Whaley, et al v. Pacific Seafood Group, et al

Filing 107

ORDER: Denying as Moot Motion to Dismiss 76 ; Granting Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint/Petition 95 . The motion hearing set for October 18, 2010 is canceled. Signed on 10/7/2010 by Judge Owen M. Panner. (dkj)

Whaley, et al v. Pacific Seafood Group, et al

Doc. 107

IN THE UNITED STATES D I S T R I C T COURT FOR THE D I S T R I C T OF OREGON LLOYD D. WHALEY, e t a l . , Civ. No. Plaintiffs, lO-3057-PA

v.
P A C I F I C SEAFOOD GROUP, e t a l . , Defendants. PANNER, J .

ORDER

P l a i n t i f f s move t o f i l e a second amended complaint.

Leave

to amend a complaint " s h a l l be f r e e l y given when j u s t i c e so requires." F e d . R. C i v . P . 1 5 ( a ) . The d i s t r i c t court should

apply Rule 15's policy of favoring amendments "with extreme liberality." DCD P r o g r a m s , L t d . v . L e i g h t o n , 8 3 3 F . 2 d 1 8 3 , 1 8 6 (citations and internal
quotat~ons

(9th Cir. 1987)

omitted).

The d i s t r i c t c o u r t may deny leave t o amend i f the amendment "(1) prejudices the opposing party; (2) i s sought i n bad f a i t h ;

(3) produces an undue delay i n l i t i g a t i o n ; or (4) i s f u t i l e . " AmerisourceBergen Corp. v. D i a l y s i s t West, I n c . , 465 F.3d 946, 951 (9th Cir. 2006).
I have studied the parties' briefs and the proposed

complaint. 1 - ORDER

The proposed amendment would not be f u t i l e .

The

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proposed a m e n d m e n t w i l l n o t c a u s e u n d u e d e l a y o r p r e j u d i c e defendants. I conclude t h a t p l a i n t i f f s have made a s u f f i c i e n t

showing to j u s t i f y the f i l i n g of the second amended complaint. B e c a u s e I am g r a n t i n g p l a i n t i f f s ' m o t i o n t o f i l e a s e c o n d amended complaint, defendants' motion to dismiss the f i r s t a m e n d e d c o m p l a i n t i s now m o o t . Defendants may f i l e a motion t o

dismiss the second amended complaint within twenty days from the date of this order. Plaintiffs will have ten days to f i l e

a response b r i e f , and defendants may f i l e a r e p l y b r i e f within ten days of the response brief. I authorize plaintiffs to

serve the confidential addendum to the second amended complaint on counsel for the Ocean Gold Group defendants, i f counsel signs the Stipulation and Protective Order governing the exchange of confidential information in this action. If

counsel for e i t h e r side shows t h a t more time i s needed for briefing, I will consider granting an extension.
CONCLUSION

P l a i n t i f f s ' motion to f i l e a second amended complaint (#95) is granted. Defendants' motion to dismiss the f i r s t is denied as moot. The motion hearing

amended complaint (#76)

s e t for October 18, 2010 i s cancelled. I T I S SO ORDERED. DATED t h i s

1

day of October, 2010.

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u . S . D I S T R I C T JUDGE

2 - ORDER