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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 47:0227(b)(3) Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ARIEL SHUCKETT, Individually and On 

Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiff,

vs.

DIALAMERICA Marketing Inc.,

Defendant.

CASE NO. 17cv2073-LAB (KSC)

ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND 

[Dkt. 64];

ORDER DENYING AS MOOT 

DIALAMERICA’S MOTION TO DISMISS 

[Dkt. 60]

Plaintiff Ariel Shuckett seeks leave to file her Third Amended Complaint in order to 

add another defendant, Prospects DM, to this case. Dkt. 65. Leave to amend is granted 

liberally, but not automatically. In re W. States Wholesale Nat. Gas Antitrust Litig., 715 F.3d 

716, 738 (9th Cir. 2013). DialAmerica opposes Shuckett’s motion, arguing that she is 

playing a “shell game” by amending whenever DialAmerica refutes the contentions in a 

given complaint. Dkt. 65 at 3. The Court shares DialAmerica’s concerns, but finds that its 

arguments go mostly to the substance of her complaint, not whether she should be given 

chance to amend in order to add a new defendant. The Court will therefore permit one more 

amendment. Shuckett’s motion is GRANTED. Dkt 64. However, the case is now more 

than a year old and has not meaningfully progressed passed basic discovery. Absent a 

compelling reason, this is Shuckett’s last chance to amend.

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Currently on calendar for December 10, 2018 is DialAmerica’s Motion to Dismiss 

Shuckett’s Second Amended Complaint. Because the Second Amended Complaint is no 

longer the operative complaint, DialAmerica’s Motion to Dismiss is DENIED WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE. Dkt. 60. So as not to further delay this case, if DialAmerica wishes to file a 

Motion to Dismiss Shuckett’s Third Amended Complaint, it should do so by November 2, 

2018. Shuckett’s Opposition is due November 16, 2018 and DialAmerica’s Reply is due 

November 30, 2018. The Court will rule on the papers, unless it determines a hearing is 

necessary. The hearing currently scheduled for December 10, 2018 is VACATED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 19, 2018

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge

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