Walker
Walker v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 GEORGE WALKER, Case No.: 20-cv-2311-DMS-BGS
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO
v. AMEND COMPLAINT TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AMERICA, INC. et al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 On April 12, 2021, Plaintiff George Walker filed a motion to amend his complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2). (ECF No. 4.) Defendants did not file a response in opposition to the motion. Rule 15(a)(2) provides that “a party may amend its pleading only with the opposing party's written consent or the court's leave.” However, the rule further provides that “court[s] should freely give leave when justice so requires.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2). The decision to grant leave to amend is one that rests in the discretion of the trial court. See Int’l Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers v. Republic Airlines, 761 F.2d 1386, 1390 (9th Cir. 1985). The policy in favor of granting leave to amend “is to be applied with extreme…