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CaseNo: C.A. No. 17,574, CourtCode: CC, CourtName: IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff: RED MOUNTAIN HOLDINGS, State: DE Delaware, UniqueCaseRef: DE>CC>00017574, Stock, Red Mountain, Uspl Shares, Del, Chancery, Spa, Stout, Complaint, Supr, Shares, Contract, Equitable Jurisdiction, Jurisdiction, Delaware, Matter, Uspl, Remedy, Mace, Dismiss, Motion, Damages, Exchange, Support, Pab, Corporate Stock, Agreement, Requiring Dismissal Pursuant, Money Damages, Common Stock, Purchase, Partnership, Compl, Chancery Court Rule, Exception, Stout Partnership, Chandler, Closing, Mace Security, Swap, Declaratory Judgment, Plaintiff Red Mountain, Declaratory , ContentID: 120240628

Case Documents
1 2000-01-06 DEFENDANTS REPLY BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 102669
14 pages
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2 1999-12-20 PLAINTIFFS ANSWERING BRIEF OPPOSING DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISMISS
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 102670
9 pages
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3 1999-12-07 DEFENDANTS OPENING BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 102671
19 pages
PDF
4 1999-11-12 COMPLAINT FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 101615
9 pages
PDF
Total Documents: 4 documents , 51 pages
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1 . DEFENDANTS REPLY BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
STOCK
PLAINTIFF
DEL
LAW
RED MOUNTAIN
EQUITABLE JURISDICTION
SPA
MATTER
COMPLAINT
MOTION
DISMISS
SUPR
DAMAGES
SUPPORT
CONTRACT
PAB
REQUIRING DISMISSAL PURSUANT
CHANCERY
MONEY DAMAGES
EXCEPTION
DEFENDANT
DELAWARE
EXCHANGE
DIMENSION
MACE SHARES
PURCHASE
CORPORATE STOCK
EQUITABLE TRUST
CHANDLER
   IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE                                   /Es
                IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY


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                      DEFENDANT'S REPLY BRIEF
             IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS






                               John L. Reed (Del. I.D. No. 3023)
                               Steven L. Caponi (Del. I.D. No. 3484)
                               BLANK ROME COMISKY  &  MCCAULEY LLP
                               1201 Market Street, Suite 2100
                               Wilmington, Delaware 19801
                               (302) 425-6400
                               Attorneys for Defendant Stout Partnership

DATED: January  6,200O



                                         TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                                                   

TABLEOFAUTHORITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .."................... ii
SNIPPETS:
  • PLAINTIFF HAS PRESENTED NO CREDIBLE ARGUMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OR EQUITABLE
  • There Is Nothing Unique About The USPL Shares,
  • Nothing Special About The SPA
  • Publically Traded Stock Is, as a Matter of Law, Easily Valued.
  • Supr., 101 A.2d 329,334-35.
  • Bible v. EN Enterprises, Inc., Del.
  • Equitable Trust Co. v. Gallagher,
  • WL 125190, Chandler, V.C.
  • U.S. Dimension Products, Inc. v. Tassette, Inc., Del.
  • IN THE DELAWARE COUR?'
  • Red Mountain goes on to base the jurisdiction of this Court on three
  • Red Mountain clams that money damages would be inadequate in this
  • Of course, this is really a prayer for a new, third exception, with little or no
  • market value between the Mace Shares and the USPL Shares.
  • `All defined terms in this brief shall have the same meaning as in Defendant's Opening Brief
  • Red Mountain admits it would not apply here because Plaintiff has the means to purchase
  • asserts no other plausible basis for equity jurisdiction, the Complaint should be dismissed
  • (PAB at 2).'
  • parties cannot create jurisdiction through artful, or inartful, drafting of a contract, Red
  • The date Red Mountain demanded the exchange from Stout would appear to be the date at which
  • PLAINTIFF HAS PRESENTED NO CREDIBLE ARGUMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OR EQUITABLE
  • claim for corporate stock.
  • the defendant or the plaintiff, or the fact that the stock was being exchanged for money

  • 2 . PLAINTIFFS ANSWERING BRIEF OPPOSING DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISMISS

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    PLAINTIFF
    CONTRACT
    SHARES
    DEL
    DEFENDANT
    COURT
    REMEDY
    USPL
    EXCHANGE
    MARKET
    SUPR
    PURCHASE
    CHANCERY
    TASSETTE
    DAMAGES
    DISMISS
    ADEQUATE
    LAW
    CHANDLER
    JURISDICTION
    MOTION
    CONTROLLING
    REQUIRING
    MACE
    MONEY
    AMOUNT
    MONETARY DAMAGES
    DIMENSION PRODUCTS
    LINEBERRZER
    
             IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
                               IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
    
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    RED MOUNTAIN HOLDINGS, LTD.,                 §3
                          Plaintiff,             39
                 V.                              3        C.A. No. 17574-NC
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    STOUT PARTNERSHIP,                           §3
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                                                       DUANE, MORRIS & HECKSCHER UP
                                                       Thomas P. Preston, Esquire
                                                       Rebecca L. Butcher, Esquire
                                                       1201 Market Street
                                                       Suite 1500
                                                       Wilmington, Delaware 1980 1
                                                       (302) 657-5550
                                                       Attorneys for Plaintiff
    
    December :20,1999
    
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
  • Chateau Apartments Co. v. City of Wilmington, Del.
  • Supr., 391 A.2d 205.
  • Inc. v. Tassette, Inc., Del.
  • Lineberrzer v. Welsh Del.
  • No. 15117, Chandler, V.C..
  • Stout Partnership (the "Defendant") has moved to dismiss Red Mountain
  • Holding's (the "Plaintiff `) Complaint claiming that the Court of Chancery does not have
  • Motion to Dismiss ("Op.
  • to Dismiss:submits that the Plaintiff has a ml1 and adequate remedy at law.
  • stock swap contract is not permitted by Delaware law.
  • Defendant asserts that the USPL shares
  • Requiring Plaintiff to purchase those shares on the open market would play havoc with the
  • fair and adequate" remedy.
  • Court in determining jurisdiction is whether a "full, adequate, and complete remedy" is
  • represents a controlling interest or has a unique value for the purchaser."
  • contractual basis for the exchange.
  • a contract for a specific amount of stock in exchange for money, Lineberaer v. Welsh, Del.
  • The Plaintiff here is not exercising a stock option or attempting to convert its Mace stock
  • In U.S. Dimension Products.
  • months unt:il the end of a trial to receive its damages.
  • requiring a company to expend over $3 million to secure stock it -$as c I'?
  • and an award of monetary damages would change the essential terms of the contract.

  • 3 . DEFENDANTS OPENING BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO DISMISS

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    PLAINTIFF
    RED MOUNTAIN
    CHANCERY
    DEL
    STOCK
    STOUT
    DEFENDANT
    JURISDICTION
    USPL SHARES
    DELAWARE
    COMPLAINT
    SUPR
    REMEDY
    COMPL
    CHANCERY COURT RULE
    STOUT PARTNERSHIP
    DECLARATORY JUDGMENT
    LEGAL REMEDY
    CORPORATE STOCK
    COMMON STOCK
    LINEBERGER
    ALLEGATIONS
    STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
    WARRANTING DISMISSAL PURSUANT
    SPA
    INJUNCTION
    CASTLE COUNTY
    RED MOUNTAIN HOLDINGS
    ASCERTAIN
    
       IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
    
                      IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
    
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    RED MOUNTAIN HOLDINGS, LTD., :
    
                     Plaintiff,
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              V.                      ..        C.A. No. 17574 NC
    
    STOUT PARTNERSHIP,
    
                     Defendant.
    
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                                   John L. Reed (Del. I.D. No. 3023)
                                   Steven L. Caponi (Del. I.D. No. 3484)
                                   BLANK ROME COMISKY  & MCCAULEY  LLI?
                                   1201 Market Street, Suite 2100
                                   Wilmington, Delaware 19801
                                   (302) 425-6400
                                   Attorneys for Defendant Stout Partnership
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
  • IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
  • RED MOUNTAIN HOLDINGS, LTD.,:
  • STOUT PARTNERSHIP,
  • Defendant.
  • The Stock Purchase Agreement
  • PLAINTIFF HAS FAILED TO STATE AN ACTIONABLE CLAIM FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE,
  • PURSUANT TO CHANCERY COURT RULE 12.
  • PLAINTIFF HAS FAILED TO ALLEGE ANY PROPER BASIS FOR EQUITABLE JURISDICTION,
  • Bible v. EN Enterprises, Inc., Del.
  • Supr., 391 A.2d 205.
  • Lineberger v. Welsh, Del.

  • 4 . COMPLAINT FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    STOUT
    STOCK
    SHARES
    SPA
    MACE
    USPL
    AGREEMENT
    PARTNERSHIP
    CLOSING
    MACE SECURITY
    SWAP
    PLAINTIFF RED MOUNTAIN
    DECLARATORY
    MERGER AGREEMENT
    COURT
    STOCK PURCHASE
    EXCHANGE
    PLASTIC LUMBER CORPORATION
    DAVID EHRLICH
    HOLDINGS
    JUDGEMENT
    WRITTEN CONTRACT
    COMMON STOCK
    MARK
    ALSENTZER
    TRANSACTION
    REPRESENTATIVES
    REQUESTS
    PARAGRAPHS
    
                   IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
    
                                IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY
    
    
    
    RED MOUNTAIN HOLDINGS, LTD.,                 5
    
                          Plaintiff,
    
                   V.
    
    STOUT PARTNERSHIP,
    
                          Defendant.
    
    
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                         COMPLAINT FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE,
                   DECLARATORY JUDGMENT AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF                                 r[3
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                                          Summarv of Action
    
                   1.     This is an action by Plaintiff Red Mountain Holdings, Ltd. ("Red
    
    Mountain") against Stout Partnership ("Stout") for specific performance and/or a declaratory
    
    judgment on a written stock purchase agreement. The Stock Purchase Agreement, dated April
    
    14, 1999 ("SPA") (a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A), provided that Stout would
    
    exchange 269,454 shares of common stock of U.S. Plastic Lumber Corporation ("USPL Shares")
    
    with Red Mountain for 269,454 shares of common stock of Mace Security International, Inc.
    
    ("Mace Shares"). Red Mountain has repeatedly demanded that this swap occur pursuant to the
    
    terms of the SPA, and Stout has refused to close the exchange as provided under the terms of the
    
    SPA.
    
    
    
                                                Jurisdiction
    
                    2.     This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 10 Del. C. $341 inasmuch as this is
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Mountain") against Stout Partnership for specific performance and/or a declaratory
  • judgment on a written stock purchase agreement.
  • The Stock Purchase Agreement, dated April
  • exchange 269,454 shares of common stock of U.S. Plastic Lumber Corporation
  • with Red Mountain for 269,454 shares of common stock of Mace Security International, Inc.
  • Red Mountain has repeatedly demanded that this swap occur pursuant to the
  • terms of the SPA, and Stout has refused to close the exchange as provided under the terms of
  • This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 10 Del.
  • Plaintiff Red Mountain Holdings, Ltd. is a British Virgin Islands
  • David Ehrlich is the sole director of Red Mountain.
  • As a result of the Mace Merger Agreement,
  • equal number of USPL Shares.
  • by Mark S. Alsentzer on behalf of Stout Partnership.
  • The SPA provides that a closing on the stock swap may occur five days
  • The Mace Merger Agreement transaction closed on or about July 5,1999.
  • September and October by their representatives, and repeated requests by Red Mountain to Stout
  • Declaratory Judgment Under a Written Contract
  • Paragraphs l-23, supra.
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