Judge Rodriguez Grants Leave to Correct Errors and Add Claims Because It Isn’t Prejudicial and There Is Still Six Weeks of Discovery Left

Cathey v. Hi-Line Moving Services, Inc., No. SA-13-CV-669-XR (W.D. Tex. January 31, 2014)(Rodriguez, X.)

In litigation involving an automobile accident, the Court granted plaintiff’s motion for leave to file an amended complaint.  Order at p. 1. Plaintiff sought leave to amend his Original Complaint to correct a typographical error regarding the date of the accident, to add additional statutes and citations regarding his negligence per se claim, and to voluntarily dismiss a business entity defendant that was no longer in existence.  Id. at 2-3.