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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HAYES | WAKAYAMA | JUAN 5798 S Durango Drive, Suite 105 Las Vegas, Nevada 89113 TEL: (702) 656-0808 | FAX: (702) 655-1047 HAYES | WAKAYAMA | JUAN DALE A. HAYES, JR., ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 9056 LIANE K. WAKAYAMA, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 11313 5798 S Durango Drive, Suite 105 Las Vegas, Nevada 89113 (702) 656-0808 – Telephone (702) 655-1047 – Facsimile [email protected] [email protected] THE HOLTZ FIRM MICHAEL D. HOLTZ, ESQ. California Bar No. 149616 (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 21650 Oxnard Street, Suite 500 Woodland Hills, California 91367 (310) 739-4335 – Telephone (323) 206-5535 – Facsimile [email protected] Attorneys for Nickolas Carter DISTRICT COURT CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA SHANNON RUTH, an individual, Plaintiff, vs. NICKOLAS CARTER, an individual; DOES 1 through 10, inclusive; and ROE CORPORATIONS 11-20, inclusive, Defendants. Case No.: A-22-862259-B Consolidated with: A-23-876749-B Dept. No.: 15 DEFENDANT/COUNTERCLAIMANT NICKOLAS CARTER’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON PLAINTIFF SHANNON RUTH’S CLAIMS AGAINST DEFENDANT NICKOLAS CARTER NICKOLAS CARTER, an individual, Counterclaimant, vs. SHANNON RUTH, an individual; MELISSA SCHUMAN HENSCHEL, an individual; JEROME SCHUMAN, an individual; DOE @ELAINEMOO TWITTER ACCOUNT HEARING REQUESTED Case Number: A-22-862259-B Electronically Filed 5/7/2024 4:10 PM Steven D. Grierson CLERK OF THE COURT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HAYES | WAKAYAMA | JUAN 5798 S Durango Drive, Suite 105 Las Vegas, Nevada 89113 TEL: (702) 656-0808 | FAX: (702) 655-1047 HOLDER, an unknown individual; DOES 1 through 10, inclusive; and ROE CORPORATIONS 11-20, inclusive, Counter-Defendants. AND ALL RELATED MATTERS. DEFENDANT/COUNTERCLAIMANT NICKOLAS CARTER’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON PLAINTIFF SHANNON RUTH’S CLAIMS AGAINST DEFENDANT NICKOLAS CARTER
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -i- HAYES | WAKAYAMA | JUAN 5798 S Durango Drive, Suite 105 Las Vegas, Nevada 89113 TEL: (702) 656-0808 | FAX: (702) 655-1047 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 2 II. STATEMENT OF FACTS ................................................................................................. 4 A. The Tacoma Dome Concert .................................................................................... 4 1. The Substantial Evidentiary Record Confirms that it is Factually Impossible for Ruth to have been Sexually Assaulted by Carter After the Concert. ................................................................................................. 5 a. Security Personnel and Band Management all Confirm that the Backstreet Boys did a “Quick-Out” After the Concert and there was No Autograph Line......................................................,..........5 b. Fans Confirmed that Carter was Immediately Transported to the Four Seasons Hotel in Downtown Seattle Shortly After the Concert...........................................................................9 c. A March 1, 2001 Fan Review Confirms Carter Immediately Left the Concert to the Four Seasons Hotel..........................................12 B. Ruth’s Inability To Recall Any Details To Support Her Sexual Assault Claims ................................................................................................................... 15 C. The Details Ruth Could Recall Were Subsequently Proven To Be Lies By Her Best Friend ..................................................................................................... 17 1. Ruth Lied About the Bruising on her Arm After the Concert. ................. 18 2. Ruth Lied About Carter Giving Her HPV. ............................................... 19 3. Ruth’s Unsupported Claim that She Has Autism and Cerebral Palsy ................................................................................................................... 20 4. Opposite of her Claims, Ruth Engaged in Self-Harming Acts Well Before the Concert and Fabricated Assault .............................................. 21 5. Ruth Lied about Carter’s Security Guard and His Tour Bus .................... 22 D. Ruth Admits to Law Enforcement, in Social Media and in her Deposition that she was not Sexually Assaulted by Carter. .................................................... 25 III. SUMMARY JUDGMENT STANDARD......................................................................... 29 IV. LEGAL ARGUMENT ...................................................................................................... 30 A. NIED Claim Fails As A Matter Of Law. .............................................................. 31 B. NIED and IIED Claims Fail – Lack of Damages ................................................. 32 C. Summary Judgment Is Proper On All Claims As Ruth Cannot Show A Genuine Dispute Of Material Fact As A Result Of Her Own Repeated Instances Of Perjury .............................................................................................. 36
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -ii- HAYES | WAKAYAMA | JUAN 5798 S Durango Drive, Suite 105 Las Vegas, Nevada 89113 TEL: (702) 656-0808 | FAX: (702) 655-1047 V. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................. 39