Westfield Insurance Company v. Golden Phoenix Restaurant Inc et al

Filing 43

OPINION AND ORDER: DENIES without prejudice 40 MOTION to Intervene by Movant American Family Insurance Company. Signed by Magistrate Judge Paul R Cherry on 10/4/2017. (lhc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
HAMMOND DIVISION
WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY,
Plaintiff,
v.
GOLDEN PHOENIX RESTAURANT, INC.,
EVELYN HUYNH, QUYNH PHUNG, and
ANTHONY PARDUCCI,
Defendants.
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AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Intervenor Defendant.

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OPINION AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on a Motion to Intervene [DE 40], filed by American Family
Insurance Company on September 19, 2017. American Family Insurance Company moves to
intervene in this action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(c) requires that a motion to intervene “state the grounds
for intervention and be accompanied by a pleading that sets out the claim or defense for which
intervention is sought.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(c). American Family Insurance Company did not attach
a copy of the requisite pleading.
Accordingly, the Court hereby DENIES without prejudice the Motion to Intervene [DE 40].
SO ORDERED this 4th day of October, 2017.

s/ Paul R. Cherry
MAGISTRATE JUDGE PAUL R. CHERRY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT