VII. CONCLUSION
The Plaintiff’s allegation that the Defendants’ purpose is to “destroy
USAPA” undermines the Plaintiff’s RICO claims in two respects. By
asserting that the Defendants’ goal is the destruction of the Plaintiff itself,
the Plaintiff fails to meet the continuity requirement of RICO and also fails
to allege adequately an essential element of extortion, namely, that the
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Defendants seek to “obtain” the Plaintiff’s “property.” For these reasons,
the Court concludes that Counts One and Two of the Plaintiff’s Amended
Complaint fail to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and
accordingly, these claims are dismissed. Because the federal claims
asserted by the Plaintiff have been dismissed, the Court declines to
exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Plaintiff’s state-law claims
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1367(c)(3), and these claims are therefore
dismissed without prejudice. The Plaintiff’s request for leave to file its
proposed Second Amended Complaint is futile and therefore is denied.
Finally, the Plaintiff’s requests for a temporary restraining order and a
preliminary injunction are rendered moot by the dismissal of the Plaintiff’s
state-law claims, and for that reason are denied.
Accordingly, IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Motion to
Dismiss of Defendants AWAPPA, [Doc. 42] and the Motion to Dismiss by Individual
Defendants Eric Auxier,, and Joinder in
Motion to Dismiss Filed by AWAPPA Defendants [Doc. 77] are GRANTED
to the extent that Counts One and Two of the Amended Complaint are
DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE pursuant to Rules 12(B)(1) and 12(B)(6) of
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Because the federal claims asserted by the Plaintiff have been
dismissed, the Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over
the Plaintiff’s state-law claims (Counts Three through Eleven) pursuant to
28 U.S.C. §1367(c)(3), and accordingly, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that
these claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to
Amend First Amended Verified Complaint [Doc. 80] is DENIED as futile.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that to the extent that the Motion to
Dismiss by the Individual Defendants [Doc. 77] seeks dismissal of these
Defendants for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue, such
Motion is DENIED AS MOOT.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Plaintiff’s Motion for Temporary
Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction [Doc. 63] is DENIED AS
MOOT.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: July 11, 2008