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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

e May 1, 1979. Id. at 1303. This deadline for refiling was twice extended, to December 1, 1979, and finally to March 1, 1980. On February 22, 1980, Leachman and Northern Counties Lumber, Inc., filed a complaint 13 Government Exhibit A Case No. 08-80736-CIV-MARRA EFTA00210581 Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 312-1 Entered on FLSD Docke

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.

e May 1, 1979. Id. at 1303. This deadline for refiling was twice extended, to December 1, 1979, and finally to March 1, 1980. On February 22, 1980, Leachman and Northern Counties Lumber, Inc., filed a complaint against Beech. Northern Counties, the owner of the plane, was wholly owned by William Leachman at the time of the crash, and now

, 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

e May 1, 1979. Id. at 1303. This deadline for refiling was twice extended, to December 1, 1979, and finally to March 1, 1980. On February 22, 1980, Leachman and Northern Counties Lumber, Inc., filed a complaint against Beech. Northern Counties, the owner of the plane, was wholly owned by William Leachman at the time of the crash, and now