J.M. v. Francis Howell School District

Filing 24

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint is GRANTED. [Doc. 23 .] Signed by Magistrate Judge Nannette A. Baker on 10/5/15. (KJS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
KRISTINE MCCAULEY, as Next Friend of
J.M.,
Plaintiff,
v.
FRANCIS HOWELL SCHOOL DISTRICT,
Defendant.

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Case No. 4:15-CV-866 NAB

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File Second Amended
Complaint. [Doc. 23.] A party may amend its pleadings only with the opposing party’s written
consent or the court’s leave if more than 21 days have passed since service of the complaint.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). The Court should freely give leave when justice so requires. Fed. R. Civ.
P. 15(a)(2). The Case Management Order of August 20, 2015 set a September 21, 2015 deadline
for filing amended pleadings. Plaintiff’s motion is timely filed. Defendant has not filed a
response to Plaintiff’s motion and the time to do so has passed. Therefore, the Court will grant
Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint. Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File Second Amended
Complaint is GRANTED. [Doc. 23.]
Dated this 5th day of October, 2015.

/s/ Nannette A. Baker
NANNETTE A. BAKER
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE