Howard Jones Investments, LLC v. City of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HOWARD JONES INVESTMENTS, No. 2:15-cv-0954-DAD-DB LLC, et al., 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AN AMENDED ANSWER TO PLAINTIFFS’ CITY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT 15 Defendants. (Doc. No. 75) 16 17 This matter is before the court on defendants’ August 10, 2023 motion for leave to file an amended answer to plaintiffs’ second amended complaint. (Doc. No. 75.) On September 7, 2023, the pending motion was taken under submission on the papers. (Doc. No. 79.) For the reasons explained below, defendants’ motion will be granted. BACK GROUND On November 6, 2022, plaintiffs Howard Jones Investments, LLC (“HJI”), Lowella Oldham, Dolly Leeper, Ada Leeper, Ericka Ward, and Alonzo Medley filed the operative second amended complaint (“SAC”) in this action brought against defendants City of Sacramento (“defendant City”),…