Robert I. Bodian (pro hac vice application pending) 

Scott A. Rader (pro hac vice application pending) 

Amanda B. Asaro (pro hac vice application pending) 

Kerime S. Akoglu (pro hac vice application pending) 

MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY and POPEO, P.C. 

Chrysler Center 

666 Third Avenue, 25th Floor 

New York, New York 10017 

(212) 935-3000 

- and - 

James C. Cosby, Esq. (VSB No. 25992) 

J. Brandon Sieg, Esq. (VSB No. 84446) 

O’HAGAN MEYER, PLLC 

411 E. Franklin Street, Suite 500 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Tel: (804) 403-7100 

Fax: (804) 403-7110 

Counsel for Defendants 

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA 

Richmond Division 

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In re ) Chapter 11 

 ) 

TOYS “R” US, INC., et al.,

1

 ) Case No. 17-34665 (KLP) 

 ) 

Debtors. ) (Jointly Administered)

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TRU CREDITOR LITIGATION TRUST, ) 

 ) 

Plaintiff, ) Adv. Proceeding No. 20-03038-KLP 

 ) 

v. ) 

 ) 

DAVID A BRANDON, et al., ) 

 ) 

Defendants. ) 

__________________________________________) 

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO FRCP 12(B)(6) 

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1 The Debtors in these Chapter 11 cases, along with the last four digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification 

number, are set forth in the Order (I) Directing Joint Administration of Chapter 11 Cases and (II) Granting Related 

Relief [Docket No. 78]. The location of Debtors’ service address is One Geoffrey Way, Wayne, NJ 07470.

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 David A. Brandon, Joshua Bekenstein, Matthew S. Levin, Paul E. Raether, Nathaniel H. 

Taylor, Joseph Macnow, Wendy A. Silverstein, Richard Goodman, Michael Short, and Richard 

Barry (collectively, the “Defendants”) move to dismiss with prejudice the complaint 

(“Complaint”) and each cause of action filed herein by Plaintiff TRU Creditor Litigation Trust 

(“TRU”) for failure to state a cause of action upon which relief may be granted, pursuant to Rule 

12(b)(6). 

Background 

1. Plaintiff TRU Creditor Litigation Trust (“TRU”) filed its Complaint in the 

Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York. The matter was removed to the 

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, transferred upon Defendants’ motion 

to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (the “District Court”), and referred 

by the District Court to the Bankruptcy Court. 

2. Every cause of action in the Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can 

be granted, as set forth in detail in the accompanying Memorandum of Law. 

WHEREFORE, for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum of Law, 

Defendants respectfully request that the Court dismiss with prejudice all causes of action in the 

Complaint. 

DAVID A. BRANDON; 

JOSHUA BEKENSTEIN; 

MATTHEW S. LEVIN; 

PAUL E. RAETHER; 

NATHANIEL H. TAYLOR; 

JOSEPH MACNOW; 

WENDY A. SILVERSTEIN; 

RICHARD GOODMAN; 

MICHAEL SHORT; and 

RICHARD BARRY 

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Dated: May 21, 2020 

Richmond, Virginia 

By: /s/ J. Brandon Sieg 

 Counsel 

Robert I. Bodian (pro hac vice application pending) 

Scott A. Rader (pro hac vice application pending) 

Amanda B. Asaro (pro hac vice application 

pending) 

Kerime S. Akoglu (pro hac vice application 

pending) 

MINTZ LEVIN COHN FERRIS GLOVSKY 

and POPEO, P.C. 

Chrysler Center 

666 Third Avenue, 25th Floor 

New York, New York 10017 

(212) 935-3000 

RIBodian@mintz.com 

SARader@mintz.com 

ABAsaro@mintz.com 

KSAkoglu@mintz.com 

- and - 

James C. Cosby, Esq. (VSB No. 25992) 

J. Brandon Sieg, Esq. (VSB No. 84446) 

O’HAGAN MEYER, PLLC 

411 E. Franklin Street, Suite 500 

Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Tel: (804) 403-7100 

Fax: (804) 403-7110 

jcosby@ohaganmeyer.com 

bsieg@ohaganmeyer.com 

Counsel for Defendants

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