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

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MOTION to Dismiss by BENJAMIN HIMAN. Responses due by 4/17/2008(CRAIG, JOEL) 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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U N I T E D STATES DISTRICT COURT M I D D L E DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA D U R H A M DIVISION F ile No. 1:07-CV-739-JAB-WWD D A V I D F. EVANS, COLLIN FINNERTY, a nd READE SELIGMANN, Pla intif fs, vs. T H E CITY OF DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, M ICH AE L B. NIFONG, M AR K GOTTLIEB, BENJAM IN HIMAN, DA VI D ADDISON, LINWOOD W ILS ON , PA TR ICK BAKER, STEVEN CHALMERS, BE VE RL Y COUNCIL, RONALD HODGE, JEF F LAM B, M ICH AE L RIPBERGER, LE E RUSS, DNA SECURITY, INC., R I CH A R D CLARK, and BRIAN MEEHAN, Defendan ts. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

DEFENDANT BENJAMIN HIMAN'S MOTION TO DISMISS

________________________________________________________________________ Defe n d an t Benjamin Himan ("Investigator Himan"), through his undersigned attorney, m o v e s pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) for an order dismissing this action in its entirety a s to this Defendant upon the grounds that the Amended Complaint fails to state a claim upon w h i c h relief may be granted and, in the alternative, that all claims asserted against Inv estig ator Himan are barred by the doctrines of qualified and public officer immunity.

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In support of this Motion, Defendant submits the accompanying memorandum of law. WHEREFORE, Defendant Benjamin Himan prays that all claims against him in this a c t io n be dismissed with prejudice. T h i s the 15th day of January, 2008. KE NN ON , CRAVER, BELO, CRAIG & MCKEE, PLLC B y: /s/ Joel M . Craig North Carolina State Bar No. 9179 A tto rn eys for Defendant Benjamin Himan 4 0 1 1 University Drive, Suite 300 P . O . Box 51579 D u r h a m , NC 27717-1579 ( 9 1 9 ) 490-0500 j c r a ig @ k e n n o n c r a v e r . c o m

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C E R T IF I CA T E OF SERVICE T h e undersigned attorney hereby certifies that I electronically filed the foregoing D e f e n d a n t Benjamin Himan's Motion to Dismiss with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following: Christopher N. Manning Rob ert M. Cary Cha rles Davant, IV Brend an V. Sullivan, Jr. W i l li am s & Connolly LLP 7 2 5 12 th St. N.W. W a s h i n g t o n , DC 20005 A t t o r n e ys for Plaintiffs Collin Finnerty and David F. Evans Da vid S. Rudolf R u d o l f , Widenhouse & Fialko 312 W. Franklin St. C h a p e l Hill, NC 27516 A t t o r n e y for Plaintiff Reade Seligmann James B. Craven, III P . O . Box 1366 D u r h a m , NC 27702 A t t o r n e y for Defendant Michael B. Nifong R obe rt James King, III Ke arns Davis B r o o ks , Pierece, McClendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP P . O . Box 26000 G r e e n s b o r o , NC 27420-6000 A t t o r n e y s for Defendants DNA Security, Inc. and Richard Clark N i c h o l a s J. Sanservino Robert A. Sar Og letre e Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, P.C. P.O. Box 31608 R a l e i g h , NC 27622 A t t o r n e ys for DNA Security, Inc.
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Regin a ld B. Gillespie, Jr. Faiso n & Gillespie P . O. Box 51729 D u r h a m , NC 27717-1729 A t t o r n e y for Defendant City of Durham, North Carolina P a t r ic i a P. Kerner T r o ut m a n Sanders, LLP P . O . Box 1389 R a l e i g h , NC 27602-1389 A t t o r n e y for Defendants Beverly Council, Jeff Lamb, Michael Ripberger, Ronald Hodge, Steven W. Chalmers and Patrick Baker Jam es B. Maxwell M axw ell, Freeman & Bowman, P.A. P.O. Box 52396 D u r h a m , NC 27717-2396 A t t o r n e y for Defendant David Addison E dw in M. Speas, Jr. P o yn e r & Spruill LLP P . O . Box 10096 R a l e i g h , NC 27605-0096 A t t o r n e y for Defendant Mark Gottlieb T h i s the 15th day of January, 2008. KE NN ON , CRAVER, BELO, CRAIG & MCKEE, PLLC B y: /s/ Joel M . Craig N o r t h Carolina State Bar No. 9179 A tto rn eys for Defendant Benjamin Himan 4 0 1 1 University Drive, Suite 300 P . O . Box 51579 D u r h a m , NC 27717-1579 ( 9 1 9 ) 490-0500 j c r a ig @ k e n n o n c r a v e r . c o m

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