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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1051 Trademark Infringement

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Meadowlark Lemon, a married man, 

Plaintiff/Counterdefendant, 

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Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc.,

et al.,

Defendant s/Counterclaimants.

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No. CV-04-0299-PHX-DGC

CV-04-1023-PHX-DGC

ORDER

The Court held a discovery conference call with the part ies, on t he record, on

September 30, 2005. For the reasons stated on the record and on the basis of the

conference call, the Court entered the following orders:

1. On or before October 14, 2005, Defendant Manny Jackson, on behalf of

Defendant Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc. shall provide to Plaint iffs an affidavit

confirming the following facts: (a) the recent stock purchase transaction has not alt ered t he

corporate status of Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc.; (b) the recent transaction will

not result in a change of officers of the corporation who are also defendants in this case;

(c) the recent transaction will not be used t o assert any defense in motion practice or at trial

in this case; (d) the recent t ransaction will not result in any change of parties in this

litigation and (e) the recent transaction will not result in a change of counsel in this

litigation.

2. On or before October 14, 2005, Defendants shall produce to Plaintiffs the

following categories of documents: (a) any and all contracts and agreements, with

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attachments, execut ed in connection with the recent stock purchase transaction; (b) any

and all documents generated in connection with the negot iation, due diligence, or

consummation of the recent transaction that relate in any way to this litigation, the claims

asserted by Plaintiffs in this litigation, and any indemnification or similar agreement s

relat ed t o this litigation. This production shall be made pursuant to the existing protective

order. 

3. In light of this additional, limited discovery, the dispositive motion deadline

in this case shall be extended to October 28, 2005.

4. The Dunbar dep osit ion shall occur on October 4, 2005, and shall be limited

to two hours. 

5. For the reasons set forth in the Court’s Order dated August 18, 2005, no

additional production of documents will be required by the Fubu Defendants related to

foreign sales.

6. The Court confirmed on the record that any party that has stated that it will

provide additional discovery responses shall do so notwithstanding the passage of the

September 30, 2005 discovery deadline.

DATED this 7th day of October, 2005.

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