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

Filing 124

MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint by PATRICK BAKER, STEVEN W. CHALMERS, BEVERLY COUNCIL, RONALD HODGE, JEFF LAMB, MICHAEL RIPBERGER, LEE RUSS. Responses due by 4/5/2010 (KERNER, PATRICIA)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA DAVID F. EVANS, et al, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 1:07-CV-00739 ) THE CITY OF DURHAM, et al, ) ) Defendants. ) _________________________________________________________ DEFENDANTS BAKER, CHALMERS, COUNCIL, HODGE, LAMB, RIPBERGER, and RUSS MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS' SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6) _________________________________________________________ Defendants Patrick Baker, Steven Chalmers, Beverly Council, Ronald Hodge, Jeff Lamb, Michael Ripberger, and Lee Russ ("Defendants") respectfully move the Court, pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6), to dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint, (Docket # 116), for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. In support thereof, and pursuant to this Court's February 16, 2010 Order, (Docket # 115), Defendants incorporate the reasons set forth in their Brief in Support of their original Motion to Dismiss, (Docket # 35), their Reply Brief in Support of their Motion to Dismiss, (Docket # 60), their Supplemental Brief in Support of their Motion to Dismiss, (Docket # 99), and their Suggestion of Subsequently Decided Authority, (Docket # 114). Defendants note that in Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint, Plaintiffs eliminated causes of action against Defendants in their official capacity where the City

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was named, as well as state law causes of action against Defendants, save for an intentional infliction of emotional distress cause of action against Defendant Hodge. Thus, it is not now necessary for the Court to consider sections II (Official Capacity Claims Are Redundant), VII. A. (State Law Claims: Negligence Claims Against Defendants) and VII. B. 3. (State Law Claims: Claims Against Defendant Hodge: Negligence)1 in Defendants' Initial Brief, (Docket # 35). Because of the complexity of the causes of action at issue in this case, Defendants request oral argument be scheduled on their Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Local Rule 7.3(c)(1). WHEREFORE, Defendants Baker, Chalmers, Council, Hodge, Lamb, Ripberger, and Russ respectfully pray the Court that: 1. 2. 3. The Action against these Defendants be dismissed; Judgment be entered for Defendants; Plaintiffs have and recover nothing from Defendants; and

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Because Plaintiffs have retained their 15th Cause of Action for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress against Defendant Hodge, Section VII. B. 1 & 2 (State Law Claims: Claims Against Defendant Hodge: The Statute of Limitations; Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress) at pages 40-44, remain relevant, and Defendants incorporate those sections as grounds for this Motion.
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Defendants have such other and further relief as the Court shall deem just and proper.

Respectfully submitted, this the 10th day of March, 2010.

TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP By: /s/ Patricia P. Kerner Patricia P. Kerner N.C. State Bar No. 13005 Hannah G. Styron N.C. State Bar No. 28824 D. Martin Warf N.C. State Bar No. 32982 Attorneys for Defendants Baker, Chalmers, Council, Hodge, Lamb, Ripberger, and Russ 434 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900 Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail]

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA DAVID F. EVANS, et al, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 1:07-CV-00739 ) THE CITY OF DURHAM, et al, ) ) Defendants. ) _________________________________________________________ CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE _________________________________________________________ I hereby certify that the foregoing was electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to the following: Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr. Robert M. Cary Christopher N. Manning Charles Davant IV WILLIAMS &CONNOLLY, LLP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiffs David Evans and Collin Finnerty David S. Rudolf RUDOLF, WIDENHOUSE & FIALKO 312 W. Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff Reade Seligmann

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Robert J. King, III Kearns Davis Clinton R. Pinyan BROOKS, PIERCE, McLENDON, HUMPHREY & LEONARD, LLP Post Office Box 26000 Greensboro, NC 27420 [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants DNA Security, Inc. and Richard Clark James A. Roberts, III LEWIS & ROBERTS, PLLC 1305 Navaho Drive, Suite 400 Raleigh, NC 27605 [e-mail] Attorneys for Brian Meehan Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr. FAISON & GILLESPIE Post Office Box 51729 Durham, NC 27717 [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant City of Durham

Robert A. Sar Nicholas J. Sanservino, Jr. OGLETREE DEAKINS NASH SMOAK & STEWART, PC 2301 Sugar Bush Rd., Suite 600 Raleigh, NC 27612 [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for DNA Security

Paul R. Dickinson, Jr. LEWIS & ROBERTS, PLLC 590 Fairview Rd., Suite 102 Charlotte, NC 28210 [e-mail] Attorneys for Brian Meehan Joel M. Craig Henry W. Sappenfield KENNON, CRAVER, BELO, CRAIG & MCKEE, PLLC Post Office Box 51579 [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant Benjamin Himan James B. Maxwell MAXWELL, FREEMAN & BOWMAN, P.A. Post Office Box 52396 Durham, NC 27717 [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant David Addison

David W. Long Eric P. Stevens POYNER & SPRUILL, LLP Post Office Box 1801 Raleigh, NC 27602-1801 [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant Mark Gottlieb

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Linwood Wilson 6910 Innesbrook Way Bahama, NC 27503 [e-mail] Pro Se

Richard D. Emery Ilann M. Maazel EMERY, CELLI, BRINKERHOFF & ABADY, LLP 75 Rockefeller Plaza, 20th Floor New York, NY 10019 [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff Reade Seligmann

James B. Craven, III P.O. Box 1366 Durham, North Carolina 27702 [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant Michael Nifong I further certify that a copy of the foregoing was served today upon each of the following non CM/ECF participants by United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: Roger E. Warrin Michael A. Vatis John P. Nolan Leah M. Quadrino STEPTOE & JOHNSON, LLP 1330 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20036 [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant City of Durham This the 10th day of March, 2010. Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ Patricia P. Kerner Patricia P. Kerner N.C. State Bar No. 13005
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Attorneys for Defendants Baker, Chalmers, Council, Hodge, Lamb, Ripberger, and Russ 434 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900 Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail]

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