MCFADYEN et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al

Filing 45

MOTION to Dismiss by Duke University Defendants by ROBERT K. STEEL, RICHARD H. BRODHEAD, PHD, PETER LANGE, PHD, TALLMAN TRASK, III, PHD, JOHN BURNESS, LARRY MONETA, ED.D., DUKE UNIVERSITY, VICTOR J. DZAU, M.D., ALLISON HALTON, KEMEL DAWKINS, SUZANNE WASIOLEK, STEPHEN BRYAN, MATTHEW DRUMMOND, AARON GRAVES. Responses due by 9/30/2008. (GORELICK, JAMIE) Modified on 3/30/2009 to reflect motion has been consolidated with Pldg. #61 (Law, Trina).

MCFADYEN et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al

Doc. 45

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 1:07-CV-00953 RYAN McFADYEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DUKE UNIVERSITY, et al., Defendants. ____________________________________ Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and Local Rules 7.2 and 7.3, the "Duke University Defendants"--defined by the Court and the parties for purposes of this motion to comprise Duke University, Richard H. Brodhead, Stephen Bryan, John Burness, Kemel Dawkins, Matthew Drummond, Victor J. Dzau, Aaron Graves, Allison Haltom, Peter Lange, Larry Moneta, Robert K. Steel, Tallman Trask III, and Suzanne Wasiolek--hereby move the Court to dismiss all claims asserted against them in the Amended Complaint for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted.1 A chart identifying the causes of actions and the defendants against whom each cause is asserted Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint By "Duke University Defendants"

(See Joint Mot. to Extend Page Limitations and to Establish a Rule 12 Briefing Schedule, Dkt. 23; Order, Dkt. 29 (granting Joint Motion in part); Joint Mot. to Reestablish Deadlines in the Rule 12 Briefing Schedule, Dkt. 37 (defining "Duke University Defendants" and treating Second Amended Complaint, filed April 18, 2008, as the First Amended Complaint; referred to herein as the "Amended Complaint," (AC)); Order, Dkt. 38 (granting Joint Mot.).)

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is attached as an Exhibit (Exhibit 1) to the accompanying Brief in Support of "Duke University Defendants'" Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint. The bases for this Motion are presented in detail in the accompanying Brief in Support of "Duke University Defendants'" Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint. For the reasons set forth therein, the "Duke University Defendants" respectfully request that the claims asserted against them be dismissed with prejudice. Because of the number of causes of action in the Amended Complaint and the complexity of the issues raised thereby, the "Duke University Defendants" request that oral argument be scheduled on their Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Local Rule 7.3(c)(1). Respectfully submitted, this the 2d day of July, 2008.

/s/ Jamie S. Gorelick _______________________ Jamie S. Gorelick District of Columbia Bar No. 101370 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

/s/ J. Donald Cowan, Jr. ______________________ J. Donald Cowan, Jr. N.C. State Bar No. 0968 Smith Moore LLP P.O. Box 21927 [27420] 300 N. Greene Street, Suite 1400 Greensboro, N.C. 27401 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on July 2, 2008, I electronically filed the foregoing Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint By "Duke University Defendants" with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following: Counsel for the Plaintiffs Robert C. Ekstrand Email: [e-mail] Counsel for City of Durham and Edward Sarvis Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr. Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Patrick Baker, Steven Chalmers, Ronald Hodge, Lee Russ, Stephen Mihaich, Beverly Council, Jeff Lamb, Michael Ripberger, and Laird Evans Patricia P. Kerner Email: [e-mail] D. Martin Warf Email: [e-mail] Hannah Gray Styron Email: [e-mail] Counsel for James T Soukup, Kammie Michael, David Addison, Richard D. Clayton James B. Maxwell Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Brian Meehan James Avery Roberts, III Email: [e-mail]

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Counsel for Mark Gottlieb Edwin M. Speas, Jr. Email: [e-mail] Eric P. Stevens Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Benjamin Himan Henry W. Sappenfield Email: [e-mail] Joel Miller Craig Email: [e-mail] Counsel for DNA Security, Inc., Richard Clark Kearns Davis Email: [e-mail] Robert James King, III Email: [e-mail] Counsel for J. Wesley Covington Kenneth Kyre, Jr. Email: [e-mail] As of the date of this filing, no attorneys have made an appearance on behalf of the following Defendant. I hereby certify that I served the following Defendant by U.S. Mail: Linwood Wilson 6910 Innesbrook Way Bahama, NC 27503-9700

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This 2d day of July 2008. /s/ Jamie S. Gorelick Jamie S. Gorelick .

Attorney for Duke University, Richard H. Brodhead, Stephen Bryan, John Burness, Kemel Dawkins, Matthew Drummond, Victor J. Dzau, Aaron Graves, Allison Haltom, Peter Lange, Larry Moneta, Robert K. Steel, Tallman Trask III, and Suzanne Wasiolek

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