Ellis v. Afton Pumps, Inc. et al

Filing 612

ORDER GRANTING 609 Motion to Substitute Party. ; GRANTING 609 Motion to Amend/Correct. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donald G. Wilkerson on 3/15/16. (sgp)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
RICHARD ELLIS,
Plaintiff,
v.
AFTON PUMPS, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 3:15-cv-140-NJR-DGW

ORDER
WILKERSON, Magistrate Judge:
Now pending before the Court is the Motion to Appoint Special Administrator, Substitute
Parties, and Amend Complaint for Death filed by Plaintiff’s attorneys on February 8, 2016 (Doc.
609). The Court construes the motion as a suggestion of death on the record.
No objection having been filed, the Motion is GRANTED. Pursuant to Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 25(a)(1), Jennifer Pritchard, as special administrator of the estate of Richard Ellis,
is hereby substituted as the proper party-Plaintiff and shall file an Amended Complaint reflecting
this substitution by March 24, 2016.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: March 15, 2016

DONALD G. WILKERSON
United States Magistrate Judge

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