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Filing # 148810575 E-Filed 05/03/2022 12:08:52 AM
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`IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
`IN AND FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
`OMIR BERNARD CIVIL DIVISION
`et al.,
` CASE NO.: 2021-020147-CA-01
` Plaintiff,
`v.
`SE LAVI PRODUCTIONS, LLC
`and STANLEY GABART,
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` Defendant,
`______________________________/
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`DEFENDANTS’ ANSWERS AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES
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`COMES NOW the Defendants, by and through his undersigned attorney and for his
`answer and affirmative defenses states as follows:
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`1. Denied. Defendants do not believe that the Plaintiffs have satisfied its conditions
`precedent in order to establish causes of action for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary
`duty, equitable accounting, declaratory relief, and copyright infringement.
`2. Denied.
`3. Denied.
`4. Denied.
`5. Admit.
`6. Admit.
`7. Defendants are without knowledge and thereby deny.
`8. Denied.
`9. Denied.
`10. Admit as to Defendant SE LAVI only.
`11. Denied.
`12. Denied.
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`DAVIS LEGAL CENTER
`2719 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
`HOLLYWOOD, FL 33020
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`13. Denied.
`14. Denied.
`15. Denied.
`16. Denied.
`17. Denied.
`18. Denied.
`19. Denied.
`20. Denied.
`21. Denied.
`22. Denied.
`23. Denied.
`24. Denied.
`25. Denied. Defendant SE LAVI does not believe that the Plaintiffs have satisfied its
`conditions precedent in order to establish a cause of action for breach of contract.
`26. Denied.
`27. Denied.
`28. Denied.
`29. Denied.
`30. Denied.
`31. Denied. Defendants do not believe that the Plaintiffs have satisfied its conditions
`precedent in order to establish a cause of action for breach of fiduciary duty.
`32. Denied.
`33. Denied.
`34. Denied.
`35. Denied.
`36. Denied. Defendants do not believe that the Plaintiffs have satisfied its conditions
`precedent in order to establish a cause of action for equitable accounting.
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`DAVIS LEGAL CENTER
`2719 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
`HOLLYWOOD, FL 33020
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`37. Denied.
`38. Denied. Defendants do not believe that the Plaintiffs have satisfied its conditions
`precedent in order to establish a cause of action for declaratory relief.
`39. Denied.
`40. Denied.
`41. Denied. Defendants do not believe that the Plaintiffs have satisfied its conditions
`precedent in order to establish a cause of action for copyright infringement.
`42. Denied
`43. Denied.
`44. Denied.
`45. Denied.
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`WHEREFORE, Defendants respectfully request this Court:
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`a. Enter an Order denying the Plaintiffs Complaint; and,
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`b. Any other relief the Court deems just and proper.
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`AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE:
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`FIRST AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
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`FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM UPON WHICH RELIEF CAN BE GRANTED
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`Plaintiffs claim that the Defendants breached its contract, breach of fiduciary duty,
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`equitable accounting, declaratory relief, and copyright infringement, which subjected the
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`Plaintiffs to this civil action is a claim upon which relief cannot be granted in this case
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`because the Plaintiffs were engaged in a legal business contract that did not involve any legal
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`causes of actions to which the Plaintiffs are entitled to claims for relief.
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`DAVIS LEGAL CENTER
`2719 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
`HOLLYWOOD, FL 33020
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`SECOND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
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`Defendants acted in good faith at all times relevant to this Complaint.
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`THIRD AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
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`Plaintiff is estopped from pursuing this civil action because it has failed to
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`conduct an adequate investigation and filed its Complaint without sufficient prior
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`analysis of the facts or understanding of the currency, venue, business activities, and/or
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`the currency’s rightful owner.
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`FOURTH AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
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`The allegations contained in Plaintiffs Complaint are compound, vague, and
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`ambiguous.
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`FIFTH AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
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`Plaintiffs cannot obtain a forfeiture judgment pursuant to the unclean hands doctrine.
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`SIXTH AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
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`The Plaintiffs cannot obtain a judgment because they had not acted in good faith.
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`RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
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`Defendants reserve the right to assert additional affirmative defenses and/or
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`amend his affirmative defenses as discovery warrants.
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`DEFENDANTS DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
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`Respondent hereby demands a trial by jury on all issues so triable.
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`DAVIS LEGAL CENTER
`2719 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
`HOLLYWOOD, FL 33020
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I HEREBY CERTIFY that on May 3, 2022, I electronically filed the foregoing with the
`Clerk of the Court by using the Florida E-Portal system which will send a notice of electronic
`filing to the following:
`
`WOLFE LAW MIAMI, P.A.
`Counsel for Plaintiff
`Latitude One Building
`175 SW 7th Street, Suite 2410
`Miami, Florida 33131
`Telephone: 305-384-7370
`Facsimile: 305-384-7371
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`THE DAVIS LEGAL CENTER
`/s/ Dameka L. Davis, Esq.
`Dameka L. Davis, Esq.
`2719 Hollywood Boulevard, A-1187
`Hollywood, Florida 33020
`Telephone: 954-256-5958
`Fax No.: 954-272-7665
`Email: davislegalfl@gmail.com
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`DAVIS LEGAL CENTER
`2719 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
`HOLLYWOOD, FL 33020
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