Nightingale College LLC d/b/a Nightingale Education Group; and Carolyn...

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA HELENA DIVISION NIGHTINGALE COLLEGE LLC CV 26-09-H-TJC d/b/a NIGHTINGALE EDUCATION GROUP; and CAROLYN PATCHETT, an individual, ORDER Plaintiffs, VS. SARAH SPANGLER, in her official capacity as Presiding Officer of the Montana Board of Nursing; and MISSY POORTENGA, in her official capacity as Executive Officer of the Montana Board of Nursing, Defendants.

On April 7, 2026, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ Complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6). (Doc. 18.)

Subsequently, Plaintiffs filed an Amended Complaint (Doc. 21), which moots Defendants’ motion. Ramirez v. County of San Bernardino, 806 F.3d 1002, 1008 (9th Cir. 2015). Accordingly, Defendants’ motion (Doc. 18) is DENIED as moot.

DATED this 4th day of May, 2026.

TIMOTHY. CAVAN United States Magistrate Judge