, the Court is “reluctant to find that leave to amend shall not be permitted[]” in light of Defendant's failure to disclose this lease in its discovery responses. Aceituno v. Carnival Corp., No. 20-CV-23935, 2021 WL 1647890, at *3 (S.D. Fla. Apr. 27, 2021). Defendant has also indicated that it will not be prejudiced by the proposed amendment, provided that the putative defendants are permitted to conduct limited discovery and respond to Plaintiff's foreclosure claim.
“[T]he Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has explained that, ‘when a motion to amend is filed after a scheduling order deadline, Rule 16 [of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (hereafter, “Rule 16”)] is the proper guide for determining whether a party's delay may be excused.'” Aceituno v. Carnival Corp., No. 20-CV-23935, 2021 WL 1647890, at *2 (S.D. Fla. 2021) (quoting Sosa v. Airprint Sys., Inc., 133 F.3d 1417, 1418 n.2 (11th Cir. 1998)); see also Golden View Condo., Inc. v. QBE Ins. Corp., No. 11-CV-60137, 2011 WL 13112060, at *6 (S.D. Fla. 2011) (Jordan, J.) (explaining that a request to file a supplemental pleading pursuant to Rule 15(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure after “the deadline for submission of motions to amend the pleadings passed. . . . should be considered one to modify the pre-trial schedule under Rule 16(b)”).