Bonnell et al v. Karels et al

Filing 25

ORDER that the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend 24 is denied. Ordered by Chief Judge John M. Gerrard. (MBM) Modified on 11/21/2018 to remove copy mailed. (MBM)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
KATHLEEN T. BONNELL,
Plaintiff,

4:18-CV-3066

vs.
ORDER
GREAT WESTERN BANCORP, INC.,
Defendant.
This matter is before the Court on the plaintiff's "Request for Order to
Amend Federal Complaint to Include Further Pleaded Causes of Action" (filing
24). That request will be denied.
The Court recognizes that ordinarily, leave to amend should be freely
granted. Minneapolis Firefighters' Relief Ass'n v. MEMC Elec. Materials, Inc.,
641 F.3d 1023, 1030 (8th Cir. 2011). But the plaintiff didn't provide the Court
with any explanation for why she is moving for leave to amend now, nor did
she provide the Court with a proposed amended pleading, as required by this
Court's local rules. See NECivR 15.1(a). The policy favoring liberal allowance
of amendment does not mean that the right to amend is absolute, and the
plaintiff has given the Court no basis to evaluate the basis for, or sufficiency
of, her proposed amended pleading. See Kozlov v. Associated Wholesale Grocers,
Inc., 818 F.3d 380, 394 (8th Cir. 2016). Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend
(filing 24) is denied.

Dated this 21st day of November, 2018.
BY THE COURT:

John M. Gerrard
Chief United States District Judge

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