FRANK D. WHITNEY, District Judge.
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ("FRCP"). (Doc. No. 10). Defendants also move to terminate Defendants AI, ACCCC, and ISAOA/AIIMA from this action. The parties have fully briefed the motion, and these matters are now ripe for disposition. For the reasons stated below, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
On October 17, 2014, Plaintiff filed this action alleging an employment discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964. While Plaintiff initially filed her claim pro se, she has since retained counsel to represent her in this matter.
This action is based on Plaintiff's former employment with Defendant Allstate Insurance Company ("Allstate"). (Doc. No. 1, p. 5). According to the Complaint, and assuming the allegations to be truthful, Plaintiff began working for Allstate in April 2005, and it appears that Plaintiff continued this work until October 2010, at which time she was hospitalized and "diagnosed with mineral deficiencies causing syncopy episodes of altered mental status."
After her termination, Plaintiff filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") and received a right to sue letter on July 15, 2014. (Doc. No. 1, pp. 3, 8). Thereafter, on October 17, 2014, Plaintiff filed the present action. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff appears to contest her culpability for writing the alleged wrongful insurance policy by claiming that she wrote the policy at a time when she was "under a medical condition which may have altered [her] abilities to execute the policy effectively."
On December 10, 2014, Defendants filed the present Motion to Dismiss pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(6). (Doc. No. 10). Defendants also moved to terminate Defendants AI, ACCCC, and ISAOA/AIIMA from the action.
A complaint attacked by a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss will survive if it contains enough facts to "state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face."
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Second, to the extent there are well-pleaded factual allegations, the court should assume their truth and then determine whether they plausibly give rise to an entitlement to relief.
Defendants seek to dismiss Plaintiff's claims against Defendants AI, ACCCC, and ISAOA/AIIMA, claiming that these parties "are not legal entities capable of suing or being sued. (Doc. No. 10, p.1). Plaintiff does not contest dismissal of these defendants. (Doc. No. 20, p.3). An entity that does not exist cannot be sued. Accordingly, the Court dismisses all claims in this matter brought against Defendants AI, ACCCC, and ISAOA/AIIMA.
Defendants assert that Plaintiff's sole claim for unlawful termination in violation of the ADA should be dismissed because Plaintiff has failed to allege facts sufficient to support this claim. (Doc. No. 10, p.1). Specifically, Defendant contends that Plaintiff has not properly alleged: (1) a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (the "ADAAA"); (2) that she was qualified for the position in question at the time of her discharge; and (3) that she has a record of impairment or was regarded by Defendant as having one. (Doc. No. 11, pp. 6-13).
Upon review by the Court, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) is DENIED without prejudice. Defendants are free to raise the issues set forth in this Motion again at summary judgment.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss AI, ACCCC, and ISAOA/AIIMA from this action is GRANTED. Accordingly, Defendants AI, ACCCC, and ISAOA/AIIMA are terminated from this action.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) is DENIED without prejudice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.