Legal Opinion
Cheeks v. Powerball
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 6, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2024-2724Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOHN CONRAD CHEEKS, : : Plaintiff, : Civil Action No.: 24-2724 (RC) : v. : Re Document Nos.: 11, 13, 14, 21 : POWERBALL LOTTERY, : : Defendant. : MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff John Conrad Cheeks filed this lawsuit pro se against Defendant, the Florida Lottery, alleging that Defendant failed to pay Cheeks the Powerball Lottery grand prize of $320,600,000 despite his lottery ticket matching the numbers displayed on the DC Lottery’s website. The Florida Lottery moved to dismiss the…
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