President And Fellows of Harvard College v. Micron Technology, Inc.

MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM

D. Mass.August 15, 2016

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE, Plaintiff, v. MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:16-cv-11249 MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.’S MOTION TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT Defendant Micron Technology, Inc. (“Micron”), through its undersigned counsel, hereby moves to dismiss the complaint that was filed on June 24, 2016 in the above-captioned action (the “Complaint”) by Plaintiff President and Fellows of Harvard College (“Harvard”) under Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a) and 12(b)(6), because Harvard has failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The grounds for this motion are set forth in the Memorandum of Law submitted with this motion. Case 1:16-cv-11249-WGY Document 19 Filed 08/15/16 Page 1 of 3 REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(D), Micron believes oral argument may assist the Court and requests oral argument of this motion. Date: August 15, 2016 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Patrick J. O’Toole, Jr. Patrick J. O’Toole, Jr., Esq. (BBO #559267) WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 100 Federal Street, Floor 34 Boston, MA 02110 Telephone: (617) 772-8300 Jared Bobrow (admitted pro hac vice) Email: jared.bobrow@weil.com J. Jason Lang (admitted pro hac vice) Email: jason.lang@weil.com Michele Gauger (admitted pro hac vice) Email: michele.gauger@weil.com WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 201 Redwood Shores Parkway Redwood Shores, CA 94065 Telephone: (650) 802-3000 Fax: (650) 802-3100 Counsel for Micron Technology, Inc. Case 1:16-cv-11249-WGY Document 19 Filed 08/15/16 Page 2 of 3 LOCAL RULE 7.1 CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that on the 11th day of August, 2016, counsel for Micron and Harvard conferred and were unable to resolve or narrow the issues raised in this motion. /s/ Michele A. Gauger CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Patrick J. O’Toole, hereby certify that on the 15th day of August, 2016, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court by using the CM/ECF system, which will send a notice of electronic filing to counsel of record receiving electronic notification and that I served the foregoing by mail upon any counsel of record not receiving electronic notification: William D. Belanger Alison L. McCarthy Gregory D. Len Griffin N. Mesmer Maia H. Harris Pepper Hamilton LLP 19th Floor, High Street Tower 125 High Street Boston, MA 02110-2736 Telephone: (617) 204-5100 belangerw@pepperlaw.com mccarthya@pepperlaw.com leng@pepperlaw.com mesmerg@pepperlaw.com harrishmh@pepperlaw.com /s/ Patrick J. O’Toole, Jr. Case 1:16-cv-11249-WGY Document 19 Filed 08/15/16 Page 3 of 3