Tommaseo v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO FILE A SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT.

BRADEN, Judge.

On November 30, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a Motion To File A Second Amended (Class Action) Complaint1 (“Pl.Mot.Leave”), together with a Proposed Second Amended Class Action Complaint (“Second Amend. Compl.”). On December 17, 2007, the Government filed an Opposition (“Gov’t Resp.”), and on December 31, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a Reply (“Pl.Reply”).

I. RELEVANT FACTS.2

The Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (“MRGO”) is a 76-mile, man-made navigation channel, designed and maintained by the United…