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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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Case No. 14-cv-02289 NC

LEAVE TO AMEND

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DOUGLAS K. IVEY,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CHASE BANK, 

 Defendant.

Case No. 14-cv-02289 NC

ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO 

FILE FOURTH AMENDED 

COMPLAINT; AND SETTING 

FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE FOR MAY 20, 2015, 

10:00 A.M.

Leave to amend pleadings should be given freely when required by justice. Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 15(a)(2). In this case, the Court finds that justice requires that plaintiff Ivey be 

given leave to file a Fourth Amended Complaint for five reasons: (1) Ivey’s opposition to 

Chase Bank’s motion to dismiss asks the Court to strike portions of the Third Amended 

Complaint (Dkt. No. 76); (2) Ivey sent a letter to the Court before he was represented by 

his present counsel asking for leave to amend (Dkt. No. 64); (3) the Third Amended 

Complaint appears to include dates that are incorrect, and amendment would allow for 

correction; (4) Ivey replaced his counsel after the Third Amended Complaint was filed; and 

(5) Chase Bank has suggested that sanctions might be appropriate based on the Third 

Amended Complaint, and a repleading will help the Court to determine if the errors in the 

Third Amended Complaint are accidents or purposeful, or somewhere in between. 

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Case No. 12-cv-02289 NC

LEAVE TO AMEND 2

For these reasons, Ivey may file a Fourth Amended Complaint by April 10, 2015. 

Chase Bank’s motion to dismiss the Third Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 58) is denied as 

moot. Ivey and his new counsel are cautioned that his Fourth Amended Complaint must 

comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b).

The Court also sets a further case management conference for May 20, 2015, 10:00 

a.m., in San Jose courtroom 7. The parties may participate by telephone by providing 

contact information to the Courtroom Deputy in advance. Updated case management 

statements are due May 13.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: March 31, 2015 _________________________ Nathanael M. Cousins

United States Magistrate Judge

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