Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. C-11-176
10-06-2011
TERRY JUNIOR PETERSON, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT A. MORIN, et al, Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR LEAVE
TO SUPPLEMENT COMPLAINT
Pending is plaintiff's motion for leave to supplement his complaint (D.E. 20).
Leave to amend should be freely granted when justice requires, FED. R. CIV. P. 15(a) (2), unless the amendment would be futile. Newby v. Enron Corp., 542 F.3d 463, 469 (5th Cir. 2008). In his supplement to the complaint, plaintiff is attempting to add additional plaintiffs. Plaintiff is not a lawyer, and the rules forbid him from representing other persons. The motion is denied as futile. Each of the inmates is free to exhaust his administrative remedies and file a lawsuit on his own behalf.
B. JANICE ELLINGTON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE