League of Women Voters of North Carolina et al v. Rucho et al

MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint

M.D.N.C.February 21, 2017

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA COMMON CAUSE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ROBERT A. RUCHO, in his official capacity as Chairman of the North Carolina Senate Redistricting Committee for the 2016 Extra Session and Co- Chairman of the Joint Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:16-CV-1026-WO-JEP THREE-JUDGE COURT League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Robert A. Rucho, in his official capacity as Chairman of the North Carolina Senate Redistricting Committee for the 2016 Extra Session and Co-Chairman of the 2016 Joint Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:16-CV-1164-WO-JEP THREE JUDGE PANEL Case 1:16-cv-01164-WO-JEP Document 45 Filed 02/21/17 Page 1 of 5 DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS FIRSTAMENDED COMPLAINT FILED BY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA (“LWVNC”) PLAINTIFFS IN CASE NO. 1:16-CV-1164 Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), Defendants hereby move to dismiss Plaintiff LWVNC’s first amended complaint. Defendants are filing a supporting memorandum in support of this motion. Respectfully submitted this 21st day of February, 2017. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE By: /s/ Alexander McC. Peters Alexander McC. Peters Senior Deputy Attorney General N.C. State Bar No. 13654 apeters@ncdoj.gov James Bernier, Jr. Assistant Attorney General N.C. State Bar No. 45869 jbernier@ncdoj.gov N.C. Department of Justice P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602 Telephone: (919) 716-6900 Facsimile: (919) 716-6763 Counsel for Defendants Case 1:16-cv-01164-WO-JEP Document 45 Filed 02/21/17 Page 2 of 5 OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. /s/ Thomas A. Farr Thomas A. Farr N.C. State Bar No. 10871 Phillip J. Strach N.C. State Bar No. 29456 Michael D. McKnight N.C. State Bar No. 36932 thomas.farr@ogletreedeakins.com phil.strach@ogletreedeakins.com michael.mcknight@ogletreedeakins.com 4208 Six Forks Road, Suite 1100 Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 Telephone: (919) 787-9700 Facsimile: (919) 783-9412 Co-counsel for Defendants Case 1:16-cv-01164-WO-JEP Document 45 Filed 02/21/17 Page 3 of 5 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Thomas A. Farr, hereby certify that I have this day electronically filed the foregoing DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT FILED BY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA (“LWVNC”) PLAINTIFFS IN CASE NO. 1:16-CV-1164 with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will provide electronic notification of the same to the following: Emily E. Seawell Anita S. Earls SOUTHERN COALITION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE 1415 W. HWY. 54, STE. 101 DURHAM, NC 27707 Email: emily@southerncoalition.org Email: anita@southerncoalition.org Attorneys for League of Women Voters of North Carolina Plaintiffs Annabelle E. Harless Ruth M. Greenwood CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER 73 W. MONROE ST., STE. 322 CHICAGO, IL 60603 312-561-5508 Fax: 202-736-2222 Email: aharless@campaignlegalcenter.org Attorneys for League of Women Voters of North Carolina Plaintiffs Danielle M. Lang CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER 1411 K STREET NW SUITE 1400 WASHINGTON, DC 20005 202-736-2200 Fax: 202-736-2222 Email: dlang@campaignlegalcenter.org Attorneys for League of Women Voters of North Carolina Plaintiffs Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL 1111 E 60TH STREET CHICAGO, IL 60637 773-702-4226 Email: nsteph@uchicago.edu\ Attorneys for League of Women Voters of North Carolina Plaintiffs Case 1:16-cv-01164-WO-JEP Document 45 Filed 02/21/17 Page 4 of 5 Edwin M. Speas, Jr. Carolina P. Mackie Poyner Spruill LLP P.O. Box 1801 (27602-1801) 301 Fayetteville St., Suite 1900 Raleigh, NC 27601 espeas@poynerspruill.com cmackie@poymerspruill.com Attorneys for Common Cause Plaintiffs Emmet J. Bondurant Jason J. Carter Benjamin W. Thorpe Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP 1201 W. Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 3900 Atlanta, Georgia 30309 bondurant@bmelaw.com carter@bmelaw.com bthorpe@bmelaw.com Attorneys for Common Cause Plaintiffs Gregory L. Diskant Susan Millenky Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP 1133 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 gldiskant@pbwt.com smillenky@pbwt.com Attorneys for Common Cause Plaintiffs This the 21st day of February, 2017. OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH SMOAK & STEWART, P.C. /s/ Thomas A. Farr 28788381.1 Case 1:16-cv-01164-WO-JEP Document 45 Filed 02/21/17 Page 5 of 5