Bryan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 2:22-cv-01962-DJC-AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER MARK LINN BRYAN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff has filed a Motion to Amend the Complaint (ECF No. 68) that is opposed by Defendants Mark Linn Bryan and Lori Bryan (ECF Nos. 69, 71.) Pursuant to Local Rule 230(g) the court will vacate oral argument, currently scheduled for July 6, 2023, and take this matter under submission on the papers filed by the parties. When considering whether to grant leave to file an amended complaint, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(2) instructs that “court[s] should freely give leave [to amend] when justice so requires.” The decision to grant or deny an opportunity to amend is within the discretion of the District Court and leave to amend is generally granted unless there is an apparent reason to deny it such as undue delay, bad faith, or undue prejudice. , 371 U.S. 178, 182 (1962). Defendant Lori…