Sparveri v. Town of Rocky Hill

RULING ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS [DKT. NO. 9]

HALL, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The defendant, the Town of Rocky Hill (the “Town”), moves under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) to dismiss Count I of plaintiff Gloria Sparveri’s two-count complaint. Ms. Sparveri originally brought this case in state court, but it was removed to federal court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343. Count I of Ms. Sparveri’s complaint alleges a violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Ms. Sparveri alleges that the Town, acting under color of law, violated her federal Fourteenth Amendment right not to be deprived of property…