Pappy's Barber Shops, Inc. v. Farmers Group, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 PAPPY’S BARBER SHOPS, INC. et al., Case No.: 20-CV-907-CAB-BLM

Plaintiffs,

ORDER ON MOTION FOR LEAVE

v. TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT

FARMERS GROUP, INC. et al., [Doc. No. 21] Defendants. 15 On September 11, 2020, the Court dismissed Plaintiffs’ complaint seeking insurance coverage for business income losses they incurred as a result of the COVID-19 Civil Authority Orders issued by San Diego Mayor Kevin Falconer and Governor Gavin Newsom. In the order, the Court indicated that because the facts surrounding Plaintiffs’ insurance claim are largely undisputed, any amendment to the complaint was likely to be futile, but it nevertheless allowed Plaintiffs to seek leave to amend. Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to amend is now before the Court. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15 states that courts “should freely give leave [to amend] when justice so requires.” “But a district court need not grant leave to…