For Immediate Release:

Contact: Kate Cook, 770.458.4386 ext 105

Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker Discounts Efforts of Volunteer Firefighters

ATLANTA, GA - March 28, 2008 - What lasted one day, took place in Atlanta, cost more than $19,000 and in the end had nothing to show for?

The answer is the court case of Johns Creek vs the Love Shack.

On Wednesday, March 12, the two parties went back to court.

The Thursday, March 13 edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported, “The owner of the Love Shack has been found in contempt of court for continuing to operate the sexually oriented business in the city of Johns Creek.

Owner John Cornetta was fined $500 and issued a stern warning by the judge: If the Love Shack continues to violate city rules on the sale of adult merchandise, Cornetta could go to jail, the store could be closed and a $3,000-a-day fine could be issued.”

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution failed to report that Cornetta was forced by Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville to pay the attorney fees for THE DAY for the Johns Creek attorneys.

This “Dream Team” of attorneys, as Johns Creek government calls them, was expected to submit a bill for $1,000 - $4,000 which would have been industry standard. Instead, they shocked all involved when they submitted a bill for $19,875! That’s not a misprint! These attorneys actually submitted a bill for $19,875 for the day of work!

Since day one of this case, Cornetta has always told the citizens of Johns Creek that this court case is nothing more than a waste of their tax dollars.

“There’s no telling what this ‘Dream Team’ of attorneys is charging the city of Johns Creek for the case, but if their fee is $19,875 for one day’s worth of work is should be interesting to see what the final bill is going to cost the citizens of Johns Creek,” said Cornetta, a resident of Johns Creek.

This “Dream Team” must have spent too much time writing its invoice as they made a strategic blunder and failed to submit studies in support of its sexually oriented business ordinance in a timely fashion and Judge Glanville struck all studies from the record. This means that Johns Creek cannot add any studies as they are now estopped and now have an ordinance that will be found unconstitutional, as it had no substantial governmental interest in being adopted in the first place.

So while Johns Creek claimed victory, the day in court marked the day where the actual war was won by Cornetta.

Stay tuned to www.Cornetta.com and www.LoveShackOnline.com as this case is far from over.