James
James v. Uber Technologies Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHRISTOPHER JAMES, et al., Case No. 19-cv-06462-EMC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO AMEND
UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC., Docket No. 165 Defendant.
12 13 Pending before the Court is Defendant Uber Technologies, Inc.’s (“Uber’s”) motion for leave to amend its answer pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a). See Docket No. 165 (“Amend Mot.”). For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS Uber’s motion. I. BACKGROUND This order assumes familiarity with the lengthy factual and procedural background of this case and therefore only recites the facts and background necessary to resolve the pending motion. On July 14, 2020, Messrs. Christopher James and Spencer Verhines (hereinafter, “Plaintiffs”) filed the operative amended consolidated class action complaint (hereinafter, “Amended Complaint”) alleging as follows. See Docket No. 81 (Am. Compl.). Plaintiffs are…