Wu
Super Effect Investments Limited v. Wu
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SUPER EFFECT INVESTMENTS LIMITED, Case No. 22-cv-05668-AGT
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING
v. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
LEAVE TO FILE SECOND
HAILI WU, et al., AMENDED COMPLAINT Defendants. Re: Dkt. No.
On May 24, 2024, plaintiff Super Effect Investments Limited (“SEI”) moved for leave to file a second amended complaint. Dkt. 71. Defendants Haili Wu, Derek Marshall, California Wine Exchange, and Xi Chen opposed the motion. Dkts. 72 & 73. Because the deadline to amend pleadings has passed, SEI must show good cause for the request. The Court finds that SEI lacks good cause and denies SEI’s motion. Under Rule 15(a), before trial, once the time for amendment as a matter of right has passed, “a party may amend its pleading only with the opposing party's written consent or the court's leave.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2) (“The court should freely give leave when justice so requires.”). Pursuant to the case management schedule (dkt. 62), the last day to amend pleadings was November 30, 2023. When the deadline to amend pleadings has passed, under Rule 16 the…