Halcomb v. Black Mountain Resources, LLC

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

DAVID L. BUNNING, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Billy Halcomb’s Motion to Amend Judgment (Doc. # 19) and Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint (Doc. #21). The motions have been fully briefed (Docs. #22, 25, 26) and are ripe for the Court’s review.

On July 18, 2013, Plaintiff, a coal miner, filed a complaint against the mine’s “operator,” Defendant Black Mountain Resources, L.L.C. (Black Mountain), and its parent company, Defendant Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Alpha). (Doc. # 1). In his Complaint, Plaintiff asserts that…