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 COLLINS & AIKMAN CORPORATION and COLLINS & AIKMAN PRODUCTS CO., as Debtors in Possession, Plaintiffs, vs. DAVID A. STOCKMAN, J. MICHAEL STEPP, BRYCE M. KOTH, DAVID R. COSGROVE, PAUL C. BARNABA, ROBERT A. KRAUSE, JOHN A. GALANTE, CHARLES E. BECKER, ELKIN B. MCCALLUM, THOMAS E. EVANS, CYNTHIA HESS, DANIEL P. TREDWELL, W. GERALD MCCONNELL, SAMUEL VALENTI, III, HEARTLAND INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS, L.P., HEARTLAND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., HEARTLAND INDUSTRIAL GROUP, L.L.C., PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP and KPMG LLP, Defendants. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

Civil Action No. 07-265-***

DEFENDANT CYNTHIA HESS'S MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT Defendant, Cynthia Hess, by and through undersigned counsel, hereby respectfully moves this Court to dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint for failure to state claims upon which relief can be granted pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). The basis for this motion is more fully set forth in the Opening Brief of Cynthia Hess, filed contemporaneously herewith.

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WHEREFORE, Defendant Cynthia Hess respectfully requests that the Court dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint with prejudice. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Albert H. Manwaring, IV Albert H. Manwaring, IV (Del. Bar No. 4339) Thomas H. Kovach (Del. Bar No. 3964) PEPPER HAMILTON LLP Hercules Plaza, Suite 5100 P.O. Box 1709 Wilmington, DE 19899-1709 Telephone No.: (302) 777-6500 Facsimile No.: (302) 421-8390 [email protected] [email protected]

Of Counsel: Lynn M. Brimer (P43291) Dennis W. Loughlin (P57084) George S. Fish (P51298) STROBL & SHARP, P.C. 300 East Long Lake Road, Suite 200 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304-2376 Telephone No.: (248) 540-2300 Facsimile No.: (248) 645-2690 [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant Cynthia Hess Dated: September 21, 2007

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Albert H. Manwaring, IV, hereby certify that on this 21st of September 2007, I caused a copy of Defendant Cynthia Hess' Motion to Dismiss Complaint, the Opening Brief in Support of Her Motion to Dismiss the Complaint for Failure to State Claims Upon Which Relief can be Granted, and the Proposed Order, to be served in the manner indicated upon the following counsel of record:

Joseph A. Rosenthal, Esq. Carmella P. Keener, Esq. Rosenthal, Monhait & Goddess, P.A. Citizens Bank Center, Suite 1401 P.O. Box 1070 919 Market Street Wilmington, DE 19899-1070 Via CM/ECF Samuel H. Rudman, Esq. COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP 58 South Service Road, Suite 200 Melville, NY 11747 [email protected] Via E-mail Attorneys for Plaintiffs Collins & Aikman Corporation and Collins & Aikman Products Co.

Anne C. Foster, Esq. Robert J. Stearn, Jr., Esq. Richards Layton & Finger, P.A. One Rodney Square 920 North King Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Via CM/ECF Thomas G. Rafferty, Esq. Antony L. Ryan, Esq. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP 825 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10019-7475 [email protected] [email protected] Via E-mail Attorneys for Defendant PriceWaterHouseCoopers LLP

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Michael J. Maimone, Esq. Joseph B. Cicero, Esq. Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP 919 North Market Street, 15th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 Via CM/ECF Christopher Harris, Esq. Seth L. Friedman, Esq. Latham & Watkins LLP 885 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 [email protected] [email protected] Via E-mail Attorneys for Defendant KPMG LLP Andrew A. Lundgren, Esq. Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor 1000 West Street, 17th Floor P.O. Box 391 Wilmington, DE 19899-0391 Via CM/ECF Richard A. Spehr Joseph De Simone Mayer Brown LLP 1675 Broadway New York, NY 10019-5820 [email protected] [email protected] Via E-mail Attorneys for Defendant Thomas Evans

Thomas G. Macauley, Esq. Zuckerman Spaeder LLP 919 Market Street, Suite 990 Wilmington, DE 19801 Via CM/ECF Carl S. Kravitz, Esq. Zuckerman Spaeder LLP 1800 M Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 [email protected] Via E-Mail Attorneys for Defendant Paul C. Barnaba

Thomas P. Preston, Esq. Blank Rome LLP 1201 North Market Street, Suite 800 Wilmington, DE 19801-4226 Via CM/ECF Michael Joseph, Esq. Joseph O. Click, Esq. Blank Rome LLP 600 New Hampshire Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20037 [email protected] [email protected] Via E-Mail Attorneys for Defendants Bryce M. Koth and Robert A. Krause

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Peter B. Ladig, Esq. Stephen B. Brauerman, Esq. The Bayard Firm, P.A. 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900 P.O. Box 25130 Wilmington, DE 19899-5130 Via CM/ECF Andrew B. Weissman, Esq. Michele L. Taylor, Esq. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20006 [email protected] [email protected] Via E-Mail Attorneys for Defendant David Stockman Vernon R. Proctor, Esq. Proctor Heyman LLP 1116 West Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Via CM/ECF Craig A. Stewart, Esq. Ken L. Hashimoto, Esq. Monique A. Gaylor Arnold & Porter LLP 399 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 [email protected] [email protected] Via E-Mail Attorneys for Defendant David R. Cosgrove

James L. Holzman, Esq. J. Clayton Athey, Esq. Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A. 1310 King Street Wilmington, DE 19899 Via CM/ECF Stephen L. Ascher, Esq. Jenner & Block 919 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022-3908 [email protected] Via E-Mail Attorneys for Charles E. Becker

Kenneth J. Nachbar, Esq. Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell 1201 North Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899 Via CM/ECF Richard M. Strassberg, Esq. Jeffrey A. Simes, Esq. Laurie L. Levin, Esq. 599 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Via E-Mail Attorneys for Defendant Elkin B. McCallum

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Robert S. Saunders, Esq. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP One Rodney Square P.O. Box 636 Wilmington, DE 19899 Via CM/ECF Jonathan J. Lerner, Esq. Lea Haber Kuck, Esq. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Four Times Square New York, NY 10036 [email protected] [email protected] Via E-Mail Attorneys for Defendants Daniel P. Tredwell, W. Gerald McConnell, Samuel Valenti, III, Heartland Industrial Partners, L.P., Heartland Industrial Associates, L.L.C., and Heartland Industrial Group, L.L.C. Michael Shapiro, Esq. Gerald Griffin, Esq. Carter Ledyard & Millburn LLP 2 Wall Street New York, NY 10005 [email protected] [email protected] Via E-Mail Attorneys for Defendant John A. Galante

Richard L. Horwitz Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP 1313 N. Market St., Hercules Plaza, 6th Flr. P.O. Box 951 Wilmington, DE 19899-0951 Via CM/ECF Gandolfo V. DiBlasi, Esq. Stacey R. Friedman, Esq. David E. Swarts, Esq. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street New York, NY 1004 [email protected] [email protected] Via E-Mail Attorneys for Defendant J. Michael Stepp

/s/ Albert H. Manwaring, IV Albert H. Manwaring, IV (Del. Bar No. 4339) PEPPER HAMILTON LLP Hercules Plaza, Suite 5100 P.O. Box 1709 Wilmington, DE 19899-1709 Telephone No. (302) 777-6500 Facsimile No. (302) 421-8390 [email protected]

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