Free Letter re Appeal - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 99-cv-2077-JLK MARK E. SHEPHERD, SR., Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, a corporation, Defendant.

Civil Action No. 03-cv-1364-JLK SCOT HOLLONBECK, JOSE ANTONIO INIGUEZ, JACOB WALTER JUNG HO HEILVEIL, and VIE SPORTS MARKETING, INC., a Georgia corporation, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, a federally-chartered corporation, and U.S. PARALYMPICS, INC., f/k/a UNITED STATES PARALYMPIC CORPORATION, a Colorado non-profit corporation, Defendants.

JOINT NOTICE OF APPEAL

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 3(b)(1), Plaintiffs Mark Shepherd (in Civil Action No. 99-cv-2077-JLK) and Plaintiffs Scot Hollonbeck, Jose Antonio Iniguez, Jacob Walter Jung Ho Heilveil, and Vie Sports Marketing, Inc., (in Civil Action No. 03-cv-1364-JLK)

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hereby submit their Joint Notice of Appeal. Plaintiffs hereby appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit from the November 16, 2006 order entitled Memorandum Opinion and Order Granting Defendants' Dispositive Motions re Athlete Claims ("Order"). Judgment entered pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on January 10, 2007. In Civil Action No. 99-cv-2077-JLK, the Order granted the USOC's Motion for Summary Judgment on Plaintiff's Second and Third Claims for Relief and denied Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Adjudication. In Civil Action No. 03-cv-1364-JLK, the Order granted Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' ADA and Rehab Act Claims Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). Plaintiff Shepherd hereby appeals the dismissal of Counts II and III of his Third Amended Complaint and Plaintiffs Hollonbeck, Iniguez, Heilveil, and Vie Sports Marketing, Inc., hereby appeal the dismissal of ClaimsI and II of their Amended Complaint.

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Respectfully submitted,

FOX & ROBERTSON, P.C.

/s Amy Farr Robertson Amy Farr Robertson Timothy P. Fox Ari R. Krichiver Fox & Robertson, P.C. 910 - 16th Street, Suite 610 Denver, CO 80202 303.595.9700 (voice) 303.595.9705 (fax) [email protected] Attorneys for All Plaintiffs Darold Killmer Mari Newman Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP 1543 Champa Street, Suite 400 The Odd Fellows Hall Denver, CO 80202 303.571.1000 (voice) 303.571.1101 (fax) [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff Shepherd Kevin W. Williams Legal Program Director Colorado Cross Disability Coalition 655 Broadway, Suite 775 Denver, CO 80203 303.839.1775 (voice) 303.839.1782 (fax) [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiffs Hollonbeck, Iniguez, Heilveil, and Vie Sports Marketing, Inc. Dated: February 6, 2007

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Certificate of Service I hereby certify that on February 6, 2007, I electronically filed the foregoing Joint Notice of Appeal with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to the following e-mail addresses: John William Cook [email protected] Jeffrey S. George [email protected] Anne Hall Turner [email protected] Edward John Butler [email protected] Raymond Myles Deeny [email protected] Nancy Dawn Webber [email protected] Darold W. Killmer [email protected] Mari Newman [email protected] Kevin William Williams [email protected]

And a copy was mailed by first class mail postage prepaid to: Christopher Todd Handman Hogan & Hartson, LLP-DC 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20004-1109

s/ Amy Farr Robertson Amy Farr Robertson Fox & Robertson, P.C. 910 - 16th Street, Suite 610 Denver, CO 80202 303.595.9700 Email: [email protected]