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EXHIBIT 17
to the
DECLARATION OF NATHAN E. SIEGEL
IN SUPPORT OF
DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
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LAURIE J. FINE,
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Plaintiff,
vs.
ESPN, INC., MARK SCHWARZ and ARTHUR BERKO,
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Defendants.
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LAURIE J. FINE,
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Plaintiff,
vs.
ESPN, INC., MARK SCHWARZ and ARTHUR BERKO,
Defendants.
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BEFORE:
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Washington, DC
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Defendants.
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plaintiff.
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MR. SIEGEL:
defendants.
VIDEOGRAPHER:
DOUGLAS H. ASTRALAGA
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COURT REPORTER:
stipulations?
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MR. SIEGEL:
Yes.
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MR. FISHER:
Agreed.
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EXAMINATION
BY MR. SIEGEL:
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Good afternoon.
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Good afternoon.
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record?
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Douglas H. Astralaga.
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Fairhope, Alabama.
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Mobile.
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States?
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It was about
Half a year.
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My mother.
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I have four --
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Where?
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Yeah.
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Syracuse.
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high school.
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High School.
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Juris Doctorate.
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have?
with you?
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Yes, I do.
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Syracuse basketball.
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Bernie Fine?
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Yes, I did.
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summer.
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At
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a week day.
I remember that.
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was.
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pretty well.
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next day.
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I said, Sure.
Absolutely.
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Normal workout.
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basically means I have the ball and you bounce into the
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said, Sure.
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Absolutely.
But I just -- I
He's not as
Sure.
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Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
Okay.
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Q.
What happened?
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We started playing,
uncomfortable.
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My back.
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forward.
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inside.
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you inappropriately?
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what --
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Yes.
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Okay.
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He was shocked.
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Yeah.
He immediately looked up at me
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for a while.
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And
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Mr. Fine, and I felt that his approach and what he was
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advance.
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Yes.
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defense?
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Yeah.
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Paltz as well.
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something wrong.
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father alive?
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Andres.
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Yeah.
as I did.
outside shot.
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shot.
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Oh, I did.
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Because of my experience.
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That's correct.
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Absolutely not.
Even if he wanted, I
become aware that there were news reports that ESPN was
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but I did.
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reports?
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Andres.
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sixth grade.
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sixth.
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essentially.
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eye on him.
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So I basically
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Yes.
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around 2011?
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thing to him.
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He said, Wow.
I said, Yeah.
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point.
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He
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One of
So I can't
But somebody
issue.
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they said?
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No, I do not.
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But I don't
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Okay.
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I don't recall.
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Okay.
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ESPN?
I don't think so.
Why?
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to them.
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Okay.
So I reached out
And they
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Yeah.
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MR. FISHER:
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I have no further
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Sure.
EXAMINATION
BY MR. FISHER:
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on Mariposa Street?
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Yeah.
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That's it.
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My wife, obviously.
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Correct.
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interview to ESPN?
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individual.
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needs to go.
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pedophile.
Support the
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answer that.
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I really can't
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Sure.
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improper way?
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correct.
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That's
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Oh, yeah.
He did.
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Sure.
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-- today?
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Sure.
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about that?
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No.
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Guess what?
on this thing.
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Oh, really.
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Just a couple.
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Sure.
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Okay.
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Yes.
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court?
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Not a soul.
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watching?
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But prior to
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not.
I mean,
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with him ever again, making sure that that never ever
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The NFL.
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No.
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CERTIFICATE
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STATE OF ALABAMA
ELMORE COUNTY
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My Commission Expires:
9/16/2015
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