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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARTIN MEE, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

I A NUTRITION, INC.,

Defendant. /

No. C 14-5006 MMC

ORDER DENYING AS MOOT

DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS;

VACATING HEARING; CONTINUING

CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Before the Court is defendant’s “Motion to Dismiss Class Action Complaint Pursuant

to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure § 12(b)(6),” filed January 30, 2015. On February 20,

2015, plaintiffs filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”).

A party may amend a pleading “once as a matter of course within . . . 21 days after

service of a responsive pleading or 21 days after service of a motion under Rule 12(b), (e),

or (f), whichever is earlier.” See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). “[A]n amended pleading

supersedes the original, the latter being treated thereafter as non-existent.” Bullen v. De

Bretteville, 239 F.2d 824, 833 (9th Cir. 1956), cert. denied, 353 U.S. 947 (1957).

In the instant case, plaintiffs filed their FAC within 21 days after service of

defendant’s motion to dismiss, and, consequently, were entitled to amend as of right. See

Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a).

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The Court notes that the parties violated the Court’s Case Management Conference

Order, filed November 20, 2014, by failing to either (1) file a Joint Case Management

Statement no later than February 20, 2014, or (2) file a request to reschedule the February

27, 2014 Case Management Conference. The parties are advised that future violations of

the Court’s orders may subject them to sanctions.

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Accordingly, the Court hereby DENIES as moot defendant’s motion, and VACATES

the March 6, 2015, hearing scheduled thereon.

Further, in light of the recent amendment, the Court hereby CONTINUES the Case

Management Conference from February 27, 2015, to May 8, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. A Joint

Case Management Statement shall be filed no later than May 1, 2015.1

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 24, 2015 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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