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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
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`Case No. 22-cv-23753-MOORE/BECERRA
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`EDWIN GARRISON, et al., on behalf of
`themselves and all other similarly situated,
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`Plaintiffs,
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`SAM BANKMAN-FRIED, et al.,
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`Defendants.
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`REPLY IN SUPORT OF MOTION BY THE
`“CELEBRITY DEFENDANTS” TO SET BRIEFING PAGE
`LIMITS AND BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR THEIR MOTIONS TO DISMISS
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`Plaintiff’s Response (ECF No. 128) takes no position on the request submitted by
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`Defendants Thomas Brady, Gisele Bündchen, Kevin O’Leary, David Ortiz, Udonis Haslem,
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`Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors, LLC, William Trevor Lawrence, Shohei Ohtani, and
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`Lawrence Gene David (collectively, the “Celebrity Defendants”) requesting the Court establish
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`the page limit and briefing schedule for briefing on the motions to dismiss. (See ECF No. 125
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`(“Motion”).) Therefore, the request should be granted and the proposed order attached as the
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`exhibit to the Motion [ECF No. 125-1] and submitted in Word format to the Court should be
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`entered.
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`The Celebrity Defendants file this Reply only to address specifically one matter mentioned
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`by Plaintiff in its Response that identifies by name one of the lawyers (Roberto Martinez) for some
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`of the Celebrity Defendants. The Response states:
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`As a result, Undersigned Counsel specifically wrote to Mr. Roberto Martinez,
`counsel for many of the FTC Celebrity Defendants, and signatory on all of the
`group pleadings in this matter. The email was sent at 10:55am this morning,
`enclosing a courtesy copy of our Motion for Mr. O’Neal and asked him specifically
`to: “Just let us know any good time to set a Zoom and we can discuss organizing
`this matter. Thx., Adam.” That email was never mentioned in Mr. Carver’s Local
`Rule 7.1 Certification, so either Mr. Martinez and Mr. Carver have not spoken, or
`the email was simply left out. Undersigned Counsel simply hope that we can have
`more cooperation and professionalism as we advance in this litigation.
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`(Response at 2.)
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`The Response, however, does not fully describe the content of Plaintiff’s email to Mr.
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`Martinez.1 The purpose of the email sent by Plaintiff was to tell Mr. Martinez that he should get
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`retained by Mr. O’Neal.2 Mr. Martinez informed Plaintiff that his firm does not represent Mr.
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`O’Neal.
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`The undersigned felt compelled to file this Reply to correct the record since the Plaintiff
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`identified the undersigned specifically by name and the email had nothing to do with conferring
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`on the form and length of the motion to dismiss.
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`Dated: April 10, 2023.
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`COLSON HICKS EIDSON, P.A.
`255 Alhambra Circle, Penthouse
`Coral Gables, Florida 33134
`Telephone: (305) 476-7400
`Facsimile: (305) 476-7444
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`By: /s/ Roberto Martínez
`Roberto Martínez
`Florida Bar No. 305596
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`The Response also mischaracterizes the communications between another lawyer
`(Christopher Carver) and Plaintiffs’ counsel, who reached out to Plaintiffs’ counsel to coordinate
`a discussion of the requests in the Motion – and not to discuss “his Motion to Dismiss,” Resp. at 1
`– but those communications are properly described in the Local Rule 7.1(a)(3) Certification in the
`Motion and need no further discussion here. See ECF 125 at 5.
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`Because SDFL Local Rule 7.7(b) prohibits attorneys from furnishing the Court with copies
`of correspondence between or among counsel, the undersigned is not submitting the email
`exchange. However, the undersigned is prepared to do so should the Court request it.
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`bob@colson.com
`Stephanie A. Casey
`Florida Bar No. 97483
`scasey@colson.com
`Zachary Lipshultz
`Florida Bar No. 123594
`zach@colson.com
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`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`Andrew Clubok (pro hac vice)
` andrew.clubok@lw.com
`Susan E. Engel (pro hac vice)
` susan.engel@lw.com
`Brittany M.J. Record (pro hac vice)
` brittany.record@lw.com
`555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Suite 1000
`Washington, D.C. 20004-1304
`Tel: +1.202.637.2200
`Fax: +1.202.637.2201
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`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`Marvin S. Putnam (pro hac vice)
` marvin.putnam@lw.com
`Jessica Stebbins Bina (pro hac vice)
` jessica.stebbinsbina@lw.com
`Elizabeth A. Greenman (pro hac vice)
` elizabeth.greenman@lw.com
`10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 1100
`Los Angeles, California 90067
`Tel: +1.424.653.5500
`Fax: +1.424.653.5501
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`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`Michele D. Johnson (pro hac vice)
` michele.johnson@lw.com
`650 Town Center Drive, 20th Floor
`Costa Mesa, California 92626-1925
`Tel: +1.714.540.1235
`Fax: +1.714.755.8290
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`Attorneys for Defendants Thomas Brady, Gisele
`Bündchen, and Lawrence Gene David
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`AKERMAN LLP
`201 East Las Olas Boulevard – Suite 1800
`Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
`Tel.: 954-463-2700
`Fax: 954-468-2454
`By: /s/ Christopher S. Carver
`Christopher S. Carver
`Florida Bar No. 993580
`christopher.carver@akerman.com
`Jason S. Oletsky, Esq.
`Florida Bar No. 9301
`jason.oletsky@akerman.com
`Katherine A Johnson
`Florida Bar No. 1040357
`katie.johnson@akerman.com
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`Attorneys for Defendants David Ortiz
`and Udonis Haslem
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`MARCUS NEIMAN RASHBAUM
`& PINEIRO LLP
`100 Southeast Third Avenue, Suite 805
`Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33394
`Tel: (954) 462-1200
`2 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2530
`Miami, Florida 33131
`Tel: (305)-400-4260
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`By: /s/ Jeffrey Neiman
`Jeffrey Neiman
`jneiman@mnrlawfirm.com
`Fla Bar. No. 544469
`Jeffrey Marcus
`jmarcus@mnrlawfirm.com
`Fla. Bar No. 310890
`Michael Pineiro
`mpineiro@mnrlawfirm.com
`Fla. Bar No. 041897
`Brandon Floch
`bfloch@mnrlawfirm.com
`Fla. Bar No. 125218
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`BERK BRETTLER LLP
`9119 Sunset Boulevard
`West Hollywood, CA 90069
`Tel.: (310) 278-2111
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`Andrew B. Brettler (pro hac vice)
`abrettler@berkbrettler.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant Kevin O’Leary
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`DIMOND KAPLAN & ROTHSTEIN, P.A.
`Offices at Grand Bay Plaza
`2665 South Bayshore Drive, PH-2B
`Miami, Florida 33133
`Telephone: (305) 374-1920
`Facsimile: (305) 374-1961
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`By: /s/ David A. Rothstein
`David A. Rothstein, Esq.
`Fla. Bar No. 995762
`DRothstein@dkrpa.com
`Alexander M. Peraza, Esq.
`Fla. Bar No. 107044
`APeraza@dkrpa.com
`Eshaba Jahir-Sharuz, Esq.
`Fla. Bar No. 1038846
`Eshaba@dkrpa.com
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`MCANGUS GOUDELOCK & COURIE LLC
`2000 Market Street, Suite 780
`Philadelphia, PA 19103
`(484) 406-4334
`Eric A. Fitzgerald (pro hac vice)
`eric.fitzgerald@mgclaw.com
`Hillary N. Ladov (pro hac vice)
`hillary.ladov@mgclaw.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant William Trevor Lawrence
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`McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`333 SE 2nd Ave., Suite 4500
`Miami, Florida 33131
`Telephone: (212) 547-5768
`Facsimile: (305) 347-6500
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`By: /s/ Nathan Bull
`Nathan Bull
`nbull@mwe.com
`Fla. Bar No. 1029523
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`Jason D. Strabo (to file pro hac vice)
` jstrabo@mwe.com
`2049 Century Park East, Suite 3200
`Los Angeles, CA 90067
`Telephone: (310) 788-4125
`Facsimile: (310) 277-4730
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`McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`Sarah P. Hogarth (to file pro hac vice)
` shogarth@mwe.com
`500 North Capitol Street NW
`Washington, DC 20001
`Telephone: (202) 756-8354
`Facsimile: (202) 756-8087
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`Attorneys for Defendant Stephen Curry
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`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
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`/s/ Edward Soto
`Edward Soto (Fla Bar. No. 0265144)
`Edward.soto@weil.com
`1395 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1200
`Miami, FL 33131-3368
`Phone: (305)-577-3100
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`Attorney for Defendant Shohei Ohtani
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`COLSON HICKS EIDSON, P.A.
`255 Alhambra Circle, Penthouse
`Coral Gables, Florida 33134
`Telephone: (305) 476-7400
`Facsimile: (305) 476-7444
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`By: /s/ Roberto Martínez
`Roberto Martínez
`Florida Bar No. 305596
`bob@colson.com
`Stephanie A. Casey
`Florida Bar No. 97483
`scasey@colson.com
`Zachary Lipshultz
`Florida Bar No. 123594
`zach@colson.com
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`GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
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`By: /s/ Matthew S. Kahn
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`Matthew S. Kahn (Pro Hac Vice Pending)
`Michael J. Kahn (Pro Hac Vice Pending)
`555 Mission Street, Suite 3000
`San Francisco, CA 94105-0921
`Phone: 415.393.8379
`Email: MKahn@gibsondunn.com
`Email: MJKahn@gibsondunn.com
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`Jamila MacEbong (Pro Hac Vice Pending)
`333 South Grand Avenue
`Suite 4600
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197
`Phone: 213.229.7155
`Email: JMacEbong@gibsondunn.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant Golden State Warriors,
`LLC
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