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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

DALLAS DIVISION

LISA MOATS, Derivatively on Behalf of

Nominal Defendant ODYSSEY

HEALTHCARE, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

RICHARD R. BURNHAM, DOUGLAS

B. CANNON, JOHN K. CARLYLE,

DAVID W. CROSS, PAUL J.

FELDSTEIN, DAVID C. GASMIRE,

DEBORAH A. HOFFPAUIR, MARTIN

S. RASH, SHAWN S. SCHABEL,

and DAVID L. STEFFY,

Defendants,

and

ODYSSEY HEALTHCARE, INC.,

Nominal Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 3:05-CV-1803-N

ECF

JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS

Plaintiff Lisa Moats; Individual Defendants Richard R. Burnham, Douglas B. Cannon, 

John K. Carlyle, David W. Cross, Paul J. Feldstein, David C. Gasmire, Deborah A. Hoffpauir, 

Martin S. Rash, Shawn S. Schabel, and David L. Steffy; and Nominal Defendant Odyssey 

Healthcare, Inc., hereby jointly move this Court to dismiss the above-captioned action. The 

parties do not make this request based upon a settlement or any other agreement. Instead, after 

taking into account various developments that have transpired since Plaintiff Moats first made 

demand upon the Board of Directors of Odyssey – including, but not limited to, this Court’s 

dismissal with prejudice of the complaint in In Re Odyssey Healthcare Inc. Securities Litigation, 

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Civil Action No. 3:04-CV-0844-N, and the resolution of a Department of Justice investigation, 

both of which addressed matters also addressed in Plaintiff’s demand – Plaintiff has determined 

unilaterally to withdraw her demand upon Odyssey’s Board of Directors, and to seek dismissal 

of this action. Neither Plaintiff nor her counsel will receive any consideration or compensation 

whatsoever in connection with the dismissal of this matter.

WHEREFORE, all parties to the above-captioned case respectfully and jointly pray that 

this Court approve the dismissal of this action pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 23.1, and that it enter 

final judgment dismissing this action, with each party to bear his, her, or its own costs. 

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Respectfully submitted,

VIAL, HAMILTON, KOCH

& KNOX, LLP

/s/ Mark W. Romney

Mark W. Romney

State Bar No. 17225750

1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2800

Dallas, Texas 75201

Telephone: (214) 712-4526

Facsimile: (214) 712-4402

SCHIFFRIN & BARROWAY, LLP

Eric L. Zagar

280 King of Prussia Road

Radnor, PA 19087

Telephone: (610) 667-7706

Facsimile: (610) 667-7056

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

LISA MOATS

VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P.

/s/ Karen L. Hirschman

Karen L. Hirschman

State Bar No. 09721500

Trammell Crow Center

2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3700

Dallas, Texas 75201

Telephone: (214) 220-7700

Facsimile: (214) 220-7716

-andKenneth P. Held

State Bar No. 24030333

First City Tower

1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2300

Houston, Texas 77002

Telephone: (713) 758-2222

Facsimile: (713) 758-2346

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS

RICHARD R. BURNHAM, DOUGLAS B. 

CANNON, JOHN K. CARLYLE, DAVID 

W. CROSS, PAUL J. FELDSTEIN, DAVID 

C. GASMIRE, DEBORAH A. 

HOFFPAUIR, MARTIN S. RASH, SHAWN 

S. SCHABEL, and DAVID L. STEFFY

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CARRINGTON, COLEMAN, SLOMAN

& BLUMENTHAL, L.L.P.

/s/ Ken Carroll

Ken Carroll

State Bar No. 03888500

David S. Coale

State Bar No. 00787255

Todd A. Murray

State Bar No. 00794350

Shelbi Barnhouse

State Bar No. 24027276

901 Main Street, Suite 5500

Dallas, Texas 75202

Telephone: (214) 855-3000

Facsimile: (214) 855-1333

ATTORNEYS FOR NOMINAL 

DEFENDANT ODYSSEY HEALTHCARE, 

INC.

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