Lopez v. General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. et al

Filing 5

ORDER Granting Joint Motion to File First Amended Complaint (ECF No. #4 ). First Amended Complaint due by 11/25/2024. Defendants Responses due by 12/9/2024. Signed by Judge Cynthia Bashant on 10/24/2024. (mjw)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VERONICA B. LOPEZ, individually, and
on behalf of all others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,

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v.
GENERAL DYNAMICS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.,

Case No. 24-cv-01743-BAS-DEB
ORDER GRANTING JOINT
MOTION TO FILE FIRST
AMENDED COMPLAINT (ECF No.
4)

Defendant.

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Presently before the Court is the parties’ joint motion to grant Plaintiff leave to file

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a First Amended Complaint against General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (ECF

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No. 4.)

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“In general, a court should liberally allow a party to amend its pleading.” Sonoma

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Cty. Ass’n of Retired Emps. v. Sonoma Cty., 708 F.3d 1109, 1117 (9th Cir. 2013) (citing

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Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)); see also Owens v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan, Inc., 244 F.3d 708,

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712 (9th Cir. 2001) (“A district court shall grant leave to amend freely when justice so

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requires.’”). Further, a party may amend its pleading without a court order where the

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opposing party consents in writing. Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2).

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Here, considering (i) the broad policy favoring amendments to pleadings and (ii)

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the parties’ joint motion, which indicates Defendant’s consent to the amendment, the Court
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GRANTS the joint motion for leave to file a First Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 4.)

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Plaintiff shall file her First Amended Complaint on or before November 25, 2024.

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Defendant shall file a responsive pleading on or before December 9, 2024.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: October 24, 2024

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