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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LYTLE S. WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

LONG CANYON VOLUNTEER FIRE

DEPARTMENT, a Colorado 

corporation, and DOES 1 

through 25, inclusive,

Defendants.

No. 2:13-cv-02085-GEB-CMK

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO AMEND 

On April 22, 2014, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Amend 

Complaint to Add New Defendant, in which he states: “Pursuant to 

the Pretrial Scheduling Order issued by this Court on January 15, 

2014, Plaintiff moves this Court for leave to amend the complaint 

to name Kevin L. Yeatts as a Defendant, pursuant to FRCP 15(a).” 

(Pl.’s Mot. 1:18-20, ECF No. 12.)

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7 prescribes, in 

relevant part: “A request for a court order must be made by 

motion. The motion must: . . . state with particularity the 

grounds for seeking the order . . . .” Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b)(1)(B)

(emphasis added). Further, when the “filing of a document 

requires leave of court, such as an amended complaint after the 

time to amend as a matter of course has expired,” Local Rule 

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137(c) requires counsel to “attach the document proposed to be 

filed as an exhibit to [the] moving papers seeking such leave.” 

Plaintiff’s motion does not comply with the referenced 

requirements; therefore, it is DENIED.

Dated: May 8, 2014

 

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