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Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction () filed by Barbara Cherry, Michael Evans, Texas Tech University Health

Pickett v. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) et al, No. 5:20-cv-00232-H-BQ (N.D. Tex.) · Dkt. 11 · 2021-01-22 · PDF

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Case 5:20-cv-00232-H-BV

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Filed 01/22/21

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
LUBBOCK DIVISION
AMY PICKETT,
Plaintiff,
v.
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH
SCIENCES CENTER; BARBARA
CHERRY, individually and in her official
capacity as Department Chair of Leadership
Studies; and MICHAEL EVANS,
individually and in his official capacity as
Dean of School of Nursing,
Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 5:20-CV-00232-H-BQ

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER,
BARBARA CHERRY, & MICHAEL EVANS’S
MOTION TO DISMISS
PLAINTIFF’S ORIGINAL COMPLAINT

Defendants Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Barbara Cherry, and Michael
Evans in their official and individual capacities file this Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule
of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). Defendants’ Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss is
filed concurrently herewith.
Respectfully submitted,
KEN PAXTON
Attorney General of Texas
BRENT WEBSTER
First Assistant Attorney General
GRANT DORFMAN
Deputy First Assistant Attorney General

Case 5:20-cv-00232-H-BV

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SHAWN COWLES
Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation
THOMAS A. ALBRIGHT
Division Chief - General Litigation
/s/ Francesca A. Di Troia
FRANCESCA A. DI TROIA
Texas Bar No. 24097596
Lead Counsel
francesca.ditroia@oag.texas.gov
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
General Litigation Division
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
Tel: (512) 475-4651
Fax: (512) 320-0667
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS TEXAS
TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
CENTER, DR. BARBARA CHERRY, and DR.
MICHAEL EVANS
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument has been served
electronically through the Court’s Electronic Case File Notification on this the 22nd day of
January 2021, to:
Amy Pickett
PO Box 543
Buffalo Gap, Texas 79508
apickett1010@yahoo.com
PLAINTIFF, PRO SE
/s/ Francesca A. Di Troia
FRANCESCA A. DI TROIA

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