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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

DANA MULVANY,

Plaintiff,

v.

LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-04371-BLF 

ORDER SUBMITTING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE FIRST 

AMENDED COMPLAINT WITHOUT 

ORAL ARGUMENT; VACATING 

HEARING ON MOTION; GRANTING 

MOTION; AND DIRECTING THE 

PARTIES TO SUBMIT A PROPOSED 

MODIFIED CASE SCHEDULE

[Re: ECF 21]

Plaintiff Dana Mulvany filed this action in the Santa Clara County Superior Court small 

claims division, alleging that Defendant Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. committed an unspecified 

violation of her rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Defendant removed the action 

to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Plaintiff seeks leave to 

file a first amended complaint, as the original complaint was filed on a small claims form that does 

not meet federal pleading requirements. Plaintiff has submitted a proposed first amended 

complaint in compliance with the Court’s Civil Local Rules which fleshes out the factual and legal 

bases for her claims. 

Defendant has filed a response to Plaintiff’s motion representing that it would have 

stipulated to amendment, but Plaintiff filed the present motion before discussions regarding 

stipulation could be concluded. Defendant also asserts that Plaintiff’s proposed first amended 

complaint contains pleading deficiencies which Defendant outlines in its response. 

Plaintiff’s reply disputes Defendant’s characterization of events and in particular 

Defendant’s representation that it never opposed Plaintiff’s request to amend the complaint.

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Based upon the parties’ submissions, it appears that there has been a significant breakdown 

in communication between counsel. The Court urges counsel to meet and confer more effectively 

on any future issues that arise in the case so as to avoid wasting resources on matters that do not 

require judicial intervention. In light of the liberal standard governing amendment under Federal 

Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(2), providing that “[t]he court should freely give leave when justice 

so requires,” the reasons given by Plaintiff for seeking leave to amend, and Defendant’s lack of 

opposition, Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend is GRANTED. Plaintiff may file the proposed 

first amended complaint it has submitted to the Court or it may submit a revised first amended 

complaint that addresses the asserted deficiencies raised by Defendant in its response to Plaintiff’s 

motion. 

The Court will direct the parties to meet and confer regarding any modifications to the case 

schedule necessitated by the filing of a first amended complaint.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

(1) Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a first amended complaint, previously set for 

hearing on June 2, 2016, is hereby SUBMITTED without oral argument and the 

hearing is VACATED. See Civ. L.R. 7-1(b).

(2) Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a first amended complaint is GRANTED.

(3) Plaintiff shall file a first amended complaint on or before June 3, 2016.

(4) The parties shall meet and confer regarding any modifications to the case schedule 

necessitated by the filing of a first amended complaint and shall submit a stipulated 

proposed modified case schedule on or before June 3, 2016.

Dated: May 19, 2016

______________________________________

BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

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