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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HAROLD LASHON,

Plaintiff,

 v.

COMCAST CABLE,

Defendant. /

No. C 10-02645 CW

ORDER GRANTING

DEFENDANT’S MOTION

TO AMEND ANSWER TO

PLAINTIFF’S

COMPLAINT

(Docket No. 15)

Defendant Comcast of California/Colorado, LLC (erroneously

sued as Comcast Cable) moves for leave to file an amended answer to

pro se Plaintiff Harold Lashon’s complaint. Plaintiff did not

respond to Defendant’s motion. The motion was taken under

submission on the papers.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) provides that leave of

the court allowing a party to amend its pleading “shall be freely

given when justice so requires.” Courts consider five factors when

assessing the propriety of a motion for leave to amend: undue

delay, bad faith, futility of amendment, prejudice to the opposing

party and whether the party has previously amended the pleading. 

Ahlmeyer v. Nev. Sys. of Higher Educ., 555 F.3d 1051, 1055 n.3 (9th

Cir. 2009). 

Defendant seeks to amend its answer to add an affirmative

defense of failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Under the

case management order, the deadline to file amended pleadings is

January 14, 2011. Because this deadline has not passed and Rule

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15(a) favors the amendment of pleadings, the Court GRANTS

Defendant’s motion. (Docket No. 15.) Within three days of the

date of this Order, Defendant shall file its amended answer. 

Defendant shall serve its amended answer on Plaintiff forthwith. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 1/3/2011 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LASHON et al,

Plaintiff,

 v.

COMCAST CABLE et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV10-02645 CW 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court,

Northern District of California.

That on January 3, 2011, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said

envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle located

in the Clerk's office.

Harold LaShon

216 Stonepine Lane

San Ramon, CA 94583

Dated: January 3, 2011

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Nikki Riley, Deputy Clerk

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