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ects the argument made by petitioners that Rule 21 applies because it is more specific. D.E. 310 at 15-16, citin International Broth. of Teamsters'. AFL-CIO 32 F.R.D. 441, 442 (E.D.Mich. 1963). Since it is a precedential decision of the Eleventh Circuit, McLellan is binding authority. Accordingly, if th

construed. Center for Biological Diversity I. Hamilton, 453 F.3d 1331, 1334 (11th Cir. 2006), citing Spannaus I. Dept. of Justice 824 F.2d 52, 55 (D.C. Cir. 1987). "[A] waiver of the Government's sovereign immunity will be strictly construed, in terms of its scope, in favor of the sovereign." Lane'. Pe

cts the argument made by petitioners that Rule 21 applies because it is more specific. D.E. 310 at 15-16, citing International Broth. of Teamsters'. AFL-CIO, 32 F.R.D. 441, 442 (E.D.Mich. 1963). Since it is a precedent decision of the Eleventh Circuit, McLellan is binding authority. Rule 15 governs peti

construed. Center for Biological Diversity I. Hamilton, 453 F.3d 1331, 1334 (IP" Cir. 2006), citing Spannaus I. Dept. of Justice, 824 F.2d 52, 55 (D.C. Cir. 1987). "[A] waiver of the Government's sovereign immunity will be strictly construed, in terms of its scope, in favor of the sovereign." Lane'. Pe

aint seeks to effect a change in the parties to the action, Rule 21 ... controls and, to that extent, limits Rule I5(a)." Intl Broth. of Teamsters'. AFL-CIO, 32 F.R.D. 441, 442 (E.D. Mich. 1963). While the Government cites three cases allowing the addition of new parties through Rule IS (DE 290 at 102).

by a grand jury investigating possible criminal violations is not part of a 'civil action.'"); Blair-Bey I. Quick, 151 F.3d 1036, 1039 (D.C. Cir.) (D.C. Cir. 1998) ("the courts have uniformly concluded that habeas corpus proceedings — and their cousins, section 2255 proceedings — are not 'civil actions"