MCFADYEN et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al

Filing 90

RESPONSE to Plaintiffs' "Request" For Leave to Conduct 26(f) Discovery Conference by DNA SECURITY, INC., RICHARD CLARK. Replies due by 11/10/2008. (KING, ROBERT)

MCFADYEN et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al

Doc. 90

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA Case No. 1:07-CV-953 RYAN MCFADYEN et al., Plaintiffs, v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al., Defendants. ________________________________________________________________________ DEFENDANTS DNA SECURITY, INC. AND RICHARD CLARK'S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS' "REQUEST" FOR LEAVE TO CONDUCT 26(f) DISCOVERY CONFERENCE Come now Defendants DNA Security, Inc. and Richard Clark and offer this Response to Plaintiffs' "request" for leave to conduct a Rule 26(f) discovery conference. In the concluding paragraph of "Plaintiffs' Opposition to the DNASI Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint", Plaintiffs state: "[w]ith respect, Plaintiffs request leave to schedule the Rule 26(f) discovery conference." No explanation is provided for this "request", and neither a separate motion nor a supporting brief has been filed. DNA Security, Inc. and Richard Clark oppose Plaintiffs' "request". Plaintiffs have failed to comply with the Local Rules, which require the filing of a separate motion and supporting brief. L. R. 7.3. In addition, the conduct of a Rule 26(f) conference and the commencement of discovery while motions to dismiss are pending would be

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inappropriate for the reasons set forth in these Defendants' Response to Motion to Compel Defendants to Confer Under Rule 26(f) filed in Evans, et al. v. City of Durham, et al., 1:07-CV-739. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Robert J. King III Robert J. King III N.C. State Bar No. 15946 Kearns Davis N.C. State Bar No. 22014 Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey, & Leonard, L.L.P. Post Office Box 26000 Greensboro, North Carolina 27420 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 336-378-1001 Counsel for Defendants DNA Security, Inc. and Richard Clark Robert A. Sar N.C. State Bar No. 22306 Nicholas J. Sanservino, Jr. N.C. State Bar No. 36557 Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stuart, P.C. 2301 Sugar Bush Road, Suite 600 Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] C ounsel for Defendant DNA Security, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on October 24, 2008, I electronically filed the foregoing DEFENDANTS DNA SECURITY, INC. AND RICHARD CLARK'S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS' "REQUEST" FOR LEAVE TO CONDUCT 26(f) DISCOVERY CONFERENCE with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to the following: Robert C. Ekstrand Ekstrand & Ekstrand, LLP 811 Ninth Street, Ste. 260 Durham, NC 27705 Counsel for Plaintiffs Ryan McFadyen, Matthew Wilson,and Breck Archer Jamie S. Gorelick Paul R. Q. Wolfson Jennifer M. O'Conner Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20006 and William F. Lee Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP 60 State Street Boston, MA 02109 and James Donald Cowan, Jr. Ellis & Winters LLP 100 N. Greene St., Ste. 102 Greensboro, NC 27401 Counsel for Defendants Duke University, Duke University Police Department, Aaron Graves, Robert Dean, Leila Humphries, Phyllis Cooper, William F. Garber, II, James Schwab, Joseph Fleming, Jeffrey O. Best, Gary N. Smith, Greg Stotsenberg, Robert K. Steel, Richard H. Brodhead, Ph.D., Peter Lange, Ph.D., Tallman Trask, III, Ph.D., John Burness, Larry Moneta, Ed.D., Victor J. Dzau, M.D., Allison Halton, Kemel Dawkins, Suzanne Wasiolek, Stephen Bryan, and Matthew Drummond

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Dan J. McLamb Shirley M. Pruitt Thomas Carlton Younger, III Yates, McLamb & Weyher, LLP One Bank of America Plaza, Ste. 1200 421 Fayetteville Street P.O. Box 2889 [27602] Raleigh, NC 27601 Counsel for Defendants Duke University Health Systems, Inc., Private Diagnostic Clinic, PLLC, Julie Manly, M.D., Theresa Arico, R.N., and Tara Levicy, R.N. Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr. Faison & Gillespie P.O. Box 51729 5517 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Ste. 2000 Durham, NC 27717-1729 and Roger E. Warin Steptoe & Johnson LLP 1330 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20003 Counsel for Defendants City of Durham, North Carolina and Edward Sarvis Patricia P. Kerner D. Martin Warf Hannah Gray Styron Troutman Sanders, LLP 434 Fayetteville Street, Ste. 1900 Raleigh, NC 27601 Counsel for Defendants Patrick Baker, Steven Chalmers, Ronald Hodge, Lee Russ, Stephen Mihaich, Beverly Council, Jeff Lamb, Michael Ripberger, and Laird Evans James B. Maxwell Maxwell, Freeman & Bowman, P.A. P.O. Box 52396 Durham, NC 27717-2396 Counsel for Defendants James T. Soukup, Kammie Michael, David W. Addison, and Richard D. Clayton

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Edwin M. Speas, Jr. Eric P. Stevens Poyner & Spruill, LLP 3600 Glenwood Avenue Raleigh, NC 27612 Counsel for Defendant Mark D. Gottlieb Joel M. Craig Henry W. Sappenfield Kennon Craver Belo Craig & McKee, PLLC 4011 University Drive, Ste. 300 P.O. Box 51579 Durham, NC 27717-1579 Counsel for Defendant Benjamin W. Himan James A. Roberts, III Paul R. Dickinson, Jr. Lewis & Roberts, PLLC 1305 Navaho Dr., Ste. 400 P.O. Box 17529 Raleigh, NC 27609-7482 Counsel for Defendant Brian Meehan, Ph.D. Dixie T. Wells Ellis & Winters LLP 100 N. Greene St., Ste. 102 Greensboro, NC 27401 Counsel for Defendants Duke University, Duke University Police Department, Aaron Graves, Robert Dean, Leila Humphries, Phyllis Cooper, William F. Garber, II, James Schwab, Joseph Fleming, Jeffrey O. Best, Gary N. Smith, Greg Stotsenberg, Robert K. Steel, Richard H. Brodhead, Ph.D., Peter Lange, Ph.D., Tallman Trask, III, Ph.D., John Burness, Larry Moneta, Ed.D., Victor J. Dzau, M.D., Allison Halton, Kemel Dawkins, Suzanne Wasiolek, Stephen Bryan, and Matthew Drummond Linwood Wilson 6910 Innesbrook Way Bahama, NC 27503-9700 Pro Se Respectfully Submitted, /s/ Robert J. King III

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