Rankine v. Levi Strauss & Co.

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK wane eK PATRICK RANKINE, : Plaintiff, : : 22-CV-3362 (VSB) -against- : : ORDER LEVI STRAUSS & CO., : Defendant. :

wane eK VERNON S. BRODERICK, United States District Judge: On July 28, 2022, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(1)(B). “[W]hen a plaintiff properly amends [a] complaint after a defendant has filed a motion to dismiss that is still pending, the district court has the option of either denying the pending motion as moot or evaluating the motion in light of the facts alleged in the amended complaint.” Pettaway v. Nat’l Recovery Sols., LLC, 955 F.3d 299, 303-04 (2d Cir. 2020). Accordingly, it is hereby: ORDERED that Defendant shall file a letter within seven (7) days deciding whether its motion to dismiss should be deemed moot without prejudice to refile a new motion to dismiss in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(3), or if I should evaluate Defendant’s current motion to dismiss in light of the facts alleged in the amended complaint. SO ORDERED. Dated: July 29, 2022 i { . ) New York, New York IO Vernon S. Broderick United States District Judge