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specific issue of adding a new party, and whether Rule 15 or Rule 21 applies to the addition of a party under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Fifth Circuit resolved this issue in McLellan,. Mississippi Power & Light Co., 526 F.2d 870 (56' Cir.), vacated in part on other grounds 545 F.2d 919 (5th Cir. 1

ils to note the distinctions between amending to add plaintiffs, as opposed to defendants, and the different legal implications between the two. In Leachman I. Beech Aircraft Corp., 694 F.2d 1301 (D.C. Cir. 1981), plaintiff Heather Leachman sued the aircraft manufacturer, Beech Aircraft, on December 2, 1977, for damages due to

specific issue of adding a new party, and whether Rule 15 or Rule 21 applies to the addition of a party under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Fifth Circuit resolved this issue in McLellan I. Mississippi Power & Light Co., 526 F.2d 870 (5th Cir.), vacated in part on other grounds 545 F.2d 919 (5th Cir.

ils to note the distinctions between amending to add plaintiffs, as opposed to defendants, and the different legal implications between the two. In Leachman I. Beech Aircraft Corp., 694 F.2d 1301 (D.C. Cir. 1981), plaintiff Heather Leachman sued the aircraft manufacturer, Beech Aircraft, on December 2, 1977, for damages due to

, which required leave of court. Since leave was not obtained by plaintiff, the district court dismissed the complaint as to the unions. On appeal, the Fifth Circuit posed the question: Which rule takes precedence if a party attempts to drop or add parties by an amended pleading filed before a responsive pleadin

ils to note the distinctions between amending to add plaintiffs, as opposed to defendants, and the different legal implications between the two. In Leachman I. Beech Aircraft Corp., 694 F.2d 1301 (D.C. Cir. 1981), plaintiff Heather Leachman sued the aircraft manufacturer, Beech Aircraft, on December 2, 1977, for damages due to