Amended MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint filed by Gerardine Gabriela Botte, Chau-Chyun Chen, Harvinder Singh Gill, Wei Li, Albert Sacco, Jr., Mark¶
Zapata Hincapie v. Texas Tech University et al, No. 5:23-cv-00045-H (N.D. Tex.) · Dkt. 16 · 2023-07-28 · PDF
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Case 5:23-cv-00045-H Document 16 Filed 07/28/23 Page 1 of 3 PageID 233 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS LUBBOCK DIVISION JOHN ALEXANDER ZAPATA HINCAPIE, Plaintiff, v. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, Dr. Sindee Lou Simon, Dr. Albert Sacco, Jr., Dr. Mark A. Sheridan, Dr. Bandon Weeks, Dr. Gerardine Gabriela Botte, Dr. Chau-Chyun Chen, Dr. Siva Vanapalli, Dr. Wei Li, Dr. Harvinder Singh Gill, Defendants. § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § § Civil Action No. 5:23-cv-00045 JURY DEMANDED (Plaintiff) DEFENDANTS’ FIRST AMENDED MOTION TO DISMISS TO THE HONORABLE DISTRICT JUDGE JAMES WESLEY HENDRIX: Pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), Defendants Texas Tech University (TTU), Dr. Sindee Lou Simon, Dr. Albert Sacco, Jr., Dr. Mark A. Sheridan, Dr. Brandon Weeks, Dr. Gerardine Gabriela Botte, Dr. Chau-Chyun Chen, Dr. Siva Vanapalli, Dr. Wei Li and Dr. Harvinder Singh Gill (the Individual Defendants) (all defendants collectively as “Defendants”) file this First Amended Motion to Dismiss. As set forth more fully in the First Amended Brief in Support of this motion, Plaintiff’s claims are barred as a matter of law, he has failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and the individual Defendants are entitled to qualified immunity. Accordingly, Defendants respectfully request that this motion be granted thereby dismissing all of Plaintiff’s claims with prejudice. Defendants further request all other relief to which they are entitled both in law and in equity. 1 Case 5:23-cv-00045-H Document 16 Filed 07/28/23 Page 2 of 3 PageID 234 Respectfully submitted. ANGELA COLMENERO Provisional Attorney General BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney General GRANT DORFMAN Deputy First Assistant Attorney General JAMES LLOYD Acting Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation KIMBERLY GDULA Deputy Chief, General Litigation Division RYAN KERCHER Deputy Chief, General Litigation Division /s/ Jason T. Contreras JASON T. CONTRERAS Assistant Attorney General Texas Bar No. 24032093 Southern Dist. Bar No. 706042 E-mail: Jason.Contreras@oag.texas.gov General Litigation Division P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Phone: (512) 463-2120 Fax: (512) 320-0667 Attorneys for Defendant 2 Case 5:23-cv-00045-H Document 16 Filed 07/28/23 Page 3 of 3 PageID 235 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document was served through the Court’s EM/ECF system on July 28, 2023 to: Mark S. Whitburn Whitburn & Pevsner, PLLC 2000 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 600 Arlington, TX 76006 817-653-4547 / Fax: 817-653-4477 Email: mwhitburn@whitburnpevsner.com /s/ Jason T. Contreras JASON T. CONTRERAS Assistant Attorney General 3