Shanker
East West Bank v. Shanker
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 EAST WEST BANK, Case No. 20-cv-07364-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. LEAVE TO AMEND FAC
SUKEERT SHANKER, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 80, 81, 87, 99 Defendants.
12 Plaintiff East West Bank (“EWB”) moves for leave to amend to file a Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) to add Venkat Gopalakrishnan, Blue Ridge Bank N.A. (“Blue Ridge Bank”), and Fenway Summer Vector LLC (“FS Vector”) as defendants. As is now typical in this needlessly contentious and over-litigated case, defendants Shanker and Aeldra Financial, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”) object. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), this matter is appropriate for resolution without oral argument. I VACATE the hearing scheduled for August 11, 2021. There is good cause for the amendment and there is no prejudice, undue delay, bad faith, or futility. EWB’s motion is GRANTED. BACKGROUND The factual background is explained in detail in my…