Legal Opinion
Dennett v. Archuleta
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided November 19, 2013No. C.A. No. 12-424-S-PASPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM E. SMITH, District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendants’ motion for partial judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Rule 12(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Having unsuccessfully sought dismissal of the entire action, see Dennett v. Archuleta, 915 F.Supp.2d 248 (D.R.I.2013), Defendants now take a piecemeal approach and seek to eliminate just those claims accusing them of the unauthorized practice of law through this motion. As set forth below, because issues of material fact remain, the motion is DENIED.
I. Background
In 2009, Plaintiff Michael Dennett, a…
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