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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

mitation and that the right to be free of stale claims in time comes to prevail over the right to prosecute them." Order of Railroad Telegraphers'. Railway Express Agency. Inc. 321 U.S. 342, 348-49 (1944). A. CVRA Limitations Period The policy underlying statutes of limitations applies no less to claims arising unde

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.

itation and that the right to be free of stale claims in time comes to prevail over the right to prosecute them." Order of Railroad Telegraphers I. Railway Express Agency, Inc., 321 U.S. 342, 348-49 (1944). A. CVRA Limitations Period The policy underlying statutes of limitations applies no less to claims arising und

, 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

itation and that the right to be free of stale claims in time comes to prevail over the right to prosecute them." Order of Railroad Telegraphers I. Railway Express Agency, Inc., 321 U.S. 342, 348-49 (1944). A. CVRA Limitations Period The policy underlying statutes of limitations applies no less to claims arising und