Legal Opinion
Burnette v. Bredesen
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided July 7, 2008No. 1:08-cv-00008PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CURTIS L. COLLIER, Chief Judge.
Pro se plaintiff James S. Burnette (“Plaintiff’) brought this action against Governor Phil Bredesen and members of the Tennessee General Assembly (“Defendants”) seeking redress and damages for alleged violations of the United States Constitution based upon Defendants’ enactment of the Non-Smoker Protection Act (“NSPA”), TenmCode Ann. § 39-17-1803, and an increase in the tax on cigarettes, 2007 Tenn. Pub. Acts ch. 368, § 3 (Court File No. 1). Defendants filed a motion to dismiss, pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1) and (6) (Court File No. 106). Plaintiff…
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