International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America v. American Federation of Labor

ROTH, District Judge.

In this case the Court has before it for disposition several motions: Plaintiffs’ Motion to Drop Party Plaintiff; Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Complaint and to Quash Service; and Defendants’ Motion to Strike or Dismiss the Amended Complaint. The Court will consider the last and the first of these three motions, as this course will clear the underbrush and get us to the tree.

An amendment to a complaint which adds or drops a party requires an order of the Court (Rule 21, F.R.Civ.P.), regardless of whether it precedes or follows the first responsive pleading of any…