Martinez

1 2 3 4 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 JOANN MARTINEZ, Case No. 22-cv-06092-CRB

9 Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

10 v.

LEAVE TO AMEND

11 BAY AREA RESCUE MISSION, 12 Defendant.

13 Plaintiff Joann Martinez moves for leave to amend her complaint to add a new 14 count (intentional infliction of emotional distress) and related facts arising out of her 15 employment termination by Defendant Bay Area Rescue Mission, or BARM. Martinez 16 brought her motion after the close of discovery and fails to adequately explain why she did 17 not amend earlier, when any prejudice to BARM could have been avoided or minimized. 18 Accordingly, finding the matter suitable for resolution without argument pursuant to Civil 19 Local Rule 7-1(b), the Court DENIES Martinez’s motion for leave to amend. 20 I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY 21 In Martinez’s operative complaint, filed in October 2022, she alleges that BARM 22 violated two federal statutes when it fired her: Title VII and the Americans with 23 Disabilities Act. Compl.…