Dude v. Congress Plaza, LLC et al
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t s t ra ve hei ol s n
t f c s t t unde le t s c e. I t Cour di qualte Pl ntf ' couns l be us he i a .
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f he
t s ii d ai if s
e ca e
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ry nd
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s meb s s Ho v r i i ce ry p e t r a t i j n tr t ds u lf a o te p ris
a a e . we e, t s lal r mau e t h s u cu e o iq aiy ny f h a t '
e
cou el
ns .
B . C onf de i I or at on G i n t Belr
i ntal nf m i
ve o t ano bv C onzr s Pl
e s aza
Thom a Fa e e t m a
s r s , he nage f Cong es Pl a,e i ty t tted a t e de tar
r or
r s az xplcil es ii t he vi n i y
he rng t t Belr no ne r r pr entd hi exc pt f t e or f da whe Beta
a i ha
ta
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our ys
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e e e ed
e s az n or cl u e oce di
s nt o n gr eme t e n he
S tlme tAg e me t g 5 , 7 ,ln s 1 - 1. Beta smi ry tsiid ta hen v r
ete n r e n . DE 9 p. 7 i e 5 2 J
lrno i l l etfe h t e e
a
r pr s nt d Fa e e e e f w he he fl d t f ec os e a a e d t by t pa tes w ho
e ee e
r s xc pt or
n
ie he or l ur s gr e o
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nt e nt he tlme
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35,i s 7- .
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e tm
t he vi i y arng s ne al sabls d ha , l r s s
a ke et r by Belr - a t sii d t by Far s s d ihe
tano s e tfe o
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antf
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lr no
o i
el o he xe uton he tl men r m nt e e
r d
t t t pari woul be m or lkey t r s ve t i lga is s wihout def ns c
ha he tes
d
e i l o e ol her e l s ue t
e e ouns l
e
pr s nt See eg. DE 60,p.1 lne 1 22. I wa alo esa ihe t ta at ne Ron
ee .
, .,
46, i s 0t s s t bls d ha n tor y,
Gac Es ,he pe d a tt 201 Se te e Agr e en ,s e e. ,D E 60,p.1 lne 23he, q. l d r f he
0 tl m nt
e m t e , g.
46, i s 25;
p. 1 lne l 5. Thus i was not a i Belr unia e aly dr fe t e ie Se teme
47, i s ,t
s f tano lt r l a td he ntr tl nt
A gr e e and t n t i d t ti k orc r e Far s i o s gni i w ihoutr pr s nt ton.
e m nt
he re o r c
oe c
e e nt i ng t t
e e e ai
10
Fl i Ba Rul 4- 2 sae i r e ntpa' t t tgl rpr s i a cint a lwye
orda r e 4. tts n elva l ha, ûin e eentng le , a r
t
mus n t o n c t a o t h s b e to t erp e e tto wihap ro t elwy rk o t
t o c mmu iae b u t e u j c f h e rs n ain t es n h a e n ws o
be r pr s nt d by a her l y i t m a t ,unl s t l w ye has t c e of t ot r
e ee e
not aw er n he ter es he a r
he ons nt he he
l wyer' R. Re a i Fl Bar 4- 2. He e Be t a t tfed t t Far s ofe r pr en s
a
.'
gul tng a.
4.
r , lr no es ii ha
e e t n e es t
hi efi matr a t the ofen woul c a tBeta die ty. g 60,p.1 ,lne
ms l n tes nd ha
t
d ontc lrno rcl DE
51 i s
1 - 3 . Du t t eln sa d n r lto s po a1 ft p risa dt i c u e,h sc n u t
52 1
e o h o g tn i g eain hi f l o he a t n her o nsl ti o d c
e
wa a l s i i il i note iil r tfe by a1 oft i vi si ve I s e st t
s t ea t mplcty, f
xplcty, aii d
1 he ndi dual nvol d. t e m ha
Fa es hi co el a Be t a wer a la a e t tFar s s e i es c e t di c s t ca e
r e, s uns , nd lr no
e 1 w r ha
e e om tm
hos o s us he s
wih opposng c
t
i ouns die ty. The e de
el r c l
vi nce b or t Cour, a pa tc a l Fa e e'
ef e he
t nd riul ry r s s
t si o a t e de i r he rng,esa ihe t tFa es i a s siatd busnes ma who
e tm ny t he vi nta y a i
t bls d ha r e s ophitc e
i s n
ofe opt t c e a c
tn s o onf r nd omm uni t diecl wih opposng c
cae r ty t
i ouns i t c s s i whih he i
el n he a e n c
s
i ved.
nvol
M or over Fa es explcil t siid t t he knew Beta di not r pr s nt hi or
e , r e
i ty e tfe ha
lr no d
e ee
m
Conges Plz ( t t e pton oft ver bre f e os epr ee ng e ane f t r
r s a a wih he xce i
he y if orcl ur oc di xpli d urhe
beow) a t t he s tme e uded Congrs Plzas c e fom me tngs when he
l
nd ha
omei s xcl
e s a ' ouns l r
ei
w a ed t m a s e a dea go com pl t
nt o ke ur
l t
e ed. The e i al o no evi nce t t Congr s Pl a or
r s s
de
ha
es az
Far s ga c i i i o m a i t Belr t he t n i pr r y us d.
e e ve onfdental nf r ton o tano hat he m ope l e
C. The I S Le and A l e E zo C l m s and D e e
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f ndant ' U nc e H ands
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ndi
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li
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g s f r l d . DE 3,
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Crmmi ha r e l c i d t t t l vy i silbi ng,whie Be ta has ti d t
i ns d ec nty onfnne ha he e s tl ndi
l lr no
re o
m il d De e nt i Pl ntf spladi by satng t tAge Crm mi ha s i t tt lvy
sea
f nda s n ai if e ngs
t i ha
nt i ns s ad ha he e
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ctve. I
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t t
nt
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i ns nd pe ii aly si ne
e
i ns s o
t r he e
tl n a .
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DE p. 4,i 3- 7 .
or ng o . r
nt i ns tt ha ha e
d
e r a t t he was not pur ui a colec i a tons. f Def nda s ha no
xpied nd ha
s ng ny l ton c i
J.
e nt ve t
pr de a e denc t tBe ta explcty le a
ovi d ny vi e ha lr no
iil id boutt 1 lvy a whe he i i c r nty
he RS e nd
t r t s ure l
e f c i oraci . Furhe
fe tve
tve
t nuor e
e, ven i Belr no ha i dve tnty m il Def nda s or
f
ta
d na re l
sed
e nt
m i c r t r z d t s a us of t l
s ha ac e i e he t t
he evy, t s woul not be a a om a i gr
hi
d
n ut tc ound f hi
or s
diquai a i
s lfc ton.
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t
Th S tlme tAg e me t( 5 - 1sae ta Al oBeta o wa r q ie t i odt e
e ete n re n DE 5 4 ttd h t d l n s e ur d o l l h
r
h
orgi J f Ge geNot i e c ow untls h tme a Congr sPlzar que t pos es i oft t
i nal e f or
e n sr
i uc i s
es a e ss s son ha
no e s el i c
t ol y n onneci wih i beng fld wih t c ti c m e ton wih t f r cos e of
ton t t i ie t he our n ol c i
t he o e l ur
ta n t a d isc re p n i mo ta e' g 5 - a p 2, 3 . Th S tlme tAg e me t
h t o e n t o rs o dng rg g . DE 54 t . ! )
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a s sat d t t Be t a w oul i he ea t ke p t orgi not i hi pos e s on a a1 tm es
l o t e ha lr no
d û r fer e he i nal e n s s s i s 1 i
t
t r feruntli i r r by Congr s Plza f flng i t cour fl i c
he ea t
i t s equied
e s a or ii n he
t ie n onne ton wih t
ci
t he
a ii t f e l ur of t J f Ge ge M orgage. I
ntcpaed or c os e
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t
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tlm nt ee t ae
r qui e t t Belr no hol t d ew Sec
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ta
d he t
N
ond M or ga i es r t be r c de i t publc
t ge n c ow o
e or d n he
i
rco dsi
e r mmeditl upon Congrs Plz be ngt owne oft Pr ry. ( 55- a p.
aey
e s a a comi he
r he ope t ' DE 4 t
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t i
ha ,
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n he tl m nt
A g ee en ,hi r e as es r a nt w a lm ie and co t a ne by t ve y l ngua of t
r m t s ol
c ow ge
s i td
ns r i d
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ge
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Se te e t A g e m e . The ef e, he s d not be di qualt e s el on t ba i t t t
tl m n
r e nt
r or
houl
s ii d ol y
he s s ha he
Se te e Agr m en na e hi e c ow age . Addii ly, D e e nt c e t t
tl m nt
ee t m d m s r
nt
tona l
f nda s ont nd ha
Beta br c
lr no ea hed hi fduca y dut a es r age by f lng t r c d t morgage t t
s i ir
y s c ow
nt
aii o e or he
t
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es
nage e aga ns sx pa ce sof l nd. How e ,Pa a a
m nt i t i r l
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ver r gr ph
8 oft Setl mentAg e m e r quied t tt c tofr or ng t m orgage s d be s i
he te
r e nt e r ha he os
ec di he
t
houl
plt
e l be w e Congr s M a ge en a Cong e s Pl za and t t Congr s Pl a s d
qualy t en
es
na m t nd
rs a
ha
es az houl
a
dvanc t e iecos ofr or ngt morga a woul ltrrceveace t ( 55- a
e he ntr t ec di he t ge nd
d ae e i
rdi. DE 4 t
p. ,! 2 T e i n e a d tsi n s o ta Beta o wa n v rp ovd d wi a y f n s
3 8 . he vde c n e tmo y h w h t l n s e e r ie t n ' d
r
h
u
wihwh c t rc r t emo ta e ( 6 p.1 4,l e 2 - 4 . Ase co a e t Beta
t ih o e o d h rg g . DE 0, 4 i s 2 2 1
n
s r w g n , l no
r
ha no dut t pay outofhi poc tt c t ofr cor ng t morga
d
y o
s ke he oss e di he
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