Dear Dallas,

On February 10, 2016 the City Council voted to unconstitutionally ban Three Expo Events, LLC, producers of the EXXXOTICA Expo, from ever hosting an event at the city-owned Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.

From that moment we’ve been working diligently to file an injunction enabling us to regain our May 2016 dates; that lawsuit also includes charges of First and Fourteenth Amendment violations, due process violations as well as claims of their tortious interference.

These claims are all against the City of Dallas, its Mayor and City Council members who voted to ban the event, in their official capacity but also individually as well. To view the complaint, CLICK HERE

As of today, February 23, 2016, our complaint is complete and we have given our attorney, Roger Albright, permission to file at will.

It is important to recognize that once this lawsuit is filed, it is impossible to put the genie back in the bottle. It will likely cost the City of Dallas and its taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more, in legal fees and damages. This is on top of the already filed potential class action lawsuit filed yesterday in Federal District Court in Texas.

But there is another option. An option that makes this all go away.

We have directed our attorney to pass the finalized complaint to the City in hopes they will review our claim, recognize their mistake, and reconsider their ban. To view the letter, CLICK HERE

We are a lawful event, produced successfully with zero incidents in 2015 at the Dallas Convention Center and attended by over 15,000 Dallas area residents who enjoyed an educational, artistic and fun experience.

So we ask, why spend wasted time and taxpayer money on maintaining a ban their own City Attorney strongly advised them against?

Since the initial vote was 8-7, it only takes one city council member to make this right.


Respectfully,



#MakeLoveNotPotholes




TAKE ACTION!

The following members of the Dallas City Council voted in favor of stripping EXXXOTICA and the citizens of Dallas of their First Amendment Rights. These actions will likely cause the unnecessary spending of hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayer’s money to defend a case their own lawyers advised them they would most likely lose. If your city councilmember is on this list, we urge you to contact them and let your voice be heard!


Mike Rawlings - Mayor
Jennifer Staubach Gates - District 13
B. Adam McGough - District 10
Tiffinni Young - District 7
Carolyn King Arnold - District 4
Erik Wilson - District 8
Rickey Don Callahan - District 5
Casey Thomas - District 3

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OFFICIAL STATEMENT

Dear Adult Industry Professional,

As many of you know, our First Amendment rights were recently taken away by the City of Dallas when they voted to ban our 2016 event planned to return May 20-22 at the city-owned Dallas Convention Center. Of course this was a total shock to us, especially considering we had produced a very successful show, without incident, at the same exact venue in August 2015.

We are currently seeking a federal injunction to win our May 2016 dates back. We have a very strong case and are confident we will be able to move forward with EXXXOTICA Dallas, however we must wait on a final ruling by a federal judge to confirm this. We expect to have the injunction no later than Friday, April 1, though there are no guarantees.

With the timing of our Dallas event and the other three EXXXOTICA events approaching we must move forward. Exhibit and sponsorship sales for all of our 2016 events, including our proposed show in Dallas are now open. Whether you are a long-time exhibitor or sponsor of the event, or if you have never participated before, our hope is that this year you choose to join us at any or all of our 2016 events, especially EXXXOTICA Dallas.

Of course we recognize and understand that you cannot commit your hard-earned money to exhibiting or sponsoring an event that is currently up in the air. With this in mind, we are waiving any deposits due in advance for exhibit space and/or sponsorship until after the federal injunction is decided and EXXXOTICA Dallas is approved. We are also allowing all committed companies to reconsider their level of involvement once the injunction is granted or denied.

We have included an addendum to our application and contract paperwork for Dallas that states this, so you can be confident when signing up that you will not be bound by the financial commitment in the event of an unsuccessful ruling.

YOUR SUPPORT FOR FREE SPEECH IS CRUCIAL. We are fighting this fight so that hopefully you never have to. Together we can make sure that elected officials understand they do not have the right to force their own moral beliefs on those they were elected to represent. If this unconstitutional ban is upheld, we will show the courts not only how much this affects the public, but members of the adult entertainment industry as well.

Please consider pledging your support today and together we can continue to celebrate sex and the right to free speech, the way EXXXOTICA has always strived to do.