Morgan v. Ulta Salon Cosmetics and Fragrance Inc
Morgan v. Ulta Salon Cosmetics and Fragrance Inc
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
SESILY MORGAN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. CIV-19-866-G ) ULTA SALON, COSMETICS, AND ) FRAGRANCE, INC., ) ) Defendant. )
ORDER On September 16, 2019, Plaintiff Sesily Morgan filed this action against Defendant Ulta Salon Cosmetics and Fragrance, Inc., asserting claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Oklahoma Anti-Discrimination Act, Title VII, and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. See Compl. (Doc. No. 1). On October 14, 2019, Defendant filed a Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, arguing that Plaintiff did not plead sufficient factual matter to sustain her claims. See Pl’s Mot. (Doc. No. 6), at 3-8. In Plaintiff’s Response to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 13), Plaintiff responds to Defendant’s arguments with factual assertions that are absent from her Complaint and which cannot, therefore, be considered in ruling on Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss. See Cty. of Santa Fe, N.M. v. Pub. Serv. Co. of New Mexico,
311 F.3d 1031, 1035(10th Cir. 2002) (“In deciding a Rule 12(b)(6) motion, a federal court may only consider facts alleged within the complaint”). Plaintiff requests, as an alternative to dismissal, that she be permitted leave to amend her complaint. Pl’s Resp. (Doc. No. 13) at 1. Although Plaintiff did not comply with the prescribed procedure for requesting leave to amend,! the Court will, in the interest of judicial efficiency, allow Plaintiff the opportunity to file an Amended Complaint on or before February 3, 2020. In the event Plaintiff files an Amended Complaint by this deadline, the Court will strike the Status and Scheduling Conference currently set for February 5, 2020. IT IS SO ORDERED this 28th day of January, 2020.
CHARLES B. GOODWIN United States District Judge
' By local rule, Plaintiff was required to request leave to amend by filing a motion and “attach[ing] the proposed [amended] pleading as an exhibit to the motion.” LCvR 15.1.
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