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

Filing 125

MOTION to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint by BENJAMIN HIMAN. Responses due by 4/5/2010 (SAPPENFIELD, HENRY)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA DURHAM DIVISION File No. 1:07-CV-739-JAB-WWD DAVID F. EVANS, COLLIN FINNERTY, and READE SELIGMANN, Plaintiffs, vs. THE CITY OF DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, MICHAEL B. NIFONG, MARK GOTTLIEB, BENJAMIN HIMAN, DAVID ADDISON, LINWOOD WILSON, PATRICK BAKER, STEVEN CHALMERS, BEVERLY COUNCIL, RONALD HODGE, JEFF LAMB, MICHAEL RIPBERGER, LEE RUSS, DNA SECURITY, INC., RICHARD CLARK, and BRIAN MEEHAN, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

DEFENDANT BENJAMIN HIMAN S MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT

________________________________________________________________________ Defendant Benjamin Himan ( Investigator Himan ), through his undersigned attorneys, moves pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) for an order dismissing this action in its entirety as to this Defendant upon the grounds that the Second Amended Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted and, in the alternative, that all claims asserted against Investigator Himan are barred by the doctrines of qualified and public officer immunity.

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In support of this motion, and pursuant to this Court s February 16, 2010 Order, document #115, Investigator Himan hereby incorporates by reference the following previous arguments and authorities in this case: Defendant Benjamin Himan s Motion to Dismiss, filed January 15, 2008, document #36; Defendant Benjamin Himan s Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss, filed January 15, 2008, document #37; Defendants Mark Gottlieb and Benjamin Himan s Joint Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss, document #61; Reply

Defendants Mark Gottlieb, Benjamin Himan and the City of Durham s Supplemental Brief in Support of Motions to Dismiss, document #100; and Suggestion of Subsequently Decided Authority, document #114. WHEREFORE, Defendant Benjamin Himan respectfully prays the Court that: 1. 2. 3. 4. The Action against him be dismissed; Judgment be entered for Defendant Benjamin Himan on all claims against him; Plaintiffs have and recover nothing from Defendant Benjamin Himan; and Defendant Benjamin Himan have such other and further relief as the Court shall deem just and proper.

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This the 10th day of March, 2010. KENNON, CRAVER, BELO, CRAIG & MCKEE, PLLC By: By: /s/ Joel M. Craig North Carolina State Bar No. 9179 /s/ Henry W. Sappenfield North Carolina State Bar No. 37419 Attorneys for Defendant Benjamin Himan 4011 University Drive, Suite 300 P.O. Box 51579 Durham, NC 27717-1579 [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned attorney hereby certifies that the foregoing Defendant Benjamin Himan s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff s Second Amended Complaint was electronically filed with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following: Christopher N. Manning Robert M. Cary Charles Davant, IV Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr. Williams & Connolly LLP 725 12th St. N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Collin Finnerty and David F. Evans David S. Rudolf Rudolf, Widenhouse & Fialko 312 W. Franklin St. Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Richard D. Emery Ilann M. Maazel Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP 75 Rockefeller Plaza, 20th Floor New York, NY 10019 Attorneys for Plaintiff Reade Seligmann James B. Craven, III P.O. Box 1366 Durham, NC 27702 Attorney for Defendant Michael B. Nifong Robert James King, III Kearns Davis Brooks, Pierece, McClendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP P.O. Box 26000 Greensboro, NC 27420-6000 Attorneys for Defendants DNA Security, Inc. and Richard Clark

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Nicholas J. Sanservino Robert A. Sar Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, P.C. P.O. Box 31608 Raleigh, NC 27622 Attorneys for DNA Security, Inc. Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr. Faison & Gillespie P. O. Box 51729 Durham, NC 27717-1729 Attorneys for Defendant City of Durham, North Carolina Patricia P. Kerner D. Martin Warf Hannah G. Styron Troutman Sanders, LLP P.O. Box 1389 Raleigh, NC 27602-1389 Attorneys for Defendants Beverly Council, Jeff Lamb, Michael Ripberger, Ronald Hodge, Steven W. Chalmers, Lee Russ and Patrick Baker James B. Maxwell Maxwell, Freeman & Bowman, P.A. P.O. Box 52396 Durham, NC 27717-2396 Attorneys for Defendant David Addison Edwin M. Speas, Jr. Eric P. Stevens Poyner & Spruill LLP P.O. Box 1801 Raleigh, NC 27602-1801 Attorneys for Defendant Mark Gottlieb

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James Avery Roberts, III Lewis & Roberts, PLLC P.O. Box 17529 Raleigh, NC 27619 Paul R. Dickinson, Jr. Lewis & Roberts, PLLC 5960 Fairview Road, suite 102 Charlotte, NC 28210 Attorneys for Defendant Brian Meehan Linwood Wilson Bahama, NC Pro Se This the 10th day of March, 2010. KENNON, CRAVER, BELO, CRAIG & MCKEE, PLLC By: /s/Henry W. Sappenfield North Carolina State Bar No. 37419 Attorneys for Defendant Benjamin Himan 4011 University Drive, Suite 300 P.O. Box 51579 Durham, NC 27717-1579 [phone] [e-mail]

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