Thompson v. Webb et al

Filing 8

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiffs motion for leave to file an amended complaint [ECF No. 7 ] is DENIED without prejudice. Signed by District Judge Jean C. Hamilton on 1/6/15. (KJS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
ERVIN J. THOMPSON,

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Plaintiff,
v.
KYLE WEBB, et al.,
Defendants,

No. 4:14CV1987 JCH

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on plaintiff’s motion for leave to file an amended
complaint. Plaintiff did not submit a proposed amended complaint with the motion.
“[I]n order to preserve the right to amend the complaint, a party must submit the
proposed amendment along with its motion.” Clayton v. White Hall School Dist., 778 F.2d 457,
460 (8th Cir. 1985). As a result, the Court will deny the motion without prejudice to refiling
with a proposed amended complaint.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for leave to file an amended
complaint [ECF No. 7] is DENIED without prejudice.
Dated this 6th Day of January, 2015.

/s/ Jean C. Hamilton
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE