Free Motion to Compel - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Morgan & Morgan, P. A. th 20 N. Orange Avenue, 16 Floor Orlando, FL 32801 Clay M. Townsend, Esquire Bar No.: 023414 Brandon S. Peters, Esquire Bar No.: 022641 Keith R. Mitnik, Esquire Bar No.: 436127 Attorneys for Neal Plaintiffs UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA Case Nos.: CV 04 0299 PHX DGC and CV-04-1023 PHX DGC PLAINTIFFS' JOINT MOTION TO COMPEL ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES AT TRIAL

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Plaintiffs, vs.

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Defendants. Plaintiffs Neal, Rivers, Thornton, Hall, Haynes, Sanders, and Lemon (collectively referred to as "Plaintiffs"), hereby file their Motion to Compel Attendance at Trial, and state as follows: The Plaintiffs' move this Court for an order compelling the appearance of the following individuals at the trial of this matter: Daymond Aurum, Lawrence Blenden, and Bruce Weisfeld who are officers of the named Defendant, GTFM, LLC. Plaintiffs have previously received a written confirmation via e-mail from counsel for GTFM that they were agreeable to producing witnesses Aurum, Blenden, and Weisfeld at the trial of this matter. Notwithstanding this alleged stipulation, Plaintiffs seek an order compelling these individuals to testify at the trial of this matter in the event that they for some reason would not be produced by GTFM as they are significant
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witnesses. The court has the authority to order conditional appearances at trial under FRCP 45(c)(3)(A)(ii). In the event that Aurum, Blenden's and Weisfeld's attendance is compelled by order of this Court, Plaintiffs seek further clarification that their attendance would not require that a trial subpoena also be served upon them as they are officers of the Defendant GTFM, LLC, and as such are not subject to the limitations or exceptions provided in FRCP 45. Wherefore, Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court issue an order compelling the appearance of Daymond Aurum, Lawrence Blenden, and Bruce Weisfeld to testify at the trial of this matter and that such attendance shall not require that a subpoena be served upon these individuals. DATED this 15th day of November, 2006. By: ____/S/ Clay Townsend___________ CLAY M. TOWNSEND, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 363375 KEITH MITNIK, ESQUIRE Florida Bar No.: 436127 BRANDON S. PETERS Florida Bar No.: 965685 Morgan & Morgan, PA th 20 N. Orange Avenue, 16 Floor Orlando, FL 32802 Telephone (407) 420-1414 Facsimile (407) 425-8171 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Fred Neal, Larry Rivers, Robert Hall, Dallas Thornton, Marques Haynes and James Sanders By: ____/S/ Anders Rosenquist___________ Anders Rosenquist, Jr. Florence M. Bruemmer Attorneys for Plaintiff Meadowlark Lemon

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PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that copies of the above-referenced document have been served via first class mail on the following attorneys: Joel L. Herz, Esq. LAW OFFICES OF JOEL L. HERZ La Paloma Corporate Center 3573 E. Sunrise Dr., Suite 215 Tucson, AZ 85718-3206 Attorneys for Defendants GTFM, LLC, FUBU the Collection, LLC and GTFM Of Orlando, LLC Ira S. Sacks, Esq. Safia A. Anand, Esq. DREIER, LLP 499 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 Attorneys for Defendants GTFM, LLC, FUBU the Collection, LLC and GTFM of Orlando, LLC Edward R. Garvey, Esq. and Christa Westerberg, Esq. GARVEY McNEIL & McGILLIVRAY, S.C. 634 W. Main St. #101 Madison, WI 53703 Attorneys for Defendants Harlem Globetrotters Int'l, Inc., Harlem Globetrotters Int'l Foundation and Mannie L. & Catherine Jackson Anders Rosenquist, Jr., Esq. Florence M. Bruemmer, Esq. ROSENQUIST & ASSOCIATES 80 E. Columbus Phoenix, AZ 85012 Attorney for Plaintiff Lemon Ray K. Harris, Esq. Fennemore Craig PC 3003 N. Central Avenue, Suite 2600 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2913 Attorneys for Defendants Harlem Globetrotters Int'l. Inc., Harlem Globetrotters Int'l Foundation, and Mannie L. & Catherine Jackson

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Certificate of Service Vanessa Braeley, declares as follows: 1. I hereby certify that on November 15, 2006, a true and correct copy of Plaintiffs' Joint In Limine Motion to Exclude Defendants' Testimony as to Plaintiffs' Contractual Intent was electronically transmitted to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants: Safia A. Anand ­ [email protected] Florence M. Bruemmer ­ [email protected], [email protected] Edward R. Garvey ­ [email protected] Robert Williams Goldwater, III ­ [email protected] Ray Kendall Harris ­ [email protected] Joel Louis Herz ­ [email protected], [email protected] Anders V. Rosenquist, Jr. - [email protected] Ira S. Sacks ­ [email protected] 2. I am and was at all times mentioned herein a citizen of the United States and a resident of Orange County, Florida, over 18 years of age and not a party to the within action or proceeding. My business address is 20 N. Orange Avenue, 16th Floor, Orlando, FL 32801, and I am employed as a legal assistant by Morgan & Morgan, P.A., Clay Townsend is an attorney admitted to practice in Florida and has been admitted pro hac vice in the District Court of Arizona, and directed that service be made. 3. I hereby certify that on November 15, 2006, a true and correct copy of Plaintiffs' Joint In Limine Motion to Exclude Defendants' Testimony as to Plaintiffs' Contractual Intent was sent by postage-prepaid first-class U.S. Mail to the following parties, at the addresses listed, to-wit: Joel L. Herz, Esq. LAW OFFICES OF JOEL L. HERZ La Paloma Corporate Center 3573 E. Sunrise Dr., Suite 215 Tucson, AZ 85718-3206 Attorney for Defendants, GTFM, LLC, FUBU the Collection, LLC and GTFM OF Orlando, LLC Ira S. Sacks, Esq. Safia Anand, Esq. DREIER LLP 499 Park Ave.
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New York, NY 10022 Attorneys for Defendants, GTFM, LLC, FUBU the Collection, LLC and GTFM of Orlando, LLC Edward R. Garvey, Esq. Christa Westerberg, Esq. GARVEY McNEIL & McGILLIVRAY, S.C. 634 W. Main Street, Ste. 101 Madison, WI 53703 Attorneys for Defendants Harlem Globetrotters Int'l. Inc., Harlem Globetrotters Int'l Foundation, and Mannie L. & Catherine Jackson Anders Rosenquist, Jr., Esq. Florence M. Bruemmer, Esq. ROSENQUIST & ASSOCIATES 80 E. Columbus Phoenix, AZ 85012 Attorney for Plaintiff Lemon Ray K. Harris, Esq. Fennemore Craig PC 3003 N. Central Avenue, Suite 2600 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2913 Attorneys for Defendants Harlem Globetrotters Int'l. Inc., Harlem Globetrotters Int'l Foundation, and Mannie L. & Catherine Jackson 3. I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED: November 15, 2006. Signed: ____/S/Vanessa L. Braeley_________ Vanessa L. Braeley Legal Assistant to Clay Townsend MORGAN & MORGAN th 20 N. Orange Avenue, 16 Floor Orlando, FL 32801 Attorneys for the Plaintiffs Curly Neal, Larry Rivers, Dallas Thornton, Marques Haynes, Robert Hall and James Sanders

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