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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WESTGATE PETROLEUM COMPANY,

INC., d/b/a Helms Petroleum,

Plaintiff,

 v.

INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE

COMPANY OF HANNOVER, SE,

ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE

COMPANY,

Defendants. /

INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE

COMPANY OF HANNOVER, SE,

Cross-Complainant,

 v.

ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE

COMPANY,

Cross-Defendant.

 /

No. C 16-00115 WHA

ORDER ON WESTGATE’S

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO

FILE A THIRD AMENDED

COMPLAINT

Westgate Petroleum Company, Inc., seeks leave to file a third amended complaint,

which would add Trevor Hall Trucking, Inc., as a defendant. Trevor Hall has already been

named as a cross-defendant in another party’s answer and cross-complaint, although it has not

yet been served. The defendants already in this action do not oppose Westgate’s proposed

amendment (Dkt. Nos. 62, 63). 

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United States District Court

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This order finds there is good cause to amend the scheduling order to allow Westgate to

add Trevor Hall as a defendant after the deadline set by the case management order (Dkt.

No. 22) and that leave to amend is appropriate under Rule 15(a)(2). Accordingly, Westgate’s

motion is GRANTED. Westgate shall promptly file its third amended complaint as proposed in

its motion.

In light of this development, at the case management conference scheduled for

DECEMBER 8, all parties shall please be prepared to discuss whether the case should be

remanded, inasmuch as the addition of Trevor Hall destroys diversity, and there are no federal

questions in the complaint.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 7, 2016. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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