales tax revenue from the firms operations. The City would retain $300,000 in the first year, and could realize up to a 3 percent increase per year for each of the next nine years, depending on the fortunes of the retailer. The City would never make less than $300,000 in new sales tax revenue from the firms operation in any year that the agreement is in force. Given the possibility of an annual increase of up to 3 percent per year, the Citys potential revenue from the firms call center might reach $3,439,164. 24. The minutes for the meeting of the Sycamore City Council meeting on June 4,

2001, (Exhibit C, pp. 2-3) show that the city ordinance to authorize execution of the EDA was approved, and the following comments were made at the meeting: City Administrator Nicklas explained that this was an incentive proposal for United Aviation Fuel Corporation, a subsidiary of United Airlines, to locate an order acceptance facility in the City of Sycamore. Mr. Nicklas said that this would be a modest operation housing several employees in an office suite of less than 1,000 square feet, placing no demand on city 7

services. Under the terms of the agreement, the City and the retailer would agree for a period of ten years to share sales tax revenue from the firms operations. The City would retain $300,000 in the first year, and could realize up to a 3 percent increase per year for each of the next nine years. Mr. Nicklas stated that such an infusion of sales tax was welcome and suggested this money should be used for capital purposes rather than operations. Mr. Nicklas recommended this heard on first reading only. 25. The EDA between Sycamore and United Fuels was amended on May 30, 2003.

See Amendment to EDA, attached hereto as Exhibit D. Under that amendment, certain changes were made to the existing EDA, including an amendment to the monthly distributions of the Citys portion of Illinois Retailers Occupation Tax and the Citys Home Rule Retailers Occupation Tax, and the term of the agreement was extended to 25 years. It further contained a provision stating that the retailer would at all times comply with the terms and provisions of any and all applicable statutes and regulations issued by the Illinois Department of Revenue. See Exhibit D, Para. 8. 26. A copy of the minutes of the Sycamore City Council approving the amendment is

attached as Exhibit E. 27. 28. The subject EDA, as amended, is in force today. Sycamore also has a similar contract with American Airlines and American

Aviation Supply, LLC. United Fuels Operations and Improper Tax Reporting 29. The primary purpose of United Fuels is purportedly to buy fuel for use by United

Airlines and its regional carriers, including, but not limited to, United Express. It may also sell jet fuel to other airlines, most likely those in the Star Alliance network and other worldwide partners of United. On information and belief, United Airlines controls the activities of United Fuels. 8

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As alleged above, United Fuels is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Airlines.

The directors and officers of United Airlines are also senior officers and/or directors of United Fuels, demonstrating they owe a fiduciary duty to both entities. Records from the Illinois

Secretary of State Corporate Database show the Officers of United Fuels and United Airlines are located at 77 West Wacker Drive, Chicago. 31. While United Fuels purports to have a sales office in Sycamore, there is no

selling activity to demonstrate this office is the site of any sale compared to the activity United Fuels and United Airlines perform in their primary offices in Chicago. 32. The United Fuels sales office at 1101 Dekalb Avenue, Sycamore, is located

within a small office building, accessible through the rear of the building. The office is located on one floor, and shares that floor with other businesses. It is staffed by one person, but not on a daily basis, and that sole representative does not even have a computer. Copies of pictures of the office building and shared office entrance are attached as Exhibit F. 33. The only reason that United Fuels has an office in Sycamore is to attempt to

create a sham tax situs for fuel sales in a lower taxing jurisdiction. On information and belief, the only sales activity of United Fuels which occurs in Sycamore is the purported receipt of fuel purchase orders. All true sales activity occurs in Chicago: negotiations for the purchase of fuel from vendors, all delivery scheduling, all accounting, credit approvals, and all decision-making and support for United Fuels activities. 34. On information and belief, United Fuels formalizes the above activity by entering

into master fuel agreements (Fuel Agreements) to sell jet fuel to United Airlines and its regional carriers. These Fuel Agreements set forth the terms and conditions for these purchases. 9

All of the terms and conditions of the Fuel Agreements for the purchase of such jet fuel are established in Chicago, not Sycamore. 35. On information and belief, United and United Express send periodic purchase

orders incorporating the terms and conditions of the Fuel Agreements to the United Fuels sales office in Sycamore. These purchase orders specify the amount of fuel to be purchased for the period. United Fuels purportedly accepts the offer in Sycamore and claims that the sale of jet fuel took place in Sycamore. 36. The facts at issue demonstrate no true acceptance of a purchase order takes

place in Sycamore. The terms and conditions of the Fuel Agreements and other transactions are established and accepted in Chicago with the knowledge and understanding that purchase orders will be transmitted to an often empty office in Sycamore. Acceptance occurs before the purchase order arrives in Sycamore as the transaction was already agreed upon in Chicago. 37. Plaintiff further asks this Court to apply a totality of the circumstances test to

these transactions. 38. IDOR has observed that when order acceptance activity takes place in more than

one jurisdiction, the facts and circumstances surrounding the sale must be carefully scrutinized to assure that enough of the acceptance activity has occurred in the home rule municipality to justify the conclusion that the sale took place there. 39. Applying the totality of the circumstances test to the facts at issue, the sales of

jet fuel in this Complaint are occurring in Chicago, not Sycamore.

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By improperly siting the said jet fuel sales to Sycamore, United Fuels pays the

lower combined sales tax rate which applies in Sycamore 8% - compared to Chicagos combined sales rate 9.5%. 41. In addition, United Fuels receives the sales tax kickback provided for in the EDA

from Sycamore, thus reducing the effective sales tax rate it pays even lower. 42. As a direct result, RTA has suffered and is suffering a loss of retail sales tax

revenues it should receive from the jet fuel sales of United Fuels, plus a loss of the 30% of its sales tax revenue as a Public Transportation Fund (PTF) match on sales made in any of the six counties within the RTA region. 43. Other municipalities are likewise suffering a loss of sales tax revenues as a result

of United Fuels retail sales tax practices described herein. 44. continue. COUNT I CLAIM FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF DEFENDANTS USE IMPROPER SALES SITUS Plaintiff v. United Fuels and City of Sycamore 45. this Count I. 46. After the EDA was signed in June 2001, United Fuels has made and continues to Plaintiff repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 44 above as paragraphs 1 44 of Unless these practices are enjoined, the tax losses to RTA and others will

make purported sales of jet fuel to United Airlines out of its sales office in Sycamore. 47. As a result of these sales, United Fuels paid Retailers Occupation Taxes to the

State of Illinois, which, in turn, distributes those proceeds to Sycamore, as the alleged situs of

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the sale. Under the EDA between Sycamore and United Fuels, United Fuels receives a significant portion of Sycamores sales tax proceeds for nothing more than locating its sales office there. 48. United Fuels has an obligation under IDOR regulations to site these sales to

Chicago, not Sycamore. Without this proper siting of sales, Sycamore, together with United Fuels, wrongfully acquired and still continue to wrongfully acquire sales tax revenue for their own use and benefit and have deprived Plaintiff of the use and benefit thereof. It would be unjust for these Defendants to retain Plaintiffs sales tax revenue. 49. An actual controversy exists between Plaintiff, on the one hand, and United Fuels

and Sycamore, on the other hand, and therefore by the terms and provisions of 735 ILCS 5/2701 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, this Court is vested with the power to declare the rights and liabilities of the parties hereto and to give such other and further relief as may be necessary proper. 50. Plaintiff has a protectable interest and clearly ascertainable right to not have its

tax monies unlawfully diverted from it. WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff, REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, prays this Court: (a) find and declare that United Fuels sales of jet fuel to United Airlines and United

Express are properly sited to Chicago; (b) (c) (d) enjoin United Fuels from siting said sales of jet fuel to Sycamore; mandatorily enjoin United Fuels to site sales of jet fuel to Chicago; impose a constructive trust in an amount equal to all sales tax revenue received

and retained by Sycamore and United Fuels as a result of the EDA and/or Fuel Agreements, statutory interest, costs, reasonable attorneys fees; 12

(e) (f) (g)

order an equitable accounting of the sales tax revenue at issue; order Defendants to return said monies to Plaintiffs; and for such other and further relief as the Court deems proper. COUNT II CLAIM FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FUEL AGREEMENTS ARE INVALID Plaintiff v. United Fuels and United Airlines

45. this Count II. 46.

Plaintiff repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 44 above as paragraphs 1 44 of

The Fuel Agreements entered into between United Fuels and United Airlines

violate Illinois law, as they perpetuate a tax practice which, as stated in this Complaint, runs contrary to statutes and regulations which demonstrate the proper situs of a sales transaction. 47. An actual controversy exists between Plaintiff, on the one hand, and United Fuels

and United Airlines (in its own capacity and as the parent corporation of its regional carriers), on the other hand, and therefore by the terms and provisions of 735 ILCS 5/2-701 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, this Court is vested with the power to declare the rights and liabilities of the parties hereto and to give such other and further relief as may be necessary proper. 48. Plaintiff has a protectable interest and clearly ascertainable right to not have its

tax monies unlawfully diverted from it. WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff, REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, prays this Court: (a) Agreements; (b) policy and law; 13 find and declare said Fuel Agreements are invalid and void as a matter of public adjudicate the rights and liabilities of the parties with respect to all Fuel

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prohibit and enjoin the performance of such Fuel Agreements by Defendants; impose a constructive trust in an amount equal to all sales tax revenue received

and retained by United Airlines and United Fuels as a result of the Fuel Agreements, statutory interest, costs, reasonable attorneys fees; (e) (f) (g) order an equitable accounting of the sales tax revenue at issue; order Defendants to return said monies to Plaintiffs; and for such other and further relief as the Court deems proper. COUNT III (PLEADED IN THE ALTERNATIVE TO COUNT I) CLAIM FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS INVALID Plaintiff v. United Fuels and City of Sycamore 51. Plaintiff repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 50 of Count I as paragraphs 1 50

of this Count III. 52. The EDA between Sycamore and United Fuels violates Illinois law, as it

implements a tax practice which, as stated in this Complaint, runs contrary to statutes and regulations which demonstrate the situs of a sales transaction. 53. void. 54. An actual controversy exists between Plaintiff, on the one hand, and United Fuels In the alternative to Count I, Plaintiff requests the EDA at issue held invalid and

and Sycamore, on the other hand, and therefore by the terms and provisions of 735 ILCS 5/2701 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, this Court is vested with the power to declare the rights and liabilities of the parties hereto and to give such other and further relief as may be necessary proper.

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Plaintiff has a protectable interest and clearly ascertainable right to not have its

tax monies unlawfully diverted from it. WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff, REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, prays this Court: (a) (b) (c) (d) adjudicate the rights and liabilities of the parties with respect to the EDA; find and declare said EDA is invalid and void as a matter public policy and law; prohibit and enjoin the performance of such EDA by Defendants; impose a constructive trust in an amount equal to all sales tax revenue received

and retained by Sycamore and United Fuels as a result of the EDA, statutory interest, costs, reasonable attorneys fees; (e) (f) (g) order an equitable accounting of the sales tax revenue at issue; order Defendants to return said monies to Plaintiffs; and for such other and further relief as the Court deems proper. COUNT IV (PLEADED IN THE ALTERNATIVE TO COUNT II) CLAIM FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF USE TAX Plaintiff v. United Airlines 49. Plaintiff repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 48 of Count II as paragraphs 1 48

of this Count IV. 50. In the alternative to Count II, Plaintiff asks this Court to disregard the jet fuel sales

between United Fuels and United Airlines, and to declare any jet fuel sale to United Fuels by a vendor to be a sale to United Airlines in Chicago and the retail sales or use tax for such sale should be cited to Chicago, not Sycamore. 51. An actual controversy exists between the RTA, on the one hand, and United

Airlines, on the other hand, and thus by the terms and provisions of 735 ILCS 5/2-701 of the 15

Illinois Code of Civil Procedure, this Court is vested with the power to declare the rights and liabilities of the parties hereto and to give such other and further relief as may be necessary and proper. WHEREFORE, the Plaintiff, REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, respectfully prays this Court: (a) adjudicate the rights and liabilities of the parties with respect to all jet fuel sales

at issue in this Complaint, including United Airlines Use Tax liability; (b) declare any jet fuel sale to United Fuels by a vendor to be a sale to United Airlines

in Chicago and the retail sales or use tax for such sale should be cited to Chicago, not Sycamore; (c) find and declare that any fuel agreements between United Airlines and United

Fuels are invalid and void as a matter of public policy and law; (d) and (e) for such other and further relief as the Court deems proper. prohibit and enjoin the performance of such Fuel Agreements by Defendants;

PLAINTIFF DEMANDS A TRIAL BY A JURY OF TWELVE (12) ON ALL COUNTS AND ISSUES TRIABLE BY A JURY.

The REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, an Illinois special purpose unit of government and municipal corporation By: ______________________________________________ HEYL, ROYSTER, VOELKER & ALLEN Maura Yusof, ARDC #6278767 John M. Redlingshafer, ARDC #6283812 19 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 1203 Chicago, IL 60603 Telephone: 312.853.8710 and 16

124 SW Adams Street, Suite 600 Peoria, IL 61602 Telephone: 309.676.0400 Facsimile: 309.676.3374 Cook County Firm No. 15683

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION The REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, an Illinois special purpose unit of government and municipal corporation, Plaintiff, vs. UNITED AVIATION FUELS CORPORATION, UNITED AIRLINES, INC., and THE CITY of SYCAMORE, an Illinois home rule municipality, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

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ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT RULE 222(b) AFFIDAVIT Maura Yusof, having been duly sworn and upon oath, states as follows: 1. 2. I am competent to testify concerning the matters contained in this Affidavit. As one of the attorneys for Plaintiff, I have reviewed the facts of this case and have determined the total amount of money damages sought exceeds fifty thousand dollars and 00/100 cents ($50,000.00). ____________________________________ Maura Yusof #6278767

HEYL, ROYSTER, VOELKER & ALLEN 19 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 1203 Chicago, IL 60603 Telephone: 312.853.8710 AND SEND ALL PLEADINGS TO: HEYL, ROYSTER, VOELKER & ALLEN 124 SW Adams Street, Suite 600 Peoria, IL 61602 Telephone: 309.676.0400 Facsimile: 309.676.3374 Firm No. 15683 18

STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF COOK

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SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this _____ day of ___________________, 2013.

_________________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC

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