WELTER v. COUNTY OF BUTLER et al

Filing 31

ORDER denying 22 Motion to Join Defendants, 27 Motion to Admit Supplemental Pleadings, 29 Motion to Join Additional Defendant and 30 Motion to Join Additional Defendants without prejudice to file Amended Complaint by June 19, 2018. Signed by Chief Magistrate Judge Maureen P. Kelly on 6/6/18. A copy of this Order will be mailed this day, 6/6/18, to Plaintiff at his address of record. (ard)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ALEXANDER WELTER,
Plaintiff,
v.
COUNTY OF BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY
PRISON, and WEXFORD HEALTH
SERVICES,
Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 18-540
Chief Magistrate Judge Maureen P. Kelly
Re: ECF Nos. 22, 27, 29 and 30

ORDER
Presently before the Court are four motions filed by Plaintiff Alexander Welter: (1) a
Motion to Join Defendants, ECF No. 22; (2) a Motion to Admit Supplemental Pleadings, ECF No.
27; (3) a Motion to Join Additional Defendant, ECF No. 29; and (4) a Motion to Join Additional
Defendants.

The relief sought by Plaintiff in these Motions, to amend and expand his original

Complaint, ECF No. 3, may be obtained by his filing of an Amended Complaint wherein he can
raise all desired claims against all desired parties.

Plaintiff is permitted to amend his Complaint

once as a matter of course within 21 days after serving it.

Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1).

AND NOW, this 6th day of June, 2018, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion
to Join Defendants, Motion to Admit Supplemental Pleading, Motion to Join Additional Defendant
and Motion to Join Additional Defendants, ECF Nos. 22, 27, 29 and 30, are DENIED without
prejudice to Plaintiff’s ability to file an Amended Complaint raising all claims as to all parties by
June 19, 2018.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Maureen P. Kelly
MAUREEN P. KELLY
CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
cc:

Alexander Welter
Butler County Prison

202 South Washington Street
Butler, PA 16001
All counsel of record via CM-ECF