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

Filing 2

CIVIL COVER SHEET, filed by DAVID F. EVANS, COLLIN FINNERTY, READE SELIGMANN.(DAVANT, CHARLES)

EVANS et al v. DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, CITY OF et al
OJS 44
(Rev. 11/04)

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CIVIL COVER SHEET

The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement th e filing and service of pleadings or oth er papers as requ ired by law, except as provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. ( S E E IN S T R U C T I O N S O N THE REV E R S E OF TH E FOR M . )

I. ( a )

PLAINTIFFS

DEFENDANTS

David F. Evans, Collin Finnerty, and Reade Seligmann
( b ) County of Resid ence of First Listed Plaintiff

( E X C E P T IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)

New York County, NY

City of Durham, N.C.; Michael B. Nifong; Mark Gottlieb; Benjamin Himan; David Addison; Linwood Wilson; see next page for others. Durham County of Residence of First Listed Defendant
( I N U .S . P LA I N T IF F C A SE S O N L Y ) NOTE: I N L A N D CO N D E M N A T I O N CA S E S , U S E T H E LO C A T IO N O F TH E L A N D I N V O LV E D .

( c ) Attorney's (Firm Name, A d d r e s s , and

Telephone Number)

Attorneys (If Known)

See next page.
I I. BASIS OF JURISDICTION
1 U.S. Governme n t Plaintiff (Place an "X" in O n e Box Only)

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I I I . CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES(Place
( F o r Diversity Cases Only) C i t i z e n of This State PTF 1 DEF 1 an "X " in On e Box for Plain tiff and One Box for De f e n d a n t ) PTF DEF I n c o r p o r a t ed o r Principal Place 4 4 o f Business In T h i s State I n c o r p o r a t ed a n d Principal Place o f Business In A n o t h e r State F o r e i g n Nation 5 5

3 F e d e r a l Question ( U . S . Governme n t Not a Party)

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U.S. Governme n t Defendant

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Diversity ( I n d i c a t e Citizensh i p of Parties in Item III)

C i t i z e n of Anothe r State

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2

C i t i z e n or Su b j e c t o f a Foreign Coun t r y

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3

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I V . NAT U R E O F SUIT
CONTRACT 1 1 0 Insurance 1 2 0 Ma r i n e 1 3 0 Miller Act 1 4 0 Negotiable Instrument 1 5 0 Recove r y of Overpayment & Enforcement of Judgme n t 1 5 1 Medicare Act 1 5 2 Recovery of Defaulted S t u d e n t Loans ( E x c l . Veterans) 1 5 3 Recove r y of Overpayment of Veteran' s Benefits 1 6 0 Stoc k h o l d e r s ' S u i t s 1 9 0 Other Contract 1 9 5 Co n t r a c t Produc t Liability 1 9 6 Franchise REAL PROPERTY 2 1 0 Land Condemnation 2 2 0 Forec l o s u r e 2 3 0 Rent Lease & Ejectment 2 4 0 Torts to Land 2 4 5 Tort Produc t Liability 2 9 0 All Othe r Real Prop e r t y

(Place an "X" in O n e Box Only) TORTS PERSONAL INJURY 3 1 0 Airplane 3 1 5 Airplane Product Liability 3 2 0 A s s a u l t , Libel & Slander 3 3 0 Federal Employers' Liability 3 4 0 Ma r i n e 3 4 5 Marine Product Liability 350 M otor V ehicle 355 M otor V ehicle P r o d u c t Liability 3 6 0 Other Personal Injury CIVIL RIGHTS 4 4 1 Voting 4 4 2 Employment 4 4 3 Housing/ Accommod ations 4 4 4 Welfare 4 4 5 Amer. w/Disabilities Employment 4 4 6 Amer. w/Disabilities Other 4 4 0 Othe r Civil Rights PERSONAL INJURY 362 Personal Injury M e d . Malpractice 3 6 5 Personal Injury P r o d u c t Liability 3 6 8 Asbestos Personal I n j u r y Product Liability PERSONAL PROPERTY 3 7 0 Other Fraud 3 7 1 Truth in Lending 3 8 0 Other Personal P r o p e r t y Damage 3 8 5 Property Da m a g e P r o d u c t Liability P R I S O N E R P E T IT I O N S 5 1 0 M o t i o n s to Va c a t e Sentence H a b e a s Corpus: 5 3 0 General 5 3 5 De a t h Penalty 5 4 0 Mandamus & Other 5 5 0 Civil Rights 5 5 5 Prison Condition

F O R F E I T U R E /P E N A L T Y 6 1 0 Agriculture 6 2 0 Other Food & Drug 6 2 5 Drug Related S e i z u r e o f Property 21 USC 881 6 3 0 Li q uo r L aw s 6 4 0 R.R. & Truck 6 5 0 Airline Regs. 6 6 0 Occupational Safety/Health 6 9 0 Other LABOR 7 1 0 Fair Labor Standards Act 7 2 0 Labor/M g m t . Relations 7 3 0 Labor/M g m t . R e p o r t i n g & Disclosure Act 7 4 0 Railway Labor Act 7 9 0 Other Labor Litigation 7 9 1 Empl. Ret. Inc. S e c u r i t y Act

BANKRUPTCY 4 2 2 Appeal 28 USC 158 4 2 3 Withdrawal 2 8 USC 157 PROPERTY RIGHTS 8 2 0 Co p y r i g h t s 8 3 0 Patent 8 4 0 Trad e m a r k

OTHER STATUTES 4 0 0 State Reap p o r t i o n m e n t 4 1 0 Antitrust 4 3 0 Banks and Banking 4 5 0 Commerce 4 6 0 Deportation 4 7 0 Racke t e e r Influenced and C o r r u p t Organizations 4 8 0 C ons um e r Cre dit 4 9 0 Cable/Sat TV 8 1 0 Selective Service 8 5 0 Securities/Commodities/ Exchange 8 7 5 Customer C h a l l e n g e 1 2 USC 3410 8 9 0 Other Statutory Actions 8 9 1 Agricultural A c t s 8 9 2 Economic Stabilization Act 8 9 3 Environm e n t a l Matters 8 9 4 Energy Allocation Act 8 9 5 Freedom of Information Act 9 0 0 A p p e a l of Fee Determination U n d e r Equal Access t o Justice 9 5 0 Constitutionality of S t a t e Statutes

S O C I A L S E C U R IT Y 8 6 1 H I A (13 9 5 f f ) 8 6 2 Black Lung (923) 8 6 3 DIW C / D I W W (405 ( g ) ) 8 6 4 S SI D T it le X V I 8 6 5 RS I (405(g)) FEDERAL TAX SUITS 8 7 0 T a x e s ( U . S . Plaintiff o r Defenda n t ) 8 7 1 IRS -- T h i r d P a r t y 2 6 USC 7609

V . ORIG I N 1 Original
Proceeding

(Place an "X" in O n e Box Only)

Appeal to District

2 Removed from

3 Remanded from

4 Reinstated or

Litigation Reopened Appellate Court State Court (specify) Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unle ss diversity): Brief descript ion of cause:

r sf red from 5 Tnanheerdistrict a ot r

6 Multidistrict

ge from 7 Judgistrate Ma Judgment

V I . CAUSE OF ACTION V I I . REQ U E S T E D IN COMPLAINT: V I I I . RELATED CASE(S) IF ANY
DATE

42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988(b)
Federal civil rights & state common law claims arising from false rape allegations.
DEMAND $ CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint: Yes No JURY DEMAND: DOCKET NUMBER

CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION UNDER F.R.C.P. 23
( S e e instructions):

JUDGE
S I G N A T UR E O F A T TO R N E Y O F R E C O R D

October 5, 2007
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY RECEIPT # AMOUNT

/s/Charles Davant IV
A P P L Y I N G IFP JUDGE MAG. JUDGE

Case 1:07-cv-00739

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Additional Defendants: Steven Chalmers, Beverly Council, Ronald Hodge, Jeff Lamb, Stephen Mihaich, Michael Ripberger, Lee Russ, DNA Security, Inc., Richard Clark, Brian Meehan. Attorneys for Plaintiffs David F. Evans & Collin Finnerty: Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr.* Robert M. Cary* Christopher N. Manning* Charles Davant, IV (N.C. Bar # 28489) Williams & Connolly LLP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Tel. [phone] * motion for special appearance to be filed forthwith Attorneys for Plaintiff Reade Seligmann: Barry C. Scheck* 55 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003 Tel. [phone] David S. Rudolf (N.C. Bar # 8587) Rudolf Widenhouse & Fialko 312 West Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Tel. [phone] Richard D. Emery* Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP 75 Rockefeller Plaza, 20th Floor New York, NY 10019 Tel. [phone] * motion for special appearance to be filed forthwith Attorneys for Defendant City of Durham, N.C.: Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr. Faison & Gillespie 5517 Durham Chapel Hill Boulevard, Suite 2000 Post Office Box 51729 Durham, NC 27717-1729 [phone] Roger E. Warin Steptoe & Johnson LLP 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington DC 20036 Tel. [phone] Attorney for Defendant DNA Security, Inc.: Robert A. Sar Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. 2301 Sugar Bush Road Suite 600 Raleigh, NC 27612 Tel. [phone] Attorney for Defendants DNA Security, Inc., Richard Clark, and Brian Meehan: Paul R. Dickinson Jr. Lewis & Roberts PLLC 5960 Fairview Rd. Suite 102 Charlotte, N.C. 28210-3103 Tel. [phone]

Case 1:07-cv-00739

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