McBee v. Stephenson

Filing 24

ORDER Granting 23 Request to Amend Document filed by Matthew McBee. Signed by District Judge Terrence G. Berg. (AChu)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
MATTHEW MCBEE,

2:20-CV-12496-TGB-EAS

Petitioner,

HON. TERRENCE G. BERG
ORDER GRANTING
PETITIONER’S REQUEST TO
AMEND DOCUMENT

v.
ADAM DOUGLAS,
Respondent.

(ECF NO. 23)

Before the Court is Petitioner Matthew McBee’s request to amend
his brief in support of his habeas petition seeking relief under 28 U.S.C.
§ 2254. Petitioner seeks to amend “page 31, Relief Requested, in [his]
Brief in Support of Amended Petitio[n] for Writ of Habeas Corpus, to
avoid a procedural default.” ECF No. 23, PageID.1901.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15 provides that the Court should
freely allow a party to amend when justice so requires. Fed. R. Civ. P.
15(a)(2). The Court concludes that Respondent will not be prejudiced by
granting Petitioner leave to amend his brief in support of the amended
petition to include his requested relief.
Accordingly, the request to amend is GRANTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: December 12, 2023

s/Terrence G. Berg
TERRENCE G. BERG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE