RENEE OWENS VS. FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE, INC. ET AL

Matter on the Law & Motion/Discovery Calendar for Friday, October 17, 2025, line 5, DEFENDANT CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO'S Motion For Leave To File Amended Answer

Defendant City and County of San Francisco's motion for leave to file amended answer is granted. California law strongly favors allowing an amendment to an answer, even just before trial as requested here, where the amendment does not require additional discovery to respond to the amendment. Plaintiff's failure to identify any additional discovery needed to address the additional affirmative defense sought to be alleged by then City is alone a sufficient basis to grant this motion. plaitniff's futility argument which shows that plaintiff is confident that she is able to defeat the new affirmative defense based on the current state of the known evidence confirms the propriety of granting the motion.

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