Wawanesa General Insurance Company v. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC

I. BACKGROUND

22 In this subrogation action, Plaintiff, an insurance company, sues Defendant to 23 recover funds paid to its insured. (Compl. ¶¶ 1–2, Ex. A to Cools Decl., ECF No. 1-2.) On 24 February 10, 2022, the insured individual’s home sustained extensive fire and smoke 25 damage. (Id. ¶¶ 5, 13.) Plaintiff alleges that the damage was due to the insured individual’s 26 2020 Land Rover vehicle (“Subject Vehicle”), which allegedly failed and started a fire. (Id. 27 ¶ 3.) 28 Plaintiff filed its Complaint in state court, and Defendant removed to federal court. (ECF No. 1.) Defendant then answered (ECF No. 2), and the parties proceeded to discovery. The Magistrate Judge issued a scheduling order (ECF No. 13), which was subsequently amended (ECF No. 18). The amended scheduling order sets an April 24, 2023 deadline to amend the pleadings. (Id.) On April 19, 2023, Plaintiff moved to amend its Complaint to add three new defendants—Jaguar Land Rover Limited, the Holman Group, and Synes Cadillac, Inc. (ECF No. 20.) II. LEGAL STANDARD Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 15(a)(2) governs consideration of the present…