Miller v. Big Heart Pet Brands, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PAULA RICE-SHERMAN, et al., Case No. 19-cv-03613-WHO
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. LEAVE TO AMEND TO ADD OR
SUBSTITUTE NAMED PLAINTIFF
BIG HEART PET BRANDS, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 87 Defendant.
12 Due to unresponsiveness from named plaintiffs in this putative class action against defendant Big Heart Pet Brands, Inc. (“Big Heart”), plaintiffs move for leave to amend to add or substitute named plaintiffs. The parties addressed this matter at the last case management conference on September 15, 2020, and the matter is now fully briefed. I find this motion is suitable for decision without oral argument and VACATE the hearing scheduled for October 21, 2020. See Civ. L. R. 7-1(b). For the reasons set forth below, plaintiffs’ motion is GRANTED. BACKGROUND This case was filed on June 24, 2019 by plaintiffs John Miller, Paula Rice-Sherman, Kay Rahbar, Patricia Damon, Shareise Melvin, Linda Freker, Valerie Mortz…