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FORTHESOUTHERNDISTRICTOFALABAMA
CARID.SEARCY,etal., )
)
Plaintiffs, )
)
v. ) CivilActionNo.:1:14cv00208
)
ROBERTBENTLEY,etal., )
)
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Defendants. )
MOTIONTODISMISSBYDEFENDANTNANCYBUCKNER
COMES NOW Defendant Nancy Buckner, individually and in her official capacity
as the Commissioner for the Alabama Department of Human Resources, (hereinafter
CommissionerBuckner)movesthisCourttodismisswithprejudiceallclaimsagainst
her pertaining to this action pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b) (1) and (6) . Defendant
showsuntothisHonorableCourtasfollows:
1. Plaintiffs complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted
againstCommissionerBuckner.
2. To establish standing, plaintiffs must prove (1) injury in fact; (2) injury must be
fairly traceable to the defendants conduct; and (3) their harm is likely to be
redressedshouldthecourtorder relieftoestablishstanding.Lujanv.Defenders
of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555, 560 (1992). Plaintiffs cannot prove each of these
elementsastoCommissionerBuckner.
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LUTHERSTRANGE(STR003)
ATTORNEYGENERAL
SHARONE.FICQUETTE(FIC001)
GENERALCOUNSEL
/s/FeliciaM.Brooks
FeliciaM.Brooks(BRO153)
DeputyAttorneyGeneral
ATTORNEYSFORCOMMISSIONERBUCKNER
OFCOUNSEL:
STATEOFALABAMADEPARTMENT
OFHUMANRESOURCES
LegalOffice
P.O.Box304000
Montgomery,Alabama361304000
PhoneNumber:(334)2429330
Facsimile:(334)2420689
Email:felicia.brooks@dhr.alabama.gov
CERTIFICATEOFSERVICE
I hereby certify that I have served the foregoing MOTION TO DISMISS BY
DEFENDANTNANCYBUCKNERonthefollowingviaCM/ECFEfilesystemand/or
U.S.Mailtothefollowingonthisthe3
rd
dayofJune,2014.
Hon.ChristineC.Hernandez
christine@hernandezlaw.comcastbiz.net
Hon.DavidG.Kennedy
david@kennedylawyers.com
Hon.LutherStrange,III
501WashingtonAvenue
Montgomery,AL36104
CatherineM.Donald
201MonroeStreet,Ste.1150
Montgomery,AL36104
/s/FeliciaM.Brooks
FeliciaM.Brooks(BRO153)
OfCounsel
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