Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. United States Department of the Treasury
District Court, S.D. California
Decided July 23, 2014No. Case No. 14cv594-WQH-NLSPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HAYES, District Judge:
The matter before the Court is the Motion to Dismiss the Complaint for Failure to State a Claim (“Motion to Dismiss”), filed by Defendants United States Department of the Treasury, United States Bureau of the Mint, and the United States of America. (ECF No. 3)'.
I. Background
On March 14, 2014, Plaintiffs Randall Lawrence and Michael McConnell initiated this action by filing a Complaint for Declaratory Judgment (“Complaint”) in this Court. (ECF No. 1).
A. Allegations of the Complaint
Plaintiffs are “the owners of a unique United States coin, a 1974-D Aluminum Cent.” Id.…
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