Harriram v. Fera
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-03696
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Harriram v. Fera, Judge Abrams accepted the amended complaint and granted defendants’ request for more time to respond.
Priya Harriram, Joseph Luis Fera, and Lehman College. The order accepted Harriram’s amended complaint and extended Fera’s and Lehman College’s deadline to respond; it did not state that it made a ruling affecting City University of New York.
What happened
In Harriram v. Fera, the court accepted Priya Harriram’s amended complaint as the operative complaint because she was representing herself, despite defendants’ objection about the amendment procedure.
The court stated that no further amendments would be permitted without the court’s permission. It also extended Joseph Luis Fera’s and Lehman College’s deadline to respond from March 22, 2022, to April 1, 2022.
Judge Ronnie Abrams issued the order on March 16, 2022, and directed the Clerk of Court to mail a copy to Harriram.
The detailed version
- Harriram v. Fera · No. 1:21-cv-03696
- Ronnie Abrams
- Mar. 16, 2022
Background
The court received a March 15, 2022 letter from Joseph Luis Fera and Lehman College. The letter addressed Priya Harriram’s amended complaint, identified as Docket 56. The opinion states that Harriram was representing herself.
Court’s ruling
The court explained that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(2) generally allows a pleading to be amended only with the opposing party’s written consent or the court’s permission. Because of Harriram’s self-represented status, the court accepted the amended complaint as the operative complaint. The court stated that no additional amendments would be allowed without its permission.
The court also granted Fera’s and Lehman College’s request for a 10-day extension of their response deadline, moving it from March 22, 2022, to April 1, 2022. The Clerk of Court was directed to mail the order to Harriram. This order did not decide the underlying claims.
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