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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAM BEDWELL, SUZANNE M.

MORENO, and JONATHON SIMON ,

Plaintiffs,

CASE NO. 07CV65 WQH (JMA)

ORDER GRANTING STAY, GRANTING

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE

SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT,

AND DENYING MOTION TO

TRANSFER VENUE WITHOUT

PREJUDICE

vs.

FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.,

Defendant.

HAYES, Judge:

Pending before the Court are Plaintiff Suzanne M. Moreno’s motion to stay proceedings (Doc.

# 61), motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint (Doc. # 54), and motion to transfer venue

(Doc. # 36).

BACKGROUND

On November 21, 2006, Plaintiffs Sam Bedwell, Suzanne M. Moreno, and Jonathon Simon

filed the Complaint in this matter in California State Superior Court in San Diego, California. (Doc.

# 1). On January 10, 2007, Defendant Fish & Richardson P.C. removed the case to this Court. (Doc.

# 1). Plaintiffs did not challenge removal.

On February 6, 2007, and after Defendant moved to dismiss the Complaint, Plaintiffs filed a

First Amended Complaint. (Doc. # 9). On April 4, 2007, Defendant filed an Answer to the First

Amended Complaint. (Doc. # 22). 

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On May 8, 2007, and May 23, 2007, Plaintiffs Bedwell and Simon dismissed their claims

against Defendant with prejudice. (Docs. # 28, 31).

On June 19, 2007, Plaintiff Moreno filed a motion for change of venue (Doc. # 36). On

September 25, 2007, Moreno filed a motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint. (Doc. #

54). On October 5, 2007, Defendant filed a notice of non-opposition to Moreno’s motion for leave

to file a Second Amended Complaint. (Docs. # 55, 56).

On October 29, 2007, Moreno filed a motion to stay these proceedings. (Doc. # 61). On

November 11, 2007, Defendant filed a notice of non-opposition to Moreno’s motion to stay. (Doc.

# 63). 

DISCUSSION & ORDER

I. Motion for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint (Doc. # 54)

Pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 15(a), a party may amend its pleading “with the opposing party’s

written consent or the court’s leave.” Here, Defendant does not oppose Plaintiff’s motion for leave

to file a Second Amended Complaint. See (Docs. # 54, 55). Accordingly, Plaintiff Moreno’s motion

for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint (Doc. # 54) is GRANTED. 

The Clerk of the Court is Ordered to file Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint which was

attached as Exhibit A to Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a Second Amended Complaint. See (Doc.

# 54-1, Ex. A).

II. Motion to Stay Proceedings (Doc. # 61)

Plaintiff’s motion to stay (Doc. # 61) seeks to stay these proceedings for seven months.

Defendant does not oppose the stay, but requests that the Court only stay the proceedings for three

months, and thereafter convene a status conference to determine if a further stay is warranted. (Doc.

# 63). 

The Court finds that (1) Defendant does not oppose Plaintiff’s motion to stay, and (2) Plaintiff

has established good cause for the requested stay. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion to stay (Doc. # 61)

is GRANTED. 

These proceedings are hereby stayed until a status conference to be held on Monday, March

24, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. The parties shall appear at the status conference, and the stay will be

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automatically lifted at that time. In preparation for the status conference, the parties shall jointly file

a status report on or before Monday, March 17, 2008.

III. Motion to Transfer Venue (Doc. # 36)

In light of the stay, Plaintiff’s motion to transfer venue (Doc. # 36) is hereby DENIED without

prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 14, 2007

WILLIAM Q. HAYES

United States District Judge

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