Whitby v. Chertoff

Filing 57

ORDER for Response to Motion re: 54 MOTION to Amend 1 Complaint filed by Adonis B. Whitby. Ordered by Judge Hugh Lawson on 8/24/2009. (nbp) Modified on 8/25/2009 to change relationship from 47 to 54 (cma).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION ADONIS B. WHITBY, : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of : U.S. Department of Homeland : Security, : : : Defendant.

Civil Action No. 5:08-CV-242 (HL)

ORDER
On May 22, 2009, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint (Doc. 47). In his motion, Plaintiff did not set forth any proposed amendment to his original complaint. Because Plaintiff did not include a proposed amendment in his Motion for Leave to Amend, Defendant responded to Plaintiff's Motion (Doc. 53) stating that it would could not consent or object to Plaintiff's Motion to Amend. On July 20, 2009, Plaintiff filed a Motion to Amend to Include 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Doc. 54). The Court orders that Defendant respond to Plaintiff's Motion to Amend to Include 42 U.S.C. § 1981 no later than August 31, 2009. Defendant's response is limited to 5 pages.

SO ORDERED, this the 24th day of August, 2009.

s/ Hugh Lawson HUGH LAWSON, Judge
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