Unites States v. Pokerstars, et al

Filing 65

MOTION to Strike Document No. 37 (Claim) and Dismiss Counter Claim. 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,
- v. POKERSTARS, et al.
Defendants;
ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN THE
ASSETS OF POKERSTARS, et al.;

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NOTICE OF MOTION TO
STRIKE THE CLAIM AND
DISMISS THE COUNTER
CLAIM OF ADAM WEBB

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11 Civ. 2564 (LBS)

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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 Adam Webb, 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 Adam Webb, for lack of
standing pursuant to Rule 12(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure and Rule G(8)(c) of the Supplemental Rules for Certain
Admiralty and Maritime Claims, and dismissing the Counter Claim
of Adam Webb as barred by sovereign immunity and unauthorized by

statute.
Dated:

New York, New York
October 3, 2011
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

Steven L. Kessler, Esq.
122 east 42nd Street, Suite 606
New York, NY 10007
[phone]
Counsel for Adam Webb

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