Free Motion to Dismiss - District Court of California - California

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SCOPELITIS, GARVIN, LIGHT, HANSON & FEARY, P.C. James H. Hanson, Pro Hac Vice, Ind. Bar No. 08100-49 [email protected] Robert L. Browning, Pro Hac Vice, Ind. Bar No. 15128-49 [email protected] R. Jay Taylor, Jr., Pro Hac Vice, Ind. Bar No. 19693-53 [email protected] 10 West Market Street, Suite 1500 Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 637-1777 Fax: (317) 687-2414 SCOPELITIS, GARVIN, LIGHT, HANSON & FEARY, LLP Christopher C. McNatt, Jr., Cal. Bar No. 174559 [email protected] 2 North Lake Avenue, Suite 460 Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 795-4700 Fax: (626) 795-4790 Attorneys for Defendant, DIAKON LOGISTICS (DELAWARE), INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JOSUE SOTO, GHAZI RASHID, MOHAMED ) ABDELFATTAH, on behalf of All Aggrieved ) Employees, All Others Similarly Situated, and ) ) the General Public, ) Plaintiffs/Counterdefendant, ) v. ) ) DIAKON LOGISTICS (DELAWARE), INC., ) a foreign corporation; and DOES 1 through 50, ) inclusive, ) ) Defendants/Counterplaintiff. ) DIAKON LOGISTICS (DELAWARE) INC., ) Third-Party Plaintiff, ) vs. ) SAYBE'S, LLC, ) Third-Party Defendant ) CASE NO. 08-CV-0033-L-AJB CLASS ACTION DIAKON LOGISTICS (DELAWARE) INC.'S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO DISMISS

The Honorable Judge M. James Lorenz Location: Courtroom 14 Hearing Date: July 14, 2008 Time: 10:30 a.m.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on July 14, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard in Courtroom 14 of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Defendant/Counterplaintiff, Diakon Logistics (Delaware) Inc. ("Diakon"),

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will request that the Court dismiss the claims asserted by Plaintiffs, Josue Soto, Ghazi Rashid, and Mohamed Abdelfattah, in their individual capacities as stated in their First Amended Complaint. Diakon's Motion to Dismiss is brought pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiffs cannot maintain their claims against Diakon because they are not real

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parties in interest under Rule 17 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. With the limited exception of Soto from May 4 to November 2, 2005, Plaintiffs never contracted directly with Diakon. Instead, they each formed separate business entities, and those entities in turn entered into Service Agreements with Diakon. Because Plaintiffs are not parties to the Service

Agreements with Diakon, having signed in their representative capacities only, they are not real
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parties in interested under the Service Agreements and may not sue Diakon directly under those agreements. Consequently, the Court should dismiss their claims against Diakon. This Motion to Dismiss is based upon this Notice and Motion, the Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Diakon's Motion for Summary Judgment served concurrently herewith, and five supporting exhibits referenced in the Memorandum.

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Respectfully submitted, SCOPELITIS, GARVIN, LIGHT, HANSON & FEARY, P.C. s/James H. Hanson James H. Hanson Robert L. Browning R. Jay Taylor, Jr. Christopher C. McNatt, Jr.

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Attorneys for Defendant, Diakon Logistics (Delaware) Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing was filed electronically on May 5, 2008. Notice of this filing will be sent to the following parties by operation of the Court's electronic

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filing system. Parties may access this filing through the Court's system.

Derek J. Emge Emge & Associates 550 West C Street, Suite 1600 San Diego, California 92101 Todd J. Hilts Law Office of Todd J. Hilts 2214 Second Avenue San Diego, California 92101

David A. Huch Law Offices of David A. Huch 7040 Avenida Encinas, Suite 104 Carlsbad, California 92011

s/James H. Hanson James H. Hanson SCOPELITIS, GARVIN, LIGHT, HANSON & FEARY 10 West Market Street, Suite 1500 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 (317) 637-1777 (317) 687-2414 Fax e-mail: [email protected]

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