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RIVERS v. RIVER OAK REALTY, INC., 3:16-cv-240-J-34JRK (2016)

Court: District Court, M.D. Florida Number: infdco20161014h88 Visitors: 1
Filed: Oct. 14, 2016
Latest Update: Oct. 14, 2016
Summary: ORDER MARCIA MORALES HOWARD , District Judge . THIS CAUSE is before the Court on Plaintiffs' Response to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint (Doc. 23; Response), filed on October 11, 2016. In the Response, Plaintiff, in addition to asserting that Defendants' motion to dismiss is due to be denied, states that she "will be very cooperative and very willing to amend complaint to include proper form only if deemed necessary by the court." See Response at 3. To the extent thi
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ORDER

THIS CAUSE is before the Court on Plaintiffs' Response to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint (Doc. 23; Response), filed on October 11, 2016. In the Response, Plaintiff, in addition to asserting that Defendants' motion to dismiss is due to be denied, states that she "will be very cooperative and very willing to amend complaint to include proper form only if deemed necessary by the court." See Response at 3. To the extent this statement constitutes a request, in the alternative, for leave to amend her pleading, Plaintiff is advised that such a request for affirmative relief is not properly made when simply included in a response to a motion. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b); see also Rosenberg v. Gould, 554 F.3d 962, 965 (11th Cir. 2009) ("Where a request for leave to file an amended complaint simply is imbedded within an opposition memorandum, the issue has not been raised properly.") (quoting Posner v. Essex Ins. Co., 178 F.3d 1209, 1222 (11th Cir. 1999)).

Moreover, even if it were proper to include this request in the Response, the request is otherwise due to be denied for failure to comply with Local Rules 3.01(a) and 3.01(g), United States District Court, Middle District of Florida (Local Rule(s)). Local Rule 3.01(a) requires a memorandum of legal authority in support of a request from the Court. See Local Rule 3.01(a). Local Rule 3.01(g) requires certification that the moving party has conferred with opposing counsel in a good faith effort to resolve the issue raised by the motion and advising the Court whether opposing counsel agrees to the relief requested. See Local Rule 3.01(g). In addition to these deficiencies under the Local Rules, the request in the Response also fails to satisfy the requirement that "[a] motion for leave to amend should either set forth the substance of the proposed amendment or attach a copy of the proposed amendment." Long v. Satz, 181 F.3d 1275, 1279 (11th Cir. 1999); see also McGinley v. Fla. Dep't of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, 438 F. App'x 754, 757 (11th Cir. 2011) (affirming denial of leave to amend where plaintiff did not set forth the substance of the proposed amendment); United States ex. rel. Atkins v. McInteer, 470 F.3d 1350, 1361-62 (11th Cir. 2006) (same). Thus, the Court will not entertain Plaintiff's request for relief included in the Response. Plaintiff is advised that, if she wishes to pursue such relief, she is required to file an appropriate motion, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of this Court.

Accordingly, it is

ORDERED:

To the extent that she requests affirmative relief from the Court, Plaintiff's Response to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint (Doc. 23) is DENIED without prejudice.

DONE AND ORDERED.

Source:  Leagle

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