Lewis, Lewis & Van Etten Inc. v. MCI Telecommunications Corp.

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge.

The basic question presented on this application is whether the Court should, in its discretion, require the parties to submit on a motion for leave to amend the complaint, when the movant specifically requests the opportunity to present oral argument. Although the Court has the power to direct the parties to submit the motion and determine it without the benefit of oral argument, under these circumstances, the Court declines to exercise that power and, accordingly, grants the movant’s request for oral argument.

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The plaintiff Lewis, Lewis and…