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Nature of Suit Code: 367
Nature of Suit: TORTS - Personal Injury - Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury/Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

MARLESSA KNOLES,

Plaintiff,

v.

TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., 

et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 17-cv-06580-BLF 

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF 

TIME TO FILE AMENDED

COMPLAINT PENDING DISPOSITION 

OF PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO 

SUBSTITUTE TRUE NAME FOR 

FICTITIOUSLY NAMED DEFENDANT

[Re: ECF 65]

Plaintiff has filed an Ex Parte Application for Extension to File Amended Complaint 

(ECF 65), seeking extension of the February 22, 2019 deadline for amendment of her pleading

until the Court disposes of her Motion to Substitute True Name for Fictitiously Named Defendant 

(ECF 66), which is set for hearing on May 23, 2019. Plaintiff asserts that that “Paragard IUD” is a 

necessary party to the litigation; it would be futile to amend her complaint without adding 

Paragard IUD as a defendant; and this Court’s order dismissing her complaint with leave to amend 

prohibits her from adding new parties without express leave of the Court.

Plaintiff’s application for an extension of time is GRANTED. In granting the extension, 

the Court has not evaluated the merits of Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend to add Paragard 

IUD as a party. The Court has determined only that the latter motion should be resolved before 

any amended pleading is filed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 1, 2019

______________________________________

BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

Case 5:17-cv-06580-BLF Document 68 Filed 03/01/19 Page 1 of 1