Hill Holliday Connors Cosmopulos Inc v. Greenfield et alMOTION for Summary JudgmentD.S.C.March 1, 2010 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA GREENVILLE DIVISION HILL HOLLIDAY CONNORS COSMOPULOS, INC., d/b/a ERWIN- PENLAND, Plaintiff, v. JEFFREY GREENFIELD and 1st APPROACH, LLC, Defendants, and Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. CELLCO PARTNERSHIP d/b/a VERIZON WIRELESS, and JOSEPH A. ERWIN, Third-Party Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:08-3980-GRA Hon. G. Ross Anderson Jr. PLAINTIFF ERWIN-PENLAND AND THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT JOSEPH A. ERWIN’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56, Plaintiff Hill Holliday Connors Cosmopulos, Inc. d/b/a Erwin-Penland (“Erwin-Penland”) and Joseph A. Erwin (“Mr. Erwin”) (collectively, the “Moving Parties”) hereby move for summary judgment in their favor on all counts of Defendants and Counterclaim-Plaintiffs 1st Approach, LLC and Jeffrey Greenfield’s (collectively, “Greenfield” or “Defendants”) First Amended Counterclaim and Third-Party Complaint (“Third- Party Complaint”) and for summary judgment on Erwin-Penland’s declaratory judgment claim, finding that Defendants have no rights in the How Sweet the Sound concert events. Based upon the clear admissions of Greenfield, the undisputed documentary evidence, and black letter South Carolina law, summary judgment in Erwin-Penland’s favor on all of 6:08-cv-03980-GRA Date Filed 03/01/10 Entry Number 103 Page 1 of 3 Defendants’ counterclaims is warranted. Further, Erwin-Penland is entitled to summary judgment on its declaratory judgment claim because it is undisputed that Greenfield is entitled to no rights, credit, or damages based upon Erwin-Penland’s work for its longstanding client, Verizon Wireless, on the How Sweet the Sound project. In support of their Motion, the Moving Parties rely on the accompanying memorandum of law and exhibits. Respectfully submitted, HILL HOLLIDAY CONNORS COSMOPULOS, INC. d/b/a ERWIN- PENLAND, and JOSEPH A. ERWIN By its attorneys, _____________________ Bernie W. Ellis, Federal No. 5650 Rita M. McKinney, Federal No. 4852 MCNAIR LAW FIRM, P.A. Post Office Box 447 Greenville, SC 29602 Phone: 864-271-4940 Fax: 864-271-4015 Email: bellis@mcnair.net rmckinney@mcnair.net Of Counsel Brenda R. Sharton Neil T. Smith Stacey Baron Ardini Kunal Pasricha GOODWIN PROCTER LLP Exchange Place 53 State Street Boston, MA 02109 Phone: 617-570-1000 Fax: 617-523-1231 Email: bsharton@goodwinprocter.com nsmith@goodwinprocter.com Greenville, South Carolina sardini@goodwinprocter.com March 1, 2010 kpasricha@goodwinprocter.com 6:08-cv-03980-GRA Date Filed 03/01/10 Entry Number 103 Page 2 of 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on March 1, 2010, I electronically filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of the Court using the ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing. ___________________ Bernie W. Ellis 6:08-cv-03980-GRA Date Filed 03/01/10 Entry Number 103 Page 3 of 3