Opinion
3:22-cv-44-KAP
07-02-2024
CHARLES BELLON, Petitioner v. MORRIS HOUSER, Superintendent, S.C.I. Benner, Respondent
MEMORANDUM ORDER
KEITH A. PESTO, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Petitioner Bellon's most recent motion to amend at ECF no. 14 is denied. Any proposal to amend (whether a movant seeks to amend an ordinary civil complaint or a habeas petition) that does not attach the amended pleading in effect seeks open-ended permission to add claims as they occur to the movant. That is improper. The motion at ECF no. 13, insofar as it seeks to file a memorandum in support of the pending petition, is granted. Petitioner can file his memorandum at any time from now until thirty days after the respondent has filed a response to the pending petition.