McDonagh et al v. Harrah's Las Vegas, Inc. et al

Filing 39

ORDER Denying as moot Defendants' 16 Motion to Dismiss the original Complaint. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 6/12/2014. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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2:13-CV-1744 JCM (CWH)

NICOLE MCDONAGH, et al.,
Plaintiff(s),
v.
HARRAH’S LAS VEGAS, INC., et al.,

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Defendant(s).

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ORDER

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Presently before the court is a motion to dismiss filed by defendants Harrah’s Entertainment,
LLC and Harrah’s Las Vegas, Inc. (Doc. # 16).

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This motion requests the dismissal of plaintiff’s original complaint. However, after this
motion was filed, plaintiff filed an amended complaint. (Doc. # 20).
An amended complaint supersedes the original pleading, making it "non-existent." Valadez-

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Lopez v. Chertoff, 656 F.3d 851,857 (9th Cir. 2011). If a litigant files an amended

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pleading, then motions to dismiss the original complaint are mooted without prejudice. Johnson v.

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Cheryl, 2013 WL 3943606, at *2 (D. Nev. 2013).

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James C. Mahan
U.S. District Judge

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Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that defendants’ motion to

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dismiss the original complaint (doc. # 16) be, and the same hereby is, DENIED as moot.
DATED June 12, 2014.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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James C. Mahan
U.S. District Judge

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