Handy v. Diggins et al

Filing 160

MINUTE ORDER denying as moot 141 Motion for Summary Judgment by Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 02/23/12.(jjhsl, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya
Civil Action No. 10–cv–02022–WYD–KMT

WYATT T. HANDY JR.,
Plaintiff,
v.
CHIEF DIGGINS, individual & official capacity,
MAJOR V. CONNORS, individual & official capacity,
CHAPLAIN SCOTT, individual & official capacity,
MR. BURRIS, individual & official capacity, and
PANEL OF ISLAMIC CLERICS, individual & official capacity,
Defendants.

MINUTE ORDER
ORDER ENTERED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE KATHLEEN M. TAFOYA
This matter is before the court on “Defendants’ Motion and Brief for Summary Judgment.”
(Doc. No. 141, filed Dec. 12, 2011.) On February 8, 2012, Chief Judge Wiley Y. Daniel adopted
this court’s Recommendation that Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to file an Amended Complaint be
granted in part and denied in part. (Doc. No. 152.) Accordingly, that same day, Plaintiff’s
Amended Prisoner Complaint was filed by the clerk of court. (Doc. No. 153.) An amended
complaint automatically supersedes the prior operative pleading, which is thereafter treated as
nonexistent. Cassirer v. San Miguel Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Comm’rs, 2009 WL 1600678, at *2 (D.
Colo. 2009) (citations omitted). Accordingly, because it is now targeted at an inoperative
pleading, “Defendants’ Motion and Brief for Summary Judgment” (Doc. No. 141) is DENIED as
moot.
Dated: February 23, 2012