Hawkins v. Hollandale School District

N.D. Mississippi

Hawkins v. Hollandale School District

DecidedMay 3, 2022

Docket4:21-cv-00072

StatusUnknown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI GREENVILLE DIVISION

CHARLOTTE HAWKINS PLAINTIFF

V. NO. 4:21-CV-72-DMB-JMV

HOLLANDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT, DR. MARIO WILLIS, SUPERINTENDENT DEFENDANT

ORDER On October 22, 2021, Hollandale School District, Dr. Mario Willis, Superintendent, moved to dismiss Charlotte Hawkins’ Title VII employment discrimination complaint based on her failure to exhaust her administrative remedies. Doc. #23. After she was granted leave to amend,1 Hawkins filed an amended complaint on April 29, 2022. Doc. #48. Because, generally, “an amended complaint supersedes the original complaint,” “the filing of an amended complaint will ordinarily moot a pending motion to dismiss unless the amended complaint on its face fails to address the alleged defects identified in the motion to dismiss.” Sutton v. Allstate Ins. Co., No. 4:19-cv-74, 2020 WL 896748, at *1 (N.D. Miss. Feb. 24, 2020) (cleaned up) (collecting cases). Here, because the amended complaint contains only claims the Court determined were exhausted,2 it addresses the defects in the original complaint identified in the motion to dismiss. Accordingly, the motion to dismiss the original complaint [23] is DENIED as moot. SO ORDERED, this 3rd day of May, 2022. /s/Debra M. Brown UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1 Doc. #44. 2 Id. at 2; see Doc. #34 at 5 (finding Hawkins’ retaliation claim exhausted).

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI GREENVILLE DIVISION

CHARLOTTE HAWKINS PLAINTIFF

V. NO. 4:21-CV-72-DMB-JMV

HOLLANDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT, DR. MARIO WILLIS, SUPERINTENDENT DEFENDANT

ORDER On October 22, 2021, Hollandale School District, Dr. Mario Willis, Superintendent, moved to dismiss Charlotte Hawkins’ Title VII employment discrimination complaint based on her failure to exhaust her administrative remedies. Doc. #23. After she was granted leave to amend,1 Hawkins filed an amended complaint on April 29, 2022. Doc. #48. Because, generally, “an amended complaint supersedes the original complaint,” “the filing of an amended complaint will ordinarily moot a pending motion to dismiss unless the amended complaint on its face fails to address the alleged defects identified in the motion to dismiss.” Sutton v. Allstate Ins. Co., No. 4:19-cv-74, 2020 WL 896748, at *1 (N.D. Miss. Feb. 24, 2020) (cleaned up) (collecting cases). Here, because the amended complaint contains only claims the Court determined were exhausted,2 it addresses the defects in the original complaint identified in the motion to dismiss. Accordingly, the motion to dismiss the original complaint [23] is DENIED as moot. SO ORDERED, this 3rd day of May, 2022. /s/Debra M. Brown UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1 Doc. #44. 2 Id. at 2; see Doc. #34 at 5 (finding Hawkins’ retaliation claim exhausted).

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