LYTTLE v. The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al

Filing 49

MOTION to Dismiss to correct Deficiency Notice by The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Boyle, W.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
Case No. 4:10-cv-142-D
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MARK DANIEL LYTTLE,
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UNITED STATES’
Plaintiff,
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MOTION TO DISMISS
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v.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., )
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Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1), 12(b)(6)
Defendants.
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UNITED STATES’ MOTION TO DISMISS
Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), defendant, the United
States, respectfully submits this motion to dismiss the three claims asserted against it in
plaintiff’s amended complaint (Counts 4-6), all of which are brought under the Federal Tort
Claims Act (“FTCA”). In support of this motion, the United States relies upon the attached
memorandum of law and accompanying exhibits. As explained in that memorandum of law,
Lyttle’s FTCA claims should be dismissed due to a lack of subject matter jurisdiction and
because they fail to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

Respectfully submitted this 24th day of June 2011,
TONY WEST
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division
C. SALVATORE D’ALESSIO, JR.
Acting Director, Torts Branch

/s/ James R. Whitman
JAMES R. WHITMAN
Trial Attorney
United States Department of Justice
Torts Branch, Civil Division
P.O. Box 7146, Ben Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044-7146
Tel:
[phone]
Fax:
[phone]
E-mail:
[e-mail]
D.C. Bar No. 987694
DAVID G. CUTLER
Trial Attorney

GEORGE E.B. HOLDING
United States Attorney
W. ELLIS BOYLE
Assistant United States Attorney
Civil Division
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Eastern District of North Carolina
310 New Bern Avenue
Suite 800 Federal Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-1461
Tel:
(9l9) 856-4530
Fax:
[phone]
E-mail:
[e-mail]
N.C. Bar No. 33826
Attorneys for the United States

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify under penalty of perjury that on June 24, 2011, I electronically filed the foregoing
“Motion to Dismiss” using the Court’s CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such
filing to the following counsel of record:
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF:
Jeremy L. McKinney
[e-mail]

Ann Marie Dooley
[e-mail]

Michael E. Johnson
[e-mail]

Brian P. Watt
[e-mail]

Alexandria J. Reyes
[e-mail]

Katherine L. Parker
[e-mail]

Judy Rabinovitz
[e-mail]
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION:
Joseph Finarelli
[e-mail]

/s/ James R. Whitman
JAMES R. WHITMAN
Trial Attorney
United States Department of Justice
Torts Branch, Civil Division
P.O. Box 7146, Ben Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044-7146
Tel:
[phone]
Fax:
[phone]
E-mail:
[e-mail]
D.C. Bar No. 987694