Opinion
21-2031-EFM-GEB
08-15-2021
STARR HOMES LLC, Plaintiff, v. ALLEN SCHLUP, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
GWYNNE E. BIRZER UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Starr Homes LLC's motion for leave to amend its Complaint for Copyright Infringement. (ECF No. 50.) The motion was filed August 20, 2021, making Defendants' response deadline September 3, 2021. No. response has been filed, and the Court may grant the motion as uncontested without further notice pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 7.4(b).
Additionally, in its discretion, the Court finds the balance of factors weigh in favor of amendment as analyzed under Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a)(2), and justice requires amendment.
The court considers a number of factors in deciding whether to allow an amendment, including timeliness, prejudice to the other party, bad faith, and futility of amendment. Minter v. Prime Equip. Co., 451 F.3d 1196, 1204 (10th Cir. 2006) (quoting Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 182 (1962)); see also Monge v. St. Francis Health Ctr., Inc., No. 12-2269-EFM-JPO, 2013 WL 328957, at *2 (D. Kan. Jan. 10, 2013), report and recommendation adopted, 2013 WL 328986 (D. Kan. Jan. 29, 2013). Rule 15(a)(2) provides leave “shall be freely given when justice so requires, ” and the decision to allow an amendment is within the sound discretion of the court. See J. Vangel Elec., Inc. v. Sugar Creek Packing Co., No. 11-2112-EFM, 2012 WL 5995283, at *2 (D. Kan. Nov. 30, 2012) (citing Panis v. Mission Hills Bank, 60 F.3d 1486, 1494 (10th Cir. 1995)).
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff Starr Homes LLC's motion for leave to amend its Complaint for Copyright Infringement (ECF No. 50) is GRANTED. Plaintiff shall file its First Amended Complaint no later than September 22, 2021.
IT IS SO ORDERED.