(See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15)
(a) Submission
(1) Any document that requires leave of the Court for filing must be
filed on the docket as an exhibit to the motion requesting leave.
(2) The Court may request that any such document be submitted via
email in Microsoft Word format to the chambers email address as
listed on the Court’s website.
(3) Should the Court grant leave to file the document, it is the requesting
party’s responsibility to file the document as a separate docket entry
for it to be considered a part of the record and given full effect, within
whatever timeframe the Court deems appropriate. The Clerk’s
Office will not file the document for the party.
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(b) Amendment
(1) Amendment by interlineation is not permitted. An amended
pleading must contain all claims against all parties, as if starting
anew.
(2) All new or amended material in a proposed amended pleading must
be underlined or submitted in redlined form. It is sufficient to simply
underline the names of new parties the first place they appear in
amended pleadings. Similarly, when new claims or defenses are
raised by an amendment, it is sufficient that the number of the
designated count or paragraph identifying the amendment be
underlined. Minor spelling and stylistic changes need not be
underlined. If leave is granted, a clean version of the operative
pleading must be filed on the docket. This provision does not apply
to appointed counsel appearing on behalf of a previously
unrepresented party.
(3) Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, whenever an amended
pleading is filed, any motion attacking the original pleading will be
deemed moot.
