Opinion
CIVIL ACTION No. 09-2025-EFM-DJW.
June 11, 2009
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion for Amendment (doc. 68). In his motion, Plaintiff states: "Comes now, William E. Orcutt, pro se, and requests the Court to grant the Motion for Amendment in the above styled case. Attached you will find the First Amended Complaint." While Plaintiff attaches a copy of his proposed amended complaint, he does not provide any summary or statement of his proposed amendments. Nor does he file a memorandum in support of his motion.
Pl.'s Mot. for Amendment (doc. 68) at 1.
Plaintiff's motion will be denied for failure to comply with the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the District Court of Kansas. D.Kan. Rule 15.1 states that any motion to amend "shall set forth a concise statement of the amendment or leave sought to be allowed." In addition, D. Kan. Rule 7.1 provides that with the exception of motions grantable by the Clerk of the Court and motions for extension and continuance, "all motions shall be accompanied by a brief or memorandum." Finally, D. Kan. Rule 7.4 provides that "[a] motion not accompanied by a required brief or memorandum may, in the discretion of the court, be summarily denied."
D. Kan. Rule 15.1.
D. Kan. Rule 7.1(a).
D. Kan. Rule 7.4.
In light of Plaintiff's failure to comply with these procedural rules, the Court will deny Plaintiff's motion.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Amendment (doc. 68) is denied without prejudice.