Williams-Sonoma, Inc. v. Carrot Cart, Inc. d/b/a Dupe.com
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. v. Carrot Cart, Inc. d/b/a Dupe.com
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------------X : WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC., : : Plaintiff, : : 24-cv-6597 (VSB) -against- : : ORDER CARROT CART, INC. d/b/a DUPE.COM, : : Defendant. : --------------------------------------------------------- X
VERNON S. BRODERICK, United States District Judge: Plaintiff filed the complaint in this action on August 30, 2024. (Doc. 1 (“Complaint”).) On November 21, 2024, Defendant moved to dismiss the Complaint. (Doc. 21.) On January 17, 2025, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(1)(B). (Doc. 25 (“Amended Complaint”).) In accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(3), Defendants filed a new motion to dismiss on February 28, 2025. (Doc. 26.) “[W]hen a plaintiff properly amends [a] complaint after a defendant has filed a motion to dismiss that is still pending, the district court has the option of either denying the pending motion as moot or evaluating the motion in light of the facts alleged in the amended complaint.” Pettaway v. Nat’l Recovery Sols., LLC,
955 F.3d 299, 303–04 (2d Cir. 2020). Accordingly, it is hereby: ORDERED that in light of Defendant’s February 28, 2025 motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint, Defendant’s November 21, 2024 motion to dismiss the Complaint is denied as MOOT. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the open motion at Doc. 21. SO ORDERED. Dated: September 10, 2025 New York, New York
Vernon S. Broderick United States District Judge
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