Attorneys for Dr. Thomas Weiner on Friday said the federal government’s opposition to his motion to dismiss the civil lawsuit against him lacked facts, offers few theories and was a rush forward without offering details.
“Keeping with the tradition of anticipation in this holiday season, the government’s Opposition proposes the Court deny the Motion to Dismiss and open the discovery phase so we can all find out – even the government it seems – what is beneath their shiny claims.”
They said in their 15-page response the discovery process will likely reveal information that disproves the government’s narrative, the potential for later disclosure and dismissal does not excuse the government’s failure “to plausibly plead facts when threatening Dr. Weiner with financial ruin,” attorneys Joseph E.H. Atkinson and J. Devlan Geddes wrote…