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No. 3(aL

JUDICIAL NOTTCE

The Court has taken judicial notice that:

1-. Defendant FLORfDA BIUE KEY has historically undertaken a

political function in connection with student government affairs atthe University of Florida in addition to its other functionsinvorving Gator Growl, Homecoming, and other matters.

2. Defendant FLORIDA BLUE KEY has historically involveditself in University of Florida student government elections by

supporting parties and candidates for office and other means.

3. Defendant FLORIDA BLUE KEY has historically employe6 a

house and group system of control over members and aspiring members

to determine candidates for student government elected an6

appointed offices, Frorida Blue Key membership, and slates ofcandidates to run for student government offices and. politicalparties controlled by Florida BIue Key through its house and groupsystem or otherwise.

4 - At the time of the Spring 1995 University of Floridastudent government elections, Defendant FLORIDA BLUE KEy undertooka political function in connection with student government affairsat the University of Florid.a in addition to its other functionsinvolving Gator Growl, Homecoming, and other matters.

5. rn the spring 1995 university of FloridagovernmenL erections, FLoRTDA BLUE KEy employed the house

system to support candidates through the formation of a

party known as the Focus party.

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and group

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6. ft remains for your the jury, to d.etermine whether

FLORIDA BLUE KEY: I

a) in the conduct of its official corporate businesssupported the Focus Party;

b) in the conduct of its official corporate businessparticipated in or endorsed the tortious conductalleged to have been conducted against thePlaintiff; or

c) in any capacity, official or otherwise, isresponsible for the activities of the Focus party.

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