GS Holistic, LLC v. Nitika, Inc .
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo---- 11 GS HOLISTIC, LLC, No. 2:22-cv-2037 WBS DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE
AMENDED COMPLAINT
NITIKA, INC d/b/a SMOKE
PARADISE 707, NITIKA
DADHWAL, GURPREET DADHWAL, and JEFFREY LEE, 17 Defendants.
19 ----oo0oo---- 20 Plaintiff GS Holistic, LLC moves for leave to amend the operative complaint. A party seeking amendment must show that the amendment is proper under Rule 15, see Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 608 (9th Cir. 1992). (citations omitted), under which leave to amend should be given “freely . . . when justice so requires,” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2). Leave should only be denied if amendment (1) would cause prejudice to the opposing party, (2) is sought in bad faith, (3) would create undue delay, or (4) is futile. Chudacoff v. Univ. Med. Ctr. of S. Nev., 649 F.3d 1143, 1152 (9th Cir. 2011) (citation omitted). “[I]f a court finds that good cause…