Free Motion to Dismiss - District Court of California - California

Case 3:07-cv-02170-LAB-LSP

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DARLENE A. DORNAN, Court Counsel (State Bar No. 182228) Superior Court of California, County of San Diego By CHERYL L. BRIERTON, Litigation Attorney (State Bar No. 108242) 220 West Broadway San Diego, California 92101 Telephone: (619) 531-3036 Facsimile: (619) 685-6606 Attorneys for Defendant, Martha Flores, Court Operations Clerk of the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego (Erroneously sued and served as "San Diego Appeals Clerk Martha Flores") UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA MARK DARULIS, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO ET AL., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: 07-CV-02170-JLS-LSP DEFENDANT STATE TRIAL COURT CLERK'S NOTICE OF MOTION TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT WITH PREJUDICE Date: Time: Crtrm: Judge: February 15, 2008 10:30 a.m. 6, Third Floor The Hon. Janis L. Sammartino

TO PLAINTIFF MARK DARULIS IN PRO SE: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on February 15, 2008, at 10:30 a.m., in Courtroom 6, on the Third floor of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, located at 940 Front Street, San Diego, California 92101, before the Honorable Janis L. Sammartino, Defendant Martha Flores, Court Operations Clerk of the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, will move to dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ("FRCP") rules 12(b)(1), 12(b)(2), and 12(b)(6), on the following grounds: 1. FRCP 12(b)(1) ("lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter")--This Court lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action based upon state

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sovereign immunity; the Rooker-Feldman abstention doctrine, that a federal court lacks the authority to review a state court decision; 2. FRCP 12(b)(6) ("failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted")--The Complaint fails to state a claim for which relief can be granted against the moving Defendant based upon the principle of judicial immunity; and 3. the State. The Motion to Dismiss will be based on this Notice, on the Memorandum of Points and Authorities filed herewith, and on the Request for Judicial Notice of Exhibits A-H (filed herewith), and Declaration of Cheryl L. Brierton (filed herewith), on the pleadings and other papers filed herein and on such argument that may be presented at the hearing hereon. Respectfully submitted, DARLENE A. DORNAN, Court Counsel Superior Court of California, County of San Diego DATED: December 28, 2007 By: ___s/ Cheryl L. Brierton_________________ CHERYL L. BRIERTON, Litigation Attorney Attorney for Defendant, Martha Flores, Court Operations Clerk of the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego FRCP 12(b)(2) ("lack of jurisdiction over the person")--This Court lacks jurisdiction over Defendant based upon the principle of state sovereign immunity of

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