Peterson v. Morin et al

Filing 23

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER denying 20 Motion to Supplement Complaint.(Signed by Magistrate Judge B. Janice Ellington) Parties notified.(lsmith, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI DIVISION
TERRY JUNIOR PETERSON,
Plaintiff,
VS.
ROBERT A. MORIN, et al,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. C-11-176

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR LEAVE
TO SUPPLEMENT COMPLAINT
Pending is plaintiff’s motion for leave to supplement his complaint (D.E. 20).
Leave to amend should be freely granted when justice requires, FED. R. CIV. P.
15(a)(2), unless the amendment would be futile. Newby v. Enron Corp., 542 F.3d 463,
469 (5th Cir. 2008). In his supplement to the complaint, plaintiff is attempting to add
additional plaintiffs. Plaintiff is not a lawyer, and the rules forbid him from representing
other persons. The motion is denied as futile. Each of the inmates is free to exhaust his
administrative remedies and file a lawsuit on his own behalf.
ORDERED this 6th day of October, 2011.

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B. JANICE ELLINGTON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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