Legal Opinion
Thayer C. Lindauer and Helen Lindauer, Husband and Wife v. Thomas M. Rogers
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1996No. 94-16110PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAVY, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
Thayer and Helen Lindauer appeal the district court’s order striking their motion for leave to file a second amended complaint following an order granting summary judgment in favor of Thomas Rogers and dismissing the Lindauers’ action with prejudice. 1 In this appeal, we must decide under what circumstances a district court may consider a Rule 15(a) motion to amend a complaint after entering judgment in the case. We hold that, after final judgment has been entered, a Rule 15(a) motion may be considered only if the judgment is first reopened under Rule 59 or 60. We…
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