Legal Opinion

S & M Brands, Inc. v. Georgia ex rel. Carr

District Court, N.D. Georgia

Decided May 30, 2017No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:16-CV-4469-SCJPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

HONORABLE STEVE C. JONES, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Before the Court in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case is the State of Georgia’s motion to dismiss S & M Brands, Inc.’s complaint. Doc. 17.1 S & M, a tobacco product *1199manufacturer, asserts that pieces of Georgia’s tobacco regulatory regime violate the Constitution’s Contracts and Equal Protection Clauses, as well as state law. Georgia insists that those causes of action all fail, either because the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, or because they do not state claims. Because the State is correct on both scores, its motion is GRANTED…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Village of Willowbrook v. OlechSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993

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