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S.D. Fla.·
2021-04-26
The court granted the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend the complaint to substitute the legal names of the medical defendants.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-08
The court held that a sheriff's office is not a legal entity amenable to suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and a prisoner cannot bring a claim for mental or emotional injury without alleging a physical injury.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-08
The court held that a sheriff's office is not a legal entity amenable to suit under § 1983 and that a prisoner cannot bring a claim for mental or emotional injury without alleging a physical injury.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-08
The court held that a sheriff's office is not a legal entity amenable to suit under § 1983 and that a claim for mental or emotional injury without physical injury is barred by the PLRA.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-04-06
The court granted the parties' joint motion to substitute the personal representative of the deceased defendant's estate as the defendant, treating it as a motion for leave to amend the complaint.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-03-18
The court held that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate good cause to amend their complaint beyond the scope of the limited extension previously granted.
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M.D. Fla.·
2021-03-09
The court granted the defendant's unopposed motion for an extension of time to answer the amended complaint, deeming the plaintiff's improper filing of the amended complaint moot.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-02-19
The court denied defendants' motion for leave to amend affirmative defenses because they failed to establish good cause for amending after the scheduling order deadline and did not demonstrate diligence.
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S.D. Fla.·
2021-01-04
The court held that the plaintiff's motion for leave to file an amended complaint was denied because she failed to demonstrate good cause for the untimely filing after the scheduling order deadline.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-11-06
The court held that the plaintiff's motion for leave to file a second amended complaint should be granted, as good cause existed under Rule 16 and no substantial reason warranted denial under Rule 15.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-10-29
The court granted in part and denied in part the plaintiff's motion to amend its complaint, allowing the addition of certain claims but denying the joinder of a new plaintiff due to jurisdictional issues.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-08-21
The court held that the plaintiff demonstrated good cause to amend his complaint after the deadline, and the proposed amendments were not futile.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-06-15
The court held that leave to amend the complaint should be granted because the proposed second amended complaint cured previous deficiencies and was not futile.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-05-18
The court held that it must abstain from hearing the case under the Younger doctrine due to ongoing state criminal proceedings, and therefore denied the motion to amend as futile and dismissed the case.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-05-15
The court held that a defendant seeking to amend pleadings after a scheduling order deadline must first show good cause under Rule 16, and if shown, then demonstrate no substantial reason to deny amendment under Rule 15.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-05-14
The court denied Plaintiff's motion for leave to amend its complaint to add a party defendant because the motion was filed after the deadline and Plaintiff failed to demonstrate good cause or diligence.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-04-24
The court granted the defendant's motion for leave to amend its answer to add the affirmative defense of prior express consent.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-04-17
Havana Docks Corporation, a U.S. national holding a Foreign Claims Settlement Commission-certified claim to property in Havana, Cuba confiscated by the Cuban Government in 1960, sued Royal Caribbean Cruises under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act (LIBERTAD Act) alleging that Roya
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-04-02
The court held that the amended complaint was an impermissible shotgun pleading and failed to state a claim under ERISA or Florida Statute 641.513, warranting dismissal.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-03-11
The court held that leave to amend a complaint should be denied if the amendment would be futile.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-03-04
The court held that the petitioner's objections to the magistrate judge's report and recommendation were overruled on the merits, and that the petitioner's claims of ineffective assistance of counsel failed to establish deficient performance or prejudice.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-02-28
The court denied the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend the complaint because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate good cause for the late filing after the scheduling order deadline had passed.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-02-28
The court granted the motion to amend the attorney's fees motion and denied the motion for reconsideration as moot.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-02-04
The court denied the plaintiff's motion to reconsider its prior summary judgment order and denied her motion for leave to amend her complaint.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-01-28
The court held that the plaintiff's amended complaint was a shotgun pleading and that her request to amend was untimely and lacked good cause, warranting dismissal.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-01-21
The court granted the plaintiff's motion for leave to file an amended complaint.
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S.D. Fla.·
2019-12-27
The court denied the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend its complaint and answer because the plaintiff failed to demonstrate good cause or diligence after the deadline for amendments had passed.
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S.D. Fla.·
2019-10-16
The court held that a plaintiff must show good cause to amend a complaint after a scheduling order deadline has passed, and that seeking to amend only after a magistrate judge's report and recommendation is not sufficient diligence.
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S.D. Fla.·
2019-09-06
The court granted in part and denied in part the plaintiff's motion, vacating the default judgment and dismissing the defendant without prejudice, but denying the request to reopen the case and amend the complaint.
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S.D. Fla.·
2019-08-28
The court held that the plaintiff's motion to amend was denied for failure to show good cause, the § 1983 claims against the Sheriff were dismissed for failure to state a claim, and supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims was declined.
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M.D. Fla.·
2019-08-09
The court granted plaintiffs' motion for leave to amend their complaint, finding that the proposed amendments were not futile and that justice required allowing the amendments.
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244 F.R.D. 137·
S.D. Fla.·
2012-06-13
The court granted defendants' motion for leave to amend their answer to correct a scrivener's error, finding good cause under Rule 16(b) and that justice required leave under Rule 15(a)(2).