Gastelum
Gastelum v. Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FERNANDO GASTELUM, Case No. 1:22-cv-00792-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S
v. COMPLAINT AS MOOT PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES STORES, (Doc. 5)
INC.,
15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Fernando Gastelum, proceeding pro se, filed the instant action on June 27, 2022. (Doc. 1.) Defendant Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. filed a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) on September 12, 2022. (Doc. 5.) The motion is set for hearing before the undersigned on November 4, 2022. (Id.) Plaintiff responded to defendant’s motion by filing a first amended complaint on September 23, 2022. (Doc. 12.) Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(1) permits a party to amend its pleading once as “a matter of course” within 21 days after service of a responsive pleading or a motion under Rule 12(b), (e), or (f), whichever is earlier. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1)(B). An…