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David B. Miller

Texas Bar No. 00788057 

david@schneidlaw.com

SCHNEIDER MILLER REYNOLDS, P.C.

300 N. Coit Road, Suite 1125 

Richardson, Texas 75080 

Telephone: (972) 479-1112 

Facsimile: (972) 479-1113 

T. Micah Dortch

Texas Bar No. 24044981 

micah@dll-law.com

Dortch Lindstrom Livingston Law Group 

2613 Dallas Parkway, Suite 220 

Plano, Texas 75093 

Telephone: 214-252-8258 

Facsimile: 888-653-3299 

Special Counsel for the Trustee Areya Holder Aurzada

IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

DALLAS DIVISION

IN RE: § CASE NO. 22-30500-swe7

DENNIS JAMES ROGERS II, § 

 Debtor. § CHAPTER 7 

_____________________________________________________________________________ 

AREYA HOLDER AURZADA, § 

CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE FOR THE § 

BANKRUPTCY ESTATE OF § 

DENNIS JAMES ROGERS II § 

 Plaintiff, § 

 § 

v. § Adversary No. 24-03028 

 § 

FUNDERZ.NET, LLC, § 

 Defendant. § 

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE THAT THE AMENDED COMPLAINT

MOOTS DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS

On June 6, 2024, Defendant Funderz.Net, LLC (“Funderz”) moved to dismiss Trustee’s 

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Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). See Dkt. No. 5. 

On July 22, 2024, the Trustee filed an Amended Complaint. See Dkt. No. 20. As a result, 

Funderz’s Motion to Dismiss is moot. “An amended complaint supersedes the original complaint 

and renders it of no legal effect unless the amended complaint specifically refers to and adopts or 

incorporates by reference the earlier pleading.” King v. Dogan, 31 F.3d 344, 346 (5th Cir. 1994). 

Thus, because the original Complaint has been deprived of “legal effect,” Funderz’ Motion to 

Dismiss must be denied as moot. See Optis Wireless Tech., LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 19-0066, 2020 

WL 999463, at *1 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 2, 2020) (denying defendant’s motion to dismiss original 

complaint as moot after plaintiffs filed an amended complaint); Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Maniscalco, 

No. 15-0035, 2015 WL 11111369, at *1 n.2 (E.D. Tex. May 11, 2015) (same); Chaisson v. 

Grounds, No. 13- 0054, 2014 WL 175329, at *4 (E.D. Tex. Jan. 14, 2014) (“The Fifth Circuit has 

stated that an amended complaint supersedes the original and becomes the operative pleading.”). 

Respectfully submitted,

 By: /s/ David B. Miller 

David B. Miller

Texas Bar No. 00788057 

david@schneidlaw.com

SCHNEIDER MILLER REYNOLDS, P.C.

300 N. Coit Road, Suite 1125 

Richardson, Texas 75080 

Telephone:(972) 479-1112 

Facsimile: (972) 479-1113 

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/s/ T. Micah Dortch 

T. Micah Dortch

Texas Bar No. 24044981 

micah@dll-law.com

Dortch Lindstrom Livingston Law Group 

2613 Dallas Parkway, Suite 220 

Plano, Texas 75093 

Telephone: 214-252-8258 

Facsimile: 888-653-3299 

Special Counsel for the Trustee 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that on July 22, 2024, I caused a copy of the foregoing to 

be served on all parties eligible to receive service through the Electronic Case Filing System for the 

United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas by electronic mail. 

By: /s/T. Micah Dortch 

T. Micah Dortch

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