CARRINGTON et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al

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MOTION to Expedite Briefing of Motion Regarding Attorney Contact with Media by DUKE UNIVERSITY, DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., RICHARD BRODHEAD, PETER LANGE, LARRY MONETA, JOHN BURNESS, TALLMAN TRASK, SUZANNE WASIOLEK, MATTHEW DRUMMOND, AARON GRAVES, ROBERT DEAN, TARA LEVICY, THERESA ARICO, KATE HENDRICKS, VICTOR DZAU. (COWAN, JAMES)

CARRINGTON et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 1:08-cv-119 EDWARD CARRINGTON, CASEY J. CARROLL, MICHAEL P. CATALINO, GALE CATALINO, THOMAS V. CLUTE, KEVIN COLEMAN, JOSHUA R. COVELESKI, EDWARD J. CROTTY, EDWARD S. DOUGLAS, KYLE DOWD, PATRICIA DOWD, DANIEL FLANNERY, RICHARD GIBBS FOGARTY, ZACHARY GREER, IRENE GREER, ERIK S. HENKELMAN, STEVEN W. HENKELMAN, JOHN E. JENNISON, BEN KOESTERER, MARK KOESTERER, JOYCE KOESTERER, FRED KROM, PETER J. LAMADE, ADAM LANGLEY, CHRISTOPHER LOFTUS, DANIEL LOFTUS, BARBARA LOFTUS, ANTHONY MCDEVITT, GLENN NICK, NICHOLAS O'HARA, LYNNDA O'HARA, DANIEL OPPENDISANO, SAM PAYTON, JOHN BRADLEY ROSS, KENNETH SAUER, III, STEVE SCHOEFFEL, ROBERT SCHROEDER, DEVON SHERWOOD, DANIEL THEODORIDUS, BRET THOMPSON, CHRISTOPHER TKAC, TRACY TKAC, JOHN WALSH, JR., MICHAEL WARD, ROBERT H. WELLINGTON, IV, WILLIAM WOLCOTT, and MICHAEL YOUNG, Plaintiffs, v. DUKE UNIVERSITY, DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., RICHARD BRODHEAD, PETER ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Motion for Expedited Briefing and Review

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LANGE, LARRY MONETA, JOHN BURNESS, TALLMAN TRASK, SUZANNE WASIOLEK, MATTHEW DRUMMOND, AARON GRAVES, ROBERT DEAN, TARA LEVICY, THERESA ARICO, J. WESLEY COVINGTON, KATE HENDRICKS, VICTOR DZAU, CITY OF DURHAM, LINWOOD WILSON, MARK GOTTLIEB BENJAMIN HIMAN, PATRICK BAKER, STEVEN CHALMERS, RONALD HODGE, LEE RUSS, STEPHEN MIHAICH, BEVERLY COUNCIL, JEFF LAMB, MICHAEL RIPBERGER, and DAVID ADDISON, Defendants.

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For the reasons stated in the Motion Regarding Attorney-Initiated and AttorneySanctioned Contact with the Media and the Memorandum in support of same, Defendants Duke University, Richard Brodhead, Peter Lange, Larry Moneta, John Burness, Tallman Trask, Suzanne Wasiolek, Matthew Drummond, Aaron Graves, Robert Dean, Kate Hendricks, and Victor Dzau, as well as Defendants Duke University Health System, Inc., Tara Levicy and Theresa Arico (hereinafter the "Duke Defendants") respectfully request expedited briefing and review of their Motion Regarding Attorney-Initiated and Attorney-Sanctioned Contact with the Media. Specifically, the Duke Defendants request that this Court enter an Order requiring the Plaintiffs to file their response brief within five (5) days from the date of service of the Duke Defendants' Motion. The Duke Defendants further request that the Court require any reply brief to be filed within three (3) days from the date of service of the Plaintiffs' response brief.
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Counsel for the Duke Defendants has consulted with counsel for the Plaintiffs regarding this motion and was advised that counsel for the Plaintiffs does not consent to an expedited briefing schedule for the Motion Regarding Attorney-Initiated and Attorney-Sanctioned Contact with the Media. This 29th day of February 2008. /s/ J. Donald Cowan, Jr. J. DONALD COWAN, JR. N.C. State Bar No. 0968 DIXIE T. WELLS N.C. State Bar No. 26816 L. COOPER HARRELL N.C. State Bar No. 27875 Smith Moore LLP 300 N. Greene Street Suite 1400 Greensboro, NC 27401 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendants Duke University, Richard H. Brodhead, Peter Lange, Larry Moneta, John Burness, Tallman Trask, Suzanne Wasiolek, Matthew Drummond, Aaron Graves, Robert Dean, Kate Hendricks, and Victor J. Dzau

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/s/ Dan J. McLamb DAN J. MCLAMB N.C. State Bar No. 6272 Yates, McLamb & Weyher, L.L.P. One Bank of America Plaza 421 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1200 Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendants Duke University Health System, Inc., Tara Levicy and Theresa Arico

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on 29 February 2008, I electronically filed the foregoing Motion for Expedited Briefing and Review with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following counsel:

Counsel for the Plaintiffs William J. Thomas, II (N.C. Bar # 9004) 119 East Main Street Durham, NC 27701 Email: [e-mail] Counsel for the Plaintiffs Charles J. Cooper David H. Thompson Brian S. Doukoutchos Nicole Jo Moss (N.C. Bar # 31958) 1523 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: [phone] As of the date of this filing, no attorney has made an appearance on behalf of the following Defendants. Based on information and belief, the following Defendants are represented by counsel as indicated below and are being served by email: Counsel for Benjamin W. Himan Joel Miller Craig 4011 University Drive, Suite 300 Durham, North Carolina 27717-1579 Email: [e-mail] Phone: [phone]

Counsel for David W. Addison James B. Maxwell Maxwell, Freeman & Bowman, P.A. P.O. Box 52396 Durham, NC 27717 Phone: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Steven Chalmers, Beverly Council, Ronald Hodge, Jeff Lamb, Stephen Mihaich, Michael Ripberger, Lee Russ, and Patrick Baker Patricia P. Kerner Troutman Sanders, LLP P.O. Drawer 1389 Raleigh, NC 27602-1389 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for City of Durham Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr. Faison & Gillespie P.O. Box 5517 Durham, NC 27717 919-489-9001 Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Mark D. Gottlieb Edwin M. Speas, Jr., Esq. N.C. Bar No. 4112 P.O. Box 10096 Raleigh, North Carolina 27605-0096 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

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As of the date of this filing, no attorney has made an appearance on behalf of any of the following Defendants. I hereby certify that I served the following Defendants by U.S. Mail: Linwood Wilson 6910 Innesbrook Way Bahama, NC 27503-9700 J. Wesley Covington Bryant, Patterson, Covington, Lewis, & Lindsley, P.A. 103 W. Main Street Durham, NC 27702 This 29th day of February 2008. /s/ J. Donald Cowan, Jr. J. DONALD COWAN, JR. N.C. State Bar No. 0968 Smith Moore LLP 300 N. Greene Street Suite 1400 Greensboro, NC 27401 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendants Duke University, Richard H. Brodhead, Peter Lange, Larry Moneta, John Burness, Tallman Trask, Suzanne Wasiolek, Matthew Drummond, Aaron Graves, Robert Dean, Kate Hendricks, and Victor J. Dzau

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