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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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NOT FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

K. P. Gallagher, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Scottsdale Unified School District, et al.

Defendants. 

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No. CV-08-1173-PHX-FJM

ORDER

The court has before it defendants’ motion to dismiss (doc 6), plaintiff’s response

(doc. 13), and defendants’ reply (doc. 14). 

Defendants argue that plaintiff’s original complaint must be dismissed because it fails

to comply with the minimal pleading requirements of Rule 8(a)(2), Fed. R. Civ. P., and

because it is barred by the relevant statute of limitations. Plaintiff’s original complaint is

strikingly vague. However, on July 16, 2008, after defendants’ filed their motion to dismiss,

plaintiff filed an amended complaint. A party may amend its pleading once as a matter of

course before a responsive pleading is served. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1)(A). A motion to

dismiss is not a responsive pleading. Allwaste, Inc. v. Hecht, 65 F.3d 1523, 1530 (9th Cir.

1995). Therefore, plaintiff had a right to amend her complaint without leave of the court.

As a general rule, an amended complaint supercedes a prior complaint. Therefore,

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defendants’ motion to dismiss is rendered moot because this action is now proceeding on

plaintiff’s amended complaint. 

IT IS ORDERED DENYING defendants’ motion to dismiss as moot (doc. 6). This

order is without prejudice to defendants’ right to move to dismiss plaintiff’s amended

complaint.

DATED this 29th day of August, 2008.

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