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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
JON JONES, GINA CARANO, FRANKIE EDGAR, MATTHAMILL, BRIAN STANN, ZUFFA, LLC d/b/a ULTIMATEFIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP, DANIELLE HOBEIKA, BETHHURRLE, DONNA HURRLE, STEVE KARDIAN, JOSEPHLOZITO, ERIK OWINGS, CHRIS REITZ AND JENNIFER SANTIAGO,
Plaintiffs,
- against -
ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN, in his official capacity as AttorneyGeneral of the State of New York, and CYRUS R. VANCE, Jr., in hisofficial capacity as District Attorney for the County of New York
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OFMOTION TO DISMISS11 Civ. 8215 (KMW)(GWG)
CYRUS R. VANCE, JR.District Attorney New York County One Hogan PlaceNew York, New York 10013(212) 335-9000By:PATRICIA J. BAILEY DAVID
E.
A.
CROWLEY Assistant District Attorneysof Counsel
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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EDERAL
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ASES
Adams v. New York State Dep’t of Educ., 752 F. Supp. 2d 420 (S.D.N.Y. 2010) ................................ 16Beatie v. City of New York
, 123 F.3d 707 (2d Cir. 1997) .......................................................................... 24Businesses for a Better N.Y. v. Angello
, 341 F. App’x 701 (2d Cir. 2009) ....................................... 15-16Chambers v. Time Warner, Inc., 282 F.3d 147 (2d Cir. 2002) .................................................................... 2City of Dallas v. Stanglin
, 490 U.S. 19 [1989] ..........................................................................................9, 13City of New Orleans v. Dukes
, 427 U.S. 297 (1976) ..................................................................... 10, 19, 23Cooper v. Parsky
, 140 F.3d 433 (2d Cir. 1998) ............................................................................................. 2Dandridge v Wialliams
, 397 U.S. 471, 485 (1970)..................................................................................11,18FCC v. Beach Commc’ns, 508 U.S. 307 (1993) .......................................................................... 9-11, 17, 21Ferguson v. Skrupa
, 372 U.S. 726 (1963) ..................................................................................................... 10Hayden v. Paterson
, 594 F.3d 150 (2d Cir. 2010) ....................................................................................... 18Heller v. Doe by Doe, 509 U.S. 312 (1993) .................................................................................... 11, 18, 22Mangiafico v. Blumenthal
, 471 F.3d 391 (2d Cir. 2006) .............................................................................. 2Metropolis Theatre Co. v. City of Chicago
, 228 U.S. 61 (1913) ............................................................... 11Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co.
, 449 U.S. 456 (1981) ........................................... 9, 12-13, 17-18Montalvo-Huertas v. Rivera-Cruz, 885 F.2d 971 (1st Cir. 1989) .............................................................. 14Munn v. Illinois, 94 U.S. 113 (1876) ............................................................................................................. 10Plyler v. Doe
, 457 U.S. 202 (1982) ......................................................................................................... 11, 18SEG Sports Corp. v. State Athletic Commission, 952 F.Supp. 202 (S.D.N.Y. 1997) ............................. 7SEG v Patterson, 1998 WL 230993 (S.D.N.Y. 1998) .................................................................................. 8Smart v. Ashcroft
, 401 F.3d 119 (2d Cir.2005) ........................................................................................... 15Smith Setzer & Sons, Inc. v. S.C. Procurement Review Panel
, 20 F.3d 1311 (4th Cir. 1994) .............. 14Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc., 527 U.S. 471 (1999) .................................................................................. 2
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U.S. R.R. Retirement Bd. v. Fritz, 449 U.S. 166 (1980) ............................................................................. 11United States v. Acoff, 634 F.3d 200 (2d Cir. 2011) ............................................................................. 14-15 Vance v. Bradley
, 440 U.S. 93 (1979) ................................................................................................ 10-11, 21 W. & S. Life Ins. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization of Cal.
, 451 U.S. 648 (1981) .................. 12-14, 16-18 Williamson v. Lee Optical of Ok
.
, 348 U.S. 483 (1955) ................................................................. 10-11, 21
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TATE
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ASES
American Boxing & Athletic Assn. v Chemung County YMCA
, 13 A.D.3d 842 (3d Dept.2004) ............................................................................................................................................................ 21Deangelis v Izzo
,192, A.D.2d 823 (3d Dept. 1993) .................................................................................... 20Morgan v State of New York
, 90 N.Y.2d 471,484 (1997) ......................................................................... 20 Turcotte v Fell
, 68 NY2d 432 (1986) ............................................................................................................ 20
F
EDERAL
:
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TATUTES
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R
ULES
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R
EGULATIONS
,
C
ONSTITUTIONAL
P
ROVISIONS
42 U.S.C. § 1983 ................................................................................................................................................. 8Fed. R. Civ. Proc. Rule 12(b)(6) ................................................................................................................... 1, 2
S
TATE
:
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TATUTES
,
R
ULES
,
R
EGULATIONS
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C
ONSTITUTIONAL
P
ROVISIONS
N.Y. Uncons. Laws § 8931 ............................................................................................................................. 21N.Y. Uncons. Laws §§ 8901-9034 .................................................................................................. 4, 7, 19, 21N.Y. Unconsolidated Laws (“N.Y. Unconsol. Law”) § 8905-a .................... 2, 3, 7, 16, 18, 21-22, 24-25
O
THER
A
UTHORITIES
Ngai, K., Levy, F. &. Hsu, E.,
Injury trends in sanctioned mixed martial arts competition: a 5-year review from 2002 to 2007
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