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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 MEADOWLARK LEMON, et al. Plaintiffs, vs. PLAINTIFFS' JOINT IN LIMINE MOTION TO EXCLUDE THE CHART EVIDENCE OF FUBU DEFENDANTS AND ALL TESTIMONY RELATED THERETO Case Nos.: CV 04 0299 PHX DGC and CV-04-1023 PHX DGC

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS 11 INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al.; 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Profit Analysis by Player"; 22 23 24 25 26 3) Defendants.

Plaintiffs, Neal, Rivers, Thornton, Hall, Haynes, Sanders, and Lemon (collectively referred to as "Plaintiffs"), hereby file this In Limine Motion to Exclude the Chart Evidence of FUBU Defendants and All Testimony Related Thereto, and state as follows: FUBU Defendants produced exhibits on October 31, 2006, which are inadmissible at trial: 1) Defendants' proposed Exhibit 1094 (attached hereto as Exhibit A) is a chart showing "LDP

percentages", which has never been produced before October 31, 2006; 2) Defendants' proposed Exhibit 1095 (attached hereto as Exhibit B) is a chart entitled "Sales and New

Defendants' proposed Exhibit 1096 (attached hereto as Exhibit C) is a chart entitled "Maximum

Profits by Plaintiff"; 4) Also, FUBU now produces (on October 31, 2006) for the very first time Exhibit 1044 (attached

hereto as Exhibit D), which is a thirteen (13) page chart entitled "Inventory: Cost Sheet". It is not Bates

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stamped and is obviously a FUBU business record responsive to Plaintiffs' very first request for production; 5) The discovery deadline was September 30, 2005. The proponent of a summary under F.R.E. 1006

must establish the admissibility of the underlying documents as a condition to the introduction of the summary. United States v. Meyers, 847 F.2d 1408, 1412 (9th Cir. 1998). Additionally, the underlying calculation required to prepare the exhibits may require an expert under F.R.E. 702. It seems likely that

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1 It is interesting that Defendants object so vehemently to Plaintiffs' charts that were supported by evidence produced and depositions conducted during discovery. Plaintiffs have moved to pre-admit their charts.

cost calculation (as opposed to merely adding up sales) requires specialized knowledge. EEOC v. Lennar Homes of Arizona, Inc., 2006 WL 1734594 (D.Ariz. 2006). 6) If Defendants are attempting to use charts as a F.R.E. 1006 summary or chart, they should have

satisfied the five foundational requirements. U.S. v. Bray, 139 F.3d 1104 (6th Cir. 1998). They have not provided one single foundation for the charts, i.e. there is no assertion that the underlying documents (if any at all) are voluminous, admitted or admissible, previously provided to Plaintiffs, or available for examination. 7) The Pretrial Order states that "[t]he Court will not allow the parties to offer any exhibit, witness, or

other evidence that was not disclosed in accordance with the provisions of this Order and the Federal

pursuant to Rule 37(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a party that fails to disclose information required by Rule 26 without substantial justification is not permitted to use that information as evidence at trial unless such failure to disclose is harmless. Fed.R.Civ.P.Rule 37(c)(1). 8) Here, Defendants did not disclose the exhibits in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Now Defendants belatedly seek to introduce evidence of costs in order to reduce their profits that may be disgorged. Allowing the exhibits to be offered at trial would work a manifest injustice against Plaintiffs. As a result, the exhibits should be precluded at trial.1

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Pursuant to ¶7 of the Pretrial Order, Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court enter an order

stating that the exhibits are excluded in their entirety, and the Defendants may not rely on the calculations contained therein. DATED this 15th day of November, 2006. By: ____/S/ _______________________ 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 20 N. Orange Avenue, 16th 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 ____/S/ _______________________ Anders Rosenquist, Jr. Florence M. Bruemmer Attorneys for Plaintiff Meadowlark Lemon

By:

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
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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 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 the Chart Evidence of FUBU Defendants and All Testimony Related Thereto 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
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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 the Chart Evidence of FUBU Defendants and All Testimony Related Thereto 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. 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.
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Signed: ____/S/Vanessa L. Braeley_________ Vanessa L. Braeley Legal Assistant to Clay Townsend MORGAN & MORGAN 20 N. Orange Avenue, 16th 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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