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

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WAIVER OF SERVICE of SUMMONS by DAVID F. EVANS, COLLIN FINNERTY, READE SELIGMANN. STEVEN W. CHALMERS waiver sent on 10/9/2007, answer due 12/10/2007; BEVERLY COUNCIL waiver sent on 10/9/2007, answer due 12/10/2007; RONALD HODGE waiver sent on 10/9/2007, answer due 12/10/2007; JEFF LAMB waiver sent on 10/9/2007, answer due 12/10/2007; STEPHEN MIHAICH waiver sent on 10/9/2007, answer due 12/10/2007; MICHAEL RIPBERGER waiver sent on 10/9/2007, answer due 12/10/2007; LEE RUSS waiver sent on 10/9/2007, answer due 12/10/2007; DNA SECURITY, INC. waiver sent on 10/9/2007, answer due 12/10/2007; RICHARD CLARK waiver sent on 10/9/2007, answer due 12/10/2007; BRIAN MEEHAN waiver sent on 10/9/2007, answer due 12/10/2007; DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, CITY OF waiver sent on 10/9/2007, answer due 12/10/2007; MARK GOTTLIEB waiver sent on 10/9/2007, answer due 12/10/2007; BENJAMIN HIMAN waiver sent on 10/9/2007, answer due 12/10/2007; DAVID ADDISON waiver sent on 10/9/2007, answer due 12/10/2007. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Waivers of Service of Summons & Return of Service)(DAVANT, CHARLES)

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, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF DURHAM, N.C., et al., Defendants. NOTICE OF FILING OF WAIVERS OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS AND RETURN OF SERVICE Pursuant to Rule 4(d)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiffs David F. Evans, Collin Finnerty, and Reade Seligmann, by undersigned counsel, hereby file the attached waivers of service of summons executed by or on behalf of Defendants City of Durham, Mark Gottlieb, Benjamin Himan, David Addison, Steven Chalmers, Beverly Council, Ronald Hodge, Jeff Lamb, Stephen Mihaich, Michael Ripberger, and Lee Russ (collectively, "the City of Durham Defendants") and Defendants DNA Security, Inc., Richard Clark, and Brian Meehan (collectively, the "DNA Security Defendants"). The requests for these waivers were sent by e-mail on October 9, 2007. Accordingly, by operation of Rules 4(d)(3) and 12(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the time for the City of Durham Defendants and the DNA Security Defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint is extended until December 10, 2007. Plaintiffs also hereby file the attached Return of Service showing that the summons and Complaint were served upon Defendant Michael B. Nifong personally on October 12, 2007. Case No. 1:07CV739

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Plaintiffs have agreed to extend the time for Defendant Nifong to respond to the Complaint until December 11, 2007, and expect a consent motion to be forthcoming.

Dated: October 24, 2007

Respectfully submitted, WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP By: ___/s/ Charles Davant IV_____________ Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr.* Robert M. Cary* Christopher N. Manning* Charles Davant IV (N.C. Bar #28489) 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Tel. [phone] Email [e-mail] Email [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiffs David F. Evans and Collin Finnerty (* admitted pro hac vice) -andRUDOLF WIDENHOUSE & FIALKO By: ___/s/ David S. Rudolf_____________ David S. Rudolf (N.C. Bar #8587) 312 West Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Tel. [phone] Email [e-mail]

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BARRY C. SCHECK, ESQ. Barry C. Scheck* Attn: Elizabeth Vaca 100 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10011 Tel. [phone] Email [e-mail] (* motion for special appearance to be filed forthwith) EMERY CELLI BRINCKERHOFF & ABADY LLP Richard D. Emery* 75 Rockefeller Plaza, 20th Floor New York, NY 10019 Tel. [phone] Fax. [phone] Email [e-mail] (* motion for special appearance to be filed forthwith) Attorneys for Plaintiff Reade Seligmann

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA DAVID F. EVANS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF DURHAM, N.C., et al., Defendants. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that, on October 24, 2007, I caused the foregoing Notice of Filing of Waivers of Service of Summons and Return of Service (including attachments) to be served by first-class mail, postage prepaid, on: Barry C. Scheck 100 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10011 David S. Rudolf RUDOLF WIDENHOUSE & FIALKO 312 West Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Richard D. Emery EMERY CELLI BRINCKERHOFF & ABADY LLP 75 Rockefeller Plaza, 20th Floor New York, NY 10019 Counsel for Plaintiff Reade Seligmann Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr. FAISON & GILLESPIE 5517 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., Ste. 2000 P.O. Box 51729 Durham, N.C. 27717-1729 Roger E. Warin STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 1330 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Counsel for Defendant City of Durham, N.C. Case No. 1:07CV739

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Robert A. Sar OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. 2301 Sugar Bush Road Suite 600 Raleigh, NC 27612 Counsel for Defendant DNA Security, Inc. Paul R. Dickinson, Jr. LEWIS & ROBERTS PLLC 5960 Fairview Rd., Ste. 102 Charlotte, N.C. 28210-3103 Counsel for Defendants DNA Security, Inc., Richard Clark, and Brian Meehan

James B. Craven III 340 West Main Street P.O. Box 1366 Durham, N.C. 27702 Counsel for Michael B. Nifong Linwood Wilson 6910 Innesbrook Way Bahama, N.C. 27503-9700

Moreover, Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr., counsel for Defendant City of Durham, N.C., has agreed to cause the foregoing Notice of Filing of Waivers of Service of Summons and Return of Service (including attachments) to be provided to Defendants Mark Gottlieb, Benjamin Himan, David Addison, Steven Chalmers, Beverly Council, Ronald Hodge, Jeff Lamb, Stephen Mihaich, Michael Ripberger, and Lee Russ, employees of the City of Durham whose addresses the City of Durham has requested not be placed in the public court file. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Charles Davant IV Charles Davant IV (N.C. Bar No. 28489) WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Tel. [phone] Email [e-mail] Attorney for Plaintiffs David F. Evans and Collin Finnerty

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