Case 2:23-cv-01997-MCA-JSA Document 82 Filed 09/19/23 Page 1 of 5 PageID: 1884
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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`Civil Action No.
`2:23-cv-01997-MCA-JSA
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`Filed Electronically
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`Motion Day: October 16, 2023
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`Oral Argument Requested
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`NOTICE OF MOTION TO
`DISMISS PURSUANT TO FED. R.
`CIV. P. 12(b)(6)
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`MONIB ZIRVI, M.D., Ph. D.
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` Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`ILLUMINA, INC., THERMO FISHER
`SCIENTIFIC, AKIN GUMP
`STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP,
`LATHAM & WATKINS, RIP FINST,
`SEAN BOYLE, MATTHEW A.
`PEARSON, ANGELA
`VERRECCHIO, ROGER CHIN, and
`DOUGLAS LUMISH,
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` Defendants.
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`TO: ALL COUNSEL OF RECORD
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`PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 16, 2023, or as soon thereafter as
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`counsel may be heard, Defendants Thermo Fisher Scientific, Akin Gump Strauss
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`Hauer & Feld LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, Rip Finst, Sean Boyle, Matthew A.
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`Pearson, Angela Verrecchio, Roger Chin, and Douglas Lumish (collectively, the
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`“Moving Defendants”), shall move before the United States District Court for the
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`District of New Jersey for an Order dismissing Plaintiff’s complaint against the
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`Moving Defendants in its entirety, with prejudice, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.
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`12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Alternatively,
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`the Moving Defendants move the Court for an Order transferring this action to the
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`United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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`PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that in support of their motion, the
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`Moving Defendants shall rely upon the enclosed Brief in Support of Motion to
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`Dismiss, Declaration of Michael S. Stein, Esq., and other documents and pleadings
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`already on file in this matter.
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`PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a proposed form of Order is
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`enclosed herewith.
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`Pursuant to L. Civ. R. 78.1, the Moving Defendants respectfully request oral
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`argument on all issues raised in this motion.
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`Dated: September 19, 2023
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: ________________________________
` Michael S. Stein
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`Brendan M. Walsh
` Denise Alvarez
` PASHMAN STEIN WALDER HAYDEN
` A Professional Corporation
`Court Plaza South
`21 Main Street, Suite 200
`Hackensack, NJ 07601
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`Robert B. Humphreys (pro hac vice)
`AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER &
`FELD LLP
`1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 600
`Los Angeles, CA 90067
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`Attorneys for Defendants Akin Gump
`Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Matthew A.
`Pearson, and Angela Verrecchio
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`William H. Trousdale
`Michael S. Miller
`Jared P. DuVoisin
`TOMPKINS, MCGUIRE, WACHENFELD
`& BARRY LLP
`3 Becker Farm Road, Suite 402
`Roseland, NJ 07068
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`Charles H. Sanders (pro hac vice pending)
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`200 Clarendon Street
`Boston, MA 02116
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`Michelle L. Ernst
`LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
`1271 Avenue of the Americas
`New York, NY 10020
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`Attorneys for Defendants Latham &
`Watkins LLP, Roger Chin, and Douglas
`Lumish
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`Liza M. Walsh
`Marc D. Hafner
`Selina M. Ellis
`WALSH PIZZI O'REILLY FALANGA LLP
`Three Gateway Center
`100 Mulberry Street, 15th Floor
`Newark, NJ 07102
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`Jonathan P. Bach (pro hac vice)
`Julian S. Brod (pro hac vice)
`SHAPIRO ARATO BACH LLP
`1140 Avenue of the Americas, 17th Floor
`New York, NY 10036
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`Attorneys for Defendants Thermo Fisher
`Scientific, Rip Finst, and Sean Boyle
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on September 19, 2023, I caused the foregoing Notice of
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`Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), together with all supporting
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`papers and a proposed form of Order, to be filed and served upon all counsel of
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`record by CM/ECF. A courtesy copy will be sent by regular mail to the Honorable
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`Madeline Cox Arleo, U.S.D.J.
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`Dated: September 19, 2023
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`s/ Michael S. Stein
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` Michael S. Stein
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