IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

SOUTHEASTERN BOLL WEEVIL 

ERADICATION FOUNDATION, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION 

FOUNDATION OF GEORGIA, INC., 

and TOMMY IRVIN in his capacity as 

TRUSTEE of the BOLL WEEVIL 

ERADICATION FOUNDATION OF 

GEORGIA, INC., 

Defendants. 

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DEFENDANT TOMMY IRVIN, COMMISSIONER,

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S

PRE-ANSWER MOTION TO DISMISS

COMES NOW, Defendant Tommy Irvin, Commissioner, Georgia 

Department of Agriculture, (designated in the caption of this matter as “Tommy 

Irvin in his capacity as trustee for the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of 

Georgia, Inc.”) by and through counsel, the Attorney General for the State of 

Georgia, and specially appears (without submitting himself to the jurisdiction of 

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the Court or waiving proper service of process or the appropriate statute of 

limitations or any other defense otherwise available to him), to submit this PreAnswer Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1)(2), (3), and (6), and 

17(b) on the basis of (1) plaintiff’s lack of standing, (2) lack of personal 

jurisdiction, (3) Eleventh Amendment Immunity, and (4) failure to state a claim. 

In support of his Motion, Commissioner Irvin relies on his supporting brief filed 

contemporaneously with this motion. 

 Respectfully submitted this 4th day of December, 20061

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 THURBERT E. BAKER 033887 

 Attorney General 

 ISAAC BYRD 101150 

 Deputy Attorney General 

 . /s/ John E. Hennelly .

 JOHN E. HENNELLY 347075 

 Senior Assistant Attorney General 

 

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 The timeframe for the filing of a responsive pleading by Defendant Irvin was extended an additional three weeks 

from the initial due date of November 14, 2006, by agreement of the parties. 

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Please Address All 

Communications To: 

JOHN E. HENNELLY 

Senior Assistant Attorney General 

Georgia Department of Law 

40 Capitol Square, S.W. 

Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1300 

Telephone: (404) 656-7540 

Facsimile: (404) 651-6341 

E-mail: jhennelly@law.ga.gov 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

SOUTHEASTERN BOLL WEEVIL 

ERADICATION FOUNDATION, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION 

FOUNDATION OF GEORGIA, INC., 

and TOMMY IRVIN in his capacity as 

TRUSTEE of the BOLL WEEVIL 

ERADICATION FOUNDATION OF 

GEORGIA, INC., 

Defendants. 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 I do hereby certify that I have this day served the within and foregoing 

DEFENDANT TOMMY IRVIN, COMMISSIONER, GEORGIA 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S PRE-ANSWER MOTION TO 

DISMISS, prior to filing the same using the CM/ECF system, by depositing 

a copy thereof, postage prepaid, in the United States Mail, properly 

addressed upon: 

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Duke R. Groover, Esq. 

William H. Noland, Esq. 

Groover & Childs 

Post Office Box 898 

Macon, Georgia 31202 

D. Mitchell Henry, Esq. 

T. Randall Lyons, Esq. 

Webster, Henry, Lyons & White PC 

Post Office Box 239 

Montgomery, Alabama 36101-0239 

Jerry A. Buchanan, Esq. 

Benjamin A. Land, Esq. 

Buchanan & Land, LLP 

P. O. Box 2848 

Columbus, Georgia 31902 

Simeon F. Penton, Esq. 

Kaufman & Rothfeder, P.C. 

P. O. Drawer 4540 

Montgomery, Alabama 36102 

 This 4th day of December, 2006. 

 . /s/ John E. Hennelly .

 JOHN E. HENNELLY 

 Senior Assistant Attorney General 

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