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FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 05/12/2021 05:16 PM
`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 18
`
`INDEX NO. 601654/2021
`
`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/12/2021
`
`OF NEW YORK
`
`OF THE STATE
`COURT
`SUPREME
`OF NASSAU
`COUNTY
`-----------··-------------------------------X
`GARNER
`GROUP
`INTERNATIONAL,
`SALLY
`JAMES
`A. GARNER,
`DR.
`LLC,
`THOMPSON,
`DR.
`ERVIN
`and
`GRIFFIN,
`
`SR.,
`
`-against-
`
`THE ACADEMY
`
`CHARTER
`
`SCllOOL,
`
`-
`
`-
`
`--
`
`--
`
`-
`
`Defendant.
`
`X
`
`ss.
`
`) )
`
`)
`
`STATE
`
`OF NORTH
`
`CAROLINA
`
`COUNTY
`
`OF
`
`/4
`
`INDEX
`
`NO.
`
`601654/2021
`
`V.
`
`Plaintiffs,
`
`AFFIDAVIT
`
`OF DR. ERVIN
`SR.
`IN
`TO THE
`MOTION
`
`V.
`
`TO
`
`CRIFFIN,
`OPPOSITION
`DEFENDANT'S
`DISMISS
`
`DR.
`
`ERVIN
`
`V. GRIFFIN,
`
`SR.,
`
`being
`
`duly
`
`sworn,
`
`deposes,
`
`and
`
`states
`
`under
`
`penalty
`
`of
`
`perjury
`
`that:
`
`1.
`
`I am a PlaintifT
`
`in this
`
`Action.
`
`I created
`
`a concept,
`
`then
`
`a multi-step
`
`plan
`
`and
`
`program
`
`how to implement
`
`an early
`
`college
`
`program
`
`in a Charter
`
`School.
`
`My idea
`
`and processes
`
`were
`
`unique,
`
`concrete,
`
`and
`
`original.
`
`I created,
`
`in good
`
`faith,
`
`a plan
`
`to create
`
`an early
`
`college
`
`program
`
`in the Defendant's
`
`high
`
`school.
`
`Subsequent
`
`to the
`
`commencement
`
`of
`
`this
`
`Action,
`
`I
`
`received
`
`copyright
`
`protection
`
`presentation,
`
`program,
`
`and processes
`
`to implement
`
`for my
`
`an carly
`
`college
`
`program
`
`in a Charter
`
`School
`
`entitled
`
`"The
`
`Academy
`
`Charter
`
`School
`
`Early
`
`College
`
`High
`
`School".
`
`See, Exhibit
`
`C,
`
`a copy
`
`of
`
`the Copyright
`
`Registration.
`
`See also.
`
`Exhibit
`
`D, a copy
`
`of
`
`my PowerPoint
`
`presentation
`
`that was granted
`
`copyright
`
`status.
`
`See also,
`
`Exhibit
`
`E. a copy
`
`of my
`
`Prospectus
`
`presentation
`
`that was
`
`granted
`
`copyright
`
`status.
`
`These
`
`are
`
`the
`
`exact
`
`documents
`
`that
`
`were
`
`presented
`
`to the Defendant
`
`in June
`
`2018.
`
`I make
`
`this Aflidavit
`
`based
`
`upon my own
`
`personal
`
`knowledge.
`
`2.
`
`The
`
`Defendant
`
`THF ACADEMY
`
`CIIARTFR
`
`SCHOOL
`
`("Defendant")
`
`accepted
`
`our
`
`services
`
`when
`
`they
`
`attended
`
`the presentation
`
`of my
`
`unique,
`
`concrete,
`
`and
`
`original
`
`idea
`
`of a
`
`plan
`
`to create
`
`an early
`
`college
`
`program
`
`in the Defendant's
`
`high
`
`school
`
`in June
`
`2018.
`
`At no time
`
`during
`
`the presentation
`
`did
`
`the Defendant
`
`express
`
`any
`
`sign
`
`of
`
`rejecting
`
`our work.
`
`1 of 2
`
`

`

`FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 05/12/2021 05:16 PM
`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 18
`
`INDEX NO. 601654/2021
`
`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/12/2021
`
`3.
`
`Despite
`
`what
`
`the Defendant's
`
`argue.
`
`we
`
`are not
`
`alleging
`
`quantum
`
`meruit
`
`for
`
`the
`
`implementation
`
`of Dr. Sally
`
`Thompson's
`
`unique
`
`and
`
`original
`
`idea
`
`of a vocational
`
`program
`
`at
`
`the
`
`Defendant's
`
`high
`
`school,
`
`which
`
`the Defendant
`
`misappropriated.
`
`but we
`
`are seeking
`
`reasonable
`
`compensation
`
`for
`
`the work
`
`performed
`
`before
`
`and during
`
`the presentation
`
`to the Defendant
`
`in June
`
`2018.
`
`4.
`
`I expected
`
`to
`
`be
`
`compensated
`
`for my work
`
`performed
`
`before
`
`and
`
`during
`
`the
`
`presentation
`
`to the Defendant
`
`whether
`
`the Defendant
`
`agreed
`
`to move
`
`forward
`
`with my
`
`original
`
`ideas
`
`at
`
`high
`
`school
`
`of creating
`
`new programs
`
`the Defendant's
`
`or not.
`
`5.
`
`Based
`
`upon
`
`the proposed
`
`contract
`
`given
`
`to the Defendant
`
`at
`
`the time
`
`of
`
`the
`
`June
`
`2012
`
`presentation,
`
`the reasonable
`
`value
`
`of our
`
`services.
`
`we have
`
`determined
`
`is ONE HuNDRED
`
`FORTY-TilREE
`
`THOUSAND
`
`SEVEN
`
`HUNDRED
`
`FIFTY
`
`DOLLARS
`
`(S143,750.00).
`
`6.
`
`For
`
`these
`
`reasons
`
`and
`
`for
`
`the
`
`reasons
`
`addressed
`
`in our Memorandum
`
`of
`
`Law
`
`in
`
`Opposition,
`
`I respectfully
`
`request
`
`that
`
`the Court
`
`deny
`
`the Defendant's
`
`Motion
`
`to Dismiss.
`
`Swom before me on this
`2021
`day of May
`\1
`
`Dr. Ervin
`
`V. Grillin.
`
`r.
`
`wo""''•r,
`
`Notary
`
`Publi
`
`My
`
`co mmission
`
`opi
`
`res, % f
`
`202.S.
`
`n
`
`couM
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`2 of 2
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