Thao

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ChaKong Thao, et al., No. 2:21-cv-0073 1-KJM-AC Plaintiffs, ORDER v. Angela Swarthout, 1S Defendant. 16 Plaintiffs ChaKong Thao, Kia Thao, Joy Thao, Bee Thao, Paul Thao, May Thao and Jer Thao request leave to amend their complaint to join new defendants, add new exhibits, add 19 additional allegations and add a new claim. Lastly, plaintiffs seek to amend the scheduling order. Defendant Dr. Angela Swarthout opposes. As explained below, the court grants plaintiffs’ motion. 22 I. BACKGROUND The plaintiffs in this civil rights action are the surviving family of Tou Thao, who 24 allegedly died at the hands of a cellmate in California State Prison, Sacramento. See First Am. Compl. □□ 3-10, 22, 31, ECF No. 6. Plaintiffs brought this suit over three years ago. See Original Compl., ECF No. 1. They filed their first amended complaint within two months of 27 bringing the…