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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Personal Injury

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Richard Shupe, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

Bank of America NA, 

Defendant.

No. CV-13-00019-TUC-JGZ (JR)

ORDER 

Pending before the Court is a Report and Recommendation issued by United States 

Magistrate Judge Jacqueline M. Rateau that recommends denying Plaintiffs’ Motion to 

Amend Complaint. (Docs. 80 and 105.) Plaintiffs filed their objections to the R&R on 

May 20, 2014 (doc. 110), and Defendant filed a response. (Doc. 115.) As thoroughly 

explained by Magistrate Judge Rateau, Plaintiffs’ motion seeking to add a negligence 

claim at the close of discovery, if granted, would cause undue delay and unfairly 

prejudice to Defendant.1

 See Johnson v. Buckley, 356 F.3d 1067, 1077 (9th Cir. 2004). 

Because Plaintiffs fail to explain their undue delay in bringing the negligence claim and 

also fail to undermine the analysis and proper conclusion reached by Magistrate Judge 

Rateau, the objections are rejected, and the Report and Recommendation is adopted. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows: 

 

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 Plaintiffs also re-raised a harassment claim that was previously withdrawn. Although Plaintiffs indicate in their objections that this was done in error, they do not formally move to withdraw this claim. (Doc. 110, p. 2.) Moreover, Defendant alleges that in addition to the new claims, Plaintiffs have also alleged new medical conditions 

that would require additional discovery. (Doc. 115, p. 3.) 

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(1) The Report and Recommendation (Doc. 105) is accepted and adopted; 

(2) Plaintiffs’ Motion to Amend Complaint (Doc. 80) is denied; and 

(3) This Case remains referred to the Honorable Jacqueline M. Rateau for all pre-trial 

matters, and pleadings shall be filed under CV-13-00019-TUC-JGZ (JR). 

 Dated this 16th day of June, 2014. 

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