United States of America v. Glines et al

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF UTAH
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
L. BRETT GLINES; LEANNE P. GLINES;
STATE OF UTAH, TAX COMMISSION;
UTAH COUNTY, UTAH; CITIGROUP
MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2021-RP5;
MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT,
INC.; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY
ASSOCIATES, LLC; et al.,
Defendants.
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND
ORDER
Case No. 2:25-cv-00946-AMA-DBP
District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen
Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead
Before the court is Defendant Leanne Glines Motion for Leave to File Amended
Answer.1 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(2) provides that a party may amend its pleading
only with the opposing party's written consent or the court's leave. “The court should freely give
leave when justice so requires.”2 Here the court grants Defendant’s Motion.
A “district court has ‘wide discretion to recognize a motion for leave to amend in the
interest of a just, fair or early resolution of litigation.’”3 “‘Refusing leave to amend is generally
only justified upon a showing of undue delay, undue prejudice to the opposing party, bad faith or
dilatory motive, failure to cure deficiencies by amendments previously allowed, or futility of
amendment.’”4
1 ECF No. 28.
2 Fed. R. Civ. P. 15.
3 Bylin v. Billings, 568 F.3d 1224, 1229 (10th Cir. 2009) (quoting Calderon v. Kan. Dep't of Soc. & Rehab. Servs.,
181 F.3d 1180, 1187 (10th Cir. 1999)).
4 Id. (quoting Frank v. U.S. West, Inc., 3 F.3d 1357, 1365 (10th Cir. 1993)).
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There has been no opposition filed to Defendant’s Motion.5 This case is early in its
proceedings and there is no indication of undue delay or undue prejudice. The court therefore
GRANTS Defendant’s Motion.
Defendant’s Motion for Leave to File Amended Answer is GRANTED.
DATED this 5 January 2026.
Dustin B. Pead
United States Magistrate Judge
5 See DUCivR 7-1(f) (2025) (“Except as provided in DUCivR 56-1(f), failure to respond timely to a motion may
result in the court granting the motion without further notice.”).
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