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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
ST NLEY CHANCE : CIVIL NO: 3:O3CV44l(]CH)
Plaintiff
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KE co, ET AL. 2 l
Defendant NOVEMBER 17, 2003
MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS 1
Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.Proc. 12(b)(6) and D.Conn.L.Civ.R. 9(a), Defendants, Kemco
and Kem Curtin (Defendants) hereby respectfully move this Court to dismiss the complaint in t
its ntirety because Plaintiff fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
Spe ifically, Plaintiff fails to allege any state action and therefore his claims must fail as a
mat er of law. _
Plaintiff alleges that during his employment relationship with Defendants that his due `
pro ess rights were violated and that in addition he was subjected to cruel and unusual y
pun shment, unequal treatment and unlawful employment practices. Plaintiff seeks relief for I
the e alleged constitutional guarantees. ;
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Rome Mciiuigan Sabunash, P.C. • Attorneys at Law
On State Street • Hartford. Connecticut 06103-3101 • (860} 549-1000 • Fax (860) 724-3921 • Juris No. 27726 p

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Plaintiff claims relief under the due process clause and equal protection clause of the
Fo rteenth Amendment. Additionally, through the doctrine of incorporation, Plaintiff claims I
reli f under the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. ,
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Ho ever, the Fourteenth Amendment only protects due process and equal protection violations l
fro state action and only incorporates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and I
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unu ual punishment when state action is present. The Civil Rights Cases, 109 U.S. 3 (1883). _
Plaintiff has not and cannot allege any state action and has not and cannot make the I
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Sta of Connecticut a party to this action. Therefore absent any form of state action, all of
Plai tiff’s constitutional claims must be dismissed for their failure to state a claim upon which I
reli f may be granted. Finally, any additional pendant claims that Plaintiff may be alleging are I
not ufficient to confer jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 relating to federal question
juri diction. Accordingly, Defendants request that Plaintiff’s complaint be dismissed.
DEFENDANTS, I
KEMCO and KEM CURTIN: -
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ulie D. Blake, Esq. i
Federal Bar No.: ct21990 I
Rome McGuigan Sabanosh, PC 5
One State Street Z
Hartford CT 06103
Telephone: (860) 549-1000
Facsimile: (860) 724-3921
E-mail: fulieblakc@rms—law.c0m
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On State Street • Hartford. Connecticut 06103-3101 · [860) 549-1000 • Fax [860] 724-3921 • Juris No. 27726 I


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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that a copy of the foregoing was served via first class U.S. mail, I
po tage prepaid, on this 17th day of November, 2003, to the following pro se party:
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11 Gem Avenue ;
Bri geport, CT 06606
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On State Street • Hartford. Connecticut 06103-3101 • (860] 549-1000 • Fax(B60] 724-3921 • Juris No. 27726
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