Black v. Atlas Field Services, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BARRY BLACK, Plaintiff, No. C 23-00171 WHA

v.

ATLAS FIELD SERVICES, LLC, and ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

CRAIG TAYLOR, LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED

COMPLAINT

Defendants.

Plaintiff moves for leave to amend his complaint such that he may file an entirely new complaint, removing all prior claims and adding a single new claim. Defendants do not oppose (Dkt. Nos. 13, 16). This action was removed by defendants in January 2023. The removed complaint largely mirrors that of a related action already before the undersigned, which was filed in July 2020 and consisted of different plaintiffs — represented by same counsel — against the same defendants, also represented by same counsel (see Dkt. No. 20 (relating action to Daniel v. Atlas Field Services, LLC, No. C 20-04415 WHA)). This order follows plaintiff’s motion briefing (as defendants do not oppose) and oral argument. In Daniel, the original complaint asserted various wage-and-hour claims…