Parrish et al v. National Football League Players Incorporated

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MOTION to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint filed by National Football League Players Incorporated, National Football League Players Association. Motion Hearing set for 8/16/2007 08:00 AM in Courtroom 9, 19th Floor, San Francisco. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Granting Players Inc's Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint)(Goldstein, Claire) (Filed on 7/6/2007)

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18 Incorporated d/b/a Players Inc

Attorneys for Defendant National Football League Players

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
BERNARD PAUL PARRISH, HERBERT ANTHONY ADDERLEY, WALTER ROBERTS III
Plaintiffs

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PLAYERS INC' S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS' SECOND AMEND ED COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P.
12(b)(6)

25 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION and NATIONAL 26 FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS INCORPORATED d/b/a/ PLAYERS INC
Defendants.

Date: August 16, 2007 Time: 8:00 am
Ctrm: 9

Judge: William H. Alsup

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s Motion to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint

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TO PLAINTIFFS

AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on August 16, 2007 at 8 a.
, or as soon thereafter

as this matter may be heard, in Courtroom 9 of the above-entitled Court, located at 450 Golden
Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California, Defendant National Football League Players

Incorporated d/b/a Players Inc ("Players

Inc

) will and hereby does move, pursuant to Fed. R.

Civ. P. 12(b)(6), to dismiss all causes of action alleged against it by Plaintiffs Bernard Parrish
Herbert Adderley, and Walter Roberts III

(collectively "Plaintiffs ) in their Second Amended

Complaint (the "SAC"

As set forth in the accompanying Memorandum of Points and Authorities
Memorandum
), the SAC should be dismissed against Players Inc in its entirety.

First

Plaintiffs ' California Unfair Competition Law (" Section 17200") claims fail because Plaintiffs

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in fact" Plaintiffs '

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claims further fail because their allegations do not support a claim of either "unfair" or

fraudulent" business practices. Moreover, Plaintiffs do not allege in-state conduct or other facts
necessary to state a claim under Section 17200.

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Second, Plaintiffs ' breach of contract claims fail

because they do not identify either (i) the terms of any particular contract any of the Plaintiffs
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was a party to with Players Inc during the statute oflimitations period , or (ii) how Players Inc
allegedly breached such terms.

Third, in addition to being time-barred, Plaintiffs ' breach of

fiduciary duty claims fail because (i) the alleged relationship between Plaintiffs and Players Inc
cannot give rise to any fiduciary duties asa matter oflaw , and (ii) Plaintiffs ' allegations do not
support a claim of breach of any such duty.

Fourth, Plaintiffs ' unjust enrichment claims fail

because their factual allegations do not support such a claim , and because unjust enrichment is
derivative of Plaintiffs' failed fiduciary duty claims.
Fifth, there is no independent "cause of

action" for an accounting under California law. For all of these reasons, and as set forth in the

Memorandum , the claims in the SAC against Players Inc should be dismissed with prejudice.

Players Inc s Motion to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint

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DEWEY BALLANTINE LLP

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/S/ Jeffrey L. Kessler Jeffrey L. Kessler

Attorneys for Defendant Players Inc

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T ABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES --__mmm--m_.m----m_--m----mmm--m--ooommm--_ooo____m___ooo_ooo--mmm_--_m .ii

3 MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES mm_oooooo----m_-----.ooo--mm--m--m.mmm_--m-STATEMENT OF FACTS ---------------------------------------.-------------------------------------------------------------------_----_
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7 ARGUMENT
NONE OF PLAINTIFFS' CLAIMS HAS BEEN TOLLED , AND MOST ARE
BARRED BY THE APPLICABLE STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS .mm_____ooomooo.m_m-II.
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PLAINTIFFS' SECTION 17200 CLAIMS MUST BE DISMISSED ooo--mm_--ooooooooommm_

PLAINTIFFS' CLAIMS OF " UNFAIR" BUSINESS PRACTICES UNDER SECTION 17200 MUST BE DISMISSED ooo--.mm----ooo----mm----m_ooooooooo_
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PLAINTIFFS ' CLAIMS OF "FRAUDULENT" BUSINESS PRACTICES UNDER SECTION 17200 MUST BE DISMISSED oooooo--_--m--m_ .15
PLAINTIFFS HAVE NOT PLED ANY INJURY IN FACT.m----_oooooo_ooo

PLAINTIFFS HAVE NOT MET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
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PLAINTIFFS' SECTION 17200 CLAIMS MUST ALSO BE DISMISSED BECAUSE THOSE CLAIMS ARE BASED UPON ALLEGED CONTRACTS WITH CHOICE OF LAW CLAUSES SELECTING ANOTHER STATE' S LA W.m__ooo--_._mm_ooomm--m--_ooooooooo----m_m_ .18

PARRISH AND ADDERLEY , AS OUT-OF- STATE RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT ALLEGE ANY IN- STATE CONDUCT, CANNOT STATE CLAIMS UNDER SECTION 17200 000000--000_000--000--000------_000_000--000000000_000--

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PLAINTIFFS' BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIMS MUST BE DISMISSED --ooo----.m PLAINTIFFS' BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY CLAIMS MUST BE
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PLAINTIFFS' UNJUST ENRICHMENT/RESTITUTION CLAIMS MUST BE DISMISSED

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PLAINTIFFS' CLAIMS FOR AN ACCOUNTING MUST BE DISMISSED ooo_oooooo--._._

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2007)...000--000--000000--000-----

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