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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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 Defendant Pinkerton’s, Inc. was dismissed from the action on August 14, 2007,

pursuant to stipulation. (See Order filed August 14, 2007.)

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MMCA GROUP, LTD.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, et al.,

Defendants /

No. C-06-7067 MMC

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE

AMENDED COMPLAINT; VACATING

HEARING

Before the Court is plaintiff’s “Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint,” filed

September 17, 2007, wherein plaintiff seeks leave to file a Second Amended Complaint in

order to remove defendant “Pinkerton’s, Inc.”1

 and add “Pinkerton Consulting &

Investigations, Inc.” as a defendant. (See Pl.’s Mot. at 2:24-25.) Defendant Business

Risks International, Inc. has filed opposition to the motion; defendants Warren Rother,

Robert Cozzolina, Luis Ortega, Rodolfo Diaz, and Kevin Hunsaker have filed a “Conditional

Statement of Non-Opposition” to the motion. Plaintiff has filed a reply. Having considered

the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the motion, the Court finds the matter

appropriate for resolution without oral argument, hereby VACATES the October 26, 2007

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hearing on the matter, and rules as follows:

The Court finds the motion timely under Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure, and further finds good cause for the requested amendment has been shown

and that no showing of prejudice to any defendant has been made.

Accordingly, the motion is hereby GRANTED. Plaintiff’s Second Amended

Complaint shall be filed no later than October 30, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 24, 2007 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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