Hampton v. Target Corporation et al

Filing 13

ORDER denying as moot 6 Motion for summary judgment. Signed by Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. on 12/21/2016. (VMF)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
ROSALYN HAMPTON,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 6:16-cv-2148-Orl-37TBS

TARGET CORPORATION,
Defendant.
ORDER
This cause is before the Court on former Defendant[] Roxy Martin’s[] Motion for
Final Summary Judgment and Memorandum of Law (Doc. 6), filed December 14, 2016.
On June 3, 2016, Plaintiff initiated the instant personal injury action in state court
based on allegations of a slip-and-fall accident at an Orlando Target store on June 17,
2015. (Doc. 3.) In doing so, Plaintiff asserted negligence claims against Target
Corporation and Target employee Roxy Martin (“Martin”). (Id.) On November 3, 2016,
Martin moved for summary judgment on the counts alleged against her. (Doc. 6 (“MSJ”).)
Plaintiff subsequently dropped Martin as a party to the suit. (Doc. 1-1, p. 1.)
Due to Martin’s departure from the suit, complete diversity of citizenship now exists
between the parties. (Doc. 1.) Consequently, Defendant removed the action to this Court
on December 14, 2016. (Id.) Nonetheless, Martin’s MSJ remains pending. (See Doc. 6.)
As Martin is no longer a party to this action, the MSJ is due to be denied as moot.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that former Defendant[]
Roxy Martin’s[] Motion for Final Summary Judgment and Memorandum of Law (Doc. 6)
is DENIED AS MOOT.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers in Orlando, Florida, on December 21, 2016.

Copies:
Counsel of Record

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