Free Brief (Non Appeal) - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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LAW OFFICES One Arizona Center, 400 E. Van Buren Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2202 (602) 382-6000

Dan W. Goldfine (#018788) Richard G. Erickson (#019066) Adam Lang (#022545) SNELL & WILMER L.L.P. One Arizona Center 400 East Van Buren Street Phoenix, AZ 85004-2202 Telephone: (602) 382-6000 Facsimile: (602) 382-6070 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter defendant Meritage Corporation and Third Party Defendants Steve Hilton, John Landon, and Larry Seay IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA Meritage Homes Corporation, a Maryland Corporation, formerly d/b/a Meritage Corporation, Case No. CV-04-0384-PHX-ROS Hancock-MTH Builders, Inc., an Arizona corporation, Hancock-MTH Communities, Inc., an MERITAGE'S WITHDRAWAL OF Arizona corporation, and currently d/b/a Meritage SECTION II(E) OF MERITAGE Homes Construction, Inc., an Arizona corporation, AND THIRD PARTY and Meritage Homes of Arizona, Inc., an Arizona DEFENDANTS HILTON, LANDON corporation, AND SEAY'S MOTION TO DISMISS GREG HANCOCK'S Plaintiffs, COUNTERCLAIMS AND THIRDPARTY COMPLAINT (LODGED v. JAN. 14, 2005) Ricky Lee Hancock and Brenda Hancock, husband and wife; Gregory S. Hancock and Linda Hancock, husband and wife, Rick Hancock Homes L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company; RLH Development, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company; and J2H2, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company, Defendants. Greg Hancock, an individual, Defendant, Counter-Claimant, and Third Party Plaintiff, v. Steven J. Hilton, an individual; John R. Landon, an individual; Larry W. Seay, an individual; and Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P., an Arizona professional corporation, Third Party Defendants. (Assigned to the Honorable Roslyn O. Silver)

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LAW OFFICES One Arizona Center, 400 E. Van Buren Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2202 (602) 382-6000

Plaintiffs/Counterdefendant/Third-Party

Defendants

(collectively

"Meritage")

hereby withdraw Section II(E) (9:10-13:3) of their Motion to Dismiss Greg Hancock's Counterclaims and Third-Party Complaint lodged with the Court on January 14, 2005. Meritage maintains its Motion with respect to the remaining Sections and arguments provided therein. DATED this 15th day of March, 2006.

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By s/ Richard G. Erickson Dan W. Goldfine Richard G. Erickson Adam Lang One Arizona Center Phoenix, AZ 85004-2202 Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counter defendant Meritage Corporation and Third Party Defendants Steve Hilton, John Landon, and Larry Seay CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on March 15, 2006, I electronically transmitted the foregoing document to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of a Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECF registrants: Ivan K. Mathew Mathew & Mathew, P.C. 1850 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1910 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Attorneys for Defendant Rick Hancock Robert M. Frisbee Frisbee & Bostock, PLC 1747 East Morton Avenue Suite 108 Phoenix AZ 85020 Attorneys for Defendant Greg Hancock

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LAW OFFICES One Arizona Center, 400 E. Van Buren Phoenix, Arizona 85004-2202 (602) 382-6000

Mark I. Harrison Sarah Porter Osborn Maledon, P.A. 2929 North Central Avenue Suite 2100 Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2794 Attorneys for Defendant Greg and Linda Hancock and Counsel of Record Robert Frisbee Kenneth J. Sherk Timothy J. Burke Fennemore Craig, P.C. 3003 N. Central Ave. Suite 2600 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2913 Attorneys for Defendant Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P. in State Court Action A Copy of the foregoing served via facsimile to Kurt M. Zitzer Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P. 8800 North Gainey Center Drive Suite 261 Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 Attorneys for Titus, Brueckner & Berry

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