Smith v. All persons claiming a present or future Interest

DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN
IDA SMITH,
Plaintiff,
v.
ALL PERSONS CLAIMING A PRESENT OR
FUTURE INTEREST IN ESTATE 13,
FRIIS, LINDA V. SMITH-FRANCIS,
WILLIAM E. SMITH, ELOISE V. SMITH-
HENDRICKS, BAB FRIIS NO. 1, PAUL
HOFFMAN, JANE HOFFMAN-WALKER,
ELEANOR ADAMS HOFFMAN, MAXWELL
ADAMS HOFFMAN, GLORIA FRANCOIS
MCGOWAN, DAVID A. BORNN AS TRUSTEE
TO THE GAF TRUST ESTATE 14 JOHN’S
FOLLY EXCLUDING ALL HEIRS AT LAW,
ESTATE 15 CONCORDIA A, CORAL BAY
QUARTER, ST JOHN UNITED STATES
VIRGIN ISLANDS, NATIONAL PARK
SERVICE, LAND RESOURCES DIVISION,
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, STANLEY
SELENGUT, WILLIAM B. POPPELTON,
LORRAINE A. POPPELTON, KEVIN M.
WALSH, MARIA K. STURATIS, SCOTT E.
WILMOSKI, CHARLES M. PERDUE,
MONICA PERDUE, JOZSEF NEMETH,
NANCY NEMETH, FRED S. PATTERSON,
MARGARET D. PATTERSON, JOHN R.
PERGOLIZZI, TREASURE VIEW LLC,
GEORGE PILLORGE, DEBORAH PILLORGE,
SCOTT L. HARTSHORN, CLAUDETTE C.
HARTSHORN, HEINZ G. FISHER, LINDA
G. BURDET TRUSTEES OF THE HEINZ G.
FISHER TRUST, DONALD DURANTE,
SAFIA B. DURANTE, CRAIG E.
MITCHELL, ALAN MARTIN KAUFMAN,
RACHELLE KAUFMAN, JEFFREY J.
McCRAVE, ANN McCRAVE, DOROTHY K.
JANOSKO, WILLIAM R. KINCER, SUSAN
B. KINCER, SUSAN GREER
LITTLEFIELD, WAYNE CHESTERFIELD,
MONIQUE FRANCOIS, PEDRITO
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Smith v. All Persons Claiming a Present or Future Interest, et al.
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FRANCOIS, SALT POND VISTA LLC,
V.I. JOSEPH PALMINTERI, CARRIE
GLENN, MARC KAVE, EMILY J.
BRATTON, RICK HATHAWAY, RENE A.
SERVANT aka RENE H. SERVANT, MARIE
THERESE L. SERVANT, LORI JANE
SNACK, BRIAN K. WALDEN,
MINISTER ISHMAEL R. MUHAMMED,
MICHAEL CARPER, REUBEN WHEATLEY,
et al.,
Defendants.
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APPEARANCES:
Ida Smith
New York, NY
Pro se plaintiff.
Matthew J. Duensing, Esq.
Stryker, Duensing, Casner & Dollison
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
For the defendants all persons claiming a present or future
interest and Clotte Diede.
Maria Tankenson Hodge, Esq.
Hodge & Francois
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
For the defendants Paul Hoffman; Jane Hoffman Walker; and
David A. Bornn, Trustee of the GAF Trust.
Rafael F. Muilenburg, Esq.
Morrisette & Muilenburg
St. John, U.S.V.I.
For the defendants William E. Smith; Eloise V. Smith;
Deborah Pillorge; Claudette C. Hartshorn; Scott L.
Hartshorn; Linda V. Smith-Francis; and George Pillorge.
Gloria McGowan
Pro se defendant.
Wayne Chesterfield
Pro se defendant and cross claimant.
Monique Francois
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Pro se defendant.
Pedrito Francois
Pro se defendant.
Joseph Palminteri
Pro se defendant.
W. Mark Hillsman, Esq.
Law Offices of Norman P. Jones, P.C.
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
For the defendants Carrie Glenn; Lori Jane Snack; William
B. Poppelton; Lorraine A. Poppelton; Maria K. Sturaitis;
Charles M. Purdue; Monica Purdue; Salt Pond Vista, LLC;
Heinz G. Fisher; Linda G. Burdet, Trustee of the Heinz G.
Fisher; Safia B. Durante; Donald Durante.
Marc Kave
Pro se defendant.
Emily J. Bratton
Pro se defendant.
Rick Hathaway
Pro se defendant.
Rene A. Servant
Pro se defendant.
Marie Therese Servant
Pro se defendant.
Brian K. Walden
Pro se defendant.
John H. Benham, III, Esq.
Watts, Benham & Sprehn, P.C.
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
For the defendant Stanley Selengut.
Mark D. Hodge, Esq.
Hodge & Francois
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
For the defendants Kevin M. Walsh and Treasure View LLC.
Scott E. Wilmoski
Pro se defendant.
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Jozef Nemeth
Pro se defendant.
Nancy Nemeth
Pro se defendant.
Fred S. Patterson
Pro se defendant.
Margaret D. Patterson
Pro se defendant.
John R. Perqulizzi
Pro se defendant.
Terryhill Enterprises, II
Pro se defendant.
Missouri LLC
Pro se defendant.
Craig E. Mitchell
Pro se defendant.
Michael E. Fitzsimmons, Esq.
Stryker, Duensing, Casner & Dollison
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
For the defendant Alan Martin Kaufman.
Ann McCrave
Pro se defendant.
Jeffrey J. McCrave
Pro se defendant.
William R. Kincer
Pro se defendant.
Susan B. Kincer
Pro se defendant.
Susan Greer Littlefield
Pro se defendant.
Kurt Shore
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Pro se defendant.
Suzanne L. Shore
Pro se defendant.
Dorothy Janosko (also known as “Dorothy K. Janoko”)
Pro se defendant.
ORDER
GÓMEZ, J.
Before the Court is Plaintiff Ida Smith’s (“Smith”) motion
to strike Defendants Paul Hoffman, David Bornn as Trustee of the GAF
Trust, and Jane Hoffman Walker’s (the “Hoffman Defendants”) motion
to dismiss. Smith files this motion pursuant to Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 12(f).
Smith initiated this action on March 24, 2011. A week
later, Smith filed her first amended complaint. Smith then
attempted to further amend her complaint on three occasions. On
the first two occasions, the Court denied her leave to amend her
complaint. On the third occasion, the Magistrate Judge granted
Smith leave to amend her complaint. Accordingly, Smith filed her
second amended complaint.
Subsequently, the Hoffman Defendants filed a motion to
dismiss Smith’s second amended complaint for failure to state a
claim. In their motion, the Hoffman Defendants argued that
Smith’s claims were barred by res judicata. In response, Smith
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filed this Rule 12(f) motion to strike the Hoffman Defendants’
motion to dismiss.
Rule 12(f) generally proscribes filing pleadings containing
redundant, immaterial, impertinent, or scandalous material. Fed.
R. Civ. P. 12(f). This proscription is specifically focused on
pleadings. See id. Indeed, Rule 12(f), in relevant part, only
authorizes the Court to “strike [material] from a pleading.” Id.
(emphasis added).
A motion to dismiss is not a pleading.1 Accordingly, it
cannot be stricken by a Rule 12(f) motion.
The premises considered, it is hereby
ORDERED that Plaintiff Ida Smith’s motion to strike the
Hoffman Defendants’ January 17, 2014 motion to dismiss is
DENIED.
S\
Curtis V. Gómez
District Judge
1 A pleading is “a complaint; an answer to a complaint; an answer to a
counterclaim designated as a counterclaim; an answer to a crossclaim; a
third-party complaint; an answer to a third-party complaint; . . . [or] if
the court orders one, a reply to an answer.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(a).
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