Rappuhn v. Primal Vantage Company, Inc. et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
AUSTIN J. RAPPUHN, 	)
)
Plaintiff, 	)
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vs. 	) 	CIVIL ACTION NO. 20-528-CG-N
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PRIMAL VANTAGE COMPANY,
INC., et al.,
)
)
)
Defendants. 	)
ORDER
The fictitious parties set out in Plaintiff’s Complaint are hereby STRICKEN
because fictitious party pleading is not generally recognized under the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure. See, e.g., Fed.R.Civ.P. 10(a); 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a); Rommell
v. Automobile Racing Club of America, Inc., 964 F.2d 1090, 1098 n. 14 (11th Cir.
1992); Weeks v. Benton, 649 F.Supp. 1297, 1298 (S.D.Ala. 1986).1
DONE and ORDERED this 20th day of November, 2020.
/s/Callie V. S. Granade
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
1 Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governs amendment of the
pleadings should the plaintiff discover additional parties against whom he wishes to
assert claims. Plaintiff is further advised that the Court allows a reasonable period
of time to add parties and amend the pleadings once the discovery process begins.
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