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Nature of Suit Code: 368
Nature of Suit: Asbestos Personal Injury - Prod.liab.
Cause of Action: 28:1442 Petition for Removal

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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

PATRICIA J. COVEY-HINZO, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 15-00241 WHA (Lead Case)

No. C 15-00274 WHA (Consolidated Case)

ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE 

FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT AND

VACATING MOTION HEARING

In this wrongful-death action involving asbestos, plaintiffs filed an unopposed motion for

leave to file a first amended complaint. No one has filed an opposition to the motion even

though the deadline for filing an opposition has elapsed. Many defendants have filed statements

of non-opposition (Case No. 15-241, Dkt. Nos. 32, 34–38, 41, 43, 53, 60; Case No. 15-274, 

Dkt. Nos. 45–50, 52). Indeed, six defendants stated “no objection” to the proposed amendment

before plaintiffs filed the instant motion (Morton Decl. ¶ 12). Since plaintiffs’ motion is

unopposed, leave is granted when justice so requires under Rule 15(a), and the initial case

management conference is scheduled for March 26, the motion is hereby GRANTED. The motion

hearing at 8:00 a.m. is hereby VACATED. The initial case management conference is hereby

moved to 11:00 A.M. ON MARCH 26. A joint case management statement is due by 

MARCH 19 AT NOON.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 3, 2015. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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