Legal Opinion
Zherka v. Ryan
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 30, 2014No. 13-CV-3940 (TPG)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMAS P. GRIESA, District Judge.
Plaintiff Selim Zherka filed this Bivens action claiming that employees of the Internal Revenue Service hindered his application for tax exempt status and initiated an investigation against him as part of a broader effort to penalize members of the Tea Party for their political activities. Defendants have filed motions to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), (5), and (6). For the following reasons, defendant Lerner’s motion to dismiss is granted. Defendants Ryan and Ashcroft’s motion to dismiss is denied.
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