EVANS et al v. DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, CITY OF et al

Filing 113

NOTICE Concerning Dismissal of Pendig United States Supreme Court Case; filed by DAVID F. EVANS, COLLIN FINNERTY, READE SELIGMANN re 42 MOTION to Dismiss, 112 Supplemental Memorandum (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2) (DAVANT, CHARLES) Modified on 1/6/2010 to reflect accurate title of pldg. (Lee, Lisa).

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EVANS et al v. DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, CITY OF et al Doc. 113 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA DAVID F. EVANS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF DURHAM, N.C., et al., Defendants. NOTICE CONCERNING DISMISSAL OF PENDING UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT CASE Plaintiffs David F. Evans, Collin Finnerty, and Reade Seligmann hereby respectfully advise the Court that the United States Supreme Court has dismissed, without decision, Pottawattomie County, Iowa v. McGhee, No. 08-1065. On November 18, 2009, Defendant Michael B. Nifong submitted a "Second Supplemental Memorandum" (Doc. No. 112) in support of his pending Motion to Dismiss (Docket No. 90, consolidated into a single Motion to Dismiss designated as Docket No. 42). Nifong stated that the Supreme Court had granted certiorari in Pottawattomie County on the issue of [w]hether a prosecutor is subject to personal liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for a wrongful conviction and incarceration where the prosecutor allegedly procured false testimony during the criminal investigation and then introduced that same testimony against the criminal defendant at trial to obtain a conviction. Nifong 2d Suppl. Mem. at 1. Nifong further stated that "if the Supreme Court rules in favor of the Iowa prosecutors/petitioners on the immunity case, such a ruling would likely apply to the defendant Michael B. Nifong in this case." Id. at 2. Civil Action No. 1:07-CV-739 Case 1:07-cv-00739-JAB-WWD Document 113 Filed 01/05/10 Page 1 of 5 Dockets.Justia.com After the November 4, 2009 oral argument before the Supreme Court, the parties to Pottawattomie County agreed to a $12 million settlement of the petitioners' civil rights claims. See Ex. 1 (Press Release). The Pottawattomie County parties filed an agreed dismissal, and on January 4, 2010, the Clerk of the Supreme Court entered an order of dismissal. See Ex. 2 (Supreme Court Docket for No. 08-1065). Dated: January 5, 2010 Respectfully submitted, WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP By: ___/s/ Charles Davant IV____________ Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr. (pro hac vice) Robert M. Cary (pro hac vice) Christopher N. Manning (pro hac vice) Charles Davant IV (N.C. Bar #28489) 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Tel.: (202) 434-5000 E-mail: cdavant@wc.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs David F. Evans and Collin Finnerty -andRUDOLF WIDENHOUSE & FIALKO By: ___/s/ David S. Rudolf_____________ David S. Rudolf (N.C. Bar #8587) 312 West Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Tel.: (919) 967-4900 E-mail: dsrudolf@rwf-law.com 2 Case 1:07-cv-00739-JAB-WWD Document 113 Filed 01/05/10 Page 2 of 5 BARRY C. SCHECK, ESQ. Barry C. Scheck* Attn: Elizabeth Vaca 100 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10011 Tel.: (212) 364-5390 E-mail: bcsinnocence@aol.com (* motion for special appearance to be filed) EMERY CELLI BRINCKERHOFF & ABADY LLP Richard D. Emery (pro hac vice) Ilann M. Maazel (pro hac vice) 75 Rockefeller Plaza, 20th Floor New York, NY 10019 Tel.: (212) 763-5000 Fax: (212) 763-5001 E-mail: remery@ecbalaw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Reade Seligman 3 Case 1:07-cv-00739-JAB-WWD Document 113 Filed 01/05/10 Page 3 of 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA DAVID F. EVANS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF DURHAM, N.C., et al., Defendants. Case No. 1:07CV739 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on January 5, 2010 I electronically filed the foregoing NOTICE CONCERNING DISMISSAL OF PENDING UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT CASE with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to the following: Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr. Counsel for Defendant City of Durham Joel M. Craig Henry W. Sappenfield Counsel for Defendant Benjamin Himan James B. Maxwell, Counsel for Defendant David Addison Edwin M. Speas Eric P. Stevens Counsel for Defendant Mark Gottlieb -1Case 1:07-cv-00739-JAB-WWD Document 113 Filed 01/05/10 Page 4 of 5 Patricia P. Kerner D. Martin Warf Hannah G. Styron Counsel for Defendants Steven Chalmers, Beverly Council, Ronald Hodge, Jeff Lamb, Patrick Baker, Michael Ripberger, and Lee Russ Robert A. Sar Nicholas J. Sanservino, Jr. Counsel for Defendant DNA Security Robert J. King III Kearns Davis Counsel for Defendant DNA Security, Inc. & Richard Clark Paul R. Dickinson, Jr. James A. Roberts, III Counsel for Defendant Brian Meehan Linwood Wilson Pro se James B. Craven III Counsel for Michael B. Nifong Respectfully submitted, /s/ Charles Davant IV Charles Davant IV (N.C. Bar No. 28489) WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Tel.: (202) 434-5000 Email: cdavant@wc.com Attorney for Plaintiffs David F. Evans and Collin Finnerty -2Case 1:07-cv-00739-JAB-WWD Document 113 Filed 01/05/10 Page 5 of 5

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