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ALANBURKSandJACKIEHLASTAN,vs.PLENTYOFFISHMEDIA,INC.d/b/aPLENTYOFFISH.COM,AndTRUEBEGINNINGS,LLCd/b/aTRUE.COMDefendant.JUDICIALDISTRICTCOURT
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PLAINTIFFS'ORIGINALPETITION
TOTHEHONORABLEJUDGEOFSAIDCOURT:COMENOW,ALANBURKSandJACKIEHLASTAN(hereinafter"Plaintiffs"),andfilethisOriginalPetitionagainstPlentyoffishMedia,Inc.,d/b/aPlentyoffish.com(hereinafter"Plentyoffish")andTrueBeginnings,LLCd/b/aTrue.com("hereinafter"True").
PlaintiffsOriginalPetition
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LEVELIIIDISCOVERYCONTROLPLAN
1.DiscoveryisintendedtobeconductedunderLevelIIIpursuanttoTexasRuleofCivilProcedure190.4.andPlaintiffherebymovesforthisCourttoenteraLevelIIIdiscoveryplan.
PARTIES
2.ALANBURKS("~Burks")isanindividualresidinginDallasCounty,Texas.3.JACKIEHLASTAN(,'Hlastan
tl)
isanindividualresidinginCollinCounty,Texas.4.PlentyoffishMedia,Inc.("Plentyoffish")isaCanadiancorporationconductingbusinessintheUnitedStatesandDallasCounty,Texas.5.TrueBeginnings,LLC,doingbusinessunderthenameTrue.com("True")isaTexaslimitedliabilitycompanyconductingbusinessinDallasCounty,Texas.
Plaintiff'sOriginalPetition
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SERVICE6.PlentyoffishmaybeservedbyservingthecitationandacopyofthisPetitiontoPlentyoffishat:PlentyoffishMedia,Inc.c/oMarkusFrind,CEO2625555WHastingsSt,Vancouver,
BC
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#1239,565YukonSt,
Burnaby,BC
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oratanyotherlocationwhereitmaybelegallyserved.
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TruemaybeservedbyservingthecitationandacopyofthisPetitiontoTrueat:TrueBeginnings,LLCThroughitsRegisteredAgentCurtisR.Swinson12222MeritDrive,Suite1000Dallas,TX75251oratanyotherlocationwhereitmaybelegallyserved.JURISDICTIONANDVENUE8.PlaintiffsseekdamagesandequitablerelieffortortscommittedbyTrueandPlentyoffish(TrueandPlentyoffishhereinaftercollectively"Defendants")inDallasCounty,Texas.Defendants'actionsinDallasCounty,Texasarethesubjectofthislawsuit.Further,True'sprincipalplaceofbusinessisinDallasCounty,Texas.Plaintiffs'damagesareinexcessoftheminimumjurisdictionallimitofthiscourt.Therefore,jurisdictionandvenueareproperinthiscourt.
FACTS
9.PlaintiffsarethenaturalparentsofPeterBurks("Lt.Burks"),whowasborninAtlanta,Georgia.L1.BurksgrewupinDallasandgraduatedfromTrinityChristianAcademyinAddisonin1999.HereceivedaBAininternationalstudiesfromTexasA&Min2003.10.DuringhistimeatTexasA&M,Lt.BurksservedasthepresidentofPiKappaPhifraternityandwasasportswriterfor
TheBattalion.
Aftergraduating,heworkedfortheDallasCowboys,theDallasDesperadoesand
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Dallas.
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InApril2006,L1.BurksproudlyansweredthecalltoservicebyjoiningtheU.S.Armywherehereceivedhonorsinhistrainingcourses.Hisfellowsoldiersconsideredhimafearlessleaderandapersonofintegrity.
Lt.
Burkshadtheabilitytolightupanyroomwithhisglowingpersonalityandquicksenseofhumor,andlivedlifewithapassion.L1.BurksservedintheSecondStrykerCavalryRegimentasatroopleader,andmadealasting,positiveimpressioninhisshorttimewithhisplatoon.HewasawardedtheBronzeStarforcourageunderfire.
Plaintiff'sOriginalPetition
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12.OnNovember14,2007,whileleadinghismenbacktotheirbaseattheendofpatrolinBaghdad,amassive-Iranian-madebombblewupLt.Burks'vehicle.Standinguprightinthehatchtodirecthisunit,L1.Burkswasstruckintheheadbyshrapnelandwaskilled.Twoofhissoldierswerealsowounded.Plaintiffsinheritedtheownershipinterestintheirson's,L1.Burks',name,voice,signature,photographandlikeness.13.AttemptingtoexploitLt.Burks'goodlooksandstrongjawimagefortheirownfinancialgain,Defendantsusedhisphotoontheirdatingwebsitesinmultipleadvertisements.OneadincludedaphotographofL1.Burkswithacaptionreading"MilitaryManSearchingForLove""FemalesJoinNowFreet"14.AnotheradusedL1.Burks'likenessasadraw,andexhorts:
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