MPR's Notice of
Motion to Dismiss Name-Exchange Lawsuit
MPR Office of Public Affairs
January 19, 2000

TO: State of Minnesota by its Attorney General, Mike Hatch, 102 Capitol Building, Aurora Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55155:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Defendant Minnesota Public Radio ("MPR"), through its undersigned attorneys, will bring the following motion on for hearing beforeRamsey County Court, 15 Kellogg Boulevard West, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102, at a date and time to be determined by the Court.

MOTION

Defendant Minnesota Public Radio moves this Court for an Order, pursuant to Minn. R. Civ. P. 12.02(e), dismissing the Amended Complaint with prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. This motion to dismiss is based on the Amended Complaint, including its attachments, and the Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss which is submitted herewith, together with a proposed Order.

Dated: ____________________, 2000

FAEGRE & BENSON LLP Eric E. Jorstad, #216987 J. Hazen Graves, #158781 Robert L. Schnell, #97329 2200 Norwest Center 90 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901 612-336-3000 Attorneys for Defendant Minnesota Public Radio