Smith v. 9W Halo Western OpCo L.P.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KENNETH C. SMITH, Case No. 20-cv-01968-PJH Plaintiff,

v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

LEAVE TO FILE SECOND AMENDED

ANGELICA CORPORATION, et al., COMPLAINT Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 52

Before the court is plaintiff’s motion to file a second amended complaint. The matter is fully briefed and suitable for decision without oral argument. Accordingly, the hearing set for April 7, 2022, is VACATED. Having read the parties’ papers and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court hereby rules as follows. Plaintiff seeks leave to amend his complaint in the following ways: (1) to correct the pleadings to name “9W Halo Western OPCO L.P. dba Angelica” rather than the entities currently named, “Angelica Corporation” and “Angelica Textile Services, Inc.,” (2) to add KKR & Co., Inc. (“KKR”) as a defendant, and (3) to add a Private Attorney’s General Act (“PAGA”)…