Case No. 18-13452-B

 __________________________________________________________________ IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

 

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MARIA DEL ROCIO BURGOS GARCIA and LUIS A. GARCIA SAZ,

 Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees

, vs. CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY FLAG SERVICE ORGANIZATION and CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY FLAG SHIP SERVICE ORGANIZATION,

 Defendants

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 Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

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On Appeal from the United States District Court Middle District of Florida, Tampa Div. – Case No. 8:13-cv-220-T-27TBM

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COMBINED BRIEF FOR DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES/CROSS-APPELLANTS (1) IN SUPPORT OF CROSS-APPEAL AND (2) RESPONDING TO PLAINTIFFS’ INITIAL BRIEF  __________________________________________________________________

Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP

F. Wallace Pope, Jr.

/Fla. Bar No. 0124449 wallyp@jpfirm.com

 Robert V. Potter

 /Fla. Bar No. 0363006  bobp@jpfirm.com Post Office Box 1368 Clearwater, FL 33757 Telephone: (727) 461-1818 Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman, P.C.

Eric M. Lieberman, Esq.

elieberman@rbskl.com 14 Wall St., Ste. 3002  New York, NY 10005 Telephone: (212) 254-1111 Counsel for Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization and Church of Scientology Flag Ship Service Organization

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Case No. 18-13452-B Garcia, et al v. Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, et al. C-1

CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

In accordance with Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.1 and Eleventh Circuit Rule 26.1-2(c), Appellees/Cross-Appellants make the following corporate disclosure: 1. The Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, Inc., Appellee, is not publicly traded, and has no parent company or subsidiaries. 2. The Church of Scientology Flag Ship Service Organization, Inc., Appellee, is not publicly traded, and has no parent company or subsidiaries. In compliance with Fed. R. App. P. 26.1, 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1, 11th Cir. R. 26.1-2(a), and 11th Cir. R. 26.1-3, the undersigned hereby certifies that the following persons and entities have an interest in the outcome of this case: 1. Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A. – Counsel for Appellants 2. Burlington, Philip M. – Counsel for Appellants 3. The Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, Inc., Clearwater, Florida, Appellee 4. The Church of Scientology Flag Ship Service Organization, Inc., Clearwater, Florida, Appellee 5. Deixler, Bert H. – Appellees’ Counsel 6. Garcia, Maria Del Rocio Burgos – Appellant 7. Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP – Appellee’s Counsel 8. Johnson, Robert E. – Appellants’ Counsel

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Case No. 18-13452-B Garcia, et al v. Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, et al. C-2 9. Gray Robinson, P.A. – Appellants’ Counsel 10. Lieberman, Eric M. – Appellees’ Counsel 11. Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman – Appellees’ Counsel 12. Pope, F. Wallace, Jr. – Appellees’ Counsel 13. Potter, Robert V. – Appellees’ Counsel 14. Saz, Luis A. Garcia – Appellant 15. Weil Quaranta McGovern, P.A. – Counsel for Appellants 16. Weil, Ronald – Appellants’ Counsel 17. Weil, Snyder, Schweikert & Ravindran, P.A. – Counsel for Appellants 18. Whittemore, James D. – United States District Judge, M.D. Fla. 19. Theodore Babbitt – Appellants’ Counsel 20. Babbitt & Johnson, P.A. – Appellants’ Counsel

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