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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of

America,

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Co.,

Defendant. 

Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Co.,

Third-Party Plaintiff,

v.

Progressive Services, Inc. dba Progressive

Roofing,

Third-Party Defendant. 

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CV 05-856 PHX NVW

ORDER

Before the court is Third-Party Defendant Progressive Services, Inc.'s Motion to

Dismiss Third-Party Complaint and Motion for More Definite Statement (doc. # 19), the

Memorandum in Opposition to Third-Party Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss and Motion to

Amend Third-Party Complaint (doc. # 23), Response to Third-Party Plaintiff's Motion to

Amend Third-Party Complaint (doc. # 31), and Reply (doc. # 32).

 The Motion to Amend Third-Party Complaint (doc. # 23) will be denied for failure

to comply with LRCiv 15.1(a)(1).

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The Motion to Dismiss Third-Party Complaint and Motion for More Definite

Statement (doc. # 19) will granted to the extent of dismissing the Third-Party Complaint for

failure to state a claim. The Third-Party Complaint fails to allege any basis whatever for any

liability. The Third-Party Plaintiff will be granted leave for ten days to file an amended thirdparty complaint attempting to state a claim within Rule 14, Fed. R. Civ. P. The Third-Party

Plaintiff is cautioned to consider what claims it is able to allege against Third-Party

Defendant within the requirements imposed on parties and counsel and to allege the basis of

federal jurisdiction as required by Rule 8(a)(1), Fed. R. Civ. P. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(b).

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Motion to Amend Third-Party Complaint

(doc. # 23) is denied as presented, though an amended third-party complaint will be

permitted as provided in the next paragraph.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion to Dismiss Third-Party Complaint and

Motion for More Definite Statement (doc. # 19) is granted to the extend that the Third-Party

Complaint is dismissed for failure to state a claim, with leave to file an amended third-party

complaint by October 20, 2005. The alternative Motion for More Definite Statement is

denied as moot.

DATED this 6th day of October, 2005.

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