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Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, United States ex rel. John Cobb v. Charleston County School District, No. 2:25-cv-08752 (D.S.C.), Doc. 24 (August 10, 2026)

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Defendant Charleston County School District's motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint in United States ex rel. John Cobb v. Charleston County School District, Case No. 2:25-cv-08752-DCN, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division, Entry Number 24, filed August 10, 2026. The District moves to dismiss the Amended Complaint, filed on July 27, 2026 (ECF # 23), for failure to state a claim. The motion states that it is based on the Memorandum filed concurrently with it. It also states that the motion is dispositive and therefore excluded from the conferral requirement of Local Civil Rule 7.02. It is signed by Saxton & Stump, counsel for the defendant.

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    2:25-cv-08752-DCN          Date Filed 08/10/26       Entry Number 24         Page 1 of 2




                       IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                       FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
                               CHARLESTON DIVISION


 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel.,
 JOHN COBB,
                                                            Case No. 2:25-cv-08752-DCN
                Plaintiff-Relator,

           v.                                        DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
                                                    AMENDED COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO
 CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL                                  RULE 12(b)(6), FRCP
 DISTRICT,

                Defendant.




       Defendant Charleston County School District (“the District”), by and through its

undersigned counsel, hereby moves to dismiss the Amended Complaint, filed on July 27, 2026

(ECF # 23) pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim. This

Motion is based on the Memorandum filed concurrently herewith.

       For the reasons set forth in the Memorandum, the District asks this Court to dismiss

Plaintiff-Relator John Cobb’s Amended Complaint and to take such further action as this Court

deems just and proper. This Motion is dispositive and therefore excluded from the conferral

requirement mandated by Local Civil Rule 7.02.




                           [SIGNATURE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
   2:25-cv-08752-DCN   Date Filed 08/10/26    Entry Number 24         Page 2 of 2




                                   SAXTON AND STUMP

                                   By: /s/ Elizabeth Palmer
                                       Alice F. Paylor, District Court ID #4017
                                       Isabelle S. Young, District Court ID #14209
                                       Elizabeth J. Palmer, District Court ID #9716
                                       Saxton & Stump, LLC
                                       151 Meeting Street, Suite 400
                                       Charleston, SC 29401
                                       (843) 414-5080
                                       afp@saxtonstump.com
                                       iyoung@saxtonstump.com
                                       ep@saxtonstump.com

                                      ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT


Charleston, SC
August 10, 2026




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