Veterans for Common Sense et al v. Nicholson et al

Filing 95

Veterans for Common Sense et al v. Nicholson et al

Doc. 95

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PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General SCOTT N. SCHOOLS Interim United States Attorney RICHARD LEPLEY Assistant Branch Director DANIEL BENSING D.C. Bar No. 334268 STEVEN Y. BRESSLER D.C. Bar No. 482492 KYLE R. FREENY California Bar No. 247857 Attorneys United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch P.O. Box 883 Washington, D.C. 20044 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants Hon. James B. Peake, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Hon. James P. Terry, Hon. Daniel L. Cooper, Hon. Bradley G. Mayes, Hon. Michael J. Kussman, Ulrike Willimon, the United States of America, Hon. Peter D. Keisler, and Hon. William P. Greene, Jr. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE and ) VETERANS UNITED FOR TRUTH, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) Hon. JAMES B. PEAKE, Secretary of ) Veterans Affairs, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ____________________________________ )

No. C 07-3758-SC

MOTION TO DISMISS CLAIMS AGAINST DEFENDANTS WILLIAM P. GREENE, JR. AND MICHAEL B. MUKASEY Date: February 22, 2008 Time: 10:00 a.m. Courtroom: 1, 17th Floor

Defendants hereby move to dismiss all claims against two defendants, William P. Greene, 24 Jr., the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) and 25 26 27 28 By Operation of Fed. R. Civil P. 25, Attorney General Mukasey is substituted as defendant for former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
C a s e No. C 07-3758-SC M o t io n to Dismiss Defendants Greene and Mukasey
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Michael P. Mukasey, the Attorney General of the United States.1 The Basis for this motion is set

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forth in the attached Memorandum of Points and Authorities.

Dated January 18, 2008

Respectfully Submitted, JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ Acting Assistant Attorney General SCOTT N. SCHOOLS Interim United States Attorney RICHARD LEPLEY Assistant Branch Director /s/ Daniel Bensing DANIEL BENSING D.C. Bar # 334268 STEVEN Y. BRESSLER D.C. Bar #482492 KYLE R. FREENY California Bar #247857 Attorneys U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division P.O. Box 883 Washington, D.C. 20044 [phone] (telephone) Counsel for Defendants

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C a s e No. C 07-3758-SC M o t io n to Dismiss Defendants Greene and Mukasey

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