Glass Egg Digital Media v. Gameloft, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 GLASS EGG DIGITAL MEDIA, Case No. 17-cv-04165-MMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER REGARDING NOTICE OF

v. JOINDER

GAMELOFT, INC., et al., Defendants.

13 Before the Court is defendant Gameloft, Inc.’s (“GLI”) “Notice of Joinder,” filed January 26, 2022 (see Doc. No. 287), whereby GLI purports to join defendant Gameloft SE’s “Motion Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2) and 12(b)(6) to Dismiss [the] Fourth Amended Complaint” (see Doc. No. 285). Plaintiff has filed opposition thereto. A motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b) “must be made before pleading if a responsive pleading is required.” See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b). “In other words, a motion to dismiss . . . must be filed before an answer.” Roberts v. County of Riverside, Case No. EDCV 19-1877 JGB (SHKx), 2020 WL 5934303, at *2 n.4 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 11, 2014) (internal quotation and citation omitted). In the instant case, GLI filed an answer to the Fourth Amended Complaint on …