Free Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
INSULATORS AND ASBESTOS )
WORKERS LOCAL NO. I4 PENSION )
FUND, Derivatively on Behalf of .3M )
COMPANY, ) C.A. No. 07-4l6—G1\/IS
)
Plaimtiff, )
)
v. )
) JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
GEORGE W. BUCKLEY, LINDA G. )
ALVARADO, VANCE D. COFPMAN, )
MICHAEL L. ESKEW, W. JAMES )
EARRELL, HERBERT L. HENKEL, )
EDWARD M. LIDDY, ROBERT S. )
MORRISON, AULANA L. PETERS, )
ROZANNE L. RIDGEWAY, PATRICK D. )
CAMPBELL, MOE S. NOZARI, )
FREDERICK J. PALENSKY, RICHARD )
F. ZIEGLER, )
)
Defendants, )
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and )
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3M COMPANY, a Delaware Corporatiori, )
)
Nominal Defendant.
THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS’ MOTION TO DISMISS THE
COMPLAINT FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM AND JOINDER
IN THE OFFICER DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS THE
COMPLAINT AND OPENING BRIEF IN
SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION TO DISMISS
Linda G. Alvarado, Vance D. Coffman, Michael L. Eskew, W. James Farrell, Herbert L.
Henkel, Edward M. Liddy, Robert S. Morrison, Auiana L. Peters, and Rozarme L. Ridgeway (the
"lr1dependent Dil'€ClLOI`S”) hereby move this Court pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. l2(b)(6) and the
Private Litigation Securities Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA"), I5 USC. § 781:-4(b) for an order
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dismissing the Complaint. The Independent Directors join in and incorporate by reference
Officer Defendants’ Motion To Disrniss The Complaint (D.l. 26) and Opening Brief In Support
Of Their Motion To Disrniss The Complaint (D. I. 27) as if fully set forth herein.
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OF COUNSEL: Steven J. inernan (#4025)
Paul H. Dawes Geoffrey G. Grivner (#471l)
Latham & Watkins LLP Richards, Layton & Finger
140 Scott Drive One Rodney Square
Menlo Park, California 94025 PO. Box 551
(650) 328-4600 Wilmington, Delaware 19899
(302) 65l—'/700
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Lfllilillh & W’Hll{i11S LLP G;ivnc;~@y~]f_Cgm
555 Eleventh St. NW
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 63 7-2200 Attorneys for 3M Company, Linda O.
Alvarado, Vance D. Coffman, Michael L.
Dated: September 10, 2007 Eslcew, W. James Farrell, Herbert L.
Henkel, Edward M. Liclcly, Robert S.
Morrison, Aulana L. Peters, and Roxanne
L. Ridgway
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on September I0, 2007, I electronically tiled the foregoing document
with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECP which will send notiticaition of such tiiing(s) and Hand
Delivered to the following:
Seth D. Rigrodsky, Esquire
Brien D, Long, Esquire
Rigrodsky & Long, P.A.
919 N. Market Street, Suite 980
Wilmington, DE 1980l
Philip A. Rovner, Esquire
Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP
I3l.3 N. Market Street
Hercules Plaze, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 95E
Wilmington, DE i9899—095l
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Steven J. » ner af (#4025)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
INSULATORS AND ASBESTOS )
WORKERS LOCAL NO. I4 PENSION )
FUND, Detivatively on Behalf of 3M )
COMPANY, ) C.A. No. 07-416-GMS
)
Plaintifi )
)
v~ )
) JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
GEORGE W. BUCKLEY, LINDA G. )
ALVARADO, VANCE D. COFFMAN, )
MICHAEL L. ESKEW, W. JAMES )
FARRELL, HERBERT L. HENKEL, )
EDWARD M. LIDDY, ROBERT S. )
MORRISON, AULANA L. PETERS, )
ROZANNE L. RIDGEWAY, PATRICK D. )
CAMPBELL, MOE S. NOZARI, )
FREDERICK J. PALENSKY, RICHARD )
F. ZIEGLER, )
)
Defendants, )
)
and )
I
3M COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, )
)
Nominal Defendant.
ORDER
The Court having considered The Independent Direeto1*s’ Motion To Diszniss For Failure
To State A Claim and the Officer Defendants’ Opening Brief In Support Of Their Motion To
Dismiss, and good cause having been shown,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED this day of , 2007 that the
Independent Directots’ Motion is GRANTED.
United States District Court Judge
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