Legal Opinion
Jones v. Waters
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 21, 1983No. 82-0234PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LUONGO, Chief Judge.
Defendants in this civil rights action instituted under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 move pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a) to amend their answer to assert the defense of the statute of limitations. The motion is opposed by plaintiff, Inman L. Jones, Jr., on the ground of undue prejudice. Finding no showing of undue prejudice to plaintiff, I will grant the motion to amend.
Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a) provides that leave to amend “shall be freely given when justice so requires.” The rule is applied liberally. “[T]he courts have not been hesitant to allow amendments for the purpose of…
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- Howard W. Joplin v. Grover Franklin Bias and D. CarringtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Emich Motors Corporation and U. S. Acceptance Corporation v. General Motors Corporation and General Motors Acceptance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- Wesley McIndoo v. Harold BurnettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
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