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

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Joinder in BRIEF in Support of 30 MOTION to Dismiss by Defendant BRIAN MEEHAN filed by BRIAN MEEHAN. (ROBERTS, JAMES)

E V A N S et al v. DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, CITY OF et al

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I N THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA

D A V ID F. EVANS, et al., P l a i n t if f s , v. C IT Y OF DURHAM, N.C., et al., D e f e n d a n ts . _________________________________

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C a se No. 1:07CV739

D E F E N D A N T BRIAN MEEHAN'S JOINDER IN BRIEF IN S U P P O R T OF MOTION TO DISMISS OF DEFENDANTS D N A SECURITY, INC. AND RICHARD CLARK C O M E S NOW defendant Brian Meehan ("Meehan") and hereby joins in and adopts b y reference the Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss of Defendants DNA Security, Inc. a n d Richard Clark ("DSI's Brief"). At the time of the events alleged in the Amended C o m p lain t, Meehan was the Laboratory Director for defendant DNA Security, Inc. ("DSI"), th e DNA testing laboratory retained by the State of North Carolina. See Amended Complaint ¶ ¶ 30, 32. Accordingly, the legal arguments set forth in DSI's Brief, which refer to Meehan, D S I and Clark collectively as "the DSI Defendants," apply with equal force to Meehan. A f te r having read and considered each legal argument raised in DSI's Brief and in o rd e r to avoid burdening the Court with repetitious and duplicative legal memoranda, M e e h a n adopts by reference DSI's Brief pursuant to Rule 10(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. See also,

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5 A C. Wright & A. Miller, Federal Practice & Procedure § 1326 (3d ed. 2007). For the re a so n s set forth therein, Meehan respectfully requests that the claims against him be d is m is s e d . R e sp e c tf u lly submitted, this the 15th day of January, 2008. L E W IS & ROBERTS, PLLC

B y: /s/ James A. Roberts, III James A. Roberts, III N .C . State Bar No. 10495 L e w is & Roberts, PLLC 1 3 0 5 Navaho Drive, Suite 400 (27609) P . O. Box 17529 R a le ig h , NC 27619 T e l: 9 1 9 /9 8 1 - 0 1 9 1 F a x : 9 1 9 /9 8 1 -0 1 9 9 E - m : ja r@ le w is - r o b e rts .c o m B y: /s/ Paul R. Dickinson, Jr. Paul R. Dickinson, Jr. N .C . State Bar No. 20510 L e w is & Roberts, PLLC 5 9 6 0 Fairview Road, Suite 102 C h a rlo tte , NC 28210 T e l: 7 0 4 /3 4 7 - 8 9 9 0 F a x : 7 0 4 /3 4 7 -8 9 2 9 E - m : p r d @ le w is - r o b e rts .c o m A tto r n e y s for Defendant Brian Meehan

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C E R T I F I C A T E OF SERVICE I hereby certify that, on January 15, 2008, I electronically filed the foregoing D E F E N D A N T BRIAN MEEHAN'S JOINDER IN BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION T O DISMISS OF DEFENDANTS DNA SECURITY, INC. AND RICHARD CLARK w ith the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such f ilin g to the following: P l a i n t i f fs D A V ID F. EVANS C O L L IN FINNERTY B R E N D A N V. SULLIVAN, JR. C H R IS T O P H E R N. MANNING R O B E R T M. CARY C H A R L E S DAVANT, IV W IL L IA M S & CONNOLLY LLP 7 2 5 12th Street, N.W. W a sh in g to n , D.C. 20005 E m a i l :b s u l l i v a n @ w c .c o m c m a n n i n g @ w c .c o m r c a r y@ w c . c o m c d a v a n t @ w c .c o m D A V I D S. RUDOLF R u d o lf Widenhouse & Fialko 3 1 2 W. Franklin Street C h a p e l Hill, NC 27516 E m a i l :d s r u d o l f @ r w f - l a w .c o m R E G I N A L D B. GILLESPIE, JR. F A I S O N & GILLESPIE P . O. Box 51729 D u rh a m , NC 27717-1729 E m a i l :r g i l l e s i e @ f a is o n - g i l l e s p i e .c o m J A M E S B. CRAVEN, III P . O. Box 1366 D u rh a m , NC 27702 E m a i l :j b c 6 4 @ m i n d s p r i n g .c o m

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P laintiff R E A D E SELIGMANN

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D e fe n d a n t M I C H A E L B. NIFONG

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D e fe n d a n t M A R K GOTTLIEB

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E D W I N M. SPEAS, JR. P O Y N E R & SPRUILL LLP P . O. Box 10096 R a le ig h , NC 27605-0096 E m a i l : e s p e a s @ p o yn e r s p r u i l l . c o m J O E L MILLER CRAIG K E N N O N CRAVER BELO CRAIG & M C K E E , PLLC P . O. Box 51579 D u rh a m , NC 27717-1579 E m a i l :j c r a ig @ k e n n o n c ra v e r.c o m J A M E S B. MAXWELL M A X W E L L FREEMAN & BOWMAN, P .A . P . O. Box 52396 D u rh a m , NC 27717-2396 E m a i l :j m a x w e l l @ m f b p a .c o m P A T R IC I A P. KERNER T R O U T M A N SANDERS, LLP P . O. Drawer 1389 R a le ig h , NC 27602-1389 E m a il: t r i c ia .k e r n e r @ t r o u t m a n s a n d e rs .c o m

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D efe n d a n ts S T E V E N W. CHALMERS B E V E R L Y COUNCIL R O N A L D HODGE J E F F LAMB P A T R IC K BAKER M I C H A E L RIPBERGER L E E RUSS D e fe n d a n t D N A SECURITY, INC.

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R O B E R T JAMES KING, III K E A R N S DAVIS B R O O K S PIERCE MCLENDON H U M P H R E Y & LEONARD P . O. Box 26000 G re e n sb o ro , NC 27420-6000 E m a i l : r k i n g @ b r o o k s p i e r c e .c o m k d a v i s @ b r o o k s p i e r c e .c o m ( c o n tin u e d )

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R O B E R T A. SAR N IC H O L A S J. SANSERVINO O G L E T R E E DEAKINS NASH SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. P . O. Box 31608 R a le ig h , NC 27622 E m a il: n ic h o la s .s a n s e rv in o @ o g le tr e e d e a k in s .c o m r o b e rt.s a r@ o g le tr e e d e a k in s .c o m D e fe n d a n t R IC H A R D CLARK r e p re s e n te d by R O B E R T JAMES KING, III K E A R N S DAVIS B R O O K S PIERCE MCLENDON H U M P H R E Y & LEONARD P . O. Box 26000 G re e n sb o ro , NC 27420-6000 E m a i l : r k i n g @ b r o o k s p i e r c e .c o m

I further certify that I caused the foregoing document to be served by first-class mail, p o s ta g e prepaid, to the following non CM/ECF participants: P laintiff R E A D E SELIGMANN B a rry C. Scheck 1 0 0 Fifth Avenue N e w York, NY 10011 R i c h a r d D. Emery E M E R Y CELLI BRINCKERHOFF & A B A D Y LLP 7 5 Rockefeller Plaza, 20th Floor N e w York, NY 10019 D e fe n d a n t C I T Y OF DURHAM, N O R T H CAROLINA D e fe n d a n t L I N W O O D WILSON r e p re s e n te d by R o g e r E. Warin S T E P T O E & JOHNSON LLP 1 3 3 0 Connecticut Ave., N.W. W a sh in g to n , D.C. 20036 L in w o o d Wilson 6 9 1 0 Innesbrook Way B a h a m a , NC 27503-9700 5

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R e sp e c tf u lly submitted, L E W IS & ROBERTS, PLLC

B y: /s/ James A. Roberts, III N.C. State Bar No. 10495 1 3 0 5 Navaho Drive, Suite 400 (27609) P . O. Box 17529 R a le ig h , NC 27619 T e l: 9 1 9 /9 8 1 - 0 1 9 1 F a x : 9 1 9 /9 8 1 -0 1 9 9 E - m : ja r@ le w is - r o b e rts .c o m A tto r n e y s for Defendant Brian Meehan

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