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Parties Involved:
Thomas Carosella
Defendant
Lisa M. Carosella
Defendant
James C. Lundy
Defendant
Tianna T. Lundy
Defendant
SASD Development Group LLC
Defendant
Shawn Smallwood
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHAWN SMALLWOOD,

Plaintiff,

v.

SASD DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC,

et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:24-cv-01198-KES-CDB 

ORDER ON STIPULATION GRANTING 

PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO FILE FIRST 

AMENDED COMPLAINT 

(Doc. 14) 

January 21, 2025 Deadline

Clerk of the Court to Issue Summonses

On October 4, 2024, Plaintiff Shawn Smallwood (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action with the 

filing of a complaint against Defendants SASD Development Group LLC (“SASD”), Thomas 

Carosella, and Lisa M. Carosella (collectively, “Defendants”). (Doc. 2). On October 29, 2024, 

Defendants filed their answer. (Doc. 9). On January 6, 2025, the Court entered the scheduling 

order and set forth case management dates and discovery deadlines, including the deadline to 

amend the pleadings by March 7, 2025. (Doc. 13 at 3) (“Any motions to amend the pleadings, 

including to add or substitute parties (including Doe defendants) and/or allegations and claims, 

must be filed by March 7, 2025.”).

Pending before the Court is the parties’ stipulated request for order granting Plaintiff leave 

to file a first amended complaint. (Doc. 14). The parties stipulate that Defendants waive notice 

and service of the amended complaint. (Id.). The first amended complaint adds as defendants 

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James C. Lundy (Doc. 16) and Tianna T. Lundy (Doc. 17). The proposed amendment to the 

complaint does not require any modification to the existing schedule. See (Doc. 13 at 3). 

In light of the parties’ representations and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED:

1. No later than January 21, 2025, Plaintiff SHALL FILE as a stand-alone docket entry the 

first amended complaint proposed in the parties’ stipulation (Doc. 15); 

2. Defendants shall respond to the first amended complaint within fourteen (14) days of its 

filing (see Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(3)); and

3. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to issue summonses as to Defendants James C. Lundy 

and Tianna T. Lundy (Docs. 16, 17).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 13, 2025 ___________________ _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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