Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights et al v. Deal et al

Filing 47

MOTION to Dismiss Defendants, Nathan Deal, Samuel Olens, Clyde Reese and Mike Beatty with Brief In Support by Mike Beatty, Nathan Deal, Samuel S. Olens, Clyde L. Reese, III. (Attachments: # 1 Brief in Support)(Orland, Devon)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION GEORGIA LATINO ALLIANCE * FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, et al., * * Plaintiffs , * * V. * * NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the * State of Georgia, et al., * * Defendants. * 1:11-CV-1804-TWT MOTION TO DISMISS OF DEFENDANTS NATHAN DEAL, SAMUEL OLENS, CLYDE REESE AND MIKE BEATTY COME NOW Defendants, Deal, Olens Reese and Beatty, by and through counsel, the Attorney General for the State of Georgia, and pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(1), and (6) move to dismiss Plaintiffs’ Complaint in its entirety. Defendants’ Motion is premised upon the Plaintiffs’ lack of standing, failure to state a claim, sovereign and Eleventh Amendment Immunity. Defendants have filed a brief in support contemporaneous with this motion. Respectfully submitted, SAMUEL S. OLENS Attorney General 551540 KATHLEEN PACIOUS Deputy Attorney General 558555 /s/ Devon Orland DEVON ORLAND 554301 Sr. Assistant Attorney General Please Address All Communications To: Devon Orland 40 Capitol Square, S.W. Atlanta, GA 30334-1300 (404) 463-8850 (404) 651-5304 2 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(D), I hereby certify that the foregoing has been prepared in compliance with Local Rule 5.1(B) in 14-point New Times Roman type face. This the 14th day of June, 2011. /s/ Devon Orland DEVON ORLAND 554301 Sr. Assistant Attorney General 40 Capitol Square, S.W. Atlanta, GA 30334-1300 (404) 463-8850 (Telephone) (404) 651-5304 (Fax) Email: Dorland@law.ga.gov 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this date I electronically filed the foregoing DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will automatically send email notification of such filing to the following attorneys of record: Andrew H. Turner Chara Fisher Jackson Charles H. Kuck Daniel Werner Danielle M. Conley Georgia Brian Spears Mary C. Bauer Michelle R. Lapointe Naomi Ruth Tsu Robert Keegan Federal, Jr. Samuel Brooke I further certify that I have served, by U.S. mail, first class postage prepaid, the following non-CM/ECF participants: 4 Andre I. Segura Omar C. Jadwat American Civil Liberties Union Foundation – NY 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10004 Azadeh N. Shahshahani ACLU of Georgia Building 400, Suite 425 1900 The Exchange, SE Atlanta, GA 30339 Cecillia D. Wang Katherine Desormeau ACLU Immigrant’s Rights Project 39 Drumm Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Elora Mukherjee ACLU Racial Justice Program 18th Floor, 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 Jonathan Blazer Karen C. Tumlin Linton Joaquin Melissa S. Keaney Nora Preciado Tanya Broder National Immigration Law Center 3435 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2850 Los Angles, CA 90010 Sin Yen Ling Asian Law Caucus 55 Columbus Avenue San Fancisco, CA 94111 5 This 14th day of June, 2011. s/ Devon Orland State Law Department 40 Capitol Square SW Atlanta, GA 30334 Tel: (404) 463-8850 Fax: (404) 651-5304 Email: dorland@law.ga.gov 6

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