Legal Opinion
Locklear v. Bergman & Beving AB
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2006No. 04-2506PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge FLOYD wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILLIAMS and Judge GREGORY joined.
OPINION
FLOYD, District Judge.
Aaron Locklear (Locklear) brings this appeal, asserting that the district court erred when it dismissed his action against Luna AB (Luna) and Bergman & Beving AB (Bergman). The district court held that the suit was time-barred because the amended complaint, naming Luna and Bergman for the first time, did not relate back to the original complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(c)(3).
Locklear contends that the amended complaint relates back to the original…
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