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Adkins v. Labor Ready, Inc.

S.D. W. Va.September 28, 2001No. No. Civ.A.2:00-0884Cited 11 times
DismissedLabor Ready, Inc.
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Case Details

Judge(s)
Copenhaver
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
motion to dismiss

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Wage Theft

Outcome

The court denied plaintiff's motion to amend the complaint to add 64 additional defendants (Labor Ready customers) as joint employers, finding that the proposed joinder failed to satisfy Rule 19 (necessary parties) and Rule 20 (permissive joinder) requirements, and that the amendment would be futile.

What This Ruling Means

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