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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
`MIAMI DIVISION
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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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`DEFENDANTS STEPHEN CURRY’S AND GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS, LLC’S
`UNOPPOSED MOTION REQUESTING JUDICIAL NOTICE IN SUPPORT OF
`DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION
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`REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE
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`Defendants Stephen Curry and Golden State Warriors, LLC (“GSW”), pursuant to Federal
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`Rule of Evidence 201, respectfully request that the Court take judicial notice of the following in
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`connection with Defendants Stephen Curry, Larry David, GSW, Shohei Ohtani, and Naomi
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`Osaka’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction:
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`The Court should take judicial notice of the fact that GSW’s stadium, the Chase
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`Center, is located in San Francisco, California. The Court may take judicial notice of this fact
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`because it is not “subject to reasonable dispute” and “can be accurately and readily determined
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`from sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned.” F.R.E. 201(b)(2). Indeed, courts
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`routinely take judicial notice of geographic locations. See, e.g., Ferguson v. Destefano, 2010 WL
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`11561136, at *5 n.6 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 6, 2010) (“A court may independently utilize a map for the
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`purpose of taking judicial notice of geographical locations and boundaries.” (quoting Government
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`of the Canal Zone v. Burjan, 596 F.2d 690, 694 (5th Cir. 1979))).
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`The Court should take judicial notice of GSW’s principal and mailing address,
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`which is recorded with the California Secretary of State and accessible on the Secretary of State’s
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`website. “Recorded instruments . . . which are maintained by . . . Secretaries of State . . . fall within
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`the parameters of Federal Rule of Evidence 201(b).” Regions Bank v. NBV Loan Acquisition
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`Member, LLC, 2022 WL 17359786, at *2 (S.D. Fla. Dec. 1, 2022). Additionally, courts “routinely
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`take judicial notice of factual information found on official governmental agency websites.”
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`Ladies Mem’l Ass’n, Inc. v. City of Pensacola, Fla., 2020 WL 8449155, at *2 n.5 (N.D. Fla. Aug.
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`25, 2020) (citation omitted). A true and correct printout of the California Secretary of State’s
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`website listing GSW’s address as 1 Warriors Way, San Francisco, CA 94158, is attached hereto
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`as Exhibit A.
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`3.
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`The Court should take judicial notice that Blockfolio, Inc. (the counterparty to Mr.
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`Curry’s contract, Curry Decl. ¶ 3) is incorporated in Delaware and has its principal executive office
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`in California, which is recorded with the California Secretary of State and accessible on the
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`Secretary of State’s website. As noted above, “[r]ecorded instruments . . . which are maintained
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`by . . . Secretaries of State . . . fall within the parameters of Federal Rule of Evidence 201(b)”
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`(Regions Bank, LLC, 2022 WL 17359786, at *2), and courts “routinely take judicial notice of
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`factual information found on official governmental agency websites” (Ladies Mem’l Ass’n, 2020
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`WL 8449155, at *n.2 (citation omitted)). A true and correct printout of the California Secretary
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`of State’s website and Blockfolio, Inc.’s July 9, 2018, filing listing Blockfolio, Inc. as a Delaware
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`corporation with a principal executive office in California is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
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`For the reasons set forth herein, Curry and GSW request that the Court enter an order
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`granting this motion and taking judicial notice of the matters indicated herein.
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`LOCAL 7.1 CERTIFICATION
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`In accordance with Local Rule 7.1, counsel for GSW conferred with Plaintiffs’ counsel via
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`email on April 11, 2023, explaining the grounds for the relief sought by GSW and requesting
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`Plaintiffs’ position. Plaintiffs’ counsel responded that Plaintiffs have no objection to GSW’s
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`motion. Counsel for Mr. Curry conferred with Plaintiffs’ counsel via email on April 13, 2023,
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`explaining the relief sought by Mr. Curry and requesting Plaintiffs’ position. Plaintiffs’ counsel
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`responded that Plaintiffs would not oppose Mr. Curry’s request.
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`DATED: April 14, 2023
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`McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
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`By: /s/ Nathan Bull
`Nathan Bull (FBN 1029523)
`333 SE 2nd Ave Suite 4500
`Miami, FL 33131
`(212) 547-5768
`nbull@mwe.com
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`Jason D. Strabo (pro hac vice pending)
`Ellie Hourizadeh (to file pro hac vice)
`2049 Century Park East, Suite 3200
`Los Angeles, CA 90067
`(310) 788-4125
`jstrabo@mwe.com
`ehourizadeh@mwe.com
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`Sarah P. Hogarth (pro hac vice pending)
`500 North Capitol Street NW
`Washington, DC 20001
`(202) 756-8354
`shogarth@mwe.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant
`STEPHEN CURRY
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`COLSON, HICKS, EIDSON, P.A.
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`By: /s/ Roberto Martínez
`Roberto Martínez (FBN 305596)
`Stephanie A. Casey (FBN 97483)
`Zachary Lipshultz (FBN 123594)
`255 Alhambra Circle, Penthouse
`Coral Gables, Florida 33134
`Phone: 305.476.7400
`bob@colson.com
`scasey@colson.com
`zach@colson.com
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`GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
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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
`MKahn@gibsondunn.com
`MJKahn@gibsondunn.com
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`Michael Dore (pro hac vice
`forthcoming)
`Jamila MacEbong (pro hac vice
`pending)
`333 South Grand Avenue
`Suite 4600
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`Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197
`Phone: 213.229.7155
`MDore@gibsondunn.com
`JMacEbong@gibsondunn.com
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`Attorneys for Defendants
`GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS, LLC and
`NAOMI OSAKA
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on this 14th day of April, 2023, I electronically filed the foregoing
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`document with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF. I also certify that the foregoing document
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`is being served this day on all counsel of record via transmission of Notices of Electronic Filing
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`generated by CM/ECF.
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`/s/ Roberto Martínez
`Roberto Martínez
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