Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint

Summary

Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint, Document 106 filed February 7, 2022 in Navy SEALs 1-26, et al. v. Lloyd Austin, III, et al., Case No. 4:21-cv-01236-O, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Pursuant to Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), Defendants move to dismiss the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and improper venue. In the alternative, they move to transfer it to the District of Columbia, Eastern District of Virginia, or the Southern District of California pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). The motion refers the Court to Defendants' accompanying brief and appendix, and the signature block names counsel from the Federal Programs Branch of the Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice.

Summary drafted by a model from the document's text below and checked by script against that text before publication. It is a navigation aid, not a reading of what the document proves. Where AI is used

Full text

1

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
NAVY SEALS 1-26, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
LLOYD AUSTIN, III, in his official capacity as
Secretary of Defense, et al.,
Defendants.

Case No. 4:21-cv-01236-O

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ AMENDED COMPLAINT

Pursuant to Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28
U.S.C. § 1406(a), Defendants move to dismiss this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction
and improper venue or, in the alternative, to transfer it to the District of Columbia, Eastern District
of Virginia, or the Southern District of California pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).  In support of
this motion, the Court is respectfully referred to Defendants’ accompanying brief and appendix.

Dated: February 7, 2022
Respectfully submitted,
BRIAN M. BOYNTON
Acting Assistant Attorney General
ALEXANDER K. HAAS
Director, Federal Programs Branch
ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO
Deputy Director
/s/Courtney D. Enlow

ANDREW E. CARMICHAEL
AMY E. POWELL
Senior Trial Counsel
STUART J. ROBINSON
Senior Counsel
ZACHARY A. AVALLONE
COURTNEY D. ENLOW (NC Bar No. 46578)
Case 4:21-cv-01236-O   Document 106   Filed 02/07/22    Page 1 of 3   PageID 3170
Case 4:21-cv-01236-O   Document 106   Filed 02/07/22    Page 1 of 3   PageID 3170

2

LIAM C. HOLLAND
CASSANDRA SNYDER
Trial Attorneys
United States Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
1100 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 616-8467
Fax: (202) 616-8470
Email: courtney.d.enlow@usdoj.gov
Counsel for Defendants

Case 4:21-cv-01236-O   Document 106   Filed 02/07/22    Page 2 of 3   PageID 3171
Case 4:21-cv-01236-O   Document 106   Filed 02/07/22    Page 2 of 3   PageID 3171

3

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on February 7, 2022, I electronically filed the foregoing paper with the
Clerk of Court using this Court’s CM/ECF system, which will notify all counsel of record of such
filing.

/s/Courtney D. Enlow

COURTNEY D. ENLOW
Trial Attorney
United States Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
1100 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 616-8467
Fax: (202) 616-8470
Email: courtney.d.enlow@usdoj.gov

Case 4:21-cv-01236-O   Document 106   Filed 02/07/22    Page 3 of 3   PageID 3172
Case 4:21-cv-01236-O   Document 106   Filed 02/07/22    Page 3 of 3   PageID 3172

File and source

File

gov.uscourts.txnd.355696.106.0.pdf

Size

155,449 bytes

SHA-256

b1420bd5e35e09eee97bdccbaa5aa681ab05bd8e36b3042d11eb339dccba257f

Our copy

gov.uscourts.txnd.355696.106.0.pdf

Original

archive.org