Molchatsky et al v. United States Of America

Filing 5

MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. Document filed by United States Of America.(Ehrlich, Jeffrey)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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PHYLLIS MOLCHATSKY and
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STEVEN SCHNEIDER, M.D.,
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Defendant.
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09 CIV 8697 (LTS/AJP)
NOTICE OF MOTION

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT upon the accompanying memorandum of law in support
of this motion, the United States will move this Court before the Honorable Laura Taylor Swain,
United States District Judge, at the United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New
York 10007, for an order pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
granting dismissal of this action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
The United States certifies that it has used its best efforts to resolve informally the
matters raised in its submission.

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PREET BHARARA
United States Attorney
Southern District of New York

TONY WEST
Assistant Attorney General
PHYLLIS J. PYLES
Director, Torts Branch

s/ Sarah S. Normand
SARAH S. NORMAND
Assistant United States Attorney
Southern District of New York
86 Chambers Street, Third Floor
New York, NY 10007
212-637-2709
[e-mail]

MARY M. LEACH
Assistant Director, Torts Branch
s/ Jeffrey Paul Ehrlich
JEFFREY PAUL EHRLICH
Trial Attorney, Torts Branch
Department of Justice
Benjamin Franklin Station
P.O. Box 888
Washington, D.C. 20044
202-353-2574
[e-mail]

TO:
Howard Elisofon, Esq.
Herrick, Feinstein LLP
2 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
John P. Oleske
Nixon, Peabody, LLP
437 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Christopher James Sullivan
Herrick, Feinstein LLP
2 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016

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