`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 17
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`INDEX NO. 601654/2021
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`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/12/2021
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`OF NEW YORK
`
`OF THE STATE
`COURT
`SUPREME
`COUNTY
`OF NASSAU
`-------------------------------------------------------------------X
`GARNER
`GROUP
`INTERNATIONAL,
`JAMES
`SALLY
`A. GARNER,
`DR.
`LLC,
`ERVIN
`and
`DR.
`THOMPSON,
`GRIFFIN,
`
`SR.,
`
`V.
`
`Plaintiffs,
`
`INDEX
`
`NO.
`
`601654/2021
`
`OF DR.
`AFFIDAVIT
`SALLY
`THOMPSON
`IN OPPOSITION
`TO THE DEFENDANT'S
`MOTION
`TO DISMISS
`
`-against-
`
`THE ACADEMY
`
`CHARTER
`
`SCHOOL,
`
`___________________________-_________________-----------
`
`Defendant.
`
`X
`
`ss.
`
`) )
`
`)
`
`STATE
`
`OF NEW YORK
`
`COUNTY
`
`OF NASSAU
`
`DR. SALLY
`
`THOMPSON,
`
`being
`
`duly
`
`sworn,
`
`deposes,
`
`and
`
`states
`
`under
`
`penalty
`
`of perjury
`
`that:
`
`I.
`
`I am a Plaintiff
`
`in
`
`this
`
`Action.
`
`I created
`
`a concept,
`
`then
`
`a multi-step
`
`plan
`
`and
`
`program
`
`how
`
`to implement
`
`a vocational
`
`program
`
`in a Charter
`
`School.
`
`My idea
`
`and processes
`
`were
`
`unique,
`
`concrete,
`
`and
`
`original.
`
`Subsequent
`
`to
`
`the
`
`comumucement
`
`of
`
`this
`
`Action,
`
`I
`
`received
`
`copyright
`
`protection
`
`for my
`
`presentation.
`
`program,
`
`and
`
`processes
`
`to
`
`implement
`
`a vocational
`
`"A
`
`Extension
`
`program
`
`in a Charter
`
`School
`
`entitled
`
`Vocational
`
`Education
`
`Program".
`
`See, Exhibit
`
`A,
`
`a copy
`
`of
`
`the
`
`Copyright
`
`Registration.
`
`See
`
`also,
`
`Exhibit
`
`B,
`
`a copy
`
`of my
`
`PowerPoint
`
`presentation
`
`that was
`
`granted
`
`copyright
`
`status.
`
`These
`
`are the exact
`
`documents
`
`that were
`
`presented
`
`to the Defendant
`
`in June
`
`2018.
`
`I make
`
`this
`
`Affidavit
`
`based
`
`upon my own
`
`personal
`
`knowledge.
`
`2.
`
`In June
`
`2018,
`
`me,
`
`James
`
`Garner
`
`("Garner"),
`
`and Dr.
`
`Ervin
`
`Griffin,
`
`Sr.
`
`("Griffin")
`
`presented
`
`our
`
`unique
`
`ideas,
`
`plans,
`
`programs,
`
`and
`
`processes
`
`to members
`
`of
`
`the Defendant
`
`THE
`
`ACADEMY
`
`CHARTER
`
`SCHOOL
`
`("Defendant").
`
`I presented
`
`the Defendant
`
`with my unique
`
`and
`
`concrete
`
`idea
`
`to create
`
`a program
`
`and the processes
`
`to implement
`
`a vocational
`
`program
`
`in a Charter
`
`School
`
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`3.
`
`A few
`
`weeks
`
`after
`
`the
`
`presentation
`
`to the Defendant,
`
`I
`
`received
`
`a telephone
`
`call
`
`from Wayne
`
`Haughton
`
`("Haughton"),
`
`the Defendant's
`
`Executive
`
`Director,
`
`who
`
`was
`
`in attendance
`
`at
`
`the
`
`June
`
`2018
`
`presentation
`
`asking
`
`about
`
`details
`
`regarding
`
`the
`
`implementation
`
`of
`
`the
`
`unique
`
`vocation
`
`program
`
`proposed
`
`by
`
`the Plaintiffs.
`
`I did
`
`not
`
`give
`
`Haughton
`
`any
`
`additional
`
`information
`
`because,
`
`as I saw it, Haughton
`
`was
`
`attempting
`
`to implement
`
`my unique
`
`idea without
`
`involving
`
`us
`
`or compensating
`
`us for
`
`the
`
`idea
`
`and
`
`our work.
`
`read
`
`the Defendant's
`
`Motion
`
`to Dismiss.
`
`Despite
`
`the Defendant's
`
`It
`
`4.
`
`I
`
`argument,
`
`was
`
`always
`
`my
`
`understanding
`
`that
`
`we would
`
`be paid
`
`for
`
`our work
`
`leading
`
`up
`
`to the
`
`June
`
`2018
`
`meeting.
`
`The Defendant
`
`has
`
`never
`
`paid
`
`us for my
`
`unique
`
`idea,
`
`time,
`
`and
`
`effort
`
`in developing
`
`the
`
`plan,
`
`and
`
`processes
`
`to implement
`
`a vocational
`
`program
`
`at
`
`the Defendant's
`
`high
`
`school.
`
`5.
`
`We created,
`
`in good
`
`faith,
`
`a plan
`
`and
`
`processes
`
`to create
`
`a vocational
`
`program
`
`in
`
`the Defendant's
`
`high
`
`school.
`
`See,
`
`Exhibit
`
`B.
`
`The
`
`Defendant
`
`accepted
`
`our
`
`services
`
`when
`
`they
`
`no
`
`time
`
`the
`
`presentation
`
`did
`
`the
`
`Defendant
`
`attended
`
`the
`
`presentation
`
`in
`
`June
`
`2018.
`
`At
`
`during
`
`express
`
`any
`
`sign
`
`of
`
`rejecting
`
`our work.
`
`In fact,
`
`in an attempt
`
`to follow
`
`and
`
`obtain
`
`additional
`
`up
`
`information
`
`from
`
`me,
`
`Haughton,
`
`the
`
`Defendant's
`
`Executive
`
`Director
`
`sought
`
`additional
`
`infonnation
`
`from
`
`her
`
`after
`
`the presentation.
`
`6.
`
`Despite
`
`what
`
`the Defendant's
`
`argue,
`
`we
`
`are
`
`not
`
`alleging
`
`quantum
`
`meruit
`
`for
`
`the
`
`implementation
`
`of my
`
`unique
`
`and
`
`original
`
`idea
`
`of
`
`a vocational
`
`program
`
`at
`
`the Defendant's
`
`high
`
`school,
`
`which
`
`the Defendant
`
`misappropriated,
`
`but we are seeking
`
`reasonable
`
`compensation
`
`for
`
`the
`
`2018.
`
`work
`
`performed
`
`before
`
`and
`
`during
`
`the presentation
`
`to the Defendant
`
`in June
`
`7.
`
`I expected
`
`to
`
`be
`
`compensated
`
`for my
`
`work
`
`performed
`
`before
`
`and
`
`during
`
`the
`
`presentation
`
`to the Defendant,
`
`whether
`
`the Defendant
`
`agreed
`
`to move
`
`forward
`
`with my
`
`original
`
`ideas
`
`of
`
`creating
`
`new programs
`
`at
`
`the Defendant's
`
`high
`
`school
`
`or not.
`
`8.
`
`Based
`
`upon
`
`the
`
`proposed
`
`contract
`
`given
`
`to the Defendant
`
`at
`
`the
`
`time
`
`of
`
`the
`
`June
`
`2018
`
`presentation,
`
`the
`
`reasonable
`
`value
`
`FORTY-THREE
`
`THOUSAND
`
`SEVEN
`
`of our
`
`services,
`HUNDRED
`
`we
`
`have
`
`determined
`
`is ONE HUNDRED
`
`FIFTY
`
`DOLLARS
`
`($143,750.00).
`
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`FILED: NASSAU COUNTY CLERK 05/12/2021 05:16 PM
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`INDEX NO. 601654/2021
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`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/12/2021
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`9.
`
`The
`
`Plaintiffs
`
`came
`
`up with
`
`the
`
`idea
`
`and
`
`the
`
`plan
`
`and
`
`processes
`
`to create
`
`a one-of-
`
`a-kind
`
`vocational
`
`program
`
`in a Charter
`
`School.
`
`It
`
`is against
`
`equity
`
`and
`
`good
`
`conscience
`
`to allow
`
`the Defendant
`
`to enrich
`
`itself
`
`when
`
`it
`
`recruits
`
`students
`
`to its school
`
`with
`
`the promise
`
`of a vocational
`
`education,
`
`an idea which
`
`was
`
`not
`
`its own
`
`but was my
`
`idea
`
`and
`
`that was
`
`implemented
`
`using
`
`my
`
`has
`
`never
`
`plans,
`
`and
`
`processes.
`
`The
`
`Defendant
`
`compensated
`
`us
`
`for
`
`the
`
`idea,
`
`the
`
`plans,
`
`or
`
`the
`
`processes.
`
`10.
`
`For
`
`these
`
`reasons
`
`and
`
`for
`
`the
`
`reasons
`
`addressed
`
`in
`
`our Memorandum
`
`of
`
`Law
`
`in
`
`Opposition,
`
`I respectfully
`
`request
`
`that
`
`the Court
`
`deny
`
`the Defendant's
`
`Motion
`
`to Dismiss.
`
`Dr.
`
`Sal
`
`Thomp
`
`n
`
`S
`
`orn
`
`ay
`
`before
`May
`
`me on this
`2
`
`Notary
`
`Notary
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