Assertion: plaintiff | /r/CapableOf | amend his complaint
Facets:
value: to add a new claim
type: PURPOSE
value: in these cases
type: LOCATION
value: usually
type: TEMPORAL
value: as a matter of course
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Amendments are particularly commonplace in the United States, where Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that a plaintiff, or person initiating the lawsuit, may amend his complaint as a matter of course if the defendant, the party against whom the action is happening, has not filed an answer to the original complaint.
text: A motion to dismiss will result in (1) a denial of the motion, (2) a dismissal “without prejudice”, allowing the plaintiff to amend the complaint, or (3) a dismissal “with prejudice”, which ends the case.
text: In these cases, the plaintiff can usually only amend his complaint when either the defendant consents or the court gives specific permission.
text: Just the same, most courts freely allow a plaintiff to amend his complaint unless the amendment would create a lot of difficulty or hardship for the defendant.
text: However, a motion to dismiss sometimes may be filed for some reasons at other times during the case, such as if the plaintiff amends the complaint to add a new claim.
text: This means the plaintiff can amend the complaint and bring the lawsuit a second time.