Judge: Colin Leis, Case: 21STCV42681, Date: 2023-03-22 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV42681    Hearing Date: March 22, 2023    Dept: 74

GRACIELA CALDERON DE ROSALES vs GENERAL MOTORS, LLC 21STCV42681

Plaintiff’s Motion filed April 7 for Leave to File a First Amended Complaint

The court denies plaintiff’s motion for leave to file an amended complaint without prejudice to plaintiff filing a procedurally proper motion. Plaintiff’s proposed pleading adds allegations involving events that took place after plaintiff filed her complaint. Such a proposed pleading is not an amended complaint; it is a supplemental complaint. (See Code of Civ. Proc. § 464.) The distinction between an amended complaint and a supplemental complaint matters because, among other things, different principles apply concerning new causes of action and the effect the supplemental complaint has on the original complaint.