Goldsmith v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA STEVE GOLDSMITH, Plaintiff, VS. Case No. 22-CV-36-EFM UNITED STATES, Defendant. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Before the Court is the United States’ Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 16) each of Plaintiff Steve Goldsmith’s claims for lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim. For his part, Plaintiff has asserted claims under state law for negligence, slander, libel, misrepresentation, “malicious abuse of power,”! and violation of his constitutional right to freedom of speech. Each claim stems from the Department of Veteran Affairs…