City of Seattle v. Professional Basketball Club LLC

Filing 68

DECLARATION of Jonathan Harrison filed by Plaintiff City of Seattle re 62 SEALED MOTION re 17 Protective Order, Terminate Motions ; SEALED MOTION re 17 Protective Order, Terminate Motions ;, 61 MOTIONS IN LIMINE to Exclude Evidence Related to Survey Results, 65 MOTIONS IN LIMINE REDACTED to Exclude Evidence of Alleged 'Dysfunction' in the Relationship Between the City and PBC, 66 SEALED MOTION re 17 Protective Order, Terminate Motions ;, 60 MOTIONS IN LIMINE to Exclude Statements of Individual Seattle City Council Members, to the Extent Offered as Admissions Purporting to Bind the City, 67 MOTIONS IN LIMINE REDACTED - to Exclude Evidence Related to Local Investors, 64 SEALED MOTION re 17 Protective Order, Terminate Motions ; SEALED MOTION re 17 Protective Order, Terminate Motions ;, 63 MOTIONS IN LIMINE REDACTED - to Exclude Evidence of Defendant's Efforts to Obtain a "Successor Venue" to KeyArena (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A Part 1, # 2 Exhibit Ex. A Part 2, # 3 Exhibit A Part 3, # 4 Exhibit A Part 4, # 5 Exhibit A Part 5, # 6 Exhibit A Part 6, # 7 Exhibit A Part 7, # 8 Exhibit A Part 8, # 9 Exhibit A Part 9, # 10 Exhibit A Part 10, # 11 Exhibit A Part 11, # 12 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 1, # 13 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 2, # 14 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 3, # 15 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 4, # 16 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 5, # 17 Exhibit A FR2 Part 6, # 18 Exhibit A FR2 Part 7, # 19 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 8, # 20 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 9, # 21 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 10, # 22 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 11, # 23 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 12, # 24 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 13, # 25 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 14, # 26 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 15, # 27 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 16, # 28 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 17, # 29 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 18, # 30 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 19, # 31 Exhibit A FR 2 Part 20, # 32 Exhibit B Part 1, # 33 Exhibit B Part 2, # 34 Exhibit B Part 3, # 35 Exhibit B Part 4, # 36 Exhibit C, # 37 Exhibit D Part 1, # 38 Exhibit D Part 2, # 39 Exhibit D Part 3, # 40 Exhibit D Part 4, # 41 Exhibit D Part 5, # 42 Exhibit F, # 43 Exhibit F - Redacted, # 44 Exhibit G, # 45 Exhibit H, # 46 Exhibit I, # 47 Exhibit J, # 48 Exhibit K, # 49 Exhibit L, # 50 Exhibit M, # 51 Exhibit N, # 52 Exhibit O, # 53 Exhibit P, # 54 Exhibit Q, # 55 Exhibit R, # 56 Exhibit S, # 57 Exhibit T SEALED, # 58 Exhibit U-Redacted, # 59 Exhibit V, # 60 Exhibit W, # 61 Exhibit X)(Lawrence, Paul) Modified on 5/28/2008 (JJT, ).

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City of Seattle v. Professional Basketball Club LLC Doc. 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 v. PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL CLUB, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company, Defendant. Honorable Marsha J. Pechman UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE CITY OF SEATTLE, a first-class charter city, Plaintiff, No. C07-01620-MJP DECLARATION OF JONATHAN HARRISON IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S MOTIONS IN LIMINE Note on Motion Calendar: June 6, 2008 I, Jonathan Harrison, declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the following is true and correct. I am over the age of 18, have personal knowledge of the matters stated below, and, if called to testify, could and would so testify. 1. I am an attorney at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, LLP, and am licensed to practice law in the State of Washington. I represent the City of Seattle ("City") in the above-captioned matter. 2. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the Survey of Adults in the Seattle Metropolitan Area and in the City of Seattle (PBC 107175-107517) ("Field Survey"), which The Professional Basketball Club, LLC ("PBC") produced to the City during discovery in this case. DECLARATION OF JONATHAN HARRISON IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S MOTIONS IN LIMINE - 1 Case No. C07-01620-MJP K:\2065932\00001\20743_KLV\20743P20H3 KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART PRESTON GATES ELLIS LLP 925 FOURTH AVENUE SUITE 2900 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104-1158 TELEPHONE: (206) 623-7580 FACSIMILE: (206) 623-7022 Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 3. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the National Basketball Association Franchise Purchase Agreement By and Among The Professional Basketball Club, LLC, and The Basketball Club of Seattle, LLC ("Sonics Purchase Agreement"), July 14, 2006, which PBC produced to the City during discovery in this case. 4. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true and correct copy of a July 18, 2006 letter from Clayton Bennett to Howard Schultz ("Good Faith Letter"). 5. Attached hereto as Exhibit D is a true and correct copy of the Premises Use & Occupancy Agreement ("Lease") between the City and SSI Sports, Inc., March 2, 1994. 6. Attached hereto as Exhibit E is a true and correct copy of the First Amended Complaint for Relief Arising Out of Fraud, Misrepresentation and Breach of Contract, May 20, 2008, which was printed from Western District of Washington Case No. 08-CV-00623MJP, Dkt. No. 6. 7. Clayton Bennett of PBC was deposed on April 23, 2008. Attached as Exhibit F are true and correct excerpts of a true and correct transcription of Bennett's April 2008 deposition ("Bennett Dep."). 8. Attached hereto as Exhibit G is a true and correct copy of an excerpt from a true and correct transcription of the parties' Pretrial Conference with the Court on January 29, 2008. 9. Attached hereto as Exhibit H is a true and correct copy of Seattle City Council Ordinance 117049, February 14, 1994. Ordinance 117049 was obtained from the Seattle City Clerk's Office. The attachments to the Ordinance are not included in Exhibit H. 10. Attached hereto as Exhibit I are true and correct copies of the City of Seattle Charter ("Charter"), Art. IV, §§ 7, 14, and Art. V, § 7, which were printed from the City of Seattle's website (http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~public/charter.htm) on May 24, 2008. 11. Attached hereto as Exhibit J is a true and correct copy of Seattle City Council Ordinance 122492, September 10, 2007. Ordinance 122492 was printed from the Seattle DECLARATION OF JONATHAN HARRISON IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S MOTIONS IN LIMINE - 2 Case No. C07-01620-MJP K:\2065932\00001\20743_KLV\20743P20H3 KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART PRESTON GATES ELLIS LLP 925 FOURTH AVENUE SUITE 2900 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104-1158 TELEPHONE: (206) 623-7580 FACSIMILE: (206) 623-7022 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 City Clerk's website (http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~public/CBOR1.htm) on May 27, 2008. 12. Attached hereto as Exhibit K is a true and correct copy of PBC's Answer to Request for Admission No. 7. 13. Daniel Barth, interim President and CEO of PBC, was deposed on April 25, 2008. Attached as Exhibit L are true and correct excerpts of a true and correct transcription of Barth's April 2008 deposition ("Barth Dep."). 14. Attached hereto as Exhibit M is true and correct copy of the Instrument of Assumption, dated October 23, 2006, among the City, PBC, and The Basketball Club of Seattle, LLC. 15. Attached hereto as Exhibit N is a true and correct copy of the PBC press release, dated April 16, 2007, entitled "Statement by Clay Bennett on Lack of Action of Legislation Authorizing King County to Develop a Multipurpose Events Center." 16. Attached hereto as Exhibit O is a true and correct copy of an email from Clayton Bennett to Joel Litvin, of the National Basketball Association, dated April 23, 2007. 17. Attached hereto as Exhibit P is a true and correct copy of the Seattle Times article, written by Jim Brunner, dated July 27, 2007, and entitled "Initiative aimed at holding Sonics to KeyArena lease." The article was printed from the Seattle Times website on May 27, 2008 (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003808219_keyarena27m.html). 18. Attached hereto as Exhibit Q is a true and correct copy of the Seattle Times article, written by Jim Brunner, dated August 2, 2007, and entitled "Sonics owner won't meet with Nickels if KeyArena on agenda." The article was printed from the Seattle Times website on May 27, 2008 (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003818556_webbennett03m.html). 19. Attached hereto as Exhibit R is a true and correct copy of PBC's September 2007 arbitration demand. 20. Attached hereto as Exhibit S is a true and correct copy of the engagement KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART PRESTON GATES ELLIS LLP 925 FOURTH AVENUE SUITE 2900 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104-1158 TELEPHONE: (206) 623-7580 FACSIMILE: (206) 623-7022 DECLARATION OF JONATHAN HARRISON IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S MOTIONS IN LIMINE - 3 Case No. C07-01620-MJP K:\2065932\00001\20743_KLV\20743P20H3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 letter from B. Gerald Johnson to Thomas A. Carr enclosing the Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP Terms of Engagement for Legal Services, dated September 21, 2007. 21. Wally Walker was deposed on May 9, 2008. Attached as Exhibit T are true and correct excerpts of a true and correct transcription of Walker's May 2008 deposition ("Walker Dep."). 22. Tim Ceis was deposed on April 28, 2008. Attached as Exhibit U are true and correct excerpts of a true and correct transcription of Ceis' April 2008 deposition ("Ceis Dep."). 23. Attached hereto as Exhibit V is a true and correct copy of the Seattle Times article, written by Matt Griffin, dated March 26, 2008, and entitled "KeyArena: capturing an opportunity." The article was printed from the Seattle Times website on May 27, 2008 (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2004305563_mattgriffin26.html). 24. Attached hereto as Exhibit W is a true and correct copy of the subpoena issued to Matt Griffin on May 20, 2008. 25. Attached hereto as Exhibit X is a true and correct copy of PBC's May 9, 2008 Second Supplemental Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a) Disclosure. 26. PBC and a third party designated the following deposition testimony as either confidential or attorneys-eyes-only: Deposition Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Page & Line Page 334/Lines 18-25 Page 339/Line 22 through Page 340/Line 10 Page 100/Lines 2-7 Page 98/Lines 5-15 Page 115/Lines 16 through Page 152/Line 22 Page 150/Line 11 through Page 151/Line 5 KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART PRESTON GATES ELLIS LLP 925 FOURTH AVENUE SUITE 2900 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104-1158 TELEPHONE: (206) 623-7580 FACSIMILE: (206) 623-7022 DECLARATION OF JONATHAN HARRISON IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S MOTIONS IN LIMINE - 4 Case No. C07-01620-MJP K:\2065932\00001\20743_KLV\20743P20H3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Deposition Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Clay Bennett Tim Ceis Page & Line Page 152/Lines 2-22 Page 154/Line 15 through Page 155/Line 9 Page 157/Line 24 through Page 158/Line 20 Page 100/Lines 2-7 Page 129/Lines 1-8 Page 136/Line 24 through Page 137/Line 7 Page 118/Line 1 through Page 119/Line 1 Page 118/Lines 20-24 Page 127/Lines 14 through Page 128/Line 6 Page 127/Lines 14-25 Page 298/Lines 12-23 Page 38 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct: EXECUTED this 27th day of May, 2008 at Seattle, Washington. /s/ Jonathan Harrison Jonathan Harrison DECLARATION OF JONATHAN HARRISON IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S MOTIONS IN LIMINE - 5 Case No. C07-01620-MJP K:\2065932\00001\20743_KLV\20743P20H3 KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART PRESTON GATES ELLIS LLP 925 FOURTH AVENUE SUITE 2900 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98104-1158 TELEPHONE: (206) 623-7580 FACSIMILE: (206) 623-7022

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