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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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- 1 - 09cv2778

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMERICAN SAFETY INDEMNITY

COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 09cv2778 DMS (WVG)

ORDER GRANTING

DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR

LEAVE TO FILE THIRD PARTY

COMPLAINT

vs.

NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH,

Defendant.

Pending before theCourt is Defendant’s motion for leave to file a third party complaint against

Virginia Surety Company, Inc. (Doc. 56.) No opposition to the motion was filed. “The decision

whether to permit impleader is left to the discretion of the trial court. . . . In deciding whether to

permit impleader, a court must consider the following: (1) prejudice to the original plaintiff; (2)

complication of issues at trial; (3) likelihood of trial delay; (4) timeliness of the motion to implead.”

Irwin v. Mascott, 94 F. Supp. 2d 1052, 1056 (9th Cir. 2000)(citation omitted). Consideration of these

factors here weighs in favor of permitting impleader. Accordingly, Defendant’s motion is granted. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: July 14, 2011

HON. DANA M. SABRAW

United States District Judge

Case 3:09-cv-02778-DMS-WVG Document 58 Filed 07/14/11 Page 1 of 1