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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Irwin Financial Corporation, an Indiana

corporation; and Irwin Mortgage

Corporation, and Indian corporation, 

Plaintiffs/Counterdefendant, 

vs.

E.M.P.P., Inc., an Arizona corporation, 

Defendant/Counterclaimant. 

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No. CV-08-631-PHX-DGC

ORDER

Irwin Mortgage Corporation has filed a motion to dismiss EMPP’s counterclaim and

an alternative motion for a more definite statement. Dkt. #15. EMPP has responded by filing

an amended counterclaim. Dkt. #21.

Because a motion to dismiss is not a “responsive pleading” within the meaning of

Rule 15 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, EMPP was entitled to file its amended

counterclaim as a matter of course. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a); Allwaste, Inc. v. Hecht, 65 F.3d

1523, 1530 (9th Cir. 1995) (citing Schreiber Distrib. Co. v. Serv-Well Furniture Co., 806 F.2d

1393, 1401 (9th Cir. 1986)). In light of the amended counterclaim, the Court will deny the

motion to dismiss the original counterclaim and the alternative motion for a more definite

statement as moot.

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IT IS ORDERED that Irwin Mortgage Corporation’s motion to dismiss counterclaim

and alternative motion for more definite statement (Dkt. #15) are denied as moot. 

DATED this 9th day of September, 2008.

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