Opinion
22 CV 5990 (VB)
12-06-2022
JOHN HECTOR, Plaintiff, v. KATHLEEN HECTOR, JEANINE HECTOR, EDWARD GUTHRIE, RAYMOND JOHNSON, and DOES 1 through 5, Defendants.
ORDER
Vincent L. Briccetti, United States District Judge
On December 5, 2022, defendants Kathleen Hector, Jeanine Hector, Edward Guthrie, and Raymond Johnson moved to dismiss the amended complaint. (Doc. #15).
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that, by no later than December 16, 2022, plaintiff must notify the Court by letter whether he (i) intends to file a second amended complaint in response to the motion to dismiss, or (ii) will rely on the complaint that is the subject of the motion to dismiss.
If plaintiff elects not to file an amended complaint, the motion will proceed in the regular course, and the Court is unlikely to grant plaintiff a further opportunity to amend to address the purported deficiencies made apparent by the fully briefed arguments in defendant's motion. See Lorelev Fin, (Jersey) No, 3 Ltd, v. Wells Fargo Sec., LLC, 797 F.3d 160, 190 (2d Cir. 2015) (leaving “unaltered the grounds on which denial of leave to amend has long been held proper, such as undue delay, bad faith, dilatory motive, and futility”); accord F5 Cap, v. Pappas, 856 F.3d 61, 89-90 (2d Cir. 2017). The time to file opposing and reply papers shall be governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Civil Rules, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
If plaintiff elects to file an amended complaint, he must do so by no later than 14 days after notifying the Court of his intent to do so. Within 21 days of such amendment, defendant may either: (i) file an answer to the amended complaint; (ii) file a motion to dismiss the amended complaint; or (iii) notify the Court by letter that it is relying on the initially filed motion to dismiss.
SO ORDERED.