Legal Opinion
Sopkin v. Lopatto
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 8, 2023No. Civil Action No. 2022-3300Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BARBARA SOPKIN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 22-cv-03300 (TSC) ) ) JOHN LOPATTO, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Defendant John Lopatto has moved to dismiss, ECF No. 12, this action filed by pro se Plaintiff Barbara Sopkin. For the reasons explained below, Lopatto’s Motion to Dismiss will be GRANTED and this case will be dismissed pursuant to Federal Rule 12(b)(1). 1 BACKGROUND Interlase, L.P. Decades ago, Dr. Ken Fox invented and obtained patents for specialized catheters. See Compl., ECF No. 1, ¶¶ 4–6. At the time,…
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