Free Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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F ENNEMORE C RAIG
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION P HOENIX

FENNEMORE CRAIG Ray K. Harris (No. 007408) 3003 North Central Avenue Suite 2600 Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2913 Telephone: (602) 916-5000 Email: [email protected] Edward R. Garvey, Esq., pro hac vice GARVEY McNEIL & McGILLIVRAY, S.C. 634 W. Main Street, Suite 101 Madison, WI 53703 (608) 256-1003 Attorneys for Defendants Harlem Globetrotters Int' Inc., Harlem Globetrotters International l, Foundation, Inc., and Mannie L. & Catherine Jackson UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA Meadowlark Lemon, a married man, Plaintiff,
MOTION TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITATION

No. CV-04-0299 PHX DGC and CV-04-1023 PHX DGC

v. Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc., an Arizona corporation; et al., Defendants. Fred "Curley" Neal, et al., Plaintiff, v. Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc., an Arizona corporation; et al., Defendants. Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc., an Arizona corporation, Counter-claimant,
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F ENNEMORE C RAIG
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION P HOENIX

Defendants Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc., Harlem Globetrotters Int' l. Foundation, Inc. and Mannie Jackson move for leave to file a motion for summary judgment exceeding the presumptive 17 page limit (L.R.Civ. 7.2(e)). This action has consolidated 2 suits involving 7 Plaintiffs who played for the Harlem Globetrotters at various times spanning several decades. Each Plaintiff entered into one or more

employment agreements that must be addressed in the Defendants' comprehensive motion for summary judgment. Each plaintiff asserts 5 causes of action. In order to address each of the Plaintiff' claims comprehensively in a single motion, Defendants request s permission to file a memorandum of up to 50 pages. A proposed form of Order is attached. DATED this 7th day of October, 2005. FENNEMORE CRAIG By s/Ray K. Harris Ray K. Harris Attorneys for Defendants Harlem Globetrotters International CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on October 7, 2005, I electronically transmitted the attached document to the Clerk Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/EMF registrants: Florence M. Bruemmer Rosenquist & Associates 80 E. Columbus Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Attorneys for Plaintiff Meadowlark Lemon
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F ENNEMORE C RAIG
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION P HOENIX

Joel Herz Law Office of Joel L. Herz LaPaloma Corporate Center 3573 E. Sunrise Dr., Suite 215 Tucson, AZ 85718-3206 Attorneys for Defendants FUBU the Collection, GTFM of Orlando, LLC and GTFM, LLC Ira S. Sacks Safia A. Anand Dreier LLP 499 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 Attorneys for Defendants FUBU the Collection and GTFM of Orlando, LLC d/b/a FUBU Company Store I hereby certify that on October 7, 2005, I served this document by mail on the following, who are not registered participants of the CM/ECF System: Anders Rosenquist, Jr. Rosenquist & Associates 80 E. Columbus Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Attorneys for Plaintiff Meadowlark Lemon Clay Townsend Morgan & Morgan, P.A. 20 N. Orange Avenue, 16th Floor Orlando, FL 32802 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Neal, Rivers, Thornton, Hall, Haynes and Sanders Robert W. Goldwater III The Goldwater Law Firm 15333 North Pima Road, #225 Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Neal, Rivers, Thornton, Hall, Haynes and Sanders

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