Opinion
Civil Action No. 07-cv-01571-MSK-BNB.
December 6, 2007
ORDER
This matter is before me on Plaintiffs' Motion to Modify Scheduling Order With Respect to Deadline for Joinder of Parties and Amendment of Pleadings [Doc. # 125, filed 12/3/2007] (the "Motion"). The plaintiffs seek an extension of approximately one month, until January 2, 2008, to file a motion to amend the complaint and add parties. The Motion is opposed.
I will not extend the deadline to join and amend in the abstract. When, and if, the plaintiffs find it necessary to amend the complaint, they should file a motion to amend, which addresses why amendment could not in the exercise of reasonable diligence have been sought before the deadline to amend, together with a proposed amended complaint. That will allow me to determine whether good cause exists to allow the amendment beyond the deadline set in the Scheduling Order.
IT IS ORDERED that the Motion is DENIED as premature.