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

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MOTION to Dismiss; filed by STEVEN W. CHALMERS, BEVERLY COUNCIL, RONALD HODGE, PATRICK BAKER, JEFF LAMB, MICHAEL RIPBERGER, LEE RUSS. Responses due by 4/17/2008 (KERNER, PATRICIA) Modified on 1/16/2008 to reflect correct response deadline per scheduling order (Pldg. No. 25 ) (Lee, Lisa).

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

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA DAVID F. EVANS, COLLIN FINNERTY, and READE SELIGMANN, ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 1:07-CV-00739 ) 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. ) _________________________________________________________ MOTION TO DISMISS OF DEFENDANTS BAKER, CHALMERS, COUNCIL, HODGE, LAMB, RIPBERGER, and RUSS 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' First Amended Complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. In support thereof, Defendants' submit their accompanying Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss filed pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(a), 7.2, and 7.3(a). Because of complexity of the causes of action at issue in this

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case, Defendants request oral argument be scheduled on their Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Local Rule 7.3(c)(1). Respectfully submitted, this the 15th day of January, 2008.

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]

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned attorney for Defendants Baker, Chalmers, Council, Hodge, Lamb, Ripberger, and Russ hereby certifies that on January 15, 2008, the foregoing Brief in Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss was electronically filed with the Clerk of 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, L.L.P. 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 200005 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Evans And Finnerty Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr. Faison & Gillespie 5517 Chapel Hill Blvd., Suite 2000 Durham, NC 27717-1729 Attorneys for Defendant City City of Durham Joel M. Craig Kennon, Craver, Belo, Craig & McKee, PLLC 4011 University Drive, Suite 300 Post Office Box 51579 Durham, NC 27717-1579 Attorneys for Defendant Himan Nicholas J. Sanservino Robert A. Sar Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, P.C. PO Box 31608 Raleigh, NC 27622 Attorneys for Defendant DNA Security, Inc. David S. Rudolf Rudolf, Widenhouse & Fialko 312 West Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Attorneys for Plaintiff Seligmann Robert J. King, III Kearns Davis Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P. Post Office Box 26000 Greensboro, NC 27420 Attorneys for Defendants DNA Security, Inc. and Richard Clark James B. Maxwell Maxwell, Freeman & Bowman, P.A. Post Office Box 52396 Durham, NC 27717 Attorneys for Defendant Addison Edwin M. Speas Poyner & Spruill, L.L.P. 3600 Glenwood Avenue Raleigh, NC 27612 Attorneys for Defendant Gottlieb James B. Craven, III Post Office Box 1366 Durham, NC 27702 Attorney for Defendant Nifong

The undersigned attorney further certifies that on January 15, 2008, a copy of the foregoing Defendants' Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss was served upon each of the following non-CM/ECF participants by United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: Barry C. Scheck 100 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10011 [e-mail] Attorneys Plaintiff Seligmann Richard D. Emery Emery, Celli, Brinkerhoff & Abady, L.L.P. 75 Rockefeller Plaza, 20th Floor New York, NY 10019 Attorneys for Plaintiff Seligmann Roger E. Warin Steptoe & Johnson, L.L.P. 1330 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Attorneys for Defendant City of Durham, NC Paul R. Dickinson, Jr. Lewis & Roberts, P.L.L.C. 5960 Fairview Road; Suite 102 Charlotte, NC 28210-3103 Attorneys for Brian Meehan James A. Roberts, III Lewis & Roberts, P.L.L.C. 1305 Navaho Drive; Suite 400 Raleigh, NC 27609-7482 Attorneys for Brian Meehan Linwood Wilson 6910 Innesbrook Way Bahama, NC 27503-9700 Pro Se

By: /s/ Patricia P. Kerner Patricia P. Kerner N.C. State Bar No. 13005 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]