( December 12, 2023, 11:55 AM EST) -- RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. government has filed a brief in federal court in North Carolina contending that it should deny a plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment in litigation against the government for injuries allegedly caused by toxic water at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune because under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, summary judgment is inappropriate where there has been no opportunity for discovery of the relevant facts....