Stephens v. Balkamp, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

NEESE, District Judge.

This is a removed diversity action. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(a)(1), (c), 1441(a). Before any responsive pleading was served herein, the plaintiffs moved to amend their complaint. Rule 15(a), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

One purport of such amendment was to change the name of the defendant Balkaman, Inc. to “Balkamp, Inc.” Since such amendment relates to the correction of a misnomer, same hereby is ALLOWED and relates back to the date of the original pleading. Cf. Ray McKeever, Et Al., plaintiffs, v. Lee Hassa Raines, Etc., defendant, no.…