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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Contract Dispute

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ROBERT TERRY, CREST 

CORPORATION, and CREST 

IRREVOCABLE BUSINESS TRUST, 

dba FREEDOM MEDIA,

Plaintiffs,

v.

REGISTER TAPES UNLIMITED, 

INC., EDWARD “DOUG” ENDSLEY, 

ASHLEY MATE, and DOES 1-50, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

CIV. NO. 2:16-00806 WBS AC

ORDER

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On April 26, 2016, defendants Edward “Doug” Endsley and 

Ashley Mate filed a motion to dismiss the seventh cause of action 

in plaintiffs’ Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 12(b)(6). (Docket No. 5.) Plaintiffs filed a First 

Amended Complaint on May 13, 2016. (Docket No. 6.) Rule 

15(a)(1) allows a party to “amend its pleading once as a matter 

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of course within: (A) 21 days after serving it, or (B) if the 

pleading is one to which a responsive pleading is required, 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.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1). Plaintiffs properly filed 

their First Amended Complaint within 21 days after service of 

defendants’ motion to dismiss, thereby mooting defendants’ 

pending motion to dismiss. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that defendants’ motion to 

dismiss be, and the same hereby is DENIED without prejudice as 

moot.

Dated: June 14, 2016

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