KIMMELL v. ENOVAPREMIER OF INDIANA LLC et al

Filing 114

ORDER ON SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC.'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT - Superiour's motion for summary judgment is DENIED without prejudice as moot. SEE ORDER. Signed by Judge James Patrick Hanlon on 10/3/2019. (JRB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
EVANSVILLE DIVISION
TROY D. KIMMELL,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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ENOVAPREMIER OF INDIANA LLC,
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GUSTAVO JIMENEZ, INC.
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a/k/a SOUTHWEST FREIGHTLINES, )
INC.,
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SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES
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INTERNATIONAL, INC,
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SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES NORTH
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AMERICA, S.DE R.L. DE C.V.,
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Defendants.
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SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES
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INTERNATIONAL, INC,
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SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES NORTH
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AMERICA, S.DE R.L. DE C.V.,
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UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE
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COMPANY,
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Cross Claimants, )
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v.
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GUSTAVO JIMENEZ, INC.,
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GUSTAVO JIMENEZ, INC.,
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Cross Defendant. )
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UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE
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COMPANY,
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Intervenor
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Defendant.

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No. 3:18-cv-00070-JPH-MPB

ORDER ON SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC.’S
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
On June 17, 2016, Troy Kimmell suffered serious injuries after a
shipment of aluminum wheels fell on him as he was unloading a trailer. Dkt.
22 ¶¶ 11, 16. Mr. Kimmell filed a complaint alleging that Superior Industries
International, Inc. “negligently loaded the semi-trailer at issue.” Id. ¶ 17(A).
Superior moved for summary judgment on Mr. Kimmell’s “sole allegation”
against Superior: that Superior is responsible for his injuries because it loaded
the semi-trailer negligently. Dkt. 54 at 5. Superior argued that it was entitled
to summary judgment because it did not load the semi-trailer led to Mr.
Kimmell’s injuries. Id.
After Superior moved for summary judgment, Mr. Kimmell “acquired
evidence that [Superior] did not load the trailer . . . but committed other acts of
omission and negligence” that caused his injuries. Dkt. 82 ¶ 3. Therefore, Mr.
Kimmell filed an amended complaint that no longer alleged that Superior
negligently loaded the trailer. Dkt. 88. Instead, it alleged that Superior
negligently instructed others how the load should be secured in the trailer and
failed to provide straps to secure the load. Id. ¶ 19.
An amended complaint supersedes a prior complaint, rendering the
original complaint void. Flannery v. Recording Indus. Ass’n of Am., 354 F.3d
632, 638 (7th Cir. 2004). Since Mr. Kimmell no longer alleges that Superior
negligently loaded the trailed that fell on him, Superior’s motion for summary
judgment is DENIED without prejudice as moot. See Parker v. Trueblood, No.

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2:17-cv-256, 2017 WL 6406836, at *2 (S.D. Ind. Dec. 15, 2017) (holding that
the filing of an amended complaint rendered a preceding motion for summary
judgment moot).
SO ORDERED.
Date: 10/3/2019

Distribution:
Laura Katherine Boren
ZIEMER STAYMAN WEITZEL & SHOULDERS LLP
[e-mail]
Monica Clae Gilmore
GILMORE LAW OFFICE, LLC
[e-mail]
Haley Johnston
FROST BROWN TODD LLC (Indianapolis)
[e-mail]
John M. Ketcham
PLEWS SHADLEY RACHER & BRAUN LLP
[e-mail]
A. Kristine Lindley
SKILES DETRUDE
[e-mail]
Dane Andrew Mize
SKILES DETRUDE
[e-mail]
Eric A. Riegner
FROST BROWN TODD LLC (Indianapolis)
[e-mail]
Patrick A. Shoulders
ZIEMER STAYMAN WEITZEL & SHOULDERS
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[e-mail]
Richard Robert Skiles
SKILES DETRUDE
[e-mail]
Joanne Rouse Sommers
PLEWS SHADLEY RACHER & BRAUN LLP
[e-mail]

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