Free Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
GARY SESSION : CIVIL ACTION NO: 3:03CV00943 (AWT)
v.
EDWIN RODRIGUEZ AUGUST 8, 2008
DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION
Defendant Edwin Rodriguez, by his counsel, hereby moves to dismiss this action on the basis
that this Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction to hear the Plaintiff, Gary Session’ s, Section
1983 claims against the Defendant, Edwin Rodriguez, premised on a purportedly false arrest, false
imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The Plaintiffs claims meet all of the elements of the
Rooker—Fe1dman Doctrine. Most importantly the Plaintiff s instant 1983 claims represent the review
and reversal of the state court’s finding of probable cause. The Rooker-—Feldman doctrine provides
that district courts do not have subject matter jurisdiction to review a loosing Plaintiff s state law
claims that are intrinsically intertwined with the Plaintiff s federal claims. Accordingly, the
_ Defendant respectfully requests that the Plaintiff s claims be dismissed in their entirety for lack of
subject matter jurisdiction.
DEFENDANT,
By /s/ Thomas E. Katon
Thomas E. Katon
Federal Bar No. ct 01565
Susman, Duffy & Segaloff P.C.
55 Whitney Ave.
New Haven, CT 06510
tel.: 203~624—9830
fax: 203-562~8430
email: [email protected]

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CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that on August 8, 2008 a copy of the Defendants’ Memorandum in Support 1
ofthe Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subj ect Matter Jurisdiction was tiled y
electronically and served by mail on anyone unable to accept electrcnic filing. Notice of this tiling 0
will be sent by e—mail to all parties by operation ofthe court’s electronic tiling system or by mailto
anyone unable to accept electronic tiling as indicated on the Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties may
access this tiling through the court’s CM/ECF System.
/s/ Thomas E. Katon
Thomas E. Katon
` Federal Bar No. ct 01565
Susman, Duffy & Segalofi; P.C.
55 Whitney Ave.
New Haven, CT 06510
tel.: 203-624-9830
fax: 203-562-8430
email: tkaton@susmandgj;.com
Thomas E. Katon
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