Free Motion to Strike - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Ray K. Harris, # 007408 FENNEMORE CRAIG, P.C. 3003 N. Central Ave., Suite 2600 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2913 (602) 916-5414 Edward R. Garvey, admitted pro hac vice GARVEY McNEIL & McGILLIVRAY 634 W. Main Street, Suite 101 Madison, WI 53703 (608) 256-1003 Attorneys for Defendants Harlem Globetrotters Int' Inc., l, Harlem Globetrotters International Foundation, Inc., and Mannie L. & Catherine Jackson UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA No. CV-04-0299 PHX DGC and CV-04-1023 PHX DGC DEFENDANTS HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS INTERNATIONAL, INC., HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC., and MANNIE L. JACKSON & CATHERINE JACKSON' MOTION TO STRIKE S AFFIDAVIT OF EDWIN JAMES MUTUM FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. (37)(c)(1

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HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS 15 INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al.; 16 17 18 HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS 19 INTERNATIONAL, INC., an Arizona corporation, 20 Counterclaimant, vs. 21 Defendants.

22 MEADOWLARK LEMON, a married man, 23 Counterdefendant. 24 Defendants Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc. ("HGI"), Harlem Globetrotters 25 26
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International Foundation, Inc. ("HGIF"), and Mannie & Catherine Jackson, collectively

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"HGI Defendants," by their attorneys, move the Court for an order striking the affidavit of Edwin James Mutum pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(c)(1). This motion will be heard at a date and time to be set by the Court. This motion is brought on the following grounds: 1) Plaintiff Lemon' Motion for Summary judgment relies on evidence s

presented in the affidavit of Edwin James Mutum. (Lemon SJ Mot., Doc 197, at 9-10.) 2) Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(A) requires each party to include among its initial

disclosures "the name and, if known, the address and telephone number of each individual likely to have discoverable information that the disclosing party may use to support its claims or defenses, unless solely for impeachment, identifying the subjects of the information." 3) Additionally, HGI Defendants' first interrogatories to Plaintiff Lemon,

authorized under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(5), requested that Lemon "[i]dentify all persons whom you believe have actual knowledge of any relevant facts pertaining to this case, and set forth a summary of the relevant facts you believe those persons possess." (Garvey Aff., 11/22/05, ¶ 2). 4) By order of this Court, the period for discovery ended on September 30,

2005. (Order, Doc 114, at 1). 5) Plaintiff Lemon at no time during or after the discovery period disclosed the

name of Edwin James Mutum, either as a person likely to have discoverable information under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(A), or as a person with actual knowledge of relevant facts pertaining to this case in response to Defendants' interrogatory. (Garvey Aff., 11/22/05, ¶ 3.) 6) Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(c)(1), a party failing to disclose, without

substantial justification, information or witnesses required under 26(a) "is not, unless such failure is harmless, permitted to use as evidence at a trial, at a hearing, or on a motion any

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witness or information not so disclosed." 7) The burden of establishing substantial justification and harmlessness is upon

the party who is claimed to have failed to make the required disclosure. Yeti by Molly, Ltd. v. Deckers Outdoor Corp., 259 F.3d 1101, 1107 (9th Cir. 2001); Green v. Baca, 226 F.R.D. 624, (C.D.Cal. 2005). 8) Plaintiff Lemon has presented no substantial justification for his failure to

disclose information regarding Mr. Mutum. 9) Plaintiff Lemon' failure to disclose the name of Edwin James Mutum, s

along with a summary of the relevant facts he is believed to possess, is not harmless, as Lemon relies on Mutum' affidavit to support his claim of a right of publicity. (Lemon SJ s Mot., Doc 197. at 9-10; Lemon SOF, Doc 206, ¶ 75.) In order to respond to Mr. Mutum' s claims, Defendant would be required to conduct additional fact-gathering and/or discovery before filing its response brief. Wherefore, Defendants respectfully move this Court for an Order striking the affidavit of Edwin James Mutum. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 28th day of November, 2005. By: s/ Edward R. Garvey____________ Edward R. Garvey, admitted pro hac vice GARVEY McNEIL & McGILLIVRAY, S.C. 634 W. Main St. #101 Madison, WI 53703 Ray K. Harris, # 007408 FENNEMORE CRAIG, P.C. 3003 N. Central Ave., Suite 2600 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2913 Attorneys for Defendants Harlem Globetrotters Int' Inc., l, Harlem Globetrotters Int' l Foundation, and Mannie L. & Catherine Jackson

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1. I hereby certify that on November 28, 2005, a true and correct copy of the attached document was electronically transmitted to the Clerk' Office using the CM/ECF s System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants: Edward R. Garvey ­ [email protected] Safia A. Anand ­ [email protected] Florence M. Bruemmer ­ [email protected], [email protected] Joel Louis Herz - [email protected], [email protected] Ira S. Sacks ­ [email protected] Anders Rosenquist, Jr. ­ [email protected] Clay Townsend ­ [email protected], [email protected] Robert W. Goldwater, III ­ [email protected] 2. I hereby certify that on November 28, 2005, a true and correct copy of the attached document was sent via U.S. Mail, postage paid thereon, to the following parties, at the addresses listed: Keith R. Mitnik Morgan Colling & Gilbert PA 20 N. Orange Ave. Suite 1600 Orlando, FL 32802 s/ Melody Tolliver

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