CARRINGTON et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al

Filing 64

MOTION to Dismiss Complaint by DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., TARA LEVICY, THERESA ARICO. Responses due by 8/28/2008 (GORELICK, JAMIE)

CARRINGTON et al v. DUKE UNIVERSITY et al

Doc. 64

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. ____________________________________ Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) and Local Rules 7.2 and 7.3, the "Duke SANE Defendants"--defined by the Court and the parties for purposes of this motion to comprise the Duke University Health System, Inc. (DUHS), Theresa Arico, and Tara Levicy--hereby move the Court to dismiss all claims asserted against them for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted and, for certain specified claims, for lack of jurisdiction.1 A chart identifying the causes of action and the defendants against whom each cause is asserted is attached as an Exhibit (Exhibit 1) to the accompanying Brief in Support of "Duke SANE Defendants'" Motion to Dismiss Complaint. Motion to Dismiss Complaint By "Duke SANE Defendants"

(See Joint Mot. for Leave to File Excess Pages and to Establish a Rule 12 Briefing Schedule, Dkt. 50, at 2 (defining "Duke SANE Defendants"); Order, Dkt. 51 (granting Joint Motion).)

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The bases for this Motion are presented in detail in the accompanying Brief in Support of "Duke SANE Defendants'" Motion to Dismiss Complaint. For the reasons set forth therein, the "Duke SANE Defendants" respectfully request that the claims asserted against them be dismissed with prejudice. Because of the number of causes of action in the Complaint and the complexity of the issues raised thereby, the "Duke SANE Defendants" request that oral argument be scheduled on their Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Local Rule 7.3(c)(1). Respectfully submitted, this the 30th day of May, 2008.

/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] /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]
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on May 30, 2008, I electronically filed the foregoing Motion to Dismiss Complaint By "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] 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 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 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] As of the date of this filing, no attorney has made an appearance on behalf of the following Defendant. I hereby certify that I served the following Defendant by U.S. Mail: Linwood Wilson 6910 Innesbrook Way Bahama, NC 27503-9700 This 30th day of May 2008. /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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