“An amended complaint supersedes an original complaint.”
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- “An amended complaint supersedes an original complaint.”
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The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
JACKSONVILLE DIVISION
ALI AKHENATEN,
Plaintiff,
Vv. CASE NO. 3:24-cv-481-WWB-SJH
FABIANA BROWN,
Defendant.
ORDER
Plaintiff filed an amended complaint on September 6, 2024. Doc. 19.
Accordingly, Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Supporting Memorandum of Law,
Doc. 4, filed on May 20, 2024, and directed to the original complaint, is denied as
moot.! See Malowney v. Federal Collection Deposit Group, 193 F.3d 1342, 1345 n.1 (11th
Cir. 1999) (“An amended complaint supersedes an original complaint.”).
DONE AND ORDERED in Jacksonville, Florida, on December 23, 2024.
[Z J. Horovitz
United States Magistrate Judge
' This Order does not address the Amended Complaint, Doc. 19, or Defendant’s
Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint and Supporting Memorandum, Doc. 20, which are
the subject of a Report and Recommendation entered on December 19, 2024, Doc. 24.
Copies to:
Pro Se Plaintiff
Counsel of Record
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