MCFADYEN et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al

Filing 70

RESPONSE in Opposition re #66 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #54 Memorandum, #48 Memorandum, #40 MOTION to Dismiss, #47 MOTION to Dismiss by Duke SANE Defendants, #53 MOTION to Dismiss, #61 MOTION to Dismiss, #56 Memorandum, #46 Memorandum filed by WILLIAM F. GARBER, II, JAMES SCHWAB, JOSEPH FLEMING, JEFFREY O. BEST, GARY N. SMITH, GREG STOTSENBERG, ROBERT K. STEEL, RICHARD H. BRODHEAD, PHD, PETER LANGE, PHD, TALLMAN TRASK, III, PHD, JOHN BURNESS, LARRY MONETA, ED.D., DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC., PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC, PLLC, JULIE MANLY, M.D., THERESA ARICO, R.N., TARA LEVICY, R.N., DUKE UNIVERSITY, VICTOR J. DZAU, M.D., ALLISON HALTON, KEMEL DAWKINS, SUZANNE WASIOLEK, STEPHEN BRYAN, MATTHEW DRUMMOND, DUKE UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, AARON GRAVES, ROBERT DEAN, LEILA HUMPHRIES, PHYLLIS COOPER. Replies due by 10/23/2008. (GORELICK, JAMIE)

MCFADYEN et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al

Doc. 70

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 1:07-CV-00953 EXPEDITED REVIEW REQUESTED RYAN McFADYEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DUKE UNIVERSITY, et al., Defendants. ____________________________________ On October 1, 2008, Plaintiffs filed a motion seeking ten additional days to file their responses to the Rule 12 motions to dismiss filed by the Defendants in this case (which would otherwise have been due on September 30). The "Duke University Defendants," "Duke Police Defendants," and "Duke SANE Defendants"1 do not oppose a Joint Response of "Duke University Defendants," "Duke Police Defendants," and "Duke SANE Defendants" to Plaintiffs' Motion For Extension of Time

The "Duke University Defendants" have been defined by the Court and the parties for purposes of the motions to dismiss 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. The "Duke SANE Defendants" have been defined to comprise Duke University Health System, Inc., the Private Diagnostic Clinic, PLLC, Theresa Arico, Tara Levicy, and Dr. Julie Manly. The "Duke Police Defendants" have been defined to comprise the Duke University Police Department, Jeffrey O. Best, Phyllis Cooper, Robert Dean, Joseph Fleming, William F. Garber II, Leila Humphries, James Schwab, Gary N. Smith, and Greg Stotsenberg. (See Joint Mot. to Extend Page Limitations and to Establish a Rule 12 Briefing Schedule, Dkt. No. 23 (defining "Duke University Defendants" and "Duke SANE Defendants"); Joint Mot. to Reestablish

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very brief extension for Plaintiffs to file their oppositions to those Defendants' Rule 12 motions to dismiss, provided that Defendants may also have additional time for their Reply briefs. Specifically, the three groups of Duke defendants would not oppose an extension allowing Plaintiffs to file their responses no later than 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 6, 2008, provided that the Reply briefs for the three groups of Duke Defendants would be due on or before Wednesday, November 26, 2008. By so consenting, the Duke Defendants do not concede that Plaintiffs' belated "Motion for Extension of Time for Plaintiffs to File Rule 12 Briefs" (Dkt. No. 66) was proper. Moreover, as explained in the Joint Opposition of City of Durham Defendants to Plaintiffs' Motion for Extension of Time" (Dkt. No. 67), Plaintiffs did not consult with Defendants' counsel prior to filing as the Local Rules (Rule 6.1(a)) and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Rule 6(b)) require, and by consenting here to Plaintiffs' request for extension of time the Duke Defendants do not concede that Plaintiffs' consultation complied with these rules. /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 Ellis & Winters LLP 100 N. Greene Street, Suite 102 Greensboro, North Carolina 27401 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

Deadlines in the Rule 12 Briefing Schedule, Dkt. No. 37 (defining "Duke Police Defendants"); Order, Dkt. No. 38.)
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/s/ Dan J. McLamb ________________ Dan J. McLamb N.C. State Bar No. 6272 Yates, McLamb & Weyher, LLP 421 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1200 Raleigh, N.C. 27601 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on October 3, 2008, I electronically filed the foregoing Joint Opposition of "Duke University Defendants," "Duke Police Defendants," and "Duke SANE Defendants" to Plaintiffs' Motion for Extension of Time 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 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] Linwood Wilson, pro se Email: ADDRESS REDACTED Counsel for Brian Meehan James A. Roberts, III Email: [e-mail] This 3d day of October 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,
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Larry Moneta, Robert K. Steel, Tallman Trask III, Suzanne Wasiolek, Duke University Police Department, Jeffrey O. Best, Phyllis Cooper, Robert Dean, Joseph Fleming, William F. Garber II, Leila Humphries, James Schwab, Gary N. Smith, Greg Stotsenberg, Duke University Health System, Inc., the Private Diagnostic Clinic, PLLC, Theresa Arico, Tara Levicy, and Dr. Julie Manly

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