Dragasits
Dragasits v. Rucker
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Stephen DRAGASITS, Case No.: 3:18-cv-0512-WQH-AGS Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO RECONSIDER (ECF 86)
v.
T. RUCKER, et al., Defendants. 8 Plaintiff Stephen Dragasits moves this Court to reconsider an order denying his second motion to extend the deadline to amend the pleadings. (See ECF 86, at 1.) BACKGROUND Dragasits asked this Court on two occasions for an “extension of time” to amend pleadings. (See ECF 76, at 1; ECF 83, at 1.) On April 15, 2021, the Court granted plaintiff’s first motion to amend the scheduling order, extending the deadline to file a motion to amend his complaint to May 17, 2021. (See ECF 80, at 2.) But instead of moving to amend and setting out how he met the Rule 15 amendment requirements, Dragasits just filed a Fourth Amended Complaint. (ECF 81.) Because Dragasits lacked authority to file an amended pleading, the Court struck plaintiff’s Fourth Amended Complaint. (ECF 82, at 1.)…