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1 Filing # Electronically Filed 04/17/ :17:54 PM RECEIVED, 4/17/ :18:35, John A. Tomasino, Clerk, Supreme Court IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA ALACHUA COUNTY, et al., ai., Petitioners, V. v. EXPEDIA,INC.etal, INC. ai, Case No.: SC DCACaseNo.: Case 1D ID LT Case No.: 2009-CA-4319 Respondents ~/ VERIFIED MOTION OF GARY CRUCIANI FOR ADMISSION TO VERIFIED MOTION OF GARY CRUCIANI FOR ADMISSION TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE PURSUANT TO FLORIDA RULE OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION Comes now GARY CRUCIANI, Movant herein, and respectfully represents the following: 1. Movant resides in Southlake, Texas. Movant is not a resident ofthe State of Florida. State offlorida. 2. Movant is an attorney and a member ofthe law firm ofmckool Smith PC, with offices at 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500, Dallas, Texas 75201, (214) Movant has been retained as a member of the above-named law firm 3. Movant has been retained as a member ofthe above-named law firm on September 1, 2008, by Broward County, Florida, and on August 31, 2009, by McKool v 1 McKooI V1 1

2 Osceola County, Florida, to provide legal representation in connection with the certified question that is now pending before the above-named court ofthe State of Florida. 4. Movant is an active member in good standing and currently eligible to practice law in the followingjurisdiction(s): JURISDICTION ATTORNEYIBAR NUMBER State Bar oftexas U.S. District Court, NDTX U.S. District Court, SDTX U.S. District Court, EDTX U.S. District Court, WDTX U.S. Court ofappeals, 5 th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, 10 th Circuit 5. There are no disciplinary proceedings pending against Movant. 6. Within the past five (5) years, Movant has not been subject to any disciplinary proceedings. 7. Movant has never been subject to any suspension proceedings. 8. Movant has never been subject to any disbarment proceedings. 9. Movant, either by resignation, withdrawal, or otherwise, never has terminated or attempted to terminate Movant's office as an attorney in order to avoid administrative, disciplinary, disbarment, or suspension proceedings. 10. Movant is not an inactive member ofthe Florida Bar. 11. Movant is not now a member ofthe Florida Bar. McKool v I 2

3 12. Movant is not a suspended member ofthe Florida Bar. 13. Movant is not a disbarred member ofthe Florida Bar nor has Movant received a disciplinary resignation from The Florida Bar. 14. Movant has not previously been disciplined or held in contempt by reason of misconduct committed while engaged in representation pursuant to Florida Rule ofjudicial Administration Movant has filed motion( s) to appear as counsel in Florida state courts during the past five (5) years in the following matters: Date of Motion Case Name Case Number Court Date Motion GrantedlDenied 04/23/2009 Orbitz, LLC, et al. v. Broward CA Circuit Court for the 2 nd Granted 04/24/2009 County, Florida, et ale Judicial Circuit, Leon County 03/14/2013 Broward County, FL, et ale v. Orbitz, LLC, et al. ID District Court ofappeal, First District, State of Florida Granted 03/26/ Local counsel ofrecord associated with Movant in this matter is Jon c. Moyle, Florida Bar No , who is an active member in good standing of The Florida Bar and has offices at 118 North Gadsden Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301, (850) McKool v I 3

4 17. Movant has read the applicable provisions offlorida Rule of Judicial Administration and Rule of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar and certifies that this verified motion complies with those rules. 18. Movant agrees to comply with the provisions ofthe Florida Rules of Professional Conduct and consents to the jurisdiction of the courts and the Bar of the State offlorida. WHEREFORE, Movant respectfully requests pennission to appear in this court for this cause only. DATED this 17th day of Apr~l, GaryC McKO S HPC 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500 Dallas, TX (214) gcruciani@mckoolsmith.com McKocl v I 4

5 STATE OF TEXAS ) ) ss. COUNTY OF DALLAS ) On April 17, 2014, before me, personally appeared Gary Cruciani, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Texas that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. t). CYNTHIA 'JI.:. SIVINSKI ' Notary Public, State of Texa (SEAL "1/l(',, My Commission Expires ' ' JULY Signature ofnotary Public McKool v I 5

6 J hereby consent to be associated as local counsel of reco rd in th is case pursuant to Florida Rul e of Judicial Ad l11ini stration Dated thi s l ih day of Apri l, aw Finn I 18 N. Gadsden Street Tallahassee, Florida 3230 I (850) )

7 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE [ hereby certify that on April 17,2014, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was furnished by overnight Inail to PHV Adlllissions, The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, accolllpanied by paylnent of $ for filing fee Inade payable to The Florida Bar and by electronic 1l1ail to: Robert L. Nabors rnabors@ngnlaw.colll Harry F. Chiles hchiles@ngnlaw.coln legal-adil1in@ngnlaw.colll NABORS GIBLIN & NICI(ERSON, P.A Mahan Drive, Suite 200 Tallahassee, Florida Ed\vard A. Dion edion@ngnlaw.coil1 NABORS GIBLIN & NICI(ERSON, P.A. 208 S.E. Sixth Street Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Roberto Marti nez bob@colson.coln Maureen E. Lefebvre Maureen@colson.coI11 Stephanie A. Casey scasev@colson.colll aurora@colson.co111 COLSON HICKS EIDSON 255 Aragon Avenue, 2 nd Floor Coral Gables, Florida Mark I-IolcOIllb 111holcoI11b@lngh-law.cOITI MADSEN GOLDMAN & I-IOLCOMB, LLP 1705 Metropolitan Blvd., Suite 101 Tallahassee, Florida Andrew J. Meyers arneyers@broward.org Joni AnTIstrong Coffey icoffey@broward.org BROWARD COUNTY ATTORNEY GovernlTIental Center, Suite South Andre\vs Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, FL Andre\v W. Mai andrc\v.rnai@osceola.org OFFICE OF TI-IE OSCEOLA COUNTY ATTORNEY 1 Cou11house Square, Suite 4700 Kissinl1nee, FL 34741

8 Cynthia S. Tunnicliff PENNINGTON, P.A. 215 South Monroe Street, Second Floor P.O. Box Tallahassee, FL Major B. Harding Ruth E. Vafek Steven M. Hogan AUSLEY & McMULLEN, P.A. 123 South Calhoun Street Tallahassee, FL Susan L. Kelsey I(elsey Appellate Law Finn, P.A. P.O. Box Tallahassee, FL Peter M. Dunbar Ashley E. Gault DEAN MEAD 215 South Monroe Street, Suite 815 Tallahassee, FL Virginia Saunders Delegal gdel General Counsel FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, INC. 100 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL Stephen H. Grimes James M. Ervin Holland & Knight LLP P.O. Drawer 810 Tallahassee, Florida Larry Sn1ith Mary G. Jolley COUNTY OF VOLUSIA 123 West Indiana Avenue DeLand, FL 32720