UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DAVID COTTRELL, Case No. 19-cv-07672-JCS
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART
v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND
AND DENYING ADMINISTRATIVE
AT&T INC., et al., MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL Defendants. Re: Dkt. Nos. 66,
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff David Cottrell moves for leave to amend to add claims against two additional affiliates of Defendants AT&T Inc., Pacific Bell Telephone Co., and DIRECTV LLC (collectively, “AT&T”). AT&T does not oppose Cottrell amending to add claims against AT&T Services, Inc., but opposes the addition of claims against AT&T Mobility Services, LLC (“AT&T Mobility”) on the basis that such amendment would be futile. The Court finds the matter suitable for resolution without oral argument and VACATES the hearing previous set for March 19, 2021. For the reasons discussed below, Cottrell’s motion for leave to amend is GRANTED except as to a claim the Court previously dismissed, and…