22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1071b
Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2209MOCHInsurance — Complaint — Amendment — Motion to amend complaint to name entirely new party is denied
MARIO OCHOA, Plaintiff, vs. USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. County Court, 7th Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Civil Division. Case No. 2014-32573 COCI, Division 84. November 26, 2014. Honorable Dawn P. Fields, Judge.
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO AMEND COMPLAINT TO CORRECT SCRIVENER’S ERROR/MISNOMER
THIS CAUSE came before the Court on November 14, 2014, on Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend Complaint to Correct Scrivener’s Error/Misnomer, and, after considering the written filings submitted thereto, reviewing the file, hearing argument of counsel, and otherwise being fully advised in the premises, it is hereby:
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED, as follows:
1. Plaintiff’s Motion to Amend Complaint to Correct Scrivener’s Error/Misnomer is DENIED.
2. Plaintiff cannot Amend its Complaint to name an “entirely new party” other than that named in the caption of this action. See Tannenbaum Chiropractic, Inc. d/b/a Cities Orthopaedic Group a/a/o Deborah French v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 478b (Fla. 13th Cir. Ct. 2003).
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