Chavez
Chavez v. Shimmick Construction Company, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD CHAVEZ, Case No. 20-cv-594-MMA (AHG)
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. EX PARTE MOTION FOR LEAVE
TO FILE A SECOND AMENDED
SHIMMICK CONSTRUCTION
COMPLAINT
COMPANY, INC.,
15 Defendant. [Doc. No. 5] 16 17 On March 27, 2020, Richard Chavez (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Shimmick Construction Company, Inc. (“Defendant”). See Doc. No. 1. On April 1, 2020, Plaintiff filed a First Amended Complaint. See Doc. No. 4. On April 2, 2020, Plaintiff filed the present ex parte motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint. See Doc. No. 5. Plaintiff has not yet served Defendant. See id. at 3. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15 governs amendment of pleadings. If a party has already amended a pleading as a matter of course, the party seeking further amendment “may amend its pleading only with the opposing party’s written consent or the court’s leave. The court should freely give leave when…