Richter

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JULIA RICHTER, Case No. 19-cv-08300-WHO Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. LEAVE TO AMEND IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART

LISA AUSMUS, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 68 Defendants. 11 12 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Julia Richter moves for leave to amend to file a Fourth Amended Complaint (“FAC”), which adds twenty-four new claims and several new defendants. After reviewing the FAC under the Ninth Circuit’s leave to amend standard, I conclude that most of the proposed claims are futile and, accordingly, the motion is denied as to these claims. However, Richter’s first, third (to the extent it asserts an equal protection claim on the basis of disability discrimination), fourth, and twenty-sixth claims appear potentially viable under our liberal pleading standard. Accordingly, Richter’s motion for leave is granted as to these claims. Given the size of Richter’s proposed complaint, and the number of claims dismissed, Richter will…