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

Case 1:07-cv-00265-SLR-LPS

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE COLLINS & AIKMAN CORPORATION and COLLINS & AIKMAN PRODUCTS CO., as Debtors in Possession, Plaintiffs, v. DAVID A. STOCKMAN, et al. Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. 07-265-SLR-LPS Electronically Filed

PAUL C. BARNABA'S MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS' FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT Defendant Paul C. Barnaba, by and through his undersigned counsel and pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78u-4(b)(1) and (2) (2006) (the "PSLRA") and Rules 9(b) and 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, hereby respectfully moves to dismiss the claims Plaintiffs attempt to raise against him pursuant to Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 thereunder, and the common law of the state of Delaware in the above-captioned litigation. In support of this motion, Mr. Barnaba relies on his Opening Brief filed contemporaneously herewith, and states that the Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted and further fails to satisfy the pleading requirements of the PSLRA and Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(b). WHEREFORE Mr. Barnaba respectfully requests that the Court dismiss Plaintiffs' claims against him in their entirety, with prejudice; and grant Mr. Barnaba such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.

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Dated: April 28, 2008 Wilmington, Delaware

Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ Thomas G. Macauley Thomas G. Macauley (ID No. 3411) ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP 919 Market Street, Suite 990 Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 427-0400 Telephone (302) 427-8242 Fax -andCarl S. Kravitz, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice) Lenora Miles Rigby, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice) ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP 1800 M Street, N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 778-1800 Telephone (202) 822-8106 Fax -andLaura Neish, Esq. (admitted pro hac vice) ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP 1540 Broadway, Suite 1604 New York, NY 10036 (212) 704-9600 Telephone (212) 704-4256 Fax Attorneys for Defendant Paul Barnaba

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on April 28, 2008, I caused to be electronically filed "Paul C. Barnaba's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint" with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF, which will send notification of such filing to the following:

Joseph A. Rosenthal Carmella P. Keener Rosenthal, Monhait & Goddess, P.A. Mellon Bank Center 919 N. Market Street, Suite 1401 P.O. Box 1070 Wilmington, DE 19899-1070 (302) 656-4433 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] David A. Rosenfeld Samuel H. Rudman Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP 52 Duane Street, 7th Floor New York, NY 10007 (212) 693-1058 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Peter B. Ladig Stephen B. Brauerman The Bayard Firm 222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 900, P.O. Box 25130 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 429-4219/(302) 429-4232 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Andrew Goldman WilmerHale 399 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 230-8800 Email: [email protected]

Andrew B. Weissman Jenny R. Chou Michele L. Taylor WilmerHale 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 663-6000 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Richard L. Horowitz Potter Anderson & Corron, LLP 1313 N. Market St., Hercules Plaza 6th Floor P.O. Box 951 Wilmington, DE 19899-0951 (302) 984-6000 Email: [email protected] David E. Swartz Stacey Friedman Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street New York, New York 10004-2498 United States (212) 558-4000 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Thomas P. Preston Blank Rome LLP 1201 North Market Street Suite 800 Wilmington, DE 19801-4226 (302) 425-6400 Email: [email protected]

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Vernon R. Proctor Proctor Heyman LLP 1116 West Street Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 472-7300 Email: [email protected] James L. Holzman J. Clayton Athey Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A. 1310 King Street Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 888-6500 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Daniel B. Tehrani Stephen L. Ascher Jenner & Block 919 Third Avenue 37th Floor New York, NY 10022-3908 212-891-1600 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Kenneth J. Nachbar Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell 1201 North Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 575-7294 Email: [email protected] Andrew Auchincloss Lundgren Christian D. Wright Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP The Brandywine Building 1000 West Street, 17th Floor P.O. Box 391 Wilmington, DE 19899-0391 (302) 571-6743/(302) 571-6691 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Albert H. Manwaring, IV Pepper Hamilton LLP 1313 Market Street, Suite 5100 P.O. Box 1709 Wilmington, DE 19899-1709 (302) 777-6500 Email: [email protected] Thomas Henry Kovach Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A. 800 King Street, Suite 203 Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 594-3313 Email: [email protected] Robert Scott Saunders Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom One Rodney Square P.O. Box 636 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 651-3000 Email: [email protected] Anne Churchill Foster Robert J. Stearn Jr. Richards, Layton & Finger One Rodney Square P.O. Box 551 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 658-6541/(302) 651-7700 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Michael J. Maimone Joseph Benedict Cicero Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP 919 N. Market Street, Suite 1500 Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 777-7770 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] /s/ Thomas G. Macauley _________ Thomas G. Macaulay

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