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Nature of Suit Code: 315
Nature of Suit: Airplane Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Wrongful Death

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DOREEN ANNETTE WATSON, individually

and as Successor-in-Interest to the

ESTATE OF RAYMOND LAWRENCE WATSON,

II, deceased,

Plaintiffs,

v. NO. CIV. S-03-592 LKK/DAD

SOCIETE NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE

AEROSPATIALE, a French

corporation owned by the

Republique Francaise; AMERICAN

EUROCOPTER CORPORATION, a O R D E R

Delaware corporation; PITT

HELICOPTERS, INC. a Nevada

corporation; MOUNTAIN LIFE FLIGHT,

L.P., a California limited

partnership; MOUNTAIN E.M.S., INC.,

a California corporation; and

DAVID R. REGER, an individual

residing in California,

Defendants.

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The court is in receipt of plaintiff's motion for leave to

file a amended complaint identifying DOE defendants. 

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Plaintiff, Doreen Watson, moves to amend under Federal Rule

of Civil Procedure 15(a). Rule 15 does not provide the standard

by which to consider a motion to amend at this time. Because a

scheduling order has been issued in this case, plaintiff’s motion

to amend is governed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b), not

Rule 15. Thus, the plaintiff’s motion to amend under Rule 15 is

untimely. See Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604

(9th Cir. 1992). 

Plaintiff has not made the requisite showing under Rule 16(b)

and therefore the motion is DENIED without prejudice. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: October 26, 2005.

/s/Lawrence K. Karlton

LAWRENCE K. KARLTON

SENIOR JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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