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ROGER G. WORTHINGTON, ESQ. CA Bar No. 202147

LAW OFFICE OF ROGER G. WORTHINGTON, P.C.

273 W. 7 {h Street

San Pedro, California 90731

Telephone: (310)221-8090

Facsimile: (310)221-8095

rwortliington@rgwpc.com

KAY GUNDERSON REEVES, ESQ. TX Bar No. 08620470

6815 Lakeshore Dr.

Dallas, TX 75214

Telephone: (214) 824-7871

Facsimile: (214) 824-8677

kaygreeves@yahoo.com

Attorneys for Petitioner

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EASTERN DIVISION

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CASE NO:

MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND
AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF
MOTION TO VACATE

ARBITRATION AWARD

Trial Date : Not yet assigned

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

3 I. Introduction

5 II. Argument
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7 A. This Court has Jurisdiction over the instant

8 motion under the Federal Arbitration Act.

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11 B. Floyd Landis was entitled to a decision made

12 by an impartial panel of arbitrators; decisions

13 made by panels displaying "evident partiality"

14 are subject to vacatur. 9 U.S.C.A.§ 10(a)(2);

15 New York Convention, Art. V, § 1 (a), (d), §2(b). 8
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17 C. The arbitration procedure selected by the

18 CAS Panel deprived Floyd Landis of a

19 fundamentally fair hearing because it

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1 prevented him from cross-examining witnesses,

2 countering US AD A' s "cost" evidence, and

3 otherwise presenting his case 12
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5 D. This Court may vacate the CAS Panel's arbitral

6 award because it is unconscionable 1 6

8 E. The Panel's decision should be vacated because

9 it acted in manifest disregard of the law 20
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11 III. CONCLUSION 21

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13 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES

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16 Acorn v. Household Intern., Inc., 21 1 F.Supp.2d 1 160,

17 1 169-70 (N.D.Cal. 2002) 14, 18, 19

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19 Apusento Garden (Guam) Inc. v. Superior Court of Guam,
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1 94 F.3d 1346, 1352 (9 th Cir. 1996) 10

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3 Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychcare Services, 24 Cal.4th 83, 1 13, 99

4 Cal.Rptr.2d 745, 6 P.3d 669 (Cal.2000) 16, 17, 19

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6 Certain Underwriters at Lloyds London v. Argonaut Ins. Co. ,

7 246 F.Supp. 2d 926, 932 (N.D. Cal. 2003) 4, 7

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9 Cole v. Burns In f? Security Servs., 105 F.3d 1465, 1476 (D.C.Cir.1997) 19

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11 Commercial Risk Reinsurance Co. Ltd. v. Security Ins. Co. of

12 Hartford, 526 F.Supp.2d 424, 427 (S.D.N.Y. 2007) 6

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14 Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.,

15 393 U.S. 145, 89 S.Ct 337 (1968) 8, 9, 10

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17 Ficek v. Southern Pacific Co., 338 F.2d 655, 657 (9 th Cir. 1964),

18 cert, den'd, 380 U.S. 988 (1965) 8

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1 Generica, Ltd. v. Pharm. Basics, Inc., 125 F.3d 1 123, 1 130 (7 th Cir. 1997) 8

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3 Henry v. Halliburton Energy Sendees, Inc., 100 S.W.3d 505

4 (Tex. App. Dallas 2003), reh'g overruled, (Apr. 15, 2003)

5 and review denied, (My 31, 2003) 9

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7 In re Arbitration between Halcot Navigation Ltd Partnership

8 and Stolt-Nielsen Transp. Group, 491 F.Supp.2d 413, 419-20

9 (S.D.N.Y. 2007) 7

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11 Iran Aircraft Indus, v. Avco Corp., 980 F.2d 141, 145 (2 nd Cir. 1992) 7

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13 Jain v. de Mere, 51 F.3d 686, 689 (7 th Cir. 1995) 4

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15 Karahas Bodas Co., L.L.C. v. Perusahan Pertambangan

16 Minyak Dan Gas Bumi Negara, 364 F.3d 274, 287-8 (5 th Cir. 2004) 6, 7, 8

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18 Laster v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., 407 F.Supp.2d 1181, 1 186-7 (S.D.Cal 2005). 16, 17

19 Lee Imaging^, Inc., 2008 W.L. 2485406 (9 th Cir., slip op. June 19, 2008) 7

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2 Little v. Auto Stiegler, Inc., 29 Cal.4th 1 064, 1071, 130 Cal.Rptr.2d 892,

3 63 P.3d 979 (2003) 17

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5 Marshall v. Pontiac, 287 F.Supp.2d 1229 (SJD.Cal. 2003) 16

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7 McDermott International, Inc. v. Lloyds Underwriters of London,

8 120 F.3d 583, 588 (5 th Cir. 1997) 6

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10 Mercuro v. Superior Court, 96 Cal.App.4rii 167, 179,

11 1 16 Cal.Rptr.2d 67 1(2002) 14,18

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13 New Regency Productions, Inc. v. Nippon Herald Films, Inc.,

14 501 F.3d 1101,1 105 (9 th Cir. 2007) 8, 10

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16 Premo v. Martin, 119 F.3d 764, 771 (9 th Cir. 1997) 9

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18 San Martine Compania De Navegacion, 293 F.2d 796, 801 (9 th Cir. 1961)... 20
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1 Schmitz v. Zilveti, 20 F.3d 1043, 1046 (9 th Cir. 1994) 9, 10

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3 Spector v. Torenberg, 852 F.Supp. 201, 205-6 and n. 4 (S.D.N.Y. 1994)....7

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5 Sunshine Mining Co. v. United Steelworkers of America,

6 823 F.2d 1289, 1295 (9th Cir.1987) 8, 14

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8 Ticknor v. Choice Hotels Int'l, Inc., 265 F.3d 93 1, 936-37 (9th Cir.2001).... 16

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10 Ting v. AT & T, 182 F.Supp.2d 902, 931-2 (N.D.Cal.2002) 14, 19

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12 Wilko v. Swan, 346 U.S. 427, 436, 74 S.Ct. 182, 187,

13 98 L.Ed.2d 168 (1953) 20

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15 Woods v. Saturn Distribution Corp., 78 R3d 424,427 (9 th Cir. 1996) 9, 10

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17 Yusuf Ahmed Alghanim & Sons v. Toys "R" Us, Inc.,

18 126 F.3d 15, 19-20 (2 nd Cir. 1997) 4

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1 STATUTES
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3 9 U.S.C.A. §10 3

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5 9U.S.C.A.§12 3

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7 9 U.S.C. §§201-208 3, 4

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9 36 U.S.C.A. §220529 5

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11 MISCELLANEOUS

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13 US ADA Protocol§ 10(b) 4

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15 Rule 58, Court of Arbitration for Sport 5

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17 Paulsson, J., "Arbitration of International Sport Disputes," in

18 The Court of Arbitration for Sp ort. 1 984-2004, Ian Blackshaw

19 et al, (ed) (2006), at 40, 41-2 18-19

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Attorneys of Record for: Floyd Landis

Dated: September 23, 2008

Roger

Lawd

P.C.

273 W. 7 th Street

San Pedro, California 90731

Telephone: (310) 221-8090

Facsimile: (310) 221-8095

rwoi-thington@i-gwpc.com

. Worthington, Elq. (202147)
Sice of Roger G. Worthington,

I<£ay Gunderson Reeves, Esq,
(OSoiopO )
68lll/akeshore Dr.
Dallas, TX 75214
Telephone: (214) 824-7871
Facsimile: (214) 824-8677
kaygreeves@yahoo . com