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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 NICHA LEASER, et al., individually, No. 2:20-CV-02502-DJC-AC and on behalf of others similarly 12 situated, 13 Plaintiffs, ORDER

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15 PRIME ASCOT, L.P, et al., 16 Defendants 17 18 Defendants Prime Ascot, L.P., Prime Ascot Acquisition, LLC, Prime/Park LaBrea 19 Titleholder, LLC, and Prime Administration, LLC (“Defendants”) bring the present 20 Motion to Strike seeking to strike all allegations related to a previously dismissed set 21 of defendants from the operative Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”). Defendants 22 also request, in the alternative, that the Court join the previously dismissed 23 defendants under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19. As discussed below, there is no 24 basis to strike the allegations in the SAC, and it is not feasible to join the previously 25 dismissed defendants. Accordingly, Defendants’ motion is DENIED. 26 //// 27 //// 28 //// 1 I. Background 2 A. Factual Background 3 Plaintiffs bring the present action against Defendants Prime…