Evans v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education ( 2022 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 3:22-cv-00257-MOC-DCK SERENA EVANS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Vs. ) ORDER ) CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG ) BOARD OF EDUCATION, ) ) Defendant. ) THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion to Strike certain affirmative defenses from Defendant’s Answer to Complaint. (Doc. No. 20). Defendant filed an Amended Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint on November 9, 2022. (Doc. No. 27). Because Defendant’s Amended Answer excludes the affirmative defenses Plaintiff sought to strike, the pending Motion to Strike the original Answer is moot. See Young v. City of Mount Ranier, 238 F.3d 567, 573 (4th Cir. 2001) (“The general rule ... is that an amended pleading supersedes the original pleading, rendering the original pleading of no effect.”). IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: (1) Plaintiff's Motion to Strike, (Doc. No. 20), is DENIED as moot. Signed: December 13, 2022 evrnna Max O. Cogburn i ) United States District Judge Tote t