Shiflett v. Leesburg

Summary

The Town Council decided in 2005 to impose a 100 percent surcharge on the water and sewer usage rates paid by out-of-town customers, saying the higher fees were justified because the users did not pay town taxes to help fund the utility system. A year later, a group of out-of-town customers sued Leesburg over the rate structure.

Outcome

No Record

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Shiflett, Brian
Defense: Town of Leesburg

Judge: Thomas Horne
Jurisdiction: 20th Judicial Circuit of Virginia
Court: Loudoun County Court

Case Number: CL-42736
Industry: Government
Practice Area: Constitutional Law, Taxation

Plaintiff

Shiflett, Brian

Represented By:
Quinan, Michael (Christian & Barton, LLP)
Jones, Belinda (Christian & Barton, LLP)

Defense

Town of Leesburg

Represented By:
Irby, Jeanette (Town of Leesburg)
Monday, Monica (Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:14	General Case Activities
00:01:16	Opening Statement	Quinan, Michael
00:09:56	Opening Statement	Monday, Monica
00:23:21	Witness Direct Examination	Quinan, Michael	Shiflett, Mr. Brian	In Person
01:21:44	Break
01:22:16	Witness Direct Examination	Quinan, Michael	Shiflett, Mr. Brian	In Person
01:42:08	Witness Cross Examination	Irby, Jeanette	Shiflett, Mr. Brian	In Person
01:59:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Quinan, Michael	Shiflett, Mr. Brian	In Person
02:02:32	General Case Activities	Quinan, Michael
02:03:48	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

28 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:11	General Case Activities	Quinan, Michael
00:00:52	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Belinda	Giordano, Mr. Steve	In Person
00:04:47	Witness Cross Examination	Irby, Jeanette	Giordano, Mr. Steve	In Person
00:07:56	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Belinda	Baldwin, Mr. Raymond	In Person
00:12:45	Witness Cross Examination	Irby, Jeanette	Baldwin, Mr. Raymond	In Person
00:16:49	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Belinda	Shearer, Mrs. Dorothy	In Person
00:20:16	Witness Cross Examination	Irby, Jeanette	Shearer, Mrs. Dorothy	In Person
00:23:38	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Belinda	Wood, Mr. David	In Person
00:26:05	Witness Cross Examination	Irby, Jeanette	Wood, Mr. David	In Person
00:28:10	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Belinda	Smith, Mr. Mark	In Person
00:30:44	Witness Cross Examination	Irby, Jeanette	Smith, Mr. Mark	In Person
00:32:30	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Belinda	Lormel, Mr. Dennis	In Person
00:36:05	Witness Cross Examination	Irby, Jeanette	Lormel, Mr. Dennis	In Person
00:38:54	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Belinda	D'Onofrio, Mr. David	In Person
00:42:50	Witness Cross Examination	Irby, Jeanette	D'Onofrio, Mr. David	In Person
00:43:56	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Belinda	Curley, Mr. Stewart	In Person
00:50:20	Witness Cross Examination	Irby, Jeanette	Curley, Mr. Stewart	In Person
00:54:16	Witness Direct Examination	Quinan, Michael	Shoemaker , Randolf	In Person
01:20:25	Break
01:41:31	Witness Direct Examination	Quinan, Michael	Shoemaker , Randolf	In Person
02:23:30	Break
02:44:40	Witness Direct Examination	Quinan, Michael	Shoemaker , Randolf	In Person
02:59:13	Break
03:04:57	Witness Direct Examination	Quinan, Michael	Shoemaker , Randolf	In Person
03:17:19	Witness Direct Examination	Quinan, Michael	Yudd, Charles	In Person
03:33:31	Witness Direct Examination	Quinan, Michael	Butts, Norman	In Person
03:56:05	Witness Cross Examination	Irby, Jeanette	Butts, Norman	In Person
03:57:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Quinan, Michael	Butts, Norman	In Person

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:20	Witness Direct Examination	Quinan, Michael	Watkins, Mr. Glenn	In Person
00:11:45	Witness Cross Examination	Monday, Monica	Watkins, Mr. Glenn	In Person
00:27:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Quinan, Michael	Watkins, Mr. Glenn	In Person
01:21:25	Break
01:48:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Quinan, Michael	Watkins, Mr. Glenn	In Person
02:48:24	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Monday, Monica	Watkins, Mr. Glenn	In Person
01:29:22	Break
01:52:23	Witness Cross Examination	Monday, Monica	Watkins, Mr. Glenn	In Person
02:47:12	General Case Activities	Monday, Monica
02:55:10	General Case Activities	Quinan, Michael
03:18:50	Witness Direct Examination	Irby, Jeanette	Rose, Mr. David	In Person
04:13:40	Break
04:14:51	Witness Cross Examination	Quinan, Michael	Rose, Mr. David	In Person
04:44:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Irby, Jeanette	Rose, Mr. David	In Person
04:50:50	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:25	Witness Direct Examination	Irby, Jeanette	Shoemaker , Randolf	In Person
01:08:40	Break
01:36:25	Witness Cross Examination	Quinan, Michael	Shoemaker , Randolf	In Person
02:09:24	Witness Direct Examination	Irby, Jeanette	Butts, Norman	In Person
02:53:50	End of Session
02:07:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Irby, Jeanette	Shoemaker , Randolf	In Person

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:22	Witness Direct Examination	Irby, Jeanette	Butts, Norman	In Person
00:23:10	Witness Direct Examination	Monday, Monica	Donahue, Edward	In Person
00:45:10	General Case Activities
00:47:18	Witness Cross Examination	Quinan, Michael	Donahue, Edward	In Person
00:58:50	Witness Direct Examination	Monday, Monica	Olestein, Myron	In Person
02:06:30	End of Session
00:10:28	Witness Cross Examination	Quinan, Michael	Butts, Norman	In Person

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:36	Witness Direct Examination	Monday, Monica	Olestein, Myron	In Person
00:12:18	Witness Cross Examination	Quinan, Michael	Olestein, Myron	In Person
00:38:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Monday, Monica	Olestein, Myron	In Person
00:39:26	General Case Activities	Monday, Monica
00:43:58	Witness Direct Examination	Quinan, Michael	Watkins, Mr. Glenn	In Person
01:06:11	Witness Cross Examination	Monday, Monica	Watkins, Mr. Glenn	In Person
01:11:45	Break
01:28:52	Witness Direct Examination	Irby, Jeanette	Butts, Norman	In Person
01:34:45	Witness Cross Examination	Quinan, Michael	Butts, Norman	In Person
01:37:04	General Case Activities	Monday, Monica
02:23:17	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

FEB

Shiflett v. Leesburg

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	Description	Attorney
00:00:09	General Case Activities	Quinan, Michael
00:00:40	Closing Statement	Quinan, Michael
00:19:07	Closing Statement	Monday, Monica
00:44:16	Closing Statement	Jones, Belinda
00:53:48	General Case Activities