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Schuyleman v. Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co.

United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Jun 12, 2023
No. C23-0562JLR (W.D. Wash. Jun. 12, 2023)

Opinion

C23-0562JLR

06-12-2023

JAY SCHUYLEMAN, Plaintiff, v. BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO., et al., Defendants.


ORDER

JAMES L. ROBART UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

This matter comes before the court on Defendants Barnhart Crane and Rigging Co. and Barnhart Crane and Rigging, LLC's (together, “Barnhart”) motion to dismiss Plaintiff Jay Schuyleman's original complaint. (MTD (Dkt. # 16).) Barnhart filed its motion on May 24, 2023. (Id.) On June 10, 2023, Mr. Schuyleman filed an amended complaint as a matter of course. (Am. Compl. (Dkt. # 20)); see Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a)(1)(B) (allowing amendment as a matter of course 21 days after service of a motion under Rule 12(b)). In the Ninth Circuit, the filing of “an amended complaint supercedes [sic] the original complaint and renders it without legal effect.” Lacey v. Maricopa Cnty., 693 F.3d 896, 927 (9th Cir. 2012). “Courts often apply this rule to motions to dismiss a complaint that has since been superseded and deny such motions as moot.” Bisson v. Bank of Am., N.A., No. C12-0995JLR, 2012 WL 5866309, at *1 (W.D. Wash. Nov. 16, 2012) (collecting cases). Because Mr. Schuyleman's amended complaint has superseded the original complaint and is now the operative pleading in this proceeding, the court DENIES Barnhart's motion to dismiss (Dkt. # 16) as moot. This ruling is without prejudice to Barnhart filing a motion to dismiss, if warranted, regarding Mr. Schuyleman's amended complaint.


Summaries of

Schuyleman v. Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co.

United States District Court, Western District of Washington
Jun 12, 2023
No. C23-0562JLR (W.D. Wash. Jun. 12, 2023)
Case details for

Schuyleman v. Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co.

Case Details

Full title:JAY SCHUYLEMAN, Plaintiff, v. BARNHART CRANE AND RIGGING CO., et al.…

Court:United States District Court, Western District of Washington

Date published: Jun 12, 2023

Citations

No. C23-0562JLR (W.D. Wash. Jun. 12, 2023)