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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 WILLIAM LESSIN, CAROL Case No.: 19-cv-1082-AJB-AHG SMALLEY, et al., on behalf of 12 themselves and others similarly ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ 13 situated, MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND 14 Plaintiffs, AND STAYING ACTION PENDING

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15 v. INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL 16 FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a Delaware corporation; and Does 1 through 10, (Doc. No. 216) 17 inclusive, 18 Defendants. 19 20 Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to Amend the First Amended 21 Consolidated Class Action Complaint (“FACC”). (Doc. No. 261.) Plaintiffs seek leave to 22 name Plaintiff David Huffstetler, the current representative of the certified South Carolina 23 class, as the representative of the Maine class. (Doc. No. 216.) Plaintiffs propose no other 24 substantive changes to the complaint. (See Doc. Nos. 216; 216-1.) Defendant Ford Motor 25 Company (“Ford”) opposed the motion (Doc. No.…