United States Seventh Circuit

In order for plaintiff to use an amended complaint to benefit from Fed. R. Civ. 15(c)'s relation back doctrine, plaintiff must have timely filed the original complaint.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/08/2001
• Decided 05/16/2001
• Published 05/16/2001

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert D. Whitfield (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Elizabeth A. Knight, Kathryn M. Reidy (argued), Knight, Hoppe, Fanning & Kurnik, Des Plaines, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.