Penso Trust Company Custodian v. Del Fierro et al

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MINUTE ORDER granting Defendant Lorina Delfierro's 27 Motion for Leave to File a Second Amended Answer; Defendant Delfierro shall file her proposed Second Amended Answer, Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaims no later than three (3) days from the date of this Order. Authorized by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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PENSO TRUST COMPANY
CUSTODIAN FBO JEFFREY D.
HERMANN, IRA ACCOUNT NUMBER
20005343,

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Plaintiff,
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LORINA DELFIERRO, et al.,
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Defendants.

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) CASE NO. C16-1926RSM
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) MINUTE ORDER GRANTING MOTION
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The following MINUTE ORDER is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable
Ricardo S. Martinez, Chief United States District Judge:

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On March 17, 2017, Defendant Lorina Delfierro filed a Motion for Leave to File a
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Second Amended Answer, Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaims. Dkt. #27. Defendant

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Delfierro requests to file such Amended Answer on the bases that she has fixed typographical

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errors, improved on the organization of her Answer, and added one additional Counterclaim.

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Id. Plaintiff has failed to respond to the motion. Under Local Civil Rule 7(b)(2), “[e]xcept for

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motions for summary judgment, if a party fails to file papers in opposition to a motion, such
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failure may be considered by the court as an admission that the motion has merit.” The Court
deems Plaintiff’s failure to respond in this case to be such an admission.
Accordingly, the Defendant Delfierro’s Motion for Leave to Amend (Dkt. #27) is
GRANTED.

Defendant Delfierro shall file her proposed Second Amended Answer,

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Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaims with the Court no later than three (3) days from the
date of this Order.
DATED this 11th day of April, 2017.

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WILLIAM McCOOL, Clerk

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By:

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MINUTE ORDER
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/s/ Rhonda Stiles
Deputy Clerk