Michael Grecco Productions, Inc. v. McKinnon Broadcasting Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL GRECCO PRODUCTIONS, Case No. 22-cv-00935-BAS-AHG
INC.,
ORDER:
Plaintiff, 13 v. (1) GRANTING MOTION FOR
LEAVE TO FILE FIRST
MCKINNON BROADCASTING
AMENDED COMPLAINT (ECF
COMPANY,
No. 12); AND 16 Defendant. 17 (2) GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS MCKINNON
BROADCASTING COMPANY
WITH PREJUDICE (ECF
No. 13)
Pending before the Court are two motions in this copyright action. First, Plaintiff moves for leave to file a first amended complaint. (ECF No. 12.) The proposed first amended complaint adds The Associated Press as a defendant, which Plaintiff alleges was responsible for the infringement at issue. (Id.) Rule 15(a)(2) provides that the Court “should freely give leave when justice so requires.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2). The Court finds that granting leave is appropriate here. See Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 182 (1962) (listing 28…