Ortiz-De Lozano v. N.A.R., Inc.

Opinion

Jamie S. Cogburn, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 8409 jsc@cogburncares.com Erik W. Fox, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 8804 ewf@cogburncares.com 2580 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 330 Henderson, Nevada 89074 Telephone: (702) 748-7777 Facsimile: (702) 966-3880 Attorneys for Plaintiff

JUANA ORTIZ-DE LOZANO, individually Case Number: and on behalf of the Class Members, 2:21-cv-01774-APG-BNW Plaintiff, vs. N.A.R., INC. d/b/a NORTH AMERICAN RECOVERY, a foreign corporation,

Defendant.

Plaintiff, Juana Ortiz-De Lozano, by and through counsel, Cogburn Law, moves this court for an order allowing Plaintiff to file her First Amended Complaint. This Motion is made and based upon the papers and pleadings on file herein, the following Memorandum of Points and Authorities, any exhibits attached hereto, and any oral argument this Court may choose to entertain. The Proposed Amended Complaint, attached as Exhibit 1 to this Motion, removes reference to two things: (1) Class allegations and (2) and the mistaken inclusion of a paragraph asserting NAR is not a licensed Collection Agency in the State of Nevada. NAR is licensed as they have asserted. The proposed amendment is not for the purpose of delay, but rather refine allegations consistent with the representations made by NAR regarding minimal filings and the

issues with meeting the numerosity element for establishing a Class. As such, this Court should permit the Amendment, which clarifies the nature of the Claims between the parties at issue before this Court. Rule 15 provides that leave to amend “shall be freely given when justice so requires.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a). According to the Supreme Court, “this mandate is to be heeded.” Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 182 (1962). “If the underlying facts or circumstances relied upon by a plaintiff may be a proper subject of relief, he ought to be afforded an opportunity to test his claim on the merits.” Id. Accordingly, the Ninth Circuit follows a “strong policy permitting amendment,”

Fuller v. Vines, 36 F.3d 65, 67 (9th Cir. 1994); and cautions that leave to amend should only be denied in extreme cases such as undue delay, bad faith, or dilatory motive on the part of the movant. Johnson v. Buckley, 356 F.3d 1067 (9th Cir. 2004). Dismissal without leave to amend is improper unless it is clear, upon de novo review that the complaint could not be saved by any amendment. See Missouri ex rel. Koster v. Harris, 847 F.3d 646, 655 (9th Cir.), cert. denied sub nom. Missouri ex rel. Hawley v. Becerra, 137 S. Ct. 2188 (2017); AE ex rel. Hernandez v. County of Tulare, 666 F.3d 631, 636 (9th Cir. 2012); Jewel v. Nat’l Sec. Agency, 673 F.3d 902, 903 n.3 (9th Cir. 2011); Thinket Ink Info Res., Inc. v. Sun Microsystems, Inc., 368 F.3d 1053, 1061 (9th Cir. 2004). Amendment is appropriate for the reason stated above. CONCLUSION Plaintiff respectfully requests this Court grant the Motion and permit the Proposed Amended Complaint to be filed. The Amendment, if granted, should be without prejudice to the re-assertion of Class claims should discovery or other information provide a factual basis to re- assert those claims. Dated this 29th day of November, 2021. Order COGBURN LAW IT IS ORDERED that ECF No. 18 is DENIED without prejudice. The parties By:__A/Erik W. Fox are directed to meet and confer about OT seget . Jamie S. Cogburn, Esq. Plaintiff's proposed amended complaint. See LR 16-1(d). If th ti th Nevada Bar No. 8409 See LR 16-1(d). If the parties agree, the bait W. Fox, Esq. parties may file a stipulation to amend Nevada Bar No. 8804 the complaint. If the parties cannot 2580 St. Rose Parkway, Suite 330 agree, Plaintiff may refile the motion. Henderson, Nevada 89074 parep, vstsonsNexenbe 30, 2021 Attorneys for Plaintiff vwehen CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I electronically filed the foregoing MOTION TO AMEND COMPLAINT with the Clerk of the Court for the United States District Court by using the court’s CM/ECF system on the 29th day of November, 2021. xX I further certify that all participants in the case are registered CM/ECF users and that service will be accomplished by the CM/ECF system. /s/Katie Johnson An employee of Cogburn Law

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