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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------xWILLIAM RODRIGUEZ,Plaintiff,v.GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH, et al.Defendants.05 CV 5402 (DLC)------------------------------------------------------------x
MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT DEFENDANTS’MOTION TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT
MICHAEL J. GARCIAUnited States Attorney for theSouthern District of New York Attorney for the Government Defendants86 Chambers Street, 3rd Floor  New York, New York 10007JEANNETTE A. VARGASAssistant United States Attorney – Of Counsel– 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PagePRELIMINARY STATEMENT--------------------------------------------------------------------------1BACKGROUND--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1A. The Allegations in the Complaint-------------------------------------------------------1B. The Procedural History-------------------------------------------------------------------6ARGUMENT-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7POINT I – THE COURT LACKS SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OVER THECOMPLAINT BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT WAIVED ITS SOVEREIGNIMMUNITY--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7POINT II – THE COMPLAINT SHOULD BE DISMISSED BECAUSE THE FACTUALALLEGATIONS ARE PATENTLY FRIVOLOUS----------------------------------------------------8POINT III – THE COMPLAINT SHOULD BE DISMISSED FOR LACK OFSTANDING--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9CONCLUSION---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
Defendants United States of America, Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”)and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) (collectively, the “GovernmentDefendants”) respectfully submit this Memorandum of Law in support of their motion to dismissthe Complaint pursuant to Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.Plaintiff’s voluminous, 177-page complaint contains a litany of irrational andfantastic government conspiracy theories. Although ostensibly plaintiff seeks to recover for  personal injuries and loss of employment he allegedly suffered as a result of the September 11,2001 attacks upon the World Trade Center, the Complaint alleges far-flung misconduct by high-level Government officials ranging from the current military action in Iraq, seeComplaint(“Compl.”) at ¶¶ 459-483, to the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, seeid. at ¶¶ 317-366. Asrelevant to this motion, the Complaint also alleges that FEMA has been maneuvering to imposemartial law and thereby effect an overthrow of the elected Government under the guise of declaring a state of emergency.The Complaint should be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim. First, the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the Complaint because the Government Defendants have not waived their sovereign immunity from this suit.Second, the allegations in the Complaint are so completely devoid of merit as to lack anyarguable basis in fact. Finally, plaintiff lacks standing to seek the relief requested in theComplaint.
BACKGROUNDA. The Allegations in the Complaint
Plaintiff alleges that he was employed as a maintenance worker at the World
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