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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NICHA LEASER, et al., individually, No. 2:20-CV-02502-DJC-AC and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, ORDER

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PRIME ASCOT, L.P., et al., Defendants 17 Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) on the basis that Plaintiffs have failed to join parties required under Rule 19. As discussed below, these parties are not required both because the Plaintiffs will be able to receive complete relief among the named parties, and because the absent parties’ interest in the litigation is merely hypothetical at this point in the litigation. Defendants also move for dismissal of Plaintiffs’ alter ego and conspiracy allegations. For the reasons discussed, the Court finds that Plaintiffs have adequately alleged the alter ego claim, but have failed to plead the conspiracy claim with sufficient factual detail. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Defendants’ Motion. 28 …