IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR TALBOT COUNTY

PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
PARRIS N. GLENDENING, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. CG 2829

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MOTION TO DISMISS OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Defendants, through their undersigned counsel, respectfully request that this Court grant their Motion to Dismiss in the above-captioned case or, in the alternative, grant summary judgment in Defendants’ favor, for the reasons stated in the attached Memorandum in Support of this Motion.

Respectfully submitted,

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J. JOSEPH CURRAN, JR.

Attorney General of Maryland

EVELYN O. CANNON

JOHN B. HOWARD, JR.

Assistant Attorneys General

200 St. Paul Place, 20th Floor

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

(410) 576-7055

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: February 23, 1996

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY, that on this 23rd day of February, 1996, a copy of the foregoing Motion to Dismiss or in the Alternative for Summary Judgment, Memorandum in Support thereof, and Proposed Order were mailed, first class, postage prepaid to:

Venable Baetjer and Howard

1800 Mercantile Bank and Trust Bldg.

2 Hopkins Plaza

Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Arnold & Porter

555 12th Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004

John G. Billmyre

Henry & Price

117 Bay Street

P.O. Box 838

Easton, Maryland 21601

Counsel for Philip Morris, Inc.

Francis B. Burch

George A. Nilson

Piper & Marbury, L.L.P.

Charles Center South

36 South Charles Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Counsel for Brown & Williamson

Tobacco Corporation

Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.

One Kansis City Place

1200 Main Street

Kansas City, MO 64105

James E. Gray

Goodell, Devries, Leech & Gray, L.L.P.

Commerce Place

1 South Street, 20th Floor

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Counsel for Lorillard Tobacco Company

Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue

Metropolitan Square

1450 G Street

Washington, D.C. 20005

Joseph G. Finnerty, Jr.

George A. Nilson

Piper & Marbury, L.L.P.

Charles Center South

36 S. Charles Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Counsel for R.J. Reynolds

Tobacco Company

David R. Thompson

Cowdrey, Thompson & Karsten

130 N. Washington Street

P.O. Box 1747

Easton, Maryland 21601

Counsel for Richardsons Country

Store, LLC

Peter L. Winik

Latham & Watkins

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. - Ste. 1300

Washington, D.C. 20004

Counsel for Liggett Group, Inc.

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John B. Howard, Jr.

Assistant Attorney General


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