MORT et al v. LAWRENCE COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES et al

Filing 56

ORDER granting 51 Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint. Plaintiffs shall file their amended complaint without undue delay. Signed by Judge David S. Cercone on 11/8/11. (mwm)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

ELIZABETH MORT and ALEX
RODRIGUEZ,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
LAWRENCE COUNTY CHILDREN
AND YOUTH SERVICES;
LAWRENCE COUNTY; CHRISSY
MONTAGUE, Lawrence County
Children and Youth Services Caseworker;
and JAMESON HEALTH SYSTEM,
Defendants.

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2:10cv1438
Electronic Filing

MEMORANDUM ORDER
AND NOW, this 8th day of November, 2011, upon due consideration of plaintiffs' motion
to amend and the parties' submissions in conjunction therewith, IT IS ORDERED that [51] the
motion be, and the same hereby is, granted. Plaintiffs shall file their amended complaint without
undue delay.
The grounds advanced in opposition to the motion are unavailing. There is no principle
of law that restricts § 1983 liability to the individual most directly connected to the alleged
violation of a plaintiff's constitutional rights and as previously noted the invocation of
affirmative defenses is premature at this juncture.

s/David Stewart Cercone
David Stewart Cercone
United States District Judge

cc:

Antoinette C. Oliver, Esquire
Patricia L. Dodge, Esquire
Quinn A. Johnson, Esquire
Sara Rose, Esquire
Marie Milie Jones, Esquire
Jeffrey Cohen, Esquire
John C. Conti, Esquire
Richard J. Kabbert, Esquire
(Via CM/ECF Electronic Mail)