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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JESSICA ARGUETA,
Plaintiff,
v.
GENERAL MILLS, INC.,
Defendant.
Case No.: 25-cv-03661-AJB-MMP
ORDER GRANTING JOINT
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE
SECOND AMENDED CLASS
ACTION COMPLAINT
(Doc. No. 16)
Before the Court is Plaintiff Jessica Argueta’s (“Argueta”) and Defendant General
Mills, Inc.’s, (“General Mills”) Joint Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Class
Action Complaint. (Doc. No. 16.) The parties seek to allow Argueta to amend her
complaint by correcting a typographical error and adding a footer that identifies the case
number. (Id. at 1–2.) Given that the parties jointly request this relief and there being no
showing that the amendment would be futile or prejudice General Mills, the Court
GRANTS the Joint Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Class Action Complaint.
See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2) (“The court should freely give leave [to amend a pleading]
when justice so requires.”); Eminence Capital, LLC v. Aspeon, Inc., 316 F.3d 1048, 1052
(9th Cir. 2013) (“Absent prejudice, or a strong showing of any of the remaining Foman [v.
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Davis, 371 U.S. 178 (1962)] factors, there exists a presumption under Rule 15(a) in favor
of granting leave to amend.”).
Accordingly, the joint motion is GRANTED. (Doc. No. 16.) The Clerk of Court is
DIRECTED to file Doc. No. 16-1 as the Second Amended Complaint. General Mills must
submit a responsive filing on or before March 11, 2026. No further continuances will be
granted absent extraordinary circumstances.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 18, 2026
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