The Estate of Joseph Whitlock Smith v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN DIVISION No. 7:23-CV-1078-BO-RN THE ESTATE OF JOSEPH WHITLOCK _) SMITH, by and through ) ADMINISTRATRIX JOANNE S. SMITH, ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ORDER ) UNITED STATES, ) Defendant. ) This cause comes before the Court on a renewed motion to dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) filed by defendant. The appropriate responses and replies have been filed, or the time for doing so has expired, and the motion is ripe for disposition. For the reasons that follow, the motion to dismiss is granted and…