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`SAM BANKMAN-FRIED, et al.,
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`IN THE 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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`MOTION FOR LEAVE TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITS BY DEFENDANTS
`THOMAS BRADY, GISELE BÜNDCHEN, STEPHEN CURRY, LAWRENCE DAVID,
`GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS, LLC, UDONIS HASLEM, WILLIAM TREVOR
`LAWRENCE, SHOHEI OHTANI, KEVIN O’LEARY, SHAQUILLE O’NEAL,
`DAVID ORTIZ, NAOMI OSAKA, AND SOLOMID CORPORATION, D/B/A
`TEAM SOLOMID, TSM, AND/OR TSM FTX
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`Defendants Thomas Brady, Gisele Bündchen, Stephen Curry, Lawrence David, Golden
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`State Warriors, LLC, Udonis Haslem, William Trevor Lawrence, Shohei Ohtani, Kevin O’Leary,
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`Shaquille O’Neal, David Ortiz, Naomi Osaka, and Solomid Corporation, d/b/a Team Solomid,
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`TSM, and/or TSM FTX (collectively, “Movants”) respectfully request that the Court grant this
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`motion for leave to exceed the page limit for their joint Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss (the
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`“12(b)(6) Motion”), as set forth in the Court’s Order of May 15, 2023, ECF 207, by five pages.
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`The grounds for this motion are as follows:
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`As a preliminary matter, on June 5, 2023, the Multidistrict Litigation Panel ordered
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`the transfer of several additional cases to this Court for coordination or consolidation. ECF 37.
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`Those cases were transferred into the Multidistrict Litigation today, June 6, 2023. In light of these
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`orders, Movants are unsure as to whether the Court wishes us to proceed with the motion to dismiss
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`briefing in Garrison, currently set to begin on June 12, 2023. ECF 207. Should the Court wish to
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`proceed, Movants remain ready to file their opening brief on the ordered schedule. Movants
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`attempted to confer with Plaintiffs to understand how they would like to proceed, but Plaintiffs’
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`counsel refused to discuss any of the individual cases in light of the Multidistrict Litigation Panel’s
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`order.
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`2.
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`In the event the current briefing schedule remains in place, Movants request a
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`modest, five-page modification of the page limits previously ordered by the Court.
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`3.
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`The Court’s Order setting the briefing schedule and page limits on the 12(b)(6)
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`Motion, ECF 207, provided that Movants could file (1) a joint 12(b)(6) Motion totaling no more
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`than 20 pages; (2) a joint 12(b)(2) Motion, totaling no more than 20 pages, for those Movants
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`asserting the Court lacks personal jurisdiction over them; and (3) individual briefs totaling no more
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`than 3 pages for issues outside the main briefs—for example challenges to service, with the same
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`pages available to Plaintiffs to respond.
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`4.
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`Local Rule 7.1(c)(2) authorizes this Court to grant leave to file a Memorandum of
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`Law in excess of the 20-page limit set forth in the Court’s prior Order, ECF 207.
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`5.
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`Good cause exists to grant Movants an additional five pages to address the claims
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`in Plaintiffs’ SAC.
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`6.
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`Plaintiffs’ SAC adds twelve new causes of action and nearly 200 additional pages
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`of allegations. The newly-pleaded claims add two more states’ laws (California and Oklahoma)
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`to the existing Florida claims, as well as new legal theories of aiding and abetting fraud and
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`conversion. This means in total, Movants must address sixteen causes of action—including state
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`securities laws, state consumer protection laws, and common law theories—under three different
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`states’ legal regimes on behalf of thirteen Movants.
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`7.
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`Movants—now thirteen individuals and entities—have worked to streamline the
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`memorandum in support of their 12(b)(6) Motion. However, in order to properly present Movants’
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`defenses given the number of issues involved and the number of Movants participating in the
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`Motion, Movants respectfully request five additional pages—for a total of 25 pages, in place of
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`the 20 pages initially ordered by the Court. See, e.g., United States v. 18 Cases, 2006 U.S. Dist.
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`LEXIS 110209, at *3 (N.D. Ga. Mar. 13, 2006) (granting excess pages as “necessary because the
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`discussion includes complex issues of law”).
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`8.
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`No party will be prejudiced by granting this motion. Movants also do not oppose
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`Plaintiffs being provided an additional five pages in response.
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`WHEREFORE, Movants respectfully request this Honorable Court grant their Motion for
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`Leave to Exceed Page Limits.
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`CERTIFICATE OF GOOD FAITH CONFERRAL
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`Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(a)(3)(A), undersigned counsel certifies that on June 5, 2023, at
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`5:50 PM, ET, Movants’ counsel emailed Plaintiffs’ counsel requesting a meeting to discuss next
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`steps and to confer about Movants’ request for a modest page limit extension. Plaintiffs’ counsel
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`responded on June 5, 2023, at 5:58 PM, ET, and declined to discuss any of the individual cases in
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`light of the MDL transfer order.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`COLSON, HICKS, EIDSON, P.A.
`255 Alhambra Circle, Penthouse
`Coral Gables, Florida 33134
`(305) 476-7400
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`By: /s/ Roberto Martinez
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`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
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`Attorneys for Defendants Thomas Brady, Gisele
`Bündchen, Lawrence David, Golden State
`Warriors, LLC and Naomi Osaka
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`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`Andrew B. 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
`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
`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 David
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`GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
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`Matthew S. Kahn (pro hac vice)
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` MKahn@gibsondunn.com
`Michael J. Kahn (pro hac vice)
` MJKahn@gibsondunn.com
`555 Mission Street, Suite 3000
`San Francisco, CA 94105-0921
`Phone: 415.393.8379
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`Michael Dore (pro hac vice pending)
` MDore@gibsondunn.com
`Jamila MacEbong (pro hac vice)
` JMacEbong@gibsondunn.com
`333 South Grand Avenue
`Suite 4600
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197
`Phone: 213.229.7155
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`Attorneys for Defendants Golden State
`Warriors, LLC and Naomi Osaka
`DIMOND KAPLAN & ROTHSTEIN, P.A.
`Offices at Grand Bay Plaza
`2665 South Bayshore Drive, PH-2B
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`Miami, Florida 33133
`Telephone:
`(305) 374-1920
`Facsimile:
`(305) 374-1961
`By: /s/ David A. Rothstein
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`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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`Attorneys for Defendant William Trevor
`Lawrence
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`MCANGUS GOUDELOCK & COURIE LLC
`2000 Market Street, Suite 780
`Philadelphia, PA 19103
`(484) 406-4334
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`By: /s/ Eric A. Fitzgerald
`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
`WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
`1395 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1200
`Miami, FL 33131-3368
`Phone: (305)-577-3100
`By: /s/ Edward Soto
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`Edward Soto (Fla Bar. No. 0265144)
` edward.soto@weil.com
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`Attorney for Defendant Shohei Ohtani
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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
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`Nathan Bull (Fla. Bar No. 1029523)
` nbull@mwe.com
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`McDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
`Jason D. Strabo (pro hac vice pending)
` jstrabo@mwe.com
`Ellie Hourizadeh (to file pro hac vice)
` ehourizadeh@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 (pro hac vice pending)
` 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
`AKERMAN LLP
`350 East Las Olas Boulevard – Suite 1600
`Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
`Tel.: 954-463-2700
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`Fax: 954-468-2454
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`By: /s/ Christopher S. Carver
`Christopher S. Carver, Esq.
`Florida Bar No. 993580
` christopher.carver@akerman.com
`Jason S. Oletsky, Esq.
`Florida Bar No. 9301
` jason.oletsky@akerman.com
`Katherine A Johnson, Esq.
`Florida Bar No. 1040357
` katie.johnson@akerman.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant 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
` South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2530
`Miami, Florida 33131
`Tel: (305)-400-4260
`By: /s/ Jeffrey Neiman
`Jeffrey Neiman
`Fla Bar. No. 544469
`jneiman@mnrlawfirm.com
`Jeffrey Marcus
`Fla. Bar No. 310890
`jmarcus@mnrlawfirm.com
`Michael Pineiro
`Fla. Bar No. 041897
`mpineiro@mnrlawfirm.com
`Brandon Floch
`Fla. Bar No. 125218
`bfloch@mnrlawfirm.com
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`BERK BRETTLER LLP
`9119 Sunset Boulevard
`West Hollywood, CA 90069
`Tel.: (310) 278-2111
`Andrew B. Brettler (pro hac vice)
` abrettler@berkbrettler.com
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`Attorneys for Defendant Kevin O’Leary
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I HEREBY CERTIFY that on June 6, 2023, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was
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`filed electronically with the Clerk of the Court, by using the CM/ECF system, causing a true and
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`correct copy to be served on all counsel of record.
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`By: /s/ Roberto Martinez
`Roberto Martínez
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