Leonard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Lisa Leonard, No. 2:23-cv-01189-KJM-DMC Plaintiff, ORDER v. County of Lassen et al., 1S Defendants. 16 In this employment action, plaintiff Lisa Leonard moves to file a first amended complaint 18 against defendants, County of Lassen and Does 1—20 inclusive. Leonard contends the proposed amended complaint will assert additional claims for alleged violations of the Americans with 20 Disabilities Act arising from her employment with defendants. Mot. at 7, ECF No. 28; 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101, 12112(b)(5)(A). The motion is unopposed. See Statement Non-Opp’n, ECF No. 31. The court, in its discretion, submitted the matter without oral argument. See Min. Order, ECF No. 32. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(2) provides the court should “freely give leave [to amend] when justice so requires” and the Ninth Circuit has “stressed Rule 15’s policy of favoring amendments.”…