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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN UTNE,

Plaintiff,

v.

HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 16-cv-01854-RS 

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR 

LEAVE FILE A SECOND AMENDED 

COMPLAINT

On November 30, 2016, plaintiff John Utne moved for leave to file a second amended 

complaint in order to raise allegations that defendants “had a practice of rounding Plaintiff and 

class member’s clock-in and clock-out times in an unfair and unneutral manner.” Mot. at 1. 

Defendants had until December 14 to oppose the motion and did not do so. 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), Utne’s motion is suitable for disposition without oral 

argument, and the hearing set for January 19, 2017, is vacated. No discovery has occurred, no 

depositions have been taken, no trial date has been set, and no motions are pending. It therefore 

appears defendants will not be prejudiced by Utne filing a second amended complaint. Because 

leave to amend should be given liberally, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2); Sonoma Cty. Ass’n of 

Retired Employees v. Sonoma Cty., 708 F.3d 1109, 1117 (9th Cir. 2013), Utne’s motion is granted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 15, 2016

______________________________________

RICHARD SEEBORG

United States District Judge

Case 3:16-cv-01854-RS Document 29 Filed 12/15/16 Page 1 of 1