Opinion
Civil Action 23-1406
06-27-2024
MUNEER ALI KSAIM SHAQRAN, MALEK MUNEER ALI SHAQRAN, NUSAIBAH MUNEER ALI SHAQRAN, SHAYMAA MUNEER ALI SHAQRAN, MOHAMED ABDO MOZAYID, and DHANINAH NAJI SAIF SENAN, Plaintiffs, v. ANTONY BLINKEN, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, UNITED STATES EMBASSY CAIRO, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants.
ORDER
WENDY BEETLESTONE, J.
AND NOW, this 27th day of June, 2024, upon consideration of Defendants' Motion to Sever Plaintiffs and Dismiss the Amended Complaint (ECF No. 22), Plaintiffs' opposition thereto (ECF No. 29), and Defendants' reply (ECF No. 34), it is HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED as follows:
1. Count 2 of the Amended Complaint is SEVERED, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 21, and DISMISSED for improper venue, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(3).
2. Counts 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 of the Amended Complaint are DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1).
The Clerk of Court is instructed to TERMINATE this matter and mark it CLOSED.