Johnson v. Atkins Nutritionals, Inc.

MOTION to dismiss case

W.D. Mo.August 15, 2016

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI WESTERN DIVISION MICHAEL JOHNSON, ) as an individual, and on behalf of all ) others similarly situated, ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) ATKINS NUTRITIONALS, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) Case No. 2:16-cv04213-MDH DEFENDANT ATKINS NUTRITIONALS, INC.’S MOTION TO DISMISS Defendant, Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. (“Atkins”) respectfully moves the Court, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), for the dismissal, with prejudice, of Plaintiff, Michael Johnson’s Complaint. In support of this Motion and in accordance with Local Rule 7.0, Atkins is concurrently submitting Suggestions in Support, the Declaration of Carly C. Duvall, with exhibits, and a proposed Order. 100521806\V-2 1 Case 2:16-cv-04213-MDH Document 14 Filed 08/15/16 Page 1 of 3 Dated: August 15, 2016 Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ Gregory T. Wolf Gregory T. Wolf Carly D. Duvall Dentons US LLP 4520 Main Street, Suite 1100 Kansas City, MO 64111 TELEPHONE (816) 460-2400 FAX (816) 531-7545 gregory.wolf@dentons.com carly.duvall@dentons.com Charles A. Newman One Metropolitan Square 211 N Broadway, Suite 3000 St. Louis, MO 63102-2741 TELEPHONE (314) 259-5399 FAX (314) 259-5959 charles.newman@dentons.com Michael J. Duvall 601 South Figueroa Street Suite 2500 Los Angeles, CA 90017-5704 TELEPHONE: (213) 623-9300 FAX (213) 623-9924 michael.duvall@dentons.com ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT ATKINS NUTRITIONALS, INC. 100521806\V-2 2 Case 2:16-cv-04213-MDH Document 14 Filed 08/15/16 Page 2 of 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 15th day of August, 2016, the foregoing document was filed electronically with the above-captioned Court’s CM/ECF system, which effected service on all registered CM/ECF users in this case. The undersigned further certifies that, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5, the foregoing document was served via U.S. mail, first-class postage prepaid, and by email, on the following: Matthew L. Dameron WILLIAMS DIRKS DAMERON LLC 1100 Main Street, Suite 2600 Kansas City, Missouri 64105 Telephone: (816) 876-2600 Facsimile: (816) 221-8763 matt@willliamsdirks.com Jason “Jay” Barnes BARNES & ASSOCIATES 219 E. Dunklin Street, Suite A Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Telephone: (573) 634-8884 Facsimile: (573) 635-6291 jaybarnes5@zoho.com Counsel for Plaintiff and the Proposed Class __/s/ Gregory T. Wolf__________________ Attorney for Defendant Atkins 100521806\V-2 3 Case 2:16-cv-04213-MDH Document 14 Filed 08/15/16 Page 3 of 3