Honus Wagner Company v. Luminary Group LLC

Filing 70

ORDER ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS, OR IN ALTERNATIVE CHANGE VENUE; MOTION TO STRIKE; MOTION TO TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE; MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME; AND MOTION TO AMEND. Defendant Luminary's Motion to Dismiss 34 -GRANTED-; Defendant L. Roberts' M otion to Dismiss 47 is -GRANTED-; Defendants Motions to Transfer Venue to the Southern District of Indiana as contained in 34 and 47 are -DENIED AS MOOT-; Plaintiff's Amended Complaint, 20 is -DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE-; Defendant L. R oberts' Motion to Take Judicial Notice, 48 is -DENIED AS MOOT-; Defendant L. Robert's Motion to Dismiss 47 is -GRANTED-; Plaintiff's Motion for Extension of Time to Amend Pleadings 67 -DENIED AS MOOT-; Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint 68 is -DENIED AS MOOT-; All deadlines are terminated and all pending motions are denied as moot. The Clerk shall CLOSE this case. Signed by Judge Beth Bloom on 12/21/2017. (mno) NOTICE: If there are sealed documents in this case, they may be unsealed after 1 year or as directed by Court Order, unless they have been designated to be permanently sealed. See Local Rule 5.4 and Administrative Order 2014-69.

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