Coast Center for Orthopedic and Arthroscopic Surgery, LLC v. West American Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 COAST CENTER FOR ORTHOPEDIC AND Case No.: 24-cv-2145-RSH-BLM ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY, LLC dba
SHARP SAN DIEGO SURGERY CENTER, ORDER GRANTING JOINT
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE Plaintiff,
AMENDED ANSWER
14 v. [ECF No. 14]
WEST AMERICAN INSURANCE
COMPANY, et al., Defendants. 18 19 Before the Court is the Parties’ Joint Motion for Relief from Scheduling Order and for Leave for Defendant West American Insurance Company to file an Amended Answer. ECF No. 14. On December 16, 2024, the Court issued a Scheduling Order in this case setting the deadline for the Parties to amend their pleadings to March 25, 2025. ECF No. 11 at 2. On May 7, 2025, the Parties filed the instant Joint Motion requesting that the Court grant leave for Defendant to file an Amended Answer. ECF No. 14. “Generally, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) liberally allows for amendments to pleadings.” Coleman v. Quaker…