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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 15:2(a) Fair Labor Standards Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH BISACCIA,

Plaintiff,

v.

REVEL SYSTEMS INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 17-cv-02533-HSG 

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A 

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

Re: Dkt. No. 84

On March 15, 2018, Plaintiff Joseph Bisaccia filed a motion for leave to file a First

Amended Complaint, in which Plaintiff includes two additional named plaintiffs, as well as 

California state law claims. Dkt. No. 84. The motion is unopposed by Defendant Revel Systems. 

Dkt. No. 88. The motion is now pending before the Court.1

Under Federal Rule of Procedure 15(a)(2), “leave to amend shall be freely granted ‘when 

justice so requires.’” Townsend v. Univ. of Alaska, 543 F.3d 478, 485 (9th Cir. 2008) (quoting 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2)). “This policy is to be applied with extreme liberality.” Eminence 

Capital, LLC v. Aspeon, Inc., 316 F.3d 1048, 1051 (9th Cir. 2003) (internal quotation marks 

omitted). The five factors relevant to determining proper amendment are (1) bad faith, (2) undue 

delay, (3) prejudice to the opposing party, (4) futility of amendment, and (5) previous 

amendments. Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 182 (1962); see also Wash. State Republican Party 

v. Wash. State Grange, 676 F.3d 784, 797 (9th Cir. 2012) (same factors). The Court weighs 

prejudice to the opposing party most heavily. Eminence Capital, 316 F.3d at 1052 (9th Cir. 2003). 

“Absent prejudice, or a strong showing of any of the remaining Foman factors, there exists a 

 

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The Court finds this matter appropriate for disposition without oral argument and the matter is 

deemed submitted. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b).

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presumption under Rule 15(a) in favor of granting leave to amend.” Id. (emphasis in original). As 

the motion is unopposed, the presumption in favor of granting leave to amend applies. The Court 

thus GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion. The first amended complaint must be filed by June 8, 2018.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

______________________________________

HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

6/6/2018

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