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Nature of Suit Code: 350
Nature of Suit: Motor Vehicle Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Auto Negligence

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Stevenson v. Stanley Bostitch, Inc., 201 F.R.D. 551, 553 (N.D. Ga. 2001); see, e.g., O’Sullivan

v. Minn., 176 F.R.D. 325, 327 (D. Minn. 1997). 

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Jansen v. Packaging Corp. of Am., 158 F.R.D. 409, 409 (N.D. Ill. 1994).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

WESTERN DIVISION

RICHARD PARKER PLAINTIFF

V. 4:05CV00871-WRW

CHARLES SANDERSON and

72 EXPRESS TRUCKING, LLC DEFENDANTS

ORDER

Pending is Defendants’ Motion for an Independent Medical Examination (Doc. No. 7).

Plaintiff has responded (Doc. No. 10). 

It appears that most courts have held that complaints of routine mental anguish-type damages

do not put a plaintiff’s mental condition into play under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 35(a).1

There is authority to the contrary,2 but, in this case, taking everything into consideration, Plaintiff’s

claims do not yet warrant a Rule 35 mental examination.

For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ Motion for Independent Medical Examination is

DENIED. Also pending is Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint (Doc.

No. 9). Defense counsel does not object. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion is GRANTED. Plaintiff

is directed to file the Amended Complaint by 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 26, 2006. The case is set for

a jury trial on September 11, 2006, at 9:00 a.m. in Little Rock.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 24th day of May, 2006.

 /s/Wm. R. Wilson, Jr.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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