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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity Action

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEAN-BAPTISTE MACKENSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES 

INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant.

Case No.: 18-CV-1026 W (AGS)

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION TO DISMISS AS MOOT 

[DOC. 4]

On May 29, 2018, Defendant filed a motion to dismiss. [Doc. 4.] 21 days later, on 

June 19, 2018, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). [Doc. 5.]

A party may amend a complaint within 21 days of service of a responsive pleading. 

See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1)(B). “It is well-established in our circuit that an ‘amended 

complaint supersedes the original, the latter being treated thereafter as non-existent.’ ” 

Ramirez v. Cty. of San Bernardino, 806 F.3d 1002, 1008 (9th Cir. 2015) (quoting Forsyth 

v. Humana, Inc., 114 F.3d 1467, 1474 (9th Cir. 1997)). Accordingly, when a plaintiff 

timely amends, the original complaint ceases to exist, and any pending motions to 

dismiss it are moot. See id.

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In light of the filing of the FAC, the Court denies Defendant’s motion [Doc. 4] as 

moot. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 9, 2018

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