Opinion
8:00CV527 and Consolidated Cases 8:00CV529, 8:00CV530 8:00CV531, 8:00CV532 8:CV00533, 8:00CV534 8:CV00535, 8:00CV536 8:CV00537, 8:01CV027 8:01CV028 and 8:02CV293.
January 28, 2005
This matter is before the court on plaintiffs' MOTION TO AMEND BY INTERLINEATION TO INCLUDE REAL PARTY IN INTEREST, in light of the sale of IBP, inc. to Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. Defendant does not object to plaintiffs' request to change the identity of the party defendant to: "Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. f/k/a IBP, inc."
Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 15 and 17,
IT IS ORDERED:
1. Plaintiffs' MOTION TO AMEND BY INTERLINEATION TO INCLUDE REAL PARTY IN INTEREST is granted.
2. The identity of the party defendant in each case is hereby changed to "Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. f/k/a IBP, inc."
3. The parties may continue to use the identity "IPB, inc." in the case captions.