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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 SANTOS GUTIERREZ and BLANCA Case No. 1:23-cv-01369-JLT-HBK

MARTINEZ,

12 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO Plaintiffs, GRANT PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR 13 LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED v. COMPLAINT AND REMAND CASE DUE 14 TO LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER

HELENA AGRI-ENTERPRISES, LLC JURISDICTION1

15 and DOES 1-50, (Doc. No. 15) 16 Defendants. 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD 17 18 Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to file a First Amended 19 Complaint. (Doc. No. 15, “Motion to Amend”). Plaintiffs accompany the Motion with a copy of 20 their proposed unsigned First Amended Complaint identified as “Exhibit 2” to counsel’s 21 Declaration. (Doc. No. 15-1 at 14-21). Defendant Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC filed an 22 Opposition (Doc. No. 17), and Plaintiffs filed a Reply (Doc. No. 19). For the reasons discussed 23 below, the Court recommends the District Court grant Plaintiffs’ Motion…