Unites States v. Pokerstars, et al

Filing 223

MOTION to Strike Document No. 59 (Claim of Kentucky) and Dismiss Counterclaim. Document filed by United States Of America.(Cowley, Jason)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Plaintiff,
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NOTICE OF MOTION TO
STRIKE THE CLAIM AND
DISMISS THE COUNTER CLAIM
OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
KENTUCKY
11 Civ. 2564 (LBS)

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POKERSTARS, et al.
Defendants;
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ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN
THE ASSETS OF POKERSTARS, et al.; :
Defendants-in-rem. :
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, upon the accompanying
Memorandum of Law in Support of the Government’s Motion to Strike
the Claim and Dismiss the Counter Claim of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky, and upon all the pleadings heretofore filed in this
action and all proceedings had herein, Plaintiff United States of
America, by its attorney Preet Bharara, United States Attorney
for the Southern District of New York, will move this Court,
before the Honorable Leonard B. Sand, United States District
Judge for the Southern District of New York, at the United States
Courthouse for the Southern District of New York, located at 500
Pearl Street, New York, New York, on a date and time to be set by
the Court, for an Order striking the Claim of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky, for lack of standing pursuant to Rule 12(b) and (c) of

the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Rule G(8)(c) of the
Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims.
Dated:

New York, New York
July 16, 2012
Respectfully submitted,
PREET BHARARA
United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York
By:

To:

/s/
SHARON COHEN LEVIN
MICHAEL D. LOCKARD
JASON H. COWLEY
Assistant United States Attorneys
One St. Andrews Plaza
New York, New York 10007
[phone]/2218/2479

D. Eric Lycan, Esq.
Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC
1010 Monarch Street, Suite 250
P.O. Box 910810
Lexington, Kentucky 40513
[phone]
Counsel for Commonwealth of Kentucky

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