Legal Question in Administrative Law in California

Amending Complaint

I am a plaintiff in pro per in a civil lawsuit. The judge has already set a MSC and a trail date for next year.

Due to issues that have come to my attention, I want to amend my complaint. Is it too late to do so?

Thank you for your time.


Asked on 10/06/07, 8:11 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys

Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

Re: Amending Complaint

You need to serve and file a noticed motion.

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Answered on 10/07/07, 12:07 am
Joel Selik www.SelikLaw.com

Re: Amending Complaint

Its not too late, though you may want to check and see if you signed a "no amendments" at the cmc, and even then it is not too late to file a motion.

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Answered on 10/07/07, 11:25 am
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

Re: Amending Complaint

A complaint can be amended right up to trial with the court's permission, and occasionally the judgment can conform to proof at trial without even the necessity of amendment, but the closer you get to trial the less likely the judge is to permit amendment because it becomes incrreasingly unfair and prejudicial to the defendants, who may already have used up their opportunities to do discovery, etc.

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Answered on 10/07/07, 6:31 pm


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