MCFADYEN et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al

Filing 171

MOTION to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint by BENJAMIN W. HIMAN. Responses due by 4/5/2010 (SAPPENFIELD, HENRY)

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 i l e No. 1:07-CV-00953 RY AN MCFADYEN, M AT TH EW WILSON, ) and BRECK ARCHER, ) ) Pla intif fs, ) D E F E N D A N T BENJAMIN ) H I M A N ' S MOTION TO vs. ) D I S M I S S PLAINTIFFS' ) S E C O N D AMENDED DU KE UNIVERSITY, et al., ) COMPLAINT ) Defendan ts. ) ________________________________________________________________________ D e f e n d a n t Benjamin Himan ("Investigator Himan"), through his undersigned a t t o r n e ys , moves pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) for an order dismissing this action in its entirety as to this Defendant upon the grounds that the Second Amended Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted and, in the alternative, that all claims a s s e r te d against Investigator Himan are barred by the doctrines of qualified and public officer imm uni ty. In support of this motion and pursuant to this Court's February 16, 2010 Order, d o c u m e n t #135, Investigator Himan hereby incorporates by reference the following previous a r g u m e n t s and authorities in this case: D e f e n d a n t Benjamin Himan's M otio n to Dismiss, filed July 2, 2008, d o c u m e n t #51;

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D e f e n d a n t Benjamin Himan's Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss, filed July 2, 2008, document #52; Defendants Benjamin Himan and Mark Gottlieb's Joint Reply in support of M otion to Dismiss, dated November 26, 2008, document #106; Supplemental Brief in Support of Motions to Dismiss of Defendants Gottlieb, H i m a n and The City of Durham, North Carolina, filed June 24, 2009; d o c u m e n t #123; and S u g g e s t io n of Subsequently Decided Authority, filed January 7, 2010, doc um ent #134.

WHEREFORE, Defendant Benjamin Himan respectfully prays the Court that: 1. 2. T h e Action against him be dismissed; J u d g m e n t be entered for Defendant Benjamin Himan on all c la im s against him; P l a i n t if f s have and recover nothing from Defendant Benjamin H i m a n ; and D e f e n d a n t Benjamin Himan have such other and further relief as the Court shall deem just and proper.

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T h i s the 11th day of March, 2010.

KE NN ON , CRAVER, BELO, CRAIG & MCKEE, PLLC B y: /s/ Joel M . Craig North Carolina State Bar No. 9179 /s/ Henry W. Sappenfield N o r t h Carolina State Bar No. 37419 Atto rneys 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 E - m a i l : [e-mail] E - m a i l :h s a p p e n f i el d @ 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 Renewed Motion to Dismiss with the Clerk of Court using the CM /EC F system which will send notification of such filing to the following: Robert C. Ekstrand E k s tr a nd & Ekstrand, LLP 8 1 1 Ninth St., Ste. 260 D u r h a m , NC 27705 A t t o r n e y for Plaintiffs Breck Archer, Matthew Wilson and Ryan McFadyen 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 ys for Defendant City of Durham, North Carolina and Edward Sarvis Jam es B. Maxwell M a x w el l, Freeman & Bowman, P.A. P . O . Box 52396 D u r h a m , NC 27717-2396 Attorn ey for Defendants David W. Addison, James T. Soukup, Kammie M i c h a e l and Richard D. Clayton E dw in M. Speas, Jr. E r i c P. Stevens P o yn e r & Spruill LLP P . O . Box 1801 R a l e i g h , NC 27602-1801 A t t o r n e ys for Defendant Mark Gottlieb

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P a t r ic i a P. Kerner D. Martin Warf H a n n a h G. Styron T r o ut m a n Sanders LLP 4 3 4 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900 R a l e i g h , NC 27601 A t t o r n e ys for Defendants Patrick Baker, Steven Chalmers, Ronald Hodge, L e e Russ, Stephen Mihaich, Beverly Council, Jeff Lamb, Michael Ripberger a n d Laird Evans D a n J. McLamb Shirley M. Pruitt T . Carlton Younger, III Y a t e s, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P. P . O . Box 2889 R a l e i g h , NC 27602 Attorn eys for Defendants Duke University Health Systems, Inc., Private D i a g n o s t i c Clinic, PLLC, Julie Manly, M.D., Theresa Arico, R.N. and Tara L e vi cy , R.N. J. Donald Cowan, Jr. Dix ie T. Wells E l li s & Winters LLP 3 3 3 N. Greene Street, Suite200 G r e e n s b o r o , NC 27401 W i l l ia m F. Lee W i l m er Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 6 0 State Street B o s t o n , MA 02109

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J a m i e Gorelick J e n n i f e r M. O'Connor P a u l R.Q. Wolfson W i l m er Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 1 8 75 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW W a s h i n g t o n , DC 20006 A t t o r n e ys for Defendants Duke University, Duke University Police D e p a r t m e n t , Aaron Graves, Robert Dean, Leila Humphries, Phyllis C o op er , William F. Garber, II, James Schwab, Joseph Fleming, Jeffrey O. B e st , Gary N. Smith, Greg Stotsenberg, Robert K. Steel, Richard H. B r o d h e a d , Ph.D., Peter Lange, Ph.D., Tallman Trask, III, Ph.D., John B u r n e s s , Larry Moneta, Ed.D., Victor J. Dzau, M.D., Allison Halton, Kemel D a w k i n s , Suzanne Wasiolek, Stephen Bryan and Matthew Drummond

Rob ert J. King, III Ke arns Davis B r o o k s , Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P. P . O . Box 26000 G r e e n s b o r o , NC 27420 A t t o r n e y s for Defendants DNA Security and Richard Clark L i n w o o d Wilson B a h am a , NC Pro Se

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T h i s the 11th day of March, 2010.

KE NN ON , CRAVER, BELO, CRAIG & MCKEE, PLLC

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/s/ Henry W. Sappenfield North Carolina State Bar No. 37419 A t t o r n e ys 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 E - m a i l :h s a p p e n f i el d @ k e n n o n c r a v e r .c o m

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