MICHAEL A. SHIPP, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court upon Plaintiff Susan Galicia's ("Plaintiff") Motion to Set Aside Judgment and to Permit Plaintiff to File an Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 18.) Defendant Recovery Management Solutions, LLC ("Defendant") opposed. (ECF No. 19.) The Court has carefully considered the parties' submissions and decides the matter without oral argument pursuant to Local Civil Rule 78.1.
This action arises out of "an obligation [that] was allegedly incurred to AA Bail Bonds Inc." that was later sold or assigned to Defendant. (Am. Compl. ¶¶ 14, 20, ECF No. 6; see generally Am. Compl.) Plaintiff alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act both individually and, as to some counts, on behalf of a putative class, against Defendant for its alleged debt collection efforts, which included correspondence and telephone calls. (Id. ¶¶ 60-88.) On August 6, 2018, the Court granted Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and provided leave for Plaintiff to file a Second Amended Complaint by September 5, 2018. (Aug. 6th Order, ECF No. 17.) Plaintiff did not file a Second Amended Complaint by the deadline. On September 14, 2018, Plaintiff filed the current motion.
Plaintiff moves for relief pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 60(b)(1), which provides: "On motion and just terms, the court may relieve a party or its legal representative from a final judgment, order, or proceeding for the following reasons: (1) mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect[.]" Plaintiff's counsel asserts excusable neglect based on a calendaring error. (Pl.'s Moving Br. 1, ECF No. 18-1.) In considering excusable neglect, the Court must weigh the following factors: (1) the danger of prejudice to the movant; (2) the length of the delay and its potential impact on judicial proceedings; (3) the reason for the delay, including whether it was within the reasonable control of the movant; and (4) whether the movant acted in good faith. In re Cendant Corp. PRIDES Litig., 235 F.3d 176, 182 (3d Cir. 2000) (citing Pioneer Inv. Servs. v. Brunswick Assocs., Ltd. P'ship, 507 U.S. 380, 395 (1993)).
The Court's August 6, 2018 Order indicated that if Plaintiff failed to file a Second Amended Complaint within thirty days, the Complaint would be dismissed with prejudice. (Aug. 6th Order 5.) As of the date Plaintiff filed her motion, the Court had not entered an order dismissing the Complaint with prejudice but Plaintiff's deadline to file a Second Amended Complaint had passed. The Court, therefore, finds it appropriate to consider the excusable neglect factors. Here, the first factor weighs strongly in favor of relief because, absent relief, "Plaintiff's case [would] be dismissed forever." (Pl.'s Moving Br. 2.) As to the second factor, the length of the delay was relatively short and the impact on judicial proceedings inconsequential.
Based on the foregoing, and for other good cause shown,