Ritchie Capital Management, L.L.C. et al v. Coventry First LLC, et al

MOTION to Dismiss Counts I and II of the Proposed Second Amended Complaint. Document

S.D.N.Y.September 21, 2007

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT NEW YORK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x RITCHIE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, ) RITCHIE RISK-LINKED STRATEGIES ) TRADING (IRELAND), LIMITED, RITCHIE ) RISK-LINKED STRATEGIES TRADING ) (IRELAND) II, LIMITED, WALKERS SPV ) LIMITED, as trustee for Ritchie Risk-Linked ) Civil Action No. 07CV3494 (DLC) (DCF) Life Strategies Trust I and Ritchie Life Strategies ) Master Trust, and RITCHIE RISK-LINKED ) STRATEGIES TRADING, LTD., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) COVENTRY FIRST LLC, THE COVENTRY ) GROUP, INC., MONTGOMERY CAPITAL, INC., ) LST I LLC, ALAN BUERGER, CONSTANCE ) BUERGER, REID S. BUERGER, ANTONIO ) MUNIZ, ALEX SELDIN, NEAL JACOBS, ) EILEEN SHOVLIN, and JIM DODARO, ) ) Defendants. ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF MOTION TO DISMISS COUNTS I AND II OF THE PROPOSED SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, upon the accompanying Memorandum of Law and Affidavit of Katherine G. Lindsey, Esq. and exhibits annexed thereto, Defendants Coventry First LLC, The Coventry Group, Inc., Montgomery Capital, Inc., LST I LLC, Alan Buerger, Constance Buerger, Reid Buerger, Antonio Muniz, Alex Seldin, Neal Jacobs, Eileen Shovlin, and Jim Dodaro move this Court before the Honorable Denise L. Cote, U.S. District Judge, United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York for an Order pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2) and 12(b)(6) dismissing Counts I and II of Plaintiffs’ Proposed Second Amended Complaint. Case 1:07-cv-03494-DLC Document 58 Filed 09/21/2007 Page 1 of 3 2 Respectfully submitted, WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP _________/s/_______________ Katherine G. Lindsey (KL-0902) Dane H. Butswinkas Robert M. Cary David A. Forkner Kenneth J. Brown 725 Twelfth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 434-5000 (202) 434-5029 (facsimile) Dated: September 21, 2007 Attorneys for Defendant Case 1:07-cv-03494-DLC Document 58 Filed 09/21/2007 Page 2 of 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that, on this 21st day of September, 2007, I caused true and correct copies of Defendants’ Notice of Motion to Dismiss Counts I and II of the Proposed Second Amended Complaint to be served electronically via the Court’s ECF system on the following counsel: Lawrence S. Robbins, Esq. Gary A. Orseck, Esq. Daniel R. Walfish, Esq. Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck & Untereiner LLP 1801 K Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 (202) 775-4500 (202) 775-4510 (telecopy) lrobbins@robbinsrussell.com gorseck@robbinsrussell.com dwalfish@robbinsrussell.com Thomas P. Puccio, Esq. Law Offices of Thomas P. Puccio 230 Park Avenue New York, NY 10169 (212) 883-6383 (212) 883-6388 (telecopy) tpuccio@lotpp.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs _____________________________ Rachel R. Shanahan Case 1:07-cv-03494-DLC Document 58 Filed 09/21/2007 Page 3 of 3