Gonzales v. BNSF Railway Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROSALIE GONZALES, et al., No. 1:18-cv-01744-DAD-BAM Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING MOTION TO AMEND
PLAINTIFFS’ COMPLAINT
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, (Doc. No. 22) Defendant.
16 Plaintiffs Rosalie Gonzales, Orlando Gonzales, and Gonzales Farms (“plaintiffs”) filed their initial complaint against defendant BNSF Railway Company in Fresno County Superior Court on October 11, 2018. (Doc. No. 1 at 6.) Defendant removed the case to this court on December 27, 2018. (Doc. No. 1.) On March 28, 2019, the assigned magistrate judge set a briefing schedule for plaintiffs’ anticipated motion for leave to file an amended complaint to name additional necessary parties. (Doc. No. 16.) The court’s minute order specified that “[a]ny stipulated amendments or motions to amend the pleadings shall be filed by April 30, 2019.” (Id.) However, the parties did not file a stipulation and proposed order seeking to allow the filing of an amended complaint…