PALAZZOLO v. RUGGIANO

Civil Action No. 96-661-T.

993 F.Supp. 45 (1998)

Donna M. PALAZZOLO v. John R. RUGGIANO, M.D.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

February 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles S. Kirwan, Noelle K. Clapham, Charles S. Kirwan & Assoc., Pawtucket, RI, for Plaintiff.

David W. Carroll, Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Peirce, Providence, RI, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS

TORRES, District Judge.

The defendant moves, pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1), to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

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