City of Philadelphia v. Hempstead Props.

Full title: CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Plaintiff, v. HEMPSTEAD PROPERTIES, LLC, Defendant.

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Apr 15, 2024

Civil Action 23-2434 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 15, 2024)

Opinion

Civil Action 23-2434

04-15-2024

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Plaintiff, v. HEMPSTEAD PROPERTIES, LLC, Defendant.

GERALD J. PAPPERT, J.

ORDER

GERALD J. PAPPERT, J.

AND NOW, this 15th day of April 2024, upon consideration of Hempstead's Amended Answer and Counterclaims (ECF No. 18), the City's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 19), Hempstead's Motion to Substitute a Party (ECF No. 22), and the City's Response in Opposition to the Motion to Substitute a Party (ECF No. 25), it is hereby ORDERED that the City's Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED. All counterclaims against the City are DISMISSED without prejudice. Hempstead may file an amended Answer and Counterclaim by April 29, 2024. Hempstead's Motion to Substitute a Party is DENIED as moot. Consistent with the accompanying Memorandum, Hempstead may substitute named parties for the John Does in its amended answer and counterclaim, and is also granted thirty days to serve them with process.

BY THE COURT: