R & L Limited Investments, Inc. v. Cabot Investment Properties, LLC et al

Filing 85

ORDER granting 78 Motion to Amend/Correct. Amended answer due on or before 4/1/2011. The deadlines set forth in the case management order (Doc. 48) remain in effect. Signed by Judge David G Campbell on 3/25/2011.(NVO)

R & L Limited Investments, Inc. v. Cabot Investment Properties, LLC et al

Doc. 85

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA R & L Limited Investments, Inc., an Arizona corporation, Plaintiff, vs. Cabot Investment Properties, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company; Cabot Creekside Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Carlton P. Cabot, a single man; and Timothy J. Kroll, a single man, Defendants. No. CV-09-1575-PHX-DGC ORDER

Defendants have filed a motion for leave to amend their answer to add the defense of loss causation. Doc. 78. Plaintiff does not oppose the motion. Doc. 81. The Court finds that good cause exists to extend the deadline for amending pleadings set forth in the case management order (Doc. 48). See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4); Johnson v. Mammoth Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604, 608 (9th Cir. 1992). Given the policy in favor of leave to amend, see Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2), the Court will grant Defendants' motion. See also Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 182 (1962); Owens v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan, Inc., 244 F.3d 708, 880 (9th Cir. 2001). IT IS ORDERED: 1. Defendants' motion for leave to amend answer (Doc. 78) is granted.

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Defendants shall file the amended answer (see Doc. 78-1) by April 1, 2011. The deadlines set forth in the case management order (Doc. 48) remain in

Dated this 25th day of March, 2011.

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