King v. Standard Metals Processing, Inc.

Filing 15

ORDER that 8 Motion to Dismiss is DENIED without prejudice. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 6/27/14. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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DEBORAH A. KING,

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2:14-CV-751 JCM (NJK)

Plaintiff(s),
v.
STANDARD METALS PROCESSING,
INC. f/k/a STANDARD GOLD, INC.,

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Defendant(s).

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ORDER
Presently before the court is the matter of King v. Standard Metals Processing, Inc., case no.

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2:14-cv-751-JCM-NJK.

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On June 6, 2014, the defendant filed a motion to dismiss the original complaint. (Doc. # 8).
Before that motion was fully briefed, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint. (Doc. # 14).

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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 pleading, then

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motions to dismiss the original complaint are mooted without prejudice. Johnson v. Cheryl, 2013

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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 defendant’s motion to

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dismiss (doc. # 8) be, and the same hereby is, DENIED without prejudice.
DATED June 27, 2014.

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

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