Edwards
Edwards v. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TAMIRE EDWARDS, Case No. 20-cv-07113-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: MOTION TO AMEND
v. THE COMPLAINT
BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT (BART), Re: Dkt. No. 24 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff Tamire Edwards filed this civil rights excessive force action against Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). Plaintiff’s motion to amend the complaint to add additional facts, name doe defendants, and omit claims is now pending before the Court. (Dkt. No. 24.) BART has filed a statement of non-opposition to the motion to amend. (Dkt. No. 25.) After carefully considering Plaintiff’s brief and the relevant legal authority, the Court concludes that oral argument is unnecessary, see Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), VACATES the April 1, 2021 hearing, and GRANTS the unopposed motion to amend. DISCUSSION Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(2) states that a party may amend a pleading before trial “with the opposing party's written consent or the…