Mort
Mort v. Brennan
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 THEODORE W. MORT, No. 1:19-cv-00652-NONE-SKO Plaintiff, v. ORDER RE: DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO
AMEND ANSWER
POSTMASTER GENERAL UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, (Doc. 36) 13 Defendant.
15 This matter is before the Court on Defendant Postmaster General United States Postal Service (“Defendant”)’s “Motion to Amend Answer,” filed December 18, 2021 (“Motion to Amend”). (Doc. 36.) Plaintiff Theodore W. Mort (“Plaintiff”) filed an opposition brief on January 6, 2021 (Doc. 40), and Defendant filed his reply brief on January 13, 2021. (Doc. 44.) The Court reviewed the parties’ papers and all supporting material and found the matter suitable for decision without oral argument pursuant to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California’s Local Rule 230(g). The hearing set for January 20, 2020, was therefore vacated. (Doc. 46.) For the reasons set forth below, the Motion to Amend will be granted. I. BACKGROUND1…