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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DONNELLE McCLAIN, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

MICHAEL PIROTTO, COUNTY OF 

SACRAMENTO, DOES 1-10, 

Defendants. 

No. 2:14-cv-1467-TLN-EFB PS 

ORDER 

On April 21, 2015, defendants moved to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a 

claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil (“Rule”) 12(b)(6). ECF No. 13. Defendants noticed the 

motion for hearing on May 27, 2015. Id. On April 29, 2015, plaintiff filed a first amended 

complaint. 

Rule 15 permits a party to amend its complaint once as a matter of course within 21 days 

after service of a motion under Rule 12(b). Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1)(B). Here, plaintiff was 

entitled to amend her complaint without leave of court because she filed her amended complaint 

on April 29, 2015, less than 21 days after defendants moved to dismiss. Thus, plaintiff’s first 

amended complaint supersedes the original complaint, which defendants move to dismiss. The 

amended complaint renders the original of no legal effect and the motion to dismiss as moot. See 

Ramirez v. Silgan Containers, 2007 WL 1241829, at *6 (Apr. 26, 2007). 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. This action will proceed on plaintiff’s first amended complaint, ECF No. 15. 

2. Defendants’ motion to dismiss, ECF Nos. 13, is denied as moot and the May 27, 2015 

hearing thereon is vacated. 

3. Defendants shall file a response to plaintiff’s amended complaint within the time 

prescribed in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

DATED: May 7, 2015. 

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