CARRINGTON et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al

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Joint MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages and to Establish A Rule 12 Briefing Schedule by KYLE DOWD, PATRICIA DOWD, DANIEL FLANNERY, RICHARD GIBBS FOGARTY, ZACHARY GREER, IRENE GREER, ERIK S. HENKELMAN, STEVEN W. HENKELMAN, JOHN E. JENNISON, BEN KOESTERER, EDWARD CARRINGTON, MARK KOESTERER, JOYCE KOESTERER, FRED KROM, PETER J. LAMADE, ADAM LANGLEY, CHRISTOPHER LOFTUS, DANIEL LOFTUS, BARBARA LOFTUS, ANTHONY MCDEVITT, GLENN NICK, CASEY J. CARROLL, NICHOLAS O'HARA, LYNNDA O'HARA, DANIEL OPPEDISANO, SAM PAYTON, JOHN BRADLEY ROSS, KENNETH SAUER, III, STEVE SCHOEFFEL, ROBERT SCHROEDER, DEVON SHERWOOD, DANIEL THEODORIDIS, MICHAEL P. CATALINO, BRET THOMPSON, CHRISTOPHER TKAC, TRACY TKAC, JOHN WALSH, JR, MICHAEL WARD, ROBERT H. WELLINGTON, IV, WILLIAM WOLCOTT, MICHAEL YOUNG, GALE CATALINO, THOMAS V. CLUTE, KEVIN COLEMAN, JOSHUA R. COVELESKI, EDWARD J. CROTTY, EDWARD S. DOUGLAS. Responses due by 5/5/2008 (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order) (COOPER, CHARLES)

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, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) v. ) ) DUKE UNIVERSITY, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) _____________________________________ ) JOINT MOTION TO EXTEND PAGE LIMITATIONS AND TO ESTABLISH A RULE 12 BRIEFING SCHEDULE Counsel for the Parties identified herein respectfully move this Court for leave to exceed the page limitations set forth in Local Rule 7.3, and to establish a briefing schedule for Defendants' anticipated motions to dismiss. In support of this Motion, the parties state as follows: 1. On February 21, 2008, Plaintiffs filed their Complaint in the above-

captioned matter. The Complaint is 225 pages in length (excluding introductory tables and attachments), consists of 747 paragraphs, and alleges 31 causes of action. 2. As of April 1, 2008, the following Defendants or Defendant groups had

retained separate counsel to represent them in this matter: a. Duke University, Richard Brodhead, Peter Lange, Larry Moneta, John Burness, Tallman Trask, Suzanne Wasiolek, Matthew Drummond, Aaron Graves, Robert Dean, Kate Hendricks, and Victor J. Dzau (collectively, the "Duke University Defendants");

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Duke University Health Systems, Inc., Theresa Arico, and Tara Levicy (collectively, the "Duke SANE Defendants"); The City of Durham, North Carolina; Patrick Baker, Steven Chalmers, Ronald Hodge, Lee Russ, Stephen Mihaich, Beverly Council, Jeff Lamb, and Michael Ripberger (collectively, the "Durham Police Supervising Defendants"); David W. Addison Mark Gottlieb; Benjamin W. Himan; J. Wesley Covington As of April 1, 2008, Defendant Linwood Wilson had not retained counsel,

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and has not yet been served. It is anticipated that Defendant Wilson will appear in this matter pro se, as he has in 01:07-cv-739 (Evans, et al. v. Nifong, et al.). 4. Each of the above referenced Defendants or Defendant Groups in this

matter who have retained counsel have indicated their intention to file motions to dismiss on behalf of their respective clients ("Motions"). 5. Due to the length of the Complaint and the number of causes of action

alleged therein, the parties whose signatures appear below have agreed, subject to the Court's approval, that each Defendant or Defendant-group enumerated above may have up to 50 pages to brief their respective Motions, and up to 25 pages to brief their respective reply memoranda ("Replies"). Further any of these Defendants or Defendant Groups may elect to file their Motions or Replies jointly, but may not aggregate the page limits applicable to their respective Motions and Replies.
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6.

The parties have agreed, subject to the Court's approval, that, Plaintiffs

may have up to 50 pages to respond to each Motion ("Response") and may elect to address multiple Motions in a given Response, but may not aggregate the page limits applicable to Responses. 7. To accommodate the number and length of Defendants' anticipated

Motions, the parties have agreed, subject to the Court's approval, to the following Rule 12 briefing schedule: a. b. c. Motions or answers due: May 30, 2008; Opposition(s) due: August 28, 2008; and Replies due: September 29, 2008.

WHEREFORE, undersigned counsel respectfully request that the Court approve the proposed page limitations and briefing schedule. A proposed order is attached. Dated: April 10, 2008. Respectfully submitted, COOPER & KIRK, PLLC /s/ Charles J. Cooper Charles J. Cooper* David H. Thompson* Nicole Jo Moss (N.C. Bar # 31958) 1523 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 Tel. [phone] Email [e-mail] Email [e-mail] Email [e-mail] (* motion for special appearance has been filed)

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-andTHOMAS, FERGUSON & MULLINS, L.L.P. /s/ William J. Thomas William J. Thomas, II (N.C. Bar # 9004) 119 East Main Street Durham, NC 27701 Tel. [phone] Email [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiffs TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP /s/ Patricia P. Kerner Patricia P. Kerner N.C. State Bar No. 13005 434 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900 Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendants Steven Chalmers, Patrick Baker, Beverly Council, Ronald Hodge, Jeff Lamb, Stephen Mihaich, Michael Ripberger, and Lee Russ FAISON & GILLESPIE /s/ Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr. Reginald B. Gillespie, Jr. N.C. State Bar No. 10895 5517 Durham Chapel Hill Boulevard Suite 2000 Durham, North Carolina 27727-1729 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendant City of Durham, North Carolina

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STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP /s/ Roger E. Warin Roger E. Warin* 1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail] *(Motion for Special Appearance to be filed) Counsel for Defendant City of Durham, North Carolina SMITH MOORE LLP /s/ J. Donald Cowan, Jr. J. Donald Cowan, Jr. N.C. State Bar No. 0968 Dixie T. Wells N.C. State Bar No. 26816 P.O. Box 21927 [27420] 300 N. Greene Street, Suite 1400 Greensboro, North Carolina 27401 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP /s/ Jamie Gorelick Jamie Gorelick* (District of Columbia Bar No. 101370) 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendants Duke University, Aaron Graves, Robert Dean, Richard H. Brodhead, Peter Lange, Kate Hendricks, Tallman Trask, III, John Burness, Larry Moneta, Victor J. Dzau, M.D., , Suzanne Wasiolek, Matthew Drummond,
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Counsel for Duke University Health Systems, Inc., Theresa Arico, and Tara Levicy (*motion for special appearance filed) YATES, McLAMB & WEYHER, L.L.P. /s/ Dan J. McLamb Dan J. McLamb N.C. State Bar No. 6272 One Bank of America Plaza 421 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1200 Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Duke University Health Systems, Inc., Theresa Arico, and Tara Levicy POYNER & SPRUILL LLP /s/ Edwin M. Speas, Jr. Edwin M. Speas, Jr. N.C. State Bar No. 4112 P.O. Box 10096 Raleigh, North Carolina 27605-0096 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendant Mark Gottlieb KENNON, CRAVER, BELO, CRAIG & MCKEE, PLLC /s/ Joel M. Craig Joel M. Craig N.C. State Bar No. 9179 P.O. Box 51579 4011 University Drive, Suite 300 Durham, North Carolina 27717-1579 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendant Benjamin Himan

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MAXWELL FREEMAN & BOWMAN, P.A. /s/ James B. Maxwell James B. Maxwell N.C. State Bar No. 2933 P.O. Box 52396 Raleigh, North Carolina 27717-2396 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for Defendant David Addison PINTO COATES KYRE & BROWN, PLLC /s/ Kenneth Kyre, Jr. Kenneth Kyre Jr. (N.C. Bar # 7848) Paul D. Coates (N.C. Bar # 9753) P.O. Box 4848 Greensboro, NC 27404 Email: [e-mail] Email: [e-mail] Counsel for J. Wesley Covington

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