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GEORGE S. CARDONAActing United States AttorneyLEON W. WEIDMANAssistant United States AttorneyChief, Civil DivisionROGER E. WEST (State Bar No. 58609)Assistant United States AttorneyFirst Assistant Chief, Civil DivisionDAVID A. DeJUTE (State Bar No. 153527)Assistant United States AttorneyRoom 7516, Federal Building300 North Los Angeles StreetLos Angeles, California 90012Telephone: (213) 894-2461/2574Facsimile: (213) 894-7819Email: roger.west4@usdoj.govdavid.dejute@usdoj.govAttorneys for DefendantsUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIASOUTHERN DIVISIONCAPTAIN PAMELA BARNETT, et al.,))Plaintiffs,))v.))BARACK H. OBAMA, et al.))Defendants.))No. SACV 09-00082 DOC (ANx)DATE: October 5, 2009TIME: 8:30 a.m.CTRM: 9DHon. David O. Carter

(1) NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO DISMISS; AND(2) MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF MOTION

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TABLE OF CONTENTSPAGEI.INTRODUCTION.......................1II.STATEMENT OF THE CASE AND SUMMARY OF ALLEGATIONS.....1III.ARGUMENT.........................41.This Court Lacks Subject Matter Jurisdiction OfThis Action.....................4A.Plaintiffs Lack Standing Herein ........41.No Plaintiff Can Show The RequiredConcrete, Traceable Injury-in-FactTo Provide Standing Herein........52.Plaintiffs Cannot Satisfy TheRedressability Requirement For Standing..9B.This Case Presents Non-Justiciable PoliticalQuestions..................11C.This Court Lacks Subject Matter JurisdictionOver Plaintiffs’ Quo Warranto Claims.....16D.This Court Does Not Have Subject MatterJurisdiction Of This Action Under Either42 U.S.C. § 1983, Or 42 U.S.C. § 1988....182.This Court Lacks Subject Matter Jurisdiction AndPlaintiffs Fail To State A Claim For Relief In ReTheir FOIA Claims.................193.This Case Must Be Dismissed As To SecretaryHillary Rodham Clinton, And Secretary Robert M.Gates, For Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction,And Failure By Plaintiffs To State A Claim ForRelief.......................224.This Case Must Be Dismissed As To First LadyMichelle Obama And Vice President Joseph BidenBecause Plaintiffs Have Failed To State Any ClaimWhatever Against Them...............24IV.CONCLUSION.......................25

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIESFEDERAL CASES

ASARCO, Inc. v. Kadish,490 U.S. 605, 109 S.Ct. 2037, 104 L.Ed.2d 696 (1989)....6Baker v. Carr,369 U.S. 186, 82 S. Ct. 691,7 L. Ed. 2d 663 (1962).........................11, 15, 16Barron v. Reich,13 F.3d 1370 (9th Cir. 1994).......................23, 24Bates v. Rumsfeld,271 F. Supp. 2d 54 (D.D.C. 2002).......................8Berg v. Obama,574 F. Supp. 2d 509.....................................5Caldwell v. Green, et al.,451 F. Supp. 2d 811 (W.D. VA 2009).....................19Chappell v. Wallace,462 U.S. 296, 103 S.Ct. 2362, 76 L.Ed.2d 586 (1984).....9Corrie v. Caterpillar,503 F.3d 974 (9th Cir. 2007).......................11, 12Dettmann v. U.S. Department of Justice,802 F.2d 1472 (D.C. Cir. 1986).........................20Fallini v. Hodel,783 F.2d 1343 (9th Cir. 1986)..........................24Gasparutti v. United States,22 F. Supp. 2d 1114 (C.D. Cal. 1998)...................20Harrison v. Obenshain,452 F. Supp. 1172 (E.D. VA 1978).......................19Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation,551 U.S. 587, 127 S. Ct. 2553, 168 L.Ed.2d 424 (2007)...6Hollister v. Soetoro,601 F. Supp. 179 (2009).................................2Hyland v. Clinton,208 F.3d 213, 2000 WL 125876 (6th Cir. 2000)...........15