R L Limited Investments v. Cabot Investment Properties

Full title: R L Limited Investments, Inc., an Arizona corporation, Plaintiff, v. Cabot…

Court: United States District Court, D. Arizona

Date published: Mar 25, 2011

No. CV-09-1575-PHX-DGC (D. Ariz. Mar. 25, 2011)

Opinion

No. CV-09-1575-PHX-DGC.

March 25, 2011

ORDER

DAVID CAMPBELL, District Judge

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.

2. Defendants shall file the amended answer ( see Doc. 78-1) by April 1, 2011.

3. The deadlines set forth in the case management order (Doc. 48) remain in effect.