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S.D. Fla.·
2023-09-07
The court granted plaintiff's motion for leave to amend its complaint and denied defendant's motion to dismiss as moot, denied defendant's motion to transfer venue, and denied defendant's motion to stay discovery.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-25
The court held that federal probation officers are excluded from the Civil Service Reform Act and must pursue employment discrimination claims exclusively through their agency's Employee Dispute Resolution Plan, and that failure to do so deprives federal courts of subject-matter
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-08-22
The court granted the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend his complaint and denied the defendant's motion to dismiss as moot.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-08-17
The court granted the plaintiff's motion for leave to file a second amended complaint.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-08-01
The court denied the plaintiff's motion for leave to file a fourth amended complaint because the proposed claims for breach of contract and fraud were futile and insufficient on their face.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-07-27
The court denied plaintiffs' motion for leave to file an amended complaint because they failed to demonstrate good cause for the delay in seeking the amendment after the deadline had passed.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-07-12
The court granted plaintiffs' motion for leave to file a third amended complaint, allowing them to add a new defendant.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-07-06
The court granted the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend her complaint and denied the defendant's motion to dismiss as moot.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-06-15
The court granted the plaintiffs' motion for leave to file a third amended complaint.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-06-14
The court granted the parties' joint motion to amend their pleadings by interlineation to correct deficient jurisdictional allegations.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-09
The court granted motions to dismiss, denying the plaintiff's request to amend and permanently enjoining him from filing new actions without prior court approval.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-06-08
The court granted Plaintiff's motion for leave to file a second amended complaint, finding she demonstrated good cause.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-05-23
A party seeking to amend its pleadings after a scheduling order deadline has passed must demonstrate good cause, which requires showing diligence in discovering the information supporting the amendment.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-04-28
The court granted the plaintiff's motion to amend her complaint to substitute a specific individual for the "John Doe" defendant, finding that the proposed amendment did not constitute fraudulent joinder and that denying it would prejudice the plaintiff.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-04-28
The court held that leave to amend a complaint should be freely granted when justice requires, and the defendant did not demonstrate a substantial reason to deny the motion.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-04-07
The court held that the plaintiffs' motion for leave to amend their complaint to add a Rule B claim was denied because they failed to demonstrate diligence after the scheduling order deadline expired.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-30
Samantha M. Markle sued her half-sister Meghan Markle for defamation based on statements in the book Finding Freedom and in Meghan's CBS interview with Oprah Winfrey, claiming false statements damaged her reputation and business. The court granted Meghan's motion to dismiss, ruli
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-03-15
The court recommended dismissal of the case because the pro se plaintiff failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted and repeatedly failed to comply with court orders to file an amended complaint.
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S.D. Fla.·
2023-02-17
The court held that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate good cause to amend her complaint after the scheduling order deadline had passed.
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N.D. Fla.·
2023-01-19
The court held that a plaintiff is entitled to at least one opportunity to amend a shotgun pleading before dismissal, and the Magistrate Judge properly afforded this opportunity.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-12-12
The court denied the plaintiff's motion for leave to file an amended complaint and modify the scheduling order because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate good cause for the delay.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-10-26
The court denied Taco's motion to dismiss GEM's inequitable conduct counterclaim but granted GEM's motion to strike and dismiss Taco's reply counterclaim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-10-14
The court granted leave to amend the counterclaim to cure pleading deficiencies, finding that while the proposed pleading was a shotgun pleading, it was not futile and the prior pleadings also suffered from similar issues.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-10-14
The court held that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(a) does not permit substitution when a plaintiff dies before the action is filed, but leave to amend under Rules 15 and 17 may be granted for an understandable mistake.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-09-21
The court granted leave to amend to add claims against new defendants but denied leave to add a spoliation claim against the original defendant, finding it futile.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-08-31
The Court granted in part Plaintiff's motion for an extension of time to file a third amended complaint and granted in part his motions for clarification regarding the presiding judge and the prior dismissal order.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-08-10
The court granted the plaintiff's motion to amend its fourth affirmative defense to change the title from 'Collateral Estoppel' to 'Res Judicata'.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-08-05
The court held that leave to amend the complaint is granted in part to add claims related to Patent '567, but denied for claims related to sales to the U.S. Government and other companies.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-07-26
The court held that most of the plaintiff's claims, including retaliation and failure to protect, were not plausibly pleaded or were barred by Heck v. Humphrey. However, the retaliation claim against one defendant survived dismissal.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-06-29
The court denied the plaintiff's motion to amend her complaint for a second time because she failed to show good cause for the delay.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-06-02
The court granted in part and denied in part C&C's motion for a protective order, granted the EEOC's motion to amend the complaint, and granted unopposed motions for extensions of time.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-05-24
The court held that the plaintiff's Fourth Amended Complaint was permissibly filed under Rule 15(a)(1)(B) as it was timely filed after the defendants' answer, and alternatively, good cause existed to grant leave to amend.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-03-21
The court granted plaintiffs' motion for leave to file a second amended complaint, finding no undue delay, prejudice, or futility.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-03-16
The court held that Plaintiffs failed to establish standing for Jet ICU to bring an ERISA claim due to an anti-assignment clause in the plan and lack of proper assignment, and that the complaint failed to identify specific plan provisions for the claim.
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-03-09
The court granted plaintiffs' motion to amend their complaint to drop remaining claims and enter final judgment in favor of defendants, allowing for immediate appellate review.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-02-08
The court denied the plaintiff's motion to modify the scheduling order to add nineteen new defendants and extend pre-trial deadlines.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-12-08
The court held that the plaintiff's complaint was an impermissible shotgun pleading but that amendment would not be futile, thus granting leave to amend.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-10-20
The court held that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate good cause to amend her complaint after the deadline to add parties had passed.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-10-05
The court denied the plaintiff's motion for leave to file a third amended complaint because all proposed amendments were futile.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-09-30
Plaintiffs Craig and Yvonne Davis sued Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC (formerly Wing Enterprises, Inc.) for injuries from a defective Velocity Model 22 ladder that failed when Craig Davis used it to hang Christmas lights in December 2018, seeking damages under theories of negli
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-09-29
The court recommended granting the motion to dismiss, finding the amended complaint lacked sufficient factual allegations to state claims for discrimination and retaliation, but granted leave to amend.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-09-27
The court held that venue was improper in the Middle District of Florida and transferred the case to the Eastern District of Virginia in the interest of justice.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-09-24
The court held that the plaintiff demonstrated good cause to reopen the amendment period and satisfied the standard for leave to amend the pleadings, allowing the addition of a new defendant.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-09-17
The court held that the first amended complaint's new party and claim were permissible, but the second amended complaint was stricken for failure to follow procedural rules.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-08-05
The court held that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate good cause to amend the complaint after the deadline, and therefore the motion for leave to file a second amended complaint was denied.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-29
The court held that the plaintiff's second amended complaint is stricken and the amended complaint is dismissed without prejudice as a shotgun pleading.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-07-28
The court held that leave to file a second amended complaint is granted in part, allowing revisions to existing exemplar claims and party changes, but denying the addition of a new plaintiff due to futility.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-07-26
The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim for deliberate indifference to a serious medical need against the doctor defendants, as his allegations primarily concerned differences in medical judgment and treatment choices. The court also denied the plaintiff's motio
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-07-22
The court granted plaintiff's motion for leave to file an amended complaint, finding the futility arguments premature for this stage.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-05-21
The court granted the plaintiff's request for leave to amend his complaint, finding no substantial reason to deny it.