Vulcan Golf, LLC v. Google Inc. et al

Filing 70

MOTION by Defendant Dotster, Inc. to dismiss Plaintiff's RICO Claims, and other Non-Trademark Related Claims, in the Class Action Complaint (Dockterman, Michael)

Vulcan Golf, LLC v. Google Inc. et al

Doc. 70

Case 1:07-cv-03371

Document 70

Filed 08/15/2007

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION VULCAN GOLF, LLC, Individually And On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated, Lead Plaintiff, v. GOOGLE INC., OVERSEE.NET, SEDO LLC, DOTSTER, INC., AKA REVENUEDIRECT.COM, INTERNET REIT, INC. d/b/a IREIT, INC. and JOHN DOES I-X, Defendants. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

Case No. 07CV3371 Judge Kocoras Magistrate Judge Brown

DEFENDANT DOTSTER, INC.'S MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF'S RICO CLAIMS, AND OTHER NON-TRADEMARK RELATED CLAIMS, IN THE CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT Pursuant to Rules 12(b)(6) and 9(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Defendant Dotster, Inc., by its attorneys, hereby move the Court to dismiss with prejudice Plaintiff's Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO") claims in Counts I and II of the Class Action Complaint ("the Complaint"), and Plaintiff's other non-trademark related claims in Counts VII, VIII, XI, and XII of the Complaint, for the reasons set forth in the supporting Memorandum of Law submitted herewith and incorporated herein by reference. Dated: August 15, 2007 Respectfully submitted, __s/ Michael Dockterman___________________ One of the Attorneys for Dotster, Inc., aka RevenueDirect.com Michael Dockterman (03121675) Alison C. Conlon (6272083) Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP 225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2800 Chicago, Illinois 60606-1229 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Vincent V. Carissimi (pro hac vice app. pending) Robert L. Hickok (pro hac vice app. pending) Joanna J. Cline (pro hac vice app. pending) Pepper Hamilton LLP 3000 Two Logan Square Eighteenth and Arch Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2799

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned certifies that on August 15, 2007, a true and correct copy of the foregoing Defendant Dotster, Inc.'s Notice of Motion, Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's RICO Claims, and Other Non-Trademark Related Claims, in the Class Action Complaint and Supporting Memorandum of Law were electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court for the Northern District of Illinois using the CM/ECF system. Notice of this filing will be sent to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF system.

__/s/ Michael Dockterman___________________ Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP 225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 2800 Chicago, Illinois 60606-1229 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorney for Dotster, Inc., aka RevenueDirect.com

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IN THE UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION VULCAN GOLF, LLC, Individually and On Behalf Of All Others Similarly Situated, Lead Plaintiff, v. GOOGLE INC., OVERSEE.NET, SEDO, LLC, DOTSTER, INC., AKA REVENUEDIRECT.COM INTERNET REIT, INC. d/b/a IREIT, INC. and JOHN DOES I-X, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 07 CV 3371 Judge Kocoras Magistrate Judge Brown

Service List Robert M. Foote Stephen William Fung Foote, Meyers, Mielke & Flowers LLC 28 North First Street, Suite 2 Geneva, IL 60134 [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] For Plaintiff Joseph J. Duffy Jonathan M. Cyrluk Mariah E. Moran Stetler & Duffy, Ltd. 11 South LaSalle Street Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60603-1203 [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] For Google, Inc. Michael H. Page Joseph C. Gratz Keker & Van Nest LLP 710 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA 9411 [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] For Google, Inc. Kathleen Currie Chavez Chavez Law Firm P.C. 28 North First Street, #2 Geneva, IL 60134 [phone] Email: [e-mail] For Plaintiff

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Jeffrey Singer Misty Martin Segal, McCambridge, Singer & Mahoney 233 South Wacker Drive Suite 5500 Chicago, IL 60606 [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] For Sedo LLC Brett A. August Bradley Louis Cohn Alexis Elizabeth Payne Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP 311 South Wacker Drive Suite 5000 Chicago, IL 60606 [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] For Internet Reit, Inc. Steven R. Borgman Kenneth P. Held Vinson & Elkins LLP 1001 Fannin Street Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77002 713 758 4353 For Internet Reit, Inc.

Ronald Y. Rothstein Janelle M. Carter Winston & Strawn LLP 35 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601-9703 [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] For Oversee.Net

Scott Ryan Wiehle Vinson & Elkins Trammel Crow Center 2001 Ross Avenue Suite 3700 Dallas, TX 75201-2975 [phone] Email: [e-mail] For Internet Reit, Inc.

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