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<br />askins <br />& askins P.C. <br /> <br />ATTORNEYS and COUNSELORS <br /> <br />Knox W. Askins <br />Clark T. Askins <br /> <br />July 3, 2008 <br /> <br />Hon. Mayor & City Council <br />City of La Porte <br />City Hall <br />La Porte, Texas <br /> <br />Mr. Ron Bottoms <br />City Manager <br />City of La Porte <br />City Hall <br />La Porte, Texas <br /> <br />Mr. John Joerns <br />Assistant City Manager <br />City of La Porte <br />City Hall <br />La Porte, Texas <br /> <br />Mr. Michael Dolby <br />Director of Finance <br />City of La Porte <br />City Hall <br />La Porte, Texas <br /> <br />Re: City of San Antonio, Texas, Et AI, Plaintiff vs Hotels.Com, <br />L.P., Et AI, Defendants; a Class Action Lawsuit in the United <br />States District Court, Western District of Texas, San Antonio <br />Division, in the Nature of a Class Action Lawsuit for the <br />Collection of Hotel Motel Taxes. <br /> <br />Dear Gentlemen and Ms. Malone: <br /> <br />Each of you will find enclosed with your letter, copy of a letter <br />which was dated June 25, 2008, from Diamond McCarthy LLP, attorneys <br />of Dallas, Texas, which explains the nature of this litigation; an <br />Order on Class Certification which was entered by the Court on May <br />27, 2008; and a formal notice to the City of La Porte and the other <br />174 class member cities, entitled "Class Action Notice", which <br />gives a summary of the proceedings, and the elections which the <br />City of La Porte must make. <br /> <br />I have carefully reviewed this material, and it is my <br />recommendation that the City of La Porte exercise Option C, "The <br />Right to Be Included In or Excluded From the Class", subparagraph <br />1, "Your City Mav Do Nothinq and Remain a Member of the Class". <br /> <br />702 W. Fairmont Parkway, P.O. Box 1218, La Porte, TX 77572-1218 <br />281.471.1887 phone . 281.471.2047 fax . knoxaskins@comcast.net . ctaskins@swbell.net <br />