Opinion ID: 793092
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Unpled Allegations

Text: 36 Finally, Rodgers contends the district court erred in failing to consider her allegation the City continued to violate the FMLA after Rodgers filed her complaint. Rodgers's complaint alleged the City violated the FMLA in 2002, and Rodgers never sought leave to amend her complaint to allege the City violated the FMLA in 2004 and 2005. Accordingly, the district court properly refused to consider unpled allegations. See N. States Power Co. v. Fed. Transit Admin., 358 F.3d 1050, 1057 (8th Cir. 2004) ([W]hile we recognize that the pleading requirements under the Federal Rules are relatively permissive, they do not entitle parties to manufacture claims, which were not pled, late into the litigation for the purpose of avoiding summary judgment.). The district court did not abuse its discretion or commit any error of law.