PAUL v. JUDICIAL WATCH INC. et al

Filing 9

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 2 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 02/06/2008. (lcrcl2, )

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PAUL v. JUDICIAL WATCH INC. et al Doc. 9 Case 1:07-cv-00279-RCL Document 9 Filed 02/06/2008 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) JUDICIAL WATCH, INC, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) PETER F. PAUL, Civil Action No. 1:07-279 (RCL) ORDER Upon consideration of defendants' motion [2] to dismiss plaintiff's complaint, the opposition and reply thereto, the entire record herein, and the relevant law, it is hereby ORDERED that defendants' motion [2] to dismiss is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part; it is further ORDERED that defendants' motion to dismiss Count 1 as to defendant Fitton and Orfanedes is GRANTED. Count 1 is hereby dismissed as to defendants Fitton and Orfanedes with prejudice; it is further ORDERED that defendants' motion to dismiss Count 2 as to defendant Fitton is GRANTED. Count 2 is hereby dismissed as to defendant Fitton with prejudice; it is further ORDERED that defendants' motion to dismiss Count 3 as to Judicial Watch and Orfanedes is DENIED; it is further ORDERED that defendants' motion to dismiss count 3 as to Fitton for unauthorized practice of law and as to Judicial Watch and Orfanedes for aiding and abetting Fitton's alleged unauthorized practice of law, is GRANTED and that count is hereby dismissed with prejudice as Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:07-cv-00279-RCL Document 9 Filed 02/06/2008 Page 2 of 2 to that conduct; it is further ORDERED that defendants' motion to dismiss Counts 4­6 is GRANTED. Counts 4­6 are hereby dismissed with prejudice. Accordingly, the following counts remain in this action: 1. 2. 3. Count 1 as to Judicial Watch; Count 2 as to Judicial Watch and Orfanedes; and Count 3 as to Judicial Watch and Orfanedes. SO ORDERED. Signed by Royce C. Lamberth, United States District Judge, on February 6, 2008. 2

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