Commonwealth of Virginia, Ex Rel. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II v. Sebelius

Filing 21

MOTION to Dismiss by Kathleen Sebelius. (Hambrick, Jonathan)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, ex rel. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, in his official capacity as Attorney General of Virginia, Plaintiff, v. KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, in her official capacity, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 3:10-cv-00188-HEH MOTION TO DISMISS The defendant, Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, by the undersigned counsel, respectfully moves this Court for an order dismissing this action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1), or, in the alternative, for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). In support of this motion, the defendant refers the Court to the accompanying Memorandum in Support of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. WHEREFORE, the defendant, by counsel and pursuant to Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, respectfully requests that the Court issue an order dismissing the above-captioned case, and for such other relief as the Court deems just and proper. DATED this 24th day of May, 2010. Respectfully submitted, TONY WEST Assistant Attorney General IAN HEATH GERSHENGORN (admitted pro hac vice) Deputy Assistant Attorney General NEIL H. MacBRIDE United States Attorney By: /s/ Jonathan H. Hambrick JONATHAN H. HAMBRICK, VSB # 37590 Assistant United States Attorney Office of the United States Attorney 600 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Telephone: (804) 819-5400 Fax: (804) 819-7417 Email: jay.h.hambrick@usdoj.gov JENNIFER R. RIVERA, VSB # 29281 Director SHEILA M. LIEBER (admitted pro hac vice) Deputy Director JOEL McELVAIN (admitted pro hac vice) ERIKA L. MYERS (admitted pro hac vice) Attorneys United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Room 7332 Washington, D.C. 20001 Telephone: (202) 514-2988 Fax: (202) 616-8202 Email: Joel.McElvain@usdoj.gov Attorneys for the Defendant 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 24th day of May, 2010, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send a notification of such filing (NEF) to the following: Earle Duncan Getchell, Jr. Charles E. James, Jr. Stephen R. McCullough Wesley Glenn Russell, Jr. Office of the Attorney General 900 E. Main Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 /s/ Jonathan H. Hambrick JONATHAN H. HAMBRICK, VSB # 37590 Assistant United States Attorney Office of the United States Attorney 600 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Telephone: (804) 819-5400 Fax: (804) 819-7417 Email: jay.h.hambrick@usdoj.gov 3

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