Free Reply to Response to Motion - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Michael S. Rubin (#005131) David Bray (#014346) MARISCAL WEEKS MCINTYRE & FRIEDLANDER, PA 2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 200 Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2705 Robert R. Brunelli (#20070) Benjamin B. Lieb (#28724) SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. 1560 Broadway, Suite 1200 Denver, Colorado 80202-5141 Attorneys for Robert E. Moroney, LLC, Robert Moroney, and A Major Difference, Inc. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA Erchonia Medical, Inc., et al. Plaintiffs, v. Miki Smith, et al. Defendants. Erchonia Medical, Inc., et al. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. CIV 02-2036-PHX-MHM

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REPLY IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF ROBERT E. MORONEY LLC'S CONSOLIDATED MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT REGARDING: (1) BREACH OF IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY; (2) BREACH OF IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; AND (3) VIOLATION OF THE ARIZONA CONSUMER FRAUD ACT

Robert Moroney ("Moroney") and Robert E. Moroney LLC (collectively "REM"), 28 hereby replies in further support of its Consolidated Motion for Partial Summary Judgment Regarding: (1) Breach of Implied Warranty of Merchantability; (2) Breach of Implied Case 2:02-cv-02036-MHM Document 304 Filed 09/09/2005 Page 1 of 4

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Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose; and (3) Violation of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act (the "Motion"). REM believes that Erchonia Medical, Inc.'s ("Erchonia") Response to the Motion does not raise any genuine issues of material fact concerning any of the required elements of proof for each of the claims at issue. Therefore, REM is entitled to summary judgment for the reasons set forth in its opening Brief. Further, although REM disputes many of the facts alleged by Erchonia in support of its Response, those allegations (if admissible) are not relevant to the determination of REM's Motion. Thus, in order to preserve its resources, REM does not respond to Erchonia's factual allegations at this time.1 For the reasons set forth in REM's Motion, REM respectfully requests that the Court grant partial summary judgment to REM on its claims for breach of warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and violation of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act.

Dated: September 9, 2005

Respectfully submitted, By: s/ David G. Bray Michael S. Rubin David G. Bray MARISCAL WEEKS MCINTYRE & FRIEDLANDER, P.A. Robert R. Brunelli Benjamin B. Lieb SHERIDAN ROSS P.C. Attorneys for Robert E. Moroney, LLC, Robert Moroney, and A Major Difference, Inc.

REM's decision to not respond to Erchonia's factual allegations at this time is also based upon the understanding its action cannot be construed as an admission of any such factual allegation for purposes of trial, if necessary. -2Document 304

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on September 9, 2005, I electronically transmitted or caused to be transmitted the attached REPLY IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF ROBERT E. MORONEY LLC'S CONSOLIDATED MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT REGARDING: (1) BREACH OF IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY; (2) BREACH OF IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; AND (3) VIOLATION OF THE ARIZONA CONSUMER FRAUD ACT on behalf of Robert E. Moroney, LLC, to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF system for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following ECF registrants: David Geoffrey Bray: [email protected], [email protected] Michael S. Rubin: [email protected], [email protected] Ray Kendall Harris: [email protected], [email protected] Timothy R. Hyland: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Steven Plitt: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Dominic Lewis Verstegen: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Bradley R. Jardine: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Michael Warzynski: [email protected], [email protected] Scott A. Salmon: [email protected] Ira M. Schwartz: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Michael A. Cordier: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] In addition, a copy of the above-referenced pleading was mailed to the following:

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Robert R. Brunelli Benjamin B. Lieb Sheridan Ross P.C. 1560 Broadway, Suite 1200 Denver, CO 80202-5141 Gordon Samuel Bueler Bueler Jones LLP 1300 N. McClintock Drive, #B-4 Chandler, AZ 85226 Gregory L. Miles Lori A. Curtis Davis Miles PLLC P.O. Box 15070 Mesa, AZ 85211-3070 Gale Peterson Cox Smith Matthews 112 E Pecan Street, Suite 1800 San Antonio, TX 78205-1521

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DATED THIS 9th day of September, 2005. MARISCAL, WEEKS, MCINTYRE & FRIEDLANDER, P.A. By: s/ David G. Bray

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