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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARK STORMS, No. 2:06-cv-1070-MCE-KJM

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER

JAMES CONFORTI,

Defendant.

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Through the present motion, Defendant James Conforti seeks

leave to file an amended answer including a compulsory

counterclaim against Plaintiff Mark Storms for equitable

indemnification. According to Defendant, after filing his Answer

he became aware that he was paying a debt allegedly incurred

while he and Plaintiff were operating a jointly-owned business.

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 13(f) provides a party may

seek leave of court to assert a counterclaim by amendment where

the failure to do so originally was through oversight,

inadvertence, or excusable neglect. On March 21, 2007, Plaintiff

filed a Statement of Non-Opposition to Defendant’s Motion.

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 Because oral argument will not be of material assistance, 1

the Court orders this matter submitted on the briefs. E.D. Cal.

Local Rule 78-230(h).

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Given that non-opposition, and good cause appearing

therefor, Defendant’s Motion to Amend Answer is GRANTED.1

Defendant is directed to file and serve his proposed Amended

Answer not later than ten (10) days following the date of this

Order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 23, 2007

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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