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Parties Involved:
Ixmation, Inc.
Counter-claimant
Switch, LLC
Counter-defendant

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SWITCH, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

IXMATION, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-01637-MEJ 

ORDER RE: MOTION FOR LEAVE TO 

FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT

Re: Dkt. No. 42

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Switch, LLC’s Motion for Leave to File First 

Amended Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a). As it does not appear the 

parties conferred before Plaintiff filed the motion, the Court ORDERS Defendant Ixmation, Inc. to 

meet and confer with Plaintiff by November 12, 2015, to determine whether it will consent to 

allow Plaintiff to file its First Amended Complaint. If so, the parties shall file a stipulation by 

November 16, 2015. If the parties are unable to reach an agreement, Defendant shall file its 

Opposition by November 16, in compliance with Civil Local Rule 7. 

Defendant should be mindful of Rule 15’s requirement that the Court “should freely give 

leave [to amend] when justice so requires.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2). The Court considers five 

factors in determining whether to grant leave to amend: “(1) bad faith, (2) undue delay, (3) 

prejudice to the opposing party, (4) futility of amendment; and (5) whether plaintiff has previously 

amended his complaint.” In re Western States Wholesale Nat. Gas Antitrust Litig., 715 F.3d 716, 

738 (9th Cir. 2013) (quotation omitted). “Absent prejudice, or a strong showing of any of the 

remaining [] factors, there exists a presumption under Rule 15(a) in favor of granting leave to 

amend.” Eminence Capital, LLC v. Aspeon, Inc., 316 F.3d 1048, 1052 (9th Cir. 2003) (emphasis 

in original). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 3, 2015

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:15-cv-01637-MEJ Document 43 Filed 11/03/15 Page 1 of 1