Caro v. LJB Facilities Management LLC

Background

On November 4, 2024, Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker issued a report and recommendation that Defendant LJB Facilities Management, LLC’s motion to dismiss be granted without prejudice and that Plaintiff Randy Caro be given an opportunity to amend his complaint. On March 31, 2025, District Judge Jennifer H. Rearden adopted that recommendation in full and ordered the case closed.

On April 11, 2025, Caro filed a letter asking the court to reopen the case, vacate the Clerk of Court’s judgment, and allow him to file an amended complaint.

Recommendation

Judge Parker recommended reopening the case and vacating the judgment to give Caro an opportunity to file an amended complaint consistent with the earlier recommendation that Judge Rearden adopted. The recommendation relied on Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(a), which concerns correcting or adjusting a judgment or order.

Judge Parker further recommended that, if the recommendation were accepted, Caro be permitted to file an amended complaint within 30 days after the case was reopened. She recommended that the case be closed and judgment re-entered for LJB Facilities Management, LLC if Caro did not file an amended pleading within that period.

Objections and Status

The document is a report and recommendation, not a final order deciding whether to reopen the case. It states that Caro had 17 days and LJB Facilities Management, LLC had 14 days after service to file written objections, subject to the stated federal rules. The supplied opinion does not state whether Judge Rearden later adopted this recommendation.