Mays v. Gore et al

Filing 12

ORDER denying as moot ENG Lending's Motions to Dismiss; any future motions must be filed in accordance with Local Rule 7.2; pltf shall file a fourth amended complaint, as directed, within 20 days of the entry of this Order. Signed by Judge Susan Webber Wright on 2/6/12. (vjt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION
TIFFANY KNIGHT MAYS,
Plaintiff,
vs.

RYAN CHASE GORE and
BANK OF ENGLAND d/b/a
ENG LENDING,
Defendants.

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No. 4:12-cv-00068-SWW

ORDER
Plaintiff Tiffany Knight Mays brings this action against Ryan Chase Gore (Gore) and
Bank of England d/b/a ENG Lending (ENG Lending) alleging negligent hiring, retention, and
supervision of Gore, fraud, violations of the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Ark. Code
Ann. § 4-88-101 et. seq., and violations of the Credit Repair Organizations Act, 15 U.S.C. §
1679 et seq., with respect to a home loan she states she received from ENG Lending. This action
was originally filed in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas, but was removed to this
Court by ENG Lending (and consented to by Gore) on February 1, 2012.
Following the filing of her original complaint, plaintiff filed in state court an amendment
to the complaint [doc.#4], a second amendment to the complaint [doc.#7], and a third
amendment to the complaint [doc.#8]. In each successive complaint, plaintiff states that she
“adopts and readopts any and all allegations and/or statements of fact as specified” in her
previous complaints. In response to the original and amended complaint, ENG Lending filed in
state court motions to dismiss, “or in the alternative,” answers to the original and amended
complaint. No briefs were filed with these motions.

Local Rule 5.5(e) of the Eastern and Western District of Arkansas provides that “[a]ny
amendment to a pleading, whether filed as a matter of course or upon a motion to amend, must,
except by leave of Court, reproduce the entire pleading as amended, and may not incorporate any
prior pleading by reference.” Local Rule 7.2(a) provides that “[a]ll motions except those
mentioned in paragraph (d) [which does not mention motions to dismiss] shall be accompanied
by a brief consisting of a concise statement of relevant facts and applicable law.”
Given the disjointed nature of plaintiff’s various complaints, and consistent with Local
Rule 5.5, the Court orders plaintiff to file within twenty (20) days of the date of entry of this
Order a fourth amended complaint that incorporates in that one document everything she is
alleging in this action; the Court directs that plaintiff not incorporate in this fourth amended
complaint any of the prior complaints by reference.1
The Court denies as moot ENG Lending’s motions to dismiss. Any future motions must
be filed in accordance with Local Rule 7.2.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 6th day of February 2012

/s/Susan Webber Wright
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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As “[i]t is well-established that an amended complaint supercedes an original complaint and renders the
original complaint without legal effect,” In re Wireless Tel. Fed. Cost Recovery Fees Litig., 396 F.3d 922, 928 (8th
Cir. 2005), the soon-to-be filed fourth amended complaint will be the sole basis of this action.

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