Garcia
Garcia v. Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RONALD GARCIA, Case No. 19-cv-02054-JCS
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. LEAVE TO AMEND
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR Re: Dkt. No. 72 COMPANY, INC., et al., 11 Defendants.
12 Plaintiff Ronald Garcia moves for leave to file an amended complaint eliminating claims previously dismiss by the Court1 and reducing the scope of the class that he seeks to represent by excluding residents of certain states. Defendant Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC (“Harley-Davidson”) opposes Garcia’s motion solely on the basis that it could disrupt Harley- Davidson’s motions to stay, based on the first-to-file rule, other subsequently-filed cases in the states that Garcia would exclude from this action. The Court finds the matter suitable for resolution without oral argument and VACATES the hearing set for April 24, 2020. While Garcia may no longer amend by right without Harley- Davidson’s consent or leave of the Court, Rule 15 of the…