Cornish v. United States of America

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.

Pro se plaintiff Cornell Cornish brings claims against the United States of America, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), and then-USPTO employees Jon Doll, Harry I. Moatz, and James Toupin, each of whom is sued in his official and individual capacities, arising from the USPTO’s decisions to deny Cornish’s request for reinstatement to the patent attorney register. The defendants move to dismiss or, in the alternative, for summary judgment, arguing among other things that Cornish’s claims fail for lack of proper service and…