Free Motion to Dismiss - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:03-cv-00644-CFD

Document 188

Filed 05/08/2006

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. ) 3:03 CV 00644 (CFD) ) ) ) vs. ) ) NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE ) COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA., and ) AIG TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC., ) Defendants ) ) DAVID W. GWYNN and RAQUEL GWYNN ) CIVIL ACTION NO. Plaintiffs, ) 3:03 CV 01154 (CFD) ) ) vs. ) ) NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE ) COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA., and ) AIG TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC., ) Defendants ) ________________________________________________) MAY 5, 2006 PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO DISMISS DEFENDANTS' AMENDED COUNTERCLAIM AGAINST THE GWYNN PLAINTIFFS The Plaintiffs David W. Gwynn and Raquel Gwynn ("the Gwynn plaintiffs"), through counsel, hereby respectfully move, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1), to dismiss Defendants' Amended Counterclaim against the Gwynn Plaintiffs, dated February 6, 2006, Counts One, Two, and Three, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction as the Counterclaim includes Gwynn Financial Services ("GFS") as a counterclaim defendant. However, the inclusion of GFS as a party will BRUCE CHARLES RYAN, RUSSELL WILLIAM NEWTON, ROBERT FITZPATRICK, and MERIT CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC. Plaintiffs,

Case 3:03-cv-00644-CFD

Document 188

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destroy diversity jurisdiction, and supplemental jurisdiction is inappropriate due to exceptional circumstances. A Memorandum of Law in Support of this Motion is attached hereto. WHEREFORE, plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court Dismiss defendants' Amended Counterclaim Against the Gwynn Plaintiffs, Count One, Two and Three, dated February 6, 2006. PLAINTIFFS, DAVID GWYNN and RAQUEL GWYNN

By__________________________________ Mario DiNatale (ct 12449) Silver Golub & Teitell, LLP 184 Atlantic Street Stamford, CT 06904 (203) 325-4491 (203) 325-3769 (Fax) [email protected]

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Case 3:03-cv-00644-CFD

Document 188

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE THIS IS TO CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing was sent via U.S. Mail, postage prepaid, as well as electronically, on this 5th day of May, 2006, to: Mark B. Seiger, Esq. Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP 90 State House Square Hartford, CT 06103 Peter M. Nolin, Esq. Sandak Hennessey & Greco LLP 707 Summer Street Stamford, CT 06905 ______________________________ MARIO DiNATALE

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