SHELTON v. ELITE MODEL MGT.


11 Misc.3d 345 (2005)

812 N.Y.S.2d 745

ANGELA SHELTON et al., on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. ELITE MODEL MANAGEMENT, INC., et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

September 6, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Salans, New York City (Lee P. Whidden, J. Noah Hagey and Peter Gallagher of counsel), for Monique Pillard and others, defendants.

Dowd & Marotta LLC, New York City (Raymond J. Dowd of counsel), for ID Model Management and others, defendants.

Aaron Richard Golub, New York City (Nehemiah S. Glanc and Mark Moody of counsel), for Click Model Management, Inc. and others, defendants.

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York City (Kenneth H. Eckstein, Jack Hazen and Robert T. Schmidt of counsel), for Elite Model Management Corp., defendant.

Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Young, Jones & Weintraub, New York City (Robert J. Feinstein of counsel), for Elite Model Management, S.A. and another, defendants.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York City (Kenneth R. Logan and Justin S. Stern of counsel), for Ford Models, Inc. and others, defendants.

David Bosman, defendant pro se.

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo P.C., New York City (Jerome Gotkin of counsel), for Next Management Corp. and others, defendants.

Kornstein Veisz Wexler & Pollard, LLP, New York City (Daniel J. Kornstein of counsel), for Images Management and others, defendants.

Frankel & Abrams, New York City (Sandor Frankel of counsel), for Wilhelmina Models, Inc. and others, defendants.

Hoguet Newman & Regal, LLP, New York City (Joshua Rievman of counsel), for Alain Kittler and another, defendants.

Hantman & Associates, New York City (Robert J. Hantman of counsel), for New York Models, defendant.

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, White Plains (Richard S. Oelsner of counsel), for International Management Group, Inc., and another, defendants.

Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP, New York City (Luigi Spadafora of counsel), for T Model Management, defendant.

Seward & Kissel LLP, New York City (Bruce C. Paulsen of counsel), for MFME Management Company, Ltd. and another, defendants.

McCue, Sussmane & Zapfel, P.C., New York City (Kenneth Sussmane of counsel), for One Model Management and another, defendants.

William J. Rita, New York City, for Karin Models LLC and another, defendants.

McLaughlin & Stern, LLP, New York City (David Blasband of counsel), for Barbara Lantz, defendant.

Michael Flutie, defendant pro se.

Douglas Asch, defendant pro se.

Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP (Andrew W. Hayes and Olav A. Haazen, Armonk, and Paul R. Verkuil and Christina M. Lewicky, New York City, of counsel), and Johnson & Rishwain LLP, Los Angeles, California (Brian A. Rishwain of counsel), for plaintiffs.


OPINION OF THE COURT

CHARLES EDWARD RAMOS, J.

In motion 3, dated October 8, 2003, defendant Monique Pillard moves pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (1), (2), (4), (5), (7) and (8) to dismiss the action.

In motion 4, dated October 26, 2003, defendant John Casablancas moves pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (1), (2), (4), (5) and (7) to dismiss the action.

In motion designated 5, dated November 25, 2003, defendants ID Model Management and Paolo Zampolli move...

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