Perry v. Judd et al
Filing
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MOTION to Dismiss the Intervenors' Complaint by Pat Mullins. (Sims, Charles)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Richmond Division
THE HONORABLE RICK PERRY,
Plaintiff,
NEWT GINGRICH, JON HUNTSMAN,
JR., and RICK SANTORUM
Intervenor-Plaintiffs
v.
CHARLES JUDD, KIMBERLY BOWERS,
and DON PALMER, members of the
Virginia Board of Elections, in their official
capacities, and PAT MULLINS, in his
official capacity as Chairman of the
Republican Party of Virginia,
Defendants.
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Civil No. 3:11-CV-856
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA CHAIRMAN’S
MOTION TO DISMISS THE INTERVENORS’ COMPLAINT
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1), Article III of the U.S. Constitution, and Fed. R. Civ.
P. 12(b)(6), Defendant Patrick Mullins, in his capacity as Chairman of the Republican Party of
Virginia, by counsel, respectfully moves the Court for an order dismissing the Chairman as a
defendant in this lawsuit, because there is no cognizable dispute between the Intervenors and the
Chairman in this matter and, moreover, the Chairman’s participation is not necessary to a
resolution of the Intervenors’ constitutional challenges to Virginia statutes, which are the
responsibility of the Commonwealth of Virginia and its public officials. A Memorandum in
Support of this Motion is submitted contemporaneously providing additional grounds for
granting the Motion.
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Respectfully submitted this 6th day of January, 2012.
/s/
Charles E. Sims (Va. Bar 35845)
LeClairRyan, a Professional Corporation
Riverfront Plaza, East Tower
951 East Byrd Street, Eighth Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Telephone: (804) 343-5091
Facsimile: (804) 783-7655
Charles.Sims@leclairryan.com
Lee E. Goodman (Va. Bar 31695)
LeClairRyan, a Professional Corporation
1101 Connecticut Ave., NW, Sixth Floor
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 659-6730 (Tel.)
(202) 775-6430 (Fax)
Lee.Goodman@leclairryan.com
Attorneys for Patrick Mullins, Chairman
of the Republican Party of Virginia
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 6th day of January 2012, I electronically filed the foregoing
pleading with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will then send a
notification of such filing (NEF) to counsel named below:
Hugh M. Fain, III
Edward E. Bagnell, Jr.
Maurice F. Mullins
Spotts Fain PC
411 East Franklin Street
Richmond, Virginia 23218-1555
Telephone: (804) 788-1190
hfain@spottsfain.com
ebagnell@spottsfain.com
cmullins@spottsfain.com
Attorneys for The Honorable Rick Perry
James E. Trainor, III
Joseph M. Nixon
Martin D. Beirne
Beirne Maynard & Parsons LLP
1300 Post Oak Blvd., 25th Floor
Houston, Texas 77056
Telephone: (512) 623-6700
ttrainor@bmpllp.com
jnixon@bmpllp.com
mbeirne@bmpllp.com
Attorneys for The Honorable Rick Perry
E. Duncan Getchell, Jr.
Wesley G. Russell
Office of the Attorney General
900 East Main Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Telephone: (804) 786-2436
dgetchell@oag.state.va.us
wrussell@oag.state.va.us
Counsel for Charles Judd, Kimberly Bowers
and Don Palmer, members of the Virginia
State Board of Elections, in their official
capacity
Joseph N. Lief
Virginia International Raceway
1245 Pinetree Road
Alton, Virginia 24520
Telephone: (434) 822-7700
Counsel for Charles Judd, Kimberly Bowers
and Don Palmer, members of the Virginia
State Board of Elections, in their official
capacity
J. Christian Adams (VSB No. 42543)
Election Law Center, PLLC
300 N. Washington St., Suite 405
Alexandria, VA 22314
Telephone: (703) 963-8611
Facsimile: (703) 740-1773
adams@electionlawcenter.com
Counsel for Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
and Rick Santorum
Stefan C. Passantino
J. Randolph Evans
Benjamin P. Keane
McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP
1900 K St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
Telephone: (202) 496-7500
Facsimile: (202) 496-7756
Counsel for Newt Gingrich
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Craig Engle
Arnet Fox LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036-5339
Telephone: (202) 857-6000
Facsimile: (202) 857-6395
Counsel for Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Cleta Mitchell
Foley & Lardner LLP
3000 K Street, N.W., Suite 600
Washington, DC 20007-5109
Telephone: (202) 672-5300
Facsimile: (202) 672-5399
Counsel for Rick Santorum
/s/
Charles E. Sims (Va. Bar 35845)
LeClairRyan, a Professional Corporation
Riverfront Plaza, East Tower
951 East Byrd Street, Eighth Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Telephone: (804) 343-5091
Facsimile: (804) 783-7655
Charles.Sims@leclairryan.com
Attorneys for Patrick Mullins, Chairman
of the Republican Party of Virginia
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