Cadena v. Ragsdale

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA SANDRA GILDA CADENA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. CIV-19-79-SLP ) THOMAS WYNN RAGSDALE, ) ) Defendant. ) O R D E R Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss [Doc. No. 6].1 It is at issue. See Resp., Doc. No. 7; Reply, Doc. No. 8. Defendant asserts three bases for dismissal—lack of personal jurisdiction, lack of capacity of Defendant to be sued, and lack of proper service. All three bases stem from the fact that Defendant died prior to Plaintiff filing this lawsuit in state court (after which Plaintiff filed…