Nyong'o
Nyong'o v. Sutter Health
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OMONDI NYONG’O,
Case No. 21-cv-06238-YGR Plaintiff, 7 v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT AND REMAND TO STATE
SUTTER HEALTH, PALO ALTO MEDICAL COURT
FOUNDATION, and PALO ALTO FOUNDATION MEDICAL GROUP, Re: Dkt. No. 16 10 Defendants. 11 On June 22, 2021, plaintiff filed this action in San Francisco Superior Court. Defendants 12 removed the case to federal court on August 12, 2021. Dkt. No. 1. On September 13, 2021, 13 plaintiff filed a motion to amend the complaint and remand to state court. Dkt. No. 16. Having 14 carefully considered the briefing and arguments submitted, and for the reasons set forth more fully 15 below, the Court hereby GRANTS plaintiff’s motion.1 16 First, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15 requires that a plaintiff either obtain consent of 17 the defendant or obtain leave of the court to amend his complaint once a defendant has answered. 18 Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). In assessing whether to grant such leave, the Court…