Vena

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 NICHOLAS A VENA, Case No.: 3:22-cv-0437-W-BLM

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION TO AMEND [DOC. 25] MOORE, SCHULMAN & MOORE, APC, et al. 17 Defendants. 18 19 In this lawsuit, Plaintiff Nicholas Vena is suing his ex-wife’s attorneys in an underlying marital dissolution case for allegedly violating his due-process right to a fair and unbiased tribunal. Plaintiff now seeks leave to amend the Complaint to add David Schulman, a named partner with Defendant Moore, Schulman & Moore, APC, as a defendant. (Notice of Mot. [Doc. 25] 2:2–4.) Defendants oppose the motion. (See Opp’n [Doc. 29].) The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted and without oral argument under Civil Local Rule 7.1(d)(1). For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS the motion to amend [Doc. 25]. I. BACKGROUND On November 18, 2019, Christine Vena filed a petition for legal separation against Plaintiff…