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MCW, Inc. v. Badbusinessbureau.com, L.L.C.

United States District Court, N.D. Texas
Apr 19, 2004
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:02-CV-2727-G (N.D. Tex. Apr. 19, 2004)
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holding that Rules 12(b) and 12(h) operate to exempt a second Rule 12(b) motion from Rule 12(g)'s consolidation requirement

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:02-CV-2727-G

April 19, 2004

JUDGMENT

A. JOE FISH, Chief Judge, District

This judgment is entered pursuant to F.R. CIV. P. 58 and the memorandum order of this date. For the reasons stated in that memorandum order, it is ORDERED that (1) the claims in Counts I, II, III, and V of the Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint are DISMISSED for failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted, (2) the claim in Count IV of the Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint is DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, without prejudice to its being refiled in an appropriate state court, and (3) the defendants shall recover from the plaintiff their costs of court.

Summaries of

MCW, Inc. v. Badbusinessbureau.com, L.L.C.

United States District Court, N.D. Texas
Apr 19, 2004
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:02-CV-2727-G (N.D. Tex. Apr. 19, 2004)

holding that Rules 12(b) and 12(h) operate to exempt a second Rule 12(b) motion from Rule 12(g)'s consolidation requirement

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In MCW, Inc., in ruling on a motion to dismiss, the district court for the Northern District of Texas rejected the defendants' argument that they were entitled to immunity under the CDA.

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noting that "[d]efendants wishing to object to personal jurisdiction 'must do so in their first defensive move, be it in a Rule 12 motion or a responsive pleading'"

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Case details for

MCW, Inc. v. Badbusinessbureau.com, L.L.C.

Case Details

Full title:MCW, INC. d/b/a BERNARD HALDANE ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff v…

Court:United States District Court, N.D. Texas

Date published: Apr 19, 2004

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:02-CV-2727-G (N.D. Tex. Apr. 19, 2004)

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