MARIANGEL AGUILAR ET AL VS. SHORT STORY, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 302 - CGC24614404 - December 24, 2025 Hearing date: December 24, 2025 Case number: CGC24614404 Case title: MARIANGEL AGUILAR ET AL VS. SHORT STORY, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION ET AL Case Number: | | CGC24614404 | Case Title: | | MARIANGEL AGUILAR ET AL VS. SHORT STORY, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION ET AL | Court Date: | | 2025-12-24 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | PLAINTIFF MARIANGEL AGUILAR, AN INDIVIDUAL, ELENA VALENCIA, NATALY GONZALEZ, JOSSELYN ESPINAL MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT (ADDED FOR TENTATIVE RULINGS ONLY. PART 2 OF 2) | Rulings: | | Set for Law and Motion/Discovery on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 Line 2, PLAINTIFF MARIANGEL AGUILAR, AN INDIVIDUAL, ELENA VALENCIA, NATALY GONZALEZ, JOSSELYN ESPINAL's MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT (ADDED FOR TENTATIVE RULINGS ONLY. PART 2 OF 2)

While the court may, if necessary, postpone trial upon granting leave to amend (W&W El Camino Real, LLC, supra, 226 CA 4th at 270), such relief is not necessary at this juncture. Defendant has not met its burden of establishing substantial prejudice as a result of the proposed amendment. Based on the evidence submitted, the court finds that Defendant failed to establish grounds which warrant denial of Plaintiff's motion for leave to file the proposed Second Amended Complaint. Accordingly, the motion is granted. Defendant shall have 20 days to file a responsive pleading.

Plaintiffs have not established that Defendant acted in bad faith in opposing the motion for leave to amend, or that other conditions exist which make the imposition of sanctions just or appropriate under the circumstances. Accordingly, their request for imposition of $4125 in sanctions against Defendant is denied.

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