Ewert v. eBay, Inc.

Filing 56

ORDER by Judge Whyte granting 46 Motion for Leave to File; denying 49 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Prosecution; vacating hearing on motions; scheduling case management conference for April 24, 2009 at 10:30 a.m.. (rmwlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/23/2009)

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ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND GRANTING PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT--No. C-07-02198 RMW MAG

E-FILED on

03/23/09

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

MICHAEL EWERT, Plaintiff, v. EBAY, INC., DOES 1 to 100, inclusive, Defendants.

No. C-07-02198 RMW ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND GRANTING PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT [Re Docket No. 46, 49]

Defendant eBay, Inc. ("eBay") moves to dismiss plaintiff Michael Ewert's ("Ewert") complaint for failure to prosecute. Ewert opposes the motion, and moves for leave to file a second amended complaint. eBay's motion to dismiss for lack of prosecution is denied. Although ten months without action is not a desirable delay, it is not sufficient to justify dismissal without more prejudice than eBay has demonstrated. Plaintiff's motion for leave to file a second amended complaint is granted. The proposed amended complaint appears only to remove the claims on which the court sustained a motion to dismiss and add a claim for false advertising, which is also a result of the court's dismissal of the Auction Act claims.

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The hearing scheduled for Friday, March 27, 2009 on the present motions is hereby vacated. The parties shall appear for a case management conference on April 24, 2009 at 10:30 a.m..

DATED:

03/23/09

RONALD M. WHYTE United States District Judge

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND GRANTING PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT--No. C-07-02198 RMW MAG 2

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Notice of this document has been electronically sent to: Counsel for Plaintiff: Charles Stewart Bishop Patricia Ann Carlson John R. Fabry Counsel for Defendants: Heather Coe Meservy Lori Renee Ellis Ploeger Michael Graham Rhodes [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail]

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel that have not registered for e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program.

Dated:

03/23/09

JAS Chambers of Judge Whyte

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO PROSECUTE AND GRANTING PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT--No. C-07-02198 RMW MAG 3