United States of America v. Luminant Generation Company LLC et al

MOTION to Dismiss

N.D. Tex.November 22, 2013

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION UNITED STATES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-3236-K LUMINANT GENERATION ) COMPANY LLC and BIG BROWN ) POWER COMPANY ) LLC, ) ) Defendants. ) MOTION TO DISMISS BY DEFENDANTS LUMINANT GENERATION COMPANY LLC AND BIG BROWN POWER COMPANY LLC Defendants Luminant Generation Company LLC and Big Brown Power Company LLC (collectively, “Defendants”) respectfully move this Court to dismiss with prejudice Counts 1–8 of the United States’ complaint (Doc. 2) on three grounds: (1) Counts 1–3 & 6 are time-barred by the five-year statute of limitations at 28 U.S.C. § 2462; (2) Counts 7 & 8 fail to state a claim; and (3) Counts 1–8 must be dismissed because the United States Environmental Protection Agency failed to comply with the mandatory pre-suit notice requirements in 42 U.S.C. § 7413(a)(1) before commencing this action. This motion to dismiss is accompanied by a brief setting forth Defendants’ contentions of fact and law, argument, and authorities and a separate appendix containing materials cited in the brief. Case 3:13-cv-03236-K Document 33 Filed 11/22/13 Page 1 of 3 PageID 839 Dated: November 22, 2013 Respectfully submitted, /s/ P. Stephen Gidiere III William B. Dawson Texas State Bar No. 05606300 Michael L. Raiff Texas State Bar No. 00784803 Russell H. Falconer Texas State Bar No. 24069695 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP 2100 McKinney Avenue Dallas, Texas 75201 Phone: (214) 698-3132 Fax: (214) 571-2919 Email: wdawson@gibsondunn.com mraiff@gibsondunn.com rfalconer@gibsondunn.com P. Stephen Gidiere III Texas State Bar No. 24077984 C. Grady Moore, III Alabama State Bar No. ASB8266O74C Thomas L. Casey, III Alabama State Bar No. ASB5572A27C Balch & Bingham LLP 1901 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 1500 Birmingham, Alabama 35203 Phone: (205) 251-8100 Fax: (205) 488-5694 Email: sgidiere@balch.com tcasey@balch.com Daniel Jude Kelly Texas State Bar No. 24041229 Associate General Counsel Energy Future Holdings Corp. 1601 Bryan Street, 43rd Floor Dallas, Texas 75201 Phone: (214) 812-7182 Fax: (214) 812-6075 Email: dan.kelly@energyfutureholdings.com 2 Case 3:13-cv-03236-K Document 33 Filed 11/22/13 Page 2 of 3 PageID 840 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 22nd day of November, 2013, I electronically filed the foregoing Motion to Dismiss with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to the following: Bradford T. McLane U.S. Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division 601 D Street NW Washington, DC 20004 Dimitri Narciso Rocha United States Attorney’s Office 1100 Commerce Street Third Floor Dallas, TX 75242 Anna E. Cross U.S. Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division P.O. Box 7611 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044-7611 Elias L. Quinn U.S. Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division P.O. Box 7611 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044-7611 /s/ P. Stephen Gidiere III Counsel for Defendants 3 Case 3:13-cv-03236-K Document 33 Filed 11/22/13 Page 3 of 3 PageID 841