Beerman v. Support Dogs, Inc. et al

Filing 18

ORDER denying as moot 4 Defendant Support Dogs, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction. Signed by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 7/11/2017. (LMF)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
JUDY BEERMAN and THOMAS
BEERMAN, Wife
Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No: 2:17-cv-326-FtM-99CM

SUPPORT DOGS, INC.,
Defendant/Third Party
Plaintiff
SUSAN BLUEHS,
Third Party Defendant.
____________________________

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ORDER1

This matter comes before the Court on Defendant Support Dogs, Inc.’s Motion to
Dismiss First Amended Complaint for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction (Doc. 4) filed in state
court on May 8, 2017. This matter was removed to this Court on June 15, 2017. Since
that time, there has been no response filed to the Motion to Dismiss and the time to do
so has expired. It appears that the motion may now be moot due to Defendant’s filing of
an Answer and Affirmative Defenses. (Doc. 10). Defendant may file a renewed motion

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to dismiss if it still wishes to raise any issues with personal jurisdiction, citing authority
that the issue has not been waived.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:
Defendant Support Dogs, Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint for
Lack of Personal Jurisdiction (Doc. 4) is DENIED as moot.
DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida this 11th day of July, 2017.

Copies: All Parties of Record

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