context: When the motion was filed, Nattah's claims against Secretary Gates had been dismissed with prejudice. This Court agrees with the approach that "[w]hen a plaintiffs first amended complaint asserts claims against defendants who have been dismissed from the suit," courts have "discretion in denying amendment as to those defendants."
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 240 F.2d 406, 408
citation_a.parenthetical: holding that the district court had discretion where plaintiff sought to amend a count that had been dismissed with prejudice
citation_a.sentence: Johnson v. Dist. of Columbia, 244 F.R.D. 1, 4 (D.D.C.2007) (Lamberth, J.); see Bancoult v. McNamara, 214 F.R.D. 5, 8-9 (D.D.C.2003) (granting motion to amend complaint “as a matter of course” as to defendants against whom claims remained pending, but denying the motion as futile as to dismissed defendant); see also Cassell v. Michaux, 240 F.2d 406, 408 (D.C.Cir.1956) (holding that the district court had discretion where plaintiff sought to amend a count that had been dismissed with prejudice).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 214 F.R.D. 5, 8-9
citation_b.parenthetical: granting motion to amend complaint "as a matter of course" as to defendants against whom claims remained pending, but denying the motion as futile as to dismissed defendant
citation_b.sentence: Johnson v. Dist. of Columbia, 244 F.R.D. 1, 4 (D.D.C.2007) (Lamberth, J.); see Bancoult v. McNamara, 214 F.R.D. 5, 8-9 (D.D.C.2003) (granting motion to amend complaint “as a matter of course” as to defendants against whom claims remained pending, but denying the motion as futile as to dismissed defendant); see also Cassell v. Michaux, 240 F.2d 406, 408 (D.C.Cir.1956) (holding that the district court had discretion where plaintiff sought to amend a count that had been dismissed with prejudice).