Exhibit (a)(12)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATLANTA DIVISION
GOLD KIST INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATION;
Defendants. | ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) | CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:06-CV-2441-JEC |
GOLD KIST’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
Plaintiff Gold Kist Inc. (“Gold Kist”) hereby moves this Court for a preliminary injunction pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 65; Section 16 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 26; and Section 27 of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 78aa. As fully set forth in Gold Kist’s Memorandum of Law, filed contemporaneously herewith, Defendants are unlawfully attempting to place Pilgrim’s officers on Gold Kist’s Board of Directors, in violation of Section 8 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 19; and Sections 14(a), (d), and (e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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(“Exchange Act”), 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 78n(a), (d), and (e), as well as the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. An injunction is necessary to halt Defendants’ unlawful conduct and to prevent Gold Kist from suffering irreparable harm. For these reasons, and for the reasons set forth in Gold Kist’s accompanying Memorandum of Law, Gold Kist requests that this Court grant its Motion for Preliminary Injunction.
Respectfully submitted this 23rd day of October, 2006.
| /s/ Peter Kontio |
PETER KONTIO Georgia Bar No. 428050 KEVIN E. GRADY Georgia Bar No. 304050 JAY D. BENNETT Georgia Bar No. 051350 THEODORE J. SAWICKI Georgia Bar No. 627851 KRISTINE McALISTER BROWN Georgia Bar No. 480189 VALARIE C. WILLIAMS Georgia Bar No. 764440
ALSTON & BIRD LLP 1201 West Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30309-3424 Telephone: (404) 881-7000 Facsimile: (404) 881-7777
Counsel for Plaintiff Gold Kist Inc. |
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L.R. 7.1(D) CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that Gold Kist’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction has been prepared in Times New Roman font, 14 point, pursuant to L.R. 5.1(C).
| /s/ Peter Kontio |
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on October 23, 2006, I servedGOLD KIST INC.’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION on following attorneys of record via hand delivery:
Michael C. Russ
Jeffrey S. Cashdan
KING & SPALDING
1180 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
mruss@kslaw.com
Mark D. Taylor
BAKER & MCKENZIE LLP
2300 Trammell Crow Center
2001 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75201
Mark.d.taylor@bakernet.com
David J. Laing
BAKER & MCKENZIE LLP
815 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006-4078
David.j.laing@bakernet.com
Alan J. Stone
MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP
Chase Manhattan Centre, Suite 1800
1201 North Market Street
P.O. Box 1347
Wilmington, DE 19899-1347
astone@mnat.com
This 23rd day of October, 2006
| /s/ Kristine McAlister Brown |
Georgia Bar No. 480189 |
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