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

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE RAYMOND L. BRUTON, Plaintiff, v. COUNSELOR DOUGH PETIFORD, SUPERVISOR KATHY DOATELLI, DIRECTOR JAY SYLVESTER, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

C.A. No.: 06-743- SLR

TRIAL BY JURY OF SIX DEMANDED

DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO F.R.C.P. 12(b)(6) Defendants, Dough Petiford, Kathy Doatelli and Jay Sylvester, by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby file this Motion to Dismiss and in support thereof avers as follows: 1. Pro Se inmate Plaintiff Bruton filed the instant complaint on December 7,

2006 setting forth claims of purported violations of his civil rights while incarcerated at the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution. A true and correct copy of Plaintiff's Complaint is attached hereto marked Exhibit "A". 2. Following the Court's review of Plaintiff's Complaint, on April 16, 2007, the

Court issued a Memorandum Order dismissing all claims against all defendants, except Defendants Dough Petiford, Kathy Doatelli and Jay Sylvester, the Moving Defendants herein. 3. Pursuant to This Court's Order dated April 16, 2007, Plaintiff's Claims

against the Moving Defendants are permitted to proceed, based upon Equal Protection and/or racial discrimination.

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4.

For the reasons set forth in the Moving Defendants' Memorandum of Law,

incorporated by reference herein as though set forth in full, Plaintiff's allegations for equal protection/race discrimination fail to state a claim for which relief may be granted. 5. In order to bring a claim for purported civil rights violations, a prisoner must

first exhaust all administrative remedies, including appeals thereof, before bringing a claim. 6. Plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies, and therefore, his

claims must be dismissed, as a matter of law. 7. Plaintiff has failed to set forth a meritorious claim for a purported violation

of the Equal Protection clause. WHEREFORE, Defendants Dough Petiford, Kathy Doatelli and Jay Sylvester requests that Plaintiff's Complaint be dismissed, as a matter of law.

Reger Rizzo Kavulich & Darnall LLP

By:

/s/ Rochelle Libid Gumapac Rochelle Libid Gumapac, Esquire Bar I.D. No. 4866 Suite 202 1001 Jefferson Street Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 652-3611 (phone) (302) 652-3620 (fax) [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant, Jay Sylvester

Dated: June 15, 2007

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE RAYMOND L. BRUTON, Plaintiff, v. COUNSELOR DOUGH PETIFORD, SUPERVISOR KATHY DOATELLI, DIRECTOR JAY SYLVESTER, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

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TRIAL BY JURY OF SIX DEMANDED

ORDER AND NOW, this ____ day of __________, 2007, upon consideration of Defendant Petiford, Doatelli and Sylvester's Motion to Dismiss and Plaintiff's response thereto, if any, it is hereby ORDERED and DECREED that said Motion is GRANTED and Plaintiff's Complaint is dismissed, with prejudice. By The Court:

_________________________________ J.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE RAYMOND L. BRUTON, Plaintiff, v. COUNSELOR DOUGH PETIFORD, SUPERVISOR KATHY DOATELLI, DIRECTOR JAY SYLVESTER, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

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TRIAL BY JURY OF SIX DEMANDED

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Rochelle Gumapac, Esquire hereby certify that on the 15th day of June 2007 a true and correct copy of Defendants Dough Petiford, Kathy Doatelli and Jay Sylvester's Motion to Dismiss was served via first class mail with postage prepaid upon: Raymond L. Bruton SBI #069025 Unit 2-Q-21 H.R.Y.C.I. PO Box 9561 Wilmington, DE 19809

Reger Rizzo Kavulich & Darnall LLP By: /s/ Rochelle Libid Gumapac Rochelle Libid Gumapac, Esquire Bar I.D. No. 4866 Suite 202 1001 Jefferson Street Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 652-3611 (phone) (302) 652-3620 (fax) [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant, Jay Sylvester

Dated: June 15, 2007

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