West Wind Air LLC v. Thrush Aircraft Inc

Filing 51

ORDER granting #49 Motion to File a Third-Party Complaint. #46 Motion to amend answer is partly granted and partly denied. Please file clean copies of the amended answer and third-party complaint by 8/21/2017. Thrush's #50 status report is noted and appreciated. The addition of these new parties necessitates a continuance. An Amended Final Scheduling Order will issue. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 8/14/2017. (jak)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
PINE BLUFF DIVISION

WEST WIND AIR LLC,

v.

dfb/a ChrisAir

PLAINTIFF

No. 5:16-cv-274-DPM

THRUSH AIRCRAFT INC.

DEFENDANT

ORDER

Thrush's unopposed motion to file a third-party complaint, NQ 49, is
granted. Its motion to amend its answer, NQ 46, is partly granted and partly
denied. Bringing the third parties in moots Thrush's request for a declaration
that it has the right to an allocation of fault that includes non-parties. If one
or more of the potentially responsible parties cannot be joined, Thrush has
given notice and preserved its right to request the allocation. The Court will
wrestle with that issue, if need be, in pre-trial proceedings.
Please file clean copies of the amended answer and third-party
complaint by 21 August 2017. Thrush's status report, NQ 50, is noted and
appreciated. The addition of these new parties necessitates a continuance.
An Amended Final Scheduling Order will issue.

So Ordered.
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D .P. Marshall Jr.
United States District Judge

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