Bell Semiconductor, LLC v. NXP USA, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BELL SEMICONDUCTOR, LLC, Case No. 22-cv-0594-BAS-KSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER:

v. (1) GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S NXP USA, INC.,

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR

Defendant. LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT; and

(2) GRANTING JOINT MOTION

TO EXTEND DEFENDANT’S

TIME TO RESPOND

19 [ECF No. 66]

21 Plaintiff seeks leave of Court to file an Amended Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 15(a)(2). (ECF No. 66.) This is Plaintiff’s first such request. Defendant does not oppose Plaintiff’s Motion. Under Rule 15(a)(2), leave to amend “shall be freely given when justice so requires.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2). The Ninth Circuit has held that, although the question whether to grant leave to amend pursuant to Rule 15(a)(2) is left to the trial court’s discretion, the determination “should be guided by the underlying purpose of Rule 15(a) . . . which [is] to facilitate decisions on the…