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· 4/30/1993

Judith Moore v. Roy Baker Neurological Institute of Savannah, P.C. And Memorial Medical Center

Citations

  • 989 F.2d 1129
  • 25 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 973
  • 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 9943
  • 1993 WL 114412

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • affirming a district court’s denial of leave to amend a complaint because “the proposed new claims are barred by the applicable statute of limitations”
  • \The critical issue in Rule 15(c) determinations is whether the original complaint gave notice to the defendant of the claim now being asserted.\
  • \The alleged acts of negligence occurred at different times and involved separate and distinct conduct.\
  • “The critical issue in Rule 15(c) determinations is whether the original complaint gave notice to the defendant of the claim now being asserted.” (emphasis added)
  • “While a decision whether to grant leave to amend is clearly within the discretion of the district court, a justifying reason must be apparent for denial of a motion to amend.”
  • claim for surgical negligence did not relate back to informed consent claim

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Judges: Anderson, Johnson, Morgan

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