QUERYTRON LLC v. SHUTTERSTOCK, INC.
- Vernon Broderick
- 1:25-cv-04761
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Querytron LLC v. Shutterstock, Inc., Judge Cave deemed Shutterstock’s motion to strike moot after Querytron withdrew its amended complaint.
Querytron LLC and Shutterstock, Inc.; the order removed Shutterstock’s motion to strike the withdrawn First Amended Complaint from the court’s active docket.
What happened
Querytron LLC filed an amended complaint after Shutterstock moved to dismiss its original complaint. Shutterstock then moved to strike the amended complaint.
Querytron later withdrew that amended complaint and asked for permission to file a new proposed amended complaint. It argued that the withdrawal made Shutterstock’s motion to strike moot.
Judge Sarah L. Cave deemed the motion to strike moot and directed the clerk to close the motion at docket number 24. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- QUERYTRON LLC v. SHUTTERSTOCK, INC. · No. 1:25-cv-04761
- Vernon Broderick
- Oct. 27, 2025
Background
Querytron LLC filed a First Amended Complaint on September 18, 2025, in response to Shutterstock, Inc.’s motion to dismiss the original complaint. On September 25, Shutterstock filed a motion to strike the First Amended Complaint.
On October 23, Querytron withdrew the First Amended Complaint and filed a motion seeking permission to amend the complaint, together with a proposed amended complaint. Querytron also opposed Shutterstock’s motion to strike, arguing that the motion was moot because the First Amended Complaint had been withdrawn.
Ruling
Judge Sarah L. Cave held that the motion to strike was moot because the First Amended Complaint had been withdrawn. The court directed the clerk to close docket number 24, which contained Shutterstock’s motion to strike. The order did not resolve Shutterstock’s original motion to dismiss, Querytron’s motion for permission to amend, or the merits of the parties’ underlying dispute.
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