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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)

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A motion to dismiss is not a “responsive pleading.” See Crum v. Circus Circus

Enterprises, 231 F. 3d 1129, 1130 n. 3 (9th Cir. 2000).

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

ROSS J. MILLER, et al.,

Defendants /

No. C 05-3418 MMC

ORDER DENYING AS MOOT

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR A MORE

DEFINITE STATEMENT AND TO

DISMISS COUNTERCLAIMS;

VACATING HEARING

Before the Court is plaintiff’s motion for a more definite statement, pursuant to Rule

12(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or, in the alternative, to dismiss defendants’

counterclaims, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6). On October 28, 2005, before plaintiff filed a

responsive pleading to the original Counterclaim, defendants filed an Amended

Counterclaim.

A party may amend a pleading “once as a matter of course at any time before a

responsive pleading is served.” See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a).1

 “[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).

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Accordingly, the Court hereby DENIES as moot plaintiff’s motion for a more definite

statement, or, in the alternative, to dismiss, and VACATES the hearing scheduled for

November 18, 2005.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 2, 2005 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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