White v. UMG Recordings, Inc.
- Analisa Torres
- 1:20-cv-09971
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In White v. UMG Recordings, Judge Torres allowed defendant Jenks to file an amended answer and counterclaim within 21 days.
Defendant Jordan Timothy Jenks was permitted to file an amended answer and counterclaim; the order does not state that it resolved the claims of the other parties.
What happened
White v. UMG Recordings, Inc. is a case involving Jordan White, UMG Recordings, Inc., and other defendants. The order concerns defendant Jordan Timothy Jenks’s request to file an amended answer and counterclaim.
The court reviewed letters filed at ECF Nos. 91 and 92. The order states that a party may amend a pleading once without permission within 21 days after serving it, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a).
Judge Torres ruled that Jenks could file an amended answer and counterclaim because he requested permission within 21 days of filing his original answer. The order does not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- White v. UMG Recordings, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-09971
- Analisa Torres
- Feb. 3, 2022
Background
Jordan White sued UMG Recordings, Inc., Jordan Timothy Jenks, Jordan Carter, and other defendants. The opinion addresses defendant Jenks’s request to file an amended answer and counterclaim. It does not describe the underlying claims in detail.
Court’s Analysis
The court reviewed the parties’ letters at ECF Nos. 91 and 92. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) allows a party to amend its pleading once as a matter of course within 21 days after serving it. The court found that Jenks requested leave to file an amended answer and counterclaim within 21 days of filing his original answer.
Ruling
The court ruled that defendant Jenks may file an amended answer and counterclaim. The order does not resolve the underlying claims or counterclaims.
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