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Nature of Suit Code: 430
Nature of Suit: Banks and Banking
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Injunctive/Declaratory Relief

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Shirley Addante, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

JP Morgan Chase, N.A. and California

Reconveyance Co., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 11-02374-PHX-FJM

ORDER

We have before us plaintiff's motion for leave to file first amended complaint (doc.

10) defendants' response (doc. 11), and plaintiff's reply (doc. 15). We also have before us

defendants' motion to dismiss (doc. 5).

When a party seeks to amend their complaint, we "should freely give leave when

justice so requires." Rule 15(a)(2), Fed. R. Civ. P. Reasons counseling against granting

leave to amend include "undue delay, bad faith or dilatory motive on the part of the movant,

repeated failure to cure deficiencies by amendments previously allowed, undue prejudice to

the opposing party by virtue of allowance of the amendment, [or] futility of amendment."

Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 182, 83 S. Ct. 227, 230 (1962). "[I]t is the consideration of

prejudice to the opposing party that carries the greatest weight." Eminence Capital, LLC v.

Aspeon, Inc., 316 F.3d 1048, 1052 (9th Cir. 2003).

Plaintiff's amended complaint drops one claim and does not allege any new causes of

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action. Her proposed changes mostly bring the factual allegations up to date and shorten or

reword her allegations. As a result, little prejudice will result if plaintiff is allowed to

amend. 

IT IS ORDERED GRANTING plaintiff's motion for leave to file a first amended

complaint (doc. 10). Plaintiff shall file and serve it pursuant to LRCiv 15.1.

Because the amended complaint replaces the original complaint, IT IS FURTHER

ORDERED DENYING defendants' motion to dismiss as moot (doc. 5).

DATED this 23rd day of March, 2012.

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