CARRINGTON et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al

Filing 153

MOTION to Dismiss [RENEWED] First Amended Complaint by THERESA ARICO, DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., TARA LEVICY. (GORELICK, JAMIE)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 1:08-CV-00119 EDWARD CARRINGTON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DUKE UNIVERSITY, et al., Defendants. ____________________________________ Pursuant to this Court's Order of February 16, 2010 (Dkt. 144), Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), and Local Rules 7.2 and 7.3, the "Duke SANE Defendants" submit this Renewed Motion to Dismiss all claims asserted against them in Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted. The bases for this Renewed Motion to Dismiss were presented in previous briefing to this Court and, pursuant to this Court's Order, are incorporated herein by reference, as follows: 1. 2. Motion to Dismiss Complaint by "Duke SANE Defendants" (Dkt. 64); Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss by "Duke SANE RENEWED MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT BY "DUKE SANE DEFENDANTS"

Defendants" (Dkt. 65); 3. Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss by "Duke SANE Defendants"

(Dkt. 105); and

4.

Joint Supplemental Brief of "Duke University Defendants" and "Duke

SANE Defendants" Regarding Ashcroft v. Iqbal (Dkt. 133). For the reasons set forth therein, the "Duke SANE Defendants" respectfully renew their request that the claims asserted against them be dismissed with prejudice. The "Duke SANE Defendants" also renew their request that oral argument be scheduled on their Renewed Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Local Rule 7.3(c)(1). Respectfully submitted, this 15th day of March, 2010.

/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/ 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]

Counsel for Duke SANE Defendants

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on March 15, 2010, I electronically filed the foregoing Renewed Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint by the "Duke SANE 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 William J. Thomas, II Email: [e-mail] Charles J. Cooper Email: [e-mail] David H. Thompson Email: [e-mail] David M. Lehn Email: [e-mail] Brian S. Koukoutchos Email: [e-mail] Nicole Jo Moss Email: [e-mail] Counsel for J. Wesley Covington Kenneth Kyre, Jr. Email: [e-mail] Counsel for City of Durham Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr. Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Mark Gottlieb David William Long 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 Patrick Baker, Steven Chalmers, Ronald Hodge, Lee Russ, Stephen Mihaich, Beverly Council, Jeff Lamb, Michael Ripberger Patricia P. Kerner Email: [e-mail] D. Martin Warf Email: [e-mail] Hannah Gray Styron Email: [e-mail] Counsel for David Addison James B. Maxwell Email: [e-mail] Linwood Wilson, pro se Email: redacted

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This 15th day of March 2010. /s/ Jamie S. Gorelick Jamie S. Gorelick .

Attorney for 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

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