Free Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:08-cv-00054-GMS

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE JERALD KING, Derivatively on Behalf of CEPHALON, INC., Plaintiff, v. FRANK BALDINO, JR., WILLIAM P. EGAN, MARTYN D. GREENACRE, VAUGHN M. KAILIAN, KEVIN E. MOLEY, CHARLES A. SANDERS, GAIL R. WILENSKY, and DENNIS L. WINGER, Defendants, and CEPHALON, INC., A Delaware Corporation, Nominal Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. 1:08-cv-00054-GMS

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

MOTION OF DEFENDANTS FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS Defendants Dr. Frank Baldino, Jr., William P. Egan, Martyn D. Greenacre, Vaugh M. Kailian, Kevin E. Moley, Charles A. Sanders, Gail R. Wilensky and Dennis L. Winger, and nominal Defendant Cephalon, Inc., hereby move for judgment on the pleadings, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 9(b), 12(c) and 23.1, dismissing the Verified Shareholder's Derivative Complaint on the grounds that Plaintiff failed to make demand on Cephalon's Board of Directors or state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Grounds supporting the Motion are set forth in the accompanying Memorandum.

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Case 1:08-cv-00054-GMS

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Dated: Wilmington, DE March 31, 2008

Respectfully submitted, McCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP /s/ Daniel M. Silver Michael P. Kelly (#2295) [email protected] Daniel M. Silver (#4758) [email protected] McCarter & English, LLP Renaissance Centre 405 N. King Street, 8th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 Phone: 302.984.6300 Attorneys for Defendants and Nominal Defendant Steven B. Feirson Michael L. Kichline Michael J. Newman DECHERT LLP Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Phone: 215.994.4000 Fax: 215.994.2222 Attorneys for the Defendants Dr. Frank Baldino, Jr., William P. Egan, Martyn D. Greenacre, Gail R. Wilensky, Vaughn M. Kailian, Charles A. Sanders, Dennis L. Winger, Kevin E. Moley, and Cephalon, Inc.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE JERALD KING, Derivatively on Behalf of CEPHALON, INC., Plaintiff, v. FRANK BALDINO, JR., WILLIAM P. EGAN, MARTYN D. GREENACRE, VAUGHN M. KAILIAN, KEVIN E. MOLEY, CHARLES A. SANDERS, GAIL R. WILENSKY, and DENNIS L. WINGER, Defendants, and CEPHALON, INC., A Delaware Corporation, Nominal Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. 1:08-cv-00054-GMS

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

ORDER AND NOW, this ___ day of _________, 2008, upon consideration of the Motion of Defendants for Judgment on the Pleadings (the "Motion"), and any response thereto, it is hereby ORDERED as follows: (1) The Motion is granted. (2) This action is dismissed with prejudice. (3) The clerk shall mark this matter closed for statistical purposes. AND SO IT IS ORDERED.

_____________________________ Judge Gregory M. Sleet

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