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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL CALLEJA,

Plaintiff,

 v.

SKANSA U.S.A. BUILDING, INC., et

al.,

Defendants.

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No. C 05-00041 SBA

ORDER

[Docket No. 6]

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Michael Calleja's Motion Pursuant to Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 15(a) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 21 for Leave to File a First Amended

Complaint Substituting Safety Systems, LLC for Michael Calleja as Plaintiff ("Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to

File an Amended Complaint") [Docket No. 6]. 

Having read and considered the arguments presented by the parties in the papers submitted to the

Court, the Court finds this matter appropriate for resolution without a hearing. The Court hereby

GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint.

BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background.

On January 4, 2005, Plaintiff Michael Calleja ("Calleja") filed a complaint against Skansa U.S.A.

Building, Inc. ("Skansa") and Sinco, Inc. d/b/a Sinco/SALA ("Sinco") alleging infringement of United States

Patent No. 6,837,388 (the "'388 Patent"). 

On or about April 12, 2005, Robert Hill, Calleja's attorney, filed with the United States Patent and

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Trademark Office an Assignment of Patent Rights assigning, inter alia, all of Calleja's rights, title and interest

in the '338 Patent to Safety Systems, LLC ("Safety Systems"). 

On April 22, 2005, Calleja filed the instant Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint. In the

Motion, Calleja seeks to file an amended complaint that substitutes Safety Systems for Calleja as the plaintiff

in this action. 

On or about April 25, 2005, Calleja served Skansa with a copy of the summons and complaint. On

or about April 27, 2005, Calleja served Sinco with a copy of the summons and complaint.

On May 16, 2005, Sinco filed a statement of non-opposition to Calleja's motion. On May 20, 2005,

Skansa filed a statement of non-opposition to Calleja's motion.

ANALYSIS

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) provides that:

A party may amend the party's pleading once as a matter of course at any time

before a responsive pleading is served or, if the pleading is one to which no

responsive pleading is permitted and the action has not been placed upon the trial

calendar, the party may so amend it at any time within 20 days after it is served.

Otherwise a party may amend the party's pleading only by leave of court or by

written consent of the adverse party . . . .

Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a). Under Rule 15, "leave [to amend] shall be freely given." Id.

FederalRule ofCivil Procedure 21 provides that "[p]arties may be dropped or added by order ofthe

court on motion of any party or of its own initiative at any stage of the action and on such terms as are just."

Fed. R. Civ. P. 21. 

Here, Calleja seeks to file an amended complaint for the sole purpose of substituting Safety Systems

in as the plaintiff in this action. Since Calleja assigned all rights, title and interest in the patent-in-suit to Safety

Systems in April 2005, Safety Systems is now the realparty in interest. Accordingly, Calleja has demonstrated

good cause warranting leave to file an amended complaint and the Court hereby GRANTS Calleja's Motion

for Leave to File an Amended Complaint. 

CONCLUSION

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT Plaintiff Michael Calleja's Motion for Leave to File an Amended

Complaint [Docket No. 6] is GRANTED. The amended complaint shall substitute Safety Systems, LLC in

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for Michael Calleja as Plaintiff in this action. Plaintiffshall have thirty (30) days from the date of this Order to

file and serve the amended complaint. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT the Case Management Conference, scheduled forJune 7, 2005

at 1:00 p.m., is VACATED. The parties shall appear for a telephonic Case Management Conference on

Thursday, September15, 2005 at 3:15p.m. The parties shall meet and conferpriorto the conference and

shall prepare a joint Case Management Conference Statement which shall be filed no later than ten (10) days

prior to the Case Management Conference. Plaintiff shall be responsible for filing the statement as well as for

arranging the conference call. All parties shall be on the line and shall call (510) 637-3559 at the above

indicated date and time. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 /s/ Saundra Brown Armstrong 

Dated: 5-27-05 SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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