Boulton et al v. U.S. Tax Lien Assoc.

Filing 44

ORDER signed by District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 12/4/2017 GRANTING 33 Motion to Amend the Complaint. (Washington, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KERRY BOULTON, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.

No. 2:15-cv-02384-MCE-AC

ORDER

US TAX LIEN ASSOCIATION, LLC;
SEAN HIGGINS; STEVE CLEMETS,
Defendants.
Presently before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion under Federal Rule of Civil

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Procedure 15(a) for leave to file a Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”) to add claims of

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negligence and breach of fiduciary duties. ECF No. 33. Rule 15(a) provides that “leave

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[to amend] shall be freely given when justice so requires.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). The

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policy of favoring amendments to pleadings, as evinced by Rule 15(a), “should be

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applied with extreme liberality.” United States v. Webb, 655 F.2d 977, 979 (9th Cir.

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1981). Given that liberal standard, and in view of Defendants’ non-opposition to

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Plaintiff’s request, the Motion to Amend is hereby GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: December 4, 2017

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