Beal v. Green Rush Group, Inc. et al

Filing 8

Order Denying Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice as Moot (Doc. No. 6 ). Signed by Judge Michael M. Anello on 4/26/21. (jmo)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 10 11 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JORDAN BEAL, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, 12 Case No.: 20-cv-2195-MMA (BGS) ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE AS MOOT Plaintiff, 13 v. 14 GREEN RUSH GROUP, INC., et al., 15 16 [Doc. No. 6] Defendants. 17 18 Plaintiff Jordan Beal (“Plaintiff”) brings this putative class action against Green 19 Rush Group, Inc. (“Defendant”) alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer 20 Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227 et seq. (“TCPA”). See Doc. No. 1. On April 23, 2021, 21 Defendant filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s TCPA claims. See Doc. No. 6. On April 22 26, 2021, Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint in lieu of a response to the pending 23 motion to dismiss. See Doc. No. 7. 24 Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a), a party may amend its pleading “as a 25 matter of course . . . 21 days after service of a motion under Rule 12(b).” Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 15(a)(1)(B). Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint is timely filed under the rule and supersedes 27 the original complaint. As such, the complaint which Defendant moves to dismiss is no 28 longer an operative pleading in this action. See Forsyth v. Humana, Inc., 114 F.3d 1467, -1- 20-cv-2195-MMA (BGS) 1 1474 (9th Cir. 1997); King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d 565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987). Because 2 Defendant seeks dismissal of an inoperative complaint, the pending motion to dismiss the 3 TCPA claims contained therein is now moot. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Accordingly, the Court DENIES Defendant’s motion to dismiss without prejudice as MOOT. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: April 26, 2021 _____________________________ HON. MICHAEL M. ANELLO United States District Judge 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -2- 20-cv-2195-MMA (BGS)

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