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 ---------------------------------------------------------------x DAVIS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, HOLDEX, : LLC, FOSTON MANAGEMENT, LTD, and : OMNI TRUSTHOUSE, LTD, : : Plaintiffs, : v. : : NEW START GROUP CORP., VENITOM : CORP., PAN-AMERICAN CORP., MDM : BANK, URAL-GORNO METALURAGICAL : COMPANY, EVRAZ HOLDING, MIKHAIL : CHERNOI, OLEG DERIPASKA, ARNOLD : KISLIN, MIKHAIL NEKRICH, and : ISKANDER MAKMUDOV, : : Defendants. : ---------------------------------------------------------------x

Case No. 04-1482-GMS

DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT & TO ENJOIN PLAINTIFFS FROM RE-FILING THIS ACTION Defendants New Start Group Corp, Venitom Corp., MDM Bank, Ural-Gorno Metallurgical Company, Evraz Holding, Mikhail Chernoi, Oleg Deripaska, Arnold Kislin, Mikhail Nekrich and Iskander Makmudov (the "Defendants") hereby move to dismiss the complaint on the following grounds: 1) direct estoppel; 2) forum non conveniens; 3) international comity; and 4) lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). Defendants also move for an order enjoining Plaintiffs from re- filing this action. Defendants are contemporaneously filing opening briefs in support of each of the grounds for dismissal.

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Attorneys for Defendants Arnold Kislin: /s/ Charles M. Oberly, III Charles M. Oberly, III (DSBA No. 743) Karen V. Sullivan (DSBA No. 3872) Oberly, Jennings & Rhodunda, P.A. 800 Delaware Avenue, Suite 901 PO Box 2054 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 576-2000

Lisa C. Cohen Schindler Cohen & Hochman LLP 100 Wall Street 15th Floor New York, NY 10005 (212) 277-6300 Lawrence S. Goldman Elizabeth Johnson The Law Offices of Lawrence S. Goldman 500 Fifth Ave., 29th Floor New York, NY 10110-2900 (212) 997-7499

Attorneys for Defendants New Start Group Corp. and Venitom Group : /s/ Charles M. Oberly, III Charles M. Oberly, III (DSBA No. 743) Karen V. Sullivan (DSBA No. 3872) Oberly, Jennings & Rhodunda, P.A. 800 Delaware Avenue, Suite 901 PO Box 2054 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 576-2000

Richard J. Schaeffer Peter J. Venaglia Laura D. Sullivan Dornbush, Schaeffer, Strongin & Weinstein, LLP 747 Third Avenue, 11th Floor New York, NY 10017 (212) 759-3300

Attorneys for Defendant Oleg Deripaska: /s/ Collins J. Seitz, Jr. Collins J. Seitz, Jr. (DSBA No. 2237) Kevin F. Brady (DSBA No. 2248) Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP 1007 North Orange Street P.O. Box 2207 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 658-9141

Rodney F. Page Michael G. Biggers Bryan Cave LLP 700 13th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005-3960 (202) 508-6002

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Attorneys for Defendant Evraz Holding: /s/ William M. Lafferty William M. Lafferty (DSBA No. 2755) Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell Chase Manhattan Centre, 18th Floor 1201 North Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899-1347 (302) 575-7341 David H. Herrington Vitali Rosenfeld Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP One Liberty Plaza New York, NY 10006 (212) 225-2266

Attorneys for Defendant MDM Bank: /s/ Richard I.G. Jones, Jr. Richard I.G. Jones, Jr. (DSBA No. 3301) Ashby & Geddes 222 Delaware Avenue, 17th Floor P.O. Box 1150 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 654-1888

Joel B. Kleinman Steven J. Roman David H. Greenberg Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP 2101 L Street NW Washington, DC 20037-1526 (202) 785-9700

Attorneys for Defendant Ural- Gorno Metallurgical Company: /s/ Charles M. Oberly, III Charles M. Oberly, III (DSBA No. 743) Karen V. Sullivan (DSBA No. 3872) Oberly, Jennings & Rhodunda, P.A. 800 Delaware Avenue, Suite 901 PO Box 2054 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 576-2000

William H. Devaney Heard & O'Toole LLP 405 Lexington Ave, Floor 62 New York, NY 10174 (212) 307-5500

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Attorneys for Defendant Iskander Makmudov: /s/ Charles M. Oberly, III Charles M. Oberly, III (DSBA No. 743) Karen V. Sullivan (DSBA No. 3872) Oberly, Jennings & Rhodunda, P.A. 800 Delaware Avenue, Suite 901 PO Box 2054 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 576-2000 William H. Devaney Heard & O'Toole LLP 405 Lexington Ave, Floor 62 New York, NY 10174 (212) 307-5500

Attorneys for Defendant Mikhail Chernoi: /s/ Charles M. Oberly, III Charles M. Oberly, III (DSBA No. 743) Karen V. Sullivan (DSBA No. 3872) Oberly, Jennings & Rhodunda, P.A. 800 Delaware Avenue, Suite 901 PO Box 2054 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 576-2000

Brian Maas Cameron A. Myler Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC 488 Madison Avenue, 9th Floor New York, NY 10022 (212) 980-0120

Attorneys for Defendant Mikhail Nekrich: /s/ Charles M. Oberly, III Charles M. Oberly, III (DSBA No. 743) Karen V. Sullivan (DSBA No. 3872) Oberly, Jennings & Rhodunda, P.A. 800 Delaware Avenue, Suite 901 PO Box 2054 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 576-2000

Paul R. Grand Edward M. Spiro Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg, P.C. 565 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10017 (212) 880-9510

Dated: March 31, 2005