Jackson v. Atlanta Falcons Football Club

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NOTICE OF REMOVAL with COMPLAINT with JURY DEMAND. Consent form to proceed before U.S. Magistrate and pretrial instructions provided. (Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 000000), filed by Atlanta Falcons Football Club. (Attachments: # 1 Complaint - Amended Complaint# 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(jlm) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions. Modified on 5/2/2007 to correct filer (smg).

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material hereto had it a principal ffims and operations 1111 INO State Of CJlNnjo a . ?1 . Defendant :[, es Snead is 8S1 II1 d l , t'ld ual end : a resident ca :ftlic, State o #' Oeor;g i E r ,

and i :s tlie director ct f']P 1 ayer. ]P eirs aru i E.l f'or the D cfandant Atlanta Falcons F c>ol:lo, 1JI CIA .

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Upon inf D; rin, atiiti n and'. b elief;, L)c: f ;e :n Clzmt A t;larita S ;par ts :h 'i ivdic ;iae Group b

a I"aoqpIaVitiu m clt1ly i rc; ~; ist~.yY .d l ~a~ad org ;2 ~r~ize l d i~ici~~~r t]i~ .1 ;3, w ,s i~; f tli+~ Stab: c ~ f 13 ear,giri and at
all I ,iim E;s m F; teriai hereto had its pfl,ni&ipal offiun ; and o p era tic»ms fia the Sta te of Geez,gis i . .5 . Upon iiriforma ii on and b c,li + :i :, Deire; r u l ar:t Seolt L) . (i i 1l + a,gY, ;Ni, D ,, is a m :;idcttt o a f the ;i ua c of +G ic;orgi a,,

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16, . At 11i e ; time of the acu 4;s»mpIau:eci o 1; Gr rady Jackson vras a, free ageamt.
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7 . . On, or a,tK itit March '.24, 2, (I{) 6 , Defendants (A t1 mi'm F ' al eoiws) ) directed Grady JIM-13011 tIQ have. a ;armfical c;a;Funiazal:ion. Durvig the imc:ciicati,Ori cxamikmlioa, Defendant Sciott CiitlLog;ly conducted an :% Scan of Plaintiff. Plaintiff is inforrncd and believes .b) and ma 1 t~at bws is alleges 11 aR l~ e wa s it o o lar ge for ttu, equipment to produce 1 a IN-An -81C .
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Plaintiff did riot sign a written fuitharizatiian fur release . of filis personal

h,:ailtlli Information . Nonetheless, fifflo,wing Ifi c ; ca a i rninati ion, De fe n dan t Scott 1 3il iogl ;y

reported t o th e t eam 1rriysieiari Cut hit-, bad concerns regirdinrg'Um, t cna resulits. !~ . I'Iabltiff i .3 u1 ;fo : = d Old 6' e. l ;iewe;s and con that basi s alleges thz t;, in violation of ]?;lain : i£f's privacy r i glit , s ,, the #earnt physician i renr R,i aed I 'laL it': fi~ s pi ers on,a l health iirn #or rri 91 tio 1i {;b aC ;luciin,g; 61: e ,a cainim'iri~ ; p}i,~:'icitui' ` s ~aom~~ , e .zt ts; ~ to ; R .c~ ri Medl~t, Me Head ' Fr iaiA e: r of die A,tlan tu Falcons and DefemcLai 11: Lcs 1 S . neaid, Chic Fal',cvm' d1keetor of player pmrs e i rmc , l, without F'laln ti fi's atsthoiri zation cot, co ; C151n 1C . T 1E t: reafi. e; r, D e ;fc , r iciwi t Les ,>u es td -MAR 29 ~24?07 15 : 4 9

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As a result u1~~ a i<, forc:Fping, Pl ihtii l)xas damaged in »I aA a D unt t o b = ;

prov e n : it 1xiaI .

VVICE FtI E T"{ ) Tt]E, P'l,a~ k tiil' iii,zn a n ds jnd'g;navnlt a , ga iri st Dcfi.nd wi1:,A ,t latit .a ]?ik*rs
Football Club far ch uaages sustained by Naititi.fl ; tO;gelau:r I Ni1t i imsts, p rejuti Ipm exi t fm i3

post- j udgni+.n1t ; iritcr vit, and! such o i tlhc-ii r e l ielf U s Honorable Court C l e : e im,s just mil appr lD,pril atle under Ch i c: iciircunistanees , I):El1r~ ,~dV j f FOR- JURY TRIAL Pl aint iff hereby & nla;rnds a.1xi<<1 b ;e jixQ~ o na 11 is.>>Iems Iriab ;l e,1 b; Y :'i ;&ht by jury .

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COMES rd0"A', P ' ltiint i lif' Cira~i~r .l aickscm,, b y an d through the undie t siF;ne4 c OUns cl , w h o makes m d fi l cs this 1'imt A,rncridcld C 'atnpIaim against the sbovc- n umei3 Uef:ridant, I1tZ tm Li Falcons I -coot bailh CW b , IL1L+C, and, up o n i ni fomim t io n and be l i r: l ; all l q ; cs an d avers

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1 . Plaintiff Orady , Iricksori (hrseiinaftv r el;cmed ilo, as "Jac1ksain"), is an individual 2. who pt , all l imes nulzvmn t hucta was i t ire slid rne ofA1'Jariw, (;rorgii a . D 1c fc:ndant A'ffunGa Falcons Toolal l ( :1u'b,, LLC (hcrcindtc r referred to as

"'At knm Falcons") i s's a L imiUU i Liability {, ornpany dul y rcg 'ss xir cd F in d +x g ani zi :c l umdc ;r ' the I4L vv S 01'1111C S taU-, of G~ e org ,i a, which conducts business in the St a te of GGco rgh, 1"uLlco n

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operation I .'ou n t;y, amid h i s i ts offices . ; auic l p r inci pa l p l ac e o1' lbusiness i n said Stale and Omm t;y .

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N Im iilt it'f .Ia clcs on its a pro fc;ss i o ria t NN, football pLiye r,, ci.urc. it ly under

con tit c1 with the Atlanta Fat corts . I l lis cr arec r 6e gan ovcr i con yem·s ago st t he Coo k l ai nd R,,jid,m- s Football Gl ub . Jackson is aows id cr+eci one of the pr eimiex e Ekfinisive Tackles in the National Poatbml ll ILi : . ip c. As a irc : t r ran, jouir nry niuni. M: has also played 1foi r the iG rc :cn Bay Packers and cliffs New Orleans Sa 'uit;> .
4. Upon in fci r mati'oiz an d b c1i . 1 ; at all times rde,va inl Ihr re l;o, non-party Scott

13iZ'log l y . MD. ('hereinafter irc f+ : rrc;dl to as "flir, I'J i flaigiy") was a physiic i zn and health m e ptovlid e r pract ic in g in A , tltamti, Gi cairg,ia, a principal or non-p art;y Atlanta Sports Wdi ci ri c & Orthopacdic Center lhereinaftcr :referred to as "Atlanta Sports Wledidnc~"), Wild the ]Hracl Ti .am Doctor ir 17 ie1 e nda ri t 11,d1 3mi a Fa lc:cro s, 5 . Upon information and bc l icF, Pi t mi l l times r uivvant her::to, inim-put;f A'.on 1M' ed'liin vvm »n c im ploy ct, ire pre:sentat iae;, and the f lead 'fra i ncr f o,r Clr fi:ridla nt A,tll s n4 a Falcons .

.- o ty 6 . Upon information an d br:lic f, at all times rellcvvt t 1lereto, nparn D's 5»e; ad was an cmpdo ycc , reprc :; cntaitivc,, and the Director o f Pliyer Personnel for Defendant Atlanta Falcons .
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time of th e a ct's complained of t icr e:i in, Jackson wa s ai fiee a ig cml

IP1 a ,y ct looking i+v g aurni cr a ric u t cor i ti ra c't'with ei new TILL, lean ga l Lop dollar or ai p ;lay inw it h hi s sk ill!, exp oi r r « e tm id rep wat io,n, His previous c ont rac t with the
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Packers wgis over ten mi'l l lin n dcii llam . As go fre q . agent and under no otolilgalliaii to any f aof.ball l tearn,, Jackson was invited t o air c t with the Defendant Mant a Falcc es with regard to s ig niin g with the W= t ik 1Fa%=is Do pl ay ass a Miner., 8 . On +o17 about March 24, 2.006, Plaintiff ' visited ['hr lWarm offia:< , o f . C Ie:F'auda .nt Atlanta I'a 4c oins in coM»c ;O i om With signing Lo pl aty far D c l :Md ;srd Ait l;Inta F 'alcai res" 'te am . O ~n 1.ha4 cl atc ,, Q cfcnd ag z / t durgrz F'alc on s' directed P laintif f Jackson lo

havc- a n zr;dLi ra l exa m lin a tiOii fi 'o tri lln {DWsi d U ph y5 i ci a R selected by the Atlanla Falcons to a ssc.si his physical condition . Plaintiff did n,a1 . sign any written a ut h or i uticon for the medical e ymr n 'inat i on or for the release o ,f Ihis p em o nal he a9lh ir ifol-n i a tio n to an y person or en tity; n eillher the lal an tn Falcons nor th e h ealth ~care providers conducting th t medical examination requested tha P12iiiiti!'f s ilgn any slucY.i written a»thoriunuiion .

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The m edli cal l i:a;am i natic on was conducted in Atlanta, C roi-gia, on March 24,

2006, ~bby Atlanta Sports Medicine and Dr . Gillogll y , and included an E c ho Scan ites1, . f 'la i ndiff is a massive ini di v id»nt, standing six fo rt two inches and t ippin g; thc scales a t ever ;3 ·15 pounds,, Upon i ri famfEitiian a nd bt l ilel", i1ie EkFial Scan machine used toy ~Vhlita Sports was designed for i cteLivi d um s o P far lesser sh :c t han Plaintiff a cid could not bc; ire l icd
upon to give accurate itcsc resu l ts, for person o ! ' I 'Iaiinti Cl` s sizc . Ll Fcn in Corm atioia a nd bcliei, t he test usul'u, reported for Plaintiff b y t lic Echo S rirL madhinc were fin fac t not accurate but raised c :onca,rn :9 in the mind of *x cxam i nin g, p:h,ys ~ i cia»s ,. 111, Following t1 u., examination, A ,tll an'La Spo rlt s Medicine reported the results of

the mx d i ca'l vc am ina t ion, hu: ii icl i n g Plaintiff's pcr senall health in'fcm mat i on, to D c fcm d sint
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tlayv' P erISOiuicl ;l. an d Charlie Brown, r R1> . (an+)lher T'e'sin Physic; i mi for Defcrn d aial Atlanta Falcons) . 1'kic rculk s a ftlw medical c mm i na : i on an d pcisoma l knkh information were rc,pus t edl verbally w~ wel l as in writi ng. The personal h ealth information mpoitcd lo 1De ifcn d;1rit MzMkL 1FAl cims Rind the abovan amed p mem ne ] i ncludi :c i wtnment s regard rig the res ;uf l s of the Echal Sean test . Upon i» f 'o r rn,alicn and Nlic C, D r. Brown sLjl,,I,,C!S,Icd that i s further work- u p by a c :u nl iollogist'b+ : Obtained . II . On March 24, 20016, personnel o f 1Delre n{wr it A4 i a r iLa Fa l cons i nfor med 1 ]?I sint i fl' ;lac'k! ;an that they had conce ;M5 retarding the lhcan, test and waraec l ito .gee Fuixllc;r I estirt& before 91 i i cciSiOll was m ad e . fllai .iie v u, no one associated w i th Defendant Atl ant a ]?akwris or a ny o f the health care providers stated ar, e:v e ri suggesiled that Plaintifflackson 1 zd " f ali Z rd" his silc ;dl i i:mml o r physical e.xaminauio n or that the tieFma mis not i n l crestc G in signing Plaint iI'I Jackson . Ad t hee clanc :iiasion oif'lhic examination an d rnxtiings on Nf Mrh 24, 20015, both F'l aiinl: i lff and hi s s Exros aigc n1, A,n gc llo W' r ii ght, were und.t' The i im prs;s s i on t hnl a decision had riot b een m a d c,, 0nC 'w u;y OT the o111cir, r rI ;ard iing who . thl-1 1Dcl%ndant XItariu3 Falcons iv oiul d sign 1?lainti f t o play IFa r laic! tc ,u n . T 12 . On Of about March 2.5, 2006, Les S neFidl (the A , t l'aw a ]?al CO ris' Director cif : Player F ' tr scm ncl) released I'l,a in tiff 's pri v2dr p ersional health irifbirmation to The rational press, and announced that Plaintiff hail " fzil'c d"' big pt iyslica'I w i th the Defendant Atlanta F aJccins, Said information an d ;st at e m ens we ir e re;leisec3 to mi ri ;pu rl,c r fbir Ti :]? IF1G,, a proimi n c nt national spor ts wire service and f nl,crnet s i te , pond to a write r fm- the Sp ai rtin g News, it protini ac int weekly sports p uibliGit i<n . On March 26, 20061, K. f F'L reported L iu bli cl y to the national p ress that F ' l ain ili'ff b ac! "failed" his physical with t is Defendant
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Atlanta a . lc;o ns, IN IEollowin~; weelc , an article n the Sporting rfe mr s Ye P a I'tCd tO the general public that Plaintiff had "Failed" his physical with, the DeferidantAtlarila Falcons . The story' ( tl i at Plaintiff had "fa il.cd '" : hi s physical vvithdi, c Atlanta fi3 lc on s) %as picked up by ilii.c national press and repeated and further u b li :, had . 13 . At thc: Iti ime the ; sto iry (that P' l: t i :nl:i ff had "failed hi s; physical with the-Atlanta

Falcons) m--as published by 1-he ITF i , wire s cntice, neither Plaintiff no r hi s s]Nxt s as ;rnt , Nngal o Wriig l s t, had b cvi i nlPa nncil that Plaintiff had failcd" his physical oir that r1'en r3 ara Atlanta Falcons was no longer inU :res ted in s ign ing Pl aiintifl' I',o play m4th the team as a Mailer ; to th e can uary, at the conclusion o f ifre m e : et i n,Vt om Much 26, 21DI)ti, bc,t]'i Plaintiff and his sports a;grr d,, Ang e : 1 o V Jrighi,, had bexn ( vei l with the impression that the team had no t madlc a decision .. one way c Fr th e other, and w oul d not do so t eo rc E'Iai.n ti ffobtaini :d a worku p- by» ~cardiologist.. 14 . Upon ir1lo 'rrnat ion. and b clic lP, Defendant Xt Z,3nta Falcons released P;lai rs[if1' s pmo-nall health in formaeioin a nd Che story that Plaintiff had "failed" his physical lo the national press i n order too enhance hen Atlanta Falcon's leverage ii n n ce;ot iaCing :a co in l.raci n . vvitft :pilain t if f, t ea chii l ll IkEy interes! by other T f T' L, r e ams in signing flaintiff'Jaclmn and to re d uc e a rid, i rnix:cl',e Plaintiff Jackson's rnar k dabi ; li ty i n tlhre free agee t market scp that L) c; fcndant At1a n1z F a l cons vvnuld [War be Oi t c to sig n F" l:iinl',iff Jackson f ir +eOns i clcn it I2;V less m ori cy than h i s true market vs lui c .

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llsauE,h, 1144, i ncdiasivf :, as ttiough full), itIlcgt d h ere in. 116 . 7 lic information disclosed by Efc f< :n d an1 . Atlanta Falcons wa:v F ' l a ini i iff's,

;pi . csona l h ealth information . The i n fanmaliou d isc[ase( 3 b y Mftn(Wit Atlanta Falcons ~constittitr.Cl p1Cl ' Vi1 t C, s e cludoi fac ;tf or a niature that would be e xpexted to cause rimsonall micl1arnrc ;ssional embarrassment i !`'puM i :.iy dis(:l,o!tc d . 1I7' . The di,sc: l rss,urr by M fi :ridlanr. Atlanta Falcons of Plaintiff's p eer.>cirn a l hiNiHlli c lin f~mm ait iio n and pri vatc, secluded iacis imm ; a public di s c:l immre . A EI the ti m e iolr (tie!

idi . ic losu res h erei rta b avc, Dc Feilc l aint A ,tIIama 1FriIcorm knew and i ntrrtdcd t ha t 1)), maki ng, stacriri en ts to K TF I . , the Sporting t+fe vrs, a n d The niat i oil.d press, th e disclosed nToirnnat i on wound bt . further disclosed a the pub l i c , 118~, Under the c irc;uMIsMU c s, thi c i nEoimzat ia n ma dc public by Defendant ,A llanla Falcons i s h i j~il ;y offensive a nd ob,jtre t ionatrl i: to a reasonable man o f ordinary ,sensiibi lit ks . ;N[oimnv er, th e information d isc l osed b y 1Dclre nd ant NILum Falcons was

'inacr.Lirale and in com ;pl' e ee . Announcing to The p r ess I har, apt unsuspn:ting, profi :ssiianal ,athlete has been iiert~~srr~i nrcl to bc no longer h;ys, i ca, l ly oir nir.diczillly a'bllc to play pra fcssliona fl I ooiba ll wh en there was n o b asi s N-su c h a conclusion an d thc de: t r r mina t icin had ti n fa ct not b ae m ad e,, does no t cor njvrt wi th any tolerable standard oC decency a nd is MI'itva s i on of P lainri fPs r ight O1' pri v a c;y.

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19 . The discloscd ii nfcsrm atioin gave rise ¢ o i nco i rrect iinfi: re n res by lli osc t o w h o m ivi4·aa d i' sclosc cl , pl aced Plaintiff Jackson in a l fal s e light, and created ;in unlair and inaccurate deb>iC r iAsi o lr l?I a int i f] 20 . The disclosure w a s done r it h ma l ice md a dis ue prd tour il h c

21 . fact did so.
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The di szl o su ir r was lfurl' hcir Josi c to injure Plai ntiff in his prolrcs :yioiI. MIA in

A. s a d lErcc ; t restill, and legal) i .-orts cq uenci : of the irc t casc of the invasion of .

P Iv iint i fi's pi-ivac y, i rcl case of h is private information and t Fv f aIs e vatc:nzcrn t t h.it P' i ain+'.ilf' had "Nicd"' his lp l tysic.a l , a s 6cire i iiabovr -de-scribed, P'laineiffhas suffimad t imbnirmism ent, . humiJipl',ion and iinjury to his r cpubatian andd proiression .
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23 . Plaintiff mmt)y, i n :a r1xrcales by v : lcrc n cr: th e farc-going P' urag x,aphs I through 22, iincluis i v c, as IhovIe i IPul1 y ai lc;gcd ]xvin. 24. Th e i n1`'a nn al'ai>n released by 'th e Man ta Falcons to KFEL, the Spotting

News, and tl ic, national press, vi i i r;smzlvd l wrei n at xrv c , was ifa l:t an d ~1 c ffmM t Di y .

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The communication ai f tlhc n : l.asci 3 information Iby IN: Mania Imicovis to .

f +1FFl.., flhc Spoling News, and lic irvit i cmal pn.s,s,, as described h e rc;iizabovc , was unprin i licgrd .
26 . . At the timic o l'th e c; atrkrni.ui i lcacia n s Ua t h e Spoiling News an d the Ltot the

Y tatioinal p ress, De fen d mnf, Aa l antei Falcons 1fu 3cw or should have k now n

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in lCo nn a l ion and the 6 lsr.,stat trr%cn't ha Phi I1Lti11rhad " f ji l cd" his pl Ly sic; a[, a s hem in aibo w
described, w a s done With rr i alicr and ii reckless d isire g ard for If ic t m tlh .

2 7B As it direct result and legal co mcqui:nce OT die: false and d r. ( 4 ra 4ory s wrrnc n us, relfease o I']'l aii nlifl'., pi-i va tc irifDirm ;ktia n girn d the false ,st acctr i c nt that Plaintiff bad "friilkc S"' t is phy si c al, a ;>'hl : re li n abi3v e cfe slcri be ;d . Plain ti ff has, suifFe r c-cl iem'b ;u rmssinenl , hum i lLiat i cn and injlu r( t ci NS rl-FIu tatiian an d p rolc :uiori. 26 . As a further direct result wed R e gal c ;ai n sequ e nre ol' th e false and & .4 a immalry
sl aitc rncnts, r e ll ra se of P1a ii Mitl ' :, pivatie irkf'omi at ion and th i! falser :st a te rne rrt llhal Plaint i ff had "f ii'led " h is priyslEcalV, as hier e iriabowe doscirilbwel, Plaintiff has sufrc :red slx:cizit hirrn in Oat lie was dirpr ivcd o f th e ability t ci M.J;oltiate fivnca bl e ccm ira el't lierin s as a 1"rec, agent a nd vms siF;n,cd liver ikn t he training season at a i.amjrcnsjstia n and on terms below the fair market value i'or a player Olrlzi s skills and,expcricnce .

29 . 1Dclfc nd uu Atlanta F a 'lcon "s pu lb l i< : ati on Of ih c Tab-c and dr f 'aimalta ry sta1ernenks, rel euse ~ i>f I'la i ntifl' : ; private izl t 'ol ^nnatian Bind thc falser stalvirient that Plaintiff
ha d "fail ed " his physical, its t irn:in abo ve described, is U l i on ab les ii rc!, p a ;.li vc oI' :sp e cial

harm , PIai i iztij 'f i:~ rr it i t l' cd to d~ ~m,3 g es fir leis inj ~u iy ~v il tlsc ru~t prn a fof s~~eci a ! h a~rrn ,
WI IE F ; FI? IRE'., Plaintiff demands j udgrmnt a gai nst D .-lcndant Atlanta Falcons for damages, susta i ned by T' I ,iinti:ff; IIaplheir with c a ts, pmeju d1pneiit and postju d gmient . iizt eircsIl, a nd s uc h other rellie 1' th lis ilorno rifotr Co wl de crn s ,j us t wici l 3 p frropriatl : u n d er tlhr,
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IN '1C I i'E S T ' A, 7'E COURT OF 1 LJvP1 71V ( `O uti TV' ' STATEOF GEORGIA

L .exf S N i ex i s 7fra nj c:tic n ];Cr ] .gF2 738 Z3 Date : Mar 27 2'.007 3 :0 2! FIM M a rk, Ha r pe ir, Clerk

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·r . xr]LANTA, FALCONS FOUTI3A L,I.. CLUB, LLC, De; fm rtd' ant.

An' [ OL F ' arl:a m d D r arier'a )J1~i iic $1flo r~ o rPrn Rae V kY Adrn ii eAwrl _ T Pursuant to the Georgia Rule or 'GDUri 4 .4 ., ,A,r u N11cFar la nd Draper ("NrOmriP)., hereby n Split's to thi<,s 1; Ionorkbl c Court fur an +Drclc r gram.ing, admission try pna tr icC close t}ii ;t Court pro hac vi'e~e m eo un :3cl for P1 aum iCPi n the above- ent li t lad proaee~dini g p ending'he :f'ore this Court. Applicant stated amt ;stie is a " I7bmiessie Ijiv+yc r"Jas dalined in Georgia Rulle of Court 4 .4);, t hat shc i s aic3 muttcd to praciicr h I Ee SUM .' ~oi70al ;lornia bu t not ill the S t ate ~oJFl,i~ .orgiu~, that she nri4 he v i resid+z in nor is regularlLy em p2oye l d a [ an office in the S ¢ atc of Gkorgia, Cult she has bn: ri ir i ained 6y the i.licni~ (Gn ady Ya cj ;soii) prior ( c o per r lro n nii ng snvicc: ; iin the . S 5tatr of' (3arory ; i ~. and 17'u d she hens been n rgains ted v + ap pm, on bel l ad 1' oi C M r . Jackson in the 6ova-cnlit2 ed pnKtl :d ili g .
In support of this a Ap iiw it i ori , App l i-ca nt An n Mc1°QWlla nd Drapc r, hen .-by declares ud states s IFo1lows ;

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S .. N am notii employed in the State o!' (i c:o [ f;ia, rcges .}cis'l y or odwm' sc . N urn n:gu lady s
employed in. the C ity airui Counh,~ OfSam Francisco, Stare of Ca l iGoin ia; , where I arri "of counsel ." to the law fi rnn of Farta cr d 'c Company A , tto:rni r ys, L[ .N . My bimsinrss a ddress pa t Rtrlk-r & Company . 4t t,xncws ,,L ; L IP is 114 7 Sansomc Stirect, LL , .5-inF razxiScO, (:<< l i,forsiia 9411 L 11 do not . resid c in th e: State of Cicorcg,iz· I msice i n the City Cur d County Of S an Fmciyzo, Sta t e o f C 'a 'IilPo nii;i. For reasons of' Fre rson:ii s e :tLriir~, I ir giaell that I not Ibex required to l d is+. l me my p 1Crso r w l rcsidein<:e address in, t h is public d a :u m e nr. If maintain a n oit- b usuies s a ddr ess of t 10 P ac: i iGi ; Am . 0 3 :i 1 , San F rancisco, C4lUumi ,a 94111, s l which I mce'iv e nnp pmonal mail and deliveries . If 1}] .C Court requires disclosure of m y ac t ual pcmo nal reriden ce a :idre:ss . I request thm the disclosure be rrad c- Wider ;steal or I.7 carRCrQ,.

2. The name Of lh.c client Whom I sa . k, to represent in this proceeding i s the Plaint i f lf,
Gr id y Jadmn. Mr . ,Jackson h as retained the law :tirrn of F,ar Mer & Company Mtorneys, 1111,

and imaim ry s uri c J. 'M u lm:r a n d m ysel f, Uo represent tri m in c anncclici n wlil lt the disrUtr l hnt is i he s ubjccc of (lie gibover-ientitl ed p i,oc, : ed ing, ard has se q u+cs,lM that I appear on his behff in the al*v c ·,cn iidr d proceeding . Mr. Jackson [s a . nationally kn owa p rofirss i onsd NFL lfa o i6e:1 1 pZaiy c r. Mr, Jackson can Ix rGac :he4i aimvi gh h is NFi . j sp;e nt, An ge l o 1Vrip,hi , S p oi1s'W'es e Football 2708.1 iGrem d ,vi cw A . vcn uc . H.iy w·an ll, C-,q 94542, t1elcpho ne { 51 1)) S81 -b . S lli: . For reasons of confidentiality arid personal eociuiry, I request ih ai: I n ot lbc, irequ iss;dl 4a disclose the pciso rm.f address car lel' e phonc number of Mr . Jlackso,n ( t}ic client sought to be represented in t his 1p roccrc diing) i n . ibis publicly fiilcd ; do c ummi t . If [lie Court requires dli!41osum OF Mr . Jackson's jx rr.ona] address or trlrpbon c , 1,i unl t icr, 1 request Oat I h c disclosure be i n mIr under s4m l or In i:a Mercr .

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3 . I aryl ; a mrimbcr of die Stale Dar o t' (,edifcsrnia, My CstiN ni a ;it utc Du r ' Nu m b cr is OiS :id6 9. 1 wa s admitted to pia c t icC be lron: ill iD!' I hie c i>ur~s o f die State of Cafilronih (including . the ('a li farni a S upixme Court, ll: e G i :Kiic t Courts o1"A]pj x ull , 8110 I ',hC $7 t1I courts of this swic) . in Q eN.-cmb cr 1975 .en d havre been continuously ac[mittied :sinc e dust 1ilm e . The f oll lotivin,g h; a lis t of acldlilloniall vouuis b efcm- wh i c h I have been »ilmi tt, .d to p a ct icc and tlir ircsInxtivc periods of admission : Ninth Circuit Cou rt of ApIp e: als s iinec lacecm,bcj- 1f9' 75

l1nillc d States District Court f ur I hu-'N o, nlhernn sii n G; IDimcmb¢r V1 5 District ofCaliramin lJni'lcd States District Co u rt !'or ffic Central over 2 S ye ars I) isl ric% of 'CaEi fcinnia United S lail crs District { ror the ELStcrn .curt D is l ri¢¢ o f C :a ti fcmn ia a ,ppro,chatcly 2Ci !years

Admission to the i Jnil cd States Di strict Courts includes a dmiissim to practice 6efa rc : ilh e L 1ri i l ed Stales ] 3ank n iptc, y Co isr t in these < l i:wr i r es, arid I have praciln,ccd bu fam the I'J ni tcd States I 3w4,nuptiey Cowl ill the Norftrn la id Eastern Districts ~ o l7 iGal iforniz. I w as also admitted uo praclice pro h2c vice in the (:iR : uit C'a l un in Pi l ne:il 'las Coiunt; y, Florida lit np pr ox iima i,ely , 11994 .
4. C have never -c n denied a drniiviion,p, a, hoc vice in the ;hate of G'cm-g iat . I 'I have

niev er 'hi ~dl ndmi~syi[r n ~rnv hac ~vdc ~ ! i~rvo 4 :ed iii th e S t~itr. is /' ( 3i tary;ia, '.[ I~frv c rie v e ~ r batni di sc i > > li n~ed

oir s anct ia-n ed in my way b y wny court i in the Suite l' l .; ccInsia. : i. No dii scipl l inani pcou:edi rng (fcrrma ll or oth rwise ) h m aver been b rou ght a,pi n :,t w

mie by any disniplina qrmi t honit y In any junisdit4 ion within die last fivei(S)yrurs .

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6. 1 have u cv cr tfccn' hc l d formally iin c ont e mpt o r codtie,ri,vii se sanctioned by anly court i n a written order ire th e last five (S ) years for clisobe dirrice to its lu tes oirorders , 7. I have ci cv icu applied to eppcarJ!?ro IWc v,Pct i re any proceeding bel oee a n y c our t Or

agency in thc suite o f I acor,gi a w ic him th r jprrcc !cd i ng two Ycam . : 8. I have reviirwc d Mu l faM i liarii zcci myself 'with Me Qra rgi a Rules of P' rol c :ssicmall

Ccmdu ct,1'ocfs! c u lt:; an d cowl procedures of this court. 9' . The na m e, address, te:lrpho i ru: nurnlxr and bar imun l e r of me aclive member in goad s»nc3ing0 1"lhe bar of this .tA tI e u bD will ;sFpn -s o r my f>ro hue; ivi cer reqmst is as follows : Samuel VL'ab d hci uu- Ill (Cie oirg;ia Bar Nco. 7,55070:1 COacn CI 'IC0nrlor l5un7'n ut P ll=r, Suite 2200 : 3 (1 7 peactinre Stn: e:t, N Ii Al t .int :t, CIA 30308 Tell.-phone- ON) 5 'is!·:2(Kp Tic a stpvc- n azn erl Georgia am>: rn:y an d the A thrit L Ilaw, f irm nf C :calen O' (.oninoir have a giv a3 ta, f a prAar or record vtii~ h nn . : in Ns p iroax din,g .
D .. 1 imake, this application c oncurr ently with Eric 1 . I Fe irlx r and the law firm of Far bce dt C:ornpmnl r Alto m e;y s , GLP, to which I am p 4) f ra ~umjcL The: law Arm of Farber & ICei np ;Iriy ACt orn eys, ' L1L1P, i rcp re ser t:i a nu rri b eir of a rcrfm s il o mxl NFL football pl aya ' s I' s uc ;h wi G nacly Jarksori, who is t h e E'l ain tilT in A e above-anti tte cl pro.-eading ;l . Although the offices ci f du :llaw fi ne of F' atk ser & 13Dmp s my At kl nleys, 1.11, arc in Sark 'financis ro, ;5tmc of ('a difornila , iiLi c Zicnts am lauded tlvrau,ghc ou! Lb c U nit ed 15 IA t cs.

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1[ Iw,vc read the foregoing statcinen ( and nm funilia~~ with ii ts caintcnt and know the

same lay be true o f may own F crsoinrd knowledge, I declare un&- r ~the penalty f ~perjury under the laws of tree SUL te Of Georgia ny! the State of Ca] 'i rorniia dial this A.ppniwation ,and : the Ducts set ti>r4L her<:bub m. .w e true arkd correct and iEhur, a this V 'tI;i firatio lZ Was executed Ibis 26"" dsg of March, 2D0 7 , al: San F'r n ,cisco, State of 'Cal if<mnia ,. $ y n etLs1an Of th e abc>ve ,, ucidei sii gnedl CA)u nsc l n.spec:li;ull ;y requests th is I loriorable Court to ,gim M: the application to p rw ice before this Court p ro Fia c 'vi:ae. B~ ) V,['1fZlflpk> VV1I CERE Qi F', t is t:ndce'si;gtti·dl lhc:n :utilci Sets her h,arul a xl ;seal thus(~~~ u day oIF'J201Ji' . .

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lfprTHF ;;] 'xm COURT or ]E I JI[;Ta ' I.iD iJT'm, \ s7fA' I 'lE or GEORGIA

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IN TE If F : ;S"['A'I' : F COURT OF FULTON COUNTY . ,sr .&TE OF GEORGIA GRADY JACK SON, Plaintiff,

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Pursuant to tic, (n:o rgi .a Ti u Ic of C'o uil 4 .4 , Eric .) . Farbcr ("A ~pgl icai nt"'), hereby ap;pli c:s t o this Honorable Court i Co.r as Order grainti iog sdniis:oiiari 110 p ra ctice 'b~ : foi~ c this Court pro hac v ice as cowicl for Fl ai r,iti ff in the a.bowe-cntitI ec t proceeding peeling, before this Court . Applicant States Chutt he i s e "DIomI rstia Lawyer' (as de iin c d i n Georgia Rule .a1' Court 4 :4 ), that he its admitted to p ia c t i c:e i :I the State o il Iwil ifoJnia bu t n ea t i n the St ate of Georgia, t eat she neither resides in nor i!; re p tarl,l etn p lo; ye d tit am office ii ' the Slate o ff Georgia, dia t uZ i e has Ikcin n :t » inrdl by the c ll icnt ( Grad y ]2ic' k x n;) prior bd pMformi:ig, : v nriCcs in ' lbi e st;il c o ro afrgiia, . and 1 'ha1 she has been c(ju cstcv! u ) apjxa r on behalf of Drf ir. Jackson i n n thr above- entitlied e proccrd i n;g .
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I . 1 &n i r;g ul+ uly employed in thc City and C 'ou,my of San,

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Callifor n i n, when; ll , am the i ma nq in ig partner o f Oc: !law firm of Father AL C' omp lany Attoirnc; ys, LLP,, My business address is 1941 : >an so nx ,5ui ;ct, L . I ., Saii Francisco, C ' ali ;fo r nia 941 II 1 . ] '. a nn n eat employed n the: S tate: ia f ' 13~~c~r ;gia,, regularly o r o th Crw i ;sc I clo y ri ot ri--ildc in the State or Gamria . For reasons of personal sr+:uriil y, 1 ,req Lx!st that I not be required to disclose my

personal res :iJ enc : c address in this public docwrent . IF the Court requires discksurc of my personal resid rr,ce address,, I request that 'Me d1 iscloH xe be made under :ua'1 or in cm ara. m r :!. The na m e or the c 1l ic;nt whom I seck to : e pa sent in 1 :his, pr o c eeding is the P ll ai n tiff;

Grady J ackson . VIr,, Jackson h as irctahnrd the la w Ii rni of'Fm'bs :r & Company Attorneys, IIP, and . 8dI0'IT,i C ,Y;I Ann ;[v4cF,ulan d Draper wdi rn;yxelt;, to represent him in connection w4t h, the dispute that is th e subjec t of d i c, abov<:- e ruiitl esd proceeding. and , has re : g wemu :d (hr. I appear on h is behalf in th e alx,v e .-crntitl cr d procccd ing . Mr. :facloA n is a nationally known ppDl5CSsioruil NFL timba lt pla, rr. Mr. Jackson can be reached through his N F1[L a:;cnc , Angdo 'W riglht, Sporu West y 1Foctlmi!!, 27084, Grtndvi e w Avenue . Il l a,rvviurl, CAL 94542, itelcp'horc 1,5f10) 5 6'I-G'9112 . For

reasons or confidentiality a nd persona l secu rity, I request Chat l riot b .- requirod to disclose the x p mona l address or telephone n um'bcx of AIr . , l aclkso n ( i~h e e'licnd smig h t to tK represented in this proceeding) in thi s publicly filed cl oCIu r m:n4. If -the Court requires discTostire of Mr . Jackson's personal address or telephone Jtumb cr, I request that the d' i sc'Iasi :rc be made under ; s era) or irr [ raMe,rn .
.I . I mm a mc rnfVr of the St ate : Bar o lf Gal ii 'ornk My C'alliJ'n r nia Suite, Ba r Number iii 5% ; '12. I itias gul rriit tc :d to practice befo re the Supreme Court io l' Oal li falni a in January 017 1994,

rvl,ic h ~i nc l~udcs all ,stat e court s o!' Qdi firr n iia. I em also Omin . ed to p;raceice 1xfore Va ., UnIcdl

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S t;u ~.s D istn c It Cin v i in the l V orthrr n, L·xAc rn , t " cn ti ulf and Soul hcrn [?ist ricls of Ca li l 'omia. I was . admitted to prat+ii, :a before the N'orLhcrn z)isirict on ;5i:pl tcmikr 21, 199.4, tlhc!'Esslc : r in Disurii :t ai n N'nvom bi.-r 29. 149 :i, the Central Cli :bir t am l 4ov c rnb c e ,t:!, 199:5 and ttc .uFuthc m Di :mic [ on Janua ry 'l i!, 19 96. I ivas a,drtmiuc d to p iractic;e brfci rrc the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals On Alptil 61, 2001 . On 1anm y 22 , . 2 {10 1 6 vvas also a dmiu ed lo ;pia et i re 6elfore: the tfni l cd S ta t es Supreme Court . [haves also been adrniAerl to prac: t ioe pv Jiac vice be irorer the United S l ates District Court 6Dr Ih c Eastern Distict of Missouri . 4 . 1 Ihav c n ever been denied admission pro h ac ivicu ii n the'SI% lc o f' ()<:a r gia . I Mire move r had aIJ m iission,pra J LOc v ic e nrvo:ked', in the :m ate of Georgia . I have nev er been disciplinod oar s:sn i rti oricd 'ut any sway b y a ny oDurt iin the .151ale of Georgia. 5. No disciplinary p r ixtiec[iiag ~( f 'oi^nul or o'th eirwise :) has e v er teen brought against

nncr by any d'iscipli r my a ot horhy i n ;u iy jwIsdic, t i o n vshlh in th c llast fir e (: S ), y e w-s . 6. 1 have never be e n held formally in aon tcrn pt ai r otherwise .4mclioned by any court

rule, in a wm iUen order in 1 h<; list hi ve (!i) years for disdbcsdi e nm ila its ; o rciuders .
7 . 1 have never applied to appirar pmo him . -vice i!n any pracGCdliap ; lx fosr any G irt or m agnicy in the Stale cl' {.3e :orjsIi within die prM :e diing vm:o yeam.

8 . '[ have rc-rilmod and faimitiarizedl myself NrittL the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct- lara il rules and u 3urt p raacd uirs o ff this coui t 9 . 'Tihc r ~n:mne r, address. lel cph o ne numk Mr and air n uini ttr or trot ml ivr : m e mb er in baaf s t aa~dli~~p ; o F'chc : bar of %his staff: Who,wil ;l sponsor inyp ino h, xv ip [,u, : e,;uese is a,3 ;fo l lo w s :

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S anw: 2 VVix~dh,ous e III (Georgia D arWo . 755070) C 'omm 1)" C'omnn r

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T 'ellephcm e; (4 iD=L ) 57'2 - 2 400 The 6csv e · r mm,eid Gicorgici Eiseo rrie y aul the A ,tl anfu law arm o if Cozen C M 'Con :iai r have gig reed to .-Cor s aFrpo ar ord with imc in this prixec-ding . llQl . 1 nuke thi,>applicatio n concurrently will L ,A,rmi 1Drnpcr wlw is q/'C cr14A serr to 'the law

iGuvil F as$er & (;<nnFw; y AUomc;y s , lLP , The law limn of f ,m b i cr & C'a41ipan y Att o rnz y,, L,tP, ircprcu :nt s . 9 purnM .r of pralc,ssional NFL N tlbdl players (such wc iGra.d y l acksm, who lis the Plaintiff Iii the nhQvci :nititled prrnxoding) . 1 1. (ha ves re e l P.lic foregoing staurrnrni t and jinn familiar with its content and krow Ihc

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11 ~dcc l a m a under t he' pana 'Ity or rxrjur,~ uiuler the laws of the Gate or C icorsi ., arid', the Suite of iC+a l i toi'n iz thai th is NF>p l icaiion and th e fa c ts set forth Ihc7, :ioatovc are truce and corr,ec't and dial this I;errifiea lion was ec :u tcd this 5'1~ i 3:i y of tiiari:} i, 2007, ai San F'rtne :iseo, S Ur, 10iT'sdii f 3inia.

By reascm of the i st pvc, u ndrrs'rgn cd Counsel n : s;per t f u ll l y ireq ,Lx:sGn this I lunora blla Court to gram[ the siP l slicn c i orn 10 practice lb(. foi r US Cv lun n ,~cl hire vice. I d cv: Z aYe under the INrnn;lty wf jperrjunr wui,--u the LOWS o f the ZStstI! Of li , ;ci rgia tha t the above i S true tend eoIri: ct .

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IN THE :`1CAT 1E COURT OFFULTONCOUIPTV > STATE OF C E ;C/RI,; ; 1/ 1

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