Free Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1:07-cv-00675-GMS-LPS

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Filed 02/20/2008

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE L.C. 1, a minor, et al., Plaintiffs v. STATE OF DELAWARE, et al. Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No. 07-675-GMS

STATE DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT COME NOW, the State Defendants, State of Delaware; Delaware Division of Family Services (DFS); Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF); and Marcia Tremper, by and through counsel, and hereby move this Honorable Court to enter an Order dismissing Plaintiffs' Complaint with prejudice, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), for the reasons set forth in the accompanying State Defendants' Opening Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss Complaint. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STATE OF DELAWARE By: /s/Stephani J. Ballard STEPHANI J. BALLARD, I.D. #3481 JAMES J. MAXWELL, I.D. #2892 Deputy Attorneys General Carvel State Office Building 820 North French Street Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 577-8400 Attorneys for State of Delaware Defendants DATED: February 20, 2008

Case 1:07-cv-00675-GMS-LPS

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Filed 02/20/2008

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CERTIFICATE OF MAILING AND/OR DELIVERY
The undersigned certifies that on February 20, 2008, she caused the attached State Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Complaint to be filed with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF which will send notification of such filing(s) to the following: NAME AND ADDRESS OF RECIPIENT(S): Matthew Hayes Osborne, I.D. #4630 1301 N. Harrison Street Unit 105 Wilmington, DE 19806 Collins J. Seitz, Jr. Esq. Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP 1007 North Orange Street P.O. Box 2207 Wilmington, DE 19899 Smyrna, DE 19977 William J. Cattie III, Esq. Rawle & Henderson LLP 300 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1015 P.O. Box 588 Wilmington, DE 19899-0588

/s/ Stephani J. Ballard Stephani J. Ballard, I.D. No. 3481 Deputy Attorney General Carvel State Office Building 820 N. French Street, 6th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 302-577-8400 Attorney for State of Delaware Defendants