Thomas Cooper Motion to Dismiss




		UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION *FORD MOTOR COMPANY, et al.,* Plaintiffs v. Case No. 00-71544 Judge Gerald E. Rosen *GREAT DOMAINS.COM, INC., et al.,* Defendants ____________________________________/ DEFENDANT THOMAS COOPER’S MOTION TO DISMISS Defendant Thomas Cooper (“Defendant”) respectfully moves for dismissal from this Action pursuant to Fed R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2) and 12(b)(6) because personal jurisdiction is lacking and the Complaint fails to state any claim against Defendant upon which relief can be granted. In accordance with Local Rule 7.1(a), counsel for the Defendant conferred with counsel for Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs declined to assent to the specific relief requested in this Motion. This Motion is accompanied by a supporting brief. Wherefore, Defendant Thomas Cooper respectfully prays that all claims against him by Plaintiffs be dismissed WITH PREJUDICE. THOMAS COOPER, By counsel, Dated: November 1, 2000 ____________________________ Eric C. Grimm (P58990) CyberBrief, PLC 320 South Main Street Ann Arbor, MI 48107-7341 734-332-4900 fax 734-332-4901 David H. Lowenschuss (P53767) David H. Lowenschuss P.L.C. 2020 Shadford Road Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-623-9877 Cindy Cohn Legal Director Electronic Frontier Foundation 1550 Bryant Street, Suite 725 San Francisco, CA 94103 415-436-9333 COUNSEL FOR ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION AND DEFENDANTS ROBERT EMMERT, PAUL BROWN, ALFONSO FIERO, JOHN HALL, WALLACE RAWSON, RADTECH, and TOM COOPER. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that I served (1) the foregoing Motion of Thomas Cooper to Dismiss, (2) Defendant’s Brief in Support of Thomas Cooper’s Motion to Dismiss, and (3) the Declaration of Thomas Cooper In Support of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, on the following counsel of record, by first class, mail, postage prepaid, by depositing these papers with the United States Postal Service on or before Thursday, November 2, 2000: William A Sankbeil, Esq. Thomas Pezzetti, Jr., Esq. Kerr, Russell, & Weber, PLC Smith & Johnson 500 Woodward Ave., Suite 2500 Six Hundred Three Bay Street Detroit, MI 48226 P.O. Box 705 Traverse City, MI 49685-0705 Robert R. Yoder, Esq. 5080 North 40^th Street Lisa S. Gallerano, Esq. Suite 335 Akin,Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld Phoenix, AZ 85018 1700 Pacific Avenue Suite 4100 Richard Phillips, Esq. Dallas, TX 75201 Mikkelborg, Broz, Wells & Fryer Suite 3600 Ronald Reagan, Esq. 1001 Fourth Avenue 140 Court Avenue Seattle, WA 98154 Sevierville, TN 37862 Shelly M. Liberto, Esq. Luis Miguel Acosta, Esq. 3 Hutton Centre Drive Plunkett & Cooney Suite 900 505 North Woodward Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92707 Suite 3000 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 Kathleen A. Lang, Esq. Dickinson Wright, PLLC Gregory D. Phillips, Esq. 500 Woodward Ave. Howard, Phillips & Anderson Suite 4000 560 East 200 South, Suite 230 Detroit, MI 48226 Salt Lake City, UT 84102 David H. Lowenschuss, Esq. Cindy Cohn, Esq. David H. Lowenschuss, P.L.C. Electronic Frontier Foundation 2020 Shadford Road 1550 Bryant Street, Suite 725 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 San Francisco, CA 94103 _____________________________UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN* SOUTHERN DIVISION *FORD MOTOR COMPANY, et al.,* Plaintiffs v. Case No. 00-71544 Judge Gerald E. Rosen *GREAT DOMAINS.COM, INC., et al.,* Defendants ____________________________________/ BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT THOMAS COOPER’S MOTION TO DISMISS Eric C. Grimm (P58990) CyberBrief, PLC 320 South Main Street Ann Arbor, MI 48107-7341 734-332-4900 David H. Lowenschuss (P53767) David H. Lowenschuss P.L.C. 2020 Shadford Road Ann Arbor, MI 48104 734-623-9877 Cindy Cohn Legal Director Electronic Frontier Foundation 1550 Bryant Street, Suite 725 San Francisco, CA 94103 415-436-9333 COUNSEL FOR ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION AND DEFENDANTS ROBERT EMMERT, PAUL BROWN, ALFONSO FIERO, JOHN HALL, WALLACE RAWSON, RAD*TECH, and TOM COOPER.


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