Abuhouran v. Nicklin

1 Citing case

  1. Spaeth v. Michigan State Univ. Coll. of Law

    845 F. Supp. 2d 48 (D.D.C. 2012)   Cited 46 times
    Finding that a plaintiff “cannot join defendants who simply engaged in similar types of behavior, but who are otherwise unrelated; some allegation of concerted action between defendants is required.”

    Fed.R.Civ.P. 21. “ ‘[S]everance of claims under Rule 21 results in the creation of separate actions.’ ” Abuhouran v. Nicklin, 764 F.Supp.2d 130, 133 (D.D.C.2011) (alteration in the original) (quoting In re Brand–Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litig., 264 F.Supp.2d 1372, 1376 (J.P.M.L.2003)). Accordingly, Spaeth's claims against Michigan State University College of Law are severed into one new case; his claims against the University of Missouri School of Law and Brady J. Deaton, Chancellor of the University of Missouri, are severed into another new case; his claims against Hastings College of the Law and its Chancellor and Dean, Frank H. Wu, are severed into another new case; and his claims against the University of Iowa College of Law and its President, Sally Mason, are severed into another new case.